Orthros: 9:00am Divine Liturgy: 10:00amSunday Fellowship: following Divine Liturgy
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Holy Trinity NewsUpcoming Church Services (Orthros 9am & Divine Liturgy 10am unless otherwise noted): Saturday, October 26: Divine Liturgy - St. Demetrios the Myrhbearer - Αγίου Δημητρίου τού Μυροβλητου.Monday, October 28: Divine Liturgy - Holy Protection of the Theotokos - Αγία Σκέπη της Θεοτόκου.
Sunday School will begin on Sunday, September 22, with registration & fellowship. We welcome new and existing families to join us for Sunday school classes this fall. The Registration fee is $10.00 per child and is used to help offset our expenses. 
JOY (Junior Orthodox Youth) Thought for the month is encouragement. Biblical encouragement is not focused on what a person is capable of within themselves, but rather in what the Spirit is doing in them. It doesn’t take anything to show encouragement. An act of encouragement can make an impact on someone’s life.On the first day of Sunday School, Pancakes & Fellowship Coffee hour will be provided by Sunday School parents. Please reach out to Panayiota Anastasiadis if you would like to help with coffee hour. ([email protected] )
Annual Hunger & Homeless Food Drive (October 06- November 24): information will be provided in next Sunday's bulletin.
Philoptochos News: www.facebook.com/Holy-Trinity-Ladies-Philoptochos-Lowell 
Hellenic American Academy and HAA PTA News (hellenicaa.org)
The following events are on the School Calendar for this Fall:
October 5 — HAA PTA Glow Golf Tournament & Raffle Fundraiser at Stone Meadow Golf
October 12 — HAA PTA Fall Family Glendi at Indian Ridge Country Club
October 25 — HAA PTA Sponsored Halloween Party at Hellenic Cultural Center
October 28 — The Holy Protection of the Theotokos and OXI Day Celebration
December TBD — Christmas Program at Hellenic Cultural Center
Church Office HoursTuesday, 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 VisitsPlease 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/communicationsFamily Care: https://www.goarch.org/departments/familyNew 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.
September 23: AHEPA Hellas 15th Annual Golf Tournament at the Four Oaks Country Club
September 24: MBC Golf Classic at the Indian Ridge Country ClubOctober 15: Holy Trinity Golf Tournament at the Indian Ridge Country Club
November 02 at the Hellenic Cultural Center
Sunday after Holy Cross
The Reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 2:16-20
Brethren, knowing that a man is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ, and not by works of the law, because by works of the law shall no one be justified. But if, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ, we ourselves were found to be sinners, is Christ then an agent of sin? Certainly not! But if I build up again those things which I tore down, then I prove myself a transgressor. For I through the law died to the law, that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Sunday after Holy Cross
Πρὸς Γαλάτας 2:16-20
Ἀδελφοί, εἰδότες ὅτι οὐ δικαιοῦται ἄνθρωπος ἐξ ἔργων νόμου, ἐὰν μὴ διὰ πίστεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, καὶ ἡμεῖς εἰς Χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν ἐπιστεύσαμεν, ἵνα δικαιωθῶμεν ἐκ πίστεως Χριστοῦ, καὶ οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων νόμου· διότι οὐ δικαιωθήσεται ἐξ ἔργων νόμου πᾶσα σάρξ. Εἰ δέ, ζητοῦντες δικαιωθῆναι ἐν Χριστῷ, εὑρέθημεν καὶ αὐτοὶ ἁμαρτωλοί, ἆρα Χριστὸς ἁμαρτίας διάκονος; Μὴ γένοιτο. Εἰ γὰρ ἃ κατέλυσα, ταῦτα πάλιν οἰκοδομῶ, παραβάτην ἐμαυτὸν συνίστημι. Ἐγὼ γὰρ διὰ νόμου νόμῳ ἀπέθανον, ἵνα θεῷ ζήσω. Χριστῷ συνεσταύρωμαι· ζῶ δέ, οὐκέτι ἐγώ, ζῇ δὲ ἐν ἐμοὶ Χριστός· ὃ δὲ νῦν ζῶ ἐν σαρκί, ἐν πίστει ζῶ τῇ τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ, τοῦ ἀγαπήσαντός με καὶ παραδόντος ἑαυτὸν ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ.
Sunday after Holy Cross
The Reading is from Mark 8:34-38; 9:1
The Lord said: "If anyone wishes to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it. For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? For what can a man give in return for his life? For whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of man also be ashamed, when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels." And he said to them, "Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God come with power."
Sunday after Holy Cross
Κατὰ Μᾶρκον 8:34-38, 9:1
Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος· Εἴ τις θέλει ὀπίσω μου ἐλθεῖν, ἀπαρνησάσθω ἑαυτὸν καὶ ἀράτω τὸν σταυρὸν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀκολουθείτω μοι. ὃς γὰρ ἂν θέλῃ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ σῶσαι, ἀπολέσει αὐτήν· ὃς δ᾿ ἂν ἀπολέσῃ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ψυχὴν ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ καὶ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου, οὗτος σώσει αὐτήν. τί γὰρ ὠφελήσει ἄνθρωπον ἐὰν κερδήσῃ τὸν κόσμον ὅλον, καὶ ζημιωθῇ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ; ἢ τί δώσει ἄνθρωπος ἀντάλλαγμα τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ; ὃς γὰρ ἐὰν ἐπαισχυνθῇ με καὶ τοὺς ἐμοὺς λόγους ἐν τῇ γενεᾷ ταύτῃ τῇ μοιχαλίδι καὶ ἁμαρτωλῷ, καὶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐπαισχυνθήσεται αὐτὸν ὅταν ἔλθῃ ἐν τῇ δόξῃ τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ μετὰ τῶν ἀγγέλων τῶν ἁγίων. Καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς· ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι εἰσί τινες τῶν ὧδε ἑστηκότων, οἵτινες οὐ μὴ γεύσωνται θανάτου ἕως ἂν ἴδωσι τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐληλυθυῖαν ἐν δυνάμει.
This Saint was of high birth among the Goths beyond the Danube River. He was taken by Athanaric, pagan ruler of the Goths, and after being tortured, was burned to death for his confession of Christ. According to some, this took place during the reign of Saint Constantine the Great; according to others, under the Emperor Gratian.
Saint Euphemia was from Chalcedon and lived in virginity. According to some, she suffered martyrdom during the reign of Diocletian, in 303; according to others, in 307. Her sacred relics are preserved in the Patriarchate in Constantinople.
These Saints were from Italy and contested for the Faith about the year 126, during the reign of the Emperor Hadrian. Faith was twelve years old, Hope, ten, and Love, nine; each was tormented and then beheaded, from the eldest to the youngest. Their mother Sophia mourned at their grave for three days, where she also fell asleep in peace; because of her courageous endurance in the face of her daughters' sufferings, she is also counted a martyr. The name Sophia means "wisdom" in Greek; as for her daughters' names, Faith, Hope, and Love (Charity), they are Pistis, Elpis, and Agape in Greek, and Vera, Nadezhda, and Lyubov in Russian.
The holy Martyr Eustathius before his baptism was an illustrious Roman general named Placidas in the days of the Emperor Trajan. While hunting in the country one day, he was converted to the Faith of Christ through the apparition of an uncommonly majestic stag, between whose antlers he saw the Cross of Christ, and through which the Lord spoke to him with a human voice. Upon returning home, he learned that his wife Tatiana had also had a vision in which she was instructed to become a Christian. They sought out the Bishop of the Christians and were baptized, Placidas receiving the name Eustathius, and Tatiana the name Theopiste; their two sons were baptized Agapius and Theopistus. The family was then subjected to such trials as Job endured. Their servants died, all their goods were stolen, and on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem they were scattered abroad, each not even knowing if the others were still alive. By the providence of God, they were united again after many years, and returned to Rome in glory. Nevertheless, when they refused to sacrifice to the idols-a public sacrifice from which no Roman general could be absent-the Emperor Hadrian, who had succeeded Trajan, had them put into a large bronze device in the shape of a bull, which was heated with fire until they died. When their holy bodies were removed, they were found to be without harm. They suffered martyrdom about the year 126.
The Leave-taking, or Apodosis, of the Feast occurs seven days after the Feast of the Elevation of the Holy Cross.
To learn about the Feast, visit https://www.goarch.org/chapel/saints?contentid=205
Today, September 11, 2024, St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine hosted a Memorial Service commemorating the victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America offered the service alongside St. Nicholas Archiepiscopal Vicar, Rev. Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical Throne Andreas Vithoulkas as well as New York Police Department, Fire Department of the City of New York, and Port Authority Chaplains who represented other faith traditions among the first responders.
On Sunday, October 20, 2024, following the Divine Liturgy at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America will preside at the Investiture of twenty-eight new Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate from throughout the United States. The Investiture will be the capstone event of the annual Archon Weekend in New York City. The new Archons, like their brethren, make a solemn commitment to dedicate themselves to the protection and defense of the Holy Mother Church of Constantinople.
Over his recent visit to Istanbul, Türkiye, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America visited three recently-restored sites, all of which were renovated with the generous funding of Greek American Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.