August 18, th Sunday of Matthew

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1 August 18, th Sunday of Matthew The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary Floros & Lauros the Monk-martyrs of Illyria Hermos the Martyr, Leontus the martyr John & George, Patriarchs of Constantinople Relics of Arsenios the Righteous of Paros Afterfeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary Constantine the New Martyr of Capua Matthew the New Martyr of Gerakari Epistle: 1 Corinthians 3:9-17 Gospel: Matthew 14: Chase Parkway Waterbury, CT Phone: (203) Fax: (203) Office office@holytrinitywaterbury.org Saturday Aug 24 Ordination of Deacon Nikolaos Mataragas - Orthros 8:30am, Hierarchical Divine Liturgy 9:45am; Luncheon to follow in gymnasium Sunday Aug 25 Orthros 8:30am, Divine Liturgy 9:45am Thursday Aug 29 Commemoration of the Beheading of the Holy & Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John (No Services) Saturday Aug 31 Blessing of the Animals 11:00am at the Rickenbach home Weekeepeemee Road, Woodbury Sun Sept 1 Ecclesiastical New Year - Orthros 8:30am, Divine Liturgy 9:45am Mon Sept 2 Labor Day - Office Closed

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 In giving birth you retained your virginity, and in dormition you did not forsake the world, O Theotokos. You were translated unto life, being the Mother of Life. And thus by virtue of your intercessions you deliver our souls from death. Kontakion The Theotokos, unsleeping in intercession and the immovable hope of protection, could not be retained by any tomb or death. For being Life's own Mother, she was transferred to life by Him who dwelt in the ever-virgin womb. ἈΠΟΛΥΤΊΚΙΟΝ Ἀπολυτίκιον τῆς Ἑορτῆς Ἐν τῇ Γεννήσει τὴν παρθενίαν ἐφύλαξας, ἐν τῇ Κοιμήσει τὸν κόσμον οὐ κατέλιπες Θεοτόκε. Μετέστης πρὸς τὴν ζωήν, μήτηρ ὑπάρχουσα τῆς ζωῆς, καὶ ταῖς πρεσβείαις ταῖς σαῖς λυτρουμένη, ἐκ θανάτου τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν. Κοντάκιον Τὴν ἐν πρεσβείαις ἀκοίμητον Θεοτόκον, καὶ προστασίαις ἀμετάθετον ἐλπίδα, τάφος καὶ νέκρωσις οὐκ ἐκράτησεν ὡς γὰρ ζωῆς Μητέρα, πρὸς τὴν ζωὴν μετέστησεν, ὁ μήτραν οἰκήσας ἀειπάρθενον. 2 EPISTLE - 1 CORINTHIANS 3:9-17 ΠΡῸΣ ΚΟΡΙΝΘΙΟΥΣ Α' 3:9-17 Reader- Make your vows to the Lord our God and perform them. Ἐμεῖς εἴμεθα συνεργάται τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ σεῖς εἶσθε χωράφι τοῦ Θεοῦ,

3 God is known in Judah; his name is great in Israel. The reading is from St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 3:9-17. Brethren, we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, God's building. According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and another man is building upon it. Let each man take care how he builds upon it. For no other foundation can any one lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if any one builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw - each man's work will become manifest; for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. If the work which any man has built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward. If any man's work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire. Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? If any one destroys God's temple, God will destroy him. For God's temple is holy, and that temple you are. οἰκοδομὴ τοῦ Θεοῦ. Κατὰ τὴν χάριν τοῦ Θεοῦ ποὺ μοῦ ἐδόθηκε, σὰν σοφὸς ἀρχιτέκτων ἐγὼ ἔβαλα θεμέλιον, ἄλλος δὲ κτίζει τὴν οἰκοδομήν. Ὁ καθένας ἂς προσέχῃ μὲ ποιὸν τρόπον οἰκοδομεῖ. Ἄλλο θεμέλιον κανεὶς δὲν μπορεῖ νὰ βάλῃ παρὰ ἐκεῖνο ποὺ ἔχει τεθῆ, τὸ ὁποῖον εἶναι ὁ Ἰησοῦς Χριστός. Ἐὰν κανεὶς κτίζῃ ἐπάνω εἰς τὸ θεμέλιον αὐτὸ χρυσάφι, ἀσῆμι, πολυτίμους λίθους, ξύλα, χορτάρι, καλάμια, τοῦ καθενὸς τὸ ἔργον θὰ γίνῃ φανερόν ἡ Ἡμέρα θὰ τὸ φανερώσῃ, δ ι ό τ ι ἡ ἡ μ έ ρ α ἐ κ ε ί ν η ἀποκαλύπτεται μὲ φωτιὰ καὶ ἡ φωτιὰ θὰ δοκιμάσῃ τί εἴδους ἔργον ἔκανε ὁ καθένας. Ἐὰν τὸ ἔργον ποὺ ἔκτισε ἕνας μείνῃ, αὐτὸς θὰ ἀνταμειφθῇ. Ἐὰν κάποιου τὸ ἔργον καῇ, θὰ ὑποστῇ ζημίαν, ὁ ἴδιος ὅμως θὰ σωθῇ, ἀλλὰ κατὰ τέτοιον τρόπον ὅπως σώζεται κανεὶς ἀπὸ πυρκαϊάν. Δὲν ξέρετε ὅτι εἶσθε ναὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ τὸ Πνεῦμα τοῦ Θεοῦ κατοικεῖ μέσα σας; Ἐὰν καταστρέφῃ κανεὶς τὸν ναὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ, θὰ τὸν καταστρέψῃ ὁ Θεός, διότι ὁ ναὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ εἶναι ἅγιος, καὶ ὁ ναὸς αὐτὸς εἶσθε σεῖς....and those in the boat worshiped him, saying, "Truly you are the Son of God." 3

4 4 GOSPEL - MATTHEW 14:22-34 ΚΑΤᾺ ΜΑΤΘΑῦΟΝ 14:22-34 At that time, Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, but the boat by this time was many furlongs distant from the land, beaten by the waves; for the wind was against them. And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, "It is a ghost!" And they cried out for fear. But immediately he spoke to them, saying "Take heart, it is I; have no fear." And Peter answered him, "Lord, if it is you, bid me come to you on the water." He said, "Come." So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus; but when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, "Lord, save me." Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, "O man of little faith, why did you doubt?" And when they entered the boat, the wind ceased. And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, "Truly you are the Son of God." And when they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret. 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. Καὶ ἀφοῦ διέλυσε τὸν κόσμον, ἀνέβηκε εἰς τὸ ὄρος διὰ νὰ προσευχηθῇ μόνος του. Ὅταν δὲ ἐβράδυασε, ἦτο ἐκεῖ μόνος. Τὸ πλοιάριον εὑρίσκετο ἤδη εἰς τὸ μέσον τῆς λίμνης καὶ ἐπάλαιε μὲ τὰ κύματα, διότι ὁ ἄνεμος ἦτο ἀντίθετος. Κατὰ τὴν τετάρτην δὲ νυχτερινὴν βάρδια ἦλθε εἰς αὐτοὺς ὁ Ἰησοῦς περπατώντας ἐπάνω εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν. Οἱ μαθηταί, ὅταν τὸν εἶδαν νὰ περπατῇ ἐπάνω εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν, ἐταράχθηκαν καὶ ἔλεγαν ὅτι εἶναι φάντασμα καὶ ἀπὸ τὸν φόβον τους ἐφώναξαν. Ἀμέσως τοὺς ἐμίλησε ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ τοὺς εἶπε, «Ἔχετε θάρρος, ἐγὼ εἶμαι μὴ φοβᾶσθε». Τότε τοῦ ἀπεκρίθη ὁ Πέτρος, «Κύριε, ἐὰν εἶσαι σύ, τότε δῶσέ μου διαταγὴν νὰ ἔλθω σ ἐσὲ ἐπάνω στὰ νερά». Ἐκεῖνος δὲ εἶπε, «Ἔλα». Καὶ ὅταν ὁ Πέτρος κατέβηκε ἀπὸ τὸ πλοιάριον, ἄρχισε νὰ περπατῇ ἐπάνω στὰ νερά, διὰ νὰ ἔλθῃ εἰς τὸν Ἰησοῦν. Ἀλλ ἐπειδὴ ἔβλεπε τὸν ἄνεμον δυνατὸν ἐφοβήθηκε, καὶ ἐπειδὴ ἄρχισε νὰ βυθίζεται, ἐφώναξε, «Κύριε, σῶσέ με». Ἀμέσως ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἅπλωσε τὸ χέρι, τὸν ἔπιασε καὶ τοῦ λέγει, «Ὀλιγόπιστε, γιατί ἐδίστασες;». Καὶ ὅταν ἀνέβηκαν εἰς τὸ πλοιάριον, ἔπαυσε ὁ ἄνεμος. Ἐκεῖνοι ποὺ ἦσαν εἰς τὸ πλοιάριον τὸν προσκύνησαν καὶ τοῦ εἶπαν, «Ἀληθινὰ εἶσαι Θεοῦ Υἱός». Καὶ ἀφοῦ διέσχισαν τὴν λίμνην, ἦλθαν καὶ ἀπεβιβάσθησαν εἰς τὴν Γεννησαρέτ.

5 GOSPEL - MATEU 14:22-34 Pastaj Jezui u dha urdhër dishepujve të hipnin në varkë e të shkonin përpara tij në bregun tjetër, derisa ai të shpërndante turmat. Pasi shpërndau turmat, u ngjit i vetëm në mal për t'u lutur. Në mbrëmje ai ishte ende aty i vetëm, ndërsa varka ishte tashmë shumë larg bregut dhe rrihej prej dallgëve, sepse era ishte kundër. Në agim, Jezui erdhi tek ata duke ecur mbi liqen. Po kur e panë dishepujt duke ecur mbi liqen, u tmerruan e thanë: «Është fantazmë!». Dhe bërtitën nga frika. Por menjëherë Jezui u tha: «Merrni zemër! Jam unë. Mos kini frikë!». Pjetri u përgjigj: «Zot, nëse je ti, më urdhëro të vij te ti mbi ujë». Jezui i tha: «Eja!». Pjetri zbriti nga varka, eci mbi ujë dhe shkoi te Jezui, po kur pa erën e fortë, u tremb dhe teksa filloi të fundosej, bërtiti: «Zot, më shpëto!». Jezui menjëherë zgjati dorën, e kapi dhe i tha: «Përse dyshove, njeri besimpakët?». Dhe kur ata hipën në varkë, era pushoi. Ata që gjendeshin në varkë i ranë në gjunjë dhe i thanë: «Ti je me të vërtetë Biri i Perëndisë». Si kaluan në bregun tjetër, arritën në krahinën e Gjenesaretit. Today we warmly welcome Deacon Nicholas, Arete & Stefano Mataragas to our community! Memorial today: 40 Days for Evyenia Tiniou (the mother of Pantelis Tinios). We pray that God may grant her rest where all the saints repose. Αιωνία η Μνήμη αυτή, May her memory be eternal! The Coffee Hour today is given by the Tinios Family in loving memory of Evyenia. We thank them and cordially invite everyone to the Coffee Hour Room, up the ramp, following Divine Liturgy. Ordination of Deacon Nikolaos Mataragas: You have all received 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 by today. Please contact Carrie in the office to make yours ASAP. A Coffee Hour Sponsor is still needed for Aug. 25, Sept. 1 and Sept. 5

6 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. Greek School Registration will take place and classes begin on Tuesday, Sept. 3rd at 5:00pm. Registration will continue on Sunday, Sept. 8th as well. Please see Pantelis TInios for more info. 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