Special Prayers: Please pray for the spiritual and physical health of the whole world, and especially Despina Xynidis, Betty Day, Jim Manos, Jane Anderson, Steve Sarris, Chresanthe Lemieux, Pamela “Stormy” Cobbs, Willie Lulias (at Naval Boot Camp in the Great Lakes), and others in this community in need.
TODAY, Sunday, March 12, 2-5pm Pre-Sale at 16 Versaggi St., St. Augustine, FL 32080:Church Members are exclusively invited to attend a special pre-sale of the estate property most generously bequeathed to Holy Trinity by the late Mr. Charles Maragon, of blessed memory. The estate sale for the general public will be on March 16-17, 2017.
Wednesday, March 15, Presanctified Liturgy at 5:30 pm, followed by a Lenten potluck and Bible study
Sunday, March 19, Parish Oratorical & Creative Arts Festivalis open to Holy Trinity children of all ages. Parents, please help your child select an Oratorical topic according to his/her grade level and download a Registration Form available at http://www.goarch.org/archdiocese/departments/religioused/sjcof; submit form via e-mail to the church office (holy3goc@gmail.com). Creative Arts submissions can depict any Oratorical topic or Orthodox Christian subject. Please include your child’s full name and grade before submitting final artwork (one, best-work item per student) on the table by the windows in the Church hall.
Sunday School News: Please mark your calendars for our annual Holy Friday Youth Retreat on April 14th “Together in Christ.” There will be crafts, activities, lessons, decorating the ‘kouvouklion’, snacks and, of course, worship. Plan to have your children spend Great and Holy Friday in between the morning services at the Church!
Holy Trinity Stewardship: Stewardship is the regular practice of returning to God a portion of all that God has given us. This includes spreading the teachings of Christ and the concept of giving regularly of our time, talent, and money to work on this earth is as much a spiritual practice as prayer and worship. Please prayerfully consider your 2017 Holy Trinity Church Stewardship commitment. Complete a Holy Trinity Church Stewardship commitment card, and return commitment card to the church office (or stewardship box in the narthex).
Weekly Offering:You can decide how much you might contribute to support the church’s ministry. Your gift goes to ensuring that our church is open and accessible to all who seek Her comfort. These donations are very important to the vitality of our parish. Your offering can be made at the collection basket as you exit the service.
February 26, 2017 offerings:Candles $169, Tray $143, Stewardship $2778
Do you need documentation of your 2016 contributions to Holy Trinity for tax purposes?
Please contact Nicola at nicola.lykam@gmail.com or leave a message for her at the church office 904.829.0504.
Reminders about Approaching for Holy Communion:All Baptized/Chrismated Orthodox Christians who have prepared to receive Holy Communion are asked to wait in their pews for the direction of the usher guiding Communicants row-by-row up the center aisle. Families with children are encouraged to Commune together. The usher will first guide from the back of the church those Newly Baptized/Illumined and Families with Infants, followed by the Sunday School Children processing with their teachers.
Is your Parishioner Contact Information up to date?If you are new to the community or changing addresses/contact information, please ask parish council members for an information sheet, which can be dropped off, mailed, or emailed to the church at holy3goc@gmail.com. As we are constantly updating mailing lists, please send an email to the church to affirm/clarify/update this information as needed.
Ministries & Committees All are welcome and encouraged to apply common interests, skill sets, and life experience to the many areas of service in the life of the Church.
- Baking Prosphoron
- Sunday School
- Youth
- St. Photios National Shrine
- Stewardship
- Bookstore
- OCF/College Ministry
- OCMC/Missions/Evangelism
- Greeters/Newcomers
- Library
- Greek Fest
- Ecological/Recycling
- Facilities & Maintenance
- Outreach
- June Festival/Spirit Fest
- Maragon Estate
- Iconography/Consecration
- Religious Education
- Greek Dance
- And More..