Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
Raleigh, NC
8TH SUNDAY OF LUKE
NOVEMBER 15, 2020
We welcome each of you who join us in worship this week, whether in person or virtually.
We also extend a special welcome to all newcomers.
ATTEND LITURGY VIRTUALLY OR IN PERSON
Registration is now required!
Due to the recent surge in COVID-19 and the decision to practice extreme precaution for everyone, we are ONCE AGAIN limiting the number of attendees at any given service to 30 parishioners. Instructions for registering to attend in person are provided below. For all who do not attend in-person, please join in with us through our live-streamed service at: www.holytrinityraleigh.org.
If you attended the Sunday service last week, please allow other parishioners the opportunity to attend and do not register for two or three consecutive services. However, if there are still openings 30 minutes before registration closes at 9:00 p.m. the evening before the service, then we encourage you to register.
Please arrive early to Sunday service, before 9:45, giving time for check in. When attending the service, please wear a mask at all times, sign in upon entering, allow your temperature to be taken, and maintain proper distance with those attending. Check in will include answering the COVID-19 questions below:
If you answer “yes” to any of the following COVID-19 questions, we ask that you not sign up for a church service at this time.
- Do you have any of the following symptoms that are new or worsening: cough, congestion, shortness of breath, loss of taste or smell, sore throat, fever or feeling feverish, chills, muscle pain, headache, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea?
- Have you had close contact with a person with confirmed COVID-19 in the last 21 days?
- Have you tested positive in the last 21 days for COVID-19?
Please be mindful of your fellow parishioners by not registering for all services.
If you have any difficulty signing up, please email: htgocrsignup@gmail.com
Thank you!
Please click here to register for Liturgy Sunday, November 15 at 10:00 A.M.
Please click here to register for Special Liturgy Friday, November 20 at 6:30 P.M.
FALL GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON SUNDAY
Registration is required!
After much discussion it has been determined that the Fall General Assembly will be held Sunday, November 15th at 12:30p.m. (after the Divine Liturgy) as a virtual Zoom meeting only with the option for parishioners to phone-in to the meeting, if that is more convenient for them. There will be not be an in-person session offered. Here is the link for you to register for the General Assembly meeting. You must be registered to receive the Zoom link and phone-in information.
http://holytrinityraleigh.org/index/general-assembly
All stewards should have received a 2020 information packet, through USPS mail for this meeting. The packet includes the meeting agenda, minutes from the 2019 General Assembly, Financial Statements and Budget, along with a list of Stewardships & Donors for 2020. We hope you will join us.
In order to participate, individuals must meet the criteria below:
1. You must have been a Steward of the Church at least three months, and
2. You must have returned a completed stewardship pledge card for the current year, pledging your fair share in financial support to the Parish, and
3. You must have fulfilled your previous year’s pledge (unless you are a new member).
2020 STEWARDSHIP CAMPAIGN UPDATE
We will be providing an update on the status of this year’s stewardship campaign today, November 15th, during the virtual General Assembly Meeting. We look forward to seeing everyone online this afternoon.
As we head into the final weeks of this year’s campaign, we are asking that everyone continue keeping our spiritual Mother, Holy Trinity, at the center of your lives. Stewardship is understandably tracking behind budget this year given so many uncertainties around the pandemic. At this critical time, it’s especially important that everyone does their part to help our community catch up on the support required to keep our church’s ministries and operations in place.
The stewardship commitment form can be downloaded from the church website at: http://www.holytrinityraleigh.org/assets/files/Stewardship/2020%20Stewardship%20Commitment%20Card%20.pdf. You can set up your pledge online giving via Abundant Giving at: https://abundant.co/holytrinityraleigh/give. You can also mail your stewardship donation(s) to: 5000 Lead Mine Road, Raleigh, NC 27612.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding Stewardship, please immediately contact Angela Georgallis, Stewardship Co-Chair, at 919-339-3169 or acgeorgallis@gmail.com.
Thank you!
HOLY TRINITY ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CARD
As is our annual tradition, our church will be mailing the 2020 Community Christmas Card to all its parishioners this December. Printed on the inside of each card will be the name of each individual or family who has subscribed. As a subscriber, you will be sending a beautiful Christmas greeting to all your Orthodox community of friends. The cost to subscribe is $20 per household.
You may subscribe from November 15th - December 13 as an individual or family by contacting Diane Murray at (phone) 919-365-6828 or (email) greekgirl76@bellsouth.net and paying online at (https://abundant.co/holytrinityraleigh/give) or mailing or dropping off your payment to:
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church,
5000 Lead Mine Road, Raleigh, NC 27612
When mailing a check, please indicate on the memo line: Christmas Card 2020, and include your name as you want it to appear on the Christmas Card. (Paper forms are available for this on the Pangari at the church entrance.)
The office hours are Monday-Friday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
Attention Sunday School Families!
A beautiful virtual Christmas Pageant is being organized and held on December 20th. Please be on the lookout for an email regarding the details about how our Sunday School children can participate. Thank you!
THIS THE WEEK AT HOLY TRINITY
Registrations to attend in-person are now required.
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 15
8TH SUNDAY OF LUKE
10:00 A.M. LITURGY
(BROADCAST BEGINS AT 9:45 A.M., DOXOLOGY AT 9:50 A.M.)
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 15
FALL GENERAL ASSEMBLY
12:30 p.m.
(JOIN BY ZOOM or Call in using information provided)
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 20
ENTRANCE OF THE THEOTOKOS
6:30 p.m.
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 22
9TH SUNDAY OF LUKE
10:00 A.M. LITURGY
(BROADCAST BEGINS AT 9:45 A.M., DOXOLOGY AT 9:50 A.M.)
Father Gregory Waynick will be providing the Liturgy while Father Paul is on vacation.
Have a blessed week!