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Holy Trinity’s Mission Statement: To worship and glorify God, by promoting the teachings, of the Greek Orthodox Faith. To encourage all members' participation through our Greek culture, educational programs, community outreach and fundraising activities while serving God, our community and humanity

PARISH COUNCIL MEMBERS USHERING TODAY:

Frank Reder – George Sares – Paul Sieben – Matt Simko

40 DAY BLESSING FOR: Kostas Harwood, born on September 10th. May God Continue to Bless Him Always!

THIS WEEK'S MEMORIAL SERVICE IS FOR: Thomas G. Pelphrey - 25 years

May His Memory Be Eternal.

EPISTLE READERS ARE: English: Jackson Simko Greek: Elainie Lillios

THIS WEEK’S ALTAR FLOWERS ARE SPONSORED BY: Despina Pelphrey, in loving memory of Thomas. May His Memory Be Eternal.

THE PROSFORA, The Eucharistic Bread, prepared on behalf of the worshipping faithful, was offered today by Despina Pelphrey, Maria Kopan, and Maria Petros. Thank you and God Bless you!

THIS WEEK'S COFFEE HOUR IS SPONSORED BY: Despina Pelphrey, in loving memory of Thomas. May His Memory Be Eternal! It is also sponsored by Jim and Pam Martin, in honor of their 50th Wedding Anniversary. May God Continue To Bless Them Always!

Congratulations to Jim and Pam Martin on the occasion of their 50th Wedding Anniversary! There will be a prayer today offered after the Divine Liturgy. May God Continue To Bless Them Always!

We will be having our Parish Assembly today after Liturgy. Please stay to hear about all that has been going on at Holy Trinity! You must be a member in good standing to be able to vote on any measures put forth.

THIS WEEK AT HOLY TRINITY:

Monday, October 21st: Greek Kitchen Workshop (Baklava) 9 AM, ECM Team Meeting (No Coach) 8:15 PM

Tuesday, October 22nd: Greek Kitchen Workshop (Baklava) (If Needed) 9 AM, Bible Study 10 AM, Entertainment and Faith 6 PM

Wednesday, October 23rd: Bible Study 7 PM

Thursday, October 24th: OCF Church Chats 6 PM, Festival Wrap-Up Meeting 6 PM

Friday, October 25th: YAL Kick-Off BBQ at Father's 6 PM

Saturday, October 26th: Altar Boy Bowling Outing 2 PM

Sunday, October 27th: Trunk or Treat 12:15 PM, GOYA Talk in GOYA Room at Church 1:30 PM

On Sunday, October 27th, we will be setting up for our monthly food pantry. We are blessed to have had our pantry grow as large as it has, but that also means we will need some more assistance setting up. After Church on October 27th, the Food Pantry Ministry Heads would appreciate any and all help that can be offered in terms of arrange items on the tables for the pantry. If we have a good number of people, it will not take very long!

On Sunday, October 27th, we will be having our annual Trunk or Treat Event! Please contact Pres. Jenny if you would like to decorate a trunk for the event. Hope and Joy parents, please encourage your kids to come and participate! GOYA Parents, please encourage your kids to decorate and offer a trunk so that the kids can trick or treat in our courtyard. We will be serving beverages and hot dogs as well!

SAVE THE DATES for Project Mexico 2025 -- July 17-23! This year we want to bring a whole team from the Holy Trinity family to build a home in Mexico. To do this, we need YOU! Need more info before committing? No problem! Starting in December, we'll be printing weekly messages to answer all of your questions about Project Mexico. Ready to commit now? Visit https://www.projectmexico.org/volunteerHB25 to register for Project Mexico 2025. Be sure to choose Holy Trinity Toledo as your team. Have questions now? Talk to Elainie Lillios ([email protected]) or Michael Thompson.

Ladies of Holy Trinity! Add a Greek dancing class to your calendar. October 28 at 6 pm, Sister Maria Tzanakis will teach basic dance steps. Wear comfy clothes and shoes! Snacks will be provided. Fee: food items for our pantry!

IS YOUR 2024 STEWARDSHIP OBLIGATION CURRENT? We're into our last few months of this year's campaign. If you have not turned in your pledge card, or are not current with your payments, please do so. With all of your support, we can make this the best Stewardship Campaign ever!

YAH Trip planned to beautiful Savannah, GA. The dates are Sun., June 8, 2025 to Sat., June 14, 2025. Cost is $950 per person. A $75 per person deposit will be due to reserve your seat. Deadline for the deposit is January 15, 2025. First come, first serve - we are unable to hold any seats without a deposit. Final payment will be due by April 1, 2025. Please, see Faye/Gene Haberman or Kris Reder for details and to pay your deposit.

Byzantine Music Fellowship continues! All are welcome to join this chanting ministry that sings Paraklesis services to the Theotokos on the third Friday of each month. The group will rehearse the third Tuesday of each month, 7-8pm in the Veronie Center. Fall rehearsal dates are Tuesdays Oct. 15, Nov. 12, and Dec. 17. Contact Elainie Lillios at [email protected] with questions.

October Pantry Ministry Update: Happy Fall, Holy Trinity Parishioners! Our Pantry Ministry continues to grow. In the month of September, we served a record number of households. 78 households and approximately 130 people were given the basic necessities of food, clothing and hygiene items from our Pantry. Our Pantry shelves are literally wiped clean. Please consider donating food to people in need in our neighborhood. Our present most needed items are: Canned tuna, shelf-stable milk, cereal, peanut butter and jelly. We need gently used coats, hats and gloves for adults as well. Please consider donating. We also welcome monetary donations, and we will do the shopping. Thank you, Holy Trinity.

Attention: Warm Hands to Warm Hearts (WHWH): Thank you, Holy Trinity, for your summer yarn donations for our lap blanket ministry. We appreciate your generosity. We accept donations all year long to keep our inventory well stocked. Our next meeting will take place on Tuesday, October 29th, 2024 at 1:00 PM in the Veronie Community Hall. For questions or more information, please contact Maria Petros at 419-473-2387 or Elena Perry at 419-265-6275.

ALTAR FLOWERS ARE NEEDED FOR: March 30th. Cost is $50 for 2 beautiful vases. It’s a great way to show your support in honor or memory of someone and beautify our altar too! Call the Church office if you’re interested.

Upcoming Memorials: October 27th - Stavroula Bekos - 3 years

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Greece Uncorked

Greece Uncorked returns!

Entertainment and Faith

Come learn about how your entertainment and faith intertwine!

Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Plagal Fourth Mode

From on high didst Thou descend, O Compassionate One; to burial of three days hast Thou submitted that Thou mightest free us from our passions. O our Life and Resurrection, Lord, glory be to Thee.

Apolytikion for Great Martyr Artemius in the Fourth Mode

Thy Martyr, O Lord, in his courageous contest for Thee received as the prize the crowns of incorruption and life from Thee, our immortal God. For since he possessed Thy strength, he cast down the tyrants and wholly destroyed the demons' strengthless presumption. O Christ God, by his prayers, save our souls, since Thou art merciful.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Second Mode

O Protection of Christians that cannot be put to shame, mediation unto the creator most constant: O despise not the voices of those who have sinned; but be quick, O good one, to come unto our aid, who in faith cry unto thee: Hasten to intercession and speed thou to make supplication, O thou who dost ever protect, O Theotokos, them that honor thee.

Gospel and Epistle Readings

Matins Gospel Reading

Sixth Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from Luke 24:36-53

At that time, having risen from the dead, Jesus went up and stood among His disciples and said to them, "Peace be with you." But they were startled and frightened, and supposed that they saw a spirit. And He said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do questionings rise in your hearts? See My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself; handle Me, and see; for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see that I have." And when He had said this, He showed them His hands and His feet. And while they still disbelieved for joy, and wondered, He said to them, "Have you anything here to eat?" They gave Him a piece of broiled fish [and some honeycomb], and He took it and ate before them. Then He said to them, "These are My words which I spoke to you, while I was still with you, that everything written about Me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled." Then He opened their minds to understand the scriptures, and said to them, "Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be preached in His name in all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And behold, I send the promise of My Father upon you; but stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high." Then He led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up His hands, He blessed them. While He blessed them, He parted from them, and was carried up into heaven. And they worshiped Him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and were continually in the Temple blessing God.

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Plagal Fourth Mode. Psalm 75.11,1.
Make your vows to the Lord our God and perform them.
Verse: God is known in Judah; his name is great in Israel.

The reading is from St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 6:16-18; 7:1.

Brethren, you are the temple of the living God; as God said, "I will live in them and move among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Therefore come out from them, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch nothing unclean; then I will welcome you, and I will be a father to you, and you shall be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty."

Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, and make holiness perfect in the fear of God.

Gospel Reading

6th Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 8:26-39

At that time, as Jesus arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, there met him a man from the city who had demons; for a long time he had worn no clothes and he lived not in a house but among the tombs. When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before him, and said with a loud voice, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beseech you, do not torment me." For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For many a time it had seized him; he was kept under guard, and bound with chains and fetters, but he broke the bonds and was driven by the demon into the desert.) Jesus then asked him, "What is your name?" And he said, "Legion"; for many demons had entered him. And they begged him not to command them to depart into the abyss. Now a large herd of swine was feeding there on the hillside; and they begged him to let them enter these. So he gave them leave. Then the demons came out of the man and entered the swine, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned. When the herdsmen saw what happened, they fled, and told it in the city and in the country. Then people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid. And those who had seen it told them how he who had been possessed with demons was healed. Then all the people of the surrounding country of the Gadarenes asked him to depart from them; for they were seized with great fear; so he got into the boat and returned. The man from whom the demons had gone begged that he might be with him; but he sent him away, saying, "Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you." And he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him.

Saints and Feasts

October 20

6th Sunday of Luke

Wisdom of the Fathers

For if we, going about on the earth which is familiar and well known to us, being encompassed with a body, when we are journeying in a strange road, know not which way to go unless we have some one to lead us; how should the soul, being rent away from the body, and having gone out from all her accustomed region, know where to walk without one to show her the way?

St. John Chrysostom

Homily 28 on Matthew 8, 4th Century

Some say, 'Why do they [demons] possess people?' I answer those who wish to have this explained that the reason of these things is very deep. Somewhere one of His saints addressed God by saying, 'Your judgments are a vast abyss.' As long as we bear this in mind, we will perhaps not miss the mark.

St. Cyril of Alexandria

Commentary on Luke, Homily 44. (Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture; vol 3: Luke, Intervarsity Press)

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