Sunday, September 2nd, th Sunday of Matthew Κυριακή ΙΔ του Ματθαίου

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1 Greek Orthodox Church of Greater Salt Lake Sunday, September 2nd, th Sunday of Matthew Κυριακή ΙΔ του Ματθαίου V. Rev. Archimandrite George Nikas, Cathedral Dean Cell: Rev. Protopresbyter Mario Giannopoulos, Parish Priest Cell: Rev. Protopresbyter George Politis (retired) CATHEDRAL OFFICE HOURS: Monday Friday 9AM 5PM Holy Trinity Cathedral: 279 S. 300 W. SLC, UT 84101, Prophet Elias Church: 5335 Highland Dr. Holladay, UT 84117,

2 Epistle Reading 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. ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ: Πρὸς Β' Κορινθίους 1:21-24, 2:1-4 Ἀδελφοί, ὁ βεβαιῶν ἡμᾶς σὺν ὑμῖν εἰς Χριστόν, καὶ χρίσας ἡμᾶς, θεός, ὁ καὶ σφραγισάμενος ἡμᾶς, καὶ δοὺς τὸν ἀρραβῶνα τοῦ πνεύματος ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ἡμῶν. Ἐγὼ δὲ μάρτυρα τὸν θεὸν ἐπικαλοῦμαι ἐπὶ τὴν ἐμὴν ψυχήν, ὅτι φειδόμενος ὑμῶν οὐκέτι ἦλθον εἰς Κόρινθον. Οὐχ ὅτι κυριεύομεν ὑμῶν τῆς πίστεως, ἀλλὰ συνεργοί ἐσμεν τῆς χαρᾶς ὑμῶν τῇ γὰρ πίστει ἑστήκατε. Ἔκρινα δὲ ἐμαυτῷ τοῦτο, τὸ μὴ πάλιν ἐν λύπῃ πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐλθεῖν. Εἰ γὰρ ἐγὼ λυπῶ ὑμᾶς, καὶ τίς ἐστιν ὁ εὐφραίνων με, εἰ μὴ ὁ λυπούμενος ἐξ ἐμοῦ; Καὶ ἔγραψα ὑμῖν τοῦτο αὐτό, ἵνα μὴ ἐλθὼν λύπην ἔχω ἀφʼ ὧν ἔδει με χαίρειν, πεποιθὼς ἐπὶ πάντας ὑμᾶς, ὅτι ἡ ἐμὴ χαρὰ πάντων ὑμῶν ἐστίν. Ἐκ γὰρ πολλῆς θλίψεως καὶ συνοχῆς καρδίας ἔγραψα ὑμῖν διὰ πολλῶν δακρύων, οὐχ ἵνα λυπηθῆτε, ἀλλὰ τὴν ἀγάπην ἵνα γνῶτε ἣν ἔχω περισσοτέρως εἰς ὑμᾶς.

3 Gospel Reading The Gospel According to Matthew 22:2-14 The Lord said this parable, "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a marriage feast for his son, and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast; but they would not come. Again he sent other servants, saying, 'Tell those who are invited, Behold, I have made ready my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves are killed, and everything is ready; come to the marriage feast.' But they made light of it and went off, one to his farm, another to his business, while the rest seized his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them. The king was angry, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burned their city. Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding is ready, but those invited were not worthy. Go therefore to the thoroughfares, and invite to the marriage feast as many as you find.' And those servants went out into the streets and gathered all whom they found, both bad and good; so the wedding hall was filled with guests. But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there a man who had no wedding garment; and he said to him, 'Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?' And he was speechless. Then the king said to the attendants, 'Bind him hand and foot, and cast him into the outer darkness; there men will weep and gnash their teeth.' For many are called, but few are chosen." ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ: Ἐκ τοῦ Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 22:2-14 Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην Ὡμοιώθη ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν ἀνθρώπῳ βασιλεῖ, ὅστις ἐποίησε γάμους τῷ υἱῷ αὐτοῦ. Καὶ ἀπέστειλε τοὺς δούλους αὐτοῦ καλέσαι τοὺς κεκλημένους εἰς τοὺς γάμους, καὶ οὐκ ἤθελον ἐλθεῖν. Πάλιν ἀπέστειλεν ἄλλους δούλους λέγων Εἴπατε τοῖς κεκλημένοις ἰδοὺ τὸ ἄριστόν μου ἡτοίμασα, οἱ ταῦροί μου καὶ τὰ σιτιστὰ τεθυμένα, καὶ πάντα ἕτοιμα δεῦτε εἰς τοὺς γάμους. οἱ δὲ ἀμελήσαντες ἀπῆλθον, ὃς μὲν εἰς τὸν ἴδιον ἀγρόν, ὃς δὲ εἰς τὴν ἐμπορίαν αὐτοῦ οἱ δὲ λοιποὶ κρατήσαντες τοὺς δούλους αὐτοῦ ὕβρισαν καὶ ἀπέκτειναν. Ἀκούσας δὲ ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐκεῖνος ὠργίσθη, καὶ πέμψας τὰ στρατεύματα αὐτοῦ ἀπώλεσε τοὺς φονεῖς ἐκείνους καὶ τὴν πόλιν αὐτῶν ἐνέπρησε. Τότε λέγει τοῖς δούλοις αὐτοῦ Ο μὲν γάμος ἕτοιμός ἐστιν, οἱ δὲ κεκλημένοι οὐκ ἦσαν ἄξιοι πορεύεσθε οὖν ἐπὶ τὰς διεξόδους τῶν ὁδῶν, καὶ ὅσους ἐὰν εὕρητε καλέσατε εἰς τοὺς γάμους. Καὶ ἐξελθόντες οἱ δοῦλοι ἐκεῖνοι εἰς τὰς ὁδοὺς συνήγαγον πάντας ὅσους εὗρον, πονηρούς τε καὶ ἀγαθούς καὶ ἐπλήσθη ὁ γάμος ἀνακειμένων. Εἰσελθὼν δὲ ὁ βασιλεὺς θεάσασθαι τοὺς ἀνακειμένους εἶδεν ἐκεῖ ἄνθρωπον οὐκ ἐνδεδυμένον ἔνδυμα γάμου, καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ Ἐταῖρε, πῶς εἰσῆλθες ὧδε μὴ ἔχων ἔνδυμα γάμου; Ο δὲ ἐφιμώθη. Τότε εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς τοῖς διακόνοις Δήσαντες αὐτοῦ πόδας καὶ χεῖρας ἄρατε αὐτὸν καὶ ἐκβάλετε εἰς τὸ σκότος τὸ ἐξώτερον ἐκεῖ ἔσται ὁ κλαυθμὸς καὶ ὁ βρυγμὸς τῶν ὀδόντων. Πολλοὶ γάρ εἰσι κλητοὶ, ὀλίγοι δὲ ἐκλεκτοί.

4 Sunday Services at both churches Orthros 9:00 am Divine Liturgy 10:00 am September 2nd Orthros/Divine Liturgy at Prophet Elias (ONLY) September 9th Orthros/Divine Liturgy at Holy Trinity (ONLY) There will be NO services at Holy Trinity on Sunday, September 2nd, as we will be hosting the Metropolis of Denver Young Adult Conference. Services instead will be held at the Hilton Hotel, 255 South West Temple. All parishioners are welcome to join us. Scheduling Memorials Please contact the church office to schedule a memorial or orthodoxy3@gmail.com Include the baptismal names for the memorials September 2nd, 2018 Terry (Eleftherios) Vosnos 40 days Prophet Elias Ida (Yiamadoula) Vosnos 26 years Prophet Elias September 16th, 2018 Nick Mihalopoulos 6 months Holy Trinity Janice K.(Ioanna) Soter 1 year Holy Trinity Rev. Protopresbyter Matthew Gilbert 2 years HT & PE Prayer List Tatiana, Irina, Dimitri, Paraskeva, Vera, Mike, George, Rob, Peter, Dimitra, James, Baby, Cherish, Debbie, Bryon, Bronson, Christian, Trey, Basil, Agnes, Irene, William, Mike, Konstantina, Don, Carrell, Bill, Esther, Theodore, Tim, Annette Russell, Jeanine, Constantina, and Paul PASTRY BOX ASSORTMENT ASSEMBLY Please come and help prepare Pastry Box Assortment Assembly Tuesday, September 4th at 10:00am in the Holy Trinity Warehouse. The more the merrier! For More information please call Jolene Vasilias

5 GREEK FESTIVAL 2018! Prep Schedule Holy Trinity Warehouse We ask that you please come and help during the following prep dates. The more the hands the happier we all are! FOOD ITEM CHAIRPERSON PREP DATES Karithopita Zeta Tsagaris September 3 Chairpeople Needed We are in need of Chairpeople for the Calamari, Keftethes and Fasolakia If you are interested and would love to volunteer, please call,yanni Armaou at or Connie Yengich at WE ARE IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS! (ages 12 and up) Various shifts available FRIDAY Food Lines-Cathy Neofitos Pastry Booth-Andrea Orton , Alicia Mares and Jolene Vasilias SATURDAY Food Lines-Tina Kelaidis-Dover , Footie Kelaidis and Adelia Littler Pastry Booth- Andrea Orton , Alicia Mares and Jolene Vasilias SUNDAY Food Lines-Orie Kambouris /oriekambouris@hotmail.com or Nico Kambouris or choose your shift at SIGNUP.COM Pastry Booth- Andrea Orton , Alicia Mares and Jolene Vasilias PLEASE DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO VOLUNTEER! We are looking for volunteers for our biggest fundraising event of the year! Your time is greatly appreciated and would help out our fellow parishioners. Let s take this opportunity to come together as a community! Everyone is welcome to volunteer. Contact Mary or Sandra at , or the chairperson of the area you are interested in volunteering for. Thank you and See you at the Festival!!

6 YOUTH & YOUNG ADULT MINISTRIES **First Day of Sunday School** September 23, 2018 Good luck to all students going back to school! We wanted to let you know that the first day of Sunday School class will be on September 23rd. More details to follow. Watch your mail and for the upcoming Sunday School year Calendar of Events. Visit for the Sunday School Registration link. We look forward to a great year in Sunday School and seeing all the familiar faces again this year! **Sunday School Teachers Needed** The Sunday School year is fast approaching. We are in need of teachers/coteachers. Please contact Paul Karahalios, at Denise Nikols at for PE, and Elenie Sefandonakis at for HT. SAINT SOPHIA BACK TO SCHOOL Have you enrolled your toddler, 3-year-old, 4-year-old, or Kindergarten student at Saint Sophia School yet? School starts Tuesday, September 4th. Call or director@saintsophiaschool.org today

7 Greek Festival Gift Certificates Food Gift Certificates for $10 and $20 each, including Admission Certificates for $3 each, are now available for purchase at Holy Trinity church office. If you would like to place an order, please call the church office at , and they will be ready when you arrive to pick them up. Greek Festival Room Rate Special at the AC HOTEL 225 W 200 S, Salt Lake City Friday, September 7 Monday September 10 Special room rate $119 Please call the hotel directly at : (385) and ask for GREEK FESTIVAL 2018 for the special rate. IT S WENDOVER TIME!. The Young at Heart will be going to Wendover on Saturday, September 15th. Leave Prophet Elias at 8:30 a.m. and Memorial Hall at 9:00 a.m. leave Wendover 5:00 p.m. Cost $17.00 per person receive $7.00 in play also a free BUFFET. RSVP, Bill Kandas or Bill Rekouniotis

8 ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ ΣΧΟΛΕΙΟ!!! Classes are held: Prophet Elias Tues/Thurs. 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm Holy Trinity Cathedral Saturday 10:00 am to 1:00 pm Greek School Tuition: Children: Church members $200 per year, Non-members $250 Adults: Church members $250 per year, Non- members $300 KINDLY PAY YOUR TUITION AT THE HOLY TRINITY CHURCH OF- FICE EITHER IN PERSON OR BY MAIL. THANK YOU! PAYMENT PLAN AVAILABLE IF NECESSARY.. Registration There will be three formal registration times, although you would have the opportunity to register at a later date as well: Tuesday, September 18th, 6:30 pm, at Prophet Elias Thursday, September 20th, 6:30 pm, at Prophet Elias Saturday, September 22nd, 10:00 am, at Holy Trinity Cathedral The first Tuesday and Thursday class will be held at Prophet Elias on Tuesday, September 25th, 6:30 pm The first Saturday class will be held at Holy Trinity Cathedral on Saturday, September 29th, at 10:00 am

9 Raffle Tickets Raffle tickets are currently available for pick up at the narthex at both churches and at the church office, as they will not be mailed out this year. We appreciate your efforts in making this year s Raffle a success!

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