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 C. Kopan – Greg Cook – Debbie Morris
TRISAGION PRAYERS FOR: Frieda Sevastakis – 5 years May Her Memory Be Eternal
THIS WEEK’S ALTAR FLOWERS ARE SPONSORED BY: Mrs. Irene Kaufman in memory of all her deceased family members. May Their Memory Be Eternal
EPISTLE READERS ARE: English: Pam Martin Greek: Pete Kanios
PROSFORA OFFERED TODAY BY: The Sevastakis Family and Olympia Ntakos. Also, appreciation to Maria Melas who offered the Artoclasia for today’s service. Thank You and God Bless You
Today is Stewardship Sunday. If you have brought your stewardship card please place it in the basket in the narthex. If you are in need of one, please see a parish council member. All on line pledges or mailed in cards have been placed in the basket. Please join us after we pray over your commitment cards for lunch in the fellowship hall.
THIS WEEK AT HOLY TRINITY:
Tuesday, November 22nd: Advent Bible Study 7:30-8:30 via zoom
Wednesday, November 23rd: Bible Study 10 am No Evening class, Saint Katherine Vesperal Divine Liturgy 6pm, Adult Greek School 6pm, Young Adults 6 pm
Thursday-Friday: Office closed in observance of Thanksgiving.
SALE ALERT: 1 Cookbook and 1 Apron for $25. It makes a great gift for the holidays and it will be already packaged for you. (While supplies last.) If you are interested, please, see Faye, Pam, Sophie, or Barb.
Our Daughters of Penelope need your help. A nearby elementary school, Chase Stem Academy, had a fire in their boiler room. It burned up all the toys hidden in there that were collected, so far, for underprivileged kids' Christmas gifts. Please help us bring some joy! Donate toys or gifts for elementary school kids. If your last name begins with A - M please bring something for K through 4th grade. If your last name begins with N through Z, please bring in something for 5 through 8th grade. Leave your gifts in the community hall after liturgy - or anytime you are near church you can drop them off with a note: Chase donation. Any kind of donation is welcome. Thank you.
Attention parents! If your son age 8 to 18 is interested in serving in the Altar please visit www.holytrinitytoledo.com/altar-boys/ to register for the Altar. Father Larry will send out a schedule for the Altar boys.
Pantry Update: Inventory was completed on November 1st and the Pantry items most needed are: peanut butter, jelly, Ritz and saltine crackers, hamburger helper, mac n cheese, cereal, dish soap, bar soap, toilet paper, shampoo and deodorant. Please know that we are so very grateful to all of our parishioners who continue to make monetary and food donations. Thank you all!
Warm Hand to Warm Hearts: We have started our Classes on Knitting and Crocheting with those who want to learn how to Knit & Crochet and those that know how to Knit & Crochet. We will be meeting the last Tuesday of the month, in the Church Hall. Our next gathering will be November 30, 2021, at 7 p.m. Bring with you a size 8 or 9 pair of Knitting needles and size K or 6.50 Crochet hook. Yarn and directions will be provided. Come no matter whether you know how to or are advanced yarners. We will have a good time together helping one another.
ARE YOU CURRENT WITH YOUR STEWARDSHIP OBLIGATION? We have 6 weeks remaining in this year’s campaign. We need everyone’s participation to reach our stewardship goal for this year! Thank you to everyone who has paid and pledged.
Sunday Coffee Hours – As we begin to open, we are once again allowed to have Coffee hour. There are many Sundays available and it is a great way for your family, or a few families together, to offer fellowship and refreshments to our community. Please let Carole know which Sunday you would like to offer Coffee Hour.
ATTENTION PROSFORA BAKERS: ***PROSFORA NEEDED FOR THE MONTHS OF November & December. Please call Connie Mynihan at 419-250-4899 or email at cmynihan5@gmail.com
ALTAR FLOWERS ARE NEEDED FOR: April 3rd. 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- November 28th – Evangeline Sares 18 years; William Sares 20 years; December 5th – Stavroula Bekos – 40 days; Neocles Leontis – 1 year; John Matthews (Trisagion)-30 years
Christmas is right around the corner! Take a look at what the Greek Kitchen is offering for the Holidays.
Please click on the order form and order your Dolmathes for Christmas!
The 70th Anniversary date has changed! Please see the flyer for details.
The Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple
The Reading is from Luke 1:39-49, 56
In those days, Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a city of Judah, and she entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this granted me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold, when the voice of your greeting came to my ears, the babe in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord."
And Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed; for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name." And Mary remained with her about three months, and returned to her home.
Prokeimenon. Third Mode. Luke 1: 46-48.
My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.
Verse: For he has regarded the humility of his servant.
The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 9:1-7.
BRETHREN, the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly sanctuary. For a tent was prepared, the outer one, in which were the lampstand and the table and the bread of the Presence; it is called the Holy Place. Behind the second curtain stood a tent called the Holy of Holies, having the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold, which contained a golden urn holding the manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant; above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail. These preparations having thus been made, the priests go continually into the outer tent, performing their ritual duties; but into the second only the high priest goes, and he but once a year, and not without taking blood which he offers for himself and for the errors of the people.
The Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple
The Reading is from Luke 10:38-42, 11:27-28
At that time, Jesus entered a village; and a woman called Martha received him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving; and she went to him and said, "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve you alone? Tell her then to help me." But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things; one thing is needful. Mary has chosen the good portion, which shall not be taken away from her." As he said this, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, "Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts that you sucked!" But he said, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"
According to the tradition of the Church, the Theotokos was brought to the Temple at three years of age, where she was consecrated to God and spent her days until she was fourteen or fifteen years old; and then, as a mature maiden, by the common counsel of the priests (since her parents had reposed some three years before), she was betrothed to Joseph.