Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral New Orleans, Louisiana NOVEMBER 15, 2015 EIGHTH SUNDAY OF LUKE

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1 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral New Orleans, Louisiana NOVEMBER 15, 2015 EIGHTH SUNDAY OF LUKE Sunday, November 15 ~ NATIVITY FAST BEGINS 9:00 am Orthros; 10:00 am Divine Liturgy Youth Hymnology and Sunday Church School after Holy Communion 12:00 pm ~ Community Wide "Thanks to God" Family Day Luncheon in Gymnasium 12:00 pm ~ GOYA Community Christmas Card Fundraiser in Coffee Room 12:00 pm ~ Holy Trinity PTA Raffle in Coffee Room 12:00 pm ~ Kids' Café in Upstairs Common Area 12:00 pm ~ Philoptochos Thanksgiving Basket Collection in Coffee Room 12:00 pm ~ Youth Pre-K/K Greek School in Room :30 pm ~ GOYA Cake Walk Fundraiser in Gymnasium 6:15 pm ~ Sea of Sounds Concert at Nunemaker Auditorium, Loyola University Monday, November 16 ~ 9:00 am Divine Liturgy ST. MATTTHEW THE APOSTLE Tuesday, November 17 ~ 10:00 am Monthly Book Club Meeting in Coffee Room 6:30 pm ~ Hellenic Dancers Practice in Gymnasium 7:00 pm ~ Adult Beginner Greek School in Room 210 Wednesday, November 18 ~ 7:00 pm Bible Study with Father George in Boardroom 7:00 pm ~ Adult Intermediate (Low Level) Greek School in Room 210 Thursday, November 19 ~ 6:30 pm Orthodox College Fellowship at Tulane University Friday, November 20 ~ 9:45 am CMS Chapel in Cathedral 6:00 pm ~ Holy Trinity Youth Soccer Practice and Dinner LAST FALL SESSION Saturday, November 21 ~ 9:00 am Divine Liturgy ENTRANCE OF THE THEOTOKOS 10:00 am ~ Youth Beginner Greek School in Room :00 am ~ Youth Greek Dance Class in Upstairs Common Area 11:30 am ~ Mandatory Meeting with Father George for ALL Election Candidates 11:30 am ~ Youth Elementary Greek Class in Room 210 9:00 pm ~ Hall Rental Sunday, November 22 ~ 9:00 am Orthros; 10:00 am Divine Liturgy NINTH SUNDAY OF LUKE Youth Hymnology and Sunday Church School after Holy Communion Aroclasia Offered for the Health and Well Being of All Parishioners Hurricane Katrina Plaque Commemoration See Plaque Sample Inside 12:00 pm ~ Daughters of Penelope Meeting in Coffee Room 12:00 pm ~ GOYA Community Christmas Card Fundraiser in Foyer 12:00 pm ~ Kids' Café in Upstairs Common Area 12:00 am ~ Youth Pre-K/K Greek Class in Room 210 2:00 pm ~ JILIN BAPTISM SEA OF SOUNDS: A VOYAGE through GREEK AND EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN MUSICAL TRADITIONS A free concert presented TONIGHT by the Greek Orthodox Community of Holy Trinity Cathedral DATE: November 15, 2015 TIME: 6:30 PM 9:00 PM, Seating - 6:15 PM 7:45 PM Meet the Musicians reception follows the concert BUILDING: Monroe Hall, Loyola University LOCATION: Nunemaker Auditorium, 6363 St. Charles Avenue The Musicians Kyriakos Kalaitzidis Paul Macres This is a free event with dedicated parking in the West Road Garage! 2015 ARCHANGEL MICHAEL AWARDS The Metropolis of Atlanta annually honors one adult and one youth/young adult from each community, who exemplify Orthodox Christian faith and practice in their life and service to the Church. This year the New Orleans recipients are Barbara Stavis Wolf and Jonathan Labatut. The awards ceremony was held on Saturday, November 14, in Atlanta, Georgia. The Holy Trinity Cathedral family extends its sincerest congratulations to both honorees. SUNDAY CHURCH SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENT Parents are advised that immediately following Holy Communion on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, November 29, ALL students should report to the gymnasium from 11:30 am to 12:00 pm to learn a new and very beautiful selection for the Annual Christmas Pageant. Please have your child(ren) in attendance that day. Thank you! SUNDAY CHURCH SCHOOL NURSERY CLASS A new class, the Sunday Church School Nursery, just began for little ones under the age of three (3) with Elaine Nugent as its teacher. Please feel free to register your child today for this new class. Registration forms are available in each classroom, which presents parents a perfect opportunity to ensure that all children are registered for Sunday Church School.

2 EVERYONE IS ASKED TO CHANT THIS COMMUNION HYMN ALONG WITH THE CHOIR. WINTER YOUTH RALLY2015 Don t be left on the sidelines... be part of the Game! INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION: Opens Sunday, October 18 LATE REGISTRATION: November only REGISTRATION FOR ALL CLOSES on November 30! $ per person $ per person GOYA COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS CARD GOYA is sponsoring its Annual Community Christmas Card. This fundraiser offers parishioners the opportunity to share Christmas greetings in a communal card. Proceeds will be used for various spiritual, service, social, and athletic activities. To be included, simply visit the GOYA table in the Coffee Room after church services to complete a form. Or, you may mail it to the Cathedral office with your check for $20 made payable to HOLY TRINITY GOYA. Deadline is December 6, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8 ATTENDANCE 170 ~ CANDLE AND TRAY COLLECTIONS $783 Message from Father George THREE BISHOP SAINTS THIS WEEK During this past week, the Church commemorated three notable bishops, who are now Saints. On Monday we remembered Saint Nektarios ( ), who is known as a wonderworking saint and by whom a number of miracle healings were attributed. He was well loved by his people for his kindness and inspiring preaching. His peers were jealous and suggested to the Patriarch that Nektarios desired to depose him as Patriarch. Because of this Nektarios was expelled from Alexandria. He went on to become an itinerant preacher on Eubeoia and then became dean of the Rizarios Ecclesiastical School in Athens. Nektarios began to build a monastic center for women on the island of Aegina in He resided there from 1908 until his repose in During his residence at Holy Trinity Convent, he devoted himself to the direction of the convent and to intense prayer. During his lifetime many people were healed of their diseases by God through the prayer of Saint Nektarios. After his repose, and even to today, some people have been healed of physical conditions through the prayers of the Saint. On Thursday we commemorated Saint John the Merciful ( ), who was Archbishop of Alexandria. He was a simple, humble but pious man. He reached out to help the poor from the coffers of his Church and also from the sale of many expensive gifts he was given. He felt remorse for having these items in his possession until he sold them and gave the money to the poor. He was a great teacher of Orthodoxy and brought many communities back into the canonical Church after they had fallen into heresy. On Friday the feast day of Saint John Chrysostom ( ) was celebrated. John was highly trained as a theologian and was an accomplished orator and preacher. For many years John chose to live the life of a hermit, but he tested his body to such extreme spiritual practices that he became sickly. He was first a bishop in Antioch and later in Constantinople, where he received his greatest fame as a churchman. John was a champion of the poor and often attacked the opulence of the high society and the royalty of Constantinople. He was exiled but continued to be an advocate of Christ against the many social inconsistencies of the Byzantine Roman Empire. He was exiled further into the wilderness but never reached that far banishment. He died due to the long hard travel. Saint John is remembered for his clear Biblical teaching and preaching and his desire to be Christ to everybody, especially the poor. He is also remembered for revising the prayers and rubrics of the Divine Liturgy. We celebrate the Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom on most weekday Liturgies and on every Sunday except for the Sundays of Great Lent. We also proclaim his Paschal Homily at every Paschal Liturgy. These three great Church leaders have been recognized by the Church for their leadership, their inspired teaching and preaching, and their dedication to the teachings and the continuation of the Ministry of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ!

3 ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PAGEANT It's time again for the Annual Sunday Church School Christmas Pageant, which will take place Sunday, December 20, immediately following church services. The coordinators invite all children in the community to participate. Pageant song practice takes place each Sunday immediately following Hymnology and just before classes from now through the pageant. All children will be a part of the program; however, students, who are regularly active and present in Sunday Church School, will be eligible for the primary roles. Parents, mark your calendars with the following dates: Sunday, December 6 - Draw names for primary roles and narrators Sunday, December 13 - Full rehearsal during Sunday Church School Saturday, December 19 - Full rehearsal immediately following Communion Breakfast Sunday, December 20 - Christmas Pageant All children are to arrive at church in costume on December 20 and meet in the Coffee Room immediately following Holy Communion. For more information contact Christina Kogos at cmkogos2@aol.com or at ARTOCLASIA AND HURRICANE KATRINA COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE DEDICATION The parish will commemorate the Tenth Anniversary of the "Rebirth" of Holy Trinity Cathedral and the Hellenic Cultural Center following Hurricane Katrina. Everyone is asked to attend services on Sunday, November 22, 2015, when a commemorative plaque will be dedicated after an Artoclasia is offered for the health and well being of all parishioners. Many individuals and organizations made huge strides to restore the facilities at a time when parishioners needed both financial and spiritual help to cope with the unprecedented disaster. This season of Thanksgiving is an appropriate time to give thanks to all, who helped the community recover, and to pray for continued growth of its ministries. In appreciation, those instrumental in the restoration will be recognized. If you have questions on the dedication, please contact Coordinator Nick Moustoukas, MD. PHILOPTOCHOS SENIOR CITIZENS LUNCHEON Almost seventy senior citizens and guests attended the luncheon on Thursday. Chefs John Koniditsiotis, Sandy Bouzon, Diane Chronis, Helen Malachias, Patrick Latour, and Alex Tiliakos cooked a complete Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings. Many thanks are extended to Bella and Ray Bouton and Pauline Caridas for sponsoring the luncheon in honor of their sister, Mary Castrinos Giannopulos. This month the table decorations had a dual purpose. Attendees brought nonperishable food items for the baskets on the tables. The food collected was distributed to needy families. THANKSGIVING BASKET Philoptochos is asking you to please make a donation to support a Holy Trinity Cathedral family at Thanksgiving. You may bring a gift card or a donation to the table set up in the Coffee Room. Today is the last day donations will be accepted. HOLIDAY PASTRY SALE Orders for the Daughters of Penelope Holiday Greek Pastry Sale must be received by November 16. Pick up date for pastries is Sunday, December 6. Please complete your order form and return it to any Daughters member or the Cathedral office or to Barbara Wolf. Your support is appreciated.

4 FUNDRAISING FOR THE SAINT NICHOLAS SHRINE The Ladies Philoptochos members accepted the challenge to raise funds to assist with the rebuilding of the Saint Nicholas National Shrine at the World Trade Center. In turn, they invite the Holy Trinity Cathedral family to join them in a loving tribute to St. Nicholas on the saint s feast day, Sunday, December 6, by offering a donation toward the St. Nicholas National Shrine Project. They also issue a special invitation to all communicants named for St. Nicholas to show their support by serving as honorary ushers and by passing a special tray on that Sunday. Holy Trinity Cathedral Greek Orthodox Community of New Orleans 1200 ROBERT E. LEE BOULEVARD NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA Reverend Father George Wilson, Dean priest@holytrinitycathedral.org PHONE: (504) FAX: (504)

5 15η ΝΟΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ 2015 ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ Η ΛΟΥΚΑ ΤΩΝ ΑΓΙΩΝ ΜΑΡΤΥΡΩΝ ΓΟΥΡΙΑ, ΣΑΜΩΝΑ, ΚΑΙ ΑΒΙΒΟΥ Ἑωθινόν Β 15 TH NOVEMBER TH SUNDAY OF LUKE HOLY MARTYRS GURIA, SHAMUNA, AND HABIB Eothion 2 Ἀπολυτίκιον τῆς Ἀνάστασης Ἦχος βαρύς Κατέλυσας τῷ Σταυρῷ σου τὸν θάνατον, ἠνέῳξας τῷ Λῃστῇ τὸν Παράδεισον, τῶν Μυροφόρων τὸν θρῆνον μετέβαλες, καὶ τοῖς σοῖς Ἀποστόλοις κηρύττειν ἐπέταξας, ὅτι ἀνέστης Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, παρέχων τῷ κόσμῳ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος. Ἀπολυτίκιον τῶν Ἁγίων Μαρτύρων Ἦχος πλ α Τά θαύματα τών Αγίων σου Mαρτύρων, τείχος ακαταμάχητον ημίν δωρησάμενος, Χριστέ ό Θεός, ταίς αυτών ικεσίαις, βουλάς εθνών διασκέδασον, τής βασιλείας τά σκήπτρα κραταίωσον, ως μόνος αγαθός καί φιλάνθρωπος. 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 δ Ο καθαρώτατος ναός τού Σωτήρος, η πολυτίμητος παστάς καί Παρθένος, τό Ιερόν θησαύρισμα τής δόξης τού Θεού, σήμερον εισάγεται, εν τώ οίκω Κυρίου, τήν χάριν συνεισάγουσα, τήν εν Πνευματι θείω, ήν ανυμνούσιν Άγγελοι Θεού, Αύτη υπάρχει σκηνή επουράνιος. Resurrectional Apolytikion Grave Tone By means of Your Cross, O Lord, You abolished death. To the robber You opened Paradise. The lamentation of the myrrhbearing women You transformed, and You gave Your Apostles the order to proclaim to all that You had risen, O Christ our God, and granted the world Your great mercy. Apolytikion of the Holy Martyrs Plagal Tone 1 Since You gave us the miracles of Your holy Martyrs as an invincible battlement, by their entreaties, scatter the counsels of the heathen, O Christ our God, and strengthen the faith of Orthodox Christians, since You alone are good and the Friend of man. 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 4 Today, the most pure temple of the Savior, the precious bridal chamber and Virgin, the sacred treasure of God, enters the house of the Lord, bringing the grace of the Divine Spirit. The Angels of God praise her. She is the heavenly tabernacle.

6 ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ Ἑφεσίους β Κύριος ἰσχὺν τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ δώσει. Στίχ.Ἐνέγκατε τῷ Κυρίῳ υἱοὶ Θεοῦ, ἐνέγκατε τῷ Κυρίῳ δόξαν καὶ τιμήν. Ἀδελφοί, Χριστός ἐστιν ἡ εἰρήνη ἡμῶν, ὁ ποιήσας τὰ ἀμφότερα ἕν, καὶ τὸ μεσότοιχον τοῦ φραγμοῦ λύσας, τήν ἔχθραν ἐν τῇ σαρκί αὐτοῦ, τὸν νόμον τῶν ἐντολῶν ἐν δόγμασιν, καταργήσας ἵνα τοὺς δύο κτίσῃ ἐν ἑαὐτῷ εἰς ἕνα καινὸν ἄνθρωπον, ποιῶν εἰρήνην, καὶ ἀποκαταλλάξῃ τοὺς ἀμφοτέρους ἐν ἑνὶ σώματι τῷ θεῷ διὰ τοῦ σταυροῦ, ἀποκτείνας τὴν ἔχθραν ἐν αὐτῷ καὶ ἐλθὼν εὐηγγελίσατο εἰρήνην ὑμῖν τοῖς μακρὰν καὶ τοῖς ἐγγύς ὅτι διʼ αὐτοῦ ἔχομεν τὴν προσαγωγὴν οἱ ἀμφότεροι ἐν ἑνὶ πνεύματι πρὸς τὸν πατέρα. Ἄρα οὖν οὐκέτι ἐστὲ ξένοι καὶ πάροικοι, ἀλλὰ συμπολῖται τῶν ἁγίων καὶ οἰκεῖοι τοῦ θεοῦ, ἐποικοδομηθέντες ἐπὶ τῷ θεμελίῳ τῶν ἀποστόλων καὶ προφητῶν, ὄντος ἀκρογωνιαίου αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ἐν ᾧ πᾶσα οἰκοδομὴ συναρμολογουμένη αὔξει εἰς ναὸν ἅγιον ἐν κυρίῳ, ἐν ᾧ καὶ ὑμεῖς συνοικοδομεῖσθε εἰς κατοικητήριον τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν πνεύματι. ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ Λουκάν ι Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, νομικός τις ἀνέστη ἐκπειράζων αὐτὸν καὶ λέγων διδάσκαλε, τί ποιήσας ζωὴν αἰώνιον κληρονομήσω; ὁ δὲ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτόν ἐν τῷ νόμῳ τί γέγραπται; πῶς ἀναγινώσκεις; ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν ἀγαπήσεις Κύριον τὸν Θεόν σου ἐξ ὅλης τῆς καρδίας σου καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ψυχῆς σου καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ἰσχύος σου καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς διανοίας σου, καὶ τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς σεαυτόν εἶπε δὲ αὐτῷ ὀρθῶς ἀπεκρίθης τοῦτο ποίει καὶ ζήσῃ. ὁ δὲ θέλων δικαιοῦν ἑαυτὸν εἶπε πρὸς τὸν Ιησοῦν καὶ τίς ἐστί μου πλησίον; ὑπολαβὼν δὲ ὁ Ιησοῦς εἶπεν ἄνθρωπός τις κατέβαινεν ἀπὸ Ιερουσαλὴμ εἰς Ιεριχώ, καὶ λῃσταῖς περιέπεσεν οἳ καὶ ἐκδύσαντες αὐτὸν καὶ πληγὰς ἐπιθέντες ἀπῆλθον ἀφέντες ἡμιθανῆ τυγχάνοντα. κατὰ συγκυρίαν δὲ ἱερεύς τις κατέβαινεν ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ ἐκείνῃ, καὶ ἰδὼν αὐτὸν ἀντιπαρῆλθεν. ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ Λευΐτης γενόμενος κατὰ τὸν τόπον, ἐλθὼν καὶ ἰδὼν ἀντιπαρῆλθε. Σαμαρείτης δέ τις ὁδεύων ἦλθε κατ αὐτόν, καὶ ἰδὼν αὐτὸν ἐσπλαγχνίσθη, καὶ προσελθὼν κατέδησε τὰ τραύματα αὐτοῦ ἐπιχέων ἔλαιον καὶ οἶνον, ἐπιβιβάσας δὲ αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τὸ ἴδιον κτῆνος ἤγαγεν αὐτὸν εἰς πανδοχεῖον καὶ ἐπεμελήθη αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐπὶ τὴν αὔριον ἐξελθών, ἐκβαλὼν δύο δηνάρια ἔδωκε τῷ πανδοχεῖ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ἐπιμελήθητι αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὅ τι ἂν προσδαπανήσῃς, ἐγὼ ἐν τῷ ἐπανέρχεσθαί με ἀποδώσω σοι. τίς οὖν τούτων τῶν τριῶν πλησίον δοκεῖ σοι γεγονέναι τοῦ ἐμπεσόντος εἰς τοὺς λῃστάς; ὁ δὲ εἶπεν ὁ ποιήσας τὸ ἔλεος μετ αὐτοῦ. εἶπεν οὖν αὐτῷ ὁ Ιησοῦς πορεύου καὶ σὺ ποίει ὁμοίως. THE EPISTLE Ephesians 2:14-22 The Lord will give strength to his people. Bring to the Lord, O sons of God, bring to the Lord honor and glory. BRETHREN, Christ is our peace, who has made us both one, and has broken down the dividing wall of hostility, by abolishing in his flesh the law of commandments and ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace, and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby bringing the hostility to an end. And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near; for through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father. So then you are no longer strangers and sojourners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structure is joined together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord; in whom you also are built into it for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit. THE GOSPEL Luke 10:25-37 At that time, a lawyer stood up to put Jesus to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" He said to him, "What is written in the law? How do you read?" And he answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself." And he said to him, "You have answered right; do this, and you will live." But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" Jesus replied, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was; and when he saw him, he had compassion, and went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; then he set him on his own beast and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, 'Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.' Which of these three, do you think, proved neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?" He said, "The one who showed mercy on him." And Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."