Holy Trinity Church - Steubenville, OH : 2025-01-05 Bulletin

Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Third Mode

Let the heavens sing for joy, and let everything on earth be glad. * For with His Arm the Lord has worked power. * He trampled death under foot by means of death; * and He became the firstborn from the dead. * From the maw of Hades He delivered us; * and He granted the world His great mercy.

Apolytikion for Eve of Epiphany in the Fourth Mode

River Jordan was turned back by Elisseus' mantle once, when the fiery man of zeal Elias had been taken up; then were its waters divided hither and thither. The running streams became dry passage unto him, truly as a sign and type of Baptism, whereby we pass to the other side of the shifting stream of this fleeting life. Christ hath appeared in the Jordan River, to sanctify the waters.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Fourth Mode

In the running waters of the Jordan River, on this day the Lord of all crieth to John: Be not afraid and hesitate not to baptize Me, for I am come to save Adam, the first-formed man.

Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Plagal Second Mode. Psalm 27.9,1.
O Lord, save your people and bless your inheritance.
Verse: To you, O Lord, I have cried, O my God.

The reading is from St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 4:5-8.

TIMOTHY, my son, always be steady, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil your ministry.

For I am already on the point of being sacrificed; the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that Day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.

Gospel Reading

Sunday before Epiphany
The Reading is from Mark 1:1-8

The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in the prophets, 'Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way; the voice of one crying in the wilderness: prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.' John was baptizing in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And there went out to him all the country of Judea, and all the people of Jerusalem; and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. Now John was clothed with camel's hair, and had a leather girdle around his waist, and ate locusts and wild honey. And he preached, saying, "After me comes he who is mightier than I, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."

Church News

Events

Prayer List-Hunter Adkins, Flora Alexander, Sophia Diamond, Georgiann Hart, Maria Kamarados, Joyce Locascio, Richard Mahfood, Mary McElhaney, Stella Parikakis, Irene Petrides, Alex Tressler, Dick Tressler, and Neove Young.

Pastries for Sunday Social Hour-There is a sign up sheet in the Social hall to donate pastries for Social Hour after church on Sundays. Please sign up.

Sunday School-Anyone interested in teaching a Sunday School class, please contact Maria Matzorkis (740) 632-3752, or sign up on the schedule in the Social Hall.

Last weeks church attendance-60 parishioners.

Coffee Hour-Hosted by Philoptochos.

Fr. Yanni will make an announcement about upcoming services and weekly one calls will go out.

Vasilopita cutting will be on Sunday, January 5. All donations will go to St. Basile's Academy through Philoptochos.

Also, on Sunday, January 5, the 2025 Parish Council will be sworn in and have a short meeting to choose Parish Council officers.

PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS

Monday, February 3rd-9am, we will be cupping onions, tomatoes and tzatziki sauce for the gyro sale. All help is appreciated.

Tuesday, February 4th-10am-1pm Gyro Sale & More!

MORE UPCOMING EVENTS & NEWS

All Memorials and Trisagion will only be conducted on the LAST SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH. If you are having a Memorial or Trisagion, please contact the office to be put on the schedule. You will need to coordinate with the other families that are also scheduled on the same Sunday if you will be hosting a luncheon. 40 Day Memorials will be conducted as normal.

There is still festival food left for sale, please call the church office to get yours! 740-282-9835

Greek class is every Sunday following Liturgy at 12:30. Any questions, please contact Kalliopi at 740-707-3563.

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