Holy Trinity Church
Publish Date: 2024-07-07
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Holy Trinity Church

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (978) 458-8092
  • Fax:
  • (978) 970-0935
  • Street Address:

  • 62 Lewis Street

  • Lowell, MA 01854


Contact Information






Services Schedule

Orthros: 9:00am 
Divine Liturgy: 10:00am
Sunday Fellowship: following Divine Liturgy


Past Bulletins


Today's Calendar

Memorial Service - Μνημόσυνο:  1 year for Panatelis Kanavas. My his memory be eternal.
Parish Council Members on Duty: Haralambos Kefalas, Gregory Curtis, Megan Hantzis and George Tgibides
No Fellowship Coffee Hour today.
Fellowship Coffee Hours during the Summer:  Philoptochos will resume hosting fellowship coffee hours in September.   Please consider hosting a coffee hour during the summer months.  We can keep it simple:  Philoptochos will provide the coffee and paper goods and you would only have to provide the donuts.  Call the church office to sign up for a Sunday in July or August.
Summer Hours (Orthros 8am, Divine Liturgy 9am) Sunday, June 16 - Sunday, September 08.
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Weekly Calendar

July 11: Parish Council Meeting
July 1-August 1 Father Nick will be away during this time.  For hospital emergencies, please call Fr. Gregory Floor at (801) 455-7155.  For any other calls, please call the Church Office 978 458-8092.
Fellowship Coffee Hours during the Summer:  Philoptochos will resume hosting fellowship coffee hours in September.   Please consider hosting a coffee hour during the summer months.  We can keep it simple:  Philoptochos will provide the coffee and paper goods and you would only have to provide the donuts.  Call the church office to sign up for a Sunday in July or August.
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Announcements

 Holy Trinity News
Upcoming Church Services (Orthros 8am & Divine Liturgy 9am unless otherwise noted):  
August 02, Friday, 6:00pm: Paraklesis to the Theotokos - Παρακλησις προς την Υπεραγια Θεοτοκο.
August 05, Monday, (time to be announced):  Vesper Service for the Holy Transfiguration of our Lord, at the Transfiguration Church.  Ή Μεταμορφωσις του Σωτήρος.
August 07,Wednesday, 6:00pm: Paraklesis to the Theotokos - Παρακλησις προς την Υπεραγια Θεοτοκο
August 09, Friday, 6:00pm:  Paraklesis to the Theotokos - Παρακλησις προς την Υπεραγια Θεοτοκο
August 12,Monday 6:00pm:  Paraklesis to the Theotokos - Παρακλησις προς την Υπεραγια Θεοτοκο
August 14, Wednesday, (time to be announced):  Vespers and Epitaphios Service, for the Dormition of the Holy Theotokos. Assumption Church of Dracut. Εσπερινός και Επιταφειος Θρήνος για την Υπεραγια Θεοτόκο. Εκκλησία της Μετάστασης της Θεοτόκου (Παναγιτσα).
August 15, Thursday (time to be announced): Divine Liturgy of the Dormition of the Theotokos, at the     Assumption Church of Dracut.  Θεία Λειτουργία για την Κοίμηση της Υπεραγιας Θεοτόκου. 
August 29, Thursday: Divine Liturgy, Beheading of Saint John the Baptist. Θεία Λειτουργία, Αποκεφαλισις του Αγίου Ιωάννου του Βαπτιστου. 
 Philoptochos News: www.facebook.com/Holy-Trinity-Ladies-Philoptochos-Lowell 
Next Philoptochos meeting in early September.
Church Office Hours
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 8:00am - 1:00pm and Friday 8:00am-11am.  Please use the side entrance and ring the doorbell. If you prefer to use the elevator entrance, call the office upon arrival to be let in.
 Pastoral Visits
Please call the Church Office at 978 458-8092 to arrange a hospital, nursing home or shut-in visit by Fr. Nick.  Health care facilities are unable to contact us because of HIPAA regulations.
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese News & On-Line Ministries www.goarch.org:
Communications Department:  https://www.goarch.org/departments/communications
Family Care:  https://www.goarch.org/departments/family
New Charter for the Second Centennial: https://charter.goarch.org/ 
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (GOA) announces the launch of a dedicated website (charter.goarch.org) aimed at providing comprehensive, up-to-date, and accurate information concerning the proposed revision of the Archdiocese’s Charter.
 
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Upcoming Events - Save the Date

July 26-27-28:  Lowell Folk Festival

Support the Holy Trinity and Hellenic American Academy PTA concessions at the Lowell Folk Festival  

Since its inception in 1987, the Lowell Folk Festival, has been a staple cultural event of the region and the Holy Trinity Church is one of the pioneer groups of the festival.  We invite you to visit our Parish’s two booth.

You can help support our Church’s Folk Festival booth with your monetary donations to defray the cost of the food and other items.  Donations can be made out to: Holy Trinity Church with “Folk Festival donation” written on the memo line.  Volunteers are needed to help in the following areas:  food preparation at the Hellenic Cultural Center; set-up & clean-up; working at our booth. 

September 23:  AHEPA Hellas 15th Annual Golf Tournament at Four Oaks Country Club
September 24:  Metropolis of Boston Camp Golf Classic
October 15: Holy Trinity Golf Tournament at Indian Ridge Country Club
November 02: Philoptochos Fall Fair
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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Kyriake the Great Martyr
The Reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 3:23-29; 4:1-5

Brethren, before faith came, we were confined under the law, kept under restraint until faith should be revealed. So that the law was our custodian until Christ came, that we might be justified by faith. But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a custodian; for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise. I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no better than a slave, though he is the owner of all the estate; but he is under guardians and trustees until the date set by the father. So with us; when we were children, we were slaves to the elemental spirits of the universe. But when the time had fully come, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.

Kyriake the Great Martyr
Πρὸς Γαλάτας 3:23-29, 4:1-5

Ἀδελφοί, πρὸ τοῦ δὲ ἐλθεῖν τὴν πίστιν, ὑπὸ νόμον ἐφρουρούμεθα, συγκεκλεισμένοι εἰς τὴν μέλλουσαν πίστιν ἀποκαλυφθῆναι. Ὥστε ὁ νόμος παιδαγωγὸς ἡμῶν γέγονεν εἰς Χριστόν, ἵνα ἐκ πίστεως δικαιωθῶμεν. Ἐλθούσης δὲ τῆς πίστεως, οὐκέτι ὑπὸ παιδαγωγόν ἐσμεν. Πάντες γὰρ υἱοὶ θεοῦ ἐστε διὰ τῆς πίστεως ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ. Ὅσοι γὰρ εἰς Χριστὸν ἐβαπτίσθητε, Χριστὸν ἐνεδύσασθε. Οὐκ ἔνι Ἰουδαῖος οὐδὲ Ἕλλην, οὐκ ἔνι δοῦλος οὐδὲ ἐλεύθερος, οὐκ ἔνι ἄρσεν καὶ θῆλυ· πάντες γὰρ ὑμεῖς εἷς ἐστε ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ. Εἰ δὲ ὑμεῖς Χριστοῦ, ἄρα τοῦ Ἀβραὰμ σπέρμα ἐστέ, καὶ κατʼ ἐπαγγελίαν κληρονόμοι. Λέγω δέ, ἐφʼ ὅσον χρόνον ὁ κληρονόμος νήπιός ἐστιν, οὐδὲν διαφέρει δούλου, κύριος πάντων ὤν· ἀλλὰ ὑπὸ ἐπιτρόπους ἐστὶν καὶ οἰκονόμους, ἄχρι τῆς προθεσμίας τοῦ πατρός. Οὕτως καὶ ἡμεῖς, ὅτε ἦμεν νήπιοι, ὑπὸ τὰ στοιχεῖα τοῦ κόσμου ἦμεν δεδουλωμένοι· ὅτε δὲ ἦλθεν τὸ πλήρωμα τοῦ χρόνου, ἐξαπέστειλεν ὁ θεὸς τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ, γενόμενον ἐκ γυναικός, γενόμενον ὑπὸ νόμον, ἵνα τοὺς ὑπὸ νόμον ἐξαγοράσῃ, ἵνα τὴν υἱοθεσίαν ἀπολάβωμεν.


Gospel Reading

2nd Sunday of Matthew
The Reading is from Matthew 4:18-23

At that time, as Jesus walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. And he said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." Immediately they left their nets and followed him. And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them. Immediately they left their boat and their father, and followed him. And he went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every infirmity among the people.

2nd Sunday of Matthew
Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 4:18-23

Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, περιπατῶν δὲ παρὰ τὴν θάλασσαν τῆς Γαλιλαίας εἶδε δύο ἀδελφούς, Σίμωνα τὸν λεγόμενον Πέτρον καὶ ᾿Ανδρέαν τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ, βάλλοντας ἀμφίβληστρον εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν· ἦσαν γὰρ ἁλιεῖς· καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· δεῦτε ὀπίσω μου καὶ ποιήσω ὑμᾶς ἁλιεῖς ἀνθρώπων. οἱ δὲ εὐθέως ἀφέντες τὰ δίκτυα ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ. Καὶ προβὰς ἐκεῖθεν εἶδεν ἄλλους δύο ἀδελφούς, ᾿Ιάκωβον τὸν τοῦ Ζεβεδαίου καὶ ᾿Ιωάννην τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ, ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ μετὰ Ζεβεδαίου τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτῶν καταρτίζοντας τὰ δίκτυα αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐκάλεσεν αὐτούς. οἱ δὲ εὐθέως ἀφέντες τὸ πλοῖον καὶ τὸν πατέρα αὐτῶν ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ. Καὶ περιῆγεν ὅλην τὴν Γαλιλαίαν ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς διδάσκων ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς αὐτῶν καὶ κηρύσσων τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τῆς βασιλείας καὶ θεραπεύων πᾶσαν νόσον καὶ πᾶσαν μαλακίαν ἐν τῷ λαῷ.


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Saints and Feasts

July 07

Thomas the Righteous of Malea

Saint Thomas, though wealthy in material goods, though illustrious for the military trophies he had won in wars against the barbarians, forsook all that he had that he might gain Christ, and was led by a pillar of fire to Mount Maleon. By divine grace he wrought wonders, cast out demons, gave sight to the blind, caused springs of water to gush forth, healed many, and while in prayer appeared as a pillar of fire. The century in which he lived is not known.


July 07

Kyriake the Great Martyr

Saint Kyriake was the daughter of Christian parents, Dorotheus and Eusebia. She was given her name because she was born on Sunday, the day of the Lord (in Greek, Kyriake). She contested in Nicomedia during the reign of Diocletian, in the year 300. After many bitter torments she was condemned to suffer beheading, but being granted time to pray first, she made her prayer and gave up her holy soul in peace.


July 08

The Holy Great Martyr Procopius

The holy Martyr Procopius was born of a pious father named Christopher, but his mother Theodosia was an idolater. After Christopher's death, she presented Neanias - for this was the Saint's name before - to Diocletian, who was at Antioch in Syria. Diocletian made him Duke of Alexandria, and sent him there to punish the Christians. On the way to Alexandria, our Lord spoke to Neanias as once He had to Saul, and turned this new persecutor to faith in Him. Neanias turned back to Scythopolis, and preached Christ. He was betrayed by his own mother, and was arrested and tormented in Caesarea of Palestine. While he was in prison, the Lord appeared to him again and gave him the new name of Procopius (which is derived from the Greek word meaning "progress, advancement"). He was brought out of prison and taken to worship the idols, but at his prayer, the idols fell; many then believed in Christ and suffered martyrdom, among them certain soldiers, twelve women of senatorial rank, and the Saint's own mother, Theodosia. Saint Procopius, after further torments and imprisonment, was beheaded about the year 290.


July 11

Euphemia the Great Martyr

In 451, during the reign of the Sovereigns Marcian and Pulcheria, the Fourth Ecumenical Council was convoked in Chalcedon against Eutyches and those of like mind with him. After much debate, the Fathers who were the defenders of Orthodoxy, being 630 in number, agreed among themselves and with those who were of contrary mind, to write their respective definitions of faith in separate books, and to ask God to confirm the truth in this matter. When they had prepared these texts, they placed the two tomes in the case that held Saint Euphemia's relics, sealed it, and departed. After three days of night-long supplications, they opened the reliquary in the presence of the Emperor, and found the tome of the heretics under the feet of the Martyr, and that of the Orthodox in her right hand. (For her life, see Sept. 16.)


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Wisdom of the Fathers

Prayer, fasting, vigil and all other Christian practices, however good they may be in themselves, do not constitute the aim of our Christian life, although they serve as the indispensable means of reaching this end. The true aim of our Christian life consists in the acquisition of the Holy Spirit of God.
St. Seraphim of Sarov
The Acquisition of the Holy Spirit: Chapter 3, The Little Russian Philokalia Vol. 1; Saint Herman of Alaska Brotherhood pg. 79, 19th century

Within the visible world, man is as it were a second world; and the same is true of thought within the intelligible world. For man is the herald of heaven and earth, and of all that is in them; while thought interprets the intellect and sense perception, and all that pertains to them. Without man and thought both the sensible and the intelligible worlds would be inarticulate.
Ilias the Presbyter
Gnomic Anthology IV no. 112, Philokalia Vol. 3 edited by Palmer, Sherrard and Ware; Faber and Faber pg. 61

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Archdiocese News

Ministry Panel #3: Women in Orthodoxy: Past, Present and Future

07/05/2024

Tuesday, July 2, 2024, Ministry Panel #3: Women in Orthodoxy: Past, Present and Future was presented at the 2024 Clergy-Laity Congress. Panelists gave an overview of the historical role of women in the Church, their present role, and what the future role of women in our Church could be. 


Internet Ministries Workshop at 2024 Clergy-Laity Congress

07/04/2024

Internet Ministries (IM), an Archdiocesan department, serves a resource for the national Church, the Metropolises, and individual parishes who seek it— and today, our favorite internet ministers took a break for their (otherwise nonstop) work behind the scenes to offer a workshop on engaging technological tools more effectively in our communities.


Ministry Panel #7 Parish Leaders: Effective Succession Planning and Equipping Parish Council for Ministry

07/04/2024

One of the Clergy-Laity Congress’s ministry panel, held on July 4, 2024, was entitled "Parish Leaders: Effective Succession Planning and Equipping Parish Council for Ministry.” The panel focused on the formation and development of strong parish leaders who serve the Church and its mission.


The Department of Religious Education (DRE) Launches Unique Initiative at the 2024 Clergy-Laity Congress during “MIND. BODY. SOUL. sessions"

07/04/2024

On July 3, 2024, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America’s Department of Religious Education (DRE) launched a unique initiative live at the Clergy-Laity Congress, “MIND. BODY. SOUL. sessions.” This workshop, described as “a cross between a masterclass and a spiritual retreat,” explored the interconnected ability of the mind, body, and soul to cultivate God’s presence within oneself. 

 


AGAPE Awards Breakfast Celebrates Fellowship and Philanthropy

07/04/2024

San Diego, CA – July 2, 2024 -- The AGAPE Awards Breakfast hosted by the National Philoptochos Society this morning was exceptional. Attendees filled the event ballroom with lively conversations that bridged distances between parishes across the country, and fostered a vibrant atmosphere of fellowship, faith in action, and connection.


National Philoptochos Holds Rigorous Meeting and takes action on Proposed Resolutions impacting Bylaws and Commitments

07/04/2024

From National Philoptochos: The National Philoptochos Society, led by First Vice President and Convention Committee Resolution Committee Chair Anita Kartalopoulos, is pleased to announce the outcome of its meeting held on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, to deliberate on proposed resolutions affecting both Bylaws and national commitments of the organization. The meeting, conducted with the guidance and assistance of a professional parliamentarian, saw the presentation of eleven well-drafted and relevant resolutions.


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