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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:

Kristin Dzikowski – Kathy Chaka – Andrew Cleaver – Gene Haberman

THIS WEEK'S TRISAGION SERVICE IS FOR: Joanne Arvanitis - 40 days. May Her Memory Be Eternal!

EPISTLE READERS ARE: English: Zachary Heller Greek: Pete Kanios

THIS WEEK’S ALTAR FLOWERS ARE SPONSORED BY: The Tokles Family, in loving memory of Eustace Tokles. May His Memory Be Eternal!

THE PROSFORA, The Eucharistic Bread, prepared on behalf of the worshipping faithful, was offered today by the Arvanitis Family, Sue Sares, and Olympia Ntakos. Thank you and God Bless You!

THIS WEEK'S COFFEE HOUR IS SPONSORED ANONYMOUSLY.

Today is National Music Ministry Sunday. It is a day we celebrate and thank all those who offer their talents singing and praising God in the Archdiocese. We especially thank and celebrate all of our parishioners who sing in the choir and chant in our beloved cathedral. There will be a tray passed in honor of Music Ministry Sunday.

Hope and Joy will be having their first gathering of the year after Sunday School today! Lunch will begin in the AHEPA Room at 12:15 PM.

THIS WEEK AT HOLY TRINITY:

Monday, October 7th: Parish Council 6 PM

Tuesday, October 8th: Entertainment and Faith 6 PM,

Thursday, October 10th: Men's Ministry 6:30 PM

Friday, October 11th: Dinner & Discussion 6 PM

Bible Study this week is cancelled. Father Larry will be in Boston for meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Dinner and Discussion Guest Speaker! We are pleased to welcome guest speaker Father Nicholas Andruchow Executive Director of Project Mexico and St. Innocent Orphanage. Father will speak to us about missions and the work of Project Mexico. We will meet at Spicy Tuna located at 7130 Airport Hwy., Suite 10 Holland, OH 43528 at 6 pm. Please RSVP to Maria Tzanakis [email protected].

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!

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.

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 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 20th - Thomas G. Pelphrey - 25 years; October 27th - Stavroula Bekos - 3 years

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Dinner and Discussion

Join us for dinner and to learn more about Project Mexico and Missions.

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 Second Mode

Angelic powers were above Thy tomb, and they that guarded Thee became as dead. And Mary stood by the grave seeking Thine immaculate Body. Thou hast despoiled Hades and wast not tried thereby. Thou didst meet the Virgin and didst grant us life. O Thou Who didst arise from the dead, Lord, glory be to Thee.

Apolytikion for Apostle Thomas in the Third Mode

O Holy Apostle Thomas, intercede with the merciful God that He grant unto our souls forgiveness of offences.

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

Fourth Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from Luke 24:1-12

On the first day of the week at early dawn, the women went to the tomb, taking spices, which they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel; and as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, "Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen. Remember how He told you, while He was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise." And they remembered His words and returning from the tomb they told all this to the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who told this to the Apostles; but these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them. But Peter rose and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves; and he went home wondering at what had happened.

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Plagal Second Mode. Psalm 27.9,1.
O Lord, save your people and bless your inheritance.
Verse: To you, O Lord, I have cried, O my God.

The reading is from St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 4:6-15.

Brethren, it is the God who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, to show that the transcendent power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. For while we live we are always being given up to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us, but life in you.

Since we have the same spirit of faith as he had who wrote, "I believed, and so I spoke," we too believe, and so we speak, knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence. For it is all for your sake, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God.

Gospel Reading

3rd Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 7:11-16

At that time, Jesus went to a city called Nain, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him. As he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a large crowd from the city was with her. And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, "Do not weep." And he came and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, "Young man, I say to you, arise." And the dead man sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother. Fear seized them all; and they glorified God, saying, "A great prophet has arisen among us!" and "God has visited his people!"

Saints and Feasts

October 06

3rd Sunday of Luke

Wisdom of the Fathers

He who truly wishes to believe in God must be lifted above himself, his mind, and even the whole world. For this reason, the value of faith is considered higher than the value of man. It is even higher than the value of the whole world. Therefore, the reward of faith should be higher than all of man's possessions along with the glories of this world. The reward of faith is God.

Fr. Matthew the Poor

Orthodox Prayer Life: The Interior Way, p. 74, 20th century

That dead man was being buried, and many friends were conducting him to his tomb. But there meets him Christ, the Life and Resurrection, for He is the destroyer of death and of corruption; He it is "in Whom we live and move and have our being" (Acts 17:28); He it is Who has restored the nature of man to that which it originally was; and has set free our death-fraught flesh from the bonds of death.

St. Cyril of Alexandria

Commentary on the Gospel of St. Luke, Homily 36.42, p. 153., 5th Century

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