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: Maria Schultz Sunday, November 10, 2013 Today: 6 Month Memorial for Thomas D. Eliades. May His Memory be Eternal Clergy Laity Appreciation Luncheon & General Assembly Saints and Feasts: 8th Sunday of Luke Erastus, Olympas, Rodion, Sosipater, Quartus, Apostles of the 70 Holy Father Arsenius of Cappadocia Our Holy Father Gregory, Bishop of Assa Orestes the Martyr of Cappadocia ABRAHAM S PANTRY: This Week WE ARE ASKING FOR CANNED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES! Please donate! Foods from Abraham s Pantry is distributed to the local Food Pantries to feed the poor. Check the expiration Date!!! Abraham served the best he had. If we would not eat it, why should we expect someone else to risk getting sick? Prosforo offered by: Vasiliki Bovis English Epistle Reader: Andreana Kjos Greek Epistle Reader: Pete Bovis Luncheon sponsored by Parish

3 A second tray will be passed today for: Feast Day of Saints Cosmas and Damianos Benefits the philanthropic programs and charities of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Resurrectional Apolytikion in the 3 rd Tone Hymns of the Day Απολυτίκιον Αναστάσιμον Ήχος γ Let all things above in heaven rejoice, and let all things below on earth be glad. With all the might and strength of His arm an eternal deed the Lord did perform. Beneath His feet He has trampled down death by death, and first born of the dead has He become. Εὐφραινέσθω τὰ οὐράνια, ἀγαλλιάσθω τὰ ἐπίγεια, ὅτι ἐποίησε κράτος, ἐν βραχίονι αὐτοῦ, ὁ Κύριος, ἐπάτησε τῷ θανάτῳ τὸν θάνατον, πρωτότοκος τῶν νεκρῶν ἐγένετο, ἐκ κοιλίας ᾅδου ἐρρύσατο ἡμᾶς, καὶ παρέσχε τῷ κόσμῳ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος. Apolytikion of the Church in the Plagal of the Fourth Tone Απολυτίκιον τοῦ Ναοῦ Ήχος πλ. δ' 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. 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. Seasonal Kontakion in the 4 th Tone Today, the most pure temple of the Savior, the precious bridal chamber and Virgin, the sacred treasure of God, enters the house of the Lord, bringing the grace of the Divine Spirit. The Angels of God praise her. She is the heavenly tabernacle. Κοντάκιον Ηχος δ Ο καθαρώτατος ναός τού Σωτήρος, η πολυτίμητος παστάς καί Παρθένος, τό Ιερόν θησαύρισμα τής δόξης τού Θεού, σήμερον εισάγεται, εν τώ οίκω Κυρίου, τήν χάριν συνεισάγουσα, τήν εν Πνευματι θείω, ήν ανυμνούσιν Άγγελοι Θεού, Αύτη υπάρχει σκηνή επουράνιος.

4 THE EPISTLE / Ο ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 1:11-19 Prokeimenon. Mode 3. Psalm 46.6,1 Sing praises to our God, sing praises. Verse: Clap your hands, all you nations. BRETHREN, I would have you know that the gospel which was preached by me is not man's gospel. For I did not receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came through a revelation of Jesus Christ. For you have heard of my former life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it; and I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of my fathers. But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and had called me through his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son to me, in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not confer with flesh and blood, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia; and again I returned to Damascus. Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas, and remained with him fifteen days. But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord's brother. Πρὸς Γαλάτας 1:11-19 Προκείμενον. Ἦχος γ. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 46.6,1 Ψάλατε τῷ Θεῷ ἡμῶν, ψάλατε. Στίχ. Πάντα τὰ ἔθνη κροτήσατε χεῖρας. Ἀδελφοί, γνωρίζω δὲ ὑμῖν, ἀδελφοί, τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τὸ εὐαγγελισθὲν ὑπʼ ἐμοῦ, ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν κατὰ ἄνθρωπον. Οὐδὲ γὰρ ἐγὼ παρὰ ἀνθρώπου παρέλαβον αὐτό, οὔτε ἐδιδάχθην, ἀλλὰ διʼ ἀποκαλύψεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ. Ἠκούσατε γὰρ τὴν ἐμὴν ἀναστροφήν ποτε ἐν τῷ Ἰουδαϊσμῷ, ὅτι καθʼ ὑπερβολὴν ἐδίωκον τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τοῦ θεοῦ, καὶ ἐπόρθουν αὐτήν καὶ προέκοπτον ἐν τῷ Ἰουδαϊσμῷ ὑπὲρ πολλοὺς συνηλικιώτας ἐν τῷ γένει μου, περισσοτέρως ζηλωτὴς ὑπάρχων τῶν πατρικῶν μου παραδόσεων. Ὅτε δὲ εὐδόκησεν ὁ θεὸς ὁ ἀφορίσας με ἐκ κοιλίας μητρός μου καὶ καλέσας διὰ τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ, ἀποκαλύψαι τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ ἐν ἐμοὶ ἵνα εὐαγγελίζωμαι αὐτὸν ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν, εὐθέως οὐ προσανεθέμην σαρκὶ καὶ αἵματι οὐδὲ ἀνῆλθον εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα πρὸς τοὺς πρὸ ἐμοῦ ἀποστόλους, ἀλλὰ ἀπῆλθον εἰς Ἀραβίαν, καὶ πάλιν ὑπέστρεψα εἰς Δαμασκόν. Ἔπειτα μετὰ ἔτη τρία ἀνῆλθον εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα ἱστορῆσαι Πέτρον, καὶ ἐπέμεινα πρὸς αὐτὸν ἡμέρας δεκαπέντε. Ἕτερον δὲ τῶν ἀποστόλων οὐκ εἶδον, εἰ μὴ Ἰάκωβον τὸν ἀδελφὸν τοῦ κυρίου.

5 THE HOLY GOSPEL / ΤΟ ΘΕΙΟΝ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ The Gospel of Luke 10:25-37 At that time, a lawyer stood up to put Jesus to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" He said to him, "What is written in the law? How do you read?" And he answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself." And he said to him, "You have answered right; do this, and you will live." But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" Jesus replied, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was; and when he saw him, he had compassion, and went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; then he set him on his own beast and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, 'Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.' Which of these three, do you think, proved neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?" He said, "The one who showed mercy on him." And Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise." Κατὰ Λουκᾶν Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, νομικός τις ἀνέστη ἐκπειράζων αὐτὸν καὶ λέγων διδάσκαλε, τί ποιήσας ζωὴν αἰώνιον κληρονομήσω; ὁ δὲ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτόν ἐν τῷ νόμῳ τί γέγραπται; πῶς ἀναγινώσκεις; ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν ἀγαπήσεις Κύριον τὸν Θεόν σου ἐξ ὅλης τῆς καρδίας σου καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ψυχῆς σου καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ἰσχύος σου καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς διανοίας σου, καὶ τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς σεαυτόν εἶπε δὲ αὐτῷ ὀρθῶς ἀπεκρίθης τοῦτο ποίει καὶ ζήσῃ. ὁ δὲ θέλων δικαιοῦν ἑαυτὸν εἶπε πρὸς τὸν Ιησοῦν καὶ τίς ἐστί μου πλησίον; ὑπολαβὼν δὲ ὁ Ιησοῦς εἶπεν ἄνθρωπός τις κατέβαινεν ἀπὸ Ιερουσαλὴμ εἰς Ιεριχώ, καὶ λῃσταῖς περιέπεσεν οἳ καὶ ἐκδύσαντες αὐτὸν καὶ πληγὰς ἐπιθέντες ἀπῆλθον ἀφέντες ἡμιθανῆ τυγχάνοντα. κατὰ συγκυρίαν δὲ ἱερεύς τις κατέβαινεν ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ ἐκείνῃ, καὶ ἰδὼν αὐτὸν ἀντιπαρῆλθεν. ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ Λευΐτης γενόμενος κατὰ τὸν τόπον, ἐλθὼν καὶ ἰδὼν ἀντιπαρῆλθε. Σαμαρείτης δέ τις ὁδεύων ἦλθε κατ αὐτόν, καὶ ἰδὼν αὐτὸν ἐσπλαγχνίσθη, καὶ προσελθὼν κατέδησε τὰ τραύματα αὐτοῦ ἐπιχέων ἔλαιον καὶ οἶνον, ἐπιβιβάσας δὲ αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τὸ ἴδιον κτῆνος ἤγαγεν αὐτὸν εἰς πανδοχεῖον καὶ ἐπεμελήθη αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐπὶ τὴν αὔριον ἐξελθών, ἐκβαλὼν δύο δηνάρια ἔδωκε τῷ πανδοχεῖ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ἐπιμελήθητι αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὅ τι ἂν προσδαπανήσῃς, ἐγὼ ἐν τῷ ἐπανέρχεσθαί με ἀποδώσω σοι. τίς οὖν τούτων τῶν τριῶν πλησίον δοκεῖ σοι γεγονέναι τοῦ ἐμπεσόντος εἰς τοὺς λῃστάς; ὁ δὲ εἶπεν ὁ ποιήσας τὸ ἔλεος μετ αὐτοῦ. εἶπεν οὖν αὐτῷ ὁ Ιησοῦς πορεύου καὶ σὺ ποίει ὁμοίως.

6 Communion Protocols Who can take Communion? Only Orthodox Christians who have prepared for the Sacrament. Baptized/Chrismated in the Orthodox Church Have participated in Confession (tyically once a year) Have Prayed Daily Have Fasted Wednesday & Friday Who cannot take Communion? Orthodox Christians who have been excommunicated Committed a Grave sin that has not been confessed or repented Married outside of the Church Partaken of Sacraments outside of the Orthodox Church Living in sin engaging in behavior continuously that is spiritually or socially harmful Non Christians (Muslims/Jews/Atheists) Heterodox Christians Christians of other Faith Traditions (Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Methodist, etc.) Coptic Orthodox (Unless there is no Coptic Church in the Region) You will not be asked of any of these conditions, nor will the Clergy accept second-hand accusations. But be aware, if any of these conditions apply, you answer to the Lord. Behold, I approach for Holy Communion. O Creator, burn me not as I partake; For You are Fire, which burns the unworthy, Wherefore, do You cleanse me of every stain -From the Communion Prayers

7 O.P.A. Fall Get Together Spare time to Strike up some fun with O.P.A. (Orthodox Parents Association)! Childcare will be provided at the church. You may drop your child/children off between 6:00-6:15. When: Friday, November 15 th Time: We have reserved lanes to begin at 6:30. Where: Rush Werk Lanes Cost: $3.50 per game, $2.00 shoe rental *RSVP to Shanda Antonopoulos *There will also be a sign-up sheet in the Church Hall in the basement on Sunday, October 20 th.

8 1st ANNUAL On Youth Night, we will be filling Thanksgiving Baskets for the needy. These baskets will be brought to the Siouxland Center to give to needy families this Thanksgiving Season. J.O.Y. Wednesday November 6 th G.O.Y.A. Wednesday November 13 th

9 Clergy Laity Appreciation Luncheon with General Assembly Come Join us for the General Assembly and enjoy a festive Luncheon to say Thank You! To all of our wonderful Volunteers who made Clergy Laity such a wonderful success! 1. Opening Prayer 2. Election of General Assembly Chair Person 3. Approval of minutes from the Spring General Assembly 4. Report of the Priest 5. President s Comments 6. Treasurer s Report 7. Ministry/Liaison Reports a. End of the Year Audit 8. Council Committee Reports 9. Old Business 10. New Business 11. Good of the Order 12. Closing Prayer Fall General Assembly SUNDAY, November 10 th, 2013 The following items will be included in the Agenda: a. Youth & Family Ministries Dean Karras b. Greek School Mary Sharp c. Sunday School Dimitri Bostinelos d. Adult Education Fr. Dimitri e. Philoptochos Mary Baryo f. AHEPA/Daughters John Bostinelos Joan Vlahoulis g. OPA Shanda Antonopoulos h. Philanthropy & Outreach Christine McAvoy a. Stewardship John Bostinelos b. L-T Planning/Building Comm. Tim Margellos & Dean Karras c. Order Committee/Housekeeping Committee Mary Sharp d. Social Committee Mary Baryo & Maria Schultz e. Kitchen Committee Philoptochos & Daughters f. Public Relations Christine McAvoy a. Iconography Project b. Clergy Laity Conference and Philoptochos Assembly a. Church Rates for weddings, funerals, etc b. Election of Board of Elections Your servants in Christ, Fr. Dimitri Tobias Parish Priest Maria Schultz Parish Council President

10 Upcoming Parish Events Monday November 11 Veterans Day of St. Menas St. Menas Tuesday November 12 of St. John the Merciful St. John the Merciful 6:00 pm Byzantine Music Practice 7:00 pm Choir Practice Wednesday November 13 St. John Chrysostom 4:30 pm Greek School 5:30 pm Greek Dance Practice 6:00 pm GOYA Thursday November 14 Ss. Philip and Gregory Palamas 6:00 pm Paraklisis Service 7:00 pm Blessed Darkness Adult Education Friday November 15 Advent Fast Βegins 6:30 pm OPA Bowling Saturday November 16 Sunday November 17 9:00 am Sunday Orthros 10:00 am Divine Liturgy

11 24 Advent Fast 9:00 am Sunday Orthros 10:00 am Divine Liturgy 25 Advent Fast of St. Katherine St. Katherine 26 Advent Fast 27Advent Fast 28 Thanksgiving Advent Fast 29 Advent Fast 30 Feast of Archons Advent Fast of St. Andrew St. Andrew 17 Advent Fast 9:00 am Sunday Orthros 10:00 am Divine Liturgy 18 Advent Fast 19 Advent Fast 6:00 pm Byzantine Music Practice 7:00 pm Choir Practice 20 Advent Fast 4:30 pm Greek School 5:30 pm Greek Dance Practice 6:00 pm Esperinos of the Entrance of the Theotokos 21 Advent Fast 22 Advent Fast 23 Advent Fast the Entrance of the Theotokos 6:00 pm Paraklisis Service 7:00 pm Blessed Darkness Calendar of events 10 General Assembly of St. 11 Veterans Day 9:00 am Sunday Orthros Menas 10:00 am Divine Liturgy St. Menas 12 St. John the Merciful 6:00 pm Byzantine Music Practice 7:00 pm Choir Practice 13 St. John Chrysostom 4:30 pm Greek School 5:30 pm Greek Dance Practice Advent Fast 6:30 pm OPA Bowling Ss. Philip and Gregory Palamas 6:00 pm Paraklisis Service 7:00 pm Blessed Darkness Adult Education 16 Advent Fast 3 Daylight Saving Time Ends Grecian Dinner Church Tours 9:00 am Sunday Orthros 10:00 am Divine Liturgy 4 7:00 pm Parish Council Meeting 5 Election Day 6 6:00 pm Youth & Family NIGHT 7 8:30 am Morning Bible Study 6:00 pm Paraklisis Service 7:00 pm Blessed Darkness Adult Education 8 of the Synaxis of the Archangels the Synaxis of the Archangels 9 of St. Nectarios St. Nectarios SS. Cosmas & Damian 5:00 pm Hall Setup Tables and Chairs 5:00 pm Souvlakia Skewering 8:30 am Agiasmos Service FEAST DAY of PHILOPTO- CHOS Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 BREAD DAY PREP WEEK SKEWER DAY 2 Am Hall Setup Table Decoration FETA/PITA DAY KITCHEN PREP PREP WEEK 12:00 pm Carry Out Bread & Baklava Holy Trinity GOC November 2013

12 We need Coffee Hour Sponsors! Does a loved one have a name day, birthday, anniversary, memorial coming up? Why not honor that loved one by Sponsoring the Coffee Hour in his/her/their honor? Check the Coffee Hour Section of the Website to see open days Church Office Hours: 10:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Tue., Wed. & Thurs. Fr. Dimitri will be in the office more than these times, but for ease of appointments, these are the times the office will be open and staffed.