HOLY TRINITY April 2015 Volume 46 Issue 4 ΑΓΙΑ ΤΡΙΑΣ Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Wilmington, Delaware

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1 HOLY TRINITY April 2015 Volume 46 Issue 4 ΑΓΙΑ ΤΡΙΑΣ Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Wilmington, Delaware

2 The Official Publication of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church 808 N. Broom Street, Wilmington, Delaware / Telephone: (302) Fax: (302) Church Office Address: greekorth@holytrinitywilmington.org Church Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 4:30pm His Eminence Metropolitan EVANGELOS of New Jersey, Hierarch Rev. Fr. Christos Christofidis, Proistamenos, fr.christofidis@holytrinitywilmington.org For pastoral emergencies - you may call Fr. (717) Susan Kelleher, Church Secretary (home) Anargyros Liparos, Protopsaltis PARISH COUNCIL MEMBERS George Rassias, President - (610) Georgia Halakos, First Vice President - (302) Tom Hatzis, Second Vice President - (302) Tom Karas, Parish Council Treasurer - (302) John Pennias, Recording Secretary - (302) Yvonne Tsavalas, Corresponding Secretary - (302) Constantine Caras Michael Kirifides Tom Diamanty John Koninis II Leon Fotakos Louis Novakis (610 ) Emmanuel Fournaris Peter Xarhoulakos (856) Vickie Karakasidis Parish Council Meetings - 2nd Thursday of every 7PM CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS Philoptochos Georgia Halakos, President (856) Sunday School Maroula Haralambidis, Co-Director Sunday School Amalea Rassias, Co-Director GOYA Pauline Raisis, President JOY Julie Tsakumis HOPE Hillary Raptis Choir Anthony Pantelopulos, Director The Heart Club Peter Xarhoulakos, President Greek School John Pennias, Director St. Elpida George Righos (609) Terpsichorean Dance Troupes Harry Malapetsas Altar Guild Helen Doukakis, President Editorial Staff Dr. Costas Fountzoulas / Emmanuel Dining Room East Nikkie Tsakataras & Tina Ganiaris King Holy Trinity Food Pantry Steve Nicholas / Adult Bible Study George Righos & John Lazare AUXILIARY ORGANIZATIONS AHEPA George Hantzandreou, President Daughters of Penelope Gale Kostas, President Hellenic University Club Stephen Karakasidis, President Holy Trinity Website Address: ALL ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS MUST BE IN THE OFFICE BY THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH. THESE ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS CAN BE DROPPED OFF, ED, FAXED OR U. S. MAIL.

3 From the desk of Father Christos LEST WE FORGET Holy Friday and Pascha constitute the very heart of our Christian faith. Saint Paul said," we worship Jesus crucified and resurrected." The Holy Week and Pascha services were inspired by what the Lord Jesus did during the last few days of His earthly ministry. He redefined the terms of our relationship to God the Father and instituted a New Covenant, a new agreement, between God and man and outlined the conditions of our relationship to His Father. The word Pascha simply means Passover. The Jews' passage from captivity-slavery- to freedom. God kept His promise to Abraham and liberated the Jews through Moses from the tyranny of the Pharaoh. Before God brought them to the Promised Land, however, He established a Covenant with them. The Ten Commandments are the terms of that covenant. If they kept the Law and obeyed His commandments, then they would receive the blessing and protection of God, and they would dwell in the Promised Land. Lest they forget, in the book of Deuteronomy, Moses reminded them about God's Commandments and cautioned them about the consequences of breaking them. Yes, there are consequences when we break the Law of God for the Lord God is both Love and Righteousness. Lest they forget, the New Covenant, the new agreement, which Jesus instituted with His precious blood on the Cross, also has terms. As our Redeemer and Savior, Jesus has kept His part: He took our human nature, fulfilled the demands of the Law of Moses, suffered as prophesied by the prophets for our sins and forgave them, defeated death by His glorious resurrection and glorified our human nature when He ascended into heaven and sat at the right hand of God the Father. He did everything that was necessary for our salvation and eternal life. Now we need to do our part and keep the terms of the agreement: To keep the Commandments of God, to believe in the incarnate Logos, and try with all our strength to become like Him, godlike. Very aptly the Pascha hymn, "As many as have been baptized in Christ, have put on Christ," summarizes our needed response to Him. The newly baptized Christians were invited to become incorporated in the Body of Christ on Holy Saturday, to be united with Him in the Spirit; be resurrected spiritually. We come by the hundreds to participate in His glorious resurrection service on Pascha morning. And we rejoice, singing Christ's triumphant hymn, "Christ is Risen from the dead, by death He has trampled down death, and to those in the tombs He has granted life." Now the acid test of our Christianity, of our commitment to Him, is our regular participation in the life of His Church on the other Sundays of the year, starting with Saint Thomas Sunday. His disciple Thomas acknowledged Him as "My Lord and my God" and gave even his life preaching Christ's Good News. Lest we forget, Christ calls us to carry on His work in our time. CHRIST IS RISEN TRULY HE IS RISEN Father Christos ΑΣ ΜΗΝ ΞΕΧΝΑΜΕ Η Αγία Παρασκευή και Πάσχα είναι η καρδιά της Xριστιανικής μας πίστης. Ο Απόστολος Παύλος είπε, «εμείς λατρεύουμε τον σταυρωθέντα και αναστηθέντα Ιησούν." Οι ακολουθίες της Μεγάλης Εβδομάδος και του Πάσχα εμπνεύστηκαν από αυτό που έκανε ο Κύριος Ιησούς κατά τη διάρκεια των τελευταίων ημερών της επίγειας διακονίας Του. Επαναπροσδιόρισε τους όρους της σχεσεώς μας με τον Θεό Πατέρα και καθιέρωσε μια Νέα Διαθήκη, μια νέα συμφωνία, μεταξύ Θεού και ανθρώπου και περιέγραψε τους όρους της σχέσεώς μας με τον Πατέρα Του. Η λέξη Πάσχα σημαίνει απλά Πάσχα. Πέρασμα των Εβραίων από την αιχμαλωσία-δουλεία στην ελευθερία. Ο Θεός κράτησε την υπόσχεσή Του προς τον Αβραάμ και απελευθέρωσε τους Εβραίους μέσω του Μωϋσή από την τυραννία του Φαραώ. Ωστόσο, πριν ο Θεός τους φέρει στην Γη της Επαγγελίας έκανε μια Διαθήκη με αυτούς. Οι Δέκα Εντολές είναι οι όροι της διαθήκης. Εάν κρατούσαν το νόμο και υπάκουαν τις εντολές Του, τότε θα μπορούσαν να λάβουν την ευλογία και την προστασία του Θεού, και θα εγκαθίσταντο στην Γη της Επαγγελίας. Ας μην ξεχνούμε, στο βιβλίο του Δευτερονομίου, ο Μωϋσής τούς υπενθύμισε τις Εντολές του Θεού και τους προειδοποίησε για τις συνέπειες της παραβιάσεώς τους. Ναι, υπάρχουν συνέπειες όταν παραβαίνουμε τον Νόμο του Θεού, γιατί ο Κύριος ο Θεός είναι αμφότερα η Αγάπη και η Δικαιοσύνη. Ας μην ξεχνάμε, η Καινή Διαθήκη, η νέα συμφωνία, την οποίαν δημιούργησε ο Ιησούς με το πολύτιμο αίμα Του στον Σταυρό, έχει επίσης όρους. Σαν ο Λυτρωτής και Σωτήρας μας, ο Ιησούς έχει κρατήσει το μέρος Του: Επήρε την ανθρώπινη φύση μας, εκπλήρωσε τις απαιτήσεις του νόμου του Μωϋσή, υπέφερε όπως προφητεύθηκε από τους προφήτες για τις αμαρτίες μας και τους συγχώρεσε, ενίκησε το θάνατο με την ένδοξη ανάσταση του και εδόξασε την ανθρώπινη μας φύση όταν αναλήφθηκε στους ουρανούς και κάθισε στα δεξιά του Θεού Πατέρα. Έκανε ό, τι ήταν απαραίτητο για τη σωτηρία μας και την αιώνια ζωή. Τώρα πρέπει να κάνουμε το καθήκον μας και να κρατήσουμε τους όρους της συμφωνίας: Να τηρούμε τις εντολές του Θεού, να πιστεύουμε στον ενσαρκωμένο Λόγο, και να προσπαθούμε με όλες μας τις δυνάμεις να γίνουμε σαν κι Αυτόν, σαν θεοί. Πολύ εύστοχα ο ύμνος του Πάσχα, "Όπως πολλοί έχουν βαπτιστεί στον Χριστό, έχουν ενδυθεί τον Χριστόν," συνοψίζει την απαιτουμένη απάντησή μας σ' Αυτόν. Οι νεοφώτιστοι Χριστιανοί προσκαλούντο να ενσωματωθούν στο σώμα του Χριστού το Μεγάλο Σάββατο, να ενωθούν μαζί Του Πνευματικά να αναστηθούν πνευματικώς. Εκατοντάδες συμμετέχουμε στην ακολουθία της ένδοξης αναστάσεώς Του το πρωί του Πάσχα. Και χαιρώμαστε, τραγουδώντας τον θριαμβευτικόν ύμνο του Χριστού, «Χριστός ανέστη εκ νεκρών θανάτω θάνατον πατήσας, και τοις εν τοις μνήμασι ζωήν χαρισάμενος.» Τώρα, η λυδία λίθος του Χριστιανισμού μας, της δεσμεύσεώς μας προς Αυτόν, είναι η τακτική συμμετοχή μας στη ζωή της Εκκλησίας Του τις υπόλοιπες Κυριακές του έτους, αρχής γενομένης με την Αγία Κυριακή του Θωμά. Ο μαθητής του Θωμάς Τον αναγνώρισε ως «Ο Κύριός μου και ο Θεός μου» και έδωσε ακόμη και την ζωή του κηρύττοντας το Ευαγγέλιο του Χριστού. Ας μην ξεχνάμε, ο Χριστός μας προσκαλή να συνεχίσουμε το έργο Του στην εποχή μας. ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ ΑΛΗΘΩΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ Πατήρ Χρήστος

4 Parish Council President s Message Dear Parishioners, I hope this letter finds you happy and healthy as Holy Week approaches and the glorious Resurrection is at hand. Lent still brings us opportunities to contribute to the progress and well-being of our church. In keeping with our mission to assist those less fortunate, I was encouraged by the vast number of food bags for the needy amassed in our Church Office for distribution and congratulate all of those associated with the Holy Trinity Food Pantry for their efforts. Parishioners should make time on Lazarus Saturday to aid in for the preparation of the palms in the Church Hall following the morning church service. Please come out as many helping hands are needed. On Palm Sunday, there will be a luncheon hosted by the Philoptochos in our church hall following services. The Holy Week schedule is posted again in this bulletin and we look forward to seeing you at all the services. On Great Friday, we will host a Retreat for our youth focusing on the meaning and magnitude of Holy Week and Easter. Finally, our Joy/Hope will sponsor the Easter Egg Hunt after the Agape Service on Pascha for the children of the community. Please make every effort to bring your children to this beautiful service. Our youth programs have remained active during Lent providing readers for Friday services, the Joy Hope Bible Bowl, and participating in the annual Sights and Sounds Festival of the Delaware Valley Parishes. The Greek School and members of our parish marched in the Greek Independence Day Parade in Philadelphia. Our parish youth are preparing for the various presentations that make up the Oratorical Festival. All of our Sunday School students will make a presentation, in groups or individually for the benefit of the community sometime in April. In addition, our junior and high school students will make presentations after services in the evening of Friday, March 27 th in an attempt to qualify for the Delaware Valley Region Junior and Senior Division Oratorical Festival on Saturday, April 18 th, which will be held at our church. On that date, Seventh through Twelfth Grade students from throughout the Delaware Valley will gather to make presentations for the right to compete at the Metropolis level and beyond to the National Competition. Please consider attending these events at our church Friday evening, March 27 th and Saturday morning, April 18 th. Our Festival Committee has been meeting on a bi-weekly basis planning and preparing for this huge event. Food preparation has begun in the kitchen and we will be announcing shortly additional dates for the Community to assist in food preparation in the evenings and on weekends. We plan to introduce new concepts to this year s Festival including technological improvements, online ordering upgrades and other elements to enhance the Festival experience, increase efficiency and maximize our bottom line. The restoration work on the exterior masonry will begin shortly and it will not be long before the front of the church is encased in scaffolding. Keep an eye out for updates in the Sunday bulletin or special mailings as the work commences/progresses. A Capital Campaign Fund for the Church has been initiated and the Committee will be embarking on a program for fundraising. Once the snow receded, we were able to address some facility issues including the complete rebuild of the compromised drains in the north and rear parking lots. The drains were completely rebuilt and the surrounding pavement was repaired. These drains were completely redone for less than $3,000 (total). We have restored function to the wrought iron lanterns on the front of the church, begun exploring options for replacing the existing aluminum lampposts (one of which suffered irreparable damage this past Fall and had to be removed) outside the main Hall entrance. We also placed tile in the kitchen bathrooms in order to address a Board of Health issue. I wish you a blessed Easter. George Rassias Parish Council President

5 Parish Council President s Message Αγαπητοί Ενορίτες, Ελπίζω αυτή η επιστολή να σας βρή ευτυχισμένους και υγιείς καθώς πλησιάζει η Μεγάλη Εβδομάδα και η ένδοξη Ανάσταση. Η Σαρακοστή εξακολουθεί να μας προσφέρή ευκαιρίες για να συμβάλουμε στην πρόοδο και την ευημερία της εκκλησίας μας. Συνεχίζοντας την αποστολή μας προσφοράς βοηθείας των λιγότερο τυχερών, ενθαρρύνθηκα από τον τεράστιο αριθμό συγκεντρώσεως σακκούλων τροφίμων στο Γραφείο της Εκκλησίας για διανομή τους στους απόρους και να συγχαρώ για τις προσπάθειές τους όλους όσοι συνδέονται με το Κελάρι τροφίμων της Αγίας Τριάδος. Οι ενορίτες θα πρέπη να βρούν τον χρόνο το Σάββατο του Λαζάρου να βοηθήσουν στην προετοιμασία των σταυρών στην αίθουσα της Εκκλησίας μετά την πρωϊνή λειτουργία. Παρακαλούμε να έλθετε όσοι περισσότεροι μπορείτε για να βοηθήσετε. Την Κυριακή των Βαΐων, θα λάβη χώρα ένα γεύμα προσφορά της Φιλοπτώχου στην αίθουσα της εκκλησίας μας μετά την λειτουργία. Το πρόγραμμα της Μεγάλης Εβδομάδας έχει αναρτηθεί και πάλι σε αυτό το δελτίο και ανυπομονούμε να σας δούμε σε όλες τις ακολουθίες. Την Μεγάλη Παρασκευή, θα φιλοξενήσουμε την Εκδήλωση Αποσύρσεως της νεολαίας μας με επίκεντρο την έννοια και το μέγεθος της Μεγάλης Εβδομάδας και του Πάσχα. Τέλος, η Χαρά/Ελπίδα θα είναι χορηγός της αναζητήσεως του Πασχαλινού Αυγού μετά την Ακολουθία της Αγάπης του Πάσχα για τα παιδιά της κοινότητας. Παρακαλούμε να καταβάλετε κάθε δυνατή προσπάθεια να φέρετε τα παιδιά σας σε αυτή την υπέροχη εκδήλωση. Τα προγράμματα της νεολαίας μας παρέμειναν ενεργά κατά τη διάρκεια της Σαρακοστής παρέχοντας αναγνώστες για τις ακολουθίες της Παρασκευή, το Κύπελλο Βίβλου της Χαρά/Ελπίδα, και συμμετέχοντας στο Ετήσιο Φεστιβάλ Εικόνων και Ήχων των Ενοριών της Κοιλάδας του Delaware (Delaware Valley). Το Ελληνικό Σχολείο και τα μέλη της ενορίας μας παρέλασαν την Ημέρα της Ελληνικής Ανεξαρτησίας στη Φιλαδέλφεια. Η νεολαία της ενορίας μας ετοιμάζεται για τις διάφορες παρουσιάσεις που συνθέτουν το Ορατόρικο Φεστιβάλ. Όλοι/ες οι μαθητές/τριες του Κατηχητικού Σχολείου θα παρουσίασουν την εργασία τους, σε ομάδες ή μεμονωμένα προς όφελος της κοινότητας τον Απρίλιο. Επιπλέον, οι μαθητές μας του Γυμνασίου και Λυκείου θα παρουσιάσουν τις εργασίες τους το βράδυ της Παρασκευής της 27 ης Μαρτίου, σε μια προσπάθεια πληρώσεως των προϋποθέσεων συμμετοχής στο Ορατόρικαλ Φεστιβάλ Νεώτερων και Τελειοφοίτων στην Περιφέρεια της Delaware Valley το Σάββατο, 18 Απριλίου, το οποίο θα πραγματοποιηθή στην εκκλησία μας. Κατά την ημερομηνία αυτή, μαθητές της εβδόμης μέχρι δωδεκάτης τάξεως από όλη την κοιλάδα του Delaware θα συγκεντρωθούν για να παρουσιάσουν τις εργασίες τους για το δικαίωμα να ανταγωνιστούν στο επίπεδο Μητροπόλεως και ακόμη για συμμετοχή στον Ανταγωνισμό Εθνικού Επιπέδου. Παρακαλούμε να παρακολουθήσετε αυτές τις εκδηλώσεις στην εκκλησία μας την Παρασκευή το βράδυ, 27 ης Μαρτίου και το Σάββατο το πρωί, 18 ην Απριλίου. Η επιτροπή του Φεστιβάλ μας συναντιέται δύο φορές εβδομαδιαίως για τον προγραμματισμό και την προετοιμασία αυτού του τεραστίου γεγονότος. Η προετοιμασία του φαγητού έχει ξεκινήσει στην κουζίνα και θα ανακοινώσουμε στην Κοινότητα σύντομα πρόσθετες ημερομηνίες για την βοήθεια στην παρασκευή φαγητών τα βράδια και τα Σαββατοκύριακα. Σχεδιάζουμε να εισαγάγουμε νέες έννοιες στο φετεινό Φεστιβάλ συμπεριλαμβανομένων τεχνολογικών βελτιώσεων, αναβάθμίση των online παραγγελιών και άλλων στοιχείων ενισχύσεως της εμπειρίας του Φεστιβάλ, την αύξηση της αποτελεσματικότητας και τη μεγιστοποίηση της προσπαθειάς μας. Οι εργασίες αποκαταστάσεως της εξωτερικής τοιχοποιίας θα ξεκινήση σύντομα και συντόμως θα υπάρξουν σκαλωσιές στο μπροστινό μέρος του ναού. Σχετικές ανακοινώσεις θα υπάρχουν στο ενημερωτικό δελτίο της Κυριακής ή ειδικές ενημερώσεις, όπως η έναρξη των εργασιών και προόδου.. Η Εκστρατεία Οικονομικής Ενισχύσεως της Εκκλησίας έχει ξεκινήσει και η Επιτροπή θα ξεκινήση σύντομα ένα πρόγραμμα για τη προσέλκυση κεφαλαίων. Μόλις το χιόνι υποχώρησε, ήμασταν σε θέση να επιλύσουμε ορισμένα προβλήματα των εγκαταστάσεων, συμπεριλαμβανομένων της πλήρους επανακατασκευής της προσβεβλημένης αποχετεύσεως, στον βόρειο και πίσω χώρο σταθμεύσεως. Οι αποχετεύσεις ξαναχτίσθηκαν πλήρως και η γύρω πεζοδρόμιση επισκευάστηκε. Οι αποχετεύσεις αυτές αποκατεστάθηκαν πλήρως για λιγότερο από $3.000 συνολικά. Έχουμε αποκαταστήσει την λειτουργία των σφυρηλάτων σιδερένιων φαναριών στο μπροστινό μέρος της εκκλησίας, άρχισαμε διερεύνηση εναλλακτικών επιλογών για την αντικατάσταση των υφιστάμενων φανοστατών αλουμινίου (ένα εκ των οποίων υπέστη ανεπανόρθωτες ζημιές τον περασμένο Φθινόπωρο και έπρεπε να αφαιρεθή) έξω από την κύρια είσοδο της Κοινοτικής Αίθουσας. Τοποθετήσαμε επίσης πλακάκια στην τουαλέτα της κουζίνας, προκειμένου να αντιμετωπισθή ένα ζήτημα του Συμβουλίου Υγείας. Σας εύχομαι ένα ευλογημένο Πάσχα. Γιώργος Ρασσιάς Πρόεδρος του Κοινοτικού Συμβουλίου

6 GREEK LADIES PHILOPTOCHOS SOCIETY St. Agape Chapter Dear Philoptochos Members and Fellow Parishioners, As we await the glorious resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ our Philoptochos Ladies Society thanks all those who have helped our chapter fulfill its philanthropic and chapter responsibilities, be it collecting monetary donations to adorn our beautiful Epitaphio, baking delicious Easter bread, hosting a wonderful Palm Sunday Luncheon, or by selling pastries and such at Coffee hour! I would also like to acknowledge all the wonderful ladies that have contributed to our St. Nicholas Shrine initiative. We sent in $1,700 on January 15 th (see letter next page) and will send another $2,500 on April 15 th. The $4,200 brings us half way to our goal of $8,300. Thank you so much for your donations and we hope you will continue to support this initiative by attending the Lefkara Exhibit Event on April 25 th in the Community Center. (see flyer in this & weekly bulletin) A few weeks ago, we heard of the tragic car accident and the untimely death of Fr. Matthew Baker, a beloved priest who, with his family, served in the altar at St Michael s Home for the Aged. He leaves behind his wife, Presbytera Katherine and his six children. There is a unified effort to raise funds for the family and our Philoptochos Chapter has pledged to send $1,000 for this special donation. You can add to this donation. If you would like to contribute, please write your check to Philoptochos and mark the memo Fr Baker Family Fund and we will send it along with our donation. May Fr. Baker s memory be eternal. Our next Meeting is on Tuesday, April 21 st, with the Board meeting at 5pm and the General meeting at 6pm. Looking forward into May we will be hosting a trip to Agai Skepi Monastery on Saturday, May 2 nd (see flyer). We hope you can join us. We will hold our Board Elections on May 19 th. Our Election Committee will be sending out more information soon. Our End of Year Luncheon will be on Saturday, May 16 th. More information will follow, but mark your calendars now! Wishing you a Blessed Pascha. In Christ, Georgia Halakos ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kollyva for Memorials Our Philoptochos Society would like to thank two of its members, Vasiliki Kromedas, for her generous offer to prepare the kollyva for any family of our community and donate the money for our Philoptochos charities, and Loula Kapordelis for helping her. The cost will be $100 which will include the Prosforon and the wine. Please allow at least a week and call Alexandra Tsaganos at who will contact Vasiliki. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

7 GREEK ORTHODOX METROPOLIS OF NEW JERSEY GREEK ORTHODOX LADIES PHILOPTOCHOS SOCIETY March 18, 2015 Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society, Chapter 1010 Georgia Halakos, President Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church 808 North Broom Street Wilmington, Delaware Madame President and Beloved Stewards of Philoptochos, It is with a grateful and humble heart that the Metropolis of New Jersey and its Philoptochos Board take this opportunity to recognize your chapter s first quarter contribution of $1, for the building of Saint Nicholas National Shrine and the reconstruction of the Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church. It is your faith in the power of good over evil, of love over hate and your energy and spirit that has moved you as a Sisterhood to give your finest and best effort in this holy work of the Church that calls out, Let us all ~ each and every one ~ heed the call of our spiritual fathers, and join this journey of faith. We continue to appreciate, in the most sincere way, the work of your chapter sisterhood in its efforts to continue to raise funds for this Greek Orthodox Shrine and Church, which will be a true dwelling of God. We thank all of you for the quality of time, talent and treasure you have and will continue to give to the effort and encourage all women of Philoptochos to take note of the faithful understanding of the importance of offering oneself completely as a Christian Steward. Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in Heaven. (Matthew 5:16). With Love and Respect, Anastasia Michals, President Cc: His Eminence Metropolitan Evangelos of New Jersey Reverend Father Christos Christofidis, Proistamenos ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Ladies of Philoptochos are hosting the Palm Sunday Community Lunch Sunday, April 5th, 2015 Cost for lunch: Adults $15 Children under 12yrs $7 Menu will include: Baked Cod and all the trimmings!

8 The Cyprus Society of Greater Philadelphia in collaboration with Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church and the Ladies Philoptochos Society Present: ALL PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT OUR PARISH GOAL OF $10,000

9 Please join our Ladies Philoptochos Society for a pilgrimage to Agia Skepi Monastery & St. George s Orthodox Church Saturday, May 2, 2015 COST: $35 per person Itinerary: Leaving the Holy Trinity parking lot at 6am Visiting the monastery in White Haven, PA for a 7:30am Service Visiting the St Georges Orthodox Church in Taylor, PA to view the weeping myrrh icon and meet with Father George Back to the Monastery for lunch and a visit Returning to church parking lot by 6pm. We hope you will join us for this exciting pilgrimage. For more information or to reserve your seat on the bus contact: Georgia Yvonne or the Church ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Or fill out and send this form with your check written out to Philoptochos to: Name(s): Phone # No. attending Amount enclosed: Philoptochos Society 808 N Broom Street Wilmington, DE 19806

10 Sunday School Newsletter Sunday School Newsletter As we prepare for Holy Week and our Lord s Resurrection, our Sunday School students and families will be participating in a host of events and opportunities that will also be open to the community: April 4 th Saturday of Lazarus activities open to all youth and community Palm Folding after Divine Liturgy at 10:00am Youth Confessions April 10 th Holy and Great Friday Service of the Great Hours 9:00am Youth & Community Retreat 11:00am Please join us as Fr. Christos shows us the Service of the Office of Oblation (Proskomide). A light lunch will be served. Apokathelosis 3:00pm Service of the Praises and the Liturgy of the Epitaphios 7:00pm April 12 th Pascha Agape Vespers Service 11:00am Easter Egg Hunt for Youth immediately following Our Youth will also be participating in various other events during the month of April, which they have been preparing for all year. Please join us on: April 18 th District Level Oratorical Festival Holy Trinity Wilmington All Youth and Community are invited to come and support our participants, as we host this years Annual District Level Oratorical Festival. This opportunity is open to students grades 7 th through 12 th. Our students have worked hard to prepare for this event! We are so proud of their work and efforts! April 26 th Sunday School Junior Oratorical Festival Grades PreK-6 th Our Sunday School will be hosting our Annual Junior Oratorical Festival presentation in the Community Center after the Divine Liturgy. Come and join us as our children show what they have learned about their faith throughout this school year!

11 GOYA NEWS Goya has several events planned for this month. Activities for April include feeding the homeless on April 2 in Philadelphia under Father Christos' guidance. Anyone who wishes to join can feel free to contact me for more information. April 4 we will be helping fold Palms at the church hall and on April 11 we will be wrapping Easter eggs. On Friday April 17 at 7PM we will have our general GOYA meeting, a pizza party, and sports activities. On April 25/26 we will be attending the St. Demetrios basketball tournament in Baltimore. Stay posted for news regarding the Annapolis Basketball tournament on May 2 nd / 3 rd. On Saturday May 23 we will go down to Ocean City, NJ for the day for our end of the year party and boardwalk fun. GOYA will be running the Soda Booth at the festival again this year in June. All GOYAns are expected to man the soda booth at some point and we will be sending out a schedule with the time slots later on. Many Blessings Pauline Raisis GOYA President Praisis15@archmereacademy.com March 12th at the Emmanuel Dining Room East We sincerely thank the Ziccarelli family who sponsored and served the luncheon meal on Thursday, March 12th! 110 men, women and children enjoyed a warm meal, with Cathy and Michael Ziccarelli hosting and working the kitchen. They were joined by Evie Fournaris and Pauline Snell. Thank you Cathy, Michael, Evie and Pauline! The luncheon meal for Sunday, April 12th is being offered by Mrs. Margaret Riggins in loving memory of her husband Bill. That being Easter Sunday, we will deliver the food the day before and have the dining room workers serve the meal. We greatly appreciate all who generously serve and give to this charitable cause! Various groups and individuals generously donate the food and host the luncheon meal on the 12th of every month throughout the year. New sponsors are needed to fill a few months, so if you would like to become a part of this worthy service project with your family, friends or church organization, please contact Nikkie Tsakataras at or Tina Ganiaris at for more information. Wishing You All a Happy and Joyous Easter!

12 Holy Trinity Food Pantry God s Blessings OVERFLOW... TAKE A BAG ~ BRING A BAG HUGH Success 1st Month. What a blessing it was to deliver!!!!! 60 bags of Food!!!!! on the first month of the new Food Pantry initiative! What a fantastic way to honor our Lord during this Lenten Season, but please remember that this is an ON-GOING project and that we will continue to provide you with the bags to take and bring back food to benefit those who depend on the Food Pantries in the city to provide food for their families. Please pick up your bag from the Narthex or outside the Church Office every time you come to church ~ follow the directions below ~ be the blessing that somebody needs today Thank you for your generosity and your willingness to give. There are three drop-off locations for your convenience: one by the church office, one in the Narthex and one on the balcony in the hall. During Lent, make it a habit to share with the less fortunate. Thank you!!! The Food Pantry Committee Για την εξυπηρέτησή σας υπάρχουν τρείς θέσεις αποθέσεως μία στο γραφείο της εκκλησίας, μία στον Νάρθηκα, και μία στην Κοινοτική Αίθουσα. Προσπαθήτε πάντοτε να μοιράζεσθε την τύχησ ας με τους λιγότερο τυχερούς. Σας ευχαριστούμε!!! Η Επιτροπή Κελαριού Τροφίμων

13 Serving in March Narthex Duty: April 5 ~ Group 2 April 12 ~ Group 1 April 19 ~ Group 2 April 26 ~ Group 1 Coffee Hours: April.5 ~ Philoptochos Palm Sunday Luncheon April 12 ~ NO COFFEE HOUR PASCHA April 19 ~ Altar Guild April 26 ~ Hellenic University Club Prosforon Offerers April 5 ~ Vickie Karakasidis April 12 ~ Maria Papanicholas April 19 ~ Maria Grigorakakis April 26 ~ Vasiliki Kromedas If you cannot meet your scheduled date for Prosfora please contact Loula Holy Trinity Altar Servers Coordinator: To Be Announced ST. BASIL & ST. CHRYSOSTOM TEAM LEADERS Matthew Christofidis & Panagiotis Tzinoudis MEMBERS: Chris Coulaloglou Constantine Krikelis Theodore Fessaras Niko Marinis Constantinos Fournaris Markos Zerefos Nicholas Gianelos Yianni Zerefos Larry Kirifides Festival Preparation underway Thanks to the many parishioners who have come out and given their time and talents in the preparation of the Dolmades for the Greek Festival, we have completed this task. We prepared over 20,000 dolmades. We will start Mousaka & Pastichio AFTER PASCHA so please try to schedule some time to come out and help us! Even if it is for an hour or so or only one or two of the days we work! We work usually Monday-Friday from 9am to early afternoon, and we plan to add some evenings & Saturdays in our work schedule to facilitate parishioners who are unable to participate during the week s work days. Work days vary so please call the church office to find out what days we will be working. ( ) No experience necessary - we will teach you all you need to know!!!!we NEED YOUR HELP!!

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18 HOLY WEEK AND PASCHA SCHEDULE 2015 APRIL 4 SATURDAY OF LAZARUS Morning Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom 10:00am Palm Crosses Preparation after services Youth confessions Evening Great Vespers of Palm Sunday 4:00pm 5 PALM SUNDAY Morning Orthros Blessings of Palm Crosses before Doxology 8:45am Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom 10:00am Evening Orthros of Great Monday, Bridegroom (Nymphios) Service 7:00pm Procession with icon 6 HOLY AND GREAT MONDAY Evening Orthros of Great Tuesday, Bridegroom (Nymphios) Service 7:00pm 7 HOLY AND GREAT TUESDAY Morning Presanctified Divine Liturgy 9:00am Evening Orthros of Great Wednesday Bridegroom (Nymphios) Service 7:00pm & Hymn of Kassiani 8 HOLY AND GREAT WEDNESDAY Morning Presanctified Divine Liturgy 9:00am Afternoon Sacrament of Holy Unction 4:00pm Evening Orthros of Great Thursday, Bridegroom (Nymphios) Service 7:00pm Distribution of Holy Unction 9 HOLY AND GREAT THURSDAY Morning Vesperal Divine Liturgy of St. Basil (Mystical Supper) 9:00am Evening Service of the Lord s Passion 7:00pm 10 HOLY AND GREAT FRIDAY Morning Service of the Great Hours 9:00am Youth Retreat 11:00am Afternoon Great Friday Vespers Descent from the Cross (Apokathelosis) 3:00pm Evening Service of the Praises and the Litany of the Epitaphios 7:00pm 11 HOLY AND GREAT SATURDAY Morning Vesperal Divine Liturgy of St. Basil 9:00am Evening Vigil of the Resurrection (Pannychis) 11:00pm Paschal Orthros & Divine Liturgy of the Resurrection 12:00 midnight 12 HOLY PASCHA Morning Agape Vespers Service 11:00am

19 ΑΠΡΙΛΙΟΣ Η ΜΕΓΑΛΗ ΕΒΔΟΜΑΔΑ ΚΑΙ ΤΟ ΑΓΙΟ ΠΑΣΧΑ ΣΑΒΒΑΤΟ ΤΟΥ ΛΑΖΑΡΟΥ Πρωί Όρθρος Θεία Λειτουργία 9:00πμ του Αγίου Ιωάννου Χρυσοστόμου 10:00πμ Ετοιμασία Σταυρών με Βάγια Εξομολόγηση νεολαίας Εσπέρας Μέγας Εσπερινός τών Βαϊων 4:00πμ 5 ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΒΑΪΩΝ Πρωί Όρθρος Ευλογία Βαϊων προ της Δοξολογίας 8:45πμ Θεία Λειτουργία του Αγίου Ιωάννου Χρυσοστόμου 10:00πμ Εσπέρας Όρθρος Μ. Δευτέρας, H Ακολουθία του Νυμφίου περιφορά εικόνας 7:00μμ 6 ΑΓΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΜΕΓΑΛΗ ΔΕΥΤΕΡΑ Εσπέρας Όρθρος Μ. Τρίτης, H Ακολουθία του Νυμφίου 7:00μμ 7 ΑΓΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΜΕΓΑΛΗ ΤΡΙΤΗ Πρωί Θεία Λειτουργία των Προηγιασμένων Δώρων 9:00πμ Εσπέρας Όρθρος Μ. Τετάρτης, H Ακολουθία του Νυμφίου και το τροπάριο της Κασσιανής 7:00μμ 8 ΑΓΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΜΕΓΑΛΗ ΤΕΤΑΡΤΗ Πρωί Θεία Λειτουργία των Προηγιασμένων Δώρων 9:00πμ Απόγευμα Μυστήριον του Αγ Ευχέλαίου 4:00μμ Εσπέρας Όρθρος Μ. Πέμπτης, H Ακολουθία του Νυμφίου Διανομή Ιερού Ευχελαίου 7:00μμ 9 ΑΓΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΜΕΓΑΛΗ ΠΕΜΠΤΗ Πρωί Εσπερινός και Θεία Λειτουργία του Μεγάλου Βασιλείου 9:00πμ (Ο Μυστικός Δείπνος) Εσπέρας Η Ακολουθία των Αγίων Παθών τού Κυριού 7:00μμ 10 ΑΓΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΜΕΓΑΛΗ ΠΑΡΑΣΚΕΥΗ Πρωί Ακολουθία τών Μεγάλων Ώρων 9:00πμ Επιμορφωτικό Σεμινάριο Νεολαίας 11:00πμ Απόγευμα Εσπερινός και η Αποκαθήλωσις 3:00μμ Εσπέρας Τα Εγκώμια και η Λιτανεία του Επιταφίου 7:00μμ 11 ΜΕΓΑ ΣΑΒΒΑΤΟ Πρωί Εσπερινός και Θεία Λειτουργία του Μεγάλου Βασιλείου 9:00πμ Εσπέρας Παννυχίς 11:00μμ Όρθρος και Θεία Λειτουργία της Αναστάσεως 12:00πμ 12 ΑΓΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΜΕΓΑΛΗ ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΤΟΥ ΠΑΣΧΑ Πρωί Η Ακολουθία του Εσπερινού της Αγάπης 11:00 πμ

20 HOPE JOY Congratulations to the JOY children who participated in the 2015 DVYC JOY Bible Bowl at Saint Thomas Greek Orthodox Church in Cherry Hill, NJ on Saturday, March 14th. Georgia and Philip Colburn, Eleni Staikos and Teddy Tsakumis all did a terrific job and really showed how much they are learning in Sunday School! Thank you for participating! Also, thank you to Alexandros Tsakumis and Max Charalambides for coming out to support the JOY children. In addition to participating in the Bible Bowl, the children helped assemble over 60 school kits for the IOCC, which will be distributed to children in need. This month, the HOPE and JOY children have been invited by the GOYA youth group to help wrap eggs on Holy Saturday (April 11th), following Divine Liturgy. A light Lenten meal will be provided as well as arts and crafts. Please join us as this is a wonderful opportunity to get all of the youth (young and old) together to prepare for the Resurrection of our Lord. Also this month, the HOPE and JOY ministries will be hosting the Annual Easter Egg Hunt following the Agapi service on Easter Sunday (April 12th). We HOPE to see you there as we JOYfully celebrate Christ's Resurrection!

21 When you pray "THROUGH EVERY PRAYER AND ENTREATY REMAIN IN CONSTANT SUPPLICATION AT ALL TIMES IN THE SPIRIT BEING WATCHFUL IN THIS WORK FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL THE SAINTS." EPHESIANS 6:18 Prayers for Health... Barbara Betty Catherine Chris Christine Clara Evangelos Faye George Gerasimos Gus Jacob Katherine Kathryn Marika Mary Matina Nicholas Peter Polly Stephanie Taylor Tena We ask that you give baptismal names only. Renewal Friday: Theotokos of the Lifegiving Font / April 29 Reading: Outside of Constantinople, towards the district of the Seven Towers, there was in ancient times a very large and most beautiful church named in honour of the Theotokos; it had been built about the middle of the fifth century by the Emperor Leo the Great (also called "Leo of Thrace," he is commemorated on Jan. 20). Before he became Emperor, he had encountered there a blind man, who being tormented with thirst asked him to help him find water. Leo felt compassion for him and went in search of a source of water but found none. As he became downcast, he heard a voice telling him there was water nearby. He looked again, and found none. Then he heard the voice again, this time calling him "Emperor" and telling him that he would find muddy water in the densely wooded place nearby; he was to take some water and anoint the blind man's eyes with it. When he had done this, the blind man received his sight. After Leo became Emperor as the most holy Theotokos had prophesied, he raised up a church over the spring, whose waters worked many healings and cured maladies by the grace of the Theotokos; from this, it came to be called the "Life-giving Spring." The Church of Christ celebrates the consecration of this church on this day. After the fall of the imperial city, this church was razed to the ground and the materials from it were used for building the mosque of Sultan Bayezid. Nothing remained of that church's ancient beauty, except for a small and paltry chapel, almost completely buried in the ruins. This chapel had twenty-five steps going down into it, and a transom window on the roof, wherefrom it received a little light. Toward the western side of the chapel was the aforementioned holy Spring, fenced about with a railing, and with fish swimming in it. Such was the condition of the Spring until Then even that little remnant was destroyed, occasioned by the uprising of the Greek nation against the Ottoman Empire; the sacred Spring was buried with it and disappeared altogether. But in the days of Sultan Mahmud, when those subject to him were rejoicing in their freedom to practice their religion, permission was sought by the Orthodox Christian community to rebuild at least part of the chapel. Thus the work was begun on July 26, When the excavation had been made, and the foundations of the ancient church were found, there was rebuilt -- by a later writ of permission from the Sultan -- not merely a chapel of the holy Spring, but another new church, constructed upon the foundations of the ancient one. The building of this spacious, beautiful, and most majestic temple began on September 14, 1833, and the work was completed on December 30, On February 2, 1835, the Ecumenical Patriarch Constantine II, serving the Liturgy together with twelve hierarchs and a great company of clergy, as well as a boundless multitude of Christians, performed the consecration of this sacred church and dedicated it to the glory of the Mother of God. On September 6, 1955, however, it was desecrated and destroyed again by the Moslem Turks; it has been restored again, but not to the former magnificence. Apolytikion in the Third Tone As a life-giving fount, thou didst conceive the Dew that is transcendent in essence, O Virgin Maid, and thou hast welled forth for our sakes the nectar of joy eternal, which doth pour forth from thy fount with the water that springeth up unto everlasting life in unending and mighty streams; wherein, taking delight, we all cry out: Rejoice, O thou Spring of life for all men. Kontakion in the Plagal of the Fourth Tone O Lady graced by God, you reward me by letting gush forth, beyond reason, the ever-flowing waters of your grace from your perpetual Spring. I entreat you, who bore the Logos, in a manner beyond comprehension, to refresh me in your grace that I may cry out, "Hail redemptive waters." The content on this page is used with permission: Reading by Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA / Apolytikion by Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA / Kontakion by Narthex Press - Northridge, CA / Icon by Athanasios Clark

22 Διάφορα - ΠΑΣΧΑ ή EASTER Δρ. Κώστας Γ. Φούντζουλας Πάσχα και Easter, δύο λέξεις που σημαίνουν το ίδιο πράγμα, την μεγαλύτερη Χριστιανική εορτή, την Ανάσταση του Κυρίου Ημών Ιησού Χριστού. Ας δούμε λοιπόν γιατί στην Ελληνική γλώσσα χρησιμοποιούμε την λέξη Πάσχα, ενώ στα Αγγλικά την λέξη Easter. Η λέξη Πάσχα προέρχεται από την Αραμαϊκή λέξη pascha, η οποία προέρχεται από την Εβραϊκή λέξη pesakh η οποία σημαίνει πέρασμα, παρέλευση. Η λέξη χρησιμοποιήθηκε από τους Εβραίους σε ανάμνηση της Δεκάτης Πληγής κατά των Αιγυπτίων, όπου σύμφωνα με την βιβλική αφήγηση, ο Άγγελος του Θανάτου προσπερνούσε τις πόρτες των Ιουδαίων της Αιγύπτου που ήταν βαμμένες με αίμα αρνιού (αμνός) και δεν θανάτωνε τα πρωτότοκά τους. Έτσι, οι Έλληνες Χριστιανοί εχρησιμοποίησαν την λέξη Πάσχα για να εκφράσουν το πέρασμα από τον θάνατο στην ζωή (Ανάσταση). Ο Χριστός είναι ο Αμνός του Θεού που μας έσωσε με το αίμα (θυσία) του από την αμαρτία και τον θάνατο. Η λέξη Easter η οποία χρησιμοποιείται στα Αγγλικά προήλθε από την λέξη Eastre της αρχαίας Αγγλικής πρίν από το 899 Μ.Χ. Η λέξη αναφέρεται στην Γερμανική ειδωλολατρική θεά Eastre η οποία εορτάζοταν κατά την Εαρινή Ισημερία, και η οποία αναγνωρίζεται στην αρχαία Γερμανική λέξη oestaruen-ostern στα σύγχρονα Γερμανικά. Η λέξη Eastre προέρχεται απο την λέξη oeast η οποία ως γνωστόν σημαίνει ανατολή. Αυτό δείχνει ότι αρχικά αυτή η λέξη αναφερόταν σε θεά σχετική με την αυγή. Σχετικές Ινδοευρωπαϊκές παραδόσεις λαμβάνουν χώρα με την Ρωμαϊκή θεά Αβρόρα και την Ελληνική θεά Ομηρική Ηώς ή Έως που σημαίνει αυγή. Κατ άλλους όμως σχετίζεται με τις εορτές προς τιμή της Βαβυλονιακής θεάς Ishtar, η Αφροδίτη των Βαβυλωνίων. Η ημερομηνία εορτασμού του Ορθόδοξου Πάσχα καθωρίσθηκε στην Σύνοδο της Νικαίας το 325 M.Χ. Με απόφαση αυτής της Συνόδου το Πάσχα πρέπει να εορτάζεται την Κυριακή μετά την πρώτη πανσέληνο της εαρινής ισημερίας, αλλά πάντοτε μετά το Εβραϊκό Πάσχα, ούτως ώστε να διατηρείται η ακολουθία των γεγονότων της Σταυρώσεως και Αναστάσεως σύμφωνα με τους ευαγγελιστές. Το Ορθόδοξο Πάσχα εορτάζεται από περισσότερα από 250 εκατομμύρια πιστούς σ όλο τον κόσμο. ΚΑΛΗ ΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΗ ΚΑΙ ΚΑΛΟ ΠΑΣΧΑ! Various - PASCHA or EASTER Dr. Costas G. Fountzoulas These two words, Pascha and Easter ecclesiastically mean the same thing, the largest Christian celebration, and the Resurrection of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ. Let us see now why in Greek we use the word Pascha, while in English we use the word Easter. The word Pascha comes from the Aramaic word pascha, which comes from the Hebrew word pesakh, which means passage, skipping, passing over, the well known Passover. This word was used by the Jewish people in commemoration of the night of the Tenth Plague of Pharaoh, when the Angel of Death saw the blood of the passover lamb on the doorposts of the houses of Hebrews of Egypt "skipped over" them and did not kill their firstborn. Therefore, the Christian Hellenes used the word Pascha to express the passing from death the life (Resurrection). Christ is the Lamb of God, who saved us with his sacrifice (blood) from the sin and death. The modern English term Easter developed from the Old English word Eastre, which itself developed prior to 899. The name refers to the goddess Eastre in Germanic paganism, who was celebrated at the Spring equinox, and has cognates in Old High German oestaruen, plural, Easter (modern German language Ostern). The Old English term Eastre ultimately derives from oeast - meaning the direction of east. This indicates it originally referred to a goddess associated with dawn. Corresponding Indo- European traditions occur with the Roman goddess Aurora and the Greek goddess (Homeric) Eos. However, other people relate the word Easter with the festivities for the goddess Ishtar, which was the Babylonian Aphrodite. The date of Orthodox Pascha was determined by the Council of Nicaea in 325 A.D. According to the decision of this Synod, Pascha should be celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon of the vernal equinox, but always after the Jewish Passover, in order to maintain the sequence of events of the Crucifixion and Resurrection according to the evangelists. The Orthodox Pascha is celebrated by more than 250 million followers around the world. HAPPY RESURRECTION AND HAPPY PASCHA!

23 ALTAR GUILD The Altar Guild would like to acknowledge and thank the following parishioners for their donations during this Holy Season of Great Lent in March. Helen Doukakis - Wreath in honor of the First Salutations to the Theotokos (February 27): In memory of my beloved husband, Harry, my parents Spero and Androniki Liacouras and my brother Peter Liacouras Altar Guild Wreath in honor of Sunday of Orthodoxy/First Sunday of Lent (March 1): Prayers for the health of our members. Altar Guild - Wreath in honor of the Second Salutations to the Theotokos (March 6): Honoring our Lord and remembering the members who are no longer with us, Diane Frangia (past president), Chris Schmidt, Martha Fanos, Katina Lazopoulos, Etsa Stuart. Steve Nicholas Wreath in honor of the Second Sunday of Lent/Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas (March 8): In anticipation of the Divine Resurrection of our Lord and Savior. Elizabeth Pappas - Wreath in honor of the Third Salutations to the Theotokos (March 13): Remembering my parents Philip and Pauline Pappas and my dear nephew Philip P. Kamenakis. Stavroula and George Pettaris- Daffodils for the Service of the Veneration of the Cross on the third Sunday of Lent (March 15): In memory of our parents Michael, Evanthea, John and Soteria. Zack and Irini Fessaras Wreath in honor of the Third Sunday of Lent/ Sunday of the Holy Cross (March 15): In loving memory of our brother Antimos and our mother Theodora. Young at Heart Wreath in honor of the Theotokos on the Fourth Salutations (March 20): In memory of members who have passed away; Bessie Alexander, Katherine Galaris, Rev. Fr. Stamatios Ganiaris, George Gatos, Rev. Fr. George Giannaris, Basil Giannaras, Demetra Giannaras, Helen Gregory, Evelyn Liarakos, Jimmy Michaels, Elaine Papantinas. Nannas and Tarabicos Families Wreath in honor of the Fourth Sunday of Lent/Sunday of St. John Climacus: In memory of Costas and Anastasia Tarabicos. Catherine Stathakis Wreath in honor of the Annunciation of the Theotokos (March 25): In memory of my parents Matina and Soterios Stathakis, and prayers for the health of my daughter Matina. Stavroula and George Pettaris Wreath in honor of the Theotokos for the Akathist Hymn Service (March 27): Prayers for the health of our family, relatives and friends. Sofia Regas Wreath in honor of the Fifth Sunday of Lent/Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt (March 29): In loving memory of my husband, Peter Regas. ***** Members on Duty in March: Katherine Coustenis, Helen Doukakis, Katherine Faller, Evie Fournaris, Joan Ganiaris, Tina Ganiaris-King, Catherine Graham, Stacey Koninis, Mary Kountourzis, Mary Mantzavinos, Steve Nicholas, Sofia Regas, Barbara Vassos ***** Our efforts are supported totally by donations from the parishioners. If you wish to share with our Church Community by donating for the purchase of flowers on your special days, please advise the president (Helen Doukakis, ), any member of the Altar Guild or use the form below Name Telephone Reserve date Special occasion Enclosed is check in the amount of $ made out to Holy Trinity Altar Guild Mail to: Katherine Coustenis, 62 Springer Court, Hockessin, DE May we publish this in our monthly bulletin? Yes No ICON BOOTH Date Open: April 26 Visit our booth to see many interesting items, books and icons that are available for purchase. We now have books on Greek Independence and the Battle for Crete. *****WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED GENEROUS SUPPORT*****

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26 His Eminence Metropolitan Evangelos of NJ Visits Holy Trinity February 27, 2015

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28 LAZARUS SATURDAY Apolytikion in the First Tone O Christ our God, before Your Passion, You raised Lazarus from the dead to confirm the common Resurrection for all. Therefore, we carry the symbols of victory as did the youths, and we cry out to You, the victor over death, "Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. " Kontakion in the Second Tone Christ, everyone's joy, the truth, the light, life, the resurrection of the world, has by His goodness appeared to those on earth. He is the archetype of the resurrection, granting divine forgiveness to all. Reading: Lazarus and his sisters Martha and Mary, the friends of the Lord Jesus, had given Him hospitality and served Him many times (Luke 10:38-4z; John 12:2-3). They were from Bethany, a village of Judea. This village is situated in the eastern parts by the foothills of the Mount of Olives, about two Roman miles from Jerusalem. When Lazarus - whose name is a Hellenized form of "Eleazar," which means "God has helped," became ill some days before the saving Passion, his sisters had this report taken to our Saviour, Who was then in Galilee. Nonetheless, He tarried yet two more days until Lazarus died; then He said to His disciples, "Let us go into Judea that I might awake My friend who sleepeth." By this, of course, He meant the deep sleep of death. On arriving at Bethany, He consoled the sisters of Lazarus, who was already four days dead. Jesus groaned in spirit and was troubled at the death of His beloved friend. He asked, "Where have ye laid his body?" and He wept over him. When He drew nigh to the tomb, He commanded that they remove the stone, and He lifted up His eyes, and giving thanks to God the Father, He cried out with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come forth." And he that had been dead four days came forth immediately, bound hand and foot with the grave clothes, and Jesus said to those standing there, "Loose him, and let him go." This is the supernatural wonder wrought by the Saviour that we celebrate on this day. According to an ancient tradition, it is said that Lazarus was thirty years old when the Lord raised him; then he lived another thirty years on Cyprus and there reposed in the Lord. It is furthermore related that after he was raised from the dead, he never laughed till the end of his life, but that once only, when he saw someone stealing a clay vessel, he smiled and said, "Clay stealing clay." His grave is situated in the city of Kition, having the inscription: "Lazarus the four days dead and friend of Christ." In 890 his sacred relics were transferred to Constantinople by Emperor Leo the Wise, at which time undoubtedly the Emperor composed his stichera for Vespers, "Wishing to behold the tomb of Lazarus..." Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery / Apolytikion courtesy of Narthex Press Kontakion courtesy of Narthex Press / Icon courtesy of Athanasios Clark James the Apostle (the Greater) & brother of St. John the Theologian / April 30 His Holy Relics are enshrined at our Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. Reading: James was one of the Twelve, like his brother John (celebrated on Sept. 26), whom the Lord called "Sons of Thunder," because they became great preachers and because of their profound theology. It was the Saint's boldness in preaching the Gospel that Herod Agrippa, the son of Aristobulus and grandson of Herod the Great, could not endure, and so he took him into custody during the days of the Passover, and slew him with the sword (Acts 12: 1-2); and thus he drank the cup of which the Saviour had spoken to him prophetically (Matt. 20:23). As for Herod, the following year he went down to Caesarea, and, as the Acts of the Apostles records: "Upon a set day, Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration" to the elders of Tyre and Sidon; and the flatterers that surrounded him "gave a shout, saying, 'it is the voice of a god, and not of a man.' And immediately an Angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory; and like his grandfather (see Dec. 29) "he was eaten of worms and gave up the spirit" (Acts 12:21-23) Apolytikion in the Third Tone O Holy Apostle James, intercede with the merciful God that He grant unto our souls forgiveness of offences. Kontakion in the Second Tone The voice of thy God thou heardest when it called to thee, O glorious James; hence, casting off thy father's love, thou together with John thy brother didst run straightway to Christ the Lord, and with him was granted to see the Lord's most divine Transfiguration. The content on this page is used with permission: Reading by Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA / Apolytikion by Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA / Kontakion by Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA / Icon by St. Isaac's Skete

29 St. George the Great Martyr and Trophy-bearer / Feast Day: April 23 Life of the Saint This great and wonderful athlete of Christ s was the son of a wealthy and high-ranking Cappadocian family. George having lost his father at the age of ten, his mother Polychronia, who had become a Christian without her husband s knowledge, returned to Palestine, her homeland, and brought up her son in the evangelical virtues. Handsome, intelligent and refined in manner, George embarked on a military career at the age of eighteen. He pleased his superiors and was quickly promoted to the rank of tribune in the imperial guard, and then, it would appear, to that of prefect. Returning to Cappadocia after a victorious campaign and passing through the region of Attalia in Pamphylia, he freed the king s daughter, who had been left at the mercy of a dangerous dragon, and killed the beast with a divine strength that he was given by his faith. Marvelling at this demonstration of the strength given by Christ to His faithful ones against the forces of evil, the local pagans were all converted to Christianity. At the time of the Great Persecution unleashed by Diocletian (c. 304), when the Emperor had summoned all the Eastern governors to Nicomedia to make them privy to his decrees against the Christians, Saint George, sensing that the moment had come for him to make public confession of Christ, gave all his goods away to the poor, freed his slaves and went to court. He appeared in the midst of the assembly and reproached the sovereign for unjustly shedding the innocent blood of Christians. Diocletian in stupefaction ordered his second-in-command Magnentius to interrogate this insolent young man about his faith. George replied that it was because he believed in Christ the true God that he had come without fear to reproach them. Having recovered from his amazement, the Emperor, fearing a tumult among those present, offered to heap honors on the Saint on condition that he sacrifice to the gods of the Empire. George replied: Your reign will become corrupt and will quickly disappear at no gain to you; but those who offer a sacrifice of praise to the King of Heaven will reign with Him for all eternity! At the sovereign s orders, the guards beat the Saint on the stomach with their lances. His blood flowed down but, at the first blows, their weapons became twisted as thought they were made of some soft material. Christ s soldier was then thrown into prison with a heavy stone on his breast. The next day, he appeared once more before the tyrant and showed the same firmness. They therefore tied him to a wheel suspended over sharp instruments, so that, when the wheel was turned, the Saint s body would gradually be cut to pieces. Overcoming the pain with his overflowing love for God, Saint George unceasingly gave thanks to God. A voice was then heard from heaven, saying: Fear nothing, George; I am with you! And a white clad angel more resplendent than the sun descended to loose him and heal his wounds. When he appeared safe and sound before the Emperor, two officers of the guard, Anatolius and Protoleon, confessed Christ with loud voices. They were beheaded at once. The Empress Alexandra (April 21) also declared herself to be a Christian, but Magnentius constrained her to withdraw to the palace. They then threw the Saint into a ditch filled with quicklime; but, like the Three Young men in the Babylonian furnace, he emerged unharmed after three days, greeted by the crowd with the cry, Great is George s God! The Emperor, still remaining insensible before all these demonstrations of Christ s power, ordered that the martyr be forced to walk in shoes studded with red-hot nails. Run, George, towards the object of our desire! said the Saint, invoking the Lord s help. And once again he presented himself, whole and radiant with grace, before the tyrant. By the grace of God, he also escaped a poison prepared by a sorcerer called Athanasius. When the latter and those of his sort were still incredulous and reckoned that George was using magical arts, he, at their request, raised a dead man who had been buried for three hundred years. The man prostrated before the Saint and, declaring that he had been wrested from hell at George s prayers, he confessed Christ. The defeated sorcerer then fell at the feet of the servant of God and, in his turn, proclaimed the true Faith. Diocletian ordered that Athanasius and the resurrected man be beheaded without delay. Not a few of those who had come to believe in Christ as a result of Saint George s miracles found the means to visit him in prison, in order to be instructed in the truths of the Gospel or to receive the healing of their ills. The Saint had compassion on the sufferings of each of them, and even restored to life a bull belonging to a peasant called Glycerius, who was then arrested and beheaded without any sort of trial. The next day, Diocletian had George appear in the Temple of Apollo before a fairly large crowd. Pretending that he intended to offer sacrifice, the Martyr went into the temple and confronted the idol, making the sign of the Cross. The demons that lived in the idol then confessed in terror that Christ alone is the true God, and they escaped with a great hubbub, leaving the inert statues to fall to the ground. The priests and the pagans then drove the Saint out with loud cries and took him back to the palace. Attracted by the tumult, Empress Alexandra came out and forced her way through the crowd, crying out: God of George, come to my aid!, and she fell at the Saint s feet. Unable any longer to contain his fury, the tyrant, whose heart was hardened as Pharaoh s had been of old, ordered that they both be beheaded. But, some time before the execution, Alexandra peacefully gave her soul into God s hands in prison. When the day arrived, Saint George went to the place of execution followed by a large crowd. He gave thanks to God for His benefits, and, begging His help for all those who would trustingly invoke his intercession throughout the centuries, bent his neck under the sword and went to carry off the trophies of eternal glory. Carrying out the Saint s desire, his servant took his precious relics back to his country, to Lydda (Diospolis) in Palestine, where innumerable miracles were worked in the great church that was built in his honor. The veneration of Saint George enjoyed enormous popularity throughout the Christian world, both East and West. He was chosen to be the protector of countries like Georgia and England; thousands of churches have been dedicated to him and every Christian soul sees in him the incarnation of the virtues of valor, patience in affliction and trust in the help of grace that Christ, the Leader in battle, has enjoined on all the soldiers enrolled in His army of devotion. Orthodox Christian Celebration of the Feast of Saint George The feast and commemoration of Saint George is celebrated with the Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom which is conducted on the morning of the feast and preceded by a Matins (Orthros) service. A Great Vespers may be conducted on the evening before the day of the Feast. If the Feast of Saint George occurs during Great Lent or Holy Week, the feast is transposed to the Monday after Pascha, the Monday of Bright Week. This is done not only because the Divine Liturgy is not conducted on the weekdays of Lent, but also because many of the hymns of the Feast are Paschal in nature. This is due to the fact that under the Old Calendar, this feast never occurred before the annual celebration of Pascha. Scripture readings for the Feast of Saint George are: At the Orthros (Matins): Luke 21: At the Divine Liturgy: Acts 12:1-11; John 15:17-16:2 (If the Feast is transposed to the Monday of Bright Week, the Gospel reading will be of the day, John 1:18-28). Hymns of the Saint Apolytikion: Fourth Tone Liberator of captives, defender of the poor, physician of the sick, and champion of kings, O trophy-bearer, Great Martyr George, intercede with Christ God that our souls be saved. Kontakion: Fourth Tone Cultivated by God, you became manifest as an honorable tiller gathering for yourself the sheaves of virtue. For you sowed with tears but reaped with gladness; in the contest you competed with your blood and came away with Christ. By your intercessions, O Holy One, all are granted forgiveness of sins. Adapted from The Synaxarion: The Lives of the Saints of the Orthodox Church, Vol. 4, compiled by Hieromonk Makarios of Simonos Petra and translated from the French by Mother Maria Rule and Mother Joanna Burton (Chalkidike, Greece: Holy Convent of the Annunciation of Our Lady, 2003) pp

30 The next Heart gathering will be April 1pm. (NOTE week change for Pashca) We meet in the AHEPA Room ~~ Please join us!! DON T FORGET...Save the Date! ~ May 9, 2015 ~ Annual Taverna Night!! PAME STA BOUZOUKIA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6 th A N N U A L TAV E R N A N I G H T Dinner/Dance Hosted The Heart Saturday, May 9, 2015 Holy Trinity Community Center ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Get-Together/Cash Bar: 5:00-6:00PM Dinner: 6:00-7:00PM Music & Dancing: 7:00-10:00PM Prize Drawings! All this for just $30.00 per person ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For Reservations (deadline May 3nd) Please call: Peter Chris Elaine ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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32 With the Blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Evangelos Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Wilmington, Delaware hosts the 2015 Delaware Valley Greek Orthodox Churches District Level St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival Saturday, April 18, :30am Registration ~ 10:00am Program Begins Deadline for Entries: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 To register or for questions please contact: Amalea or garassias@gmail.com Maroula or hara3@verizon.net Come & Give Your Support to our Junior & Senior Participants!

33 HOLY TRINITY REGISTRY Funerals: Sharon Alexandridis fell asleep in the Lord on February 27th and her funeral was held at Holy Trinity on March 7th. Along with her mother, Sharon is survived by her husband, Thanos Alexandridis, cousins, David Ahnert, Barbara Addison and Judith Scheks, and her Godmother, Mary George. May her memory be eternal. Constance Vouras fell asleep in the Lord on February 27th and her funeral was held at Holy Trinity on March 6th. She is survived by her brothers Nicholas & Edward, nephew John Vouras and his wife Leticia, niece Lydia and her husband Glen Bark, and niece Terry Snyder. She is also survived by two great nephews Nicholas & Alex and cousin Tony Laskaris & his wife Penny. May her memory be eternal. Peter Kledaras, Sr. fell asleep in the Lord on February 27th. His funeral was held at Holy Trinity on March 10th. Peter is survived by his son Peter Kledaras Jr. & his wife Lori, five grandchildren, Mara, Dakota, Lauren, Matthew, and Zachary, a daughter Victoria Kledaras Berry and son, Stephen Kledaras. He is also survived by his brother Nicholas Kledaras, and sister Helen Breznak. May his memory be eternal. Memorials: Marina Alexandratos ~ 3 Year ~ March 8 Helen Gregory ~ 1 Year ~ March 8 Christos Marasoglou ~ 40 Day ~ March 8 Peter Andrianopoulos ~ 40 Day ~ March 22 Anna Apostolatos ~ 2 Year ~ March 22 Elias Apostolatos ~ 1 Year ~ March 22 Marcos Apostolatos ~ Annual ~ March 22 Mary Kalmer ~ 40 Day ~ March 29

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36 April 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 6pm Choir 7pm HUC 2 7pm Dance 7pm Parish Council Meeting PHILOPTOCHOS BAKING 3 5pm Greek School 4 Saturday of Lazarus 9am Orthros 10am Divine Liturgy (All Day Confessions Adult & Youth) Lenten Breakfast Goya Palm folding 4pm Vespers of Palm Sunday 5 PALM SUNDAY 9am Orthros 10am Divine Liturgy Philoptochos Palm Sunday Lunch 7pm Nymphios 6 Holy Monday 7pm Nymphios 7 Holy Tuesday 9am Presanctified Liturgy 7pm Nymphios 8 Holy Wednesday 9am Presanctified Liturgy 4pm Holy Unction 7pm Nymphios Service/Holy Unction to be distributed 9 Holy Thursday Last Supper 9am Vespers and Liturgy 7pm Passion of our Lord 10 GOOD FRIDAY 9am Great Hours 11am Youth Retreat 3pm Apokathelosis 7pm Lamentations 11 Holy Saturday 9am Liturgy of St. Basil GOYA Wrap Eggs 11pm Resurrection Orthros & Liturgy 12 HOLY PASCHA 11am Agape Vespers JOY/HOPE Sponsors Egg Hunt 12pm Emmanuel Dining Room pm Girls BBall Practice 7:15pm Boys BBall Practice 7pm UD Catholic Chapel 15 6pm Choir 7:30pm St George, Media, PA 16 7pm Dance 17 Life Giving Font 9am Orthros 10am Divine Liturgy 5pm Greek School Thomas Sunday 9am Orthros 10am Divine Liturgy 10am Sunday School 3:30pm IOCC Benefit Banquet, Philadelphia, Adelphia pm & 6pm Philoptochos Meetings 6pm Girls BBall Practice 7:15pm Boys BBall Practice 7pm UD Catholic Chapel 22 6pm Choir St George, Media & Philadelphia 23 St George 9am Orthros 10am Divine Liturgy 7pm Dance 24 5pm Greek School FAST 25 1pm-3pm HOPE/JOY Earth Day Service Project 5pm Philoptochos sponsored Cypriot Night - Lefkara Lace Exhibit and Lecture 26 Sunday of Myrrh Bearers 9am Orthros 10am Divine Liturgy 10am Sunday School Sunday School Oratorical Festival during the Coffee Hour pm Girls BBall Practice 7:15pm Boys BBall Practice 6:30pm Daughters of Penelope Meeting 7pm UD Catholic Chapel 29 6pm Choir 30 12pm St. Elpida Emmanuel Dining Room 7pm Dance

37 Απρίλιος 2015 Κυριακή Δευτέρα Τρίτη Τετάρτη Πέμπτη Παρασκευή Σάββατο 1 6μ.μ Χορωδία 7μμ Πανεπ. Ομάδα 2 7 μ.μ Πρακτική Χορού 7μ.μ Συνάντηση Κοιν. Συμβουλίου PHILOPTOCHOS BAKING 3 5 μ.μ Ελληνικό Σχολείο 4 Σάββατο του Λαζάρου 9πμ Όρθρος 10πμ Θεία Λειτουργία (Εξομολόγηση Ενηλίκων και νεολάις όλη την Ημέρα) Σαρακοστιανό Πρωϊνό Κατασκευή Σταυρών, Goya 4μμ Εσπερινός των Βαϊων 5 ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΤΩΝ ΒΑÏΩΝ 9πμ Όρθρος 10πμ Θεία Λειτουργία Γεύμα Φιλοπτώχου των Βαϊων 7 μμ Νυμφίος 6 ΜΕΓΑΛΗ ΔΕΥΤΕΡΑ Ακολουθία του Νυμφίου 7 μ.μ. 7 ΜΕΓΑΛΗ ΤΡΙΤΗ 9 πμ Πρηγιασμένη Λειτουργία Ακολουθία του Νυμφίου 7 μ.μ. 8 ΜΕΓΑΛΗ ΤΕΤΑΡΤΗ 9 πμ Πρηγιασμένη Λειτουργία 4μμ Ιερό Ευχέλαιο Ακολουθία του Νυμφίου 7 μ.μ. Διανομή Ιερού Ευχελαίου 9 ΜΕΓΑΛΗ ΠΕΜΠΤΗ Μυστικός Δείπνος 9πμ Εσπερινός κια Λειτουργία 7μμ τα Πάθη του Κυρίου 10 ΜΕΓΑΛΗ ΠΑΡΑΣΚΕΥΗ 9πμ Μεγάλαι Ώραι 11πμ Youth Retreat 3μμ Αποκαθήλωση 7μμ Επιτάφιος 11 ΜΕΓΑΛΟ ΣΑΒΒΑΤΟ 9πμ Λειτ. Αγίου Βασιλείου Τύλιγμα Αυγών από GOYA 11μμ Ανάσταση Όρθρος & Λειτουργία 12 ΑΓΙΟ ΠΑΣΧΑ 11πμ Ακολουθία Αγάπης Διοργάνωση Αναζητήσεως Αυγών από την ΑΓΑΠΗ/ ΕΛΠΙΔΑ 12μμ Σερβίρισμα στο Emmanuel Dining Room μμ Προπόνησ Μπ.Μπ. Θηλέων 7:15μμ Προπόνηση Μπ.Μπ. Αρρένων 7pm UD Catholic Chapel 15 6μ.μ Χορωδία 7:30pm St George, Media, PA 16 7 μ.μ Πρακτική Χορού 17 Life Giving Font 9πμ Όρθρος 10πμ Θεία Λειτουργία 5 μ.μ Ελληνικό Σχολείο Κυριακή του Θωμά 9πμ Όρθρος 10πμ Θεία Λειτουργία 10πμ Κατηχητικό 3:30μμ IOCC Κοινοφελές Δείπνο, Philadelphia, Adelphia μμ & 6μμ Συν. Φιλοπτώχου 6μμ Προπόνηση Μπ.Μπ. Θηλέων 7:15μμ Προπόνηση Μπ.Μπ. Αρρένων 7pm UD Catholic Chapel 22 6μ.μ Χορωδία Άγ Γεώργιος, Media & Φιλαδέλφεια 23 Άγιου Γεώργιου 9πμ Όρθρος 10πμ Θεία Λειτουργία 7 μ.μ Πρακτική Χορού 24 5 μ.μ Ελληνικό Σχολείο ΝΗΣΤΕΙΑ 25 1πμ-3μμ ΕΛΠΙΔΑ/ΧΑΡΑ Υπηρεσία του Σχεδίου Γής 5μμ Κυπριακή Νύκτα, Φιλόπτωχος - Eκθεση Δαντέλας Λευκάρας και Διάλεξη 26 Κυριακή των Μυροφόρων Γυναικών 9πμ Όρθρος 10πμ Θεία Λειτουργία 10πμ Κατηχητικό μμ Προπόνηση Μπ.Μπ. Θηλέων 7:15μμ Προπόνη Μπ.Μπ. Αρρένων 6:30μμ Συν. ΘΥΓ. ΠΗΝ. 7 μμ UD Catholic Chapel 29 6μ.μ Χορωδία 30 12μμ. Σερβίρισμα Αγ. Emmanuel Dining Room 7 μ.μ Πρακτική Χορού

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