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:
Kathy Chaka – Gene Haberman – Dr. Dean Kopan
THIS WEEK’S MEMORIALS ARE FOR: Catherine Geanopulos – 40 Days
Alfreda Morris – 40 Days
James Veronie – 40 Days
May Their Memory Be Eternal
THIS WEEK’S ALTAR FLOWERS ARE SPONSORED BY: Tony & Marian Capranica in honor of their families April birthdays - Chadd & Phaedra Schwartz, Marian Capranica, and Christian Rongakis May God Continue to Bless Them Always.
PROSFORA OFFERED BY: The families of Catherine Geanopulos, Alfreda Morris, and James Veronie
EPISTLE READERS ARE: English: George Sarantou Greek: Tony Harwood
THIS WEEK’S COFFEE HOUR SPONSORED BY: The family of Catherine Geanopulos. May Her Memory Be Eternal Please join them for coffee, refreshments and fellowship after Church in our Community Center
CONDOLENCES to the family of Elizabeth Papps whose funeral was this past Wednesday. May Her Memory Be Eternal.
IN THE HOSPITAL THIS PAST WEEK: Richard Hartford (Flower Hospital) Perastika and a Speedy Recovery
ORATORICAL AFTER CHURCH TODAY – Today after church will be the oratorical festival in the AHEPA room. Anyone interested may come listen to the speeches. In the hall you will other projects the children made for this year’s festival.
THIS WEEK AT HOLY TRINITY:
Sunday, April 10th: Oratorical Festival after Church, Independence Day Parade 2pm
Monday, April 11th: Great Compline 6 pm, Philoptochos 6 pm and General meeting at 7 pm
Tuesday, April 12th: Parish Council Meeting via zoom, Great Compline 6 pm St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church Sterling heights MI reception to follow.
Wednesday April 13th: Morning Bible Study 10 am, Pre-sanctified Liturgy 6 pm, Pot-Luck and Lenten Discussion to follow Liturgy, Adult Greek School via zoom
Thursday, April 14th: Men’s ministry 6:30pm
Friday, April 15th: 6 pm Pre-sanctified Litrugy 6 pm, Young Adult Discussion and Fellowship to follow
Saturday, April 16th: Saturday of Lazarus Orthros 9 am Divine Liturgy 10 am No Children’s Greek School
Greek Kitchen’s ladies and gentlemen have been hard at work preparing items for Easter. Orders are due by Sunday April 10, 2022. Please see the flyer for more information.
Pastoral Visit of Archbishop Elpidophoros! The Archbishop will begin his visit of the Metropolis on April 10th at the Greek Independence Day Parade. Please let Father Larry know if you will be attending the parade. On Tuesday, April 12, 2022 His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros will be at St. John - Sterling Heights, MI for a Great Compline and a reception to follow. This is open to the faithful of the Metropolis. Please see the flyer for more information.
Daughters of Penelope and the Philoptochos invite all mothers to a day Mother’s Day Luncheon on April 30th! Tickets are available in the fellowhip hall today, April 3rd, April 10th, and April 17th. Please see the flyer for more information.
Daughters of Penelope Spring Bake Sale is just around the corner. Orders are due by Sunday April 10, 2022. Please see the flyer for more information. DOP is selling phyllo each Sunday after church until Palm Sunday, April 17. Phyllo is Two for $5.00.
Warm Hands to Warm Hearts are in need of yarn. We just completed making another 13 Blankets and are out of yarn. If you have yarn you will not use, we would love to have it. Just bring it to church or call Dorothy Yakumithis 419-867-0734 or Maria Petros 419-473-2387 and we will pick it up. Thank you for your help.
Philoptochos Service Scholarship Qualifying high school seniors who plan on attending an accredited college, university, or trade school, can apply for a service scholarship. If interested, please email Stephanie Berardinelli at mrs.berardinelli0728@gmail.com. The deadline to apply is May 1st.
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. For more information go to detroit.goarch.org, then Ministries, and click on Philoptochos Scholarship.
Notice to all high school seniors and college undergraduates:
The local, District and National scholarships are available for submission. The local AHEPA/Daughters scholarships use the same application to determine recipients. The application can be found at www.toledo.buckeyedistrict11.org. Due date is April 19, 2021.
The District scholarship application is now available online at www.bsf.buckeyedistrict11.org and will be due March 31, 2021. 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.
Hello Holy Trinity Parishioners. The Holy Trinity Pantry inventory has been completed, and we have a new and updated list of needs. At this time, our most needed items are: Canned meats/tuna, saltine and Ritz crackers, vegetable oil, pop tarts, spaghetti pasta, jelly, toilet paper, toothpaste, body wash, and shampoo. If you have never donated to the Pantry, please consider doing so. If you are a Pantry donor, we are so grateful to you. Thank you!
Attention 2022 High School Graduates: The Raftopoulos Scholarship applications are available. Please contact Carole. The deadline is Sunday, May 1, 2022.
Philoptochos News: Philoptochos is continuing to strive for all women of our parish to join this dynamic group that supports all the needs of our beloved Holy Trinity. Participation in our activities is flexible and accommodates women’s varying availability and time commitment. Stewardship is being accepted for continuing and new members for 2022. The amount of your stewardship to this organization is your choice, with the average membership steward giving $50. We are obligated to the first $21 to our National and Metropolis Philoptochos, and the remainder of your donation stays here at our parish and supports our projects in our local community. Payment can be forwarded to Maria Kopan, Membership, and can also be made through PayPal at ToledoPhiloptochos@gmail.com
MDSC Camper Registration and Staff Application Now Open! Don’t miss this opportunity to give your kids the gift of camp! We are celebrating our 70th season and look forward to welcoming campers and staff from our Metropolis for a fun, memorable, and safe experience steeped in our Orthodox faith. Please visit www.gomdsc.org. For more information, contact us at gomdsc@gmail.com or 248-909-6372
2022 Stewardship Campaign is well underway. Have you submitted your pledge card? If not please do so. We want to include everyone in the Stewardship listing in the Echo. Thank you to all of you who have submitted.
Sunday Coffee Hours –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 April and May. Please call Connie Mynihan at 419-250-4899 or email at cmynihan5@gmail.com
ALTAR FLOWERS ARE NEEDED FOR: October 2nd 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.
On April 12th at 7:00 pm, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America will co-host a dialogue between George Kordis, internationally acclaimed iconographer, Michael Ossorgin, Ph.D. of Fordham University, a Dostoyevsky scholar, and Peter Bouteneff, Ph.D., of St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary at the Sheen Center for Thought and Culture.
The Archdiocesan School of Byzantine Music is delighted to announce the expansion of its program with the addition of Summer Term 2022. Registration is open now until April 25th. Classes for the Summer Term begin the week of May 6 and end the week of July 18.
This week, find insights about the upcoming Gospel reading where Apostle Mark talks about Jesus preparing His disciples for His Crucifixion and Resurrection. What did the apostles initially believe that Christ, the Messiah, came into the world to accomplish? And what did Jesus actually mean when He asked them, “Are you able to drink the cup that I drink?”
Dr. Gayle E. Woloschak: Professor | Associate Dean |
Researcher
Today, April 5, 2022, His Eminence Arcbhishop Elpidophoros offered the invocation at the Investitures of Madeline Singas, Anthony Cannataro, and Shirley Troutman as Associate Judges of the New York State Court of Appeals. Judge Singas, who previously served as the District Attorney of Nassau County, is the first Greek-American to serve on the state's highest court.
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America invites you to attend a Byzantine Music Lenten Concert "The Book of Revelation" which will take place at the St. John the Theologian Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Tenafly, New Jersey.
On Sunday of the Holy Cross, April 3, 2022, His Grace Bishop Athenagoras of Nazianzos presided over the Contrition Vespers at Zoodohos Peghe Church in Bronx, New York, representing His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America.
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America is pleased to announce a gift to Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology by Mr. Michael Huffington.