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Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
Publish Date: 2020-10-04
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Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (904)-829-0504
  • Fax:
  • (904)829-0507
  • Street Address:

  • 2940 CR-214

  • St. Augustine, FL 32084-2718


Contact Information




Services Schedule

Sunday Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am    Fr. John Hays, Interim Priest


Past Bulletins


Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Plagal 4th Tone

You descended from on high, O compassionate One, and condescended to be buried for three days, so that from the passions You might set us free. Our life and resurrection, O Lord, glory be to You. Ἐξ ὕψους κατῆλθες ὁ εὔσπλαγχνος, ταφὴν κατεδέξω τριήμερον, ἵνα ἡμᾶς ἐλευθερώσῃς τῶν παθῶν. Ἡ ζωὴ καὶ ἡ Ἀνάστασις ἡμῶν, Κύριε δόξα σοι.

Apolytikion for the Church in the 1st Tone

8th Tone

Blessed are You, O Christ our God; You made wise men of poor fishermen by sending down upon them Your Holy Spirit, and through them You caught the whole world, O Lover of mankind, glory to You.

Εύλογητός εἶ Χριστὲ ὁ Θεος ἡμῶν ὁ πανσόφους τοὺς ἁλιεῖς ἁναδείξας καταπέμψας αὐτοῖς τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον καὶ δι᾽ αὐτῶν τῆν οἰκουμένην σαγηνεύσας φιλάνθρωπε δόξα Σοι

Seasonal Kontakion in the 2nd Tone

O Protection of Christians that never falls, intercession with the Creator that never fails, we sinners beg you, do not ignore the voices of our prayers. O good Lady, we implore you, quickly come unto our aid, when we cry out to you with faith. Hurry to intercession, and hasten to supplication, O Theotokos who protect now and ever those who honor you. Προστασία τῶν Χριστιανῶν ἀκαταίσχυντε, μεσιτεία, πρὸς τὸν Ποιητὴν ἀμετάθετε, μὴ παρίδῃς, ἁμαρτωλῶν δεήσεων φωνάς, ἀλλὰ πρόφθασον, ὡς ἀγαθή, εἰς τὴν βοήθειαν ἡμῶν, τῶν πιστῶς κραυγαζόντων σοι· Τάχυνον εἰς πρεσβείαν, καὶ σπεῦσον εἰς ἱκεσίαν, ἡ προστατεύουσα ἀεί, Θεοτόκε, τῶν τιμώντων σε.
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Saints and Feasts

Allsaint
October 04

Domnina the Martyr and her daughters


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October 04

2nd Sunday of Luke


Hierotheos
October 04

Hierotheus, Bishop of Athens

According to some, Hierotheus, like Saint Dionysius, was a member of the court of Mars Hill. Having first been instructed in the Faith of Christ by Paul, he became Bishop of Athens. He, in turn, initiated the divine Dionysius more perfectly into the mysteries of Christ; the latter, on his part, elaborated more clearly and distinctly Hierotheus' concise and summary teachings concerning the Faith. He too was brought miraculously by the power of the Holy Spirit to be present at the Dormition of the Theotokos, when, together with the sacred Apostles, he became a leader of the divine hymnody. "He was wholly transported, wholly outside himself and was so deeply absorbed in communion with the sacred things he celebrated in hymnology, that to all who heard him and saw him and knew him, and yet knew him not, he seemed to be inspired of God, a divine hymnographer," as Dionysius says (On the Divine Names, 3:2). Having lived in a manner pleasing to God, he reposed in the Lord.


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October 04

John the Hermit


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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Plagal 4th Tone. Psalm 75.11,1.
Make your vows to the Lord our God and perform them.
Verse: God is known in Judah; his name is great in Israel.

The reading is from St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 6:16-18; 7:1.

Brethren, you are the temple of the living God; as God said, "I will live in them and move among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Therefore come out from them, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch nothing unclean; then I will welcome you, and I will be a father to you, and you shall be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty."

Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, and make holiness perfect in the fear of God.


Gospel Reading

2nd Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 6:31-36

The Lord said, "As you wish that men would do to you, do so to them. If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive as much again. But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for he is kind to the ungrateful and the selfish. Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful."


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Parish News

Special Prayer Requests: 

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”  (Phil. 4:6-7)

We pray for mercy, life, peace, and healing of all parishioners, especially: Gail Jones, Chresanthe Lemieux, Zoe Kauttu, Maryann Bolt, James Day, Kostas Lantzounis, Fr. Nikitas and Pres. Mary Theodosion, His Grace Bishop Dimitrios of Xanthos, Margaret, James, Kyriake, Joseph, Irene Hastalis, Jane Anderson. Remember also our missionary families: Fr. Stephanos, Pr. Alexandria, Moses & Athan Ritsi serving in Albania; and Michael, Lisa & Liam Colburn. 

 

October 9th – 10th GREEK FEST 2020 at HTGOC

The 23rd Annual St. Augustine Greek Festival will be at our Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church

Your Greek favorites –Lamb, Moussaka, Gyro, Dolmathes, Baklava and more – will be available for pick-up and drive-thru on Fri. October 9th & Sat. October 10th.  A new Greek Fest website will allow you to reserve your favorite dishes by placing your order online.  https://www.staugustinegreekfestival.com/ 

If you are interested in volunteering to help with this year’s festival, please reach out to Mikae Gaetanos <mickgae@aol.com>, Nick Lekas <nslekas@gmail.com> or any Parish Council member.

 

Pastitsio/Moussaka:

We will be cooking pastitsio on Friday, October 2, at the church at 2:00 pm.  Saturday morning, October 3, we will begin cooking the moussaka at 10:00 am.  Please come and help.  We have already presold more than we anticipated making originally -- Glory to God!  All hands are needed to make this a successful event.  Please join us! on Friday @ 2:00 and Saturday @ 10:00.  Any questions, please contact Carman at 904-540-0367.

 

Memorials:

  • October 11th Mary Spanos (40 days)
  • October 18th Dorothea Gaitanis (40 days)

 

Liturgical Services: 

Join us “virtually” for services at HTGOC:  https://www.facebook.com/HolyTrinityGOC/

Fr. Martin Ritsi will be presiding at Divine Liturgy for the October 4th and 11th services.

 

Regarding Sunday services, please let us know if you plan to attend the Divine Liturgy, so that we can keep things running smoothly at the church while signing folks in and taking temperatures. This will help us keep the focus on worshipping God as much as possible.  Therefore, please contact the church office via email - holy3goc@gmail.com - preferably with the subject line "I want to attend" - or by phone at 904 829-0504, and let Nelda know your name, the names of those you plan to attend with, and your phone number. Please let her know by Thursday before 1 p.m. Again, this will help us prepare well and know what to expect, as well as avoid bottlenecks and other kinds of confusion.

 

In line with our bishop’s directives, we are still monitoring the temperature of each person entering the church, and we are still required to wear face coverings while we are in the church.

 

Acolytes:

In an effort to continue to keep our youth safe, we continue to limit our Altar Servers to three each Sunday.  Please let the church office know if your Altar Server will attend liturgy so we can plan accordingly.  If you have questions or concerns, please contact Nick Lekas directly (904.814.4930 or nslekas@icloud.com).

 

On-Line Giving:

  • The Parish Council has added a link “Make a Donation” on our Church’s web page www.HolyTrinityGOC.com for on-line giving. This is a secure way to give to your Church.  Giving categories have been set up to allow giving to specific funds within the Church – for instance, Stewardship, Easter, Memorials, etc.  You can give via credit card, Paypal and you also have the ability to set up recurrent giving.  Of course, you can also set up recurrent giving through your bank if you wish.  Please be sure that a specific notation (ex: stewardship) is included for each transaction.
  • We have also added a link for our new “Light a Candle & Say a Prayer” ministry. This new service allows us to light a candle during our divine services on-line. Your request will be forwarded to the Parish Council in the narthex during the service and they will pray for you and light your candle.  Also, if you wish to provide names of loved ones to be prayed for, those will be provided to Fr. John as well.

 

Giving by Check:

Each time you contribute funds to the parish by check, the notation on the memo line of your check allows us to identify your intentions:  Stewardship, Candles, Trays, Memorials, etc.                                            

 

Sacrificial Offerings:

Sept 27th – Candles $149; Tray $34; Stewardship $1585

 

2020 Stewardship – “Partner and Grow in Faith with Us”:

As orthodox Christians, we see the world as God’s gift, as a sacrament of God’s presence and a means of communication with Him.  So, we are able to offer the world back to God in thanksgiving as we say in every Divine Liturgy “Thine own of Thine own we offer to thee…”.

 

Parish Council Report:

We understand the void in our parish fellowship, and we are looking forward to being together again.  A lot has been accomplished, including managing Covid-19 response at HTGOC, live-streaming services (https://www.facebook.com/HolyTrinityGOC/), receiving on-line donations, and we have re-opened our Church for Divine Services.  We continue to follow the prescribed guidelines of our Holy Metropolis.  The Parish Council will travel to the Metropolis on Monday to meet with His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios regarding our full time priest.  We will provide more information to all after the meeting next week.

 

Treasurer’s Report

Bank Balances (as of Aug. 31, 2020)

Operating account:                                        

$29,356

Mortgage reduction account:                         

 $6,424

Festival account:                                               

$15,849

Mortgage Balance:                                       

($934,973)

Reserves

Maintenance reserve:                                      

 $8,609

Full-time Clergy reserve:                               

$26,435

Profit & Loss (as of Aug 31, ‘20)

Revenue:                                                         

 $12,203

Expense:                                                           

$14,010

Net:                                                                   

($1,806)

Stewardship Report

Although we are still in a period of uncertainty, it is vital for us to keep a positive, Christ-centered approach to our efforts.  We ask you to partner and grow in Faith with us.  Your stewardship commitment is vital to our efforts.  We currently have 73 active Holy Trinity Steward families, with over $111,934 pledged.  If you have not done so, please submit your stewardship commitment card.  Stewardship payments can be made on-line (http://www.holytrinitygoc.com).

 

Wednesday Night Adult Bible Study: 

The adult Bible Study of the Gospel of John occurs each Wednesday from 8 to 9 PM online through Zoom.  The meeting can be accessed by going to https://theColburns.us and clicking on the menu item that says “Online”. The passcode is 411363.  You can also see what verses will be studied each Sunday so you can read them ahead of time.

 

Sunday School News:

Holy Trinity Sunday School had its first VIRTUAL meeting on August 12th.  For now, classes will be done on a weekly basis using Zoom.  There are a lot of amazing online materials that the teachers will use, as well as standard textbooks.  We ask that all parents make this a priority for their children as the success of this ministry relies on parents.

  • P PreK- K class (Lisa Colburn and Evangelia Brati) will meet via Zoom at 6 p.m. on 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month (note change).
  • 1st – 8th grade class (Carman Gaetanos and Pres Renee Ritsi) will meet via Zoom on Wednesday at 6 p.m.
  • High School class (Mary Righos and Kurt Mitman) will meet via Zoom according to availability.

Each group of teachers will be coordinating individually with their classes and setting times and sending Zoom links.  If you have questions, please contact Pres Renee (904.377.2591) or Carman (904.540.0367 or carmgaet@gmail.com).

 

December 6th, 2020 (tentatively) 4-7 p.m., Christmas Open House at St. Photios NationalShrine:

On behalf of Shrine Hierarchal Proistamenos, Bishop Demetrios of Mokissos, you are invited to be part of the Christmas Open House Committee and to add this Shrine event to your calendar.  Polly Hillier, St Photios National Shrine

 

Contact Information:

The parish council has been making phone calls to every parishioner for which we have such contact information. If you have not received a phone call, please call (904 829-0504) or email (holy3goc@gmail.com) the office and give Nelda your phone number – we will happily check in on you.  Also, if you know of anyone who doesn’t receive our emails but would like to, please encourage them to let Nelda at holy3goc@gmail.com  know their contact information so we can update our records and keep them informed.

 

Reminder: 

  • The deadline for Church bulletin e-mail articles is before 1 p.m. on Wednesday weekly.
  • If you have a request for a special service (memorial, etc.) please email the church office at holy3goc@gmail.com in advance of requested date with details. 
  • If you plan to attend a service, please e-mail or call the church office (904 829-0504) by Thursday before 1 p.m.

Thank you!

 

Greek Orthodox October Master Calendar Items(with North Florida District):

3rd……………….St. Demetrios, Daytona Beach - Name Day Dinner Dance

3rd ………………Puttingpastitsio together (10 a.m.) for HTGOC Greek Festival

9-10th………….HTGOC Annual Greek Festival

12th…………….HTGOC Parish Council 

17th…………….St. Demetrios, Daytona Beach - Premarital Seminar

19th…………….St. Photios Shrine - Paraklesis, 12:30pm

23rd -25th…….St. John the Divine, Jacksonville - Greek Festival

26th…………….St. Demetrios

30th-Nov 1st…Diakonia Retreat Center, Salem, SC - 4th Annual HUMS Retreat

October HTGOC Stewardship Drive  Toula Zotos   zotost@gmail.com

St. Paul, Savannah, GA - Greek Food Festival

(Note:  Check HTGOC website calendar at http://www.holytrinitygoc.com/parish-calendar for additional HTGOC events/services)

 

 

 

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