Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church

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1 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church

2 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church 900 6th Street Sioux City, Iowa Church Office Rev. Fr. Dimitri Tobias, Proistamenos Telephone: Office Fax: Parish Council President: John Vlahoulis Saints and Feasts: The Sunday of All Saints The Holy Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra Our Righteous Father Panagis (Paisios) Basias Narthex Duty: Sunday, June 7, 2015 Tarasios & John the Martyrs Sebastian the Wonderworker Zenais the Martyr AT all times indeed, but especially then when I reflect upon the achievements of the saints, it comes over me to feel despondency concerning my own condition, because we have not even in dreams experienced the things among which those men spent their whole lives, not paying the penalty of sins, but always doing rightly and yet always afflicted...for "God" (he says) "has provided some better thing for us." In order that they might not seem to have the advantage of us from being crowned before us, He appointed one time of crowning for all; and he that gained the victory so many years before, receives his crown with thee. Seest thou His tender carefulness? St. John Chrysostom Homily 28 on Hebrews 11, 4th Century But He seems to me here to intimate also the persecutions. For since there were many instances both of fathers urging their sons to ungodliness, and wives their husbands; when they command these things, said He, let them be neither wives nor parents, even as Paul likewise said, "But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart." St. John Chrysostom Homily 64 on Matthew 19, 4th Century Dr. Fotene Karantinos & Dr. Kosta Antonopoulos Greek Epistle Reader: Panagiotis Bovis English Epistle Reader: Andrea Kjos STEWARDSHIP APPRECIATION LUNCHEON

3 Hymns of the Day Resurrectional Apolytikion Plagal of the 4 th Tone From on high you did descend, O merciful Lord, for us did you endure, three days in the tomb that we may be released from passions in this world. You who are our resurrection and our life Glory unto You O Lord. Ἀπολυτίκιον Ἀναστάσιμον Ήχος πλ. δ Ἐξ ὕψους κατῆλθες ὁ εὔσπλαγχνος, ταφὴν καταδέξω τριήμερον, ἵνα ἡμᾶς ἐλευθερώσῃς τῶν παθῶν, Ἡ ζωὴ καὶ ἡ Ἀνάστασις ἡμῶν, Κύριε δόξα σοι. Apolytikion of All Saints 4 th Tone Adorned in the blood of Thy Martyrs throughout all the world as in purple and fine linen, Thy Church, though them, doth cry unto Thee, O Christ God: Send down Thy compassions upon Thy people; grant peace to Thy commonwealth, and great mercy to our souls. Apolytikion of the Church Plagal of the 4 th Tone O Blessed are You, O Christ our God, Who by sending down the Holy Spirit upon them made the fishermen wise and through them illumined the world and to You the universe was ever drawn all glory to You O Lord. Απολυτίκιον Ήχος πλ. δ' Τῶν ἐν ὅλῳ τῷ κόσμῳ Μαρτύρων σου, ὡς πορφύραν καὶ βύσσον τὰ αἵματα, ἡ Ἐκκλησία σου στολισαμένη, δι' αὐτῶν βοᾷ σοι Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, τῷ λαῷ σου τοὺς οἰκτιρμούς σου κατάπεμψον, εἰρήνην τῇ πολιτείᾳ σου δώρησαι, καὶ ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡμῶν τὸ μέγα ἔλεος. Απολυτίκιον τοῦ Ναοῦ Ήχος πλ. δ' Εύλογητός εἶ Χριστὲ ὁ Θεος ἡμῶν ὁ πανσόφους τοὺς ἁλιεῖς ἁναδείξας καταπέμψας αὐτοῖς τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον καὶ δι αὐτῶν τῆν οἰκουμένην σαγηνεύσας φιλάνθρωπε δόξα Σοι. Kontakion Plagal of the 4 th Tone As the first-fruits of our nature to the Planter of created things, the world presenteth the God-bearing martyred Saints in off'ring unto Thee, O Lord. Through their earnest entreaties, keep Thy Church in deep peace and divine tranquillity, through the pure Theotokos, O Thou Who art greatly merciful. Κοντάκιον Ήχος πλ. δ' Ὡς ἀπαρχὰς τῆς φύσεως, τῷ φυτουργῷ τῆς κτίσεως, ἡ οἰκουμένη προσφέρει σοι Κύριε, τοὺς θεοφόρους Μάρτυρας, ταῖς αὐτῶν ἱκεσίαις, ἐν εἰρήνῃ βαθείᾳ, τὴν Ἐκκλησίαν σου, διὰ τῆς Θεοτόκου συντήρησον, πολυέλεε.

4 THE EPISTLE / Ο ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 11:33-40; 12:1-2 Prokeimenon. Mode 4. Psalm 67.35,26 God is wonderful among his saints. Verse: Bless God in the congregations. BRETHREN, all the saints through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, received promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched raging fire, escaped the edge of the sword, won strength out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight. Women received their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, that they might rise again to a better life. Others suffered mocking and scourging, and even chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were tempted, they were killed with the sword; they went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, ill-treated - of whom the world was not worthy - wandering over deserts and mountains and in dens and caves of the earth. And all these, though well attested by their faith, did not receive what was promised, since God had foreseen something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect. Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfection of our faith. Πρὸς Ἑβραίους 11:33-40, 12:1-2 Προκείμενον. Ἦχος δ. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 67.35,26 Θαυμαστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἐν τοῖς Ἁγίοις αὐτοῦ. Στίχ. Ἐν Ἐκκλησίαις εὐλογεῖτε τὸν Θεὸν. Ἀδελφοί, οἱ Ἅγιοι πάντες διὰ πίστεως κατηγωνίσαντο βασιλείας, εἰργάσαντο δικαιοσύνην, ἐπέτυχον ἐπαγγελιῶν, ἔφραξαν στόματα λεόντων, ἔσβεσαν δύναμιν πυρός, ἔφυγον στόματα μαχαίρας, ἐνεδυναμώθησαν ἀπὸ ἀσθενείας, ἐγενήθησαν ἰσχυροὶ ἐν πολέμῳ, παρεμβολὰς ἔκλιναν ἀλλοτρίων. Ἔλαβον γυναῖκες ἐξ ἀναστάσεως τοὺς νεκροὺς αὐτῶν ἄλλοι δὲ ἐτυμπανίσθησαν, οὐ προσδεξάμενοι τὴν ἀπολύτρωσιν, ἵνα κρείττονος ἀναστάσεως τύχωσιν ἕτεροι δὲ ἐμπαιγμῶν καὶ μαστίγων πεῖραν ἔλαβον, ἔτι δὲ δεσμῶν καὶ φυλακῆς ἐλιθάσθησαν, ἐπρίσθησαν, ἐπειράσθησαν, ἐν φόνῳ μαχαίρας ἀπέθανον περιῆλθον ἐν μηλωταῖς, ἐν αἰγείοις δέρμασιν, ὑστερούμενοι, θλιβόμενοι, κακουχούμενοι - ὧν οὐκ ἦν ἄξιος ὁ κόσμος - ἐν ἐρημίαις πλανώμενοι καὶ ὄρεσιν καὶ σπηλαίοις καὶ ταῖς ὀπαῖς τῆς γῆς. Καὶ οὗτοι πάντες, μαρτυρηθέντες διὰ τῆς πίστεως, οὐκ ἐκομίσαντο τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν, τοῦ θεοῦ περὶ ἡμῶν κρεῖττόν τι προβλεψαμένου, ἵνα μὴ χωρὶς ἡμῶν τελειωθῶσιν. Τοιγαροῦν καὶ ἡμεῖς, τοσοῦτον ἔχοντες περικείμενον ἡμῖν νέφος μαρτύρων, ὄγκον ἀποθέμενοι πάντα καὶ τὴν εὐπερίστατον ἁμαρτίαν, διʼ ὑπομονῆς τρέχωμεν τὸν προκείμενον ἡμῖν ἀγῶνα, ἀφορῶντες εἰς τὸν τῆς πίστεως ἀρχηγὸν καὶ τελειωτὴν Ἰησοῦν.

5 THE HOLY GOSPEL / ΤΟ ΘΕΙΟΝ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ The Gospel of Matthew 10:32-33; 37-38; 19:27-30 The Lord said to his disciples, "Every one who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven; but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny him before my Father who is in heaven. He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and he who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me." Then Peter said in reply, "Lo, we have left everything and followed you. What then shall we have?" Jesus said to them, "Truly, I say to you, in the new world, when the Son of man shall sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And every one who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name's sake, will receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life. But many that are first will be last, and the last first." Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 10:32-33, 37-38, 19:27-30 Εἶπεν ὁ Κὐριος τοῖς ἑαυτοῦ μαθηταῖς Πᾶς οὖν ὅστις ὁμολογήσει ἐν ἐμοὶ ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ὁμολογήσω κἀγὼ ἐν αὐτῷ ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ πατρός μου τοῦ ἐν οὐρανοῖς. ὅστις δ ἂν ἀρνήσηταί με ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ἀρνήσομαι αὐτὸν κἀγὼ ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ πατρός μου τοῦ ἐν οὐρανοῖς. Ο φιλῶν πατέρα ἢ μητέρα ὑπὲρ ἐμὲ οὐκ ἔστι μου ἄξιος καὶ ὁ φιλῶν υἱὸν ἢ θυγατέρα ὑπὲρ ἐμὲ οὐκ ἔστι μου ἄξιος καὶ ὃς οὐ λαμβάνει τὸν σταυρὸν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀκολουθεῖ ὀπίσω μου, οὐκ ἔστι μου ἄξιος. Τότε ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Πέτρος εἶπεν αὐτῷ ἰδοὺ ἡμεῖς ἀφήκαμεν πάντα καὶ ἠκολουθήσαμέν σοι τί ἄρα ἔσται ἡμῖν; ὁ δὲ Ιησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ὑμεῖς οἱ ἀκολουθήσαντές μοι, ἐν τῇ παλιγγενεσίᾳ, ὅταν καθίσῃ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐπὶ θρόνου δόξης αὐτοῦ, καθίσεσθε καὶ ὑμεῖς ἐπὶ δώδεκα θρόνους κρίνοντες τὰς δώδεκα φυλὰς τοῦ Ισραήλ. καὶ πᾶς ὃς ἀφῆκεν οἰκίας ἢ ἀδελφοὺς ἢ ἀδελφὰς ἢ πατέρα ἢ μητέρα ἢ γυναῖκα ἢ τέκνα ἢ ἀγροὺς ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόματός μου, ἑκατονταπλασίονα λήψεται καὶ ζωὴν αἰώνιον κληρονομήσει. Πολλοὶ δὲ ἔσονται πρῶτοι ἔσχατοι καὶ ἔσχατοι πρῶτοι.

6 Monday June 8 Tuesday June 9 Wednesday June 10 10:00 am Tsourekia 4:30 pm Healthy Body Healthy Soul 5:00 pm Greek Dance Practice Thursday June 11 10:00 am TENT SET UP, Kitchen Prep, Scooping Baklava Sundaes, making Greek Salads 6:00 pm Paraklisis Service Friday June 12 Visitations Greek Fest 5:00 pm 10:00 pm Saturday June 13 Greek Fest 11:00 am 10:00 pm Upcoming Parish Events GREEK FEST JUNE 12, 13, & 14 Diples Today On Thursday, June 11th at 10:00 am we need everyone we can get to set up tents, tables, chairs, etc. Let us gather as a family and work together on our offering of love to the Siouxland Community! Sunday June 14 8:00 am Sunday Orthros 9:00 am Divine Liturgy of The Holy Prophet Elisseus (Elisha) Greek Fest 11:00 am 5:00 pm Philoptochos Board of Directors meeting for Sunday, June 28th following the fellowship hour for the Election of Officers.

7 21 Fathers' Day 9:00 am Sunday Orthros 10:00 am Divine Liturgy 11:30 am Choir Practice 28 9:00 am Sunday Orthros 10:00 am Divine Liturgy 11:30 am Choir Practice 7:00 pm Ask the Fathers :00 am Orthros of the Nativity of the Forerunner 10:00 am Divine Liturgy of the Nativity of the Forerunner 4:30 pm Healthy Body Healthy Soul 5:00 pm Greek Dance Practice 29 9:00 am Orthros of SS. Peter & Paul 10:00 am Divine Liturgy of SS. Peter & Paul 30 9:00 am Orthros of the Holy Apostles 10:00 am Divine Liturgy of the Holy Apostles Visitations 27 2:00 pm Office Hours 5:00 pm Byzantine Music Class 6:00 pm Paraklisis Service 14 Greek Fest :00 am Sunday Orthros 10:00 am Divine Liturgy of The Holy Prophet Elisseus (Elisha) 11:30 am Choir Practice 4:30 pm Healthy Body Healthy Soul 5:00 pm Greek Dance Practice Visitations 20 2:00 pm Office Hours 5:00 pm Byzantine Music Class 6:00 pm Paraklisis Service 7 Diples for Greekfest Philoptochos Monthly Meeting 9:00 am Sunday Orthros 10:00 am Divine Liturgy 11:30 am Choir Practice :30 pm Healthy Body Healthy Soul 5:00 pm Greek Dance Practice 10:00 am TENT SET UP 6:00 pm Paraklisis Service 12 Greek Fest 13 Greek Fest Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 9:00 am Orthros 10:00 am Divine Liturgy of the Holy Spirit 6:00 pm Greek Fest Meeting 7:00 pm Parish Council Meeting Visitations 6 Davrnport baptism 4:30 pm Healthy Body Healthy 2:00 pm Office Hours Soul 5:00 pm Byzantine Music Class 5:00 pm Greek Dance Practice 6:00 pm Paraklisis Service Holy Trinity GOC June 2015

8 WE NEED YOU FOR GREEKFEST! Please volunteer for one of the many needs of the Festival. Contact Amy Karras with questions! Bring your Pastries! Our Bake sale at the Greekfest is extremely popular and can be one of the biggest money makers of our Festival! If you are unable to bake, please consider giving a monetary donation instead!

9 Stewardship Appreciation Luncheon Sunday, June 7th Kapama Chicken Dinner! Free Will offering to go towards new Chairs for the Church Hall RAGBRAI JULY 17th 18th More than 2,000 cyclists and their teams will need private camping or private residences to stay when they arrive in Sioux City on July for the 43rd RAGBRAI. The ride across Iowa takes riders from town to town, staying in overnight host towns along the way. However, many riders prefer to stay in private homes or on private property. Hosting a space for RAGBRAI gives the property owner a unique opportunity to meet people from around the United States or even from around the world. The Sioux City RAGBRAI housing committee is looking for Volunteers to host a person/group in their home or to provide space for a tent, motorhome or RV. Hosts are not required to entertain, feed, or transport riders. The committee does request that hosts provide toilet facilities, shower, and space to sleep. RAGBRAI hosts are not allowed to charge for accommodations. All of the vehicles and individuals who will be staying with the host are required to have a valid RAGBRAI numbered wristband or vehicle ID. If you are interested in being a host family for riders please go to ragbraisiouxcity.com/tag/host-families/ and complete an official host family application. Thank you for being a part of the RAGBRAI kickoff in Sioux City!

10 Prosforo offered by: The Ketchelos (Orfeas & Natalie), Michelakakis (Emmanuel), Litras, Mobley, and Kivlighn Families