Worship

About our Worship & Liturgical Life:

Each Sunday is the Lord's Day, the first day of the week, in which Jesus rose from the dead.  
We commemorate Christ's Resurrection specifically once each year on Pascha (aka Easter).  
Each Sunday we gather in worship in celebration of His Resurrection, having a mini-Pascha each week.

The Orthodox Church celebrates Twelve Great Feasts throughout the year, in addition to 
Pascha, the Feast of Feasts.  These 12 feasts commemorate the most important events in the life of our 
Lord Jesus Christ and His Mother the Theotokos, as well as the finding of Christ's Cross. These days 
are especially important opportunities to set aside our ordinary routines, keep the day holy, 
and participate in the worship of the Church.

Whenever possible, we encourage everyone to make an extra effort to attend the services of these
Great Feasts and to celebrate them as a community of faith.

The Church also honors saints and other feasts throughout the year that go beyond the twelve great feasts.
Please consider joining us in prayer as a community as we worship our Lord, Who is wondrous in His saints,
throughout the year.

Sundays:

8:30 AM Orthros
9:30 AM Divine Liturgy

Upcoming Services & Feastdays:

Tue, Oct. 20 - St. Artemios
9:00 AM Orthros followed by Liturgy

Mon, Oct 26 - St. Demetrios*
9:00 AM Orthros followed by Liturgy

Mon, Nov 9 - St. Nektarios*
9:00 AM Orthros followed by Liturgy

*denotes a saint shown in our iconography

Upcoming Memorials:

Parish Life

Phone Issues

We are again experiencing intermittent issues with our phone service. Fr. Anastasios & Parish Council are working diligently to find a long-term solution as Verizon will also be sunsetting our antiquated lines in the immediate future. Please bear with us as we navigate this issue, and consider emailing the office at [email protected]. Please see the flap on your wall calendar for Fr. Anastasios cell phone.

This Week

Sun, October 18:

Fall into Orthodoxy - YAL 3rd Sunday: Icon Walk led by Fr. Anastasios & Fall Treats (Flyer below in Bulletin Inserts)

Tue, October 20:

9:00am Orthros & Liturgy Services for St. Artemios

5:30pm Greek School

6:15pm Family Night: 1950s: RSVP on Realm by clicking the poster below in the ongoing section.

Sun, October 25:

**8:00am Sunday Orthros

**9:00am Sunday Liturgy

Greek School's Oxi Day Program

Philotpochos Coat Drive

Faith, Fellowship, Football Sunday

Support our Ministries

Oct. 21 - Philoptochos Fundraiser: Boscov's Friends Helping Friends
Get your shopping pass today for up to 25% off various items, on top of the sale price!
All proceeds will benefit the Women's Shelter in Beaver. Shopping Day Oct. 21

Nov 8 - GOYA Avgolemono Sale

Nov 21 - Thanksgiving Baskets: This year we as a parish hope to raise $4,000 to put food on 50 tables of our neigbhbors for Thanksgiving.

Coming Up

Oct 25 - Philoptochos Winter Coat Drive: Philoptochos will be partnering with Rocco and Remy Petrick again this year to help support their Winter Coat Drive. Help families in need by dropping off new or gently used coats, hats, gloves, scarves, blankets, or other warm clothing. Please place all items in the drop box near the stairs by Sunday, October 25th.

Oct 25 - Faith, Fellowship, & Football: On October 25th, we invite everyone to an early liturgy so that we might have some fellowship and football following the Liturgy. Come to Church at 9am for Liturgy and stay for the lunch provided by Philoptochos & watch the second half of the Steelers game in Paris with us. Philoptochos will accept free-will offerings to benefit the Benevolent Fund. Click the image below to rsvp.

Oct 25 - Greek School OXI Day Program: Our Greek School will present a short program immediately following the Divine Liturgy. Please join us as our students honor the heroic bravery of the Greek people during World War II and celebrate the historic "OXI" Day.

Nov 5 - YAL 1st Thursday - Friendsgiving with Kimisis

Ongoing

YAL - Meets 1st Thursdays & 3rd Sundays
Join us monthly for
1st Thursdays at 6:30pm Fellowship/Social Gathering
3rd Sundays: Following Divine Liturgy with rotating themes of Worship/Fellowship/Witness/Service

Back to the Faith Family Nights
Meets October 20th then 1st Tuesday of the Month starting in December
Prior to December, due to scheduling conflicts, family night will only be held on October 20th.
We will be time traveling back to the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s to inform us how to live today.

Benevolence Opportunities
Please speak with Fr. Anastasios if you are able to help people in need financially. Any amount
would be helpful.

Parish Pledge to the New Metropolis Center
We have committed $20,000 as a parish. 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 .

Youth Safety Worker Registration
Please register at https://ncsrisk.org/goarch/. This includes all individuals who volunteer with
our Youth (teachers, advisors, coaches, drivers, etc) and for Parish Council background checks.

Prayer Chain
Dedicated members of Holy Trinity that are praying for your prayer requests. Please contact
Joanie Ondrako or Fr. Anastasios to make a prayer request or to join the group.

Online Giving & Stewardship
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 contri-
butions and stewardship contributions.

Bulletin Inserts

Fall into Orthodoxy - YAL 3rd Sunday

Join fellow young adults after Divine Liturgy as Father A takes us on a tour of the beautiful icons in our church. Also, enjoy some fall treats & apple cider alongside the other young adults in our parish!

2026 Stewardship Card

Please prayerfully read and consider what an appropriate financial commitment is for the 2026 year. A Pledge Card must be on file to be considered for membership in Good Standing. Please submit these by November 30th.

Winter Coat Drive

Philoptochos will be partnering with Rocco and Remy Petrick again this year to help support their Winter Coat Drive. Help families in need by dropping off new or gently used coats, hats, gloves, scarves, blankets, or other warm clothing. Please place all items in the drop box near the stairs by Sunday, October 25th.

Back to the Faith - Family Nights

This year, our Family Nights will take families on a journey through decades of the modern world, meeting Orthodox saints whose lives unfolded in the midst of the same kinds of challenges, changes, hopes, and struggles that we experience today, keeping faithful to Christ and His Church. Each month we will jump into the decade—its culture, its music, its food—and have fun while we learn about modern saints to help us live our modern life in the real world. We will meet saints who were mothers and fathers, doctors and teachers, bishops and monks, immigrants and missionaries, young and old, ordinary and distinct, who found the Way, the Truth, and the Life in the person of Jesus Christ . Our hope is that we learn that holiness isn’t something that belongs only to the past, but that Holiness is possible in every generation, in every vocation, and in every circumstance. Join us on October 20th and then the 1st Tuesday of each month starting in December. October 20th: 50s, December 1st: 60s, January 5th:Today, February 2nd: 70s, March 2nd: 80s, and April 6th:90s FOR MORE FUN: DRESS IN THE DECADE!

YAL Friendsgiving w/ Kimisis

Join us for this annual tradition, this year combined with our friends from Kimisis! Bring your favorite potluck dish to share, stay for games, trivia, and fellowship! RSVP by November 1st here: https://tinyurl.com/5ajx97se

Our Calendar

Holy Trinity Ambridge

October 18 to November 1, 2026

Sunday, October 18

YAL 3rd Sundays: Icon Walk

Coffee Hour: Philoptochos

8:30AM Orthros

9:30AM Liturgy

Tuesday, October 20

Voice Deadline

9:00AM Orthros & Liturgy - St. Artemios

5:30PM Greek School

6:15PM Family Night

Friday, October 23

Young Adult Retreat @ Camp Nazareth

Sunday, October 25

Oxi Day Greek School Program

Coffee Hour: Choir

8:00AM Orthros

9:00AM Liturgy

Monday, October 26

St. Demetrios

9:00AM Orthros & Liturgy - St. Demetrios

Tuesday, October 27

5:30PM Greek School

Sunday, November 1

Coffee Hour: Parish Council

8:30AM Orthros

9:30AM Liturgy

11:40AM Dance Practice: Little Angels

12:00PM Dance Practice: Middle & Older
Regional Orthodox Events
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Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the 3rd Mode

Let the heavens be glad. Let the earth rejoice exceedingly. For the Lord has shown strength with his arm. He trampled death by death. He became the first-born of the dead. Out of the belly of Hades, He has rescued us, and to the world He has granted the great mercy.

Εὐφραινέσθω τὰ οὐράνια, ἀγαλλιάσθω τὰ ἐπίγεια, ὅτι ἐποίησε κράτος, ἐν βραχίονι αὐτοῦ, ὁ Κύριος, ἐπάτησε τῷ θανάτῳ τὸν θάνατον, πρωτότοκος τῶν νεκρῶν ἐγένετο, ἐκ κοιλίας ᾅδου ἐρρύσατο ἡμᾶς, καὶ παρέσχε τῷ κόσμῳ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.

Apolytikion for Luke the Evangelist in the 3rd Mode

O holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke, make intercession to our merciful God, that He grant our souls forgiveness of offenses.

Απόστολε Άγιε, καί Ευαγγελιστά Λουκά, πρέσβευε τώ ελεήμονι Θεώ, ίνα πταισμάτων άφεσιν, παράσχη ταίς ψυχαίς ημών.

Seasonal Kontakion in the 2nd Mode

A protection of Christians unshamable, intercessor to our Holy Maker, unwavering, please reject not the prayerful cries of those who are in sin. Instead, come to us, for you are good; your loving help bring unto us, who are crying in faith to you: hasten to intercede and speed now to supplicate, as a protection for all time, Theotokos, for those who honor you.

Προστασία τῶν Χριστιανῶν ἀκαταίσχυντε, μεσιτεία πρὸς τὸν Ποιητὴν ἀμετάθετε. Μὴ παρίδῃς ἁμαρτωλῶν δεήσεων φωνάς, ἀλλὰ πρόφθασον, ὡς ἀγαθή, εἰς τὴν βοήθειαν ἡμῶν, τῶν πιστῶς κραυγαζόντων σοι· Τάχυνον εἰς πρεσβείαν, καὶ σπεῦσον εἰς ἱκεσίαν, ἡ προστατεύουσα ἀεί, Θεοτόκε, τῶν τιμώντων σε.

Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Plagal 4th Mode. Psalm 18.4,1.
Their voice has gone out into all the earth.
Verse: The heavens declare the glory of God.

The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Colossians 4:5-11, 14-18.

Brethren, conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the time. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer every one. Tychicos will tell you all about my affairs; he is a beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord. I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are and that he may encourage your hearts, and with him Onesimos, the faithful and beloved brother, who is one of yourselves. They will tell you of everything that has taken place. Aristarchos my fellow prisoner greets you, and Mark the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you have received instructions if he comes to you, receive him), and Jesus who is called Justos. These are the only men of the circumcision among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and they have been a comfort to me. Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you. Give my greetings to the brethren at Laodicea, and to Nympha and the church in her house. And when this letter has been read among you, have it read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and see that you read also the letter from Laodicea. And say to Archippos, "See that you fulfill the ministry which you have received in the Lord." I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my fetters. Grace be with you. Amen.

Προκείμενον. Plagal 4th Mode. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 18.4,1.
Εἰς πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν ἐξῆλθεν ὁ φθόγγος αὐτῶν.
Στίχ. Οἱ οὐρανοὶ διηγοῦνται δόξαν Θεοῦ.

τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Κολοσσαεῖς 4:5-11, 14-18.

Ἀδελφοί, ἐν σοφίᾳ περιπατεῖτε πρὸς τοὺς ἔξω, τὸν καιρὸν ἐξαγοραζόμενοι. Ὁ λόγος ὑμῶν πάντοτε ἐν χάριτι, ἅλατι ἠρτυμένος, εἰδέναι πῶς δεῖ ὑμᾶς ἑνὶ ἑκάστῳ ἀποκρίνεσθαι. Τὰ κατʼ ἐμὲ πάντα γνωρίσει ὑμῖν Τυχικός, ὁ ἀγαπητὸς ἀδελφὸς καὶ πιστὸς διάκονος καὶ σύνδουλος ἐν κυρίῳ· ὃν ἔπεμψα πρὸς ὑμᾶς εἰς αὐτὸ τοῦτο, ἵνα γνῷ τὰ περὶ ὑμῶν καὶ παρακαλέσῃ τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν· σὺν Ὀνησίμῳ τῷ πιστῷ καὶ ἀγαπητῷ ἀδελφῷ, ὅς ἐστιν ἐξ ὑμῶν. Πάντα ὑμῖν γνωριοῦσιν τὰ ὧδε. Ἀσπάζεται ὑμᾶς Ἀρίσταρχος ὁ συναιχμάλωτός μου, καὶ Μᾶρκος ὁ ἀνεψιὸς Βαρνάβᾳ, περὶ οὗ ἐλάβετε ἐντολάς - ἐὰν ἔλθῃ πρὸς ὑμᾶς, δέξασθε αὐτόν· καὶ Ἰησοῦς ὁ λεγόμενος Ἰοῦστος, οἱ ὄντες ἐκ περιτομῆς· οὗτοι μόνοι συνεργοὶ εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ, οἵτινες ἐγενήθησάν μοι παρηγορία. Ἀσπάζεται ὑμᾶς Λουκᾶς ὁ ἰατρὸς ὁ ἀγαπητός, καὶ Δημᾶς. Ἀσπάσασθε τοὺς ἐν Λαοδικείᾳ ἀδελφούς, καὶ Νυμφᾶν, καὶ τὴν κατʼ οἶκον αὐτοῦ ἐκκλησίαν. Καὶ ὅταν ἀναγνωσθῇ παρʼ ὑμῖν ἡ ἐπιστολή, ποιήσατε ἵνα καὶ ἐν τῇ Λαοδικαίων ἐκκλησίᾳ ἀναγνωσθῇ, καὶ τὴν ἐκ Λαοδικείας ἵνα καὶ ὑμεῖς ἀναγνῶτε. Καὶ εἴπατε Ἀρχίππῳ, Βλέπε τὴν διακονίαν ἣν παρέλαβες ἐν κυρίῳ, ἵνα αὐτὴν πληροῖς. Ὁ ἀσπασμὸς τῇ ἐμῇ χειρὶ Παύλου. Μνημονεύετέ μου τῶν δεσμῶν. Ἡ χάρις μεθʼ ὑμῶν. Ἀμήν.

Gospel Reading

Luke the Evangelist
The Reading is from Luke 10:16-21

The Lord said to his disciples, "He who hears you hears me, and he who rejects you rejects me, and he who rejects me rejects him who sent me." The seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!" And he said to them, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven." In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will."

Luke the Evangelist
Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 10:16-21

Εἶπεν ὁ Κὐριος τοῖς ἑαυτοῦ μαθηταῖς· ῾Ο ἀκούων ὑμῶν ἐμοῦ ἀκούει, καὶ ὁ ἀθετῶν ὑμᾶς ἐμὲ ἀθετεῖ· ὁ δὲ ἐμὲ ἀθετῶν ἀθετεῖ τὸν ἀποστείλαντά με. ῾Υπέστρεψαν δὲ οἱ ἑβδομήκοντα μετὰ χαρᾶς λέγοντες· Κύριε, καὶ τὰ δαιμόνια ὑποτάσσεται ἡμῖν ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί σου. Εἶπε δὲ αὐτοῖς· ἐθεώρουν τὸν σατανᾶν ὡς ἀστραπὴν ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ πεσόντα. ἰδοὺ δίδωμι ὑμῖν τὴν ἐξουσίαν τοῦ πατεῖν ἐπάνω ὄφεων καὶ σκορπίων καὶ ἐπὶ πᾶσαν τὴν δύναμιν τοῦ ἐχθροῦ, καὶ οὐδὲν ὑμᾶς οὐ μὴ ἀδικήσῃ. πλὴν ἐν τούτῳ μὴ χαίρετε, ὅτι τὰ πνεύματα ὑμῖν ὑποτάσσεται· χαίρετε δὲ ὅτι τὰ ὀνόματα ὑμῶν ἐγράφη ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς. ᾿Εν αὐτῇ τῇ ὥρᾳ ἠγαλλιάσατο τῷ πνεύματι ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν· ἐξομολογοῦμαί σοι, πάτερ, κύριε τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ τῆς γῆς, ὅτι ἀπέκρυψας ταῦτα ἀπὸ σοφῶν καὶ συνετῶν, καὶ ἀπεκάλυψας αὐτὰ νηπίοις· ναί, ὁ πατήρ, ὅτι οὕτως ἐγένετο εὐδοκία ἔμπροσθέν σου.

Saints and Feasts

October 18

Luke the Evangelist

This Apostle was an Antiochean, a physician by trade, and a disciple and companion of Paul. He wrote his Gospel in Greek after Matthew and Mark, after which he wrote the Acts of the Apostles, and dedicated both works to Theophilus, who, according to some, was Governor of Achaia. He lived some eighty-six years and died in Achaia, perhaps in Patras, the capital of this district. His emblem is the calf, the third symbolical beast mentioned by Ezekiel (1:10), which is a symbol of Christ's sacrificial and priestly office, as Saint Irenaeus says.

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