Holy Trinity’s Mission Statement: To worship and glorify God, by promoting the teachings, of the Greek Orthodox Faith. To encourage all members' participation through our Greek culture, educational programs, community outreach and fundraising activities while serving God, our community and humanity
Per the directives from the Archdiocese and Metropolis all services in the parish are being done with only the priest and selected staff to help with the service. Doors will be locked and no one will be allowed in. Please watch services at www.holytrinitytoledo.com/live. No one will be allowed into the church complex unless given permission by the parish priest. That includes all church organizations and outside organizations. Furthermore, all aspects of the complex are included in this prohibition (the church proper, social halls, Church School areas, cultural centers, etc.). Please note that the parish priest will still perform necessary pastoral functions. However, he may be limited in visiting nursing homes, senior facilities, and even hospitals.
In order to help reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus, we have entered into a time in which we all must take extraordinary measures to do our part. We will notify you promptly as we adjust to this developing situation.
THIS WEEK’S ALTAR FLOWERS ARE SPONSORED BY: The Deleon & Cole Families in loving memory of Otis T. & Freda M. Hawkins
May Their Memory Be Eternal
THIS WEEK AT HOLY TRINITY On line services:
Sunday, April 5th -Hope and Joy Zoom Video Conferencing noon
Monday, April 6th -Great Compline 6:00 p.m.
-Parish Council 7:30 pm Zoom Video meeting
Wednesday, April 8th -Paraklesis 6pm
Saturday, April 11th -Saturday of Lazarus 9 am Orthros 10 am Divine Liturgy
-Zoom Coffee talk 7 pm
Sunday, April 5th - Night with God
Holy Week and Easter: Many are asking about Holy Week and Easter. As of today there is no change in how we will be conducting services, including Holy Week and Easter. We are waiting to hear from Federal, State, Local Government, and the Archdiocese with regards to any new directives. All new information will be forwarded immediately. We hope to hear something on Monday
HOLY TRINITY LENTEN EVENT Sponsored by Philoptochos has been postponed
Raftopoulos scholarship applications are available and are due by May 1st.
Philoptochos Scholarships available - Qualifying high school seniors can apply for a service scholarship. If interested, please email Stephanie Berardinelli at mrs.berardinelli0728@gmail.com. The deadline to apply is April 30th. Also if interested, Philoptochos Metropolis is offering the Florence G. Stefanou Memorial Scholarship of $1,000 to qualifying high school seniors OR undergraduate college students attending an accredited college, university, or trade school.
AHEPA/Daughters Scholarships – The local, District and National scholarships are now available for submission. The local scholarship can be accessed at www.toledo.buckeyedistrict11.org and has a due date of April 19. The District scholarship application is available at www.bsf.buckeyedistrict11.org and is due March 31. As a reminder, the District scholarship DOES NOT have a minimum GPA requirement. Please refer to www.ahepa.org for details on the National scholarship.
Daughters of Penelope and Philoptochos will be partnering to collect non-perishable food items for a new church pantry. These food items will be made available to our neighbors that are in need. For the next two weeks, we will focus on collecting jars of peanut butter and boxes of crackers in a well-marked container in the entryway hall of the Building. We would love for our entire church community to participate in donating these food items. Thank you!
ALTAR FLOWERS ARE NEEDED FOR May 31st. The cost is $50 for 2 beautiful vases. It’s a great way to show your support in honor or memory of someone and beautify our altar too! Call the Church office if you’re interested.
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and the Office of Ionian Village regretfully announce today the cancellation of all Ionian Village Summer 2020 programming due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic across the globe. This includes IV Next as well as both sessions of the Archdiocese’s annual summer camp in Greece.
On Tuesday, March 31, 2020, the Holy Eparchial Synod convened via teleconference, in order to be informed and to discuss significant matters that affect the Archdiocese of America, and unanimously decided the following.
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America announced today the postponement of the Apostolic Visit of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to the United States due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America held a Virtual Town Hall with the Metropolitans of the Eparchial Synod, the Bishops, and over 325 members of the National Clergy, organized by the Archdiocese Presbyters Council (APC), in order to discuss the magnitude of the Pandemic crisis and took questions from the clergy.
For the Life of the World presents a way of reaching out across social distancing at a time of global calamity – as our faithful are either self-isolated and quarantined (a term that literally refers to a period of forty days and reflects the church’s struggle during Great Lent) – in order to address the role of the Church at a time of spiritual crisis, challenge, and concern.