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:
Kathy Chaka – Andrew Cleaver – Gene Haberman – Dr. Dean Kopan
THIS WEEK’S EPISTLE READERS ARE: In Greek: Tony Harwood English: Phaedra Schwartz
THIS WEEK’S ALTAR FLOWERS ARE SPONSORED BY: Mrs. Penny Perris in loving memory of her mother Paraskevi Sfakianos. May Her Memory Be Eternal
The Prosfora, the Eucharistic Bread, prepared on behalf of all the worshipping faithful was offered this week by Soultana Grether. Thank You and God Bless
Today we will be swearing in our parish council members. We thank them for their service to our community.
May God bless them!
THIS WEEK AT HOLY TRINITY:
Monday, January 8th: Philoptochos board meeting 6 pm, General meeting 7 pm
Tuesday, January 9th: Bible Study 10 am
Wednesday, January 10th: Bible Study 7 pm
Thursday, January 11th: Men’s Ministry 6:30 pm
Friday, January 12th: Dinner and Discussion 6 pm
Saturday, January 13th: Blessing of the Maumee 10 am
Dear Parish Family, we are excited to announce the renovation work on the Cathedral will begin tomorrow. Please note beginning Sunday, January 14th we will start worshiping in the Veronie Hall. A couple things to remember. First, please enter through the Superior entrance. The Summit entrance will be kept locked. On Sundays, that part of the building will be used for liturgical purposes. If you are hosting coffee hour, please bring items on Friday and have them ready in the hall refrigerator so as not to disturb the services. If Friday does not work, please call the office to set up another time to delivery items. Coffee hour will be set up during the announcements and the passing of trays. The most important thing to remember is patience and prayer. We will make adjustments to these protocols as needed. It’s a work in progress.
Help needed! Today, after the Vasilopita we will being moving some liturgical items to the hall. We need a few people to volunteer to help us move items into the vesting area and to the hall. Please see Mr. Zach or Father if you would like to help.
STEWARDSHIP UPDATE: Thank you to everyone who has fulfilled your 2023 Stewardship Commitment. If you haven’t, please do so when you’re able. 2024 Stewardship Campaign is now underway. Please turn in your 2024 if you haven’t already done so. Thank you for your support of our Holy Trinity Cathedral.
If you wish to enroll in Kroger Rewards, please, visit our Church website and look for the Kroger Rewards link under ‘Our Church’. This page will guide you and provide the opportunity of going directly to the Kroger Rewards link. Once on the Kroger Rewards link; click on “Create an Account” and follow the prompts. Our name is Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Philoptochos and our ID# is CM658. Make sure your phone number is listed under the ALT ID section. Also, keep your account information updated & if you have any questions or problems, please, see Faye Haberman.
Blessing of Maumee: Please remember that on Saturday, January 13th Toledo Pan-Orthodox ministry will do a Blessing of the Maumee. Please see the flyer for details.
The local, District and National scholarships will soon be 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, 2023. The District scholarship application will be available online at www.bsf.buckeyedistrict11.org on January 1st and will be due March 31, 2024. 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.
Attention: Warm Hands to Warm Hearts (WHWM): Our January meeting will take place on Tuesday, January 30th, 2024 from 1:00 PM-3:00 PM in the AHEPA Room of the Veronie Community Hall. Our yarn supply is now growing, so we thank you very much! Please continue to donate whenever you can. We appreciate it very much and can assure you that it will be used! Please keep crocheting or knitting 7x9 inch rectangles. It takes 25 for each lap blanket. Winter is a perfect time to stay warm and cozy inside and work on making colorful rectangles in the stitch and design of your choice. For more information or questions, please call Elena Perry at (419) 265-6275 or Maria Petros at (419) 473-2387. Thanks!
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 PROSFORA BAKERS: ***PROSFORA NEEDED FOR THE MONTHS OF January. Please call Connie Mynihan at 419-250-4899 or email at cmynihan5@gmail.com
ALTAR FLOWERS ARE NEEDED FOR March 10, 17, 24 & 312024 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: January 14th- Mary Kanios-40days; Maria Grillis 5 months; Chris Grillis-1 year; Trisagion-Neocles Leontis – 3 years; Haralambia Georghakis - 24 years
This year our Pan-Orthodox Ministry of Toledo will be blessing the Maumee! Please see the flyer for details.
We are going back to Mexico! Please see the flyer for more details about this wonderfully mission.
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.
Ninth Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from John 20:19-31
On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you." When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me, even so I send you." And when He had said this, He breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained." Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them, "Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and place my finger in the mark of the nails, and place my hand in His side, I will not believe." Eight days later, His disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. The doors were shut, but Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you." Then He said to Thomas, "Put your finger here, and see My hands; and put out your hand, and place it in My side; do not be faithless, but believing." Thomas answered Him, "My Lord and My God!" Jesus said to him, "Have you believed because you have seen Me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe." Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing, you may have life in His name.
Prokeimenon. Grave Mode. Psalm 63.11,1.
The righteous shall rejoice in the Lord.
Verse: Oh God, hear my cry.
The reading is from Acts of the Apostles 19:1-8.
In those days, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the upper country and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples. And he said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" And they said, "No, we have never even heard that there is a Holy Spirit." And he said, "Into what then were you baptized?" They said, "Into John's baptism." And Paul said, "John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, Jesus." On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they spoke with tongues and prophesied. There were about twelve of them in all. And he entered the synagogue and for three months spoke boldly, arguing and pleading about the kingdom of God.
Synaxis of John the Holy Glorious Prophet, Baptist, & Forerunner
The Reading is from John 1:29-34
At that time, John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! This is he of whom I said, 'After me comes a man who ranks before me, for he was before me.' I myself did not know him; but for this I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel." And John bore witness, "I saw the Spirit descend as a dove from heaven, and it remained on him. I myself did not know him; but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, 'He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.' And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God."
Today we celebrate the Synaxis in honour of the most sacred Forerunner, since he ministered at the Mystery of the Divine Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Rest from labour. Fish allowed.
