Services:

Sundays

8:30am Orthros, 9:30am Divine Liturgy

Upcoming Services:

• Thursday, December 12th - St. Spyirdon the Wonderworker - 9am Orthros & Liturgy\

• Nativity of Our Lord

• December 24th - Eve of the Nativity
• 10am Royal Hours
• 5pm Vesperal Divine Liturgy (Preapre to receive Holy Communion)

• December 25th - Nativity of our Lord
• 9am Orthros & 10am Liturgy (Prepare to receive Holy Communion)

Upcoming Memorials:

• December 15th
• 6mo Memorial - Fr. Emmanuel Lillios
• 1yr Memorial - Dr. Constantine Galitsis

2024 & 2025 STEWARDSHIP: GIVING WITH PURPOSE

As we near the end of 2024, we are blessed to have fulfilled 88% of our Stewardship pledges.  To those who have given, we thank you deeply.  If you haven't yet completed your pledge, this is your opportunity to help us keep the light of our parish burning brightly.  Your generosity ensures that our ministries, programs, and spiritual outreach continue to thrive.

Looking to 2025, we invite you to become a luminary of our parish by making a new stewardship commitment.  As a new steward, you are a beacon of faith, lighting the path for others, and helping our church grow stronger for generations to come.  Your gift sustains the life of our parish, nurtures the community, and ensures that the flame of our Orthodox faith burns brightly into the future.

Together, with God's grace, we can fulfill our mission and keep His light shining in our church and beyond.  Thank you for your continued love, faith, and generosity.

CHRISTMAS PROGRAM - The Christmas Ornament Story- NEXT SUNDAY

It’s hard to believe that the Christmas Holiday is upon us. The Sunday School cordially invites all of you to attend our annual Christmas program The Christmas Ornament Story on Sunday, December 15, 2024 following the Divine Liturgy in Pappan Hall.  Come and watch as we tell the Christmas Story and decorate the Christmas Tree. Many thanks to the Sunday School teachers and students for making the ornaments. Hope to see you there.

The Sunday School Students will be practicing on both December 8 and December 15 during Sunday School classes. The songs and Christmas carols have been emailed to all Sunday School students. Please practice at home.

PARISH COUNCIL ELECTIONS - TODAY - Nominations have closed.  We have an uncontested election, 8 Nominees for 8 open seats: Joel Brady, James Cain, Joanne Cottage, Zachery Economos, James Galitsis, Luke Mawhinney, Alexander Vasilakis, and Bruce Wilson .

DUE TODAY - 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 - RSVP by Monday morning: 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.

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.

LIVE-STREAM: If you don't have a Facebook account, don't worry: it does not force you to log in.

KIMISIS SPRING GLENDI - May 3, 2025 - We have been invited by our sister parish of Kimisis in Aliquippa to save the date for their Spring Glendi featuring Live Music from the Greek Company. More details to follow.