Sunday, September 16th, 2018 Sunday after Holy Cross

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1 Greek Orthodox Church of Greater Salt Lake Sunday, September 16th, 2018 Sunday after Holy Cross V. Rev. Archimandrite George Nikas, Cathedral Dean Cell: Rev. Protopresbyter Mario Giannopoulos, Parish Priest Cell: Rev. Protopresbyter George Politis (retired) CATHEDRAL OFFICE HOURS: Monday Friday 9AM 5PM Holy Trinity Cathedral: 279 S. 300 W. SLC, UT 84101, Prophet Elias Church: 5335 Highland Dr. Holladay, UT 84117,

2 Epistle Reading St. Paul s Letter to the Galatians 2:16-20 Brethren, knowing that a man is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ, and not by works of the law, because by works of the law shall no one be justified. But if, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ, we ourselves were found to be sinners, is Christ then an agent of sin? Certainly not! But if I build up again those things which I tore down, then I prove myself a transgressor. For I through the law died to the law, that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ: Πρὸς Γαλάτας 2:16-20 Ἀδελφοί, εἰδότες ὅτι οὐ δικαιοῦται ἄνθρωπος ἐξ ἔργων νόμου, ἐὰν μὴ διὰ πίστεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, καὶ ἡμεῖς εἰς Χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν ἐπιστεύσαμεν, ἵνα δικαιωθῶμεν ἐκ πίστεως Χριστοῦ, καὶ οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων νόμου διότι οὐ δικαιωθήσεται ἐξ ἔργων νόμου πᾶσα σάρξ. Εἰ δέ, ζητοῦντες δικαιωθῆναι ἐν Χριστῷ, εὑρέθημεν καὶ αὐτοὶ ἁμαρτωλοί, ἆρα Χριστὸς ἁμαρτίας διάκονος; Μὴ γένοιτο. Εἰ γὰρ ἃ κατέλυσα, ταῦτα πάλιν οἰκοδομῶ, παραβάτην ἐμαυτὸν συνίστημι. Ἐγὼ γὰρ διὰ νόμου νόμῳ ἀπέθανον, ἵνα θεῷ ζήσω. Χριστῷ συνεσταύρωμαι ζῶ δέ, οὐκέτι ἐγώ, ζῇ δὲ ἐν ἐμοὶ Χριστός ὃ δὲ νῦν ζῶ ἐν σαρκί, ἐν πίστει ζῶ τῇ τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ, τοῦ ἀγαπήσαντός με καὶ παραδόντος ἑαυτὸν ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ.

3 Gospel Reading The Gospel According to Mark 8:34-38; 9:1 The Lord said: "If anyone wishes to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it. For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? For what can a man give in return for his life? For whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of man also be ashamed, when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels." And he said to them, "Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God come with power." ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ: Ἐκ τοῦ Κατὰ Μᾶρκον 8:34-38, 9:1 Εὐαγγελίου τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος Εἴ τις θέλει ὀπίσω μου ἐλθεῖν, ἀπαρνησάσθω ἑαυτὸν καὶ ἀράτω τὸν σταυρὸν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀκολουθείτω μοι. ὃς γὰρ ἂν θέλῃ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ σῶσαι, ἀπολέσει αὐτήν ὃς δ ἂν ἀπολέσῃ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ψυχὴν ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ καὶ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου, οὗτος σώσει αὐτήν. τί γὰρ ὠφελήσει ἄνθρωπον ἐὰν κερδήσῃ τὸν κόσμον ὅλον, καὶ ζημιωθῇ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ; ἢ τί δώσει ἄνθρωπος ἀντάλλαγμα τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ; ὃς γὰρ ἐὰν ἐπαισχυνθῇ με καὶ τοὺς ἐμοὺς λόγους ἐν τῇ γενεᾷ ταύτῃ τῇ μοιχαλίδι καὶ ἁμαρτωλῷ, καὶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐπαισχυνθήσεται αὐτὸν ὅταν ἔλθῃ ἐν τῇ δόξῃ τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ μετὰ τῶν ἀγγέλων τῶν ἁγίων. Καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι εἰσί τινες τῶν ὧδε ἑστηκότων, οἵτινες οὐ μὴ γεύσωνται θανάτου ἕως ἂν ἴδωσι τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐληλυθυῖαν ἐν δυνάμει.

4 Sunday Services at both churches Orthros 9:00 am Divine Liturgy 10:00 am Scheduling Memorials Please contact the church office to schedule a memorial or orthodoxy3@gmail.com Include the baptismal names for the memorials MEMORIALS September 16th, 2018 Mary Benis 40 days Prophet Elias Sophia Katsohirakis 3 months Holy Trinity Nick Mihalopoulos 6 months Holy Trinity Janice K.(Ioanna) Soter 1 year Holy Trinity Rev. Protopresbyter Matthew Gilbert 2 years Holy Trinity/Prophet Elias Andreas Katsohirakis 9 years Holy Trinity The Katsohirakis Family will be hosting coffee hour September 23rd, 2018 Nick Kapos 1 year Holy Trinity John Panos 10 years Holy Trinity Prayer List Tatiana, Irina, Dimitri, Paraskeva, Vera, Mike, George, Rob, Peter, Dimitra, James, Baby, Cherish, Debbie, Bryon, Bronson, Christian, Trey, Basil, Agnes, Irene, William, Mike, Konstantina, Don, Carrell, Bill, Esther, Theodore, Tim, Annette Russell, Jeanine, Constantina, and Paul Metropolis of Denver Basketball Tournament Will be held January 18-21, 2019 in Dallas, Texas. Early registration, $270 per participant, begins tomorrow and runs through October 14. We will be holding a meeting very soon for all those interested in participating. Please start thinking about whether this event is of interest as we plan on completing our registration before the early deadline. If you have any questions, please contact Fr. Mario or Fr. George.

5 A Big Thank You! goes out to everyone who donated their time and talent in making the 43rd Annual Salt Lake Greek Festival a success! We should be proud of the venue that we provide for the Salt Lake community in showcasing our Greek heritage, Orthodox faith and most of all our unity and camaraderie. It would not have been possible without your continued commitment to our community! We look forward to Greek Festival 2019! OPA! Congratulations to our 2018 Raffle Winners 2019 Cadillac XTS Liberty Katzourakis 14 K White Gold Emerald Cut Diamond Ring Mary Vosnos Trip to Greece Diona Giannopoulos Jazz Suite Mary Jackson 55 Samsung Flat Screen TV John Saltas Grizzly Tickets - Tess Huggard & Mildred Sparks Congratulations to our Cook Book winners Earlier this year we had a contest for our youth. We asked them to provide art for a Philoptochos fundraising cook book. We would like to recognize the following winners: Sophie Robertson, age 17 Christie Petrogeorge, age 11

6 YOUTH & YOUNG ADULT MINISTRIES **First Day of Sunday School** September 23, 2018 Good luck to all students going back to school! We wanted to let you know that the first day of Sunday School class will be on September 23rd. More details to follow. Watch your mail and for the upcoming Sunday School year Calendar of Events. Visit for the Sunday School Registration link. We look forward to a great year in Sunday School and seeing all the familiar faces again this year! **Sunday School Teachers Needed** The Sunday School year is fast approaching. We are in need of teachers/coteachers. Please contact Paul Karahalios, at Denise Nikols at for PE, and Elenie Sefandonakis at for HT. We congratulate our newly elected GOYA Board and wish upon them all of God s Blessings! President: Vice President: Secretary: Communications: Worship: GOYA BOARD Kosta Kambouris Stavroula Limantzakis Niko Paulos Elena Katsohirakis & John Nikols Spiro Makris

7 ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ ΣΧΟΛΕΙΟ!!! Greek School Classes are held: Prophet Elias on Tuesday /Thursday 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. Holy Trinity Cathedral on Saturday 10:00 am to 1:00 pm Tuition: Children: Church members $200 per year, Non-members $250 Adults: Church members $250 per year, Non- members $300 KINDLY PAY YOUR TUITION AT THE HOLY TRINITY CHURCH OFFICE EITHER IN PERSON OR BY MAIL. THANK YOU! PAYMENT PLAN AVAILABLE IF NECESSARY Registration There will be three formal registration times, although you would have the opportunity to register at a later date as well: Tuesday, September 18th, 6:30 pm, at Prophet Elias Thursday, September 20th, 6:30 pm, at Prophet Elias Saturday, September 22nd, 10:00 am, at Holy Trinity Cathedral The first Tuesday and Thursday class will be held at Prophet Elias on Tuesday, September 25th, 6:30 pm The first Saturday class will be held at Holy Trinity Cathedral on Saturday, September 29th, at 10:00 am For more information, please contact Nitsa Tsoutsounis or Toni Mae Dwyer at The Young at Heart returns this October The luncheon will be on Thursday, October 11th at noon in the Memorial Hall. Desserts are welcomed and appreciated. Hope to see you there.

8 STEWARDSHIP UPDATE (As of August 31, 2018) 2018 Parish Expense Budget $1,372, Stewardship Budget $ 550,000 # of Stewards as of 8/31/ Total Pledged as of 8/31/18 $ 496,672 Total Collected as of 8/31/18 $ 404,121 As we approach the beginning of fall, we lovingly remind you to submit your 2018 Stewardship Pledge if you have not already done so. We thank you for your continued love and support of our Parish Ministries, whose success and continuance are ensured by your active participation and stewardship donations! We have attached to this Sunday s a 2018 Stewardship Form for your convenience as well as remind you that you may also submit your stewardship electronically by visiting our Parish website at