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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:

Matthew Simko – John Spillson – Maria Tzanakis – Emmanuel T. Yakumithis

THIS WEEK'S TRISAGION SERVICE IS FOR: All deceased members of ALEA. May Their Memories Be Eternal!

EPISTLE READERS ARE: English: Preston Schwartz Greek: Tony Harwood

THIS WEEK’S ALTAR FLOWERS ARE SPONSORED BY: The Proestou Family, in honor of Andreas' 80th birthday and Dina's birthday.

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

THIS WEEK'S COFFEE HOUR IS SPONSORED BY: the ALEA Society. Please join us after church in the Veronie Community Center for refreshments, food, and fellowship!

THIS WEEK AT HOLY TRINITY:

Tuesday, October 1st: Bible Study 10 AM, Entertainment and Faith 6 PM

Wednesday, October 2nd: Bible Study 7 PM

Thursday, October 3rd: Daughters of Penelope 6 PM, AHEPA 6:30 PM

Sunday, October 6th: Hope and Joy Gathering 12:15 PM

The third annual Chili Cook Off and Fall Festival will be October 13, Sunday, right after liturgy. Please join us! We only have eight spaces remaining for Chili Chefs! Please sign up today, so we can save your spot. We will also hold the annual "Ohio State/Michigan DONATE CANNED GOODS FOR OUR FOOD PANTRY" Competition! Bring your canned goods, with pull tab tops, and place them on the Ohio State or Michigan table!! Show your support for either team by donating extra food items to fill up the table you choose! Our church community will vote for the best chili. This year the winner will take all!! It is only $10 to sample ten different chilis’. For further information, contact Lori Kamilaris at 419-356-3255. Chefs! To sign up today contact Nancy Rodgers via text or call at 419-460-0965.

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 for 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. 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.

September Pantry Ministry Update: Hello, parishioners! We had our busiest month at our Open Pantry in August. Please help us restock our shelves. We are most in need of shelf-stable milk, peanut butter, canned chunky soups or chili soup, and canned chicken. We will happily accept monetary donations and will do the shopping for you! We appreciate all that you do for our wonderful church ministries. 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 9th, and 16th. 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 6th - Tom Manton - 40 days; October 20th - Thomas G. Pelphrey - 25 years; October 27th - Stavroula Bekos - 3 years

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Greek Kitchen Fall Order Form

Order your food from Greek Kitchen!

Greece Uncorked

Greece Uncorked returns!

Chili Cook-Off

See flyer for details!

Entertainment and Faith

Come learn about how your entertainment and faith intertwine!

Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Plagal First Mode

Let us worship the Word, O ye faithful, praising Him that with the Father and the Spirit is co-beginningless God, Who was born of a pure Virgin that we all be saved; for He was pleased to mount the Cross in the flesh that He assumed, accepting thus to endure death. And by His glorious rising, He also willed to resurrect the dead.

Apolytikion for Cyriacus the Anchorite in the First Mode

Thou didst prove to be a citizen of the desert, an angel in the flesh, and a wonderworker, O Cyriacus, our God-bearing Father. By fasting, vigil, and prayer thou didst obtain heavenly gifts, and thou healest the sick and the souls of them that have recourse to thee with faith. Glory to Him that hath given thee strength. Glory to Him that hath crowned thee. Glory to Him that worketh healings for all through thee.

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

Third Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from Mark 16:9-20

When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had cast out seven demons. She went and told those who had been with Him, as they mourned and wept. But when they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they would not believe it.

After this he appeared in another form to two of them, as they were walking into the country. And they went back and told the rest, but they did not believe them. After this He appeared to the eleven themselves as they sat at table and He upbraided them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who saw Him after He had risen. And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: in My name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover."

So then the Lord Jesus, after He had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. And they went forth and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by the signs that attended it. Amen.

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Plagal First Mode. Psalm 11.7,1.
You, O Lord, shall keep us and preserve us.
Verse: Save me, O Lord, for the godly man has failed.

The reading is from St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 1:21-24; 2:1-4.

Brethren, it is God who establishes us with you in Christ, and has commissioned us; he has put his seal upon us and given us his Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.

But I call God to witness against me - it was to spare you that I refrained from coming to Corinth. Not that we lord it over your faith; we work with you for your joy, for you stand firm in your faith. For I made up my mind not to make you another painful visit. For if I cause you pain, who is there to make me glad but the one whom I have pained? And I wrote as I did, so that when I came I might not suffer pain from those who should have made me rejoice, for I felt sure of all of you, that my joy would be the joy of you all. For I wrote you out of much affliction and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to cause you pain but to let you know the abundant love that I have for you.

Gospel Reading

2nd Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 6:31-36

The Lord said, "As you wish that men would do to you, do so to them. If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive as much again. But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for he is kind to the ungrateful and the selfish. Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful."

Saints and Feasts

September 29

2nd Sunday of Luke

Wisdom of the Fathers

There are three things that impel us towards what is holy: natural instincts, angelic powers and probity of intention. Natural instincts impel us when, for example, we do to others what we would wish them to do to us (cf. Luke 6:31), or when we see someone suffering deprivation or in need and naturally feel compassion. Angelic powers impel us when, being ourselves impelled to something worthwhile, we find we are providentially helped and guided. We are impelled by probity of intention when, discriminating between good and evil, we choose the good.

St. Maximos the Confessor

Second Century on Love no. 32, Philokalia Vol. 2 edited by Palmer, Sherrard and Ware; Faber and Faber pg. 71, 7th century

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