HOLY TRINITY GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
Sunday of Orthodoxy
March 5th
Councilors: Maria Hicks, David Kouba*, Joanna Biliouris, John Demos
Altar Group: St John Chrysostom
Ambassadors: Jill Swartz, Lekita Essa
New members or visitors, stop by the Welcome Table across from the candlestand.
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SUNDAY OF ORTHODOXY!
Celebrate the beauty of our Liturgy and our Church with the Triumph of our Icons this coming Sunday March 5th!
PARISH GENERAL ASSEMBLY MARCH 19TH
We will be holding our semi-annual Parish General Assembly on Sunday March 19th after Liturgy in the Fellowship Hall. Please plan to attend.
CONCERNING THE PASSING OF THE OFFERINGBASKET (TRAYS)
The offering trays should be passed during the Divine Liturgy after the Priest exclaims:
"Και εσται τα ελεη τοu μεγαλου θεου και Σωτηρος ημων Ιησου Χριστου μετα παντων ημων" or
"And the mercies of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, be with you all."
(This takes place soon after the consecration of the Gifts after we rise from kneeling).
ORATORICAL FESTIVAL
The Local St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival will be held on Sunday March 12th at 1:30 pmin the Church Sanctuary. All children in 7th grade to 12th grade are asked to participate. Please see Fr. Paul and Rob for topics,speech requirements, and resources for writing and delivering a speech! We will have coaching workshops on Sunday February 19th and March 5th at 3:00 pm
APPLY FOR COLLEGE AND GRATUATENSCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS
Applications for college and graduate school scholarships are available in the church lobby and on the church website. Applications are due March 31st. If you have questions, please see Stephanie Lyford.
CHURCH LIBRARY
Have you read a good book lately? Come by our CHURCH LIBRARY and check out a good book. Be inspired, get some help for you journey through Great Lent. We have biographies, books that are inspirational, devotional, and informative. Here are some suggestions: Christ In Our Midst: Letters from a Russian Monk- Fr.John, The Way of the Pilgrim, Beginning to Pray - Met. Anthony Bloom, The Practice of the Presence of God- Brother Lawrence, The Lenten Spring by Fr. Hopko. Directions for Checking out a book are in the library or ask Helen McCallum or Rob Shand for more information. Have a blessed Lent!
HOW CAN YOU "COME TO SOMEONE IN PRISION?"
Sign up on the Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry website (www.theOCPM.org) for the Matthew 25:36 Fellowship. For a $25.36 donation, you will enable the training of clergy and lay volunteers and you will also provide Icons, Study Bibles, Prayer Books, Correspondence Courses, and Devotional Materials. OCPM gives all Orthodox Christians the ability to visit Him in prison and fulfill His commandment. DID YOU KNOW…those in prison also work to do good for the community around them. Inmates in Johnston County tend to a garden and give food to the North Carolina Food Bank. Female inmates in Troy, NC sew garments and quilts which are given to local women and children in need. If you have any extra fabric scraps you can bring them to the collection bin in our Fellowship Hall and they will be given to these female inmates for their projects. Thank you for your support!
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
We have room for more volunteers for the Habitat workday on March 11
at 925 Skinner Drive in Raleigh. You must sign up at:
http://vhub.at/downtownraleigh in order for Habitat to know that you are coming. Philoptochos will be providing lunch.
LENT AND HOLY WEEK MEMORIAL DONATIONS
Preparations for Easter have begun! We encourage anyone from the community to sponsor the supplies or flowers that will decorate the church. For the Salutations to the Virgin Mary, we encourage anyone with the name Mary to sponsor the Flowers on Friday nights during Lent. Please contact Rob Shand at 919-781-4548 or htraleighoffice@gmail.com or Elham Flaherty at
919-615-1752 for more information.
LENTEN LECTURE SERIES CONTINUES MARCH 8th
We are celebrating the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts this coming Wednesday as well as welcoming back to our community Fr. Radu Bordeianu who will be speaking to us about the importance of Baptism in our modern lives.
St. ANTHONY SR. GROUP:
Saturday, March 18th from 11:00 am - 1:30pm, in the Multipurpose Room, there will be a "Chinese Auction" and Pot Luck Lenten luncheon. The proceeds will benefit a charity organization.
Saturday, April 22nd, we will travel to Seagrove, NC potters' 9th Annual Spring Kiln Openings and Studio Tours. Transportation will be available.
Please contact Toula at (919) 810-2903 to RSVP - by April 13th.
AHEPA GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION
AHEPA will be celebrating Greek Independence Day on Sunday, March 26th after Church. In remembrance of March 25th, AHEPA will have a short program with poems presented by our Greek School. Then, some members from our Hellenic dance group will entertain us with a couple traditional dances. In addition, we will be serving a nice Lenten luncheon. The adult lunch will include; a salad, rolls, the main course of shrimp, orzo, & Greek-style green beans, a dessert, and coffee/tea/water. The advanced adults tickets are $15.00 each {$18.00 for day of the event}. The kids lunch will have fish-sticks instead of the shrimp. The advanced kid tickets {12 and under} will be $6.00 each {$8.00 for day of the event}. PLEASE help us out and purchase your tickets early. We need to estimate how many meals to prepare. In advance of your support, AHEPA wants to say “Thank You” for helping us in honoring our Greek heritage.
LENTEN DRIVE FOR BACKPACK BUDDIES
The Backpack Buddies Program provides food to children who are unable to bring lunches for themselves in schools. Please bring the following items to Elaine’s table do that we can support this life saving program: Pasta, spaghetti sauce, rice, mac and cheese, bottled water, cereal, granola bars, peanut butter, jelly, juices, pretzels/chips canned items: tuna, chicken breast, green beans corn, soups.
TRY YOUR LUCK IN PRESCHOOL
PRESCHOOL kickoff starts today. We are State Board Certified and are aligned with NC Standard course of study. Enjoy the benefits of a comfortable, spacious and well-equipped classrooms with low teacher-student ratios. Learning activities are functional, stimulate thinking and creativity, promote social competency and instill a positive attitude towards learning. Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Preschool’s mission is to provide an environment where children can grow and develop, intellectually, emotionally, spiritually and physically, while being immersed in the Orthodox culture.
FROM ST. BARBARA I DURHAM
We will be uniting once again as Orthodox Faithful for Sunday of Orthodoxy on March 5th to celebrate the "Faith of the Apostles". Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church will be hosting this beautiful Pan-Orthodox Vesper Service, beginning at 6:30 pm and followed by a light Lenten meal in the fellowship hall. If you are able to attend, please let them know by either E-mailing: fatherstavroforos2012@gmail.com, or IOCC Representative Helen Paliouras at elenipali@att.net.
THANK YOU!
The Family of Steve Poniros would like to thank the entire Holy Trinity Community for all their love, prayers, cards, telephone calls, strength, and hope during this difficult time. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!
THIS WEEK AT HOLY TRINITY
Sun. Mar. 5th
Sunday of Orthodoxy
Orthros: 8:30 am, Liturgy: 10:00 am
Memorial: Marion Vurnakes Aretakis (1yr)
Chrismation: Robert Hall
Children’s Change for Change
AHEPA: Library
Baptism: 1pm Antonio Peranzo
Coaching Orations: 2:00 pm
Wed. Mar. 8th
6th Hour Prayer Service: 12:00
AHEPA/GOYA Men’s Shelter: 5:30pm
Presanctified Liturgy: 6:00 pm
Lenten Lecture Series: 7:00 pm
Thurs. Mar. 9th
Men’s Group: 7:00 am
Women’s Group: 9:15 am
Fri. Mar. 10th
Salutations to The Virgin Mary: 6:30 pm
Sun. Mar. 12th
Sunday of St. Gregory of Palamas
Orthros: 8:30 am, Liturgy: 10:00 am
Memorials: Steve Poniros (40d); Katherine Scordalakis (40d); Nicholas Terezis (2yr)
Baptism - 12:30pm Jen Stavros
Oratorical Festival: 1:30 pm