PARISH NEWS
Celebrating our 40th Anniversary
Pangari Schedule: Ria Pierelli, Nick Yiannos & Donna Efstatos.
We wish all the Mothers, Grandmothers and Godmothers a Very Happy Mother's Day! Thank you for all your love and sacrifices on behalf of our children.
Lenten Coin Boxes: Sunday School Students, please bring in you Lenten Coin Boxes as soon as you can.
Today's Coffee Hour will be hosted by our GOYA in the Fellowship Hall. If you are hosting the coffee hour please make sure that all products are nut free. We have children with severe nut allergies. Thank you! Please call or email Faten Dib 609-226-2691 or fattouneh@hotmail.com today and offer to sign up for a Sunday to host the coffee hour!
GOYA Basketball - 2022-2023: Attention all parents and present and future GOYAns. If you are interested in participating in GOYA basketball for the 2022-2023 season, please contact Coach Anthony Panetta at 609-432-2413 (Boys) or Coach Tony Mertis at 609-501-5892 (Girls). Announcements on Summer practices will be made soon.
MAY CHURCH SERVICES
†May 9, Monday, Divine Liturgy 9:00 / 10:00 am., Isaiah the Prophet
† May 18, Wednesday, Divine Liturgy 9:00 / 10:00 am., Mid-Pentecost (At neighboring parishes)
† May 21, Saturday, Divine Liturgy 9:00 / 10:00 am., Sts. Constantine & Helen (At neighboring parishes)
† May 30, Monday, Memorial Day, Cemetery Trisagia
· Greenwood Cemetery 9:00 am
· Laurel Memorial Cemetery 10:30 am.
CHURCH REMINDERS
Wearing masks is now optional in the church and throughout the community center.
Those who are feeling sick should stay at home.
We will continue to live-stream our church services.
UPCOMING EVENTS (see attached flyers)
May 14: Ocean City Block Party
May 16: Regional Clergy Laity Retreat
June 2-5: Annual Greek Festival
June 12: Pentecost
June 20-24: Camp Good Shepherd
November 13: SUV Raffle Drawing
RECEIVING HOLY COMMUNION
Holy Communion is offered to those baptized Orthodox Christians who have prepared themselves for the reception of the Sacrament by prayer and fasting. Blessed Bread is available for all our visitors at the very end of the Divine Liturgy. Our Sunday School students receive Holy Communion first and then we will approach from the center aisles, starting with the front pews, one pew at a time.
SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS
Sunday School is in person every Sunday! We look forward to seeing the children back in church!
TRINITY LEARNING CENTER
We are in great need of staff (18 years and older) for our summer camp program. Please contact the school at 609-653-9001.
We also are in need of a bus driver with a CDL and Air Brake Endorsement.
PARISH COUNCIL MEETING
There is a parish council meeting on Monday, May 9th at 7:30 pm.
OCEAN CITY BLOCK PARTY
The Ocean City Block Party takes place on Saturday, May 14th at 9th Street and Asbury Ave. This is a fundraiser that benefits the Church. Help is needed as listed below. If you can lend a hand at all, or just one of the times below it would be appreciated.
-Friday May 13th help is needed in the morning to slice onions in the commercial kitchen, gather and organize items needed for the Block Party, and then from 4:30p.m. to 5:00p.m. to load the truck at the commercial kitchen. The most important part where help will be needed this day is loading the truck at 4:30p.m.
-Saturday May 14th:
Beginning around 7:15a.m. at 9th Street and Asbury Ave. in Ocean City to unload the truck and set up;
9:00a.m. to 5:00p.m. help is needed to cut tomatoes, cut Gyro, make Gyro’s, take customer’s orders, run the register, etc.;
5:00p.m. to 5:45p.m. help is needed to load everything into the truck;
6:15p.m. to 7:30p.m. help is needed at the commercial kitchen to unload the truck, wash items and put away.
Please contact Brian Sacco at 609-412-2305 or briansacco1@gmail.com to let him know if you can help. Thank You.
MELINA GALIAS ORGAN DONOR REQUEST
Dear Holy Trinity Parishioners,
I am writing this letter on behalf of our beloved, Melina Galias, who is in need of a kidney transplant.
As many of you know, Melina graduated from high school last spring, was accepted into Drexel University, and had to defer her matriculation because she has been on dialysis since June 2021.
We are making a general appeal to all concerned people who would be willing to register with the VirtuaHealth Kidney Donor Program on behalf of Melina. A kidney donor needs to be older than 18 years of age and in good overall physical and mental health. Living donors are preferred, along with O and B blood types that can be positive or negative.
For more information pertaining to the registration process, please log onto virtua.org/KidneyDonation or call Jennie Roggio at 856-796-9376.
Over the years, Melina has been an active and enthusiastic member of our parish youth ministries, but now has had to forego many of her usual activities due to her health condition. While we are thankful for the dialysis treatments that she has been receiving, her doctors have indicated that a kidney transplant is what she really needs in order to enjoy a good quality of life. Please forward this message to all of your friends and relatives and encourage them to do the same.
On behalf of Melina and her family, I thank you for considering prayerfully this most important request.
In Christ,
Father George
PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS
Philoptochos will continue to sell Shop Rite Gift Cards. Please see attached flyer with information on how to purchase.
There is a Philoptochos Zoom meeting on Wednesday, May 11th at 7:00pm.
Philoptochos is holding their annual Membership Drive and invite everyone to become a member of this wonderful Philanthropia. The Registration form is in the attachment. You may mail it in or bring it to church.
BIBLE STUDY
Bible Study continues on Tuesday, May 10th, via Zoom at 7:00 pm. A link will be sent prior to Bible Study
If you are planning a family memorial, please contact the church office far in advance of the date.
PARKING
Due to safety regulations, please do not park cars along the curb in front of the church and the community center during church services and other events. Thank you!