Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Plagal First Mode

Let us worship the Word who is unoriginate * with the Father and the Spirit, and from a Virgin was born * for our salvation, O believers, and let us sing His praise. * For in His goodness He was pleased * to ascend the Cross in the flesh, and to undergo death, * and to raise up those who had died, * by His glorious Resurrection.

Apolytikion for Forefeast of the Nativity in the Fourth Mode

Make ready, Bethlehem; O Eden, open to all. O Ephratha, prepare, for soon the tree of life will be brought forth from the Virgin in a cave. Like paradise itself, she will bear the fruit divine, and if we eat of it, we shall never die like Adam. For Christ is born, and by his birth, he will raise that image that fell so long ago.

Apolytikion for Sun. before Nativity in the Second Mode

Great are the accomplishments of faith. In the fountain of flame the three Holy Youths rejoiced as though they were resting by the waters. And the Prophet Daniel showed himself to be a shepherd to the lions, as though they were sheep. Through their prayers O Christ our God, save our souls.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Third Mode

On this day the Virgin cometh to the cave to give birth to * God the Word ineffably, * Who was before all the ages. * Dance for joy, O earth, on hearing * the gladsome tidings; * with the Angels and the shepherds now glorify Him * Who is willing to be gazed on * as a young Child Who * before the ages is God.

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Resurrectional Apolytikion in Plagal of the First Tone © Fr. Seraphim Dedes

Apolytikion for Forefeast of the Nativity in the Fourth Tone © Kevin Lawrence

Apolytikion for Sun. before Nativity in the Second Tone © Narthex Press - Northridge, CA

Seasonal Kontakion in the Third Tone © Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA

Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Fourth Mode. Daniel 3.26,27.
Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of our fathers.
Verse: For you are just in all you have done.

The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 11:9-10; 32-40.

BRETHREN, by faith Abraham sojourned in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. For he looked forward to the city which has foundation, whose builder and maker is God.

And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets - who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, received promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched raging fire, escaped the edge of the sword, won strength out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight. Women received their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, that they might rise again to a better life. Others suffered mocking and scourging, and even chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were tempted, they were killed with the sword; they went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, ill-treated - of whom the world was not worthy - wandering over deserts and mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.

And all these, though well attested by their faith, did not receive what was promised, since God had foreseen something better for us,that apart from us they should not be made perfect.

Gospel Reading

Sunday before Nativity
The Reading is from Matthew 1:1-25

The book of the Genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Aram, and Aram the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon, and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse, and Jesse the father of David the king.

And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah, and Solomon the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa, and Asa the father of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah, and Uzziah the father of Jotham, and Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, and Manasseh the father of Amon, and Amon the father of Josiah, and Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.

And after the deportation to Babylon: Jechoniah was the father of Salathiel, and Salathiel the father of Zerubbabel, and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, and Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor, and Azor the father of Zadok, and Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud, and Eliud the father of Eleazar, and Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.

So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations.

Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit; and her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. But as he considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit; she will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins." All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: "Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emmanuel" (which means, God with us). When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him; he took his wife, but knew her not until she had borne a son; and he called his name Jesus.

Weekly Calendar

Holy Trinity Calendar

December 23, 2018 to January 7, 2019

DECEMBER

Sunday, December 23

8:50AM Matins

10:00AM Divine Liturgy

11:15AM Memorials

Monday, December 24

Church Office Closed

Christmas Eve

9:00AM Royal Hours

6:00PM Vesperol Liturgy of St. Basil the Great

Tuesday, December 25

Christmas Day

9:00AM Matins

10:00AM Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom

Wednesday, December 26

Church Office Closed

10:00AM Trisagion and viewing

11:00AM Funeral

12:00PM Makaria

Thursday, December 27

St. Stephen

7:30AM Divine Liturgy

10:00AM Interment (Veterans Cemetery)

Saturday, December 29

10:00AM Loaves & Fishes @ Holy Name Church

Sunday, December 30

8:50AM Matins

10:00AM Divine Liturgy

Monday, December 31

New Year's Eve

Church Office Closed

JANUARY

Tuesday, January 1

New Year's Day

St. Basil the Great

Church Office Closed

9:00AM Matins

10:00AM Divine Liturgy

Wednesday, January 2

6:00PM Vespers

6:30PM Bible Study

6:30PM Choir Practice

Friday, January 4

8:00AM Matins

9:00AM Royal Hours

Saturday, January 5

Theophany Eve

8:00AM Matins

9:00AM Divine Liturgy

10:00AM Blessing of Waters

5:00PM Vespers

Sunday, January 6

Holy Theophany

9:00AM Matins

10:00AM Divine Liturgy

11:30AM Blessing of Waters

Monday, January 7

Synaxis of St. John the Baptist

Announcements

Altar Team: Mark

Parish Council Members on Duty: Jim Gaddis, George Plaster & Tim Weeks

Mark your calendars! Our next opportunity to provide service to those less fortunate in our community through Loaves and Fishes will be Saturday, December 29^th, @ Holy Name Church, 508 Main Street, Nashville, TN, 37206. Volunteers can come anytime between 9:30 am and 11:00 am. We usually serve meals between 11:30 am and 12:30 pm and finish up around 1:00 pm. Volunteers are welcome to eat, as well. For more information about Loaves & Fishes, including directions to the Church hall, please call Gregory Herron @ (615) 519-0186 or email him at gbherron@comcast.net.

THANK YOU to EVERYONE who contributed gifts to the Glengarry Angel Tree project. We had a 100% return rate which is tremendous! Santa’s sleigh was packed to the brim when it pulled away from Holy Trinity on Monday morning, December 17th. May the Lord bless you all for alms-giving in a special way this Christmas season!

The 2019 Parish Calendars have been delivered and will be available for pickup in the fellowship hall after Church on Sundays. We ask that you please only take one calendar per family so that we have enough for all the families in our parish to have a calendar for 2019. Thank you!

The iconography committee is continuing with fundraising for the 2^nd phase of iconography which will be installed in October of 2019. We are thankful to the numerous parishioners who have signed up to purchase all available medallions of Saints. May God reward you a hundred-fold! We are, however, still in need of additional funding to cover the expenses associated with this phase. Because of the generosity of those who contributed to the iconography fund over the last five years, we have a limited amount of money to draw from in case we have less than full sponsorship. Ideally, though, every icon will have one or several sponsors. We would like to have all our parish family participate in this effort in some way, together returning to our Church the blessings and gifts we have received from the Lord. Please consider: Giving individually, as a family, or as a group – You may choose to donate one of the many scenes from the Miracles of Christ, or the Life of the Theotokos. Making a general donation – If you are unable to make a donation for a specific Icon, we encourage you to make any size donation to the General Iconography Fund. This will help cover the expenses attached to the preparation and installation of the icons. Donations can be made at any time. Please write “Iconography Fund” in the memo line of your check. Please visit the iconography table in the Hall after Liturgy on Sundays or see one of the iconography committee members (John Billo, David Taber & Anna Troussas) to make a donation and/or for more information.

2019 STEWARDSHIP - By this time everyone should have received their mailing from the Stewardship committee with a letter and a 2019 Stewardship card. Please take the time to sit down and fill out the card and pray over what you feel you can give to help support and run Our Church. On average it takes $1500.00 a day to keep Holy Trinity up and running. Your gracious Stewardship is a reflection on the love and community that we have here at Holy Trinity. We are truly Blessed. If you have any questions and/or would like more information regarding Stewardship, please see Georgette or Peter Kennedy or any Parish Council member. Blank 2019 Stewardship pledge cards will also be available for pickup in the Narthex. THANK YOU for your support.

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; 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; James Vaughn; Marie; George Pierides; Kassiani; George S.; James Embrey, Sr.; Jana; Anastasia; Evangelia; Christoforos; Ekaterina; Emily; Jacob Sotiriadis; Twila; Teresa; George; Basil; Heather Ritscher; Matt, Ali, Lucas & Olivia Ritscher; James & Wesley Austin; Gary Andrew; Andreas; Klitos; Kleo; Erica; Susan; Antonia; Glenda; Maggi; Dorcas; John Timothy; John; Abigail

2018 FINANCIAL UPDATE


NOVEMBER 2018 INCOME
ACTUAL: $44,530.99				TOTAL ANNUAL BUDGETED INCOME TO DATE: $492,250
BUDGET: $44,750				TOTAL ACTUAL INCOME TO DATE: $459,515.43
NOVEMBER 2018 EXPENSES
ACTUAL: $48,488.70				TOTAL ANNUAL BUDGETED EXPENSES TO DATE: $498,600.85
BUDGET: $38,273.35				TOTAL ACTUAL EXPENSES TO DATE: $496,037.81

Saints and Feasts

December 23

Paul, Archbishop of Neo-Caesarea

December 23

Sunday before Nativity

On the Sunday that occurs on or immediately after the eighteenth of this month, we celebrate all those who from ages past have been well-pleasing to God, beginning from Adam even unto Joseph the Betrothed of the Most Holy Theotokos, according to genealogy, as the Evangelist Luke hath recorded historically (Luke 3:23-38); we also commemorate the Prophets and Prophetesses, and especially the Prophet Daniel and the Holy Three Children.

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