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Holy Trinity Cathedral
Publish Date: 2023-12-10
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Parish News
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Hymns of the Day
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Saints and Feasts
Wisdom of the Fathers
Allsaint
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Holy Trinity Cathedral

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (419) 243-9189
  • Fax:
  • (419) 243-3799
  • Street Address:

  • 740 Superior Street

  • Toledo, OH 43604
  • Mailing Address:

  • 740 Superior Street

  • Toledo, OH 43604

Contact Information

Priest Father Larry Legakis


priestholytrinity@gmail.com | 419-243-9189

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.

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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 – George Sares

THIS WEEK’S TRISAGION PRAYERS ARE FOR:    Patricia Bellner – 4 years,

Tom Stamos – 60 years    May Their Memory Be Eternal

THIS WEEK’S EPISTLE READERS ARE:  In Greek: Marian Capranica   In English: Dr. Susan Sieben

THIS WEEK’S ALTAR FLOWERS ARE SPONSORED ANONYMOUSLY: 

THIS WEEK’S COFFEE HOUR IS SPONSORED ANONYMOUSLY.  Please come after church today in the Veronie Community Hall for coffee, refreshments, and fellowship.   

PROSFORA BY:  Anthe Christides and Susan Sieben  Thank you and God Bless You

IN THE HOSPITAL THIS PAST WEEK: Mary Kanios (Flower) Perastikia and a speedy recovery

Parish Council Elections are after Divine Liturgy until 1:00 p.m. .  As a reminder, you must be in good standing in order to vote.

THIS WEEK AT HOLY TRINITY:    

Monday, December 11th: Philoptochos board meeting 6 pm, Philotochos general meeting 7:15

Tuesday, December 12th:  St. Spyridon Orthros 9 am Divine Liturgy 10 am, Food Pantry 10 am, No bible Study

Wednesday, December 13th:  Warm Hands to Warm Hearts 12:30, No Bible Study, Young at Heart Christmas Party

Thursday, December 14th:  Men’s ministry 6 pm

Friday, December 15th: St. Eleftherios 9 am Orthros Divine Liturgy 10 am, Paraklesis 6pm, Dinner and Discussion 7 pm please RSVP to Maria Tzanakis

Volunteers Needed to prepare the kitchen area for a professional cleaning! Today after Liturgy we need volunteers to help prepare the kitchen for a deep cleaning.  A company will be coming on Monday, December, 11th to begin cleaning.  Please come and bring a friend to help empty out the entire kitchen area such as cabinets, refrigerator, freezer, etc. Thank you!

Blessing of Blankets:  Today we will be blessing the blankets that our Warm Hands to Warm Hearts ministry made.  They will be donated to a local nursing home this week. 

Dear Parish family: The next few weeks before Christmas there are opportunities to worship, to have fun, and do outreach. Please look at the schedule for weekly services. Please note this year Christmas Eve falls on Sunday. We will have our parish Christmas Eve festivities on Sunday instead of Christmas Eve night. After Liturgy we will sing carols and have Christmas cookies in the hall. If you and your family usually come Christmas Eve night, please NOTE there will not be communion so please come Christmas Eve morning or Christmas day to receive communion. 

We also have plenty of activities that are fun and ways you can help the less fortunate. On December 9th is our parish Christmas party! Please get your tickets in after Liturgy or click on the flyer below. We are adopting 20 families from River Side Elementary School for Christmas. Please look at the Christmas trees in the Narthex to adopt a child for Christmas. The Philoptochos sponsored Christmas Boutique is December 18th. Please bring gently used clothes to church by December 17th.  On December 17th is our Sunday School Christmas Pageant!  Please join our kids as the help get ready for the Lord's Nativity.  After the pageant there will be community sponsored brunch.

NEW NEW NEW Pantry Bulletin Article.  We are in the cold and difficult months for those that are homeless and less fortunate.  Please consider donating nonperishable food items, hygiene items or monetary donations.  Our most needed items this month are: canned chicken, jelly, pasta sauce, chili soups or other hardy soups, oatmeal, and cereal. We are so grateful for your donations.  Thank you!

Attention: Warm Hands to Warm Hearts Participants...Our December meeting is cancelled. In its place, we will be meeting on Wednesday, December 13th, 2023, at 12:30 PM at the Veronie Community Hall to load our lap blankets to make our second donation of 2023. We will caravan over to Advanced Healthcare Center (955 Garden Lake Parkway, Toledo, OH 43614) to make our delivery at 2 PM. Please join us to distribute lap blankets to help the residents keep warm! You will leave with a warm heart and feel good about helping those in need in our Toledo community. For more information or questions, call Elena Perry at 419-265-6275 or Maria Petros at 419-473-2387.

STEWARDSHIP UPDATE:  We are in the 12th 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 December and January.  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.

Up-Coming Memorials:  December 24th:  William Tzanakis – 1 year; Angeline Tzanakis – 10 years (Trisagion)  December 31st:  Dora Kokolakis – 1 year, Father Chris Hadgigeorge- 8 years (Trisagion)

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    Angel Tree 2023

    Angel Tree 2023

    We are once again adopting Children from local schools in Toledo. Please see the flyer for details.

    Christmas Boutique 2023

    Christmas Boutique 2023

    Philoptchos is sponsoring a Christmas Boutique! Please see the UPDATED flyer for details.

    Sunday School Pageant

    Sunday School Pageant

    On December 17th is our Sunday School Christmas Pageant! Please join our kids as they help get ready for the Lord's Nativity. After the pageant there will be community sponsored brunch.

    Project Mexico 2023

    Project Mexico 2023

    We are going back to Mexico! Please see the flyer for more details about this wonderfully mission.

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Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Second Mode

When Thou didst descend unto death, O Life Immortal, then didst Thou slay Hades with the lightning of Thy Divinity. And when Thou didst also raise the dead out of the nethermost depths, all the powers in the Heavens cried out: O Life-giver, Christ our God, glory be to Thee.

Apolytikion for Martyrs Menas, Hermogenes, and Eugraphus in the Plagal Fourth Mode

Since they had slain through their abstinence and struggles the fiery ragings and fierce motions of the passions, the staunch Martyrs of Christ God laid hold on the graces to drive off the pains and illnesses of the sick and work wonders both while living and after death. Strange indeed is the miracle! That these bare bones should pour forth such overflowing streams of cures. Glory be to our only God.

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 Third Mode

On this day the Virgin cometh to the cave to give birth to * God the Word ineffably, * Who was before all the ages. * Dance for joy, O earth, on hearing * the gladsome tidings; * with the Angels and the shepherds now glorify Him * Who is willing to be gazed on * as a young Child Who * before the ages is God.
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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Matins Gospel Reading

Fifth Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from Luke 24:12-35

At that time, [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. That very day] two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus Himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were kept from recognizing Him. And He said to them, "What is this conversation which you are holding with each other as you walk?" and they stood still, looking sad. Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered Him, "Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?" And He said to them, "What things?" And they said to him, "Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, and how our chief priests and rulers delivered Him up to be condemned to death, and crucified Him. But we had hoped that He was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since this happened. Moreover, some women of our company amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the morning and did not find His body; and they came back saying that they had even seen a vision of angels, who said that He was alive. Some of those who were with us went to the tomb, and found it just as the women had said; but Him they did not see." And He said to them, "O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Was not it necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into this glory?" And beginning with Moses and all the prophets, He interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning Himself. So they drew near to the village to which they were going. He appeared to be going further, but they constrained Him, saying, "Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent." So He went in to stay with them. When He was at table with them, He took the bread and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to them. And their eyes were opened and they recognized Him; and He vanished out of their sight. They said to each other, "Did not our hearts burn within us while He talked to us on the road, while He opened to us the scriptures?" And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem; and they found the eleven gathered together and those who were with them, who said, "The Lord has risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!" Then they told what had happened on the road and how He was known to them in the breaking of the bread.

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Second Mode. Psalm 117.14,18.
The Lord is my strength and my song.
Verse: The Lord has chastened me sorely.

The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 6:10-17.

Brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we are not contending against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand, therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the equipment of the gospel of peace; besides all these, taking the shield of faith, with which you can quench all the flaming darts of the evil one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

Gospel Reading

10th Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 13:10-17

At that time, Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. And there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity for eighteen years; she was bent over and could not fully straighten herself. And when Jesus saw her, he called her and said to her, "Woman, you are freed from your infirmity." And he laid his hands upon her, and immediately she was made straight, and she praised God. But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the sabbath, said to the people, "There are six days on which work ought to be done; come on those days and be healed, and not on the sabbath day." Then the Lord answered him, "You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the manger, and lead it away to water it? And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?" As he said this, all his adversaries were put to shame; and all the people rejoiced at all the glorious things that were done by him.

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Saints and Feasts

Allsaint
December 10

Menas, Hermogenes, & Eugraphos, Martyrs of Alexandria

Saint Menas, according to the Synaxaristes, had Athens as his homeland. He was a military officer, an educated man and skilled in speech, wherefore he was surnamed Kallikelados ("most eloquent"); Eugraphus was his scribe. Both had Christian parents. The Emperor Maximinus (he was the successor of Alexander Severus, and reigned from 235 to 238) sent Saint Menas to Alexandria to employ his eloquence to end a certain strife among the citizens. Saint Menas, having accomplished this, also employed his eloquence to strengthen the Christians in their faith, which when Maximinus heard, he sent Hermogenes, who was an eparch born to unbelievers to turn Menas away from Christ. But Hermogenes rather came to the Faith of Christ because of the miracles wrought by Saint Menas. Saints Menas, Eugraphus, and Hermogenes received the crown of martyrdom in the year 235.

Bowedwoman
December 10

10th Sunday of Luke

Allsaint
December 10

Thomas the Righteous of Bithynia

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Wisdom of the Fathers

So great an evil is envy. For not against strangers only, but even against our own, is it ever warring.
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 40 on Matthew 12, 4th Century

And yet here He speaks only; whereas elsewhere in many cases He heals by laying on of hands also. But nevertheless none of these things made them meek; rather, while the man was healed, they by his health became worse. For His desire indeed was to cure them before him, and He tried innumerable ways of healing, both by what He did in their presence, and by what He said: but since their malady after all was incurable, He proceeded to the work.
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 40 on Matthew 12, 4th Century

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