Sunday, October 28th, th Sunday of Luke Holy Protection of the Theotokos OXI DAY (Oct. 28, 1940)

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1 Greek Orthodox Church of Greater Salt Lake Sunday, October 28th, th Sunday of Luke Holy Protection of the Theotokos OXI DAY (Oct. 28, 1940) ΑΓΙΑΣ ΣΚΕΠΗΣ ΤΗΣ ΥΠΕΡΑΓΙΑΣ ΘΕΟΤΟΚΟΥ ΗΜΕΡΑ ΤΟΥ ΟΧΙ - 28 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ 1940 V. Rev. Archimandrite George Nikas, Cathedral Dean Cell: gnikas@mail.com Rev. Protopresbyter Mario Giannopoulos, Parish Priest Cell: frmtg@yahoo.com 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 6:11-18 Brethren, see with what large letters I am writing to you with my own hand. It is those who want to make a good showing in the flesh that would compel you to be circumcised, and only in order that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ. For even those who receive circumcision do not themselves keep the law, but they desire to have you circumcised that they may glory in your flesh. But far be it from me to glory except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. For neither circumcision counts for anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation. Peace and mercy be upon all who walk by this rule, upon the Israel of God. Henceforth let no man trouble me; for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brethren. Amen. ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ: Πρὸς Γαλάτας 6:11-18 Ἀδελφοί, ἴδετε πηλίκοις ὑμῖν γράμμασιν ἔγραψα τῇ ἐμῇ χειρί. Ὅσοι θέλουσιν εὐπροσωπῆσαι ἐν σαρκί, οὗτοι ἀναγκάζουσιν ὑμᾶς περιτέμνεσθαι, μόνον ἵνα μὴ τῷ σταυρῷ τοῦ Χριστοῦ διώκωνται. Οὐδὲ γὰρ οἱ περιτετμημένοι αὐτοὶ νόμον φυλάσσουσιν, ἀλλὰ θέλουσιν ὑμᾶς περιτέμνεσθαι, ἵνα ἐν τῇ ὑμετέρᾳ σαρκὶ καυχήσωνται. Ἐμοὶ δὲ μὴ γένοιτο καυχᾶσθαι εἰ μὴ ἐν τῷ σταυρῷ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ διʼ οὗ ἐμοὶ κόσμος ἐσταύρωται, κἀγὼ τῷ κόσμῳ. Ἐν γὰρ Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ οὔτε περιτομή τι ἰσχύει, οὔτε ἀκροβυστία, ἀλλὰ καινὴ κτίσις. Καὶ ὅσοι τῷ κανόνι τούτῳ στοιχήσουσιν, εἰρήνη ἐπʼ αὐτούς, καὶ ἔλεος, καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν Ἰσραὴλ τοῦ θεοῦ. Τοῦ λοιποῦ, κόπους μοι μηδεὶς παρεχέτω ἐγὼ γὰρ τὰ στίγματα τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ ἐν τῷ σώματί μου βαστάζω. Ἡ χάρις τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ μετὰ τοῦ πνεύματος ὑμῶν, ἀδελφοί. Ἀμήν.

3 The Gospel According to Luke 8:41-56 At that time, there came to Jesus a man named Jairus, who was a ruler of the synagogue; and falling at Jesus' feet he besought him to come to his house, for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. As he went, the people pressed round him. And a woman who had had a flow of blood for twelve years and had spent all her living upon physicians and could not be healed by anyone, came up behind him, and touched the fringe of his garment; and immediately her flow of blood ceased. And Jesus said, "Who was it that touched me?" When all denied it, Peter and those who were with him said, "Master, the multitudes surround you and press upon you!" But Jesus said, "Some one touched me; for I perceive that power has gone forth from me." And when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling, and falling down before him declared in the presence of all the people why she had touched him, and how she had been immediately healed. And he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace." While he was still speaking, a man from the ruler's house came and said, "Your daughter is dead; do not trouble the Teacher any more." But Jesus on hearing this answered him, "Do not fear; only believe, and she shall be well." And when he came to the house, he permitted no one to enter with him, except Peter and John and James, and the father and mother of the child. And all were weeping and bewailing her; but he said, "Do not weep; for she is not dead but sleeping." And they laughed at him, knowing that she was dead. But taking her by the hand he called, saying, "Child, arise." And her spirit returned, and she got up at once; and he directed that something should be given her to eat. And her parents were amazed; but he charged them to tell no one what had happened. ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ: Ἐκ τοῦ Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 8:41-56 Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἄνθρωπός τις προσῆλθε τῷ Ἰησοῦ ᾧ ὄνομα Ιάειρος, καὶ αὐτὸς ἄρχων τῆς συναγωγῆς ὑπῆρχε καὶ πεσὼν παρὰ τοὺς πόδας τοῦ Ιησοῦ παρεκάλει αὐτὸν εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ, ὅτι θυγάτηρ μονογενὴς ἦν αὐτῷ ὡς ἐτῶν δώδεκα, καὶ αὕτη ἀπέθνησκεν. Εν δὲ τῷ ὑπάγειν αὐτὸν οἱ ὄχλοι συνέπνιγον αὐτόν. καὶ γυνὴ οὖσα ἐν ῥύσει αἵματος ἀπὸ ἐτῶν δώδεκα, ἥτις ἰατροῖς προσαναλώσασα ὅλον τὸν βίον οὐκ ἴσχυσεν ὑπ οὐδενὸς θεραπευθῆναι, προσελθοῦσα ὄπισθεν ἥψατο τοῦ κρασπέδου τοῦ ἱματίου αὐτοῦ, καὶ παραχρῆμα ἔστη ἡ ῥύσις τοῦ αἵματος αὐτῆς. καὶ εἶπεν ὁ Ιησοῦς τίς ὁ ἁψάμενός μου; ἀρνουμένων δὲ πάντων εἶπεν ὁ Πέτρος καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτῷ ἐπιστάτα, οἱ ὄχλοι συνέχουσί σε καὶ ἀποθλίβουσι, καὶ λέγεις τίς ὁ ἁψάμενός μου; ὁ δὲ Ιησοῦς εἶπεν ἥψατό μού τις ἐγὼ γὰρ ἔγνων δύναμιν ἐξελθοῦσαν ἀπ ἐμοῦ. ἰδοῦσα δὲ ἡ γυνὴ ὅτι οὐκ ἔλαθε, τρέμουσα ἦλθε καὶ προσπεσοῦσα αὐτῷ δι ἣν αἰτίαν ἥψατο αὐτοῦ ἀπήγγειλεν αὐτῷ ἐνώπιον παντὸς τοῦ λαοῦ, καὶ ὡς ἰάθη παραχρῆμα. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῇ θάρσει, θύγατερ, ἡ πίστις σου σέσωκέ σε πορεύου εἰς εἰρήνην. Ετι αὐτοῦ λαλοῦντος ἔρχεταί τις παρὰ τοῦ ἀρχισυναγώγου λέγων αὐτῷ ὅτι τέθνηκεν ἡ θυγάτηρ σου μὴ σκύλλε τὸν διδάσκαλον. ὁ δὲ Ιησοῦς ἀκούσας ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῷ λέγων μὴ φοβοῦ μόνον πίστευε, καὶ σωθήσεται. ἐλθὼν δὲ εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν οὐκ ἀφῆκεν εἰσελθεῖν οὐδένα εἰ μὴ Πέτρον καὶ Ιωάννην καὶ Ιάκωβον καὶ τὸν πατέρα τῆς παιδὸς καὶ τὴν μητέρα. ἔκλαιον δὲ πάντες καὶ ἐκόπτοντο αὐτήν. ὁ δὲ εἶπε μὴ κλαίετε οὐκ ἀπέθανεν, ἀλλὰ καθεύδει. καὶ κατεγέλων αὐτοῦ, εἰδότες ὅτι ἀπέθανεν. αὐτὸς δὲ ἐκβαλὼν ἔξω πάντας καὶ κρατήσας τῆς χειρὸς αὐτῆς ἐφώνησε λέγων ἡ παῖς, ἐγείρου. καὶ ἐπέστρεψε τὸ πνεῦμα αὐτῆς, καὶ ἀνέστη παραχρῆμα, καὶ διέταξεν αὐτῇ δοθῆναι φαγεῖν. καὶ ἐξέστησαν οἱ γονεῖς αὐτοῖς. ὁ δὲ παρήγγειλεν αὐτοῖς μηδενὶ εἰπεῖν τὸ γεγονός.

4 Sunday Services at both churches Orthros 9:00 am Divine Liturgy 10:00 am Upcoming Service Thursday Archangels November, 8th Orthros 9:00am followed by Divine Liturgy Friday St. Nektarios November, 9th Orthros 9:00am followed by Divine Liturgy Holy Trinity Prophet Elias Scheduling Memorials Please contact the church office to schedule a memorial or orthodoxy3@gmail.com Include the baptismal names for the memorials MEMORIALS October 28th, 2018 Stavroula Barbouletos 1 year Prophet Elias Mara Bagdasarova Trisagion Prophet Elias November 4th, 2018 Gregory G. Roumpos 40 days Holy Trinity Akreve Varellas 6 months Prophet Elias Paulos Kambalados 6 months Prophet Elias Sophia G. Roumpos 11 years Holy Trinity Panayiota Kostakos 19 years Holy Trinity George G. Roumpos 21 years Holy Trinity Sophia K. Roumpos 24 years Holy Trinity Andrew Kostakos 56 years Holy Trinity November 18th, 2018 Steven Louis Kelaidis 6 months Prophet Elias Helen Lingos 18 years Prophet Elias Adelina Lingos 27 years Prophet Elias Louis Lingos 35 years Prophet Elias Prayer List Jeanine, Constantina, Paraskevi, Paul, Catherine, Sarah, Tony, Akrivi, Gregory, Emma, Christian and Romela

5 REMEMBERING OXI DAY The free world watched as one by one countries across Europe surrendered to Hitler s Axis forces. At 3:00 a.m. on October 28, 1940, a representative of the Axis forces arrived at the Greek prime minister s residence and demanded Greece s surrender. The prime minister replied with one single word - OXI No. We as Greeks remember the courage, sacrifice, faith, and breadth of gratitude that lives on in each of us, for those who valiantly fought. We proudly respect her, a nation that whether on her soil, an immigrant, or first born, we remain with the passion, diction and faith to be proud and long to forever call her our Πατρίδα. "Until now we used to say that the Greeks fight like heroes. Now we shall say: The heroes fight like Greeks." (Winston Churchill) Σήμερα, ἐμπνεόμεθα ἀπό τούς προγόνους μας καθώς τιμοῦμε τό θάρρος καί τήν μνήμη των. Ἀντέταξαν «ΟΧΙ» σ ἐκείνους πού διέθεταν μεγαλύτερη δύναμη καί ἰσχύ ἀσχέτως τῶν συνεπειῶν καί τοῦ κόστους. Στάθηκαν θαραλλέα ἐναντίον μιᾶς ἰδεολογίας καί τῶν δυνάμεων αὐτῆς οἱ ὁποῖες θά τούς στεροῦσαν τήν ἐλευθερία, τά δικαιώματα καί τόν τρόπο ζωῆς των. Ἀνακαλύπτουμε σθένος στό παράδειγμά των καί ἐλπίδα καί δύναμη στήν ὑπόσχεση ὅτι οὔτε θάνατος οὔτε ζωὴ οὔτε ἄγγελοι οὔτε ἀρχαὶ οὔτε δυνάμεις οὔτε ἐνεστῶτα οὔτε μέλλοντα οὔτε ὕψωμα οὔτε βάθος οὔτε τις κτίσις ἑτέρα δυνήσεται ἡμᾶς χωρίσαι ἀπὸ τῆς ἀγάπης τοῦ Θεοῦ τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ τῷ Κυρίῳ ἡμῶν (Ρωμ. 8:38-39).

6 Hellenic Cultural Association AXIOS Luncheon Honoring Mr. Sam Chelemes TODAY, Sunday, October 28 1:00 pm Holy Trinity Memorial Building Please join us in honoring Mr. Sam Chelemes, and welcoming Keynote Speakers Ted Condas and Phillip Notariani, Retired Director of the Division of Utah State History. PHILOPTOCHOS Pastichio Making Party If you have any spare time and enjoy the wonderful parea, we would love your help in making our delicious Pastichio, that we sell as one of our fundraisers. When: Monday, October 29th Where: Holy Trinity Warehouse Time: 10:00 am until finish Any time you can spare would be greatly appreciated! The Young at Heart will be having their Thanksgiving luncheon on Thursday, November 8th at noon at the Hellenic Memorial Hall. Please come and have some food, fun & fellowship along with some BINGO. Desserts are always welcome and appreciated. Happy Thanksgiving to all of you! It's that time again for our Angel Tree Sub for Santa First off, a heartfelt thank you for the continuous generosity, love and support our community has shown in support of our Angel Tree Sub for Santa, year after year. The over whelming kindness and willingness to open your heart's and hands to keep this program going is a blessing for so many. Last year with your support we were able to help over 23 families with Food, Clothing and Christmas toys. If you have a family or person that is in need of our help, please contact: Bonnie Georgelas , Pari Katanevas , or Connie Yengich

7 YOUTH & YOUNG ADULT MINISTRIES GOYANS JOIN US FOR AN EVENING AT THE Date: October 30, 2018 Time: 5:30 pm - meet for dinner Location: Prophet Elias Greek Orthodox Church Cost: Corn Maze: $4.50 Haunted Trail: $10.00 Maze and Trail: $12.00 We need parents to carpool Please volunteer 9:00 pm Parents pick up at Crazy Corn Maze 9:30 pm Parents pick up at Prophet Elias GOYA BASKETBALL REGISTRATION 2018 (UCAA) All GOYANs who are interested in playing GOYA basketball must register by October 29, The registration form can be found on the church website under GOYA basketball. The website is UCAA1.com You can register after Divine Liturgy at Holy Trinity or Prophet Elias at the Basketball registration table through October 28th (3rd through 12th grades). Make checks payable to The Greek Orthodox Church, in memo line: GOYA Basketball. In addition to registering with GOYA, you must also go to the UCAA website and register there as well (website to follow) Date exceptions will be made for High School students trying out for their school team. The GOYA basketball season will start on December 1, If you have any questions, contact Father Mario at or Nick & Denise Nikols at

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9 Metropolis of Denver Basketball Tournament Will be held January 18-21, 2019 in Dallas, Texas. REMINDER: Registration, $310 per participant, ends November 18th. For more information and to register, please go to: Panahaikos The Panahaikos Society will have it's annual Turkey Raffle & Bake Sale on Sunday, November 18th after Liturgy at Holy Trinity & Prophet Elias. Happy Thanksgiving to all of you & thank you for your support! It s that time of year again when we ask all of you to please donate clothing for our annual Thanksgiving Dinner, that we host for the less fortunate of the Salt Lake Community. You can drop off your donations at Holy Trinity or Prophet Elias. If you have any questions, please call the office at Thank you all for your support of this most worthwhile project! Annual Thanksgiving Dinner Again, this year, our community will be hosting the annual Thanksgiving Dinner for those who are less fortunate. It is a huge endeavor as we plan on serving 2,000 dinners again this year. We hope that you can please send in any monetary donations or drop by with a turkey. We appreciate all the donations that we have received in the past years and hope that you can help us again with this most worthwhile event that we do as a community. If you have any questions, please call the office at Thank you! Thanksgiving volunteers needed! We need volunteers the day of and the days before to help cook and serve. We will also need volunteer drivers to deliver dinners to low-income shut-ins. Please call the office at

10 SAVE THE DATE FALL GENERAL ASSEMBLY Holy Trinity Sunday, November 11 th 2:00 pm Stewardship Minimum and Eligibility for Voting at the Fall Parish Assembly At the Fall 2014 Parish Assembly, a motion was passed for an annual minimum amount of $600/family and $300/individual and for those with extenuating circumstances, they should consult with the clergy. Individuals: ($300 Minimum) Anyone 18 years of age or older, including students Family: ($600 Minimum) Couples, with or without a minor child or children A parent/individual with a minor child or children In order to vote in the Fall 2018 Parish Assembly, you must have met last year s commitment (2017) and have made 75% of the annual minimum pledge for year IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO MEET ANY OF THE REQUIREMENTS ABOVE PLEASE CONTACT THE CLERGY. EXCEPTIONS MAY BE DETERMINED BY THEM. PARISH COUNCIL ELECTIONS 2018 Elections will be held on December 9 th, After Liturgy until 3:00 pm, at Holy Trinity and Prophet Elias. To be able to participate in the Parish Elections, you must be a Steward in good standing, having met your 75% of the minimum. Applications are available at the church office.

11 STEWARDSHIP UPDATE (As of September 30, 2018) 2018 Parish Expense Budget $1,372, Stewardship Budget $ 550,000 # of Stewards 510 Total Pledged $ 520,902 Total Collected $ 439,268 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 remind you that you may also submit your stewardship electronically by visiting our Parish website at SAVE THE DATES ATHANASIOS DIAKOS CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON Sunday, December 2nd The Cottonwood Country Club PHILOPTOCHOS invites you to attend, THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON Saturday, December 9th Little America HELLENIC CULTURAL ASSOCIATION CHRISTMAS PARTY Tuesday, December 11th at 6:00pm The Other Place Restaurant ARCADIAN LADIES CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON Saturday, December 15th at Noon Aristo s Greek Restaurant PANAHIKOS CHRISTMAS PARTY Sunday, December 16th The Cottonwood Country Club More details to come.

12 Minos, Daughters of Minos & Minotavros Saturday, November 10th 7:00 pm Social Hour 7:30 pm Dinner Hellenic Memorial Building 279 South 300 West Contact: Tickets: Adult [18+]: $35 Youth [11-17]: $20 Live Music By: Kostas Kordatzakis Nikos Sinolakis 10 and Younger: FREE Giorgos Chalkiadakis Tickets will be sold during Coffee Hour at HT and PE until the Horoesperitha. For questions about tickets, please contact MaryAnn Proestakis at (801) Dance practices will be held every Sunday at PE. If you are not on the ing list, please to be added.