Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral New Orleans, Louisiana

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1 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral New Orleans, Louisiana JULY 13, 2014 SUNDAY OF THE HOLY FATHERS 4 th ECUMENICAL COUNCIL Sunday, July 13 ~ 8:45 am Orthros, 10:00 am Divine Liturgy Parish Council on Duty Fred Ammons, Steve Psarellis, and Ginny Zissis MANTIKOS 40-DAYS BLESSING 1:00 pm ~ SURUCEAN BAPTISM Monday, July 14 ~ 7:00 pm Education, Cultural, and Youth Ministries Meeting in Boardroom Tuesday, July 15 ~ 9:30 am to 2:30 pm Daughters Koulouria Workshop 7:00 pm ~ Parish Council Meeting in Boardroom Wednesday, July 16 ~ 9:30 am to 2:30 pm Daughters Koulouria Workshop 6:30 pm ~ Hellenic Dancers Practice in Gymnasium Thursday, July 17 ~ 7:00 pm 150 th Anniversary Meeting in Coffee Room Saturday, July 19 ~ 4:00 pm CHAROGLU BAPTISM Sunday, July 20 ~ 8:45 am Orthros, 10:00 am Divine Liturgy Parish Council on Duty Fred Ammons, Steve Psarellis, and Ginny Zissis ROSTISLAV MESCHERSKY 28-YEARS TRISAGION Artoclasia Sponsored by the Order of St. Markella of Chios Arto Prepared by Kalliopi and Petros Michailakis 12:00 pm ~ Daughters of Penelope Reception in Coffee Room 12:00 pm ~ Order of St. Markella of Chios Reception in Coffee Room PHILOPTOCHOS GARAGE SALE JULY 26 Philoptochos is staging a HUGE Summer Garage Sale on Saturday, July 26, 2014, at the residence of Garage Sale Chairperson Elaine Nugent 1625 Elizabeth Avenue in Metairie. The hours will be 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. If you can assist Elaine prior to the Garage Sale with setting up and during the sale with managing the event, please call her at VACATION CHURCH SCHOOL The 2014 Holy Trinity Vacation Church School will take place Monday, July 28, through Thursday, July 31, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm each day. There will be tons of crafts, music, religious lessons, worship, activities, snacks, and games for campers ages 5 through 12. Lunch will be provided for participants. Register your child/children for this exciting summer program by completing the enclosed registration form and submitting it to the Cathedral office by Monday, July 21. For more information call Vickie at SAVE THE DATES October 10 12, 2014 Join the 150th Anniversary Celebration of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral in New Orleans, and the Commemoration of the beginnings of Greek Orthodoxy in the Americas. Friday, October 10 Sunday, October 12, 2014 For additional information or to join a committee for the upcoming events contact: 150th Anniversary Co-Chairmen Barbara Stavis Wolf and Costandinos Vennis at hellenic2004@yahoo.com; Phone TH ANNIVERSARY MEETING AND UPDATE There will be a meeting of the 150th Anniversary Committee on Thursday, July 17, at 7:00 pm in the Coffee Room. All committee chairpersons and Executive Committee members are asked to attend. All members of the Community are asked to consider a sponsorship for the 150th Anniversary Commemorative Album. The album will trace the beginnings of Greek Orthodoxy in the Americas and highlight significant milestones associated with Holy Trinity over the past 150 years. Historical documentation along with personal messages, dedications, tributes, and family memorials will be included. Submit an album form for your sponsorship today to be a part of this once-in-a-lifetime tribute to our Holy Trinity Community. CHOIR PRACTICE SCHEDULE In preparation for the 150th Celebration of Holy Trinity Cathedral, choir rehearsals are scheduled from 10:00 am to 11:30 am on the following Saturdays: August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 September 6, 13, 20, 27 October 4, 11 Choir Director Alex Tiliakos encourages and welcomes everyone interested in participating with the choir during the 150th Celebration on October 12. Please call him at , if you have any questions.

2 DAUGHTERS OF PENELOPE The AHEPA and Daughters of Penelope National Convention will be in New Orleans July with meetings and events at the New Orleans Sheraton Hotel at 500 Canal Street. To recognize this special event and welcome the out of town visitors, the Daughters of Penelope will host the receptions following Divine Liturgy on Sunday, July 20, and Sunday, July 27. Events of the Convention include meetings, election for national officers, Welcome Night at the World War II Museum (July 21), Creole Queen Riverboat Cruise (July 23), Athletic Luncheon (July 24), Salute to Women honoring renowned Chef Cat Cora (July 25), Grand Banquet (July 25), and Sons and Maids Brunch (July 26). In order to prepare pastries for the Supreme Convention, members are asked to help at the Koulourakia workshops at the Church Hall on Tuesday, July 15, and Wednesday, July 16 at 9:30 am. Members of the Daughters and AHPEA are also asked to help fill the Convention bags at the Sheraton Hotel on Sunday, July 20, at 2:00 pm. HOUSING REQUEST FROM GREEK VISITORS The Cathedral office was contacted by a Greek photographer, Alexandros Katsis, who seeks housing with a parish family for himself and his associate, Theodoros Oikonomou, during their upcoming stay in New Orleans. They will be in the United States from August 20 until October 20 to film a documentary on the history of Greek Americans in American with the main focus on Holy Trinity, the New Orleans community, and the 150 th Anniversary. The team will remain in New Orleans for one month. Anyone, who can accommodate these travelers, are asked to contact Alexandros directly at alkatsis@hotmail.com to discuss housing availability and rental costs. Alexandros website is Google his name to see his news photos in the Greek newspapers. RECEIVING HOLY COMMUNION The Orthodox Church practices closed communion, not for triumphalistic reasons, but for very important theological reasons. In doing so, we follow the practice of the ancient Church, a practice that was retained by the Reformers. Open communion was a relatively recent innovation and an exception to the practice of the Church beginning in the New Testament period. This means that only those, who are Baptized and/or Chrismated (confirmed) in the Orthodox Christian tradition, may receive Holy Communion. If you are an Orthodox Christian, who is prepared to receive the Eucharist today, you may come forward in an orderly fashion, row by row from front to back. The Parish Council members on duty will usher. Non-Orthodox visitors are welcome to stay through the end of Divine Liturgy and then to receive the blessed bread (Antidoron), which will be handed to you upon dismissal. Also, please join us next door for our Coffee Fellowship. ARTOCLASIA AND RECEPTION HONORING ST. MARKELLA After Divine Liturgy next Sunday, July 20, the Order of St. Markella of Chios is sponsoring an Artoclasia prepared by Kalliopi and Petros Michailakis, as well as a reception, to honor the beloved patron saint of Chios, St. Markella. Also, Father George will celebrate Divine Liturgy on the actual feast day, Tuesday, July 22, beginning at 9:00 pm and invites parishioners to join him at this weekday service. GREEK FESTIVAL WRAP UP The Greek Festival Committee asks all parishioners, who received pre-sale entrance tickets, to submit payment and/or unused tickets to the Cathedral office as soon as possible. Festival Secretary Stacy Rico is completing all Festival related business and would greatly appreciate your cooperation in this matter. Thank you for your support and assistance. SYNAXARION The Fathers of the Seven Ecumenical Councils are commemorated on the Sunday falling within July The Seven Ecumenical Councils are as follow: 1. At Nicea, 325 Condemned the doctrine of Arius, who denied that the Son is of one essence with the Father. Composed the Creed. 2. At Constantinople, 381 Condemned the doctrine of Macedonius, Patriarch of Constantinople, who denied the divinity of the Holy Spirit. Edited the Creed to its present form. 3. At Ephesus, 431 Condemned the doctrine of Nestorius, Patriarch of Constantinople, who denied that Jesus Christ is fully God. 4. At Chalcedon, 451 Condemned the teaching of Eutyches that after the Incarnation there was only one nature, the divine, in Jesus Christ. This is when the Monophysites (Coptic Orthodox) broke from Communion with the rest of the Canonical Orthodox Churches. 5. At Constantinople, 535 Condemned the teaching of Origen and of Theodore of Mopsuestia. 6. At Constantinople, 680 Condemned the Monothelite heresy that in Jesus Christ there is only one will, the divine. 7. At Nicea, 787 Condemned Iconoclasm and upheld the holy icons. Each of these Councils also put forth various canons and made other decisions.

3 EDUCATION, CULTURAL, AND YOUTH MINISTRIES MEETING Education, Cultural, and Youth Ministries Committee members are reminded to attend the meeting tomorrow, Monday, July 14, at 7:00 pm in the boardroom. Every work which does not have love as its beginning and root is nothing. --St. John Chrysostom Holy Trinity Cathedral Greek Orthodox Community of New Orleans 1200 ROBERT E. LEE BOULEVARD NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA Reverend Father George Wilson, Dean PHONE: (504) FAX: (504)

4 13η ἸΟΥΛΙΟΣ 2014 ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΤΩΝ ΑΓΙΩΝ ΠΑΤΕΡΩΝ 13 th JULY 2014 SUNDAY OF THE HOLY FATHERS Ἑωθινόν Ε Eothion 5 Ἀπολυτίκιον τῆς Ἀνάστασης Ἦχος δ Τὸ φαιδρὸν τῆς Ἀναστάσεως κήρυγμα, ἐκ τοῦ Ἀγγέλου μαθοῦσαι αἱ τοῦ Κυρίου Μαθήτριαι, καὶ τὴν προγονικὴν ἀπόφασιν ἀπορρίψασαι, τοῖς Ἀποστόλοις καυχώμεναι ἔλεγον Ἐσκύλευται ὁ θάνατος, ἠγέρθη Χριστὸς ὁ Θεός, δωρούμενος τῷ κόσμῳ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος. Ἀπολυτίκιον τῶν Ἁγίων Πατέρων Ἦχος πλ δ Ὑπερδεδοξασμένος εἶ, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὁ φωστῆρας ἐπὶ γῆς τοὺς Πατέρας ἡμῶν θεμελιώσας, καὶ δι' αὐτῶν πρὸς τὴν ἀληθινὴν πίστιν, πάντας ἡμᾶς ὁδηγήσας πολυεύσπλαγχνε, δόξα σοι. Ἀπολυτίκιον τῆς Ἁγίας Τριάδας Ἦχος πλ δ Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὁ πανσόφους τοὺς ἁλιεῖς ἀναδείξας, καταπέμψας αὐτοῖς τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον, καὶ δι' αὐτῶν τὴν οἰκουμένην σαγηνεύσας, φιλάνθρωπε, δόξα σοί. Κοντάκιον Ἦχος β Προστασία τῶν Χριστιανῶν ἀκαταίσχυντε, μεσιτεία πρὸς τὸν Ποιητὴν ἀμετάθετε, Μὴ παρίδης ἁμαρτωλῶν δεήσεων φωνάς, ἀλλὰ πρόφθασον, ὦς ἀγαθή, εἰς τὴν βοήθειαν ἡμῶν, τῶν πιστῶς κραυγαζόντων σοί. Τάχυνον εἰς πρεσβείαν, καὶ σπεῦσον εἰς ἱκεσίαν, ἡ προστατεύουσα ἀεί, Θεοτόκε, τῶν τιμώντων σε. Resurrection Apolytikion Tone 4 When the women Disciples of the Lord had learned from the Angel the joyful message of the Resurrection and had rejected the ancestral decision, they cried aloud to the Apostles triumphantly: Death has been despoiled, Christ God has risen, granting His great mercy to the world. Apolytikion of the Holy Fathers Plagal Tone 4 Most glorified are You, O Christ our God, Who hast established our Fathers as luminous stars upon the earth, and through them did guide us all to the true Faith. O Most Merciful One, glory be to You. Apolytikion of the Holy Trinity Plagal Tone 4 Blessed are You, O Christ our God, who made fishermen all-wise, sending upon them the Holy Spirit and, through them, netting the world. O Loving One, glory to You. Kontakion Tone 2 Protector of Christians, champion undefeated, mediator most sure with our creator, disregard not the voice of prayer of sinners, but come quickly in your goodness, to help us who cry out to you with faith: Be swift to intercede, make haste to supplicate, O Theotokos, protector always of those who honor you.

5 ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ Τίτον γ 8-15 Εὐλογητός εἶ, Κύριε, ὁ Θεός τῶν Πατέρων ἡμῶν. Ὅτι δίκαιος εἶ ἐπί πᾶσαν, οἷς ἐποίησας ἡμῖν. Τέκνον Τίτε, πιστὸς ὁ λόγος, καὶ περὶ τούτων βούλομαί σε διαβεβαιοῦσθαι, ἵνα φροντίζωσιν καλῶν ἔργων προΐστασθαι οἱ πεπιστευκότες θεῷ. ταῦτά ἐστιν καλὰ καὶ ὠφέλιμα τοῖς ἀνθρώποις μωρὰς δὲ ζητήσεις καὶ γενεαλογίας καὶ ἔριν καὶ μάχας νομικὰς περιΐστασο, εἰσὶν γὰρ ἀνωφελεῖς καὶ μάταιοι. αιῥετικὸν ἄνθρωπον μετὰ μίαν καὶ δευτέραν νουθεσίαν παραιτοῦ, εἰδὼς ὅτι ἐξέστραπται ὁ τοιοῦτος καὶ ἁμαρτάνει, ὢν αὐτοκατάκριτος. Ὅταν πέμψω Ἀρτεμᾶν πρὸς σὲ ἢ Τυχικόν, σπούδασον ἐλθεῖν πρός με εἰς Νικόπολιν, ἐκεῖ γὰρ κέκρικα παραχειμάσαι. Ζηνᾶν τὸν νομικὸν καὶ Ἀπολλῶν σπουδαίως πρόπεμψον, ἵνα μηδὲν αὐτοῖς λείπῃ. μανθανέτωσαν δὲ καὶ οἱ ἡμέτεροι καλῶν ἔργων προΐστασθαι εἰς τὰς ἀναγκαίας χρείας, ἵνα μὴ ὦσιν ἄκαρποι. Ἀσπάζονταί σε οἱ μετ ἐμοῦ πάντες. Ἄσπασαι τοὺς φιλοῦντας ἡμᾶς ἐν πίστει. ἡ χάρις μετὰ πάντων ὑμῶν. Ἀμήν. THE EPISTLE Titus 3:8-15 Blessed are you O Lord the God of our Fathers. For you are just in everything, which you have created for us. TITUS, my son, the saying is sure. I desire you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to apply themselves to good deeds; these are excellent and profitable to men. But avoid stupid controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels over the law, for they are unprofitable and futile. As for a man who is factious, after admonishing him once or twice, have nothing more to do with him, knowing that such a person is perverted and sinful; he is self-condemned. When I send Artemas or Tychicos to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there. Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way; see that they lack nothing. And let our people learn to apply themselves to good deeds, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not to be unfruitful. All who are with me send greeting to you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen. ΤΟ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ Ματθαῖου ε Εἶπεν ὁ Κὐριος τοῖς ἑαυτοῦ μαθηταῖς Υμεῖς ἐστε τὸ φῶς τοῦ κόσμου. οὐ δύναται πόλις κρυβῆναι ἐπάνω ὄρους κειμένη οὐδὲ καίουσι λύχνον καὶ τιθέασι αὐτὸν ὑπὸ τὸν μόδιον, ἀλλ ἐπὶ τὴν λυχνίαν, καὶ λάμπει πᾶσι τοῖς ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ.οὕτω λαμψάτω τὸ φῶς ὑμῶν ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ὅπως ἴδωσιν ὑμῶν τὰ καλὰ ἔργα καὶ δοξάσωσι τὸν πατέρα ὑμῶν τὸν ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς. Μὴ νομίσητε ὅτι ἦλθον καταλῦσαι τὸν νόμον ἢ τοὺς προφήτας οὐκ ἦλθον καταλῦσαι, ἀλλὰ πληρῶσαι.ἀμὴν γὰρ λέγω ὑμῖν, ἕως ἂν παρέλθῃ ὁ οὐρανὸς καὶ ἡ γῆ, ἰῶτα ἓν ἢ μία κεραία οὐ μὴ παρέλθῃ ἀπὸ τοῦ νόμου ἕως ἂν πάντα γένηται.ὃς ἐὰν οὖν λύσῃ μίαν τῶν ἐντολῶν τούτων τῶν ἐλαχίστων καὶ διδάξῃ οὕτω τοὺς ἀνθρώπους, ἐλάχιστος κληθήσεται ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τῶν οὐρανῶν ὃς δ ἂν ποιήσῃ καὶ διδάξῃ, οὗτος μέγας κληθήσεται ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τῶν οὐρανῶν. THE GOSPEL Matthew 5:14-19 The Lord said to his disciples, "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Think not that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the law until all is accomplished. Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who does them and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."

6 Education, Culture, and Youth Ministries Committee 2014 VACATION CHURCH SCHOOL REGISTRATION FORM HOLY TRINITY CATHEDRAL New Orleans, Louisiana JULY 28-31, :00 AM to 1:00 PM DAILY PLEASE PRINT. Completed forms MUST be submitted to the Cathedral office by Monday, July 21, Mother s Name Address City State Zip Home Phone Work Phone Cell Father s Name Address City State Zip Home Phone Work Phone Cell Please include in parenthesis each child s baptismal name. List grade entering this fall. Date of Date Birth of Birth Grade T-Shirt Size Date of Birth Grade T-Shirt Size Date of Birth Grade T-Shirt Size Date of Birth Grade T-Shirt Size COMMENTS or SPECIAL CONCERNS Allergies, etc.: