Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral New Orleans, Louisiana

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1 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral New Orleans, Louisiana DECEMBER 2, 2018 FOURTEENTH SUNDAY OF LUKE Sunday, December 2 ~ 8:45 am Orthros, 10:00 am ~ Divine Liturgy Parish Council Member on Duty Dennis Papadopoulos Sunday Church School after Holy Communion ANDREW KLEAMENAKIS 40-DAY MEMORIAL 12:00 pm ~ Board of Trustees Elections in Boardroom 12:00 pm ~ Daughters of Penelope Greek Pastry Sale Pick Up in Gymnasium 12:00 pm ~ GOYA Community Christmas Card on Sale in Coffee Room LAST DAY 12:00 pm ~ Kids' Café in Upstairs Common Area 12:00 pm ~ Philoptochos Christmas Angel Tree Collection in Coffee Room 1:00 pm ~ GOYA Indoor Volleyball Practice in Gymnasium 3:00 pm ~ DONOS BAPTISM Monday, December 3 ~ 9:00 am Church Cleaning Committee Session Tuesday, December 4 ~ 9:00 am Divine Liturgy SAINTS BARBARA & JOHN OF DAMASCUS 6:00 pm ~ Adult Beginner Greek School in Room 210 7:00 pm ~ Adult Advanced Greek School in Room 210 Wednesday, December 5 ~ 7:00 pm Bible Study in Boardroom Thursday, December 6 ~ 9:00 am Divine Liturgy SAINT NICHOLAS THE WONDERWORKER 10:30 am ~ Monthly Book Club Meeting in Coffee Room 6:00 pm ~ Adult Elementary Greek School in Room 210 7:00 pm ~ Cathedral Montessori School Board Meeting Friday, December 7 ~ 9:45 am Cathedral Montessori School Chapel 5:00 pm ~ Holy Trinity PTA Meeting in Upstairs Common Area 5:00 pm ~ Youth Level A1 Greek School in Room 210 6:00 pm ~ Youth Advanced Greek School in Room 210 Saturday, December 8 ~ 10:00 am International Christmas Festival and Pastry Sale in Biloxi 12:00 pm ~ Youth Level Junior A Greek School in Room 210 5:00 pm ~ Hall Rental INDIA ASSOCIATION OF NEW ORLEANS Sunday, December 9 ~ 8:45 am Orthros 10:00 am ~ Divine Liturgy TENTH SUNDAY OF LUKE Parish Council Member on Duty Dennis Papadopoulos Sunday Church School after Holy Communion 12:00 pm ~ Holy Trinity Archives Annual Christmas Bazaar in Foyer 12:00 pm ~ Holy Trinity PTA Vasilopita Fundraiser in Coffee Room 12:00 pm ~ Kids' Café in Upstairs Common Area Plan to attend the Annual Holy Trinity Cathedral Christmas Pageant on Sunday, December 23, in the Hellenic Cultural Center immediately following church services. There will be a full rehearsal during Sunday Church School on Sunday, December 16, and after Divine Liturgy on Saturday, December 22. For any questions contact Christina Kogos at cmkogos2@aol.com or GOYA ANNUAL COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS CARD Please add your name or organization to this year's community Christmas card by the December 2 deadline. Today! The Christmas card is a great way to send your holiday greetings to friends and family throughout the HTC community. Forms are available in the Coffee Room. GOYA thanks you for your support.

2 Sunday, December 9 ~ Continued 12:00 pm ~ Philoptochos Christmas Angel Tree Collection in Coffee Room 1:00 pm ~ GOYA Indoor Volleyball Practice in Gymnasium HOLY TRINITY CATHEDRAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT Wednesday, December 19, Hellenic Cultural Center Doors Open ~ 6:30 pm Santa Arrives ~ 6:45 pm Concert 7:15-8:00 pm Light Refreshments ~ Free Admission ~ Bring a Friend Sponsored by Holy Trinity Education, Culture, and Youth Ministries Committee 2019 BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTIONS TODAY, DECEMBER 2 The Board of Elections opted to reduce the hours of operation for the elections to be held today, Sunday, December 2, 2018, in accordance with the community By-Laws amendment Article 13 Elections-Section G(a) that was passed unanimously at a Special General Assembly on January 28, This amendment authorizes the Board of Elections to select this course of action only for those elections where the number of Board of Trustees candidates is less than or exactly equal to the number of open positions on the Board of Trustees to be elected. Please know that the upcoming elections will be held in the boardroom from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. HOLY TRINITY PTA EVENTS MONTHLY MEETING Friday, December 7, at 5:00 pm in the Upstairs Common Area CHRISTMAS PAJAMA PARTY The PTA invites all children in the community to come dressed in pajamas for a Christmas party and movie night at the Hellenic Cultural Center on Friday, December 14. Bring a sleeping bag as well! Festivities begin at 5:00 pm. Greek School students will also participate by making Christmas ornaments to decorate the tree in the Upstairs Common Area. COMMUNION BREAKFAST The PTA will host a Communion Breakfast for the children of the community on Saturday, December 15, at 10:30 am following Divine Liturgy. STEWARDSHIP 2018 The year is quickly coming to an end, and Stewardship Chairperson Nicholas Bouzon reminds everyone that there are still a number of people who have not made their 2018 pledge to Holy Trinity Cathedral. If you are among this number, please do not wait to the last minute or worse yet, not make a pledge for the current year. Your Church needs your support! Thanks to everyone that already made a pledge. Message from Father George ON SAINT PORFYRIOS, FEASTDAY: DECEMBER 2 Twenty-two years after the repose of Elder Porphyrios of Kavsokalyva the Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, under Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, decided yesterday to place him in the List of Saints of the Orthodox Church. The Synodal decision states that the memory of the Venerable Porphyrios the Kavsokalyvite will be honored by the Church on December 2, the day of his repose. Metropolitan Meliton of Philadelphia, a member of the Canonical Committee of the Ecumenical Patriarchate that made the suggestion to the Holy Synod for the canonization, said that the main criterion for the canonization of Elder Porphyrios was the conscience of the entire Church throughout the Orthodox world. He was truly a great Saint, the Metropolitan stressed. As I know personally and empirically he had communion with the Saints, with God, and with all of Creation. He helped many people and worked miracles through his gift of clairvoyance and foresight, which he inherited by the Grace of God, said Mr. Meliton. The Metropolitan of Philadelphia also noted that over fifty books have been written about Elder Porphyrios by many people, even by people who despised him because he was uneducated according to the world. They wrote about his life and contribution. Metropolitan Neophytos of Morphou met Elder Porphyrios in 1981 when he was a student in Athens. Elder Porphyrios guided him to another Elder, the late Iakovos Tsalikes, Abbot of the Monastery of the Venerable David in Evia. Neophytos of Morphou maintained, as he said, a living relationship with Elder Porphyrios until his repose, which continues until today in another form. Regarding the importance of the canonization, Neophytos of Morphou said: In the circumstances of our spiritual crisis with all that is happening in Hellenism and throughout the world, the Ecumenical Patriarchate wisely announced to us come receive the light from the unwaning light, and this light is the eternal fire of our venerable Father Porphyrios, the clairvoyant and universal scientist. continued on next page

3 Message from Father George - continued According to Mr. Neophytos, Elder Porphyrios, and other contemporary Elders - Iakovos, Paisios, Evmenios - never cultivated elderism. This is a phenomenon that followed their burials by people who wanted to imitate them without having the spiritual qualifications. Also, Neophytos of Morphou noted that Elder Porphyrios had knowledge of the whole world and accepted all the technologies of modern science. He was not, he told us, a black and white Elder. All kinds of people approached him, especially people of sin and extremities, and he comforted them and guided them to repentance and to an ecclesiastical life. It is very important that Elder Porphyrios spent thirty years of his life in the most sinful area of Athens, Omonia Square. He concluded: He had many illnesses and never asked for healing. He felt that his illnesses were a security, which he had in opposition to the many gifts God gave him. The basic core of thought of Elder Porphyrios was that the world has a need to consolidate and cultivate love towards their Creator, not through a fear of things to come but through a selfless relationship, like a loving father to his child. Unity, which is the greatest inheritance of Christ to His Apostles, can be assured when a child unites with the father primarily through love and not fear. Written by Ari Viketos, November 28, Translated by John Sanidopoulos - More at PHILOPTOCHOS THANKSGIVING PROJECT A special thanks to all that generously donated to the Philoptochos Thanksgiving Project. The organization considers itself blessed to have parishioners that always help with its philanthropic projects. The families were truly thankful for every gift certificate that they received. The project was a beautiful community effort. CHRISTMAS ANGEL TREE PROJECT Once again Philoptochos is accepting donations for the Angel Tree, a project benefiting special families that Father George has identified within the Cathedral community. Committee members will collect major grocery store and Wal-Mart gift cards or monetary donations in the Coffee Room on December 2, 9, and 16. All gifts and donations are due back by December 16. Your contributions are appreciated! Please contact Diana Peterson at dnmpeterson@gmail.com with any questions. PHILOPTOCHOS SENIOR CITIZENS CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON The Christmas Senior Citizens luncheon will be held on Thursday, December 12, at 11:30 am at the Hellenic Cultural Center. Brille and Steve Cotsoradis are graciously sponsoring the luncheon. If you have not signed up to attend or if you have signed up and your plans have changed, please call the Cathedral office at and convey your plans. Join the group for Christmas fun! 2018 INTERNATIONAL CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL & PASTRY SALE The Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Community in Biloxi, Mississippi, will host its annual International Christmas Festival and Pastry Sale this Saturday, December 8, 2018, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm on the church grounds at 255 Beauvoir Road in Biloxi. Admission is FREE, and all are invited to support the endeavor that will include ethnic dishes, baked goods, pastries, entertainment, marketplace gifts and crafts, children's activities, ethnic folk dancing, and church tours. Visit the website HOLYTRINITYBILOXI.ORG for information. HOLY TRINITY ARCHIVES ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BAZAAR The Holy Trinity Archives Committee will host its annual Christmas Bazaar on Sunday December 9, after church services. A table in the foyer will be filled with unique items that make great gifts and stocking stuffers. Featured items will include handcrafted jewelry, reproduction photographs of the four 1872 church icons, as well as the vintage "Little Church," a few Greek Festival posters, and note cards. Contact Maggie Maag for details. H O L Y T R I N I T Y C A T H E D R AL 2019 EPIPHANY CELEBRATION Dove Release - Cross Retrieval Cathedral Family Luncheon SUNDAY, JANUARY 6 - The 6 th Annual Epiphany Celebration Dove Release and Cross Retrieval of Holy Trinity will take place on Sunday, January 6, It is a special honor and blessing to participate in the Epiphany Ceremony as a swimmer or dove bearer. Application forms to participate in either capacity must be submitted to the Cathedral office by December 16, Following the Epiphany Ceremony along Bayou St. John, a Community Luncheon will be held in the Hellenic Cultural Center. Questions regarding this event may be directed to the Cathedral office or to Event Co-Chairpersons Constandinos Vennis or Barbara Stavis Wolf.

4 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25 ATTENDANCE 118 ~ CANDLE AND TRAY COLLECTIONS $687 Holy Trinity Cathedral Greek Orthodox Community of New Orleans 1200 ROBERT E. LEE BOULEVARD NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA Very Reverend Father George Wilson, Dean priest@holytrinitycathedral.org PHONE: (504) FAX: (504)

5 2η ΔΕΚΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ 2018 ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΙΔ ΛΟΥΚΑ ΤΟΥ AΓΙΟΥ ΠΡΟΦΗΤΟΥ AΒΒΑΚΟΥΜ Ἑωθινόν Ε 2 ND DECEMBER TH SUNDAY OF LUKE THE HOLY PROPHET HABAKKUK Eothion 5 Ἀπολυτίκιον τῆς Ἀνάστασης Ἦχος β Ὅτε κατῆλθες πρὸς τὸν θάνατον, ἡ Ζωὴ ἡ ἀθάνατος, τότε τὸν ᾍδην ἐνέκρωσας τῇ ἀστραπῇ τῆς Θεότητος, ὅτε δὲ καὶ τοὺς τεθνεῶτας ἐκ τῶν καταχθονίων ἀνέστησας, πᾶσαι αἱ Δυνάµεις τῶν ἐπουρανίων ἐκραύγαζον Ζωοδότα Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡµῶν δόξα σοι. Ἀπολυτίκιον τῆς Ἁγίας Τριάδας Ἦχος πλ δ Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὁ πανσόφους τοὺς ἁλιεῖς ἀναδείξας, καταπέμψας αὐτοῖς τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον, καὶ δι' αὐτῶν τὴν οἰκουμένην σαγηνεύσας, φιλάνθρωπε, δόξα σοί. Κοντάκιον Ἦχος γ Ἡ Παρθένος σήμερον, τὸν Προαιώνιον Λόγον, ἐν Σπηλαίῳ ἔρχεται, ἀποτεκεῖν ἀπορρήτως. Χόρευε ἡ οἰκουμένη ἀκουτισθεῖσα, δόξασον μετὰ Ἀγγέλων καὶ τῶν Ποιμένων, βουληθέντα ἐποφθῆναι, παιδίον νέον, τὸν πρὸ αἰώνων Θεόν. Resurrection Apolytikion Tone 2 When You descended unto death, O Lord who yourself are immortal Life, then did You mortify Hades by the lightning flash of Your Divinity. Also when You raised the dead from the netherworld, all the Powers of the heavens were crying out: O Giver of life, Christ our God, glory to You. Apolytikion of the Holy Trinity Plagal Tone 4 Blessed are You, O Christ our God, who made fishermen all-wise, sending upon them the Holy Spirit and, through them, netting the world. O Loving One, glory to You. Kontakion Tone 3 On this day the Virgin Maid goes to the grotto to give birth to the pre-eternal Word in an ineffable manner. Dance for joy, all the inhabited earth, on hearing. Glorify along with Angels and with the shepherds Him who willed that He appear as a newborn Child, the preeternal God. The Prophet Habakkuk, whose name means "loving embrace," is eighth in order of the minor Prophets. His homeland and tribe are not recorded in the Divine Scriptures; according to some, he was of the tribe of Symeon. His book of prophecy is divided into three chapters; the third chapter is also used as the Fourth Ode of the Psalter.

6 ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ Ἐφεσίους ϛ Ἰσχύς µου καὶ ὕµνησίς µου ὁ Κύριος, καὶ ἐγένετό µοι εἰς σωτηρίαν. Παιδεύων ἐπαίδευσέ µε ὁ Κύριος, καὶ τῷ θανάτῳ οὐ παρέδωκέ µε. Ἀδελφοί, ἐνδυναµοῦσθε ἐν Κυρίῳ καὶ ἐν τῷ κράτει τῆς ἰσχύος αὐτοῦ. Ἐνδύσασθε τὴν πανοπλίαν τοῦ Θεοῦ πρὸς τὸ δύνασθαι ὑµᾶς στῆναι πρὸς τὰς µεθοδείας τοῦ διαβόλου ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν ἡµῖν ἡ πάλη πρὸς αἷµα καὶ σάρκα, ἀλλὰ πρὸς τὰς ἀρχάς, πρὸς τὰς ἐξουσίας, πρὸς τοὺς κοσµοκράτορας τοῦ σκότους αἰῶνος τούτου, πρὸς τὰ πνευµατικὰ τῆς πονηρίας ἐν τοῖς ἐπουρανίοις. Διὰ τοῦτο ἀναλάβετε τὴν πανοπλίαν τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἵνα δυνηθῆτε ἀντιστῆναι ἐν τῇ ἡµέρᾳ τῇ πονηρᾷ καὶ ἅπαντα κατεργασάµενοι στῆναι. Στῆτε οὖν περιζωσάµενοι τὴν ὀσφὺν ὑµῶν ἐν ἀληθείᾳ, καὶ ἐνδυσάµενοι τὸν θώρακα τῆς δικαιοσύνης, καὶ ὑποδησάµενοι τοὺς πόδας ἐν ἑτοιµασίᾳ τοῦ Εὐαγγελίου τῆς εἰρήνης, ἐν πᾶσιν ἀναλαβόντες τὸν θυρεὸν τῆς πίστεως, ἐν ᾧ δυνήσεσθε πάντα τὰ βέλη τοῦ πονηροῦ τὰ πεπυρωµένα σβέσαι καὶ τὴν περικεφαλαίαν τοῦ σωτηρίου δέξασθε, καὶ τὴν µάχαιραν τοῦ Πνεύµατος, ὅ ἐστι ῥῆµα Θεοῦ. ΤΟ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ Λουκάν ιη Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, Ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ ἐγγίζειν τὸν Ἰησοῦν εἰς Ἱεριχώ τυφλός τις ἐκάθητο παρὰ τὴν ὁδὸν προσαιτῶν ἀκούσας δὲ ὄχλου διαπορευομένου ἐπυνθάνετο τί εἴη ταῦτα ἀπήγγειλαν δὲ αὐτῷ ὅτι Ιησοῦς ὁ Ναζωραῖος παρέρχεται. καὶ ἐβόησε λέγων Ιησοῦ υἱὲ Δαυΐδ, ἐλέησόν με καὶ οἱ προάγοντες ἐπετίμων αὐτῷ ἵνα σιωπήσῃ αὐτὸς δὲ πολλῷ μᾶλλον ἔκραζεν υἱὲ Δαυΐδ, ἐλέησόν με σταθεὶς δὲ ὁ Ιησοῦς ἐκέλευσεν αὐτὸν ἀχθῆναι πρὸς αὐτόν. ἐγγίσαντος δὲ αὐτοῦ ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτὸν λέγων τί σοι θέλεις ποιήσω; ὁ δὲ εἶπε Κύριε, ἵνα ἀναβλέψω καὶ ὁ Ιησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῷ ἀνάβλεψον ἡ πίστις σου σέσωκέ σε καὶ παραχρῆμα ἀνέβλεψε, καὶ ἠκολούθει αὐτῷ δοξάζων τὸν Θεόν καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς ἰδὼν ἔδωκεν αἶνον τῷ Θεῷ. EPISTLE Ephesians 6:10-17 The Lord is my strength and my song, and He became my salvation. The Lord chastened and corrected me, but He did not give me up to death. Brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we are not contending against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand, therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the equipment of the gospel of peace; besides all these, taking the shield of faith, with which you can quench all the flaming darts of the evil one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. THE GOSPEL Luke 18:35-43 At that time, as Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging; and hearing a multitude going by, he inquired what this meant. They told him, "Jesus of Nazareth is passing by." And he cried, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" And those who were in front rebuked him, telling him to be silent; but he cried out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" And Jesus stopped, and commanded him to be brought to him; and when he came near, he asked him, "What do you want me to do for you?" He said, "Lord, let me receive my sight." And Jesus said to him, "Receive your sight; your faith has made you well." And immediately he received his sight and followed him, glorifying God; and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.