HOLY TRINITY GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
RALEIGH, NC
SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2023
Sunday of The Holy Cross
ORTHROS 8:30 a.m. – DIVINE LITURGY 10:00 a.m.
Broadcasting begins at 8:25 a.m.
Altar Boy Team on Duty: St Nicholas the Wonderworker
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.
Please join us tonight at 6pm for Presanctified Liturgy, a Lenten Meal by Philoptochos, and our 3rd Lenten Lecture with Father Gregory Waynick
Father Paul will be conducting the 3rd Presanctified Liturgy tonight at 6pm, followed by a Philoptochos sponsored Lenten meal in the Fellowship Hall with guest speaker Father Gregory Waynick speaking on "Quieting Distraction" in our daily lives.
We look forward to seeing many in attendance and grateful to our Ladies Philoptochos for providing our meal.
3rd Salutation to the Theotokos
Join us this Friday, March 17 at 6:30pm in order to be strengthened by the intercessions of Panagia and for protection from the demons’ darts.
His Grace Bishop Sebastian to Visit During Holy Week
How honored we are to have another Pastoral Visit from His Grace Bishop Sebastian
on Holy Tuesday, April 11.
This is the night of the Bridegroom service with the hauntingly beautiful hymn of Kassiane.
Polla ta eti Your Grace (Many Years)
Lenten Lecture Series #4 – Tues, March 21 Zoom call
Speaker: Father Anthony Salzman
Subject: "Image & Likeness"
Father Anthony Salzman graduated from Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology Summa Cum Laude in 1989. He spent the next 6 years studying the Art of Byzantine Iconography under Master Iconographer Kosta Photiadeis in Thessaloniki, Greece. Also during that period he followed the Byzantine Art History Program at the Aristotelian University for three years.
He will be holding a workshop in Salem, SC in August of 2023 at the Diakonia Retreat Center as part of The Liturgical Arts Academy, sponsored by the OCAA Orthodox Christina Academy of Arts.
The Zoom link for the session will be sent out by Father Paul in a separate email closer to the date of the session.
Lent and Holy Week Flower Sponsorship
If you are interested in providing a donation for Easter flowers,
please visit or call the church office for details.
Almsgiving Baskets for St John the Merciful
Almsgiving is a fancy word for loving our neighbor. It provides for others who are poor and in need of our help. Let’s join Angels, Hope and Joy & STJM in this Lenten journey and help create an Almsgiving basket for Saint John the Merciful family. If you would like to sponsor a basket please see the sign up link below.
We ask that all completed baskets be dropped off at the church (a table will be set up in the fellowship hall)
by Tuesday, March 21st.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0e4ca8a929a7fb6-ahjand1#/
If you have any questions feel free to reach out to Francesca (fip3832@gmail.com), Anna(annakouba@yahoo.com) or Deacon(deacongavrilo@gmail.com).
Great Vespers of Annunciation – Friday, March 24 at 6pm
Please join us at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church (435 Keating Dr, Winston Salem, NC)
on Friday, March 24th at 6pm to celebrate Great Vespers of Annunciation to the Theotokos.
Oratorical Festival – Saturday, March 25
The local St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival will be held on Saturday March 25th at 1pm in the Church Sanctuary. We encourage all students in 7th through 12th grade to participate. The list of topics has been distributed through the Sunday School classrooms. If you have questions please contact Shae at shaejn@yahoo.com
AHEPA Sponsoring Greek Independence Day – March 26
Dear Holy Trinity Community, Greek Independence Day, March 25th is fast approaching. AHEPA will be celebrating this day on Sunday, March 26th after church. In remembrance of this day, AHEPA will have a new program by our Greek School. In addition, we will be serving a Lenten luncheon. The adult lunch will include: the main course of broiled fish, Greek style green beans, a salad, rolls, a dessert, and coffee/tea/water. The advance adult ticket’s purchased (3/05 through 3/19) will be reduced by 20%, $20.00 each ($25.00 for the day of the event).
The kid’s lunch will have fish-sticks, fries, a salad, rolls, a dessert, and coffee/tea/water. The advance kid’s ticket (12 and under) will be $6.00 each ($8.00 for the day of the event). PLEASE help us out and purchase your tickets early. We need to estimate how many meals to prepare. In advance of your support, AHEPA wants to say “Thank You” for helping us in honoring our Greek heritage.
Holy Trinity Scholarships Application Deadline
The deadline for applications for the 2023 Holy Trinity Scholarships is March 26. Completed applications and letters of recommendation can be sent to htralscholarship@gmail.com or delivered to the church office. The application for this year is available on holytrinityraleigh.org under the Resources tab. Scholarships sponsored by our parish families are available for High School Seniors, College and Graduate students.
Best wishes to all our students!
Christians Caring for Creation Ministry
The website for the plant sale to benefit our church is now open:
You can order online at
htgoc-ccc.square.site
The last day to order plants is Saturday, April 22nd.
Sunday, April 23 in the Multipurpose Room (12:15-1:00pm):
The Pharmacy from God, Herb Workshop, and the last day to order plants
Saturday, April 29 (10am-2pm) Plant pickup
Sunday, April 30 Pick up remaining plants immediately after Divine Liturgy
Philoptochos News
Beautiful Philoptochos sisters and supporters,
Please see a few of the many opportunities you have to be involved. We welcome your participation on the level that works best for you. Come join us!
Special tray Sunday March 19
Hellenic College/Holy Cross School of Theology
Please consider making a contribution as you leave Liturgy. Your Philoptochos sisters will be holding baskets in the back. All proceeds will go direct to the operation expenses of the school. Thank you in advance.
Sunday March 19 - Twelve noon in the church
General membership meeting- all women of our parish eighteen and above are invited.
We will have a special speaker from Meals on Wheels of Wake county. This organization provides meals to homebound residents that otherwise may not have any access to food. Come hear how we may make a difference. Following our speaker we will have a brief and important meeting. This is your opportunity to be part of our decision making. Please join us.
A huge thanks to Chairs Diane and Estelle for organizing the wonderful Lenten meal following our Pre-Sanctified Liturgy tonight! Thanks to all of you for participating by providing your favorite Lenten dishes to share with our parish. Thank you, Father Waynick, for sharing your wisdom and faith through your words.
Tsoureki available for purchase on Saturday April 8 during Communion Breakfast and Sunday April 9 following Liturgy. We have forty loaves, therefore, purchase while they last. Thanks to our very own baker, Julie Theocles.
A Few of our important dates:
March 18, 2023 Metropolis Philoptochos virtual Spiritual Retreat
***March 19, 2023 General Meeting to include Meals on Wheels speaker and nominations
April 8, 2023 Communion Breakfast / Folding Palms following Liturgy
April 14, 2023 Easter Egg Wrapping
April 23, 2023 General Meeting
May 21, 2023 General meeting to include Board Election
End of year party-location to be announced
More announcements to follow! #philostrong. #ArmyofAgape
We look forward to seeing you,
Lekita
St Anthony’s Group
On Saturday, March 18th: The St. Anthony’s Group will be hosting a cross-generational round table discussion. This discussion is intended to share experiences/routines and understanding with each generation to continue healthy fellowship. The whole community is invited.
A Lenten Lunch will be provided.
If you are interested in attending April 29th’s musical “All Shook Up” at 2pm in the Temple Theater (Sanford, NC) “All Shook Up!” at 2pm. Please contact toulacapetanos@yahoo.com or 919-810-2903 no later than prior to March 27th for more information.
The group rate is $27 per person.
On Tuesday, April 4th at 12:30pm in Parish Hall - Spaghetti Luncheon at 12:30pm.
The whole community is invited.
On Saturday, April 8th at 1:30pm in Parish Hall – Chair exercises.
On Friday, April 21st at 7:00pm, there is a Jazz Trio concert at Meredith College’s
Carswell Auditorium – Free admission.
Please contact Toula by April 18th if you are interested in attending.
On Saturday, April 29th: Temple Theater’s (Sanford, NC) “All Shook Up!” at 2pm.
If interested, please contact toulacapetanos@yahoo.com or 919-810-2903 prior to March 27th for more information.
American Red Cross Blood Drive -May 6
SAVE THE DATE: Holy Trinity will be hosting a blood drive on Saturday, May 6th from 10:00am-2:30pm. You can sign up to be a donor by visiting redcrossblood.org or by calling
1-800-RED-CROSS. Use sponsor code HTGO. For questions, assistance with sign up
or to volunteer, please contact Zoe Pusic at zpusic@yahoo.com
or 646-591-5132. Thank you for helping us save lives!
Readers at Agape Vespers
Anyone who would like to read the assigned Gospel Lesson from St. John in a foreign language at the 11am Agape Vespers on Pascha Sunday, April 16, please contact Fr. Paul by email at htraleighfr@gmail.com. Kalo Pascha!
Save the Date! Orthodox Parenting Retreat
with Dr. Philip Mamalakis on June 2-3
We're thrilled to announce that Dr. Philip Mamalakis, author of
Parenting toward the Kingdom: Orthodox Christian Principles of Child-Rearing,
will be visiting us for a parenting retreat Friday, June 2, and Saturday, June 3.
Friday evening, Dr. Mamalakis will provide a seminar to both moms and dads. Childcare will be provided. Saturday, mothers will gather after the Saturday of Souls service for lunch and an afternoon focused on our unique role.
More details to follow in the coming weeks. You can find Dr. Mamalakis' book at
Ancient Faith, Amazon, and soon the Holy Trinity bookstore. We hope to see you there!
2023 Stewardship Campaign Update
Happy New Year! Now that we are full swing into the 2023 Stewardship Campaign,
we want to give one last update on the final numbers from our 2022 stewardship campaign,
for those of you who may not have seen them. We are thrilled to report, and incredibly grateful to each one of you for our record-breaking dollars raised last year.
2022 Stewardship Campaign Final Numbers
All Stewardship Dollars Collected: $611,716 (11.8% increase from 2021)
Only Pledge Dollars Collected: $462,725 (33% increase from 2021)
Number of Giving Families: 361 (1.4% increase from 2021)
Please Note: Budgeted expenses required to run the church per day: $1,740
We are grateful for the steady generosity of those of you who have participated to date.
Below is the status of our 2023 campaign progress as of January 31, 2023.
Stewardship Pledges received: $310,316
Pledges/Unpledged collected in December of 2022 & January 2023: $ 85,816
Budget for 2023: $ 638,518
Please continue to be good stewards of Holy Trinity, and if you have not already done so,
submit your Stewardship Commitment Cards via one of the easy methods listed below. It’s also very important, if you are a long-standing or new member of our community, to provide your ministry/volunteer interests, so we can reach out and get everyone involved and track the
participation success of our ministries overall.
ONLINE. Visit our church stewardship ministry page
https://www.holytrinityraleigh.org/community/parish-ministries/stewardship-ministry/ and on the right side of our page you will see a link to complete your Stewardship Commitment Card.
After submitting your Card via the link, you can set up your payment schedule via the church’s
online giving portal, Abundant Giving, (https://abundant.co/holytrinityraleigh/give).
STEWARDSHIP DROP BOX. You can also turn in your form or pledge payment/donation, via the wooden drop box located on the credenza in the Narthex, as it is checked regularly.
MAIL. You can still mail your completed Stewardship Commitment Card to the church office.
EMAIL. You can scan and email it to the church office at htraleighoffice@gmail.com as well.
Contact Angela Georgallis at 919-339-3169 or acgeorgallis@gmail.com
regarding all stewardship questions or concerns.
THANK YOU!!!
UPCOMING SERVICES
FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 2023
3rd SALUTATION TO THE THEOTOKOS
6:30 P.M.
(LIVE BROADCAST BEGINS AT 6:25 P.M.)
SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2023
SUNDAY OF THE HOLY CROSS
ORTHROS 8:30 A.M.
DIVINE LITURGY 10:00 A.M.
(LIVE BROADCAST BEGINS AT 8:25 A.M.)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 2023
4th PRESANCTIFIED LITURGY
6:00 P.M.
(LIVE BROADCAST BEGINS AT 5:55 P.M.)
SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 2023
ANNUNCIATION OF THE THEOTOKOS
ORTHROS 9:00 A.M.
(LIVE BROADCAST BEGINS AT 8:55 A.M.)
SUNDAY, MARCH 26, 2023
SUNDAY OF ST JOHN CLIMACUS
ORTHROS 8:30 A.M.
DIVINE LITURGY 10:00 A.M.
(LIVE BROADCAST BEGINS AT 8:25 A.M.)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 2023
5th PRESANCTIFIED LITURGY
6:00 P.M.
(LIVE BROADCAST BEGINS AT 5:55 P.M.)
FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 2023
AKATHIST TO THE VIRGIN MARY
6:30 P.M.
(LIVE BROADCAST BEGINS AT 6:25 P.M.)
