TODAY: January 15, 2017

12th Sunday of Luke

SERVICE SCHEDULE:

Orthros & Divine Liturgy    8:30AM

Sunday School  After the distribution of Holy Communion

Epistle: Colossians 3:4-11 Page 112

Gospel: Luke 17:12-19 Page 112

(The Epistle and Gospel Readings can be found in the Divine Liturgy Books in the pew rack.)

MEMORIALS:

PROSFORON OFFERER:  Eugenia Zerefos

NARTHEX DUTY TEAM:  Group 2

TODAY’S FELLOWSHIP IS OFFERED BY:  The Young @ Heart

THIS WEEK AT HOLY TRINITY:

Sunday, January 15

The 12th Sunday of Luke

8:30am Orthros & Divine Liturgy

The Parish Council will take the Oath of Office at the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy

Sermon just before Holy Communion

Monday, January 16

7pm Vespers of St. Anthony @ Vineland, NJ

Tuesday, January 17

St. Anthony

8:30am Orthros & Divine Liturgy

11am Old Testament Bible Study

7pm OCF @ UD Chapel

Wednesday, January 18

Sts Anthanasios & Cyril

8:30am Orthros & Divine Liturgy

12:30 Bible Study

5pm Greek School

6pm Girls and Boys Basketball Practice

6pm Choir Practice (in LIBRARY)

Thursday, January 19

7pm Parish Council Meeting

Sunday, January 22

The 14th Sunday of Luke

8:30am Orthros & Divine Liturgy

Old Testament Bible Study

Starting January 17th @ 11am

We will begin a new Bible Study Class where we will study select books and

passages from the Old Testament.

We will meet in the Library

at 11am every Tuesday.

We hope you will join us for the study of God’s word!

Welcome

The Holy Trinity Family welcomes all our visitors. We hope that you enjoyed the Divine Service of the Church of the Book of Acts. You participated in the most ancient Christian Service written by Saint John Chrysostomos- the Golden Mouth. The Sacrament of Holy Communion is distributed ONLY to those Baptized and/or Chrismated Orthodox Christians who have prepared according to our Sacred Tradition. We invite you to come forward, if you wish, at the end of the Divine Liturgy to receive the blessed bread. If you have any questions about the Orthodox Church or would like to discover how to join this Ancient Christian Faith please see Fr. Christos at the coffee hour downstairs at the Hellenic Community Center or call the church office for an appointment 302-654-4446. We thank you and may the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and yours abundantly always.  

 This Sunday’s Hymns

Ἀπολυτίκιον Ἀναστάσιμον. Ἦχος πλ. αʹ. Αὐτόμελον.

Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον Πατρὶ καὶ Πνεύματι, τὸν ἐκ Παρθένου τεχθέντα εἰς σωτηρίαν ἡμῶν, ἀνυμνήσωμεν πιστοὶ καὶ προσκυνήσωμεν, ὅτι ηὐδόκησε σαρκί, ἀνελθεῖν ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ, καὶ θάνατον ὑπομεῖναι, καὶ ἐγεῖραι τοὺς τεθνεῶτας, ἐν τῇ ἐνδόξῳ Ἀναστάσει αὐτοῦ.

Resurrectional Apolytikion. Mode pl. 1. Automelon.

Let us worship the Word who is unoriginate with the Father and the Spirit, and from a Virgin was born for our salvation, O believers, and let us sing His praise. For in His goodness He was pleased to ascend the Cross in the flesh, and to undergo death, and to raise up those who had died, by His glorious Resurrection.

Τοῦ Ἁγίου. Ἠχος δʹ. Ταχὺ προκατάλαβε.

Ἐκ βρέφους τὸν Κύριον, ἐπιποθήσας θερμῶς, τὸν κόσμον κατέλιπες, καὶ τὰ ἐν κόσμῳ τερπνά, καὶ ἤσκησας ἄριστα· ἔπηξας τὴν καλύβην, πρὸ πυλῶν σῶν γονέων, ἔθραυσας τῶν δαιμόνων, τὰς ἐνέδρας Παμμάκαρ· διὸ σε Ἰωάννη Χριστός, ἀξίως ἐδόξασεν.

For the Saint. Mode 4. Come quickly.

From infancy fervently you loved and longed for the Lord; you therefore renounced the world and every worldly delight, and excelled in ascetic feats. You set the hut you dwelt in before the gates of your parents. Therein, all-blessed struggler, you crushed the snares of the demons. And therefore, O John, Christ has glorified you worthily.

Ἦχος πλ. δʹ.

Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὁ πανσόφους τοὺς ἁλιεῖς ἀναδείξας, καταπέμψας αὐτοῖς τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον, καὶ δι' αὐτῶν τὴν οἰκουμένην σαγηνεύσας, φιλάνθρωπε, δόξα σοι.

Mode pl. 4.

Blessed are You, O Christ our God. You made the fishermen all-wise, by sending down upon them the Holy Spirit, and through them You drew the world into Your net. O Lover of mankind, glory to You.

Κοντάκιον. Ἦχος αʹ.

Ὁ μήτραν παρθενικὴν ἁγιάσας τῷ τόκῳ σου, καὶ χεῖρας τοῦ Συμεὼν εὐλογήσας ὡς ἔπρεπε, προφθάσας καὶ νῦν ἔσωσας ἡμᾶς Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός. Ἀλλ' εἰρήνευσον ἐν πολέμοις τὸ πολίτευμα, καὶ κραταίωσον Βασιλεῖς οὓς ἠγάπησας, ὁ μόνος φιλάνθρωπος.

Kontakion. Mode 1.

You sanctified the virginal womb by Your birth, O Lord, and blessed the hands of Symeon fittingly, O Christ God; and even now You came and saved us. Now, give peace to our Nation in time of war, and empower our Leaders, so loved by You, the only one who loves humanity.

Anthony the Great  January 17

Reading:    Saint Anthony, the Father of monks, was born in Egypt in 251 of pious parents who departed this life while he was yet young. On hearing the words of the Gospel: "If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell what thou hast, and give to the poor" (Matt. 19:21), he immediately put it into action. Distributing to the poor all he had, and fleeing from all the turmoil of the world, he departed to the desert. The manifold temptations he endured continually for the span of twenty years are incredible. His ascetic struggles by day and by night, whereby he mortified the uprisings of the passions and attained to the height of dispassion, surpass the bounds of nature; and the report of his deeds of virtue drew such a multitude to follow him that the desert was transformed into a city, while he became, so to speak, the governor, lawgiver, and master-trainer of all the citizens of this newly-formed city.

The cities of the world also enjoyed the fruit of his virtue. When the Christians were being persecuted and put to death under Maximinus in 312, he hastened to their aid and consolation. When the Church was troubled by the Arians, he went with zeal to Alexandria in 335 and struggled against them in behalf of Orthodoxy. During this time, by the grace of his words, he also turned many unbelievers to Christ.

Saint Anthony began his ascetic life outside his village of Coma in Upper Egypt, studying the ways of the ascetics and holy men there, and perfecting himself in the virtues of each until he surpassed them all. Desiring to increase his labors, he departed into the desert, and finding an abandoned fortress in the mountain, he made his dwelling in it, training himself in extreme fasting, unceasing prayer, and fierce conflicts with the demons. Here he remained, as mentioned above, about twenty years. Saint Athanasius the Great, who knew him personally and wrote his life, says that he came forth from that fortress "initiated in the mysteries and filled with the Spirit of God." Afterwards, because of the press of the faithful, who deprived him of his solitude, he was enlightened by God to journey with certain Bedouins, until he came to a mountain in the desert near the Red Sea, where he passed the remaining part of his life.

Saint Athanasius says of him that "his countenance had a great and wonderful grace. This gift also he had from the Saviour. For if he were present in a great company of monks, and anyone who did not know him previously wished to see him, immediately coming forward he passed by the rest, and hurried to Anthony, as though attracted by his appearance. Yet neither in height nor breadth was he conspicuous above others, but in the serenity of his manner and the purity of his soul." So passing his life, and becoming an example of virtue and a rule for monastics, he reposed on January 17 in the year 356, having lived altogether some 105 years.

Apolytikion of Anthony the Great in the Fourth Tone

O Father Anthony, you imitated the zealous Elijah. You followed the straight paths of the Baptist and became a desert dweller. By prayer you confirmed the universe. Wherefore, intercede with Christ our God to save our souls.

Kontakion of Anthony the Great in the Second Tone

Forsaking the uproars of life O venerable one, you completed your life in quiet, fully imitating the Baptist. Therefore, we honor you with him, O Anthony, Father of Fathers

Announcement

Looking into the New Year!

As of Sunday, January 8, 2017 the sermons will be focused on the first 3 Chapters of the

Book of Revelation.  Please make every effort not to miss a single Sunday!

 Bible Study Classes

Wednesdays

@ 12:30pm

Discovering Orthodox Christianity

(Please see syllabus below)

w/George Righos & John Lazare

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Adult Bible Class 2016-2017

Begins: Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016

Leaders: George Righos, John Lazare

Meeting: Wednesdays at 12:30 – 2:30 pm

Discovering Orthodox Christianity

Discovering Orthodox Christianity is a series of talks, shows, and presentations in High Definition digital video form designed to introduce and explain the basic teaching of Orthodox Christianity. Production of videos is sponsored by the Leadership 100 Endowment Fund and the videos are available through the Holy Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. The series covers a wide range of topics with the goal of educating the viewer in simple, easy to understand terms.

The presenters in the videos, are esteemed members of the clergy and laity, many of them professors at Holy Cross Seminary, or experts in their studies. Also, participating in the presentations is His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, Orthodox Hierarchs and other well know personalities of Theological studies.

In addition to the video presentations, our lessons are always supplemented by relevant bible studies and commentaries making the class most interesting and easy to understand. We hope and pray you will be able to attend and enjoy with us the studies in our Orthodox Faith.

Please don’t forget to invite a friend. Everyone is welcomed.

Looking forward to see you and share with you our Christian love,

in Christ,

George Righos & John Lazare

 Dec 7        The Ecumenical Patriarchate: Aspects Of Past And Present

Lesson #10       with His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America

Class will resume January 11, 2017

The 2017 Parish Council will take the Oath of Office

TODAY Sunday, January 15th

Nicholas Demourtzidis

Leonidas Fotakos

Georgia Halakos

Anthanasios Hatzis

Stefanos Karakasidis

Athanasios Karas

Michael Kirifides

John Koninis II

Spiros Mantzavinos

Stavros Nicholas

John Pennias

George Rassias

Evangelia Tsavalas

Paraskevi Wolcott

Petros Xarhoulakos

When you pray…

 "THROUGH EVERY PRAYER AND ENTREATY REMAIN IN CONSTANT SUPPLICATION AT ALL TIMES IN THE SPIRIT BEING WATCHFUL IN THIS WORK FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL THE SAINTS." 

 Ephesians 6:18 

Prayers for Health...

Andreas, Anna, Barbara, Caroline, Catherine, Chris, Christine, Clara.Doug, Eleni, Faye, George

Gerasimos, Gregg, Gus, Jacob, Katherine, Kathryn, Marika, Mary, Matina, Nicholas, Spyros

Stephanie, Taylor, Tena

We ask that you give baptismal names only.