Holy Trinity Cathedral
Publish Date: 2025-02-02
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Parish News
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Hymns of the Day
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Saints and Feasts
Wisdom of the Fathers

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Holy Trinity Cathedral

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (419) 243-9189
  • Fax:
  • (419) 243-3799
  • Street Address:

  • 740 Superior Street

  • Toledo, OH 43604
  • Mailing Address:

  • 740 Superior Street

  • Toledo, OH 43604

Contact Information

Priest Father Larry Legakis


[email protected] | 419-243-9189

Services Schedule

Sunday Services Orthros 9:00 AM Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM Church School Following Holy Communion Week Day Divine Liturgy Orthros 9:00 AM Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM Evening Services Consult Echo Calendar or Weekly Bulletin for times.

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Parish News

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-Matthew Simko

EPISTLE READERS ARE: Greek: Maria McMurray; English: Gene Haberman

THIS WEEK’S ALTAR FLOWERS ARE SPONSORED BY: The Anagnos Family, for their health and welfare, as well as the 64th Anniversary of George and Dawn. May God Bless Them Always!

THE PROSFORA, the Eucharistic Bread, prepared on behalf of the worshipping faithful, was offered today by Helen Matthews and Anthe Christides. Thank you and God Bless you.

THIS WEEK'S COFFEE HOUR IS SPONSORED ANONYMOUSLY. Please come after Church to our Veronie Community Hall for coffee, refreshments, and fellowship.

IN THE HOSPITAL THIS WEEK: Angelo Gangas (Toledo) Perastika and a speedy recovery!

THIS WEEK AT HOLY TRINITY:

Monday, February 3rd: Parish Council 6 PM

Thursday, February 6th: Daughters of Penelope 6 PM, AHEPA 6:00 PM.  Both meetings will be in the Veronie Community Hall.

Saturday, February 8th: Orthodox On Purpose Retreat at St. Nick's Ann Arbor 9:30 AM

Sunday, February 9th: Godparent Sunday, Souper Bowl of Caring 11:30 AM, GOYA Super Bowl Watch Party 7 PM

Hope and Joy Today!  Our Hope and Joy kids will meet today after Sunday School.  They will begin with a lesson from our Greek School teacher Sofia followed by lunch and sessions.  

God Parent and God Child Sunday!  This year godparent and godchild Sunday is February 9th!  Please make every effort to come on that Sunday and be prepared to receive communion with your godchildren. 

Souper Bowl of Caring!  The Souper Bowl of caring will be held on February 9th.  The GOYA families will be offering wonderful soups.  All proceeds go to IOCC.  Please see the flyer for more information. 

We are excited to announce Pennies for Project Mexico! This is a fundraiser for Holy Trinity's Mission team to Mexico. This is a friendly competition and the winning Sunday School classroom gets a donut party! Please see the flyer for more details and bring all your change on Sunday!

Project Mexico: Time is now limited to join the Project Mexico 2025 team! Participants must register by February 15. Join our team of 12 to build a home for a deserving family at Project Mexico, July 17-23. Visit https://www.projectmexico.org/volunteerHB25 to register for Project Mexico 2025. Be sure to choose Holy Trinity Toledo as your team. Have questions or need help registering? Talk to Elainie  Lillios([email protected]) or Michael Thompson.

AHEPA/Daughters Scholarships – The AHEPA/Daughters Buckeye District scholarship application is now available for submission and is available at www.bsf.buckeyedistrict11.org. Submission deadline is March 31, 2025. The local and AHEPA National scholarships will be available soon. As a reminder, the District scholarship DOES NOT have a minimum GPA requirement. Please refer to www.ahepa.org for details on the National scholarship.

Pantry Update: Happy New Year Holy Trinity family! Our most needed items at this time are: Canned Tuna, jelly, cereal, and shelf-stable milk. We gladly accept any nonperishable food donations as well as monetary donations that will enable us to shop for you! Thank you!

Orthodox On Purpose Retreat: St. Nicholas Orthodox Church of Ann Arbor invites you to spend a day with Father Barnabas Powell learning what it means to be Orthodox on Purpose.  This retreat will focus on what it means to be an Orthodox Christian – specifically in America – and why and how we cannot miss the opportunity to share our faith with as many people as possible. Please see the flyer for more details.

OUR 2025 STEWARDSHIP CAMPAIGN IS NOW UNDERWAY.  If you haven’t already done so, please turn in your pledge card. Have you fulfilled your 2024 commitment?   If you haven’t, please do so as soon as you’re able.We had a successful 2024 – let’s try to do even better in 2025!  Thank you for your continued support of our beloved Cathedral.

AHEPA Super Bowl Blocks - The Super Bowl blocks are now available!  We will be selling the block tickets for $15 a square with 100 blocks available.  First and third quarter winners receive $125, half time winner receives $250 and the final score wins $500.  The officers will have tickets after Sunday Liturgies or you can call Tony Capranica at 419-540-1150 for tickets.

Attention: Warm Hands to Warm Hearts (WHWH): February is an extra time to show our love for others. If you are able to donate, WHWH would love to receive 4-ply yarn in bright, eye-catching colors. The 4-ply yarn is best for creating our lap blankets made with love. Your contributions make a difference and we thank you! Our February meeting will take place on Tuesday, February 25th, 2025, at 1 PM in the Veronie Community Hall. We would love for you to join us! For questions or more information, please contact Maria Petros at (419) 473-2387 or Elena Perry at (419) 265-6275.

Young people interested in Project Mexico, READ ON! -- The FOrCE (Forming Orthodox Christian Evangelists) Leadership 100 Grant Fund for Homebuilding Grant is an exciting opportunity for those interested in joining Project Mexico at NO COST! This grant introduces participants to the diverse opportunities available at Hellenic College Holy Cross, as well as Project Mexico's enriching summer internship program, helping you explore future paths in the Church and service. This grant is available exclusively to individuals who are not currently attending Hellenic College Holy Cross (HCHC) and who have not received this grant in the past. For more information about the FOrCE Grant and to apply, visit https://www.projectmexico.org/force-initiative

Greek School in person: We would like to know if there is interest in once again starting a Greek School which will meet in person at the Cathedral.  Some of you signed up in September but we misplaced the signup sheet.  Another one is in the hall.  Please sign up if you are interested.  Sofia, our choir director, would like to start Greek School in January.

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. Contact Elainie Lillios at [email protected] with questions.

ALTAR FLOWERS ARE NEEDED FOR: August 24th & 31st. 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: February 9 – Irene S. Scarvelis – 25 years; February 16 – Maria Irene Warner – 40 days; February 23rd - Faye Grevis - 1 year; March 2nd - James Veronie - 3 years; March 9th - Dr. Don E. Stathulis - 20 years

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    Pennies for Project Mexico

    Pennies for Project Mexico

    We are excited to announce Pennies for Project Mexico! This is a fundraiser for Holy Trinity's Mission team to Mexico. This is a friendly competition and the winning Sunday School classroom gets a donut party! Please see the flyer for more details and bring all your change on Sunday!

    Godparent Sunday

    Godparent Sunday

    Please make every effort to come on that Sunday and be prepared to receive communion with your godchildren. Please see flyer for more details

    Souper Bowl 2025!

    Souper Bowl 2025!

    The Souper Bowl of caring will be held on February 9th. The GOYA families will be offering wonderful soups. All proceeds go to IOCC. Please see the flyer for details.

    Project Mexico Flyer

    Project Mexico Flyer

    Come build a house for a family in need with Holy Trinity!

    Greek Kitchen Spring Order Form

    Greek Kitchen Spring Order Form

    Please see flyer to place your orders for Greek Kitchen!

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Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Grave Mode

Thou didst abolish death by Thy Cross; Thou didst open Paradise to the thief; Thou didst transform the myrrh-bearers' lamentation, and didst bid Thine Apostles to preach that Thou art risen, O Christ God, granting great mercy to the world.

Apolytikion for Presentation of Our Lord in the First Mode

Rejoice, thou who art full of grace, O Virgin Theotokos, for from thee hath risen the Sun of Righteousness, Christ our God, enlightening those in darkness. Rejoice, thou also, O righteous Elder, as thou receivest in thine arms the Redeemer of our souls, Who also granteth unto us the Resurrection.

Seasonal Kontakion in the First Mode

Your birth sanctified a Virgin's womb and properly blessed the hands of Symeon. Having now come and saved us O Christ our God, give peace to Your commonwealth in troubled times and strengthen those in authority, whom You love, as only the loving One.
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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Matins Gospel Reading

The Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple
The Reading is from Luke 2:25-32

At that time, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Symeon, and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ. And inspired by the Spirit he came into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the law, he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said, "Lord, now let your servant depart in peace, according to your word; for my eyes have seen your salvation which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel."

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Third Mode. Luke 1: 46-48.
My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.
Verse: For he has regarded the humility of his servant.

The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 7:7-17.

BRETHREN, it is beyond dispute that the inferior is blessed by the superior. Here tithes are received by mortal men; there, by one whom it is testified that he lives. One might even say that Levi himself, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham, for he was still in the loins of his ancestor when Melchizedek met him. Now if perfection had been attainable through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need would there have been for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, rather than one named after the order of Aaron? For when there is a change in the priesthood, there is necessarily a change in the law as well. For the one of whom these things are spoken belonged to another tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar. For it is evident that our Lord was descended from Judah, and in connection with that tribe Moses said nothing about priests. This becomes even more evident when another priest arises in the likeness of Melchizedek, who has become a priest, not according to a legal requirement concerning bodily descent but by the power of an indestructible life. For it is witnessed of him, "Thou art a priest for ever, after the order of Melchizedek."

Gospel Reading

The Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple
The Reading is from Luke 2:22-40

At that time, the parents brought the child Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the law of the Lord, "Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord") and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord, "a pair of turtle doves, or two young pigeons." Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Symeon, and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ. And inspired by the Spirit he came into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the law, he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said,

"Lord, now let your servant depart in peace, according to your word; for my eyes have seen your salvation which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel."

And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him; and Symeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, "Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is spoken against (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), that thoughts of many hearts may be revealed." And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher; she was of a great age, having lived with her husband seven years from her virginity, and as a widow till she was eighty-four. She did not depart from the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day. And coming up at that very hour she gave thanks to God, and spoke of him to all who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem. And when they had performed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth. And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him.

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Saints and Feasts

February 02

The Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple

When the most pure Mother and Ever-Virgin Mary's forty days of purification had been fulfilled, she took her first-born Son to Jerusalem on this, the fortieth day after His birth, that she might present Him in the temple according to the Law of Moses, which teaches that every first-born male child be dedicated to God, and also that she might offer the sacrifice of a pair of turtle-doves or two young pigeons, as required by the Law (Luke 2:22-24; Exod. 13:2; Lev. 12:6-8). On this same day, a just and devout man, the greatly aged Symeon, was also present in the temple, being guided by the Holy Spirit. For a long time, this man had been awaiting the salvation of God, and he had been informed by divine revelation that he would not die until he beheld the Lord's Christ. Thus, when he beheld Him at that time and took Him up into his aged arms, he gave glory to God, singing: "Now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace, O Master. . ." And he confessed that he would close his eyes joyfully, since he had seen the Light of revelation for the nations and the Glory of Israel (Luke 2:25-32). From ancient times, the Holy Church has retained this tradition of the churching of the mother and new-born child on the fortieth day and of the reading of prayers of purification.

The Apodosis of the Feast of the Meeting in the Temple is usually on the 9th of February. This, however, may vary if the Feast falls within the period of the Triodion. Should this occur, the Typicon should be consulted for specific information concerning the Apodosis of the Feast.

February 02

Gabriel the New Martyr of Constantinople

February 02

Jordan the New Martyr

February 02

Agathadoros the Martyr of Cappadocia

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Wisdom of the Fathers

The Ancient of Days, who in times past gave Moses the Law on Sinai, appears this day as a babe. As Maker of the Law He fulfills the Law, and according to the Law He is brought into the temple and given over to the Elder.
Anatolios
Festal Menaion. Great Vespers.

Simeon the righteous receives Him, and beholding the fulfillment of the divine ordinance now brought to pass, rejoicing he cries aloud, "My eyes have seen the mystery hidden from the ages, made manifest in these latter days, the Light that disperses the dark folly of the Gentiles without faith and the Glory of the newly chosen Israel."
Anatolios
Festal Menaion. Great Vespers.

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