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Holy Trinity Church
Publish Date: 2019-01-13
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Hymns of the Day
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Worship Services this Week
Parish News and Events
Wisdom of the Fathers
Saints and Feasts
Allsaint
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Holy Trinity Church

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (724) 266-5336
  • Fax:
  • (724) 266-0703
  • Street Address:

  • 2930 Beaver Road

  • Ambridge, PA 15003
  • Mailing Address:

  • 2930 Beaver Road

  • Ambridge, PA 15003

Contact Information

Proistamenos Fr. Anastasios Athanasiou


asathanasiou@gmail.com | 412-758-1068

Services Schedule

Sunday Summer Hours - from first Sunday after Memorial Day

Orthros 8:30 am

Divine L:iturgy 9:30 am

Sunday Winter Hours - from first Sunday after Labor Day

Orthros 9:00 am

Divine Liturgy 10:00 am

Past Bulletins


Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Plagal Fourth Tone

From on High did You descend, O merciful Lord, for us did You endure, three days in the tomb that we may be, released from passions in this world, You who are our resurrection and our life Glory unto You O Lord.

Apolytikion for Theophany Afterfeast in the First Tone

When Thou wast baptized in the Jordan, O Lord, the worship of the Trinity was made manifest; for the voice of the Father bare witness to Thee, calling Thee His beloved Son. And the Spirit in the form of a dove confirmed the certainty of the word. O Christ our God, Who hast appeared and hast enlightened the world, glory be to Thee.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Fourth Tone

You appeared to the world today, and Your light, O Lord, has left its mark upon us. With fuller understanding we sing to You: "You came, You were made manifest, the unapproachable light."
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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. First Tone. Psalm 32.22,1.
Let your mercy, O Lord, be upon us.
Verse: Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous.

The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 4:7-13.

BRETHREN, grace was given to each of us according to the measure of Christ's gift. Therefore it is said, "When he ascended on high he led a host of captives, and he gave gifts to men." (in saying, "He ascended," what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower parts of the earth? He who descended is he who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.) And his gifts were that some should be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.

Gospel Reading

Sunday after Epiphany
The Reading is from Matthew 4:12-17

At that time, when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee; and leaving Nazareth he went and dwelt in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: "The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, toward the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles, the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death light has dawned." From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

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Worship Services this Week

NO ADDITIONAL WORSHIP SERVICES THIS WEEK

 

CHRISTMAS SERVICE SCHEDULE

Monday, December 24, Christmas Eve:  

Vesperal Divine Liturgy of St. Basil at 6:00pm

Tuesday, December 25, Nativity of Our Lord:   

Orthros at 9:00am,

Divine Liturgy at 10:00am with His Eminence, Metropolitan  Savas

 

 

 

 


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Parish News and Events

MEMORIAL TODAY

Today we celebrate a Memorial for the repose of the soul of Boris Anson (10 years) and James Bolimos (16 years) and Aspasia Dane, sister of Helen Zinkham. May their memory be eternal.


SUNDAY SCHOOL CHRISTMAS PROGRAM

Today our children in the Sunday School will present a Christmas Program in anticipation of the Nativity of Our Lord. Please join us downstairs following the Divine Liturgy for their program and a Christmas Breakfast sponsored by the Ladies Philoptochos.


DELIVERY DAY

You may pick up your goodies ordered through Philoptochos today... Anderson's Candies and Nutrolls and Vasilopitas!


OUR HEARTFELT THANKS

Fr. Emmanuel and Presbytera Anna thank all of you from the bottom of their hearts for joining with them and the Metropolitan and the twelve visiting priests this past Friday for the service of Holy Unction. It was a most beautiful service and we were so happy to see many of you there as well. A special Thank You to the Ladies Philoptochos for rallying at the last minute to provide a wonderful luncheon for our guests. You are the best and we love you!


CHRISTMAS FAST CONTINUES

We are now in the strict fast phase of the Fast before the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ.


HOLY SAINTS HOSTING BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

Our Goya is co-sponsoring the Basketball Tournament in Steubenville the first weekend in February and we are looking for parishioners to run the Concession Stand. We will need people to volunteer for shifts on February 2, 2019, from 9-11, 11-1, and 1-3. The slot from 3-5 has been taken by the Sickles. Email asbovalino@gmail.com if interested. They are also asking for dessert donations for the dance on Saturday evening. Mr. & Mrs. Sickles will take donations down on Saturday. Stay tuned for The dessert drop-off time. 

PRE-1951 CHURCH RECORDS

The Church Record Books of Baptisms, Weddings, and Deaths before 1951 have been missing since the move from the old church to our present location. In an effort to restore this valuable information, we ask if you have any certificates from this time period, that you bring them in to be copied, or mail in a copy. Thank you!!


DATES TO REMEMBER:

ONGOING:  Sunday School St. Nicholas Stockings

      Altar Boy Robe Senior Project

     Food Items for Center for Hope Pantry and FOCUS West Central

     Collecting Aluminum Cans for FOCUS West Central

Sunday, December 16 - Christmas Program and Breakfast

     Anderson Candy and Nutroll and Vasilopita Pick-up

Monday, December 24 - Vesperal Divine Liturgy of St. Basil 6:00pm

Tuesday, December 25 - Nativity of Our Lord: Orthros at 9am, Divine Liturgy at 10am with His Eminence Metropolitan Savas

Sunday, January 6 - Holy Theophany Sunday celebrated with His Eminence Metropolitan Savas, welcoming Fr. Anastasios and Presbytera Lena Athanasiou

 


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Wisdom of the Fathers

For as persons not even knowing where to put a step forward, so they sat, overtaken by the darkness.
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 14 on Matthew 4, 4th Century

Take heed, then, often to come together to give thanks to God, and show forth His praise. For when ye assemble frequently in the same place, the powers of Satan are destroyed, and the destruction at which he aims is prevented by the unity of your faith.
St. Ignatius of Antioch
Epistle to the Ephesians Ch. 13, 2nd century

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Saints and Feasts

Allsaint
January 13

The Holy Martyrs Hermylus and Stratonicus

Saints Hermylus and Stratonicus contested for piety's sake during the reign of Licinius, in the year 314. Saint Hermylus was a deacon, and Stratonicus was his friend. For his confession of Christ, Hermylus was beaten so fiercely that his whole body was covered with wounds. Stratonicus, seeing him endure this and other torments that left him half dead, wept with grief for his friend. From this he was discovered to be a Christian, and when he had openly professed his Faith and had been beaten, he and Hermylus were cast into the Danube River, receiving the crown of martyrdom.

Allsaint
January 13

Maximos the Righteous of Kapsokalyvia, Mount Athos

Allsaint
January 13

Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ

Allsaint
January 13

Hilary of Poitiers

The holy Hierarch Hilary was born of pagan parents in Gaul, and was trained in philosophy and rhetoric. At a time when paganism was still strong in Gaul, Saint Hilary understood the falsehood of polytheism, and became a Christian, and a great defender of his new Faith. About the year 350 he was ordained Bishop of Poitiers, when Arles and Milan were in the hands of the Arians and the Arian Constantius was sole Emperor. Like his contemporary Saint Athanasius, Saint Hilary's episcopate was one long struggle against the Arians. As bishop of Poitiers, Saint Hilary foresaw the future greatness of Martin (see Nov. 12), and attached him to himself. In 355, when required to agree to the condemnation of Saint Athanasius passed by the Council of Milan, Hilary wrote an epistle to Constantius convicting the wrongs done by the Arians and requesting, among other things, the restoration of the Orthodox bishops, including Athanasius. For this, Hilary was banished to Asia Minor, where he wrote his greatest work, On the Trinity. Saint Hilary returned to his see in 360, where Saint Martin sought him out again. It was this time that Saint Hilary blessed Martin to found a monastery near Poitiers, where Martin remained until being consecrated Bishop of Tours in 371. In his last years, Saint Hilary, strove for the deposition of Auxentius, the Arian Bishop of Milan, but by affecting an Orthodox confession Auxentius retained his see. Saint Hilary reposed in peace about the year 368. Auxentius died in 374 and was succeeded by Saint Ambrose, who continued Saint Hilary's battle against Arianism.
Allsaint
January 13

Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos - Mediatress

Baptism
January 13

Sunday after Epiphany

Allsaint
January 13

Kentigern, Bishop of Glasgow

Baptism
January 14

Leavetaking of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ

Allsaint
January 14

Sabbas (Sava), Archbishop of Serbia

Saint Sabbas (Sava), the first Archbishop and teacher of the Serbs, and the most beloved of all the Saints of Serbia, was born in 1169, and was named Rastko by his parents. He was the son of Stephen Nemanja, the ruler of Serbia, who is better known as Saint Symeon the Myrrh-streamer (see Feb. 13). As a young man, Rastko fled secretly to the Holy Mountain, Athos, to the Monastery of Saint Panteleimon. When his father learned of his flight, he sent soldiers after him. Before they could seize him, he was tonsured a monk with the name of Sabbas, after Saint Sabbas the Sanctified (celebrated Dec. 5). Soon after, he entered the Monastery of Vatopedi, where his father joined him in 1197. Together they rebuilt the Monastery of Hilandar and made it a great spiritual center for their countrymen. In 1200 Saint Symeon reposed, and his body became a source of holy myrrh; in 1204 Saint Sabbas was compelled to return to Serbia with his father's relics, that he might restore peace between his two brothers, who were struggling over the rule of the kingdom. The grace of Saint Symeon's relics, and the mediations of Saint Sabbas, healed the division between his brethren. After persuading the Emperor in Constantinople and the Ecumenical Patriarch to grant autocephaly to the Serbian Church, the Saint against his will was ordained first Archbishop of his native land in 1219, where he labored diligently to establish the Orthodox Faith. In 1221 he crowned his brother Stephen first King of Serbia (the memory of Saint Stephen, First Crowned King of Serbia, is kept on September 24). In 1234, foreseeing by divine grace his coming departure to the Lord, he resigned the archiepiscopal throne, named his disciple Arsenius as his successor, and made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and Mount Sinai; while returning through Bulgaria, he fell asleep in peace in 1236. Because he has been ever since the national hero of Serbia and an invincible bulwark strengthening the Orthodox Faith, the Moslem Turks burned his incorrupt relics in the year 1594. See also June 28.
Allsaint
January 14

The Holy Fathers slain at Sinai and Raitho

As for the holy Martyrs of Sinai and Raithu, those of Sinai contested during the reign of Diocletian, about the year 296; those of Raithu were slain about the middle of the fifth century. On both occasions, the perpetrators of these massacres were a barbarian tribe called Blemmyes, from the parts of Arabia and Egypt.

Because of the Apodosis of the Feast of Holy Theophany also on the 14th of January, the liturgical services to the Holy Fathers slain at Sinai and Raitho are transferred to January 13th.

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