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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:

Harry D. Proestos – Frank Reder – George Sares – Paul Sieben

THIS WEEK’S ALTAR FLOWERS ARE SPONSORED BY: Bekos and Conglis children in loving memory of their mother Stavroula Bekos upon her 9-month memorial May Her Memory Be Eternal

THIS WEEK’S EPISTLE READERS ARE: English: Soteria Houlles Greek: Pete Kanios

THIS WEEK’S COFFEE HOUR IS SPONSORED ANONYMOUSLY. Please come for coffee, refreshments, and fellowship after Church today in our Community Center.

The Prosfora, the Eucharistic Bread, prepared on behalf of the worshipping faithful was offered today by Connie Mynihan. Thank you and God Bless You.

IN THE HOSPITAL THIS PAST WEEK: Jessica Adams (Perrysburg Mercy Health) Perastika and a Speedy Recovery

THIS WEEK AT HOLY TRINITY:

Monday, July 12^th: Baklava Workshop 9 am. Hellenic Dance Company practice: 6:00-6:30 p.m.-Ellinopedia (approximate ages 18 month to 7), 6:30-7:00 p.m.-Asteria (approximate age 7-10), 7:00-8:00 p.m.-Olympians (approximate age 10-12), 8:00-9:30 p.m.-Hellenic Dancers (approximate age 13 +)

Tuesday, July 13^th: Baklava Workshop 9 am

Father Larry will be at the camp this week.

NEW Holy Trinity Pantry needed items: Saltine crackers, Shelf-stable milk, canned tuna, canned chicken, shampoo, body wash, vegetable oil. Our pantry accepts all nonperishable food and hygiene items. We also gratefully accept money donations, and we can do the shopping for you! Thank you to all parishioners who support this church ministry!

The YAH Lancaster, PA trip has been cancelled. Information regarding the Cape Cod/Martha's Vineyard trip for June, 2023 will be forthcoming in the next couple months. Thank you.

Warm Hands to Warm Hearts Attention all Knitter’s & Crocheter’s, we would like everyone who is working on this project to come to a Get Together Luncheon, on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, at 1 PM, at the Charlie’s Restaurant, on Dussel Drive, (1631 Tollgate Rd, Maumee, Ohio 43537, on the North side of the road just west of Reynolds Road). We would like to just get together and discuss what we have done so far. Spouses are welcome to come. For questions contact Dorothy Yakumithis 419-867-0734, or Maria Petros at 419-473-2387.We still need yarn so keep looking at garage sales and rummage sales. Any kind of yarn and any color. If you don’t knit or crochet and would like to donate some, we sure would appreciate it. Just drop it off at church.

Terry Timmons: As we know Terry had surgery on his shoulder. We are asking that everyone please do their part in make sure that all items are cleaned up and put in the trash after coffee hour and events. It is imperative that we all will pitch in.

Ypsilanti 118 Memorial Golf Outing – Save the Date – This year’s Ypsilanti 118 Memorial Golf Outing will be Saturday September 24 at Heather Downs Country Club honoring Andy Dionyssiou. This will be a four-man scramble with a shotgun start at 1:30. Cost is $90.00 per person for golf and dinner or $35.00 for dinner only. Dinner is chicken and ribs. For complete details and to register or sponsor please visit www.ypsigolfmemorial.com.

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

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 July and August. Please call Connie Mynihan at 419-250-4899 or email at cmynihan5@gmail.com

ALTAR FLOWERS ARE NEEDED FOR: December 4^th and 11th 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 MEMORIALS: July 24th Sophie Paterakis (Trisagion) 6 months-August 7 – Nick Karas (trisagion) 19 years; August 28 – George Dedes – 1 year

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Festival Workshop Schedule 2022

Holy Trinity we need your help getting ready for the Greek Festival! Please see this year's Festival workshop schedule.

50th Festival T-Shirt Contest

The Greek Festival is back! This year we are celebrating our 50th and we would love your participation. Please see the flyer with more details about the T-Shirt contest.

Ukraine Relief Fund

Together, the Archdiocese and IOCC aim to raise $1 million for both immediate and long-term support of the Ukrainian people. Please click on the flyer for more information.

Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Third Mode

Let the Heavens rejoice; let earthly things be glad; for the Lord hath wrought might with His arm, He hath trampled upon death by death. The first-born of the dead hath He become. From the belly of Hades hath He delivered us, and hath granted great mercy to the world.

Apolytikion of the Church in the Plagal Fourth Mode

Blessed are You, O Christ our God, who made fisherman all-wise, by sending down upon them the Holy Spirit, and through them, drawing all the world into Your net. O Loving One, glory be to You.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Second Mode

O Protection of Christians that cannot be put to shame, mediation unto the creator most constant: O despise not the voices of those who have sinned; but be quick, O good one, to come unto our aid, who in faith cry unto thee: Hasten to intercession and speed thou to make supplication, O thou who dost ever protect, O Theotokos, them that honor thee.

Gospel and Epistle Readings

Matins Gospel Reading

Fourth Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from Luke 24:1-12

On the first day of the week, at early dawn, the women went to the tomb, taking the spices which they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in they did not find the body. While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel; and as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, "Why do you seek the living among the dead? Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, that the Son of man must be delivered in to the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise." And they remembered his words, and returning from the tomb they told all this to the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who told this to the apostles; but these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them.

But Peter rose and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves; and he went home wondering at what had happened.

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Third Mode. Psalm 46.6,1.
Sing praises to our God, sing praises.
Verse: Clap your hands, all you nations.

The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 6:18-23.

Brethren, having been set free from sin, you have become slaves of righteousness. I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations. For just as you once yielded your members to impurity and to greater and greater iniquity, so now yield your members to righteousness for sanctification.

When you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. But then what return did you get from the things of which you are now ashamed? The end of those things is death. But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the return you get is sanctification and its end, eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Gospel Reading

4th Sunday of Matthew
The Reading is from Matthew 8:5-13

At that time, as Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, beseeching him and saying, "Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, in terrible distress." And he said to him, "I will come and heal him." But the centurion answered him, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I am a man under authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to one, 'Go,' and he goes, and to another, 'Come,' and he comes, and to my slave, 'Do this,' and he does it." When Jesus heard him, he marveled, and said to those who followed him, "Truly, I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such faith. I tell you, many will come from east and west and sit at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, while the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness; there men will weep and gnash their teeth." And to the centurion Jesus said, "Go; be it done for you as you have believed." And the servant was healed at that very moment.

Saints and Feasts

July 10

4th Sunday of Matthew

Wisdom of the Fathers

Let us hearken, as many as are to receive Christ: for it is possible to receive Him even now. Let us hearken, and emulate, and receive Him with as great zeal; for indeed, when you receive a poor man who is hungry and naked, you have received and cherished Him.

St. John Chrysostom

Homily 26 on Matthew 8, 4th Century

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