Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
12th Sunday of Luke
January 20, 2019
Councilors: John Constantelos, Marina Avramidis, Harry Nicholos*, Leslie Dombalis
Altar Group: St. John Chrysostom
Ambassadors: Alex Hicks, Zeina Hanna
Sunday School in Session
New members or visitors, please stop by the Welcome Table across from the candlestand.
Orthros and The Divine Liturgy are broadcast live online each week
WELCOME DEACON JOHN SUHAYDA AND DIAKONISSA ELENI SUHAYDA
We are blessed to have a Deacon John Suhayda and his wife Diakonissa Eleni celebrating the Divine Liturgy with us this Sunday while they visit their son Gregory and his wife. Dcn. John currently serves at The Holy Taxiarchai and St. Haralambos Church in Niles, IL. Please help us show a warm welcome!
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW PARISH COUNCIL OFFICERS
President: Jim Klemes
Vice President: Maria Hicks
Secretary: Harry Nicholos
Treasurer: George Georgallis
Assistant Treasurer: John Tsikerdanos
SOUPER BOWL OF CARING!
Our annual "Souper Bowl of Caring" will take place on Sunday, February 3rd. We will be collecting canned goods to be given to the needy in our community. Monetary donations will also be accepted. All donations can be placed on the table outside of the fellowship hall. Please contact Zoe Pusic if you have any questions. Thank you for your support!
GOYA SUPER BOWL PARTY
The GOYA officers have worked hard and have put together a GOYA Super Bowl party! The party will take place at the church Sunday, February 3rd at 5pm. Admission into the party will be five canned foods that will be going to charity. Dinner will be served, with games and of course the Super Bowl (kickoff at 6:30). Feel free to come in football gear and show team spirit! Grades 7th-12th. Parents welcome.
2019 STEWARDSHIP: ONLINE GIVING
If you are currently enrolled in online giving and have ongoing drafts for your stewardship, please resubmit your information online for the 2019 year. If you are not currently enrolled, please go to the link below, which you can find from the Holy Trinity website: http://www.holytrinityraleigh.org/ministries/stewardship-ministry/online-giving
Online giving allows you to: Choose from multiple payment methods, using one or more of checking, savings, or credit card accounts. Flexible payment options available (one-time, weekly, monthly . . .) Convenient anytime, anywhere access lets you update amounts or account information whenever you wish.
2019 COFFEE HOUR SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
As we begin a new year, please consider signing up to sponsor a coffee hour in 2019. A family, a ministry, or a group of parishioners could sponsor a coffee hour by providing some light snacks to share. The sign up sheet is on the bulletin board in the foyer. Thank you for considering participating in stewardship through hospitality!
PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS
Our Vasilopita Auction was a huge success!!! What a great way to kick off the New Year! We raised over $1,600 for St. Basil’s Academy. John Demos did an outstanding job as our Master of Ceremonies. Our talented ladies prepared a beautiful assortment of Vasilopitas. Thank you again for your generosity.
Our membership drive has begun. Join us today as we work to make a difference in our community. We have a busy year planned and we need you to be a part of our growing ministry. Our first meeting of the year will be on January 20th. We have an exciting year planned and we need your input. We will be discussing the Sweets for the Sweet in February and so much more!
VALENTINE DANCE FUNDRAISER, SATURDAY FEBRUARY 9, 2019
Holy Trinity Church Hall 6-11PM
All proceeds benefit The Green Chair Project Scholarships who provide furniture and furnishings for families transitioning from homelessness into apartments who have nothing. Chef's Fotis and Terri Fotiu are serving assorted hor d'oeuvres, desserts and fruit throughout the evening. Wine, Beer and Champaign will be sold by the glass or bottle.
Live Greek Band
Tickets are $40.00 per person
Table reservations for 8 or 10 accepted
Deadline for ticket reservations and payment is Sunday, February 3, 2019
Please contact remilkovich@gmail.com for reservations.
MINISTRY HEADS
We will be cleaning up the basement, the storage room across from Father Paul's office, and the outdoor refrigerator and freezers on Saturday, January 26th. Please survey the items in these three areas and determine whether your ministry has any items that can be discarded. If you wish to save any items, you MUST identify and TAG your items with the name of the ministry PRIOR TO THE 26th. Any untagged items will probably be thrown out or donated. Thank you for your cooperation.
House Blessings
This year Fr. Paul has requested that you please make your House Blessing appointments with him personally by calling the church office or emailing him at htraleighfr@gmail.com
2019 STEWARDSHIP CAMPAIGN UPDATE
Please remember to turn in your 2019 Stewardship Form as soon as possible. You should have either picked up your packet during launch weekend, or received it at your home via mail this week. Now that the holidays are behind us, we’d like to keep our participation momentum going strong into the New Year. We are looking forward to having additional speakers (like member Allie Gouveia) share their personal stories surrounding stewardship and engagement here at Holy Trinity in the coming weeks. For your convenience, we’ve also created a stewardship form collection box which will be checked regularly; it is located in the Narthax of the church, for form drop offs on Sunday mornings. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to 2019 Co-Chairs, Angela and George Georgallis, at 919-339-3169, should you have any questions. Thank you!
ST. ANTHONY’S GROUP
Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019: 1:30:-3pm in the Multiple Purpose Room
Exercise Session: Low impact (some chair exercises) concentrating on body core and balance
RECOGNIZING GOOD DEEDS
“And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. So then, as we have opportunity let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.” ~Galatians 6-9
We would like to recognize those that are doing good deeds. If you see someone or hear someone doing a good deed, we would like to hear from you. Send just the name to htraleighpreschool@gmail.com. We have a bulletin board in the Sunday School hallway to recognize fellow parishioners who show support and love for others by word or deed. If you have sent any names please resend them to this address: htraleighpreschool@gmail.com
This Week at Holy Trinity
SUN JAN 20TH
HELLENIC DANCE FESTIVAL
8:30AM: ORTHROS, 10:00AM: LITURGY
12:00PM: GREEK SCHOOL
12:30PM: PHILOPTOCHOS GENERAL MEETING (MP)
THURS JAN 24TH
7:00AM: MEN’S GROUP- ON THE SOUL AND THE RESURRECTION
9:15AM: WOMEN’S GROUP - BOOK OF ISAIAH
FRI JAN 25TH
8:30PM: BOYS B-BALL GAME @ROLESVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH
SAT JAN 26TH
12:00PM: CHURCH WIDE CLEANUP (ALL WELCOME)
1:00PM: ST. ANTHONY’S GROUP
SUN JAN 27TH
8:30AM: ORTHROS, 10:00AM: LITURGY
MEMORIALS:
THESPO PORTAFEKOS
ANNA TSAMBOUNIETIS
SOTIRIS KAMILARIS
ELENI KAMILARIS
COFFEE HOUR: PIPERIS/ FRANGOS
12:00PM: GREEK SCHOOL
1:00PM: BBALL PRACTICE