Sunday Services Orthros 9:00 AM Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM Church School Following Holy Communion Week Day Divine Liturgy Orthros 9:00 AM Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM Evening Services Consult Echo Calendar or Weekly Bulletin for times.
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
PARISH COUNCIL MEMBERS USHERING TODAY
Dr. Dean Kopan Debbie Morris
THIS WEEK’S ALTAR FLOWERS ARE SPONSORED BY: The Chengges & Cleveland families in loving memory of their mother Helen upon her 10 year memorial. May Her Memory Be Eternal
CONDOLENCES to the Family of Susie Doukides. Her funeral was yesterday.
May Her Memory Be Eternal
THIS WEEK AT HOLY TRINITY All meetings are On line:
Monday, January 11th-Philoptochos Board Meeting 7pm
Wednesday, January 13th- Morning Bible Study 10 am Evening Bible Study 7 pm
Adult Greek School
Thursday, January 14th- Men’s Group 7 pm
Friday, January 15th-Paraklesis 7 pm
Saturday, January 16th-Children’s Greeks School first group begins 9 am
SUNDAY SCHOOL SUNDAY IS TODAY! Parents, please stay after Church with your kids for a short Sunday School lesson.
Vasilopita 2021: One of the most beloved traditions at Holy Trinity Cathedral is the annual Philoptochos Vasilopita Luncheon benefiting St. Basil’s Academy. This year, as with all things COVID, we are unable to hold this very special event. However, St. Basil’s Academy still needs our support. That is why on Sunday, January 17th we will be doing one of the most special parts of the dinner, the cutting of the Annual Vasilopita, in Church.
HAVE YOU PAID YOUR 2020 STEWARDSHIP PLEDGE IN FULL?... If you haven’t paid – Please do. Thank you to everyone who has paid.. We appreciate it!
PHYLLO FOR SALE – 2 for $5.00 – Call the Church Office
SPANAKOPITA AND DOLMATHES AVAILABLE: Spanakopita $20 - Dolmathes $12 Call Connie Mynihan 419-250-4899 or the Church office if you’re interested.
Pantry Update: Holy Trinity Pantry continues to serve many of our neighbors who are in need. The Pantry Committee has found that due to the quick turnover in pantry supplies, the most timely way to update our needs to our donating parishioners is through the Weekly Bulletin. Please watch the Bulletin if you are considering donating. At this time, our greatest needs are: Saltine and Ritz crackers, canned chicken, meat pasta sauce, toilet paper, paper towels, canned fruit or fruit cups, individual deodorant, gloves/mittens, hats. As always, we welcome all nonperishable food donations. Thank you!
Phase 2: Please remember that we have entered into phase 2 of reopening. Phase 2 means that we are allowed to have more people in Church. The number has increased to 60 people. All of the other restrictions and directives contain to be in use. Please see the revised protocol for more information.
Reminder and Thank you! We would like to thank everyone for your patience as we continue to open up our beloved Cathedral. We thank you for doing your best to follow the rules that we have been asked to put into place. We would also like to remind you to please keep your mask on even after you find your seat. The only time you may take off your mask is when you receive communion.
ATTENTION PROSFORA BAKERS: ***PROSFORA NEEDED FOR THE MONTHS OF January & February. Please call Connie Mynihan at 419-250-4899 or email at cmynihan5@gmail.com
ALTAR FLOWERS ARE NEEDED FOR : May 23rd & 30th 2021. 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.
UP-COMING MEMORIAL SERVICES: January 17th – Georgia Petros – 6 years; Demetra Petros – 8 years; Konstantine Petros, Jr. - 3 years; Konstantine Petros – 53 years
May Their Memory Be Eternal
One of the most beloved traditions at Holy Trinity Cathedral is the annual Philoptochos Vasilopita Luncheon benefiting St. Basil’s Academy. This year, as with all things COVID, we are unable to hold this very special event. However, St. Basil’s Academy still needs our support. That is why on Sunday, January 17th we will be doing one of the most special parts of the dinner, the cutting of the Annual Vasilopita, in Church.
Update for Covid-19 Procedures
Ninth Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from John 20:19-31
On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them: "Peace be with you." When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you." And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them: "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained."
Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him: "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them: "Unless I see in his hands the print of the nails, and place my finger in the mark of the nails, and place my hand in his side, I will not believe."
Eight days later, his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. The doors were shut, but Jesus came and stood among them, and said: "Peace be with you." Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side; do not be faithless, but believing." Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said to him, "Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe."
Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name.
Prokeimenon. First Mode. Psalm 32.22,1.
Let your mercy, O Lord, be upon us.
Verse: Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous.
The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 4:7-13.
BRETHREN, grace was given to each of us according to the measure of Christ's gift. Therefore it is said, "When he ascended on high he led a host of captives, and he gave gifts to men." (in saying, "He ascended," what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower parts of the earth? He who descended is he who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.) And his gifts were that some should be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.
Sunday after Epiphany
The Reading is from Matthew 4:12-17
At that time, when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee; and leaving Nazareth he went and dwelt in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: "The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, toward the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles, the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death light has dawned." From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
Saint Gregory, the younger brother of Basil the Great, illustrious in speech and a zealot for the Orthodox Faith, was born in 331. His brother Basil was encouraged by their elder sister Macrina to prefer the service of God to a secular career (see July 19); Saint Gregory was moved in a similar way by his godly mother Emily, who, when Gregory was still a young man, implored him to attend a service in honor of the holy Forty Martyrs at her retreat at Annesi on the River Iris. Saint Gregory came at his mother's bidding, but being wearied with the journey, and feeling little zeal, he fell asleep during the service. The Forty Martyrs then appeared to him in a dream, threatening him and reproaching him for his slothfulness. After this he repented and became very diligent in the service of God.
Gregory became bishop in 372, and because of his Orthodoxy he was exiled in 374 by Valens, who was of one mind with the Arians. After the death of Valens in 378, Gregory was recalled to his throne by the Emperor Gratian. He attended the Local Council of Antioch, which sent him to visit the churches of Arabia and Palestine, which had been defiled and ravaged by Arianism. He attended the Second Ecumenical Council, which was assembled in Constantinople in 381. Having lived some sixty years and left behind many remarkable writings, he reposed about the year 395. The acts of the Seventh Ecumenical Council call him 'Father of Fathers."
The Liturgical Guide Book published by the National Forum of Greek Orthodox Church Musicians identifies the hymns that are sung, especially noting changes, in the Divine Liturgy on Sunday and other select feasts for the ecclesiastical year. It also includes a bibliography of liturgical music, recordings, and other music resources. This resource is very useful for chanters, choirs, and parish offices.