Saturday Evening Vespers: 5:30 pm
Sunday Morning Orthros 8:30 AM
Sunday Morning Divine Liturgy 9:30 AM
8:30AM Orthros
9:30AM Divine Liturgy
11:30AM Festival Taste Test-Part Deux
9:00AM Festival Baking-Kourabiedes
10:30AM Bible Study
9:00AM Festival Baking-Kourabiedes
7:00PM Young Olympians Dance Practice
Wedding Rehearsal
6:00PM Ellinopoula and Asteria Dance Practice
Wedding
5:30PM NO VESPERS
8:30AM Orthros
9:30AM Divine Liturgy
11:00AM Ellinopouloa/Asteria Dance Practice
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During the reign of Maximian, about the year 289, Antiochus the Commander-in-Chief of the Roman forces sent Andrew with many other soldiers against the Persians, who had overrun the borders of the Roman dominion. Saint Andrew persuaded his men to call upon the Name of Christ, and when they had defeated the Persians with unexpected triumph, his soldiers believed in Christ with him. Antiochus, learning of this, had them brought before him. When they confessed Christ to be God, he had Andrew spread out upon a bed of iron heated fiery hot, and had the hands of his fellow soldiers nailed to blocks of wood. Antiochus then commanded some thousand soldiers to chase the Saints beyond the borders of the empire. Through the instructions of Saint Andrew, these soldiers also believed in Christ. At the command of Antiochus, they were all beheaded in the mountain passes of the Taurus mountains of Cilicia.
Orthros Gospel: Matthew 28:16-20 (First Eothinon)
Epistle Reading: I Corinthians 15:1-11 (12th Sunday, Period 2)
Gospel Reading: Matthew 19:16-26 (12th Sunday of Matthew: "...at that time, a young man came up to Jesus, kneeling and saying...")
Instead of our regular class, we will help make Kourambiethes...we hope to see you there!
The Greek Festival is a little more than a month away, so it is important that all dancers attend the practices and communicate with Renee if there are any questions or schedule conflicts.
Today: Ellinopoula/Asteria immediately after Liturgy; Young Olympians after the little kids; Paradosi at 4:30 today; Alpha/Omega Adult Dance & Fellowship tonight at 6:00.
Wednesday: Young Olympians at 7:00 pm
Friday: Ellinopoula and Asteria will have practice on Friday Evening at 6:30 and 7:15 respectively.
We will be making Kourambiethes this week from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm on Tuesday and Wednesday (Aug. 21,22). The remaining schedule is as follows: kourabiedes on Augus 21-22; Finikia on August 28, 30; and final prep/baklava cupping on September 5, 6, 8. We thank everyone who has been helping, and enjoying another fun year baking for our Festival.
We are all thrilled to have and use our new community center. We had hoped it would be used...and it indeed is being used several times each week. With this use, comes additional clean up and maintenance needs. As you probably know, we have a cleaning service that comes each Thursday to empty trash, sweep, mop, vacuum the various rooms/areas. What you may not know, is that they do not move furniture or chairs...what does this mean to us? It means we are all responsible to make sure the floor under and around the tables in the Hall is swept and kept clean. It means that the trash needs to be emptied (especially 'food trash') after fellowship.
Also, and very importantly: feel free to adjust the temperature on the thermostats...but ONLY USE THE BLUE BUTTON TO LOWER AND THE RED BUTTON TO RAISE THE TEMP. The thermostats are set to a program to 'reset' at certain hours, but please make sure that at the end of the event (Sunday Fellowship, Dance, GOYA, Sons, AHEPA, etc, that the thermostats are all raised up to 80. This is necessary because we have had the program over-ridden several times (inadvertantly) and the AC has been left on...in some cases set very cold overnight. Also, please make sure all lights are turned off and the doors are all locked and closed before the last person leaves. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask any of our Parish Council Members or Father George. Thanks!
As you probably remember, our bank loan for the Community Center became effective February 13, 2018. We are now 6 months in to the loan. As a part of our loan requirement, we need to raise $36,000 every six months. Thanks to those who are continuing to donate to the Community Center Fund. If we break the total down by the number of Stewardship Families, using 100 families, if each family is able to give $360 every 6 months (about $2/day) in addition to our regular stewardship pledge, this would meet our required payment. Please continue to support our efforts to repay the loan as we continue to enjoy fun and fellowship on our New Community Center!
Father George and our Parish Council are happy to announce that our community will be hosting the Metropolis of Denver Clergy Laity next summer. This is quite an honor, and an opportunity to highlight and showcase all of the great things going on at Holy Trinity...and encourage other small to mid-size parishes in our Metropolis to to recognize that we are all able to great things, not just the 'big' parishes in larger cities. If you would like to help with the planning, etc and serve on the Committee, please let Father George or one of our PC Officers (Andy, Dennis, Adam, BIll) know. Meetings and planning will pick up after our Greek Festival.
We need items for our very first Yiayia's Attic at our Greek Festival. Go through your closets, attics, and storage areas, and bring any gently used or new items you would like to donate for us to sell in Yiayia's Attic. Suggested items: books, furniture, sports equipment, small appliances, utensils, home décor, etc. NO CLOTHES PLEASE. Items can be brought to the church (SLC) or pick up can be scheduled...If you aren't sure or have any questions, feel free to ask Nick Salis (918) 261-3402 or nicksalis25@gmail.com
Thank you very much to all the parishioners who submitted their family stories. It has helped us tremendously to determine the layout for our book. We may have more room for more family submissions in the book and/or on the dvd. If you missed the deadline and still want to have your family story included, we are extending a new Final, Final, Final deadline for submissions to November 30, 2018. If you aren't sure what to write, there are a few examples in the SLC lobby by the display case wheer the Parish Council Minutes are posted. Please contact Gina Kingsley (greekmuse@cox.net or 918-625-1491). We are still in need of submissions for some of our Ministries and Groups: Sons of Pericles, Maids of Athena, YAL, Joy/Hope, Vacation Church/Bible School, Greek School, Greek Dance, etc. If you are willing to write a brief paragraph or provide comments it will help make our Centennial Book and Celebration that much better! Thank You.
As you saw in the last monthly newsletter, we will be starting a Prayer List section in our newsletter. Please send your name if you would like to be included in this section. We will include the names of our Church Leaders and any others who ask to be included. Thank you.
We want to thank a donor for the high chairs that are now available in the Hall, and will continue to be put to good use by all the babies and toddlers in our community! Please take care in moving and storing them, a couple have already been damaged. It would be best if we leave them set up around the perimeter of the Hall for easy access and use during fellowship on Sundays and other events. Thank you.
It's time for the adults to have some fun and dance! We had a great time last Sunday evening Greek Dancing, along with fun fellowship opportunity as well! We will continue to meet and keep it simple, so everyone will be able to have fun: first timers to 'experienced' dancers.
Not a dancer? Not a problem, come and enjoy the fun and fellowship, Sunday at 6:00 pm
This year, on Thursday, September 20 and Friday, September 21 (during our Greek Festival) you can have lunch delivered straight to your office! Please hlep us get the word out by simply taking a "Catered Lunch" flyer to your place of business. We will do the rest! More info online at www.TulsaGreekFestival.com or contact Irene Hickman mellina942@gmail.com or Ruth Chiconas yiayiaruth@yahoo.com for details
Today -12th Sunday of Matthew, Regular Services. Taste of GreekFest after Liturgy; Young Olympians Dance Practice after Liturgy; Adult Greek Dance "Practice" and Fellowship at 6:00 pm tonight
Tuesday - 9am-3pm Festival Baking, Kourambiethes.
As a reminder our Sunday services begin 30 minutes earlier: Orthros at 8:30 am, followed by Divine Liturgy.
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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 worshipped 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 of the Son and of 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."
First Orthros Gospel
Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 28:16-20
Οἱ δὲ ἕνδεκα μαθηταὶ ἐπορεύθησαν εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν, εἰς τὸ ὄρος οὗ ἐτάξατο αὐτοῖς ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς. καὶ ἰδόντες αὐτὸν προσεκύνησαν αὐτῷ, οἱ δὲ ἐδίστασαν. καὶ προσελθὼν ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς ἐλάλησεν αὐτοῖς λέγων· ἐδόθη μοι πᾶσα ἐξουσία ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς. πορευθέντες μαθητεύσατε πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, βαπτίζοντες αὐτοὺς εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ ῾Αγίου Πνεύματος, διδάσκοντες αὐτοὺς τηρεῖν πάντα ὅσα ἐνετειλάμην ὑμῖν· καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ μεθ᾿ ὑμῶν εἰμι πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας ἕως τῆς συντελείας τοῦ αἰῶνος. ἀμήν.
Prokeimenon. Third Tone. 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 First Letter to the Corinthians 15:1-11.
Brethren, I would remind you in what terms I preached to you the gospel, which you received, in which you stand, by which you are saved, if you hold it fast -- unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. Then he appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me. For I am the least of the apostles, unfit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God which is with me. Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
Προκείμενον. Third Tone. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 46.6,1.
Ψάλατε τῷ Θεῷ ἡμῶν, ψάλατε.
Στίχ. Πάντα τὰ ἔθνη κροτήσατε χεῖρας.
τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Κορινθίους α' 15:1-11.
Ἀδελφοί, γνωρίζω δὲ ὑμῖν, ἀδελφοί, τὸ εὐαγγέλιον ὃ εὐηγγελισάμην ὑμῖν, ὃ καὶ παρελάβετε, ἐν ᾧ καὶ ἑστήκατε, διʼ οὗ καὶ σῴζεσθε· τίνι λόγῳ εὐηγγελισάμην ὑμῖν, εἰ κατέχετε, ἐκτὸς εἰ μὴ εἰκῇ ἐπιστεύσατε. Παρέδωκα γὰρ ὑμῖν ἐν πρώτοις, ὃ καὶ παρέλαβον, ὅτι Χριστὸς ἀπέθανεν ὑπὲρ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ἡμῶν κατὰ τὰς γραφάς. καὶ ὅτι ἐτάφη· καὶ ὅτι ἐγήγερται τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρᾳ κατὰ τὰς γραφάς· καὶ ὅτι ὤφθη Κηφᾷ, εἶτα τοῖς δώδεκα· ἔπειτα ὤφθη ἐπάνω πεντακοσίοις ἀδελφοῖς ἐφάπαξ, ἐξ ὧν οἱ πλείους μένουσιν ἕως ἄρτι, τινὲς δὲ καὶ ἐκοιμήθησαν· ἔπειτα ὤφθη Ἰακώβῳ, εἶτα τοῖς ἀποστόλοις πᾶσιν· ἔσχατον δὲ πάντων, ὡσπερεὶ τῷ ἐκτρώματι, ὤφθη κἀμοί. Ἐγὼ γάρ εἰμι ὁ ἐλάχιστος τῶν ἀποστόλων, ὃς οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς καλεῖσθαι ἀπόστολος, διότι ἐδίωξα τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τοῦ θεοῦ. Χάριτι δὲ θεοῦ εἰμι ὅ εἰμι, καὶ ἡ χάρις αὐτοῦ ἡ εἰς ἐμὲ οὐ κενὴ ἐγενήθη, ἀλλὰ περισσότερον αὐτῶν πάντων ἐκοπίασα, οὐκ ἐγὼ δέ, ἀλλʼ ἡ χάρις τοῦ θεοῦ ἡ σὺν ἐμοί. Εἴτε οὖν ἐγώ, εἴτε ἐκεῖνοι, οὕτως κηρύσσομεν καὶ οὕτως ἐπιστεύσατε.
12th Sunday of Matthew
The Reading is from Matthew 19:16-26
At that time, a young man came up to Jesus, kneeling and saying, "Good Teacher, what good deed must I do, to have eternal life?" And he said to him, "Why do you call me good? One there is who is good. If you would enter life, keep the commandments." He said to him, "Which?" And Jesus said, "You shall not kill, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother, and You shall love your neighbor as yourself." The young man said to him, "All these I have observed; what do I still lack?" Jesus said to him, "If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me." When the young man heard this he went away sorrowful; for he had great possessions.
And Jesus said to his disciples, "Truly, I say to you, it will be hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." When the disciples heard this they were greatly astonished, saying, "Who then can be saved?" But Jesus looked at them and said to them, "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."
12th Sunday of Matthew
Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 19:16-26
Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, νεανίσκος τις προσῆλθε τῷ Ἰησοῦ, γονυπετῶν αὐτόν, καὶ λέγων· Διδάσκαλε ἀγαθέ, τί ἀγαθὸν ποιήσω ἵνα ἔχω ζωὴν αἰώνιον; ‘O δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· τί με λέγεις ἀγαθόν; οὐδεὶς ἀγαθὸς εἰ μὴ εἷς ὁ Θεός. εἰ δὲ θέλεις εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν ζωήν, τήρησον τὰς ἐντολάς. λέγει αὐτῷ· ποίας; ὁ δὲ ᾿Ιησοῦς εἶπε· τὸ οὐ φονεύσεις, οὐ μοιχεύσεις, οὐ κλέψεις, οὐ ψευδομαρτυρήσεις, τίμα τὸν πατέρα καὶ τὴν μητέρα, καὶ ἀγαπήσεις τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς σεαυτόν. λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ νεανίσκος· πάντα ταῦτα ἐφυλαξάμην ἐκ νεότητός μου· τί ἔτι ὑστερῶ; ἔφη αὐτῷ ὁ ῾Ιησοῦς· εἰ θέλεις τέλειος εἶναι, ὕπαγε πώλησόν σου τὰ ὑπάρχοντα καὶ δὸς πτωχοῖς, καὶ ἕξεις θησαυρὸν ἐν οὐρανῷ, καὶ δεῦρο ἀκολούθει μοι. ἀκούσας δὲ ὁ νεανίσκος τὸν λόγον ἀπῆλθε λυπούμενος· ἦν γὰρ ἔχων κτήματα πολλά. ῾Ο δὲ ᾿Ιησοῦς εἶπε τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ· ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι δυσκόλως πλούσιος εἰσελεύσεται εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τῶν οὐρανῶν. πάλιν δὲ λέγω ὑμῖν, εὐκοπώτερόν ἐστι κάμηλον διὰ τρυπήματος ῥαφίδος διελθεῖν ἢ πλούσιον εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ εἰσελθεῖν. ἀκούσαντες δὲ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἐξεπλήσσοντο σφόδρα λέγοντες· τίς ἄρα δύναται σωθῆναι; ἐμβλέψας δὲ ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· παρὰ ἀνθρώποις τοῦτο ἀδύνατόν ἐστι, παρὰ δὲ Θεῷ πάντα δυνατά ἐστι.