UPCOMING MEMORIALS:
- October 30th
- Memorial for All Departed Philoptochos Members
THIS SUNDAY - HOPE & JOY "All About the Ark" w/ Zoo Mobile - We will be welcoming some animals from the Zoo in the hall for the kids to see up close. Animals will arrive around noon and the presentation with children will be 12:30pm.
THIS SUNDAY IS OUR 1ST "FRAPPE HOUR" hosted by our Young Adults. In addition to our usual donuts and coffee, the Young Adult Ministry will also be offering additional items for purchase, $2 Frappes and $3 Oram's Donuts.
PARISH ASSEMBLY THIS SUNDAY - October 23rd: Our Fall Parish Assembly will take place following the Divine Liturgy on October 23rd (don't worry, the Steelers are out of town that day and don't play until the evening, not that we plan on meeting that long). Please ensure you are present, especially if you are a current member in Good Standing, meaning both a pledged member and a liturgically active member. If you have questions about your standing, please contact Fr. Anastasios.
Our agenda for the Parish Assembly is as follows:
- Opening Prayer
- Election of Chairperson of Assembly
- Election of Secretary of Assembly
- Presentation of 2021 Audit
- Appointing of:
- Board of Elections (at least 3 members)
- The role of the Board of Elections is to "verify the eligibility of the list of candidates, notify all eligible Parishioners concerning the elections, supervise the elections and tabulate and report the results." (2019 Archdiocese Regulations)
- Budget Committee
- Old Business
- New Business
- Close of the Meeting
- Closing Prayer
New Budget Committee: we invite you to consider joining to help create our 2023 Budget with members of the Parish Council for presentation and God-willing approval at the next Parish Assembly to take place before year's end. The first and potentially only meeting for this committee is on Tuesday, October 25th at 7 pm. Please prayerfully consider joining this committee if you are interested.
BOOK STUDY - Next Meeting This Wednesday, October 26th: Chapter 3
PHILOPTOCHOS SUNDAY - Join us next week as we honor our Ladies Philoptochos past and present and the beautiful outreach work that they have done and still do and honoring their Patron Saints of Sts. Cosmas and Damianos, who are celebrated November 1st. We will be praying Memorial prayers for the departed members and an artoclasia (blessing of the five loaves) for those living.
PHILOPTOCHOS TAILGATE AND WATCH PARTY - October 30th following Divine Liturgy: $10/person for unlimited lunch buffet, drinks additional charge. All proceeds to benefit Philoptochos Metropolis Commitments (Good Samaritan Fund, Nativity of the Theotokos, Social Services, Our Youth-Our Future, Our Seminarians-Our Future, Emergency Fund). Please RSVP to Paula Yakoumas, Paulette Wilson, or Argie Neforos for accurate food count. Let's go Steelers!
NEW YEARS EVE at Holy Trinity:
PRAYER CHAIN - Members of Holy Trinity are being brought together in efforts to pray for those in need of prayers. Please contact Joanie Ondrako at 724-601-6298, Fr. Anastasios, or the Office to join the prayer team, a group of people who will pray for the names given each day.
Prayer requests can be submitted anonymously and will be on the prayer list as long as your request is wanted, even up to a year. To request a prayer, click here.
ONLINE GIVING & STEWARDSHIP: Is OPEN! Online giving can be found by clicking here! Please consider your continued support of our church through becoming one of our online giving families. You can make general contributions and stewardship contributions.
REGULAR GIVING: The church is still accepting donations in normal ways through the mail and drop off. Thank you to all of those who have continued to contribute in these challenging times.
Live-Stream: If you don't have a Facebook account, don't worry! You can still access our services right on our website (HTGOC.ORG) or a larger video directly on Facebook, learn more by watching the following video: