November 12
Holy Trinity Cathedral
Publish Date: 2023-11-12
Bulletin Contents
Parish News
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Hymns of the Day
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Saints and Feasts
Wisdom of the Fathers
Holy Trinity Cathedral
General Information
- Phone:
- (419) 243-9189
- Fax:
- (419) 243-3799
- Email:
- holytrinitytoledo@gmail.com
- Street Address:
- 740 Superior Street
- Toledo, OH 43604
- Mailing Address:
- 740 Superior Street
- Toledo, OH 43604
Contact Information
Services Schedule
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.
Past Bulletins
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- 2023-11-05
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- 2023-10-29
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- 2023-10-22
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- 2023-10-15
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- 2023-10-08
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- 2023-10-01
Parish News
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:
Pete Papadimos - Steve Papadimos - Kypros Proestos - Frank Reder
THIS WEEK’S ALTAR FLOWERS ARE SPONSORED BY: Nick Giantsos in loving memory of his wife Celeste. May Her Memory Be Eternal.
THIS WEEK’S EPISTLE READERS ARE: Greek: Bill Plomaritis. English: Soteria Houlles
In the Hospital this Week: George Veronie (St. Annes) Perastika and a Speedy Recovery.
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 Veronie Community Hall.
THIS WEEK AT HOLY TRINITY:
Sunday, November 12th: Greek Kitchen 9 am
Monday, November 13th: Greek Kitchen 9 am, Philoptochos Board 6 pm and General at 7:15
Tuesday, November 14th: Greek Kitchen 9 am (If needed) Bible Study 10 am
Wednesday, November 15th: Nativity Fast Begins, Bible Study 7 pm
Thursday, November 16th: Young at Heart 6 pm
Friday, November 17th: Paraklesis 7 pm
November 19 will be Our Annual Madonna Homes Thanksgiving dinner; it will be our 1st since Covid -19. We welcome volunteers to join us by 5:00, we plan to serve dinner at 6:00. Please let Kelly Yakumithis, Pam Martin or Terry Irmen know if you are interested in working. We are happy to accept donations to help with the expense of this project. Monetary donations are greatly appreciated since groceries are so expensive.
HOLY TRINITY GREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL 2ND ANNUAL COMMUNITY CHILI COOKOFF NOVEMBER 19th!!! This year’s cookoff will also be a pep rally. There are three prizes, 1st Place - $50 gift card for Georgio's Grill, 2nd Place- $25 gift card for Bar 145, 3rd Place – TBD. Please bring canned goods for our food pantry. There will be a table for OSU and U of M! See the flyer for more details.
Thank you all for your generosity and kindness! Community Christmas Card: Our GOYANS will be offering the community Christmas card this year. The kids will be at a table in the Hall. Please see them in order to participate in this year’s Christmas Card!
Holy Trinity Pantry Ministry Update: Government subsidizing of Food Banks and Food assistance has decreased, and the need for assistance and food for those in-need has increased. Please consider donating to our Pantry this month. The items that are most needed are: Jelly, Mac n cheese, tuna or other canned meat, saltine crackers. Thank you for your generous donations!
Attention: Warm Hands to Warm participants, our November meeting will take place on Tuesday, November 28th, 2023 at 1:00 PM in the Veronie Community Hall in the AHEPA Room. Remember, rectangles for Lap Blankets should measure 7x9 inches, any color, design, or yarn type. It takes 25 rectangles for each blanket. Please continue to donate yarn as we are always in need. All are welcome. We have a job for you! For questions or more information, contact Elena Perry at 419-265-6275 or Maria Petros at 419-473-2387."
STEWARDSHIP UPDATE: We are in the 11th month of our 2023 Stewardship Campaign and fast approaching the last quarter. Are you current with your pledge?...If you are…we thank you!..If you aren’t. Please catch up. We need everyone’s support to make this a successful campaign!
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 November and December. Please call Connie Mynihan at 419-250-4899 or email at cmynihan5@gmail.com
ALTAR FLOWERS ARE NEEDED FOR March 3 & 10 2024 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.
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Thanksgiving Dinner
November 19 will be Our Annual Madonna Homes Thanksgiving dinner; it will be our 1st since Covid -19. See Flyer for details
Chili Cookoff
HOLY TRINITY GREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL 2ND ANNUAL COMMUNITY CHILI COOKOFF NOVEMBER 19th!!! This year’s cookoff will also be a pep rally. There are three prizes, 1st Place - $50 gift card for Georgio's Grill, 2nd Place- $25 gift card for Bar 145, 3rd Place – TBD. Please bring canned goods for our food pantry. There will be a table for OSU and U of M! See the flyer for more details.
Greek Kitchen Fall Order Form
Click on the order form and get your order in for the Holidays!
Hymns of the Day
Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Plagal Second Mode
Angelic powers were above Thy tomb, and they that guarded Thee became as dead. And Mary stood by the grave seeking Thine immaculate Body. Thou hast despoiled Hades and wast not tried thereby. Thou didst meet the Virgin and didst grant us life. O Thou Who didst arise from the dead, Lord, glory be to Thee.
Apolytikion for John the Merciful in the Plagal Fourth Mode
In thy patience thou hast won thy reward, O righteous Father. Thou didst persevere unceasingly in prayer; thou didst love the poor, and didst provide for them in all things. Wherefore, intercede with Christ our God, O blessed John the Almsgiver, that our souls be saved.
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 Fourth Mode
Today, the most pure temple of the Savior, the precious bridal chamber and Virgin, the sacred treasure of God, enters the house of the Lord, bringing the grace of the Divine Spirit. The Angels of God praise her. She is the heavenly tabernacle.
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Matins Gospel Reading
First Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from Matthew 28:16-20
At that time, the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw Him they worshiped Him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age. Amen."
Epistle Reading
Prokeimenon. Grave Mode. Psalm 115.5,3 (116.15,12).
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
Verse: What shall I render to the Lord for all that he has given me?
The reading is from St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 9:6-11.
Brethren, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must do as he has made up his mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that you may always have enough of everything and may provide in abundance for every good work. As it is written, "He scatters abroad, he gives to the poor; his righteousness endures for ever." He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your resources and increase the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every way for great generosity, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God.
Gospel Reading
8th Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 10:25-37
At that time, a lawyer stood up to put Jesus to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" He said to him, "What is written in the law? How do you read?" And he answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself." And he said to him, "You have answered right; do this, and you will live."
But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" Jesus replied, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was; and when he saw him, he had compassion, and went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; then he set him on his own beast and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, 'Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.' Which of these three, do you think, proved neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?" He said, "The one who showed mercy on him." And Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."
Saints and Feasts
November 12
John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria
Saint John was born in 555 on the island of Cyprus in the city of Amathus; his father, Epiphanius, was a ruler of Cyprus. The Saint was consecrated Archbishop of Alexandria in 608. A man of exemplary uprightness, in his zeal for Orthodoxy he strove mightily to fight the many heresies among the Christians in Egypt; but above all, he was famous for his singular generosity, humility, and sympathy towards all, especially the poor. His mercy was so great that the report of it reached the Persian invaders of Jerusalem, who desired to see him because of it. Saint John reposed in 619, at the age of sixty-four.
November 12
Nilus the Ascetic of Sinai
Saint Nilus, who had Constantinople as his homeland, was a disciple of Saint John Chrysostom. He had formerly been an eparch of the city, then became an ascetic on Mount Sinai. He wrote epistles and various ascetical works, and reposed about 451.
November 12
Martin, Bishop of Tours
Saint Martin, the great luminary of Gaul, was the son of pagan parents. When he was still quite young he became a catechumen; at the age of twenty-two he received Holy Baptism. Then he undertook the labours of a monk, and was afterwards consecrated Bishop of Tours, renowned as an ascetic and wonderworker, a faithful shepherd of Christ's flock. He converted many both from paganism and heresy, cast out demons and raised the dead, and while undertaking all the apostolic burdens of a bishop, he never ceased to be a simple monk and man of prayer. His monastery became a center of monasticism not only for Gaul, but for all of Western Europe. A widely celebrated incident of his life took place when he was still a catechumen, fulfilling his military service. Seeing an ill-clad beggar asking alms at the gate of the city of Amiens and being overlooked by passersby, Saint Martin, having nothing else to give, rent his military cloak in two with his sword and gave half to the beggar, so that he might cover himself in the cold. That night, the Lord Jesus Christ appeared to him, clothed with the half of the cloak he had given to the beggar. Saint Martin's cloak - capella in Latin - was kept in a sanctuary which came to be called capella, from which the word "chapel" is derived; and they under whose care it was kept were called cappellani, from which "chaplain" is derived. Saint Martin reposed in peace in the year 397.
November 12
Leondos Styppi, Patriarch of Constantinople
Wisdom of the Fathers
When a man reveres God with all his heart and with faith, he receives through God's providence the power to control anger and desire; for it is desire and anger which are the cause of all evils.
On the Character of Men no. 12, Philokalia Vol. 1 edited by Palmer, Sherrard and Ware; Faber and Faber pg. 331, 4th century
'The Lord your God is one Lord' (cf. Deut. 6:4), revealed in the Father, Son and Holy Spirit: in the unbegotten Father; in the Son, who is begotten eternally, timelessly and impassibly as the Logos, and who through Himself anointed that which He assumed from us and so is called Christ; and in the Holy Spirit, who also comes forth from the Father, not begotten, but proceeding. This alone is God and alone is true God, the one Lord in a Trinity of Hypostases, undivided in nature, will, glory, power, energy, and all the characteristics of divinity. Him alone shall you love and Him alone shall you worship with all your mind and with all your heart and with all your strength.
A New Testament Decalogue no. 1, Philokalia Vol. 4 edited by Palmer, Sherrard and Ware; Faber and Faber pg. 323, 14th century