August 11, th Sunday of Matthew

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1 August 11, th Sunday of Matthew The Transfiguration of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Euplus the Holy Martyr & Archdeacon of Cantania Our Holy Father Niphonus, Patriarch of Constantinople Commemoration of St. Spyridon's Miracle in Corfu against the Turkish invasion of 1716 Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Blane, Bishop of Bute Epistle: 1 Corinthians 1:10-17 Gospel: Matthew 14: Chase Parkway Waterbury, CT Phone: (203) Fax: (203) Office office@holytrinitywaterbury.org Monday Aug 12 Parish Council Meeting 7:00pm Wednesday Aug 14 Vespers of the Dormition in Danbury 7:00pm Thursday Aug 15 Dormition of Our Most Holy Lady The Theotokos & Ever Vir gin Mary Orthros 8:30am, Divine Liturgy 9:30am Saturday Aug 17 Hope & Joy Pool Party 1:00pm at Mountain Grove Swim Club (630 Savage St. in Southington) Sunday Aug 18 Orthros 8:30am, Divine Liturgy 9:45am; 40-Day Memorial for Evyenia Tiniou (the mother of Pantelis Tinios) Saturday Aug 24 Ordination of Deacon Nikolaos Mataragas - Orthros 8:30am, Hierarchical Divine Liturgy 9:45am; Luncheon to follow in gymnasium

2 ΙΕΡΟΣ ΝΑΟΣ ΑΓΙΑΣ ΤΡΙΑΔΟΣ Sundays: Orthros 8:30am, Divine Liturgy 9:45am Holy Confession: By appointment Office hours: 9:00am - 4:00pm; Closed Tuesdays Rev. Demetri Belsito, Ph.D., Deacon Welcome to Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church! We hope that you will make this your spiritual home. We have ministries and organizations for all ages and all walks of life. Connect with us on Facebook and our list to stay up to date on upcoming events. APOLYTIKION Apolytikion of the Feast You were transfigured upon the mountain, O Christ our God, showing to Your disciples Your glory as much as they could bear. Do also in us, sinners though we may be, shine Your everlasting light, by the intercessions of the Theotokos, O Giver of light. Glory to You. Kontakion Upon the mountain were You transfigured, and Your disciples beheld Your glory as far as they were able, O Christ our God; so that when they would see You crucified they might understand that Your Passion was deliberate, and declare to the world that in truth You are the Father's radiance. ἈΠΟΛΥΤΊΚΙΟΝ Ἀπολυτίκιον τῆς Ἑορτῆς Μετεμορφώθης ἐν τῷ ὄρει Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, δείξας τοῖς Μαθηταῖς σου τὴν δόξαν σου, καθὼς ἠδυναντο. Λάμψον καὶ ἡμῖν τοῖς ἁμαρτωλοῖς, τὸ φῶς σου τὸ ἀΐδιον, πρεσβείαις τῆς Θεοτόκου, φωτοδότα δόξα σοι. Κοντάκιον Ἐπὶ τοῦ ὄρους μετεμορφώθης, καὶ ὡς ἐχώρουν οἱ Μαθηταί σου τὴν δόξαν σου, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἐθεάσαντο, ἵνα ὅταν σε ἴδωσι σταυρούμενον, τὸ μὲν πάθος νοήσωσιν ἑκούσιον, τῷ δὲ κόσμῳ κηρύξωσιν, ὅτι σὺ ὑπάρχεις ἀ λ η θ ῶ ς, τ ο ῦ Π α τ ρ ὸ ς τ ὸ ἀπαύγασμα. 2 EPISTLE - 1 CORINTHIANS 1:10-17 ΠΡῸΣ ΚΟΡΙΝΘΙΟΥΣ Α' 1:10-17 Reader- The reading is from St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthi- Σᾶς παρακαλῶ, ἀδελφοί, εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Κυρίου μας Ἰησοῦ

3 ans 1: Brethren, I appeal to you by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree and that there be no dissensions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment. For it has been reported to me by Chloe's people that there is quarreling among you, my brethren. What I mean is that each one of you says, "I belong to Paul," or "I belong to Apollos," or "I belong to Cephas," or "I belong to Christ." Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispos and Gaius; lest any one should say that you were baptized in my name. (I did baptize also the household of Stephanas. Beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized any one else.) For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power. Χριστοῦ, νὰ λέγετε ὅλοι τὸ ἴδιο καὶ νὰ μὴ ὑπάρχουν διαιρέσεις μεταξύ σας, ἀλλὰ νὰ εἶσθε ἑνωμένοι μὲ τὸ ἴδιο πνεῦμα καὶ τὴν ἴδια γνώμη. Διότι ἐπληροφορήθηκα γιὰ σᾶς, ἀδελφοί μου, ἀπὸ τοὺς ἀνθρώπους τῆς Χλόης, ὅτι ὑπάρχουν ἔριδες μεταξύ σας. Ἐννοῶ τοῦτο: καθένας ἀπὸ σᾶς λέγει, «Ἐγὼ εἶμαι τοῦ Παύλου», «Ἐγὼ τοῦ Ἀπολλώ», «Ἐγὼ τοῦ Κηφᾶ», «Ἐγὼ τοῦ Χριστοῦ». Μήπως ἔχει μοιρασθῆ ὁ Χριστός; Μήπως ὁ Παῦλος ἐσταυρώθηκε γιὰ σᾶς; Ἢ μήπως ἐβαπτισθήκατε εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Παύλου; Εὐχαριστῶ τὸν Θεὸν ποὺ δὲν ἐβάπτισα κανένα ἀπὸ σᾶς παρὰ τὸν Κρίσπον καὶ τὸν Γάϊον, διὰ νὰ μὴ μπορῇ νὰ πῇ κανεὶς ὅτι ἐβαπτισθήκατε εἰς τὸ δικό μου ὄνομα. Ἐβάπτισα ἐπίσης καὶ τὴν οἰκογένειαν τοῦ Στεφανᾶ. Ἐκτὸς ἀπ αὐτοὺς δὲν γνωρίζω ἐὰν ἐβάπτισα κανένα ἄλλον. Ὁ Χριστὸς δὲν μὲ ἔστειλε νὰ βαπτίζω, ἀλλὰ νὰ κηρύττω τὸ εὐαγγέλιον, ὄχι μὲ σοφίαν ρητορικήν, διὰ νὰ μὴ χάσῃ τὴν δύναμίν του ὁ σταυρικὸς θάνατος τοῦ Χριστοῦ. 3

4 GOSPEL - MATTHEW 14:14-22 ΚΑΤᾺ ΜΑΤΘΑῦΟΝ 14:14-22 At that time, Jesus saw a great throng; and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick. When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a lonely place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves." Jesus said, "They need not go away; you give them something to eat." They said to him, "We have only five loaves here and two fish." And he said, "Bring them here to me." Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass; and taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and broke and gave the loaves to the crowds. And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over. And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children. Then he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. Ὅταν ἀποβιβάσθηκε, εἶδε πολὺν κόσμον καὶ τοὺς σπλαγχνίσθηκε καὶ ἐθεράπευσε τοὺς ἀρρώστους. Ὅταν δὲ ἐβράδυασε, ἦλθαν σ αὐτὸν οἱ μαθηταὶ καὶ τοῦ εἶπαν, «Ὁ τόπος εἶναι ἔρημος καὶ ἡ ὥρα περασμένη ἄφησε λοιπὸν τὸν κόσμον νὰ πᾶνε εἰς τὰ χωριὰ καὶ νὰ ἀγοράσουν διὰ τοὺς ἑαυτούς των τρόφιμα». Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς τοὺς εἶπε, «Δὲν ἔχουν ἀνάγκην νὰ πᾶνε δῶστέ τους σεῖς νὰ φάγουν». Αὐτοὶ δὲ τοῦ λέγουν, «Δὲν ἔχομεν ἐδῶ παρὰ πέντε ψωμιὰ καὶ δύο ψάρια». Ἐκεῖνος δὲ εἶπε, «Φέρετέ μού τα ἐδῶ». Καὶ ἀφοῦ διέταξε τὸν κόσμον νὰ ξαπλώσῃ στὸ χορτάρι, ἐπῆρε τὰ πέντε ψωμιὰ καὶ τὰ δύο ψάρια καὶ ἀφοῦ ὕψωσε τὰ μάτια του εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν, τὰ εὐλόγησε, τὰ ἔκοψε καὶ ἔδωκε εἰς τοὺς μαθητὰς τὰ ψωμιά, οἱ δὲ μαθηταὶ εἰς τὸν κόσμον. Καὶ ἔφαγαν ὅλοι καὶ ἐχόρτασαν καὶ ἐσήκωσαν ὅ,τι ἐπερίσσεψε ἀπὸ τὰ κομμάτια, δώδεκα κοφίνια γεμᾶτα. Ἐκεῖνοι δὲ ποὺ ἔφαγαν ἦσαν πέντε χιλιάδες περίπου ἄνδρες ἐκτὸς τῶν γυναικῶν καὶ τῶν παιδιῶν. Καὶ ἀμέσως ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἀνάγκασε τοὺς μαθητὰς νὰ μποῦν εἰς τὸ πλοιάριον καὶ νὰ πᾶνε πρὶν ἀπ αὐτὸν εἰς τὴν ἀπέναντι ὄχθην, ἕως ὅτου διαλύσῃ τὸν κόσμον. 4

5 GOSPEL - MATEU 14:14-22 Si arriti në breg, ai pa një turmë të madhe, e cila iu dhimbs dhe shëroi të sëmurët e tyre. Në mbrëmje erdhën dishepujt e i thanë: «Ky vend është i shkretë dhe tashmë është bërë vonë. Lëri turmat të shkojnë nëpër fshatra e të blejnë ushqim». Jezui u tha: «Nuk është nevoja të shkojnë, jepuni ju të hanë». Ata i thanë: «Ne kemi vetëm pesë bukë e dy peshq me vete». Jezui tha: «M'i sillni këtu». Pastaj, si i urdhëroi turmat të uleshin në bar, mori pesë bukët e dy peshqit, ngriti sytë drejt qiellit, tha lutjen e bekimit, theu bukën, ua dha dishepujve dhe dishepujt ua dhanë turmave. Të gjithë hëngrën e u ngopën. Me copat e bukës që tepruan u mbushën plot dymbëdhjetë shporta. Ata që hëngrën ishin rreth pesë mijë burra, përveç grave e fëmijëve. Pastaj Jezui u dha urdhër dishepujve të hipnin në varkë e të shkonin përpara tij në bregun tjetër, derisa ai të shpërndante turmat. The Coffee Hour today is given by the Effe Family. We thank them and cordially invite everyone to the Coffee Hour Room, up the ramp, following Divine Liturgy. Upcoming Memorial: Sunday, August Days for Evyenia Tiniou (the mother of Pantelis Tinios). A Coffee Hour Sponsor is still needed for August 18, September 1, 15 and 29. The church provides all the paper goods - you just need to bring coffee, milk, juice & whatever pastries you like. Please sign up on the bulletin board. Ordination of Deacon Nikolaos Mataragas: You are all receiving a flyer in the mail regarding the ordination of Deacon Nikolaos, scheduled here at Holy Trinity for Saturday, Aug 24th. His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros will be presiding over Orthros & Divine Liturgy that day. An RSVP for the luncheon that day is essential no later than Saturday, Aug. 17th. Please contact Carrie in the office to make yours ASAP. 5

6 Holy Land Trip 2020: We are looking into a possible trip to the Holy Land in Please contact Carrie in the church office or Athena Barchini if you would be interested. We currently have 37 people who signed up as being interested, with a max of 45 going on the trip. Final pricing will be available soon. If you are interested, please sign up in the office ASAP - first come, first serve. Once we reach our limit, we will have a waiting list. CHECK OUT THE PODCAST "SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES LIVE! ON ANCIENT FAITH RADIO Presvytera and Dr. Jeannie Constantinou guides us through Holy Scripture with the eyes of the Church Fathers and answers listener questions in this edition of the Search the Scriptures podcast recorded live. 6

7 Attention Parishioners! Join the $5 more per week Stewardship Club * Membership Has Its Privileges... Membership includes: -weekly church services with a direct line to God -spiritual counseling -education: Sunday School, bible study... -youth groups: GOYA, HOPE & JOY, Mommy and Me -sports: volleyball & basketball -peer bonding activities -group outings, coffee hour... -cultural enrichment - Greek School, Greek Dancing... AND the satisfaction of knowing you are engaged and growing in your support of the church! A steward is typically considered an adult who is 18 years of age or older and making their own income. Our children are introduced to stewardship through our Sunday School program by donating to the soup kitchen and the mission boxes that support international church missionary work. *Not a real club, but you can join! 7

8 OUR 2019 STEWARDSHIP CAMPAIGN IS ONGOING! Stewardship is a free-will offering of our time, talent and treasure to the church. Contributions are taxdeductible. Participating in our Stewardship Program is how individuals/ families become active stewards of our church. Your contributions give the church the resources needed to fulfill its mission. We thank God for every good gift that comes from above and we thank you for your support of the work of the church! Names for the Proskomedi (preparation service): Please submit names of the living or deceased to the church office to be commemorated during the preparation of the holy gifts before Divine Liturgy. Names of those who have fallen asleep should be marked with a +cross. Prayer cards are available at the candle stand in the narthex to be filled out and submitted. If you are interested in volunteering your time or talents, please see Margo Ricciardi (Parish Council President) to find out how you can make a difference in the various ministries & organizations of our community. WELCOME TO ALL VISITORS! For those visiting an Orthodox Church for the first time, please be aware that Holy Communion is a sign of unity of Faith which is offered to Baptized and/or Chrismated Orthodox Christians. All present are welcome, however, to partake of the Antidoro (blessed bread) which is distributed at the end of the service. All people, of any background, are welcome to join the Orthodox Church! Those interested in learning more about the Orthodox Christian Faith or becoming a member or our church, please see contact Margo Ricciardi (Parish Council President) at