Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Plagal Fourth Mode

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.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Grave Mode

You were transfigured upon the mount, O Christ our God, and Your disciples, in so far as they could bear, beheld Your glory. Thus, when they see You crucified, they may understand Your voluntary passion, and proclaim to the world that You are truly the effulgence of the Father.

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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Plagal Fourth Mode. 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 First Letter to the Corinthians 3:9-17.

Brethren, we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, God's building. According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and another man is building upon it. Let each man take care how he builds upon it. For no other foundation can any one lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if any one builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw - each man's work will become manifest; for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. If the work which any man has built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward. If any man's work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire. Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? If any one destroys God's temple, God will destroy him. For God's temple is holy, and that temple you are.

Gospel Reading

9th Sunday of Matthew
The Reading is from Matthew 14:22-34

At that time, Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, but the boat by this time was many furlongs distant from the land, beaten by the waves; for the wind was against them. And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, "It is a ghost!" And they cried out for fear. But immediately he spoke to them, saying "Take heart, it is I; have no fear."

And Peter answered him, "Lord, if it is you, bid me come to you on the water." He said, "Come." So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus; but when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, "Lord, save me." Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, "O man of little faith, why did you doubt?" And when they entered the boat, the wind ceased. And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, "Truly you are the Son of God." And when they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret.

Weekly Calendar

Holy Trinity Calendar

July 29 to August 6, 2018

Sunday, July 29

8:50AM Matins

10:00AM Divine Liturgy w/ 2nd Tray for Attica Fires Relief Fund

11:15AM Memorial

1:00PM Baptism

Monday, July 30

9:00AM Festival Baking (Kourabiedes)

Tuesday, July 31

9:00AM Festival Baking (Kourabiedes)

Wednesday, August 1

Dormition Fast Begins

6:00PM Paraklesis

6:45PM Bible Study

Friday, August 3

6:00PM Paraklesis

Sunday, August 5

8:50AM Matins

10:00AM Divine Liturgy w/ 2nd Tray for Attica Fires Relief Fund

2:00PM Baptism

Monday, August 6

Transfiguration

Announcements

Altar Team: Alexander

Parish Council Members on Duty: Jim Gaddis, George Plaster & Ann Kehayes

Coffee Hour is being hosted by Alexandra Pappas in honor of Christopher's 37th birthday today. Happy Birthday, Christopher!

Best wishes to Andrew and Kara Miller on the recent baptism of their daughter, Lucia. May God grant her many blessed years in the Faith!

Today, July 29^thand next Sunday, August 5^th, we will be passing special trays to benefit the victims of the tragic fires in Greece through the Attica Fires Relief Fund. Checks should be made out to Holy Trinity with "Fires Relief Fund" in the memo line. Let’s join together to do what we can to offer our support for our brothers and sisters in Greece during this time of crisis!

Backpack/School Supply Drive – We are continuing with our backpack project and still have a couple of backpacks available for pickup. We appreciate all the people that have supported this cause and participated in the drive, whether by making a donation or taking a backpack to be filled with school supplies. For those of you who picked up backpacks, we kindly request that you return them as soon as possible, preferably by this Sunday, July 29^th, in order for the children to have them in time for the start of school at the beginning of August. Thank you!

Ta Pethia (the children) dancers will have Greek dance practice after Church starting on August 5^th in the Sunday school building with Ms. Athena Phillips and Ms. Desirae Phillips. The practice will last for thirty minutes. Ta Pethia dancers are current first, second, third, and fourth graders. The Ta Pethia dance group will have dance practice on 8/5, 8/12, 8/19, 8/26, and 9/2 for the 2018 Greek festival. We will also have one dress rehearsal practice on 9/5 at 6:15 under the tent. If you have any questions, please contact Athena at phillips.athena@gmail.com.

5^th – 8^th graders will also begin dance practice after Church starting on August 5^th with Ms. Nickolette Kennedy. If you have a child in 5th - 8th grade who is interested in Greek dancing, please email Nickolette at kennedydn@gmail.com. Practice will start immediately after church and will last approximately 1 hour.

Festival baking is finishing up this coming week with scheduled baking July 30^th – August 2^nd @ 9:00 AM (Kourabiedes). Whether you can come and help all day or just for one hour, any and all help will be greatly appreciated! Thank you.

Philoptochos has soft white wheatberry (for use in making kollyva) for sale. The bags are 2 lbs and are for sale for $3.00. Anyone interested, please see Alexandra Pappas.

If you would like to host a coffee hour, please contact the Church office at (615) 333-1047.

Parish Prayer List

Anatoliy (Tony); Bettye Faye Dykes; Kathy McClintock; Dimitri; Mike & Rosemarie Ragan; Judson Phillips; Joel Rivera; Andy & Anna Sweeney; Malcolm; Evan Parhas; Alyssa; Keith Singley; Evie; Ann; David Ward; Bill (Vasilios) Katsaitis; Fr. George Vaporis; Eleni Taylor; Isabella Marie Fuller; Bryan; Jeff; Gary; Dorothy Nicklas; Mary Beth; Karen Ingraham; Mick Elias Kuttab; Byron Dwight Wallace; Fred Preuss; Michael; Anna; Nicholas; Patrick; Elli; Eleni; Rhea & Juan Carlos; Lazarus; Subdeacon Victor & Robin Poletajev; Rod Caulkins; Christos Tsiodras; Felix Herring; James Vaughn; Marie; George Pierides; Kassiani; George S.; James Embrey, Sr.; Jana; Jim; Evangelia; Christoforos; Ekaterina; Jacob Sotiriadis; Paula; Twila

Saints and Feasts

July 29

Constantine III, Patriarch of Constantinople

July 29

9th Sunday of Matthew

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