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Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
Publish Date: 2017-05-28
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Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (904)-829-0504
  • Fax:
  • (904)829-0507
  • Street Address:

  • 2940 CR-214

  • St. Augustine, FL 32084-2718


Contact Information




Services Schedule

Sunday Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am    Fr. John Hays, Interim Priest


Past Bulletins


Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Plagal 2nd Tone

When the angelic powers appeared at Your grave, the soldiers guarding it feared and became as dead. And standing by the sepulcher was Mary who was seeking Your immaculate body. You devastated Hades, not afflicted by it. You went to meet the virgin, and granted eternal life. You resurrected from the dead. O Lord, glory to You. Ἀγγελικαὶ Δυνάμεις ἐπὶ τὸ μνῆμά σου, καὶ οἱ φυλάσσοντες ἀπενεκρώθησαν, καὶ ἵστατο Μαρία ἐν τῷ τάφῳ, ζητοῦσα τὸ ἄχραντόν σου σῶμα. Ἐσκύλευσας τὸν ᾍδην, μὴ πειρασθεὶς ὑπ' αὐτοῦ, ὑπήντησας τῇ Παρθένῳ, δωρούμενος τὴν ζωήν, ὁ ἀναστὰς ἐκ των νεκρῶν, Κύριε δόξα σοι.

Apolytikion for Holy Ascension in the 4th Tone

You ascended in glory, O Christ our God, after You filled the Disciples with joy, by promising to send them the Holy Spirit, and You blessed them and established their faith, that You are the Son of God, the Redeemer of the world. Ἀνελήφθης ἐν δόξῃ, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, χαροποιήσας τοὺς Μαθητάς, τῇ ἐπαγγελίᾳ τοῦ ἁγίου Πνεύματος· βεβαιωθέντων αὐτῶν διὰ τῆς εὐλογίας, ὅτι σὺ εἶ ὁ Υἱός τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὁ λυτρωτὴς τοῦ κόσμου.

Apolytikion for Fathers of the 1st Council in the Plagal 4th Tone

Supremely blessed are You, O Christ our God. You established the holy Fathers upon the earth as beacons, and through them You have guided us all to the true Faith, O greatly merciful One, glory be to You.

Apolytikion for the Church in the 4th Tone

In the 8th Tone:   Blessed are You, O Christ our God.  You made wise men of poor fishermen by sending down upon them Your Holy Spirit, and through them You caught the whole world, O Lover of mankind, glory to You.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Plagal 2nd Tone

When You had fulfilled the dispensation for our sake, and united things on earth with the things in heaven, You were taken up thither in glory, O Christ our God, going not away from any place, but continuing inseparable, and to them that love You crying out: "I am with you, and there is, therefore, none against you."
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Saints and Feasts

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May 28

Helikonis the Martyr


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May 28

Fathers of the 1st Council

The heresiarch Arius was a Libyan by race and a protopresbyter of the Church of Alexandria. In 315, he began to blaspheme against the Son and Word of God, saying that He is not true God, consubstantial with the Father, but is rather a work and creation, alien to the essence and glory of the Father, and that there was a time when He was not. This frightful blasphemy shook the faithful of Alexandria. Alexander, his Archbishop, after trying in vain to correct him through admonitions, cut him off from communion and finally in a local council deposed him in the year 321. Yet neither did the blasphemer wish to be corrected, nor did he cease sowing the deadly tares of his heretical teachings; but writing to the bishops of other cities, Arius and his followers requested that his doctrine be examined, and if it were unsound, that the correct teaching be declared to him. By this means, his heresy became universally known and won many supporters, so that the whole Church was soon in an uproar.

Therefore, moved by divine zeal, the first Christian Sovereign, Saint Constantine the Great, the equal to the Apostles, summoned the renowned First Ecumenical Council in Nicaea, a city of Bithynia. It was there that the shepherds and teachers of the Church of Christ gathered from all regions in the year 325. All of them, with one mouth and one voice, declared that the Son and Word of God is one in essence with the Father, true God of true God, and they composed the holy Symbol of Faith up to the seventh article (since the remainder, beginning with "And in the Holy Spirit," was completed by the Second Ecumenical Council). Thus they anathematized the impious Arius of evil belief and those of like mind with him, and cut them off as rotten members from the whole body of the faithful.

Therefore, recognizing the divine Fathers as heralds of the Faith after the divine Apostles, the Church of Christ has appointed this present Sunday for their annual commemoration, in thanksgiving and unto the glory of God, unto their praise and honour, and unto the strengthening of the true Faith.


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May 28

The Holy Hieromartyr Eutychius, Bishop of Melitene

All information concerning this Martyr has been lost, except that he presented himself before the tyrants, mocked the idols, suffered many unspeakable torments, and was finally drowned in the sea.


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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. 4th Tone. Daniel 3.26,27.
Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of our fathers.
Verse: For you are just in all you have done.

The reading is from Acts of the Apostles 20:16-18, 28-36.

IN THOSE DAYS, Paul had decided to sail past Ephesos, so that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hastening to be at Jerusalem, if possible, on the day of Pentecost. And from Miletos he sent to Ephesos and called to him the elders of the church. And when they came to him, he said to them: "Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God which he obtained with the blood of his own Son. I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; and from among your own selves will arise men speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them. Therefore be alert, remembering that for three years I did not cease night or day to admonish every one with tears. And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified. I coveted no one's silver or gold or apparel. You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities, and to those who were with me. In all things I have shown you that by so toiling one must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, 'it is more blessed to give than to receive.' " And when he had spoken thus, he knelt down and prayed with them all.


Gospel Reading

Fathers of the 1st Council
The Reading is from John 17:1-13

At that time, Jesus lifted up his eyes to heaven and said, "Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, since you have given him power over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work which you gave me to do; and now, Father, you glorify me in your own presence with the glory which I had with you before the world was made.

"I have manifested your name to the men whom you gave me out of the world; yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything that you have given me is from you; for I have given them the words which you gave me, and they have received them and know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you did send me. I am praying for them; I am not praying for the world but for those whom you have given me, for they are mine; all mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am glorified in them. And now I am no more in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are one. While I was with them, I kept them in your name, which you have given me; I have guarded them, and none of them is lost but the son of perdition, that the scripture might be fulfilled. But now I am coming to you; and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves."


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Parish News

Special Prayers:  Please pray for the spiritual and physical health of the whole world, and especially those students graduating from all levels of academic life and for the health of Dr. Carmela Lojacono. In addition, we have ongoing prayer requests for Jane Anderson, Betty Day, Chresanthe Lemieux, Jim Manos, Cynthia Markos Nichols, Faye Peterson, Steve Sarris, Despina Xynidis, the work of our parish, missionary families, and catechumens.

Upcoming Services and Events:

  • Today, May 28th - After Divine Services, please join in rolling dolmades for the SpiritFest!  
  • Every Wednesday at 6:00 p.m.  - Bible Study
  • June 3rd & 4th - Feast of Pentecost SpiritFest & FoodFair Celebration - Stop by the table to volunteer, pick up color flyers for distribution, share the news around town, and help “fill” the Grocery List of Sponsorships. Contact Dick Billeter (dickbilleter@yahoo.com) or Margo Kelley (htgocpresident@gmail.com) to offer in any way to this loving labor, including the following:
  • June 2nd SpiritFest Friday
    • 2-8 PM -- Prepare & Set-Up
  • June 3rd SpiritFest Saturday
    • 8-11 AM -- Final Preparations & Ministry Booth Set-Up
    • 12 PM Noon – SpiritFest & YiaYia’s Kitchen Opens
    • 6 PM – Great Vespers of Pentecost
    • 8 PM – SpiritFest & YiaYia’s Kitchen Close      
  • June 4th SpiritFest Sunday
    • Early-Bird Set-Up from 7:30 AM
    • 8:30 AM -- Proskimidi & Orthros
    • 10 AM –Divine Liturgy
    • 12 PM Noon – YiaYia’s Kitchen Opens
    • 1-3 PM – Tongues of Fire Chili Cook-Off
    • 4 PM – Pentecost Kneeling Vespers & Close of SpiritFest, followed by Clean-Up
    • 249th Greek Landing Day Events -
      • June 25th at 6:30 p.m. - St. Photios Shrine Greek Landing Day Sunset Cruise-Tickets available today during Fellowship Hour
      • June 26th - Orthros, Divine Liturgy, and Memorial Service at St. Photios National Shrine, followed by fellowship offered by our “Koimissis Tis Theotokos” Philoptochos​

Holy Trinity Stewardship:   At the Divine Liturgy, the priest offers the gifts on our behalf to God, he says: "Your own gifts, from Your own gifts we offer to you." As part of God's creation, man returns a portion of the gifts he has received from God to Him in thanksgiving and appreciation.The Bible says: "the Lord loves a cheerful giver" (2 Corinthians 9:7). Stewardship is Christian, biblical and equitable, for each is asked to give according to his or her love for God, conscience and means. By Stewardship we support Christ's work not as a duty, but as a privilege. The Christian way to give is because we have a desire to give; we give because we love the Lord.

Reminders about Approaching for Holy Communion:  According to ancient practice going back to the very earliest experience and canons of Christianity, only Baptized/Chrismated Orthodox Christians who have prepared to receive Holy Communion are allowed to partake of the Body and Blood of Christ in the Orthodox Church. Those partaking of 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.

Do you have changes to your contact information?    Please email any updates or changes to the church at holy3goc@gmail.com or leave a message at the church office, 904.829.0504.

Visiting the Church Outside of Office Hours:  Though at this time we do not have volunteers coordinated to assist in receiving visitors to the Church outside of Office Hours (M-F 9am-1pm), we hope to always welcome parishioners and the many visiting out-of-towners to the best of our ability. Please call the office to arrange a visit. If there is no answer, call the emergency number on the voicemail, (602) 617-2467, to discuss options that may exist.

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. 

Contact the Church office to add your e-mail address and phone number to the ministry/committee contact list(s), or even to seek Father John’s blessing to begin a new ministry beneficial to church members involved or in need.

Weekly Offering:  Every week, at each celebration of the Divine Liturgy, members of our parish and those joining in the Eucharistic celebration are invited to support the ministry of our parish through a financial contribution.  Your offering can be made at the collection basket as you exit the service.

Metropolitan Alexios Asks Every Family to Participate in The Panagia Chapel Roof Tiles Campaign:   With love, trust, and faith, His Eminence asks every Metropolis household to contribute $30 to the new chapel Roof Tile Campaign.  He desires to remember and include every parishioner’s name—both those living and those passed from this life--during Consecration and into perpetuity at the Diakonia Center’s Panagia Chapel.  Every household will receive a recorded phone message of gratitude for taking the opportunity to help edify the lives of future generations of campers, retreatants, and visitors. This once-in-a-lifetime offering of roof tiles not only physically protects and beautifies the Chapel dedicated the “All Holy” Theotokos, but also promotes the ongoing, eternal work and discovery of “Heaven on earth” at the Diakonia Center.  Please stop by the display table set up in the fellowship hall to easily receive your gifts and record your name(s), or send donations and lists of names directly to the church office marked “Roof Tile Campaign”.  If you have specific questions, please refer to His Eminence’s letter distributed with last week’s bulletin and posted on the bulletin board in the hall, or contact Margo Kelley (htgocpresident@gmail.com).    

 

 


 

 

 


 

 

 


 

 

 


 

 

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