Services:

Sundays

8:30am Orthros, 9:30am Divine Liturgy

Upcoming Services:

• Monday, December 2nd - 6pm Pan-Orthodox Sacrament of Holy Unction at St. Vladimir Ukrainian Orthodox Church

• Thursday, December 5th - 9am Metropolis Celebration of St. Savas the Sanctified - 9am Orthros & Divine Liturgy at the Metropolis of Pittsburgh followed by a reception to 2pm.  Refreshments served. RSVP by Decmeber 1st to [email protected] or 412-621-5529

• Pilgrimage to celebrate St. Nicholas at St. Nicholas Cathedral in Oakland
• Thursday, December 5th - 6:30pm: Great Vespers
• Friday, Decmeber 6th - 9am Orthros, 10am Divine Liturgy

Upcoming Memorials:

• December 1st
• 1yr Memorial - Mary Menis
• 6mo Trisagion - Theodore Skeriotis
• 9yr Trisagion - Gus Skeriotis
• 24yr Trisagion - Isabel Pappas
• 40yr Trisagion - Adrianna Vagias
• December 15th
• 6mo Memorial - Fr. Emmanuel Lillios
• 1yr Memorial - Dr. Constantine Galitsis

PHILOPTOCHOS MEETING TODAY

FOCUS MEAL AMBRIDGE TOWERS - December 1st:  This Pan-Orthodox effort serving the residents of Ambridge Towers on December 1st will need volunteers from our parish to help make it possible.  2pm preparation for a 5pm meal at St. John the Baptism Parish Center.  Email [email protected] for more info. 

THANKSGIVING BASKETS THANK YOU: Thank you to Sophia Chickos and Harriet Sickles for leading us and all of our parishioners and friends who participated through donations, purchasing, packing, and delivering these Thanksgiving Baskets.  Donations are still welcome.

BACKPACK ASSISTANCE: Due to the safety change at the Ambridge Area School District, all students are now required to use a clear backpack, leaving many families now trying to acquire these backpacks and having an additional expense for their children's schooling that they were not intending. The elementary students have a delayed start to this change and our Philoptochos is taking a collection to help provide backpacks to help some of the student-families in need. If you would like to contribute to help our neighbors, please donate to Philoptochos notifying its purpose. Checks can be made out to "Ladies Philoptochos."

PARISH COUNCIL ELECTIONS - Nominations have closed.  We have 8 Nominees for 8 open seats.  The uncontested election will take place on December 8th.  

VASILOPITA FROM HOLY PROTECTION MONASTERY: Philoptochos will once again be selling Vasilopita from Holy Protection Monastery in White Haven, PA. This will be a PRE-SALE only, with no extras available for sale. All orders are due on December 8th for pick-up on December 22. Forms can be found in the online bulletin and on the Pangari.

PARISH FAMILY NIGHT - December 11th, 6pm: We invite all LOVE+HOPE+JOY students, GOYAns, and their parents for Parish Family Night. Dinner will be provided.  This evening is designed to have family bonding time as well as age-based lessons on the same topic so that the whole family can be fed spiritually as one and as individuals.

YOUNG ADULT CHRISTMAS NIGHT - December 19th at 7pm: Calling all of our Young Adults to gather for an evening event for some faith, fun, and fellowship.  Please let Kristen, Alex, or Fr. Anastasios know if you are planning on attending.

2025 STEWARDSHIP CAMPAIGN: Your Own from Your Own...See Our Church as it Could Be

We invite every parishioner to get involved in the 2025 campaign.  2025 Pledge Cards are available in your pew, on the pangari, by clicking this link, in the bulletin insert section, and online at htgoc.org/give.  Please pray about what stewardship gift you can make to the Church.  2025 Pledge cards were due by Stewardship Sunday on November 10th, but we will continue collecting.  Note: A 2025 pledge card does not make you a member for 2024 elections or parish assembly, the link for the 2024 pledge card is lower in this email.

2025: 68 Families Pledged so far! Thank You!

CHRISTMAS EVE LUMINARIES: Christmas Luminaries to honor or in memory of your loved ones are being sold to benefit the Georgia Antinopoulos Scholarship Fund. Please complete the form and give it to Jackie Bennis on or before Sunday, December 22, 2024.

NEW YEARS EVE DANCE - Make your reservation today by calling the office 724-266-5336! Dress to impress, Food included, Cash Bar, and music by Alpha Omega with Georgio from the Grecian Keys.

18 & Over—$50
10-17—$25
5-9—$15
Under 5—Free

Contact Jimmy Gregorakis to get involved.

PARISH PLEDGES $20,000 FOR THE NEW METROPOLIS CENTER at last week's Parish Assembly.  If you would like to add your own personal donation or pledge to the completion of the New Metropolis Center, please go to pittsburgh.goarch.org/pledge .

SUNDAY SCHOOL: The spiritual and religious education for our children is not only the 20-minute class following holy communion, it is attending each and every Sunday, hearing the hymns of the day, the readings for the day, Fr. Anastasios' kids' sermon, and worshipping alongside their family and community.  Their formation also takes place in the home and in the example led by their parents, fortify yourself for the journey by coming to church too.

2024 STEWARDSHIP CARDS

Thank you to our 147 families that have turned in their pledge cards totaling $222,090 pledged! 

That puts us at 67.3% toward our pledge goal of $330,000 for 2024.

If you haven’t submitted your 2024 pledge card, grab one today at the pangari.  We need a current pledge card on file for eligibility to vote in upcoming assemblies and election. 

YOUTH SAFETY - Please register at https://ncsrisk.org/goarch/.  This includes all Youth Safety Workers as well as Parish Council 

PRAYER CHAIN - Members of Holy Trinity are being brought together in efforts to pray for those in need of prayers.  Please contact Joanie Ondrako at 724-601-6298, Fr. Anastasios, or the Office to join the prayer team, a group of people who will pray for the names given each day.

Prayer requests can be submitted anonymously and will be on the prayer list as long as your request is wanted, even up to a year.

ONLINE GIVING & STEWARDSHIP: Is OPEN! Online giving can be found by clicking here!  Please consider your continued support of our church through becoming one of our online giving families.  You can make general contributions and stewardship contributions.

REGULAR GIVING: The church is still accepting donations in normal ways through the mail and drop-off.  Thank you to all of those who have continued to contribute in these challenging times.

YOU CAN NOW DONATE SECURITIES TO THE CHURCH  

In response to inquiries regarding the donation of securities to Holy Trinity, a new brokerage account has been established with PNC Investments to receive stocks, bonds, and mutual funds.  Donating appreciated securities is often preferable to donating cash as the donor may benefit from the current tax code, creating the opportunity for donors to consider even larger gifts.  Currently, this account can receive securities in lieu of cash for the fulfillment of stewardship pledges as well as directed gifts for special projects.  If after consulting with your financial advisor, you are interested in this form of giving, please contact any parish council member or the office for more information.

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