August 25, th Sunday of Matthew

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1 August 25, th Sunday of Matthew Return of the Body of Bartholomew the Glorious Apostle Titus the Apostle of the 70 John the Cappadocian, Epiphanius and Menas, Patriarchs of Constantinople Holy Father John of Carpathia Ebba, First Abbess of Coldingham Commemoration of the Beheading of the Holy & Glorious Prophet, Forerunner & Baptist John Epistle: 1 Corinthians 4:9-16 Gospel: Matthew 17: Chase Parkway Waterbury, CT Phone: (203) Fax: (203) Fr. Nikolaos Cell: Office office@holytrinitywaterbury.org Thursday Aug 29 Commemoration of the Beheading of the Holy & Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John - Orthros 8:30am, Divine Liturgy 9:45am 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 Tues Sept 3 Greek School Registration & Classes Begin - 5:00pm youth, 6:30pm adults Sunday Sept 8 Orthros 8:30am, Divine Liturgy 9:45am; Sunday School Begins

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. Nikolaos Mataragas, Pastor 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 The stone had been secured with a seal by the Judeans, and a guard of soldiers was watching Your immaculate body. You rose on the third day, O Lord and Savior, granting life unto the world. For this reason were the powers of heaven crying out to You, O Life-giver: Glory to Your resurrection, O Christ; glory to Your kingdom; glory to Your dispensation, only One who loves mankind. Kontakion Both Joachim and Anna from their sterility's stigma, and Adam and Eve from their mortality's ruin have been set free, O immaculate Maid, by your holy nativity. For this do your people hold celebration, redeemed from the guilt of transgression as they cry to you, "The barren one bears the Theotokos, the nourisher of our Life." ἈΠΟΛΥΤΊΚΙΟΝ Ἀπολυτίκιον Τοῦ λίθου σφραγισθέντος ὑπὸ τῶν Ἰ ο υ δ α ί ω ν, κ α ὶ σ τ ρ α τ ι ω τ ῶ ν φυλασσόντων τὸ ἄχραντόν σου Σῶμα, ἀνέστης τριήμερος Σωτήρ, δωρούμενος τῷ κόσμῳ τὴν ζωήν διὰ τοῦτο αἱ Δυνάμεις τῶν οὐρανῶν ἐβόων σοι ζωοδότα. Δόξα τῇ Ἀναστάσει σου Χριστέ, δόξα τῇ βασιλείᾳ σου, δόξα τῇ οἰκονομίᾳ σου, μόνε φιλάνθρωπε. Κοντάκιον Ἰωακεὶμ καὶ Ἄννα ὀνειδισμοῦ ἀτεκνίας, καὶ Ἀδὰμ καὶ Εὔα, ἐκ τῆς φθορᾶς τοῦ θανάτου, ἠλευθερώθησαν, Ἄχραντε, ἐν τῇ ἁγίᾳ γεννήσει σου αὐτὴν ἑορτάζει καὶ ὁ λαός σου, ἐνοχῆς τῶν πταισμάτων, λυτρωθεὶς ἐν τῷ κράζειν σοι Ἡ στεῖρα τίκτει τὴν Θεοτόκον, καὶ τροφὸν τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν. 2 EPISTLE - 1 CORINTHIANS 4:9-16 ΠΡῸΣ ΚΟΡΙΝΘΙΟΥΣ Α' 4:9-16 Reader- Let your mercy, O Lord, be upon us. Rejoice in the Lord, O Διότι μοῦ φαίνεται ὅτι ὁ Θεὸς ἄφησε ἐμᾶς τοὺς ἀποστόλους νὰ

3 ye righteous. The reading is from St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 4:9-16. Brethren, God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, like men sentenced to death; because we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thirst, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless, and we labor, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; when slandered, we try to conciliate; we have become, and are now, as the refuse of the world, the off-scouring of all things. I do not write this to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you, then, be imitators of me. ἐμφανισθοῦμε τελευταῖοι, σὰν καταδικασμένοι εἰς θάνατον, διότι ἐγίναμε θέαμα εἰς τὸν κόσμον, εἰς τοὺς ἀγγέλους καὶ εἰς τοὺς ἀνθρώπους. Ἐμεῖς θεωρούμεθα μωροὶ χάριν τοῦ Χριστοῦ, σεῖς φρόνιμοι ἐν Χριστῷ ἐμεῖς ἀδύνατοι, σεῖς δυνατοί σεῖς ἔνδοξοι, ἐμεῖς ἄσημοι. Ἕως αὐτὴ τὴν στιγμὴν καὶ πεινᾶμε καὶ διψᾶμε, εἴμεθα κ α κ ο ν τ υ μ έ ν ο ι, δ ε χ ό μ ε θ α ραπίσματα, διάγομεν βίον π λ α ν ό δ ι ο ν, κ ο π ι ά ζ ο μ ε ν ἐργαζόμενοι μὲ τὰ ἴδια μας τὰ χέρια. Ὅταν μᾶς βρίζουν, εὐλογοῦμεν, ὅταν μᾶς διώκουν, δείχνομε ἀνοχήν ὅταν μᾶς συκοφαντοῦν, μιλᾶμε εὐγενικά. Ἐγίναμε σὰν σκουπίδια τοῦ κόσμου κάθαρμα ὅλων ἕως τὴν στιγμὴν αὐτήν. Δὲν γράφω αὐτὰ διὰ νὰ σᾶς ντροπιάσω, ἀλλὰ διὰ νὰ σᾶς συμβουλεύσω σὰν παιδιά μου ἀγαπητά. Διότι ἂν καὶ μπορῇ νὰ ἔχετε χιλιάδες παιδαγωγοὺς ἐν Χριστῷ, δὲν ἔχετε πολλοὺς πατέρας, διότι ἐγὼ σᾶς ἐγέννησα ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ διὰ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου. Σᾶς παρακαλῶ λοιπὸν νὰ γίνεσθε μιμηταί μου....for truly I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move hence to yonder place,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you.." 3

4 GOSPEL - MATTHEW 17:14-23 ΚΑΤᾺ ΜΑΤΘΑῦΟΝ 17:14-23 At that time, a man came up to Jesus and kneeling before him said, "Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and he suffers terribly; for often he falls into the fire, and often into the water. And I brought him to your disciples, and they could not heal him." And Jesus answered, "O faithless and perverse generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me." And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was cured instantly. Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, "Why could we not cast it out?" He said to them, "Because of your little faith. For truly I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move hence to yonder place,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you. But this kind never comes out except by prayer and fasting." As they were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of man is to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him, and he will be raised on the third day." Καὶ ὅταν ἦλθαν πρὸς τὸ πλῆθος, τὸν ἐπλησίασε ἕνας καί, γονατιστός, τοῦ ἔλεγε, «Κύριε, ἐλέησε τὸ παιδί μου, διότι σεληνιάζεται καὶ ὑποφέρει πολύ. Πολλὲς φορὲς πέφτει στὴ φωτιὰ καὶ πολλὲς φορὲς στὸ νερό. Καὶ τὸν ἔφερα εἰς τοὺς μαθητάς σου ἀλλὰ δὲν μπόρεσαν νὰ τὸν θεραπεύσουν». Καὶ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπε, «Ὦ γενεὰ ἄπιστη καὶ διεστραμμένη, ἕως πότε θὰ εἶμαι μαζί σας; Ἕως πότε θὰ σᾶς ἀνέχωμαι; Φέρετέ μου αὐτὸν ἐδῶ». Καὶ ἐπέπληξε αὐτὸν ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ ἐβγῆκε ἀπ αὐτὸν τὸ δαιμόνιον καὶ ἐθεραπεύθηκε τὸ παιδὶ ἀπὸ τὴν ὥραν ἐκείνην. Τότε ἦλθαν οἱ μαθηταὶ εἰς τὸν Ἰησοῦν ἰδιαιτέρως καὶ τοῦ εἶπαν, «Γιατί ἐμεῖς δὲν μπορέσαμε νὰ τὸ βγάλωμε;». Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς τοὺς εἶπε, «Ἐξ αἰτίας τῆς ἀπιστίας σας. Σᾶς βεβαιῶ, ἐὰν ἔχετε πίστιν σὰν τὸν σπόρο τοῦ σιναπιοῦ θὰ π ῆ τ ε ε ἰ ς τ ὸ β ο υ ν ὸ αὐ τ ό, «Μετατοπίσου ἀπ ἐδῶ ἐκεῖ», καὶ θὰ μετατοπισθῇ καὶ τίποτε δὲν θὰ σᾶς εἶναι ἀδύνατον. [Τοῦτο δὲ τὸ γένος δὲν βγαίνει παρὰ μὲ προσευχὴν καὶ νηστείαν]». Ὅταν δὲ περιεφέροντο εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν, τοὺς εἶπεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς, «Ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου μέλλει νὰ παραδοθῇ σὲ χέρια ἀνθρώπων. Καὶ θὰ τὸν φονεύσουν καὶ κατὰ τὴν τρίτην ἡμέραν θὰ ἀναστηθῇ». Καὶ ἐλυπήθηκαν πάρα πολύ. 4

5 GOSPEL - MATEU 17:14-23 Kur arritën te turma, Jezuit iu afrua një njeri, i ra në gjunjë e i tha: «Zot, ki mëshirë për djalin tim, sepse është epileptik dhe vuan shumë. Shpeshherë bie në zjarr dhe në ujë. Ua solla dishepujve të tu, por ata nuk mundën ta shëronin». Jezui tha: «O brezni e pafe dhe e mbrapshtë! Edhe sa kohë do të jem me ju? Deri kur do t'ju duroj? Sillmani këtu!». Jezui e qortoi djallin. Atëherë djalli doli prej djaloshit dhe ai u shërua në çast. Pastaj dishepujt erdhën te Jezui dhe kur ishin vetëm, i thanë: «Përse ne nuk mundëm ta dëbonim?». Ai u tha: «Për shkak të besimit tuaj të pakët. Me të vërtetë po ju them se po të kishit besim sa një farë sinapi, do t'i thoshit këtij mali lëviz që këtej dhe ai do të lëvizte. Asgjë nuk do të ishte e pamundur për ju. Kur ishin në Galile, Jezui u tha: «Biri i njeriut do të dorëzohet në duart e njerëzve, ata do ta vrasin dhe ditën e tretë, ai do të ngjallet». Atëherë dishepujt u pikëlluan shumë. There will be Coffee Hour today. We cordially invite everyone to the Banquet Hall following Divine Liturgy. A Coffee Hour Sponsor is still needed for Sept. 1 and Sept. 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. Sunday School classes begin on Sunday, Sept. 8th. A calendar for the full year will be available soon. 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 5

6 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. 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 Fr. Nikolaos 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 Fr. Nikolaos. 8