February 04
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Holy Trinity
Publish Date: 2024-02-04
Bulletin Contents
Holy Trinity
General Information
- Phone:
- (918) 583-2082
- Fax:
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- Street Address:
- 1222 S. Guthrie Ave.
- Tulsa, OK 74119
Contact Information
Services Schedule
Saturday Evening Vespers: 5:30 pm
Sunday Morning Orthros 8:30 AM
Sunday Morning Divine Liturgy 9:30 AM
Past Bulletins
- Publish Date:
- 2024-01-28
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- 2024-01-21
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- 2024-01-14
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- 2024-01-07
- Publish Date:
- 2023-12-31
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- 2023-12-24
Calendar
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Holy Trinity Tulsa Calendar
February 4 to February 11, 2024
Sunday, February 48:30AM Orthros
9:30AM Divine Liturgy
11:45AM Parish Assembly
Monday, February 59:00AM Baking-Koulourakia
6:00PM HTGOC Total Body Workout
Tuesday, February 6Metropolis Clergy Visit to Seminary
Saint Photios
9:00AM Baking-Koulourakia
6:00PM Parish Council Meeting
Wednesday, February 78:30AM HTGOC Total Body Workout
5:00PM Paraklesis
6:30PM GOYA Baskteball Practice
6:45PM GOYA Basketball Parent Meeting
Friday, February 98:30AM HTGOC Total Body Workout
9:30AM Meals on Wheels - HTGOC Prep/Delivery Site
Saturday, February 105:30PM Vespers
6:00PM HTGOC Winter Fundraiser
Sunday, February 118:30AM Orthros
9:30AM Divine Liturgy
11:30AM Philoptochos Meeting
Hymns of the Day
Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Second Tone
When You descended unto death, O Life Immortal, You rendered to Hades a mortal blow by the lightning of Your divinity, and when from the depths of darkness You also raised the dead, all the heavenly powers cried out: O Giver of Life, Christ our God, glory to You.
Ὅτε κατῆλθες πρὸς τὸν θάνατον, ἡ Ζωὴ ἡ ἀθάνατος, τότε τὸν ᾅδην ἐνέκρωσας τῇ ἀστραπῇ τῆς Θεότητος, ὅτε δὲ καὶ τοὺς τεθνεῶτας ἐκ τῶν καταχθονίων ἀνέστησας, πᾶσαι αἱ Δυνάμεις τῶν ἐπουρανίων ἐκραύγαζον·Ζωοδότα Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν δόξα σοι.
Apolytikion for Afterfeast of the Presentation in the First Tone
Hail Virgin Theotokos full of Grace, for Christ our God, the Sun of Righteousness, has dawned from you, granting light to those in darkness. And you, O Righteous Elder, rejoice, taking in your arms, the Deliverance of our souls, who grants us Resurrection.
Χαῖρε κεχαριτωμένη Θεοτόκε Παρθένε, ἐκ σοῦ γὰρ ἀνέτειλεν ὁ Ἥλιος τῆς δικαιοσύνης, Χριστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, φωτίζων τοὺς ἐν σκότει. Εὐφραίνου καὶ σὺ Πρεσβύτα δίκαιε, δεξάμενος ἐν ἀγκάλαις τὸν ἐλευθερωτὴν τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν, χαριζόμενος ἡμῖν καὶ τὴν Ἀνάστασιν.
Apolytikion for the Church in the Plagal Fourth Tone
Blessed are You * O Christ our God * Who by sending down * The Holy Spirit upon them * Made the fishermen wise and through them * Illumined the world * And to You, the universe was ever drawn, All glory to You O Lord.
Ευλογητός εί, Χριστέ ο Θεός ημών * ο πανσόφους * τους αλιείς αναδείξας * καταπέμψας αυτοίς το Πνεύμα το άγιον * και δι’ αυτών * την οικουμένην σαγηνεύσας· * φιλάνθρωπε, δόξα σοι
Seasonal Kontakion in the First Tone
Your birth sanctified a Virgin's womb and properly blessed the hands of Symeon. Having now come and saved us O Christ our God, give peace to Your commonwealth in troubled times and strengthen those in authority, whom You love, as only the loving One.
Ὁ μήτραν παρθενικὴν ἁγιάσας τῶ τόκω σου, καὶ χείρας τοῦ Συμεὼν εὐλογήσας ὡς ἔπρεπε, προφθάσας καὶ νὺν ἔσωσας ἡμᾶς Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός. Ἀλλ' εἰρήνευσον ἐν πολέμοις τὸ πολίτευμα, καὶ κραταίωσον Βασιλεῖς οὓς ἠγάπησας, ὁ μόνος φιλάνθρωπος.
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Saints and Feasts
February 04
Isidore of Pelusium
This Saint was from Alexandria and was a disciple of Saint John Chrysostom. He struggled in asceticism in a monastery at Mount Pelusium, and became abbot of the monks struggling in that monastery. He wrote a great many epistles replete with divine grace, wisdom, and much profit. Over 2,000 of them are preserved in Volume 78 of Migne's Patrologia Graeca (PG 78:177-1646); according to some, he wrote over 3,000 epistles, according to others, 10,000. He reposed on February 4, 440.
February 04
Nicholas the Confessor
February 04
Hieromartyr Abramius
February 04
John the Righteous, Bishop of Irinopolis
February 04
Theodosios the Righteous
February 04
Joseph the New Martyr of Aleppo
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Matins Gospel Reading
Second Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from Mark 16:1-8
When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Salome, bought spices, so that they might go and anoint Jesus. And very early on the first day of the week they went to the tomb when the sun had risen. And they were saying to one another, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the door of the tomb?" And looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back - it was very large. And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe; and they were amazed. And he said to them, "Do not be amazed; you seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen, He is not here; see the place where they laid Him. But go, tell His disciples and Peter that He is going before you to Galilee; there you will see Him, as He told you." And they went out and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had come upon them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.
Second Orthros Gospel
Κατὰ Μᾶρκον 16:1-8
Διαγενομένου τοῦ Σαββάτου, Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαληνὴ καὶ Μαρία ἡ τοῦ Ἰακώβου καὶ Σαλώμη ἠγόρασαν ἀρώματα, ἵνα ἐλθοῦσαι ἀλείψωσιν τὸν Ἰησοῦν. Καὶ λίαν πρωῒ τῇ μιᾷ τῶν σαββάτων ἔρχονται ἐπὶ τὸ μνημεῖον ἀνατείλαντος τοῦ ἡλίου. Καὶ ἔλεγον πρὸς ἑαυτάς· Τίς ἀποκυλίσει ἡμῖν τὸν λίθον ἐκ τῆς θύρας τοῦ μνημείου; καὶ ἀναβλέψασαι θεωροῦσιν ὅτι ἀποκεκύλισται ὁ λίθος· ἦν γὰρ μέγας σφόδρα. Καὶ εἰσελθοῦσαι εἰς τὸ μνημεῖον, εἶδον νεανίσκον καθήμενον ἐν τοῖς δεξιοῖς, περιβεβλημένον στολήν λευκήν, καὶ ἐξεθαμβήθησαν· ὁ δὲ λέγει αὐταῖς· Μὴ ἐκθαμβεῖσθε, Ἰησοῦν ζητεῖτε τὸν Ναζαρηνὸν τὸν ἐσταυρωμένον, ἠγέρθη, οὐκ ἔστιν ᾧδε· ἴδε, ὁ τόπος ὅπου ἔθηκαν αὐτόν, ἀλλ' ὑπάγετε, εἴπατε τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ καὶ τῷ Πέτρῳ, ὅτι προάγει ὑμᾶς εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν· ἐκεῖ αὐτὸν ὄψεσθε, καθὼς εἶπεν ὑμῖν. Καὶ ἐξελθοῦσαι ταχὺ ἔφυγον ἀπὸ τοῦ μνημείου, εἶχε δὲ αὐτὰς τρόμος καὶ ἔκστασις, καὶ οὐδενὶ οὐδὲν εἶπον· ἐφοβοῦντο γάρ.
Epistle Reading
Prokeimenon. Second Tone. 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 Second Letter to the Corinthians 4:6-15.
Brethren, it is the God who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, to show that the transcendent power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. For while we live we are always being given up to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us, but life in you.
Since we have the same spirit of faith as he had who wrote, "I believed, and so I spoke," we too believe, and so we speak, knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence. For it is all for your sake, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God.
Προκείμενον. Second Tone. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 117.14,18.
Ἰσχύς μου καὶ ὕμνησίς μου ὁ Κύριος.
Στίχ. Παιδεύων ἐπαίδευσέ με ὁ Κύριος.
τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Κορινθίους β' 4:6-15.
Ἀδελφοί, ὁ θεὸς ὁ εἰπὼν ἐκ σκότους φῶς λάμψαι, ὃς ἔλαμψεν ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ἡμῶν πρὸς φωτισμὸν τῆς γνώσεως τῆς δόξης τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν προσώπῳ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ. Ἔχομεν δὲ τὸν θησαυρὸν τοῦτον ἐν ὀστρακίνοις σκεύεσιν, ἵνα ἡ ὑπερβολὴ τῆς δυνάμεως ᾖ τοῦ θεοῦ, καὶ μὴ ἐξ ἡμῶν· ἐν παντὶ θλιβόμενοι, ἀλλʼ οὐ στενοχωρούμενοι· ἀπορούμενοι, ἀλλʼ οὐκ ἐξαπορούμενοι· διωκόμενοι, ἀλλʼ οὐκ ἐγκαταλειπόμενοι· καταβαλλόμενοι, ἀλλʼ οὐκ ἀπολλύμενοι· πάντοτε τὴν νέκρωσιν τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ ἐν τῷ σώματι περιφέροντες, ἵνα καὶ ἡ ζωὴ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ἐν τῷ σώματι ἡμῶν φανερωθῇ. Ἀεὶ γὰρ ἡμεῖς οἱ ζῶντες εἰς θάνατον παραδιδόμεθα διὰ Ἰησοῦν, ἵνα καὶ ἡ ζωὴ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ φανερωθῇ ἐν τῇ θνητῇ σαρκὶ ἡμῶν. Ὥστε ὁ μὲν θάνατος ἐν ἡμῖν ἐνεργεῖται, ἡ δὲ ζωὴ ἐν ὑμῖν. Ἔχοντες δὲ τὸ αὐτὸ πνεῦμα τῆς πίστεως, κατὰ τὸ γεγραμμένον, Ἐπίστευσα, διὸ ἐλάλησα, καὶ ἡμεῖς πιστεύομεν, διὸ καὶ λαλοῦμεν· εἰδότες ὅτι ὁ ἐγείρας τὸν κύριον Ἰησοῦν καὶ ἡμᾶς διὰ Ἰησοῦ ἐγερεῖ, καὶ παραστήσει σὺν ὑμῖν. Τὰ γὰρ πάντα διʼ ὑμᾶς, ἵνα ἡ χάρις πλεονάσασα διὰ τῶν πλειόνων τὴν εὐχαριστίαν περισσεύσῃ εἰς τὴν δόξαν τοῦ θεοῦ.
Gospel Reading
15th Sunday of Matthew
The Reading is from Matthew 22:35-46
At that time, a lawyer came up to Jesus and asked him a question, to test him. "Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?" And he said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets."
Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question, saying, "What do you think of the Christ? Whose son is he?" They said to him, "The son of David." He said to them, "How is it then that David, inspired by the Spirit, calls him Lord, saying, 'The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, till I put your enemies under your feet'? If David thus calls him Lord, how is he his son?" And no one was able to answer him a word, nor from that day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions.
15th Sunday of Matthew
Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 22:35-46
Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, νομικός τις προσῆλθε τῷ Ἰησοῦ, πειράζων αὐτόν καὶ λέγων· Διδάσκαλε, ποία ἐντολὴ μεγάλη ἐν τῷ νόμῳ; ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς ἔφη αὐτῷ· Ἀγαπήσεις Κύριον τὸν Θεόν σου ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ καρδίᾳ σου καὶ ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ ψυχῇ σου καὶ ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ διανοίᾳ σου· αὕτη ἐστὶ πρώτη καὶ μεγάλη ἐντολή. δευτέρα δὲ ὁμοία αὐτῇ· ἀγαπήσεις τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς σεαυτόν. ἐν ταύταις ταῖς δυσὶν ἐντολαῖς ὅλος ὁ νόμος καὶ οἱ προφῆται κρέμανται. Συνηγμένων δὲ τῶν Φαρισαίων ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτοὺς ὁ Ἰησοῦς λέγων· Τί ὑμῖν δοκεῖ περὶ τοῦ Χριστοῦ; τίνος υἱός ἐστι; λέγουσιν αὐτῷ· Τοῦ Δαυῒδ. λέγει αὐτοῖς· Πῶς οὖν Δαυῒδ ἐν Πνεύματι Κύριον καλεῖ αὐτὸν λέγων, εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος τῷ Κυρίῳ μου, κάθου ἐκ δεξιῶν μου ἕως ἂν θῶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν σου; εἰ οὖν Δαυῒδ καλεῖ αὐτὸν Κύριον, πῶς υἱὸς αὐτοῦ ἐστι; καὶ οὐδεὶς ἐδύνατο αὐτῷ ἀποκριθῆναι λόγον, οὐδὲ ἐτόλμησέ τις ἀπ' ἐκείνης τῆς ἡμέρας ἐπερωτῆσαι αὐτὸν οὐκέτι.
Community News
Scripture Readings:
2nd Morning Gospel: Mark 16:1-8
Epistle: II Corinthians 4:6-15 (15th Sunday, Period 2)
Gospel: Matthew 22:35-46 (15th Sunday of Matthew)
This Week at Holy Trinity
Sunday, February 4
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Regular services 8:30am Orthros, followed by Divine Liturgy
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Parish Assembly in the Hall after services
Monday, February 5
- 6pm Total Body Workout (Zoom)
Tuesday, February 6
- 6pm Parish Council Meeting
Wednesday, February 7
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8:30am HTGOC Total Body Workout
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5pm Paraklesis
- 6pm Centennial Anniversary Idea/Brainstorming Meeting
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6:30pm GOYA Basketball Practice
- 6:45 GOYA Basketball Parent Meeting
Friday, February 9
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8:30am HTGOC Total Body Workout
- 9:30am Meals on Wheels Prep/Distribution
Saturday, February 3
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5:30pm Vespers
- 6pm Winter Fundraiser Dinner - Pirates of the ARRRkansas!
Next Sunday, February 11
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Regular Services, 8:30am Orthros followed by Divine Liturgy
- Philoptochos Meeting after Services
Sunday Church School
Please allow our Sunday Church School students and teachers to come recieve Holy Commuion first, then proceed to their classes.
Audio/Video System
The Audio/Video System has been installed in our Church. The Hearing Assistance feature is up and functioning. Our Parish Council members will be available to assist. Anyone with a smartphone can join the HTGOC wifi and scan the QR code in the narthex that will prompt you to download the Listen Everywhere app. Once downloaded, click the blue 'Audio GTDZ' button and the audio will stream to your phone, and through your phone to hearing aids or any bluetooth device connected to your phone.
We would like to ask and invite our GOYA girls, and Young Adult women to help operate the A/V System during services. Everyone interested please contact Father George and we'll schedule a brief intro and orientation.
A Note From our Outreach Ministry
As part of our efforts, we would like to hear from YOU! Thanks to those who have submitted the survey sheets, if you haven't done so, please take a moment to fill out this anonymous survey to help us focus our efforts to best serve our community. Your opinion is important to us!
Faith Group
This is an awesome Ministry Group for our younger children. Families with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers are invited to join our Faith Group! We will host one event per season on Saturday mornings. Join for fellwoship and to get better acquainted with other members. If you have scheduling conflicts and need to bring older children along, that is fine! They will probably be helpful in assisting with the younger children.
Here is the Schedule:
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Spring: Saturday, April 6 - 10am Location TBD
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Summer: Date/Time TBD - Bartlesville Kidde Park
We are thankful to Amelia Angelidis who is leading this group, and to Gina Kingsley who is helping her. This is a great opportunity for families with younger children to get to know eachother!
Philoptochos February Project
During the month of February, Philotochos will be raising money for Emergency Infant Services. Please drop donations (cash or change) inot the baby bottles in the Narthex. Thank you for your generosity.
GOYA Basketball
GOYA Basketball Practice is on Wednesdays at 6:30pm, after Paraklesis which begins at 5pm. We will have an important Parent Meeting this Wednesday, February 7 after Paraklesis (during practice); plan to be there.
Metroplis of Denver GOYA Basketball Tournament
We will be hosting the 2024 Metropolis of Denver GOYA Basketball Tournament in Tulsa. The Tournamnent dates have changed; and it will take place during the President's Day Weekend, February 16-19, 2024. Following the Tournament, on Monday, Feb. 19, the Metropolis Clergy Laity will also be here in Tulsa. This will be a one day (morning) meeting, most likely at the same hotel (Marriott Southern Hills). Then, Tuesday through Thursday that same week, our Metroplis Clergy Syndesmos will have its annual Pre-Lent Retreat in Tulsa! It is an honor for us to host these events for our Metropolis, and we look forward to welcoming eveyrone back to Tulsa.
With all this going on, we will be asking for volunteers to help with some of the planning and coordination. The Metropolis Tournament Committee was thrilled with our community and the parishioners who were there to help. This year, we will have a more prominant role and presence. We will be asking our GOYAns and Young Adults to help with the planning, and add our 'Tulsa Touch' to the Tournament. Anyone who would like to help please let Father George know.
HTGOC Total Body Workout
Our HTGOC Exercise Classes will meet this week.
North Patio Expansion
As you may remember, our Parish Assembly voted to move forward with the project to expand the North Patio (outside the glass doors in the Hall); with the requirement that we raise $25,000 before engaging an architect, etc to provide renderings/plans for us to consider. We are closing in on our goal to this inital goal. Please consider making a pledge/donation so we can kick this project off. We can donate by credit card through Tithely (select 'North Patio'), or contact Father George or Parish Council Treasurer Nicholas Boyaci; if you'd like to write a check, please put "North Patio" in the memo line.
HT Bookstore
Come visit our 'mobile' Bookstore, currently in the Library/Youth HS Sunday School Room. We have Faith Based Books, Incense, Incense Burners, Charcoal, Icons and more. If you have any special requests please let Tian or Father George know.
HTGOC Winter Fundraiser: Pirates of the ARRRkansas
Our Annual Winter Fundaraiser will be this Saturday, February 10 at 6pm (after Vespers). Email Anastasia Boone to make your reservations, and come in Pirate Garb for Treasure Hunting, Sea Shanty Singing, Pirate Games & Delicious Grog & Grub! Tickets: $2 x your age (up to $50). Thanks to Anastasia Boone and her team for organizing this year's event.
Meals on Wheels (MoW) Partnership with Holy Trinity
Thank you to Stevi Tsaras and Ruth Chiconas for coordinating this most important Ministry. Our partnership with Meals on Wheels will continue this Friday. There are two ways to volunteer: Be a Site Food Packer at HTGOC (organize food for delivery drivers), or Be a Delivery Driver (deliver approximately 5-10 meals on a set route.
HTGOC is a MoW site for sorting and delivery of meals. We need 2-4 volunteers each week to organize/pack food for the delivery drivers to pick up and make their deliveries.
Drivers are always needed, you can volunteer for HTGOC routes or any location that works for your schedule and location. Please contact Stevi Tsaras or (918) 955-4466 for more information.
We have helped provide more than 20,000 meals (and counting) since we started partnering with this wonderful Ministry.
Sign Up to make Prosforo
The NEW sign up sheet for 2024 is available to sign up to make prosforo Presbytera Katina will help with sign ups during Coffee Hour/Fellowship, and Deacon Michael will contiinue to call each week with a reminder.