Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral New Orleans, Louisiana

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1 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral New Orleans, Louisiana AUGUST 24, Saint Kosmas of Aetolia Sunday, August 24 ~ 9:00 am Orthros, 10:00 am Divine Liturgy Parish Council on Duty - Fred Ammons, Paul Andersson, and Steve Psarellis ELEFTHERIOS VASSILAS 1-YEAR MEMORIAL Comprehensive Registration Form Deadline 12:00 pm ~ PTA Meeting in Upstairs Commons Wednesday, August 27 ~ 6:30 pm Hellenic Dancers Practice Friday, August 29 ~ 9:00 am Divine Liturgy Beheading of St. John the Baptist Saturday, August 30 ~ 10:00 am Choir Practice 11:00 am Vassilas Baptism 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm PTA Back to School Bash Sock Hop Sunday, August 31 ~ 9:00 am Orthros, 10:00 am Divine Liturgy Parish Council on Duty - Fred Ammons, Paul Andersson, and Steve Psarellis PHILOPTOCHOS Back to School Supplies Once again Philoptochos is collecting school supplies for the children at Lafayette School. It is our hope that every elementary level child will be prepared to learn and succeed by providing them with free pencils, crayons, notebooks, erasers, and glue. A collection box has been placed in the Coffee Room. Thank you for helping with this very worth project. Membership Meeting A picture of the Philoptochos Society will be taken on Sunday, September 14 th. Our first membership meeting will also take place that day after church services at 12:00 pm in the Coffee Room. The program will include a presentation by Maggie Maag on the "History of Greeks on the Bayou." COMPREHENSIVE REGISTRATION FORM DEADLINE The Comprehensive Registration Form encompasses all aspects of youth related activities in the Holy Trinity Cathedral community and provides a simplified, consolidated registration process for each family, who are asked to complete only one form for the upcoming year. This information will be shared among the various directors. The deadline for submitting forms to the Cathedral office is today Sunday, August 24, SAVE THE DATES October 10 12, 2014 Join the 150th Anniversary Celebration of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral in New Orleans, and the Commemoration of the beginnings of Greek Orthodoxy in the Americas. Friday, October 10 Sunday, October 12, 2014 For additional information or to join a committee for the upcoming events contact: 150th Anniversary Co-Chairmen Barbara Stavis Wolf and Costandinos Vennis at hellenic2004@yahoo.com; Phone TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM All members of the Community are asked to consider a sponsorship for the 150th Anniversary Commemorative Album. The album will trace the beginnings of Greek Orthodoxy in the Americas and highlight significant milestones associated with Holy Trinity over the past 150 years. Historical documentation along with personal messages, dedications, tributes, and family memorials will be included. Submit an album form for your sponsorship today to be a part of this once-in-a-lifetime tribute to our community. 150TH ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE MEETING A meeting of the 150th Anniversary Committee will be held on Thursday, September 11, 2014, in the Hellenic Cultural Center at 7:00 pm. All Committees are asked to attend to discuss the October Celebration events. CHOIR PRACTICE SCHEDULE In preparation for the 150th Celebration, our Cathedral choir is holding rehearsals every Saturday from now until October. They are so happy to have a new choir member among their ranks and look forward to having more members follow. You are needed. Those interested may call Alex Tiliakos at or just come to choir practice. Join them this Saturday from 10:00 am to 11:30 am. Check insert for 150 th Anniversary Celebration Event Schedule.

2 PTA BACK TO SCHOOL PARTY SOCK HOP Join the fun as the PTA celebrates the new school year next Saturday, August 30 th from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. All guests are encouraged to wear their wackiest socks. CALLING ALL COOKS! Holy Trinity PTA requests your support with its cookbook fundraising project by submitting a special family recipe to Chairpersons Angeliki Frezoulis or Suzanne Stratikis. Everyone in the community is invited to participate by sharing a recipe or recipes and becoming a part of the cookbook. A photo and/or a personal notation may be included. Recipes will be categorized in the following sections: Breads, Soups/Salads, Main Dishes, Vegetables/Side Dishes, Desserts, and Beverages. Please Suzanne at sstratikis@yahoo.com or Angeliki at frecco1@yahoo.com with your recipe. AHEPA FAMILY SUPREME CONVENTION Congratulations to everyone, who worked and helped make the AHEPA Family Supreme Convention in July a great success. The out of town visitors were very appreciative of our wonderful hospitality. Thank you to all of those, who were so gracious to provide rides to Church, back to the hotel, and to the airport for visitors that attended Divine Liturgy on July 20 and 27. Thank you to everyone, who helped make the koulouria and almond rounds that were served at the Convention meetings, who helped put together the Convention bags, and to those who donated refreshments for the reception on Sunday, July 20. The officers and dignitaries of the AHEPA, Daughters of Penelope, Sons of Pericles, and Maids of Athena extended their sincerest thanks for everything that the members from New Orleans did to make sure they had a very enjoyable visit to our city. DAUGHTERS OF PENELOPE The Daughters of Penelope September Membership Meeting will be held on Sunday, September 7, All members are asked to attend to discuss plans for the coming year. Thank you to all of the Daughters of Penelope, who helped with the Supreme Convention held in July. It was a fantastic week of events including the fabulous Opening Ceremonies at the World War II Museum, the Creole Queen Riverboat Cruise, the Athletic Luncheon, and the Grand Banquet. Congratulations to SANDY BOUZON, who was selected at the Supreme Convention as the 2014 National Penelope of the Year. This is a great honor in recognition of Sandy s work and dedication to the Daughters of Penelope over the past 39 years. We are so very proud of Sandy s accomplishment and that she received this welldeserved recognition right here in New Orleans. Congratulations also to ANDREEA POPA, who received a 2014 National Daughters of Penelope Scholarship. PAINTING THE GYMNASIUM During the past few weeks, there has been unauthorized use of the gymnasium in the evenings. Please note that the gymnasium is being painted in preparation for the upcoming 150 th Anniversary Celebration. For this reason there will be NO basketball in the gymnasium until after the October weekend. Also, keep in mind that all activities must be scheduled through the Cathedral office. Thank you for your cooperation. ORGANIZATION PHOTOGRAPHS FOR COMMEMORATIVE ALBUM Group photographs of the community organizations will be taken on Sunday, September 14, after Divine Liturgy for use in the 150 th Anniversary Commemorative Album. If your organization or group would like to have a photograph taken by the 150 th Anniversary photographer, please contact Christina Kogos at or holytrinity150@aol.com, or Barbara Stavis Wolf at or hellenic2004@yahoo.com to give the name of your organization and contact information so a time for the group photograph can be assigned. The photographs will be taken at different locations in and around the Cathedral. Organizations must sign up no later than Thursday, September 11, to have their group photograph taken on Sunday, September 14. FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHS FOR COMMEMORATIVE ALBUM Families that would like to schedule the 150 th Anniversary photographer for a family photograph, which can be used for a Commemorative Album sponsorship ad, can sign up to have their photograph taken on Saturday, October 4. The cost for the photograph is $25. Additional photographs can be ordered directly through the photographer. In the event family members are coming in from out of town for the 150 th Anniversary weekend, photographs for those families can be scheduled on Saturday, October 11. Please contact Christina Kogos at or holytrinity150@aol.com and give your family contact s name and phone number so that a time for the family photograph can be assigned. Families must sign up no later than Wednesday, October 1, to have photographs taken on Saturday, October 4, and Saturday, October 11. No exceptions as space is limited. Do we forgive our neighbors their trespasses? God also forgives us in His mercy. Do we refuse to forgive? God, too, will refuse to forgive us. As we treat our neighbors, so also does God treat us. The forgiveness, then, of your sins or unforgiveness, and hence also your salvation or destruction, depend on you yourself, man. For without forgiveness of sins there is no salvation. St. Tikhon of Zadonsk

3 Holy Trinity Cathedral Greek Orthodox Community of New Orleans 1200 ROBERT E. LEE BOULEVARD NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA Reverend Father George Wilson, Dean PHONE: (504) FAX: (504)

4 24η AΥΓΟΥΣΤΟΥ 2014 ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΙΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΥ ΤΩΝ ἉΓΙΩΝ ἹΕΡΟΜΑΡΤΥΡΩΝ ΕΥΤΥΧΟΥΣ Ἑωθινόν ΙΑ 24 TH AUGUST th SUNDAY OF MATTHEW EUTYCHES THE HIEROMARTYR Eothion 11 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, καταπέμ-ψας αὐτοῖς τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον, καὶ δι' αὐτῶν τὴν οἰκουμένην σαγηνεύσας, φιλάνθρωπε, δόξα σοί. Κοντάκιον τῶν Θεοπατόρων Ἦχος δ Ιωακείμ καί Άννα όνειδισμού ατεκνίας, καί Αδάμ καί Εύα, εκ τής φθοράς τού θανάτου, ηλευθερώθησαν, Άχραντε, εν τή αγία γεννήσει σου, αυτήν εορτάζει καί ο λαός σου, ενοχής τών πταισμάτων, λυτρωθείς εν τώ κράζειν σοι, Η στείρα τίκτει τήν Θεοτόκον, καί τροφόν τής ζωής ημών. 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 be 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 of the Ancestors of God Tone 4 In your holy birth, Immaculate One, Joachim and Anna were rid of the shame of childlessness; Adam and Eve of the corruption of death. And so your people, free of the guilt of their sins, celebrate crying: "The barren one gives birth to the Theotokos, who nourishes our life." ST. EUTYCHES THE HIEROMARTYR AND DISCIPLE OF ST. JOH THE THEOLOGIAN St. Eutyches was a disciple of St. John the Theologian and a fellow laborer of the holy Apostle Paul. He preached the Gospel in many places, pulled down the idols' temples, and suffered imprisonments and many torments at the hands of the idolaters. He finally reposed in peace in deep old age in his native city of Sebastia near Tarsus. Apolytikion in Fourth Tone As a sharer of the ways and a successor to the throne of the Apostles, O inspired of God, you found discipline to be a means of ascent to divine vision. Wherefore, having rightly divided the word of truth, you did also contest for the Faith even unto blood, O Hieromartyr Eutyches. Intercede with Christ our God that our souls be saved.

5 ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ Α' Κορινθίους θ 2-12 Ἀδελφοί, ἡ σφραγὶς τῆς ἐμῆς ἀποστολῆς ὑμεῖς ἐστε ἐν κυρίῳ. Ἡ ἐμὴ ἀπολογία τοῖς ἐμὲ ἀνακρίνουσιν αὕτη ἐστίν. Μὴ οὐκ ἔχομεν ἐξουσίαν φαγεῖν καὶ πιεῖν; Μὴ οὐκ ἔχομεν ἐξουσίαν ἀδελφὴν γυναῖκα περιάγειν, ὡς καὶ οἱ λοιποὶ ἀπόστολοι, καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ τοῦ κυρίου, καὶ Κηφᾶς; Ἢ μόνος ἐγὼ καὶ Βαρνάβας οὐκ ἔχομεν ἐξουσίαν τοῦ μὴ ἐργάζεσθαι; Τίς στρατεύεται ἰδίοις ὀψωνίοις ποτέ; Τίς φυτεύει ἀμπελῶνα, καὶ ἐκ τοῦ καρποῦ αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἐσθίει; Ἢ τίς ποιμαίνει ποίμνην, καὶ ἐκ τοῦ γάλακτος τῆς ποίμνης οὐκ ἐσθίει; Μὴ κατὰ ἄνθρωπον ταῦτα λαλῶ; Ἢ οὐχὶ καὶ ὁ νόμος ταῦτα λέγει; Ἐν γὰρ τῷ Μωϋσέως νόμῳ γέγραπται, Οὐ φιμώσεις βοῦν ἀλοῶντα. Μὴ τῶν βοῶν μέλει τῷ θεῷ; Ἢ διʼ ἡμᾶς πάντως λέγει; Διʼ ἡμᾶς γὰρ ἐγράφη, ὅτι ἐπʼ ἐλπίδι ὀφείλει ὁ ἀροτριῶν ἀροτριᾷν, καὶ ὁ ἀλοῶν τῆς ἐλπίδος αὐτοῦ μετέχειν ἐπʼ ἐλπίδι. Εἰ ἡμεῖς ὑμῖν τὰ πνευματικὰ ἐσπείραμεν, μέγα εἰ ἡμεῖς ὑμῶν τὰ σαρκικὰ θερίσομεν; Εἰ ἄλλοι τῆς ἐξουσίας ὑμῶν μετέχουσιν, οὐ μᾶλλον ἡμεῖς; Ἀλλʼ οὐκ ἐχρησάμεθα τῇ ἐξουσίᾳ ταύτῃ, ἀλλὰ πάντα στέγομεν, ἵνα μὴ ἐγκοπήν τινα δῶμεν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ τοῦ Χριστοῦ. ΤΟ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ Ματθαῖου ιη Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος τήν παραβολὴν ταύτην Ὡμοιώθη ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν ἀνθρώπῳ βασιλεῖ, ὃς ἠθέλησε συνᾶραι λόγον μετὰ τῶν δούλων αὐτοῦ. ἀρξαμένου δὲ αὐτοῦ συναίρειν προσηνέχθη αὐτῷ εἷς ὀφειλέτης μυρίων ταλάντων. μὴ ἔχοντος δὲ αὐτοῦ ἀποδοῦναι ἐκέλευσεν αὐτὸν ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ πραθῆναι καὶ τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ καὶ τὰ τέκνα καὶ πάντα ὅσα εἶχε, καὶ ἀποδοθῆναι. πεσὼν οὖν ὁ δοῦλος προσεκύνει αὐτῷ λέγων κύριε, μακροθύμησον ἐπ ἐμοὶ καὶ πάντα σοι ἀποδώσω. σπλαγχνισθεὶς δὲ ὁ κύριος τοῦ δούλου ἐκείνου ἀπέλυσεν αὐτὸν καὶ τὸ δάνειον ἀφῆκεν αὐτῷ. ἐξελθὼν δὲ ὁ δοῦλος ἐκεῖνος εὗρεν ἕνα τῶν συνδούλων αὐτοῦ, ὃς ὤφειλεν αὐτῷ ἑκατὸν δηνάρια, καὶ κρατήσας αὐτὸν ἔπνιγε λέγων ἀπόδος μοι εἴ τι ὀφείλεις. πεσὼν οὖν ὁ σύνδουλος αὐτοῦ εἰς τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ παρεκάλει αὐτὸν λέγων μακροθύμησον ἐπ ἐμοὶ καὶ ἀποδώσω σοι. ὁ δὲ οὐκ ἤθελεν, ἀλλὰ ἀπελθὼν ἔβαλεν αὐτὸν εἰς φυλακὴν ἕως οὗ ἀποδῷ τὸ ὀφειλόμενον. ἰδόντες δὲ οἱ σύνδουλοι αὐτοῦ τὰ γενόμενα ἐλυπήθησαν σφόδρα, καὶ ἐλθόντες διεσάφησαν τῷ κυρίῳ ἑαυτῶν πάντα τὰ γενόμενα. τότε προσκαλεσάμενος αὐτὸν ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ λέγει αὐτῷ δοῦλε πονηρέ, πᾶσαν τὴν ὀφειλὴν ἐκείνην ἀφῆκά σοι, ἐπεὶ παρεκάλεσάς με. οὐκ ἔδει καὶ σὲ ἐλεῆσαι τὸν σύνδουλόν σου, ὡς καὶ ἐγώ σε ἠλέησα; καὶ ὀργισθεὶς ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ παρέδωκεν αὐτὸν τοῖς βασανισταῖς ἕως οὗ ἀποδῷ πᾶν τὸ ὀφειλόμενον αὐτῷ. Οὕτω καὶ ὁ πατήρ μου ὁ ἐπουράνιος ποιήσει ὑμῖν, ἐὰν μὴ ἀφῆτε ἕκαστος τῷ ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τῶν καρδιῶν ὑμῶν τὰ παραπτώματα αὐτῶν. THE EPISTLE I Corinthians 9:2-12 BRETHREN, you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. This is my defense to those who would examine me. Do we not have the right to our food and drink? Do we not have the right to be accompanied by a wife, as the other apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas? Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to refrain from working for a living? Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard without eating any of its fruit? Who tends a flock without getting some of the milk? Do I say this on human authority? Does not the law say the same? For it is written in the law of Moses, "You shall not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the grain." Is it for oxen that God is concerned? Does he not speak entirely for our sake? It was written for our sake, because the plowman should plow in hope and the thresher thresh in hope of a share in the crop. If we have sown spiritual good among you, is it too much if we reap your material benefits? If others share this rightful claim upon you, do not we still more? Nevertheless, we have not made use of this right, but we endure anything rather than put an obstacle in the way of the gospel of Christ. THE GOSPEL Matthew 18:23-35 The Lord said this parable: "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants. When he began the reckoning, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents; and as he could not pay, his lord ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made. So the servant fell on his knees, imploring him, 'Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.' And out of pity for him the lord of that servant released him and forgave him the debt. But that same servant, as he went out, came upon one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and seizing him by the throat he said, 'Pay what you owe.' So his fellow servant fell down and besought him, 'Have patience with me, and I will pay you.' He refused and went and put him in prison till he should pay the debt. When his fellow servants saw what had taken place, they were greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their lord all that had taken place. Then his lord summoned him and said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you besought me; and should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?' And in anger his lord delivered him to the jailors, till he should pay all his debt. So also my heavenly Father will do to everyone of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart."