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Eleventh Orthros Gospel
Κατὰ Ἰωάννην 21.14-25
Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἐφανερώθη ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ ἐγερθεὶς ἐκ νεκρῶν. ῞Οτε οὖν ἠρίστησαν, λέγει τῷ Σίμωνι Πέτρῳ ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς· Σίμων ᾿Ιωνᾶ, ἀγαπᾷς με πλεῖον τούτων; λέγει αὐτῷ· ναί, Κύριε, σὺ οἶδας ὅτι φιλῶ σε. λέγει αὐτῷ· βόσκε τὰ ἀρνία μου. λέγει αὐτῷ πάλιν δεύτερον· Σίμων ᾿Ιωνᾶ, ἀγαπᾷς με; λέγει αὐτῷ· ναί, Κύριε, σὺ οἶδας ὅτι φιλῶ σε. λέγει αὐτῷ· ποίμαινε τὰ πρόβατά μου. λέγει αὐτῷ τὸ τρίτον· Σίμων ᾿Ιωνᾶ, φιλεῖς με; ἐλυπήθη ὁ Πέτρος ὅτι εἶπεν αὐτῷ τὸ τρίτον, φιλεῖς με, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· Κύριε, σὺ πάντα οἶδας, σὺ γινώσκεις ὅτι φιλῶ σε. λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς· βόσκε τὰ πρόβατά μου. ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω σοι, ὅτε ἦς νεώτερος, ἐζώννυες σεαυτὸν καὶ περιεπάτεις ὅπου ἤθελες· ὅταν δὲ γηράσῃς, ἐκτενεῖς τὰς χεῖράς σου, καὶ ἄλλος σε ζώσει, καὶ οἴσει ὅπου οὐ θέλεις. τοῦτο δὲ εἶπε σημαίνων ποίῳ θανάτῳ δοξάσει τὸν Θεόν. καὶ τοῦτο εἰπὼν λέγει αὐτῷ· ἀκολούθει μοι. ἐπιστραφεὶς δὲ ὁ Πέτρος βλέπει τὸν μαθητὴν ὃν ἠγάπα ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς ἀκολουθοῦντα, ὃς καὶ ἀνέπεσεν ἐν τῷ δείπνῳ ἐπὶ τὸ στῆθος αὐτοῦ καὶ εἶπε· Κύριε, τίς ἐστιν ὁ παραδιδούς σε; τοῦτον ἰδὼν ὁ Πέτρος λέγει τῷ ᾿Ιησοῦ· Κύριε, οὗτος δὲ τί; λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς· ἐὰν αὐτὸν θέλω μένειν ἕως ἔρχομαι, τί πρὸς σέ; σὺ ἀκολούθει μοι. ἐξῆλθεν οὖν ὁ λόγος οὗτος εἰς τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς ὅτι ὁ μαθητὴς ἐκεῖνος οὐκ ἀποθνήσκει· καὶ οὐκ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς ὅτι οὐκ ἀποθνήσκει, ἀλλ᾽ ἐὰν αὐτὸν θέλω μένειν ἕως ἔρχομαι, τί πρὸς σέ; Οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ μαθητὴς ὁ μαρτυρῶν περὶ τούτων καὶ γράψας ταῦτα, καὶ οἴδαμεν ὅτι ἀληθής ἐστιν ἡ μαρτυρία αὐτοῦ. ἔστι δὲ καὶ ἄλλα πολλὰ ὅσα ἐποίησεν ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς, ἅτινα ἐὰν γράφηται καθ᾽ ἕν, οὐδὲ αὐτὸν οἶμαι τὸν κόσμον χωρῆσαι τὰ γραφόμενα βιβλία. ἀμήν.
Eleventh Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from John 21:14-25
At that time, Jesus revealed himself to his disciples after he was raised from the dead. When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?" He said to him "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs." A second time he said to him, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, "Tend my sheep." He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, "Do you love me?" And he said to him, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep. Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you girded yourself and walked where you would; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish to go." (This he said to show by what death he was to glorify God.) And after this he said to him, "Follow me."
Peter turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus loved, who had lain close to his breast at the supper and had said, "Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?" When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, "Lord, what about this man?" Jesus said to him, "If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? Follow me!" So, the word went out among the brethren that this disciple would not die; but Jesus did not say to him that he would not die. He said, "If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?" This is the disciple who is bearing witness to these things, and who has written these things; and we know that his testimony is true. But there are also many other things which Jesus did; were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.
Πρὸς Γαλάτας 6:11-18
Ἀδελφοί, ἴδετε πηλίκοις ὑμῖν γράμμασιν ἔγραψα τῇ ἐμῇ χειρί. Ὅσοι θέλουσιν εὐπροσωπῆσαι ἐν σαρκί, οὗτοι ἀναγκάζουσιν ὑμᾶς περιτέμνεσθαι, μόνον ἵνα μὴ τῷ σταυρῷ τοῦ Χριστοῦ διώκωνται. Οὐδὲ γὰρ οἱ περιτετμημένοι αὐτοὶ νόμον φυλάσσουσιν, ἀλλὰ θέλουσιν ὑμᾶς περιτέμνεσθαι, ἵνα ἐν τῇ ὑμετέρᾳ σαρκὶ καυχήσωνται. Ἐμοὶ δὲ μὴ γένοιτο καυχᾶσθαι εἰ μὴ ἐν τῷ σταυρῷ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ· διʼ οὗ ἐμοὶ κόσμος ἐσταύρωται, κἀγὼ τῷ κόσμῳ. Ἐν γὰρ Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ οὔτε περιτομή τι ἰσχύει, οὔτε ἀκροβυστία, ἀλλὰ καινὴ κτίσις. Καὶ ὅσοι τῷ κανόνι τούτῳ στοιχήσουσιν, εἰρήνη ἐπʼ αὐτούς, καὶ ἔλεος, καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν Ἰσραὴλ τοῦ θεοῦ. Τοῦ λοιποῦ, κόπους μοι μηδεὶς παρεχέτω· ἐγὼ γὰρ τὰ στίγματα τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ ἐν τῷ σώματί μου βαστάζω. Ἡ χάρις τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ μετὰ τοῦ πνεύματος ὑμῶν, ἀδελφοί. Ἀμήν.
The Reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 6:11-18
BRETHREN, see with what large letters I am writing to you with my own hand. It is those who want to make a good showing in the flesh that would compel you to be circumcised, and only in order that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ. For even those who receive circumcision do not themselves keep the law, but they desire to have you circumcised that they may glory in your flesh. But far be it from me to glory except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. For neither circumcision counts for anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation. Peace and mercy be upon all who walk by this rule, upon the Israel of God. Henceforth let no man trouble me; for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brethren. Amen.
7th Sunday of Luke
Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 8.41-56
Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἄνθρωπός τις προςῆλθε τῷ Ἰησοῦ ᾧ ὄνομα ᾽Ιάϊρος, καὶ ἰδοὺ ἦλθεν ἀνὴρ ᾧ ὄνομα ᾿Ιάειρος, καὶ αὐτὸς ἄρχων τῆς συναγωγῆς ὑπῆρχε· καὶ πεσὼν παρὰ τοὺς πόδας τοῦ ᾿Ιησοῦ παρεκάλει αὐτὸν εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ,ὅτι θυγάτηρ μονογενὴς ἦν αὐτῷ ὡς ἐτῶν δώδεκα, καὶ αὕτη ἀπέθνησκεν. ᾿Εν δὲ τῷ ὑπάγειν αὐτὸν οἱ ὄχλοι συνέπνιγον αὐτόν.καὶ γυνὴ οὖσα ἐν ῥύσει αἵματος ἀπὸ ἐτῶν δώδεκα, ἥτις ἰατροῖς προσαναλώσασα ὅλον τὸν βίον οὐκ ἴσχυσεν ὑπ᾿ οὐδενὸς θεραπευθῆναι,προσελθοῦσα ὄπισθεν ἥψατο τοῦ κρασπέδου τοῦ ἱματίου αὐτοῦ, καὶ παραχρῆμα ἔστη ἡ ῥύσις τοῦ αἵματος αὐτῆς.καὶ εἶπεν ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς· τίς ὁ ἁψάμενός μου; ἀρνουμένων δὲ πάντων εἶπεν ὁ Πέτρος καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτῷ· ἐπιστάτα, οἱ ὄχλοι συνέχουσί σε καὶ ἀποθλίβουσι, καὶ λέγεις τίς ὁ ἁψάμενός μου;ὁ δὲ ᾿Ιησοῦς εἶπεν· ἥψατό μού τις· ἐγὼ γὰρ ἔγνων δύναμιν ἐξελθοῦσαν ἀπ᾿ ἐμοῦ.ἰδοῦσα δὲ ἡ γυνὴ ὅτι οὐκ ἔλαθε, τρέμουσα ἦλθε καὶ προσπεσοῦσα αὐτῷ δι᾿ ἣν αἰτίαν ἥψατο αὐτοῦ ἀπήγγειλεν αὐτῷ ἐνώπιον παντὸς τοῦ λαοῦ, καὶ ὡς ἰάθη παραχρῆμα.ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῇ· θάρσει, θύγατερ, ἡ πίστις σου σέσωκέ σε· πορεύου εἰς εἰρήνην.῎Ετι αὐτοῦ λαλοῦντος ἔρχεταί τις παρὰ τοῦ ἀρχισυναγώγου λέγων αὐτῷ ὅτι τέθνηκεν ἡ θυγάτηρ σου· μὴ σκύλλε τὸν διδάσκαλον.ὁ δὲ ᾿Ιησοῦς ἀκούσας ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῷ λέγων· μὴ φοβοῦ· μόνον πίστευε, καὶ σωθήσεται.ἐλθὼν δὲ εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν οὐκ ἀφῆκεν εἰσελθεῖν οὐδένα εἰ μὴ Πέτρον καὶ ᾿Ιωάννην καὶ ᾿Ιάκωβον καὶ τὸν πατέρα τῆς παιδὸς καὶ τὴν μητέρα.ἔκλαιον δὲ πάντες καὶ ἐκόπτοντο αὐτήν. ὁ δὲ εἶπε· μὴ κλαίετε· οὐκ ἀπέθανεν, ἀλλὰ καθεύδει.καὶ κατεγέλων αὐτοῦ, εἰδότες ὅτι ἀπέθανεν.αὐτὸς δὲ ἐκβαλὼν ἔξω πάντας καὶ κρατήσας τῆς χειρὸς αὐτῆς ἐφώνησε λέγων· ἡ παῖς, ἐγείρου.καὶ ἐπέστρεψε τὸ πνεῦμα αὐτῆς, καὶ ἀνέστη παραχρῆμα, καὶ διέταξεν αὐτῇ δοθῆναι φαγεῖν.καὶ ἐξέστησαν οἱ γονεῖς αὐτοῖς. ὁ δὲ παρήγγειλεν αὐτοῖς μηδενὶ εἰπεῖν τὸ γεγονός.
7th Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 8:41-56
At that time, there came to Jesus a man named Jairus, who was a ruler of the synagogue; and falling at Jesus' feet he besought him to come to his house, for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. As he went, the people pressed round him. And a woman who had had a flow of blood for twelve years and had spent all her living upon physicians and could not be healed by anyone, came up behind him, and touched the fringe of his garment; and immediately her flow of blood ceased. And Jesus said, "Who was it that touched me?" When all denied it, Peter said, "Master, the multitudes surround you and press upon you!" But Jesus said, "Some one touched me; for I perceive that power has gone forth from me." And when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling, and falling down before him declared in the presence of all the people why she had touched him, and how she had been immediately healed. And he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace." While he was still speaking, a man from the ruler's house came and said, "Your daughter is dead; do not trouble the Teacher any more." But Jesus on hearing this answered him, "Do not fear; only believe, and she shall be well." And when he came to the house, he permitted no one to enter with him, except Peter and John and James, and the father and mother of the child. And all were weeping and bewailing her; but he said, "Do not weep; for she is not dead but sleeping." And they laughed at him, knowing that she was dead. But taking her by the hand he called, saying, "Child, arise." And her spirit returned, and she got up at once; and he directed that something should be given her to eat. And her parents were amazed; but he charged them to tell no one what had happened.
April 6, 2014
SUNDAY OF ST. MARY OF EGYPT
Councilors: John Fakiris, George Kapetanakis, Sophia Myers, Katerina Knezevic*
Altar Schedule: Group B
Ambassadors: Dakota Starr, Lelia Tagaris
Welcome Table: Johanna Irving
New members or visitors, please visit the welcome table across from the candle stand.
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THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE
Sunday, April 6: Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt, Orthros, 8:30 am; Divine Liturgy, 10:00 am; Children’s Change for Change; Lenten Presentations, grades PK-3, following Divine Liturgy; GOYA Luminary Sales, following Divine Liturgy; Philoptochos General Meeting, 12:30 pm; GOYA Meeting, 4:00 pm
Tuesday, April 8: Adult Dance practice, 7:00 pm
Wednesday, April 9: Pre-Sanctified Liturgy, 6:00 pm; Dinner (sponsored by Prison Ministry) and Speaker (Chaplain Patrick Tutella); Angels, Hope & Joy event, following dinner, in multi-purpose room
Saturday, April 12: Saturday of Lazarus, Orthros, 9:00 am; Divine Liturgy, 10:00 am; Breakfast, 11:00 am
SUNDAY SCHOOL: This Sunday is designated a family worship Sunday for students in grades Six through Twelve. Sunday school will be in session for only grades PK through Five. Note: Students that have signed up for Confession with Father Paul on Saturday of Lazarus should report to the Library - before going to class - to receive their Confession booklets. Parents of PK through Third graders should go directly to the multi-purpose room following the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy to attend the students' Lenten presentations.
Good Friday Retreat (April 18): The Sunday school will be sponsoring a luncheon and student activities on Good Friday beginning at 11:30 am (following Liturgy) until 2:00 pm. Students must register in order to participate. A registration form is available on the candle stand; registration deadline is Sunday April 6.
Registration for the 2014/15 Sunday School Term: On March 31, 2014, all currently enrolled students will be promoted and automatically registered in the program provided that the family is in good standing. Otherwise you will need to re-register your child by August 10, 2014.
WEEKDAY SCHOOL: Registration for the 2014/15 school year continues. Deadline for early enrollment is April 18. Registration will resume August 1, based on available staff and openings.
PRISON MINISTRY: Next Wednesday, April 9, the Lenten guest speaker will be Chaplain Patrick Tutella, the Executive Director for the Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry. Come and hear the message about this important but forgotten ministry that brings the love of Christ to those in prison, "I was in prison and you visited me."-Matthew 25:36.
HOLY TRINITY PASCHA PICNIC: Let's celebrate as a Parish Family after receiving the Light at Church for our annual Pascha Picnic. The picnic will begin right after the Sunday morning Agape Service. There will be two large tents with tables and chairs in the back parking lot for everyone to use. Pot luck takes on a new meaning where you bring your picnic meal and something to share for the pot luck table. There will also be music for everyone to enjoy and for those who would like to dance. This is a great time for Parea and a wonderful way to enjoy the Paschal Season as a Family.
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES: If your child is graduating from high school or college, please call or email the church office with their name, school, awards and future plans (and any other important information) so that they may be recognized on Graduate Sunday, early in June.
A SPECIAL THANK YOU: from Diane Murray. Diane is extremely grateful for all of the calls, visits, and support that she has received during this very difficult time of her husband, Neal’s passing. She also wants to thank all those who were able to attend the funeral service. May his memory be Eternal.
GOYA NEWS: Our 4th Annual GOYA Luminary Fundraiser is under way. Purchase a luminary ($5 each or 3/$10) in memory of a loved one. Please visit the table in the Fellowship Hall on Sunday April 6 & 13. Personalized luminaries will be beautifully displayed on Good Friday Evening. ALL proceeds go directly to the Capital Campaign Fund.
GOYA Meeting on Sunday, April 6, at 4 pm (time change). We will be cleaning the Church in anticipation of Easter. Please bring paper towels, rags, polish, Windex etc.
GOYA Luau is Saturday, April 26. Rising GOYANs (current 6th graders) are also invited to attend. Email holytrinityraleighGOYA@gmail.com for a copy of the flyer. Advance RSVPs are due on April 11, for discounted ticket price. As in years past, we have invited GOYANs from our neighboring parishes so they can all build and maintain long lasting friendships with other Orthodox teens. Dinner, dancing, photo booth and FUN will be provided.
LADIES PHILOPTOCHOS: Please consider joining or renewing your membership for 2014. Ask a friend to join with you and remember, men associate members are also welcome! We need to receive paid memberships by April 20, to have our numbers recorded in time for the National Biennial Convention. Thank you for supporting Philoptochos and making a difference in the lives of so many!
ANGELS, HOPE & JOY EVENT: Wednesday, April 9, please plan on attending the Pre-Sanctified Liturgy at 6:00 pm, followed by the Lenten Meal in the Fellowship Hall. After the dinner but before the lecture begins, please bring your child to the church library where we will do a Lenten/Easter craft. Enjoy the lecture while your child is entertained!
BACKPACK BUDDIES: Please join the Ladies Philoptochos outreach during this Lenten season as they collect food for hungry kids in our community. During all Lenten services, as we give Thanks for all our blessings, please remember to bring canned goods that will be included in backpacks for students to take home for weekend meals. There is a complete list of approved items on the candle stand. For more info on how to help, please contact Katerina Knezevic kknezevic@wcpss.net or Rhonda Milkovich remilkovich@gmail.com.
Saint Matrona was from Perga in Pamphylia, and lived in the fifth century; she was wedded to a husband and bore him a daughter. After her husband's death, she entrusted her daughter to a certain woman she knew, and then passed her life in asceticism in Constantinople, living almost one hundred years.
Saint Nektarius was born in Selyvria of Thrace on October 1, 1846. After putting himself through school in Constantinople with much hard labour, he became a monk on Chios in 1876, receiving the monastic name of Lazarus; because of his virtue, a year later he was ordained deacon, receiving the new name of Nektarius. Under the patronage of Patriarch Sophronius of Alexandria, Nektarius went to Athens to study in 1882; completing his theological studies in 1885, he went to Alexandria, where Patriarch Sophronius ordained him priest on March 23, 1886 in the Cathedral of Saint Sabbas, and in August of the same year, in the Church of Saint Nicholas in Cairo, made him Archimandrite. Archimandrite Nektarius showed much zeal both for preaching the word of God, and for the beauty of God's house. He greatly beautified the Church of Saint Nicholas in Cairo, and years later, when Nektarius was in Athens, Saint Nicholas appeared to him in a dream, embracing him and telling him he was going to exalt him very high.
On January 15, 1889, in the same Church of Saint Nicholas, Nektarius was consecrated Metropolitan of the Pentapolis in eastern Libya, which was under the jurisdiction of Alexandria. Although Nektarius' swift ascent through the degrees of ecclesiastical office did not affect his modesty and childlike innocence, it aroused the envy of lesser men, who convinced the elderly Sophronius that Nektarius had it in his heart to become Patriarch. Since the people loved Nektarius, the Patriarch was troubled by the slanders. On May 3, 1890, Sophronius relieved Metropolitan Nektarius of his duties; in July of the same year, he commanded Nektarius to leave Egypt.
Without seeking to avenge or even to defend himself, the innocent Metropolitan left for Athens, where he found that accusations of immorality had arrived before him. Because his good name had been soiled, he was unable to find a position worthy of a bishop, and in February of 1891 accepted the position of provincial preacher in Euboia; then, in 1894, he was appointed dean of the Rizarios Ecclesiastical School in Athens. Through his eloquent sermons his unwearying labours to educate fitting men for the priesthood, his generous alms deeds despite his own poverty, and the holiness, meekness, and fatherly love that were manifest in him, he became a shining light and a spiritual guide to many. At the request of certain pious women, in 1904 he began the building of his convent of the Holy Trinity on the island of Aegina while yet dean of the Rizarios School; finding later that his presence there was needed, he took up his residence on Aegina in 1908, where he spent the last years of his life, devoting himself to the direction of his convent and to very intense prayer; he was sometimes seen lifted above the ground while rapt in prayer. He became the protector of all Aegina, through his prayers delivering the island from drought, healing the sick, and casting out demons. Here also he endured wicked slanders with singular patience, forgiving his false accusers and not seeking to avenge himself. Although he had already worked wonders in life, an innumerable multitude of miracles have been wrought after his repose in 1920 through his holy relics, which for many years remained incorrupt. There is hardly a malady that has not been cured through his prayers; but Saint Nektarius is especially renowned for his healings of cancer for sufferers in all parts of the world.
During the persecution of Diocletian and Maximian, about the year 290, Saints Onesiphorus and Porphyrius were betrayed as Christians to the persecutors. After many torments through which they stood fast in confessing their faith, they were bound by the feet to wild horses and dragged to death.
Of these Saints, Olympas and Rodion became disciples of Peter, the chief Apostle, and came to Rome, where they were beheaded by Nero. The others reposed in peace, having become bishops: Sosipater of Iconium, Quartus of Beirut, and Erastus of Paneas, or Paneias (which was also called Caesarea of Philippi); Saint Erastus had been chamberlain of the city of Corinth (Rom.16:23).
Saint Orestes was from Tyana of Cappadocia. During the persecution of Diocletian, this Martyr's ankles were pierced with long nails; being bound to a wild horse and violently dragged by it, he gave up his spirit in the year 289.
This Apostle, who was also called Levi, was the son of Alphaeus and had Galilee as his homeland. A publican before being called by Christ, he became one of the Twelve Apostles, and an Evangelist. While still in Palestine, he wrote his Gospel first in Hebrew, being also the first of all to write the Gospel. When he is depicted in icons, there is portrayed next to him the likeness of a man, one of the symbolic living creatures mentioned by Ezekiel (1.10), which, as Saint Irenaeus writes, is a symbol of our Saviour's Incarnation.
Saint Menas, who had Egypt as his fatherland, contested in Cotyaeion of Phrygia in 296 during the reign of Diocletian and Maximian. A soldier distinguished for his valour in war, he renounced his rank and withdrew to devote himself to ascetical struggles and prayer in the mountains. Filled with zeal and more than human courage, he presented himself in the midst of a pagan festival in Cotyaeion and declared himself to be a Christian. After terrible torments which he endured with astonishing courage, he was beheaded. His martyrium in Egypt became a place of universal pilgrimage; evidence of ancient journeys to his shrine have been found as far away as Ireland. The glory and refuge of the Christians of Egypt, he has been revealed to be a worker of great miracles and a swift defender for all who call on him with faith; besides all else, he is also invoked for help in finding lost objects.
Saints Victor and Stephanie contested in Damascus in 160, during the reign of Antoninus Pius. The pagans arrested Saint Victor as a Christian and cut off his fingers, put out his eyes, and beheaded him. As Saint Stephanie, the wife of a certain soldier, and a Christian, saw Victor's nobility in his sufferings, she loudly cried out to call him blessed and to say that she saw two crowns prepared, one for him, and one for herself. She also was taken, and was tied to two palm trees which had been bowed down; when they were released, she was torn asunder.
Saint Theodore the Studite was born in Constantinople in 759; his pious parents were named Photinus and Theoctiste. He assumed the monastic habit in his youth, at the monastery called Sakkoudion, and became abbot there in 794. About the year 784 he was ordained deacon, and later presbyter by the most holy Patriarch Tarasius. On joining the brotherhood of the Monastery of Studium (which was named after its founder Studius, a Roman consul), the Saint received the surname "Studite." He proved to be a fervent zealot for the traditions of the Fathers and contested even unto death for the sake of his reverence for the holy icons. He endured three exiles because of his pious zeal. During the third one, to which he was condemned by the Iconoclast autocrat, Leo the Armenian, he endured courageously - being beaten and bound and led from one dark dungeon to another - for seven whole years. Finally he was recalled from exile by Michael the Stutterer. Receiving thus a small respite from his labours of long endurance, he reposed in the Lord on November 11, 826, a Sunday, while his disciples, who stood round about him, chanted the 118th Psalm. Some say that after receiving the immaculate Mysteries, he himself began chanting this psalm. And on reaching the verse, ' I will never forget Thy statutes, for in them hast Thou quickened me" (Ps. 118:93), he gave up his spirit, having lived for sixty-seven years. In addition to his other sacred writings, he composed, with the collaboration of his brother Joseph, almost the whole of the compunctionate book of the Triodion (see also July 14).
Saint Vincent is the most illustrious of the Martyrs of Spain. Because of his virtue, he was ordained deacon by Valerius, Bishop of Saragossa, who, because of his advanced age and an impediment in his speech, commissioned Vincent to be preacher of the Gospel. In 303, the impious Emperors Diocletian and Maximian sent Dacian to Spain as governor, with an edict to persecute the clergy. Saint Vincent was brought with Bishop Valerius to Valencia; the bishop was sent into exile, but the holy deacon was tortured on a rack, and after suffering other cruel torments, gave up his soul into the hands of God on January 22 in the year 304.
Saint John was born in 555 on the island of Cyprus in the city of Amathus; his father, Epiphanius, was a ruler of Cyprus. The Saint was consecrated Archbishop of Alexandria in 608. A man of exemplary uprightness, in his zeal for Orthodoxy he strove mightily to fight the many heresies among the Christians in Egypt; but above all, he was famous for his singular generosity, humility, and sympathy towards all, especially the poor. His mercy was so great that the report of it reached the Persian invaders of Jerusalem, who desired to see him because of it. Saint John reposed in 619, at the age of sixty-four.
Saint Nilus, who had Constantinople as his homeland, was a disciple of Saint John Chrysostom. He had formerly been an eparch of the city, then became an ascetic on Mount Sinai. He wrote epistles and various ascetical works, and reposed about 451.
Saint Martin, the great luminary of Gaul, was the son of pagan parents. When he was still quite young he became a catechumen; at the age of twenty-two he received Holy Baptism. Then he undertook the labours of a monk, and was afterwards consecrated Bishop of Tours, renowned as an ascetic and wonderworker, a faithful shepherd of Christ's flock. He converted many both from paganism and heresy, cast out demons and raised the dead, and while undertaking all the apostolic burdens of a bishop, he never ceased to be a simple monk and man of prayer. His monastery became a center of monasticism not only for Gaul, but for all of Western Europe. A widely celebrated incident of his life took place when he was still a catechumen, fulfilling his military service. Seeing an ill-clad beggar asking alms at the gate of the city of Amiens and being overlooked by passersby, Saint Martin, having nothing else to give, rent his military cloak in two with his sword and gave half to the beggar, so that he might cover himself in the cold. That night, the Lord Jesus Christ appeared to him, clothed with the half of the cloak he had given to the beggar. Saint Martin's cloak - capella in Latin - was kept in a sanctuary which came to be called capella, from which the word "chapel" is derived; and they under whose care it was kept were called cappellani, from which "chaplain" is derived. Saint Martin reposed in peace in the year 397.
This greatest and most beloved of all Christian orators was born in Antioch the Great in the year 344 or 347; his pious parents were called Secundus and Anthusa. After his mother was widowed at the age of twenty, she devoted herself to bringing up John and his elder sister in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. John received his literary training under Anthragathius the philosopher, and Libanius the sophist, who was the greatest Greek scholar and rhetorician of his day. Libanius was a pagan, and when asked before his death whom he wished to have for his successor, he said, "John, had not the Christians stolen him from us." With such a training, and with such gifts as he had by nature, John had before him a brilliant career as a rhetorician. But through the good example of his godly mother Anthusa and of the holy Bishop Meletius of Antioch (see Feb. 12), by whom he was ordained reader about the year 370, he chose instead to dedicate himself to God. From the years 374 to 381 he lived the monastic life in the hermitages that were near Antioch. His extreme asceticism undermined his health, compelling him to return to Antioch, where Saint Meletius ordained him deacon about the year 381. Saint Meletius was called to Constantinople later that year to preside over the Second Ecumenical Council, during which he fell asleep in the Lord. In 386 Bishop Flavian ordained John presbyter of the Church of Antioch. Upon his elevation to the priesthood his career as a public preacher began, and his exceptional oratorical gifts were made manifest through his many sermons and commentaries. They are distinguished by their eloquence and the remarkable ease with which rich imagery and scriptural allusions are multiplied; by their depth of insight into the meaning of Scripture and the workings of God's providence; and, not least of all, by their earnestness and moral force, which issue from the heart of a blameless and guileless man who lived first what he preached to others. Because of his fame, he was chosen to succeed Saint Nectarius as Patriarch of Constantinople. He was taken away by stealth, to avoid the opposition of the people, and consecrated Patriarch of Constantinople on February 28, 398, by Theophilus, Patriarch of Alexandria, who was to prove his mortal enemy.
At that time the Emperor of the East was Arcadius, who had had Saint Arsenius the Great as his tutor (see May 8); Arcadius was a man of weak character, and much under the influence of his wife Eudoxia. The zealous and upright Chrysostom's unsparing censures of the lax morals in the imperial city stung the vain Eudoxia; through Theophilus' plottings and her collaboration, Saint John was banished to Pontus in 403. The people were in an uproar, and the following night an earthquake shook the city; this so frightened the Empress Eudoxia that she begged Arcadius to call Chrysostom back. While his return was triumphant, his reconciliation with the Empress did not last long. When she had a silver statue of herself erected in the forum before the Church of the Holy Wisdom (Saint Sophia) in September of 403, and had it dedicated with much unseemly revelry, Saint John thundered against her, and she could not forgive him. In June of 404 he was exiled to Cucusus, on the borders of Cilicia and Armenia. From here he exchanged letters with Pope Innocent of Rome, who sent bishops and priests to Constantinople requesting that a council be held. Saint John's enemies, dreading his return, prevailed upon the Emperor to see an insult in this, and had John taken to a more remote place of banishment called Pityus near the Caucasus. The journey was filled with bitter sufferings for the aged bishop, both because of the harshness of the elements and the cruelty of one of his 310 guards. He did not reach Pityus, but gave up his soul to the Lord near Comana in Pontus, at the chapel of the Martyr Basiliscus (see May 22), who had appeared to him shortly before, foretelling the day of his death, which came to pass on September 14, 407. His last words were "Glory be to God for all things." His holy relics were brought from Comana to Constantinople thirty-one years later by the Emperor Theodosius the Younger and Saint Pulcheria his sister, the children of Arcadius and Eudoxia, with fervent supplications that the sin of their parents against him be forgiven; this return of his holy relics is celebrated on January 27.
Saint John was surnamed Chrysostom ("Golden-mouth") because of his eloquence. He made exhaustive commentaries on the divine Scriptures and was the author of more works than any other Church Father, leaving us complete commentaries on the Book of Genesis, the Gospels of Saints Matthew and John, the Acts, and all the Epistles of Saint Paul. His extant works are 1,447 sermons and 240 epistles. Twenty-two teachers of the Church have written homilies of praise in his honour. Besides his feasts today and on January 27, he is celebrated as one of the Three Hierarchs on January 30, together with Saint Basil the Great and Saint Gregory the Theologian.
It should be noted that, because September 14 is the Exaltation of the Cross, the Saint's memory has been transferred to this day.
This Apostle, one of the Twelve, was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and was a compatriot of Andrew and Peter. He was instructed in the teachings of the Law, and devoted himself to the study of the prophetic books. Therefore, when the Lord Jesus called him to the dignity of apostleship, he immediately sought out and found Nathanael and said to him, "We have found Him of Whom Moses in the Law and the Prophets did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph" (John 1.45). Having preached Jesus the God-man throughout many parts of Asia Minor, and having suffered many things for His Name's sake, he was finally crucified upside down in Hierapolis of Phrygia.
Constantine was born on the island of Hydra in the 18th century. Born to a pious Orthodox Christian family, he left the island to the city of Rhodes in order to find work. There he worked for the Turkish governer and converted to Islam. He soon repented and returned to his Christian faith and lived on Mt Athos for a period of time as a monastic. He returned to Rhodes to confront the governor and confess his Christian faith. He died the death of a martyr by being beheaded on November 14, 1800.
Of these most illustrious Martyrs of the city of Edessa in Syria, Guria and Shamuna contested during the reign of Diocletian, in 288; after many tortures, they were cast into prison, then beheaded. Saint Habib, a deacon, contested in the days of Licinius, in the year 316, and was burned alive; he was buried with Saints Guria and Shamuna. The three have one common feast, and it is always together that they are portrayed in icons and invoked by the faithful.On account of a renowned miracle they worked, they are invoked for help in marital difficulties. A certain Goth had come with the Roman army to Edessa and was quartered in the house of a pious widow named Sophia. The Goth asked Sophia for the hand of her daughter, Euphemia; after resisting for a long time, Sophia at last agreed. When it was time for the army to return home, Sophia made the Goth vow by the power in the holy Martyrs Shamuna, Guria, and Habib, to keep Euphemia as the apple of his eye. As he was nearing his home, however, the treacherous man revealed to Euphemia that he already had a wife. Euphemia was compelled to serve the Goths wife, who dealt with her mercilessly. After extreme sufferings, which included being sealed alive in a tomb and left there to die, Euphemia was miraculously conveyed to Edessa, to the very shrine of the holy Martyrs whose surety they had taken, and was reunited with her mother through their holy prayers.
In an effort to better serve our Archdiocese, the Archdiocesan Advisory Committee on Science & Technology (AACST) has developed a simple survey to learn about the particular interests and concerns of our people. The survey will take you less than 3 minutes to complete and your identity is completely protected.
In an effort to better serve our Archdiocese, the Archdiocesan Advisory Committee on Science & Technology (AACST) has developed a simple survey to learn about the particular interests and concerns of our people. The survey will take you less than 3 minutes to complete and your identity is completely protected.
Join the HCHC Community on Saturday, October 11, 2014 for an Open House from 10 AM - 4 PM. Meet professors and sit in on mini-classes; discover our dynamic undergraduate and graduate programs; tour our stunning campus overlooking the Boston skyline; find out about applying and paying for a college education; celebrate your faith; connect with other Orthodox Christian youth; hear beautiful Byzantine chant by seminarians; and more! Register Online at http://hchcopenhouse.eventbrite.com 
Join the HCHC Community on Saturday, October 11, 2014 for an Open House from 10 AM - 4 PM. Meet professors and sit in on mini-classes; discover our dynamic undergraduate and graduate programs; tour our stunning campus overlooking the Boston skyline; find out about applying and paying for a college education; celebrate your faith; connect with other Orthodox Christian youth; hear beautiful Byzantine chant by seminarians; and more! Register Online at http://hchcopenhouse.eventbrite.com 
A Ground Blessing for the new St. Nicholas National Shrine at the World Trade Center will be held on October 18, 2014, His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America will preside at this historic event. Share the information with your parish!
A Ground Blessing for the new St. Nicholas National Shrine at the World Trade Center will be held on October 18, 2014, His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America will preside at this historic event. Share the information with your parish!
A Ground Blessing for the new St. Nicholas National Shrine at the World Trade Center will be held on October 18, 2014, His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America will preside at this historic event. Share the information with your parish!
A Ground Blessing for the new St. Nicholas National Shrine at the World Trade Center will be held on October 18, 2014, His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America will preside at this historic event. Share the information with your parish!
CrossRoad 2015 Applications Available Now! Calling all high school juniors & seniors who may be interested in applying to this 10-day summer program at Hellenic College Holy Cross! For more information, visit our website: http://www.crossroadinstitute.org/
CrossRoad 2015 Applications Available Now! Calling all high school juniors & seniors who may be interested in applying to this 10-day summer program at Hellenic College Holy Cross! For more information, visit our website: http://www.crossroadinstitute.org/
April 27, 2014
SUNDAY OF THOMAS
Councilors: George Kapetanakis*, Greg Delage, George Pappas, Katerina Knezevic
Altar Schedule: Group D
Ambassadors: John Saparilas, Steve Flaherty
New members or visitors, please visit the welcome table across from the candle stand.
To listen to sermons and lectures, please visit www.holytrinityraleigh.org
For downloads of sermons and lectures, contact chris@polyconcg.com ~
THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE
Sunday, April 27: Sunday of Thomas, Orthros, 8:30 am; Divine Liturgy, 10:00 am; Choir practice, 12:30 pm; Dance practice, Youth A/B-1:00 pm; Youth C-1:30 pm; Teens, 2:00 pm; Boys’ Basketball, 5:00 pm
Tuesday, April 29: Adult Dance practice, 7:00 pm
Wednesday, April 30: 6th Hour prayer service, 12 noon; Parish Council Meeting, 7:00 pm
Thursday, May 1: Boys’ Basketball, 6:30 pm
Friday, May 2: Wedding rehearsal, 5:30 pm
Saturday, May 3: Russos/Earle Wedding, 5:00 pm
Sunday, May 4: Sunday of the Myrrh Bearers, 8:30 Orthros, 10:00 am Divine Liturgy; 40 Day Memorial, Neal Murray; AHEPA & Friends sponsoring Coffee Hour; AHEPA Meeting, library, 12:00 noon; Dance practice, Youth A/B-1:00 pm; Youth C-1:30 pm; Teens, 2:00 pm; Boys’ Basketball, 5:00 pm; GOYA meeting, 5:30 pm
SUNDAY SCHOOL: All classes will be in Session. Students are reminded to turn in their Lenten Mission Boxes by this Sunday. Also we are pleased to announce that John Klemes was awarded first place in the Senior Division at the St. John Chrysostom District Oratorical Festival which took place on April 5, at St Luke's in Mooresville, NC. Ian Hixson and Kyra Klemes received Honorable Mention in the Junior Division. Note that John Klemes will progress to the Metropolis competition on May 23-24, at St John the Divine in Jacksonville, Florida.
WEEKDAY SCHOOL: Registration for the 2014/15 school year continues. The deadline for early enrollment is past. Registration will be based on available staff and openings.
BY-LAWS UPDATE: Copies of our revised By-Laws are being mailed to all parishioners for review prior to the next General Assembly, in June. Please address any questions to: frances.mathes@gmail.com or economy.meg@gmail.com. By-Laws will be voted for approval on June 22, 2014.
Happy 87th Birthday
ALEIN MORRIS
“Let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action” (1John 3:18)
With love,
Elaine, Henry and James
FIJI SACRED MISSION CHURCH and ORPHANAGE: Our Metropolis Ierokyrix, Father Christodoulos, recently came back from Sabeto, Fiji where he witnessed the newly established Greek Orthodox Sacred-Mission Church and Saint Tabitha Orphanage. The first native Fijian priest, Father Bartholomew, his family and his “small flock” live by the Church’s sustenance, receiving no financial support from our Church’s organizations in this very poor and predominantly Muslim part of the world. If you would like to help spread the word of Orthodoxy and to help fund the orphanage building where little ones can literally grow up in the Church, please send a check made payable to Philoptochos with the note, “F I J I,” by April 27 (extended one week). Since donations cannot be made from the US directly to Fiji, we will make the contribution to the US established fund for this purpose.
LADIES PHILOPTOCHOS: Please consider joining or renewing your membership for 2014. Ask a friend to join with you and remember, men associate members are also welcome! Thank you for supporting Philoptochos and making a difference in the lives of so many!
CHOIR NEWS: There will be a concert of Sacred Orthodox Music of the Ecclesiastical Year presented by the Triangle Orthodox Chorale, directed by Elia Nicholas, on Saturday, May 10, at 7:00 pm. The concert will be held at Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church in Durham. No ticket is required ($15 suggested donation to Triangle Orthodox Chorale). There will be a reception following in their Fellowship Hall.
November 9, 2014
7th SUNDAY OF LUKE
Councilors: George Kapetanakis, John Fakaris, Harry Nicholos, Katerina Knezevic*
Altar Schedule: Group C
Ambassadors: Dena Aretakis, Jill Schwartz
New members or visitors, please visit the welcome table across from the candle stand.
To listen to sermons, please visit www.holytrinityraleigh.org
For downloads of sermons and lectures, contact chris@polyconcg.com
Remembering Our Veterans
“In our sinful world enslavement and oppression are always rearing their ugly heads. Freedom, therefore, must sometimes be bought and preserved with resistance that leads to the shedding of blood. It is for this reason that all nations have a special reverence and honor for their veterans, and particularly for those who have given their lives for their country, “states Rev. Andrew J. Demotses in a sermonette he wrote for the Greek Archdiocese of America: http://www.goarch.org/resources/sermons/sermonettes/sermonettes074
After Divine Liturgy, Fr. Paul will ask those members to stand so that they can be recognized. In honor of our Veterans, the Holy Trinity Parish Council will be sponsoring the Community Coffee Hour after liturgy. There will be a designated table for anyone who has brought photos of Veterans that they would like to share.
STEWARDSHIP 2015 KICKOFF: Stewardship packets are available in the Fellowship Hall for pickup today and next Sunday, November 16th. Please pick up your packet and return your completed Stewardship form on Sunday, November 23rd, to be part of another great kickoff.
COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS CARD ORDERS: Our Church will be mailing its 2014 Community Christmas Card to all our parishioners this December. Printed on the inside of each card will be the name of every individual and/or family who has subscribed. By being a subscriber, you will be sending a beautiful Christmas greeting to all your Orthodox friends and relatives. That's the equivalent of mailing 500 cards, and all you need to do is send in the form with your $20 tax-deductible donation. Please complete the form and send to the Church Office in care of: Mrs. Diane Murray. Forms available each Sunday after Liturgy in the Fellowship Hall.
BYLAWS UPDATE: The Metropolis has ratified our bylaws. They will be posted on the parish web calendar soon. Paper copies also will be available today in the Fellowship Hall.
PHILOPTOCHOS HOLIDAY LUNCHEON
Saturday, November 22, 12:30 pm
Brio’s in the Crabtree Valley Mall
Tuscan Family Style specific menu, coffee/ice tea, $24.50 tax and gratuity included. Spouses welcome!
RSVP and prepayments to Gen Catenis or Toula Capetanos no later: Thursday, Nov. 13.
THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE
Sunday, November 9: Orthros 8:30 am, Divine Liturgy 10:00 am; Memorial Gerasimoula Liberatos 1Year, Memorial Helen Diamontopoulos Rendall 31 Years, 11:30 am;St. Nektarios Anointing after liturgy; Coffee Hour Sponsor Parish Council; Stewardship Packet Pickup 2015 , 12 pm; Greek School, 12 pm; AHEPA Meeting, 12 pm; Philoptochos General Meeting, 12:30 pm; HDF Dance Youth C, 1 pm; Girl’s Volleyball, 2 pm
Monday, November 10: Jr. Boy’s Basketball Practice, 6:30 pm
Tuesday, November 11: Sr. Boy’s Basketball Practice, 6:30 pm
Wednesday, November 12: Finikia Baking, 9 am; 6th Hour Prayer Service, 12 pm; HDF Dance Teens 6:30 pm
Thursday, November 13: Fall Study6:30 pm;Girl’s Volleyball Practice,6:30pm
Saturday, November 15: Nativity Fast Begins
Sunday, November 16: Orthros 8:30 am, Divine Liturgy 10:00 am; Stewardship Packet Pickup 2015, General Assembly Meeting, 12 pm; Greek School Canceled; HDF Dance Youth C, 2:30 pm, Boy’s Basketball, 3:30 pm
MINISTRIES & MISSIONS
FINIKIA BAKING: For Greeks, whichever corner of the world they may be residing, the Christmas holidays mean lots of Finikia baking. Finikia is delicious traditional Greek cookie made with walnuts, cinnamon, and other yummy ingredients, and then soaked in a beautiful honey syrup. The wonderful bakers of Holy Trinity invite you to join in the fun and fellowship on Wednesday, November 12th, at 9 am to prepare Finikia for Holy Trinity’s holiday bake sale (December 4-6).
GREEK NIGHT AT MEN’S SHELTER: November 12th, 5 pm is very special night for St. John the Merciful, Holy Trinity GOYA and our special homeless friends at the Raleigh Men’s Shelter! We will begin our cooking for this event at the church at 1 pm for anyone interested in helping. Contact Deacon Gavrilo for more information at 919-815-9044.
Did you know that November 12th is also the name day of our patron St. John the Merciful?
FAST FACTS ABOUT BACKPACK BUDDIES PROGRAM:
Washington Elementary School is partnering with Backpack Buddies to provide at least 3 meals and snacks per backpack per week to students who do not have enough adequate access to food.
Their current community partnerships allow them to serve 15 students. However, due to the significant need for food assistance within the school population, staff members generously supplement Backpack Buddies supplies so that five to ten additional students go home each weekend with healthy, kid friendly food.
Still, with approximately thirty-percent of Washington Elementary students qualifying for free and reduced lunch, there is so much more that needs to be done to support the Backpack Buddies program, even more of the students would have the food resources they need to stay healthy and focus on academic success. For more information, contact Katerina Knezevic, kknezevic@wcpss.net
*A list of needed food items for the children can be found on Elaine’s Table*
RECYCLE: Please use the recycling containers for glass, plastic and cans. There is a recycling container in the fellowship hall as well as outside the door to the parking lot. These smaller containers will be put into our recycling dumpster for pickup.
MINISTRY TO THE SICK AND HOMEBOUND: If you know of someone who is sick or homebound and would like a visit from our clergy, please call the church office.
BAKE SALE: The Philoptochos ladies are taking orders for their annual bake sale. You can order delicious pastries, spanakopita or pastitsio. Order forms are in the foyer or online. Thank you!
May 18, 2014
SUNDAY OF THE SAMARITAN WOMAN
Councilors: Toula Capetanos*, Frances Mathes, Harry Nicholos, John Fakiris
Altar Schedule: Group C
Ambassadors: Dakota Starr, Lelia Tagaris
To listen to sermons and lectures, please visit www.holytrinityraleigh.org
For downloads of sermons and lectures, contact chris@polyconcg.com
Christos Anesti!
Welcome Father Christodoulos!
Father Paul, we pray that you are experiencing a full and speedy recovery. Father Paul Christy is recovering from shoulder surgery, and has asked Father Christodoulos to be with us this Sunday.
THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE
Sunday, May 18: Sunday of the Samaritan Woman, Orthros, 8:30 am; Divine Liturgy, 10:00 am; AHEPA Luncheon, 12 noon; Dance practice, Youth A/B-1:00 pm; Youth C-1:30 pm; Teens, 2:00 pm; Boys’ Basketball, 5:00 pm;
Monday, May 19: Festival cooking: cook ziti pasta, 5:00 pm
Tuesday, May 20: Festival cooking: crème sauce, 2:00 pm; assemble pastitsio, 5:00 pm; Adult Dance practice, 7:00 pm
Wednesday, May 21: Festival cooking: assemble pastitsio, 5:00 pm;
Thursday, May 22: Boys’ Basketball, 6:30 pm
Saturday, May 23: Baptism, Daughter of Tom and Catherine Ballman, 11:00 am
Sunday, May 25: Sunday of the Blind Man, Orthros, 8:30 am; Divine Liturgy, 10:00 am; Memorial for Olympia Katsifos (1 year) and James Katsifos (30 years), mother and father of Renee Katsifos; Coffee Hour sponsored by Katsifos family and Parish Council, in honor of those who served in Armed Forces; Boys’ Basketball, 5:00 pm.
SUNDAY SCHOOL: Today is the last day for Sunday School. You will receive classroom assignments for next year in June.
WEEKDAY SCHOOL SUMMER CAMP: The Weekday School will sponsor two week-long summer camps: “Fairy Tale Town”, July 28-August 1 and “Camelot”, August 4-8. The camps will run from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. for Pre-K through rising second grade students. All camps will feature leveled literacy and math, arts & crafts, music and movement. Forms are available on the candle stand. Contact Betsy Higgins if you need additional information 919-210-9208.
HIGH SCHOOL & COLLEGE GRADUATES: If your child is graduating from high school or college, please call or email the church office with their name, school, awards and future plans (and any other important information) so that they may be recognized on Graduate Sunday, June 1.
MEMORIAL DAY COFFEE HOUR: Sunday, May 25th, the Holy Trinity Community will co-sponsor the Coffee Hour in remembrance of all the men and women who died while serving the US Armed Forces. There will be a memorial service for all those who died while serving in the military. Please submit the deceased names to Toula Capetanos prior to Thursday, May 22nd. Also, there will be a table designated for photos.
6th ANNUAL GRILLING & CHILLING: Please mark your calendar for our 6th Annual Grilling and Chilling with fun for our entire Parish Family on Sunday, June 15 at 5:00 pm. If you wish to grill, please contact John Demos at john.demos@gmail.com. Everyone can join in - just bring your appetite, a side dish to share, lounge chairs, tents, beverages, etc.
FESTIVAL FOOD PREP VOLUNTEERS: Volunteers are needed to prepare the food for the Greek Festival (immediate needs below). To view the entire schedule and to sign up to help, please go to our website, holytrinityraleigh.org and look on the home page for “Festival Volunteer Sign-up.” You will receive a reminder email 2 days before your scheduled time. Any questions should be directed to Steve Flaherty, 919-615-1752 or Jason Kekas, 919-349-8298.
UPCOMING FESTIVAL COOKING:
May 19, Monday 5pm-8pm 4 Cook 198# ziti pasta
May 20, Tuesday 2pm 5 Make 24 pots cream sauce for 110 pans
May 20, Tuesday 5pm-8pm 50 Assemble 110 pans of pastitsio
May 21, Wednesday 5pm- 50 Finish pans of pastitsios (if necessary)
AHEPA DAY MEMORIAL & LUNCHEON: AHEPA honors our Seniors and their families TODAY. Please join us for a fine meal and fellowship. The menu includes delicious Turkey Breast with Cream Potatoes, Salad, Rolls, Dessert, and Iced Tea.
A Memorial Service will also be conducted for all our AHEPA Brothers that passed away.
Donations Seniors-No Charge; Adults $10; Children - $5
LADIES PHILOPTOCHOS: Last meeting of the year will be next Sunday, May 25 after Church. The END-OF-THE-YEAR PARTY will be Sunday, June 1 at Bonefish Grill (North Hills) at 1:00. Spouses/Guests are welcome. Please RSVP to Toula at toulacapetanos@yahoo.com.
ORTHODOX PRISON MINISTRY: Next Sunday, May 25 is National Prison Ministry Awareness Sunday. We will be passing a tray to support the Orthodox Church’s National Prison Ministry and all that is being done to reach out to those in prison. For more information go to theorthodoxprisonministry.org.
ANGELS, HOPE & JOY END OF THE YEAR CELEBRATION: Please join us for our Angels Hope and Joy End-of-Year Celebration on Friday, May 30 at 6:00pm. Weather-permitting, we will be enjoying the grassy area behind the parking lot for family, food, faith and fun! Hope to see you there!
ST. ANTHONY’S SR. GROUP (anyone 60years old/over): On Saturday, May 31st at 11:00 am, we will meet in the Church parking lot and carpool to Durham's Greek Festival. If you are interested, please contact toulacapetanos@yahoo.com or 919 846-6364. Summer activities include Raleigh Little Theater's performance of "Fiddler on the Roof" and movie/dinner. More information forthcoming.