Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Fourth Mode

When the women Disciples of the Lord had learned from the Angel the joyful message of the Resurrection and had rejected the ancestral decision, they cried aloud to the Apostles triumphantly: Death has been despoiled, Christ God has risen, granting His great mercy to the world.

Apolytikion for Martyrs Adrian and Natalie in the Third Mode

Thou didst deem that Faith which hath salvation to be riches never lost or plundered. Thou forsookest thy fathers' impiety, and thou didst follow thy Master, becoming rich in His divine gifts, O glorious Adrian. With the godly-minded Natalie, who emboldened thee, entreat Christ God, O Martyr, that our souls be saved.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Fourth Mode

In your holy birth, Immaculate One, Joachim and Anna were rid of the shame of childlessness; Adam and Eve of the corruption of death. And so your people, free of the guilt of their sins, celebrate crying: "The barren one gives birth to the Theotokos, who nourishes our life."

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Resurrectional Apolytikion in Fourth Tone © Fr. Seraphim Dedes

Apolytikion for Martyrs Adrian and Natalie in the Third Tone © Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA

Seasonal Kontakion in the Fourth Tone © Narthex Press - Northridge, CA

Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Fourth Mode. Psalm 103.24,1.
O Lord, how manifold are your works. You have made all things in wisdom.
Verse: Bless the Lord, O my soul.

The reading is from St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 16:13-24.

Brethren, be watchful, stand firm in your faith, be courageous, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love. Now, brethren, you know that the household of Stephanas were the first converts in Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints; I urge you to be subject to such men and to every fellow worker and laborer. I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicos, because they have made up for your absence; for they refreshed my spirit as well as yours. Give recognition to such men. The churches of Asia send greetings. Aquila and Prisca, together with the church in their house, send you hearty greetings in the Lord. All the brethren send greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss. I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. If any one has no love for the Lord, let him be accursed. Our Lord, come! The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.

Gospel Reading

13th Sunday of Matthew
The Reading is from Matthew 21:33-42

The Lord said this parable, "There was a householder who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge around it, and dug a wine press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to tenants, and went into another country. When the season of fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants, to get his fruit; and the tenants took his servants and beat one, killed another, and stoned another. Again he sent other servants, more than the first; and they did the same to them. Afterward he sent his son to them, saying 'They will respect my son.' But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, 'This is the heir; come, let us kill him and have his inheritance.' And they took him and cast him out of the vineyard and killed him. When therefore the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?" They said to him, "He will put those wretches to a miserable death, and let out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the fruits in their seasons." Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the scriptures: 'The very stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner; this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes?'"

Weekly Calendar

Holy Trinity Calendar

August 26 to September 3, 2018

Sunday, August 26

8:50AM Matins

10:00AM Divine Liturgy & Blessing of Phanouropites

11:15AM Memorial

11:45AM Festival Pastry Prep

Monday, August 27

Festival Pastry Prep

Tuesday, August 28

9:00AM Bible Study

Wednesday, August 29

Beheading of John the Baptist

8:00AM Matins

9:00AM Divine Liturgy

6:00PM Vespers

6:30PM Bible Study

6:30PM Choir Practice

Saturday, September 1

Indiction of the New Year

8:00AM Matins

9:00AM Divine Liturgy

4:00PM Vespers

Sunday, September 2

8:50AM Matins

10:00AM Divine Liturgy

11:30AM Festival Prep. Set Up

Monday, September 3

Festival Prep. Set Up

Labor Day - Church Office Closed

Announcements

Parish Council Members on Duty: George Plaster, Ann Kehayes, & James Embrey

Coffee hour this Sunday is hosted by the Kaludis family. Thank you very much!

SAVE THE DATE!!! Mark your calendars for the 31^st Annual Greek Festival on September 7^th, 8^th, and 9^th, 2018! We are going to need lots of volunteers before, during and after the festival. Sign-up sheets are available after Church on Sundays in the hall. Please consider giving of your time and talent to help us make this 31^st anniversary of the festival the best one yet!

GOYA will be participating in “Hands On Nashville” day, Saturday, September 22nd. We will need adult volunteers to come along, so any Young Adults and GOYA parents willing to help, please come along. If you are participating, please email Jonathan McClish at mcclish.jonathan@gmail.com your full name (first and last), email address, phone number, and age, so I can add you to our team list!

The first JOY meeting of the year will take place Sunday September 23rd here at Holy Trinity. All children ages 8-12 are welcome to attend!

Young Adults will be Kayaking the Cumberland into the city Sunday September 30th at 4 pm. Please tell Jonathan McClish if you plan on attending at mcclish.jonathan@gmail.com.

Greek Dance Groups: Girls – please check the shoes if you need some from the hall – whatever is not taken this Sunday will be donated to Good Will. High School girls need black character shoes for their costumes.

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; 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

August 26

The Holy Martyrs Adrian and Natalie

The holy Martyrs Adrian and Natalie confessed the Christian Faith during the reign of Maximian, in Nicomedia, in the year 298. Adrian was a pagan; witnessing the valor of the Martyrs, and the fervent faith with which they suffered their torments, he also declared himself a Christian and was imprisoned. When this was told to his wife Natalie, who was secretly a believer, she visited him in prison and encouraged him in his sufferings. Saint Adrian's hands and feet were placed on an anvil and broken off with a hammer; he died in his torments. His blessed wife recovered part of his holy relics and took it to Argyropolis near Byzantium, and reposed in peace soon after.

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