Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral New Orleans, Louisiana OCTOBER 30, 2016 FIFTH SUNDAY OF LUKE

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1 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral New Orleans, Louisiana OCTOBER 30, 2016 FIFTH SUNDAY OF LUKE Sunday, October 30 ~ 9:00 am Orthros, 10:00 am Divine Liturgy Parish Council on Duty M. Anastasiou, A. Fyssas-Lear, A. Labatut, and B. Wolf Youth Hymnology and Sunday Church School Group Sessions after Holy Communion OXI Day Doxology MICHALIS ZACARIOUDAKIS 2-YEARS TRISAGION 12:00 pm ~ Greek School October 28th Celebration Presentation in Gymnasium 12:00 pm ~ Kids' Café in Upstairs Common Area 12:00 pm ~ Holy Trinity PTA Turkey Raffle Table in Gymnasium 12:00 pm ~ Philoptochos Thanksgiving Project Table in Gymnasium 12:30 pm ~ Holy Trinity PTA OXI Day Reception in Gymnasium Tuesday, November 1 ~ 9:00 am Divine Liturgy SAINTS COSMAS AND DAMIAN 6:00 pm ~ Adult Greek School Beginners in Room 210 7:00 pm ~ Adult Greek School Elementary in Room 210 Wednesday, November 2 ~ 7:00 pm Adult Greek School Advanced in Room 210 7:00 pm ~ Bible Study with Father George in Coffee Room Thursday, November 3 ~ 9:00 am CMS Musical Presentation in Gymnasium 7:00 pm ~ CMS Board Meeting Friday, November 4 ~ 9:45 am CMS Chapel in Cathedral 4:00 pm ~ DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY DEADLINE 6:00 pm ~ HTC Youth Soccer Practice and Dinner 6:00 pm ~ GOYA Indoor Volleyball Practice Saturday, November 5 ~ 10:00 am Philoptochos Board Meeting in Boardroom 10:00 am ~ Youth Greek School Intermediate in Room :30 am ~ Junior Neolea Dance Practice Beginners 10:30 am ~ Philoptochos General Meeting in Coffee Room 11:00 am ~ Junior Neolea Dance Practice Advanced 11:00 am ~ Youth Greek School First Grade Primer in Room :15 am ~ Youth Greek School Level 1 Beginners in Room 210 1:00 pm ~ CHIRONET BAPTISM Sunday, November 6 ~ DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ENDS 9:00 am ~ Orthros 9:00 am, Divine Liturgy SEVENTH SUNDAY OF LUKE Youth Hymnology and Sunday Church School after Holy Communion Annual Christmas Pageant Practice during Sunday Church School The Church School staff is preparing for the annual Christmas Pageant, bringing together the Church School students for the performance. As it is important for all HTC youth to attend services and Church School every Sunday, parents are asked that their child/children attend at least 4 SUNDAY CHURCH SCHOOL CLASSES between now and Sunday, December 4, in order to be eligible for one of the primary roles and/or reading parts. Also, this year the Church School staff is stressing the importance of all children attending the full pageant rehearsals to become familiar with THE SONGS, WHERE TO STAND, and THE OVERALL PROGRAM. The schedule this year is as follows: Sunday, November 6 begin rehearsing songs Sunday, December 4 select names for primary roles and readers Sunday, December 11 full rehearsal during Sunday Church School Saturday, December 17 full rehearsal immediately following Communion Breakfast If you have any questions, please contact Christina Kogos at cmkogos2@aol.com.

2 AHEPA NEWS The AHEPA Andrew Jackson Chapter #133 wishes to congratulate Brother John Koniditsiotis, who last week was presented his 50 Year/Life Membership Pin in the Order by AHEPA Supreme President Andrew Zachariadis during his visitation to New Orleans. PHILOPTOCHOS Sunday, November 6 Continued Philoptochos Sunday Artoclasia and Special Tray for Patriarchate JENNIE COCHRAN 40-DAYS MEMORIAL 12:00 pm ~ Holy Trinity PTA Meeting in Upstairs Common Area 12:00 pm ~ Holy Trinity PTA Turkey Raffle Table in Coffee Room 12:00 pm ~ Kids' Café in Upstairs Common Area 12:00 pm ~ Philoptochos Reception in Coffee Room 12:00 pm ~ Philoptochos Thanksgiving Project Table in Coffee Room 6:00 pm ~ STRATULAT BAPTISM Message from Father George SENIOR CITIZENS LUNCHEON Philoptochos invites all senior citizens in the community to attend the Senior Citizens luncheons. Give a friend a call to remind them about the event. Offer a ride to a senior, who may not have one. A wonderful turkey dinner is planned for Thursday, November 10, and a spectacular Christmas dinner will be served on Tuesday, December 6, St. Nicholas' Day. THANKSGIVING PROJECT The Thanksgiving project began last week. Each year Philoptochos ask for your support to provide a Thanksgiving Basket filled with gift cards and goodies for the needy families within the community. Please stop by the table set up in the gymnasium today and next Sunday. Your donations will be greatly appreciated. SAINTS COSMOS AND DAMIAN RECEPTION On November 6, Philoptochos chapters around the United States will host a special reception in honor of their patron saints Cosmas and Damian. An Artoclasia service will be held for the living and deceased Philoptochos members of Holy Trinity. To assist in bringing a savory or sweet food item for the reception, Philoptochos members are asked to contact Elaine Nugent or Cathy Vial. ORDER OF ST. MARKELLA OF CHIOS RAFFLE The winner of the ipad door prize at the recent Greek Night Celebration was Angeliki Tsatsoulis. Congratulations, Angeliki! Protocol Number 210/16 - October 28, OXI Day As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. (Joshua 24:15) Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, On October 28 we commemorate the courage of the people of Greece in 1940 when they stood firmly against the forces of Fascism, facing threats of occupation, loss of freedom, and even life itself. Boldly, the cry of OXI, or NO! was exclaimed, as they refused to concede their sovereignty and submit themselves to the tyrannical leaders of the Axis forces. Instead, our forbearers rallied to defend their ideals and to protect their liberty. In confronting a power that was destructive of freedom and driven by evil machinations, the people of Greece chose to serve freely what is just and true. In the Holy Scriptures we find a comparably similar choice that was made when Joshua called the leaders of the tribes of Israel together to warn them of the dangers of following the gods of other peoples and forsaking the Lord. He reminded them of their blessed heritage, of their calling as the chosen people of God, and of how they had been led from captivity to the land of promise. Joshua asked them to make a choice between the true God of their fathers and the idols of the idolatrous Amorites. (Joshua 24:15) On that day and in answer to that call, the people proclaimed, We will serve the Lord! (24:21) On October 28, 1940, and in the hard days, months, and years that followed, the cry of OXI resonated in the hearts and minds of the people of Greece. They made a choice. They remembered their blessed heritage of freedom and the centuries of hardship when liberty was lost. They chose timeless ideals over temporal threats. They chose courage over fear, faith when the immediate future was unknown, and resolve when asked to willingly acquiesce to a stronger, ruthless power. When many others were submitting to false ideologies and regimes of tyranny, the leaders and people of Greece chose to stand and show to the world the true nature of heroism. As we commemorate OXI Day in our parishes and communities, may we affirm the value of this witness in our contemporary world. May our honoring of this mighty stand engender inspiration from our heritage and a love of the ideals of liberty, courage, valor, and all that is noble and true. In the face of false ideologies and forces that profane and destroy life, may we guide others to see the precedent of OXI Day, and may we choose this and every day to serve the Lord of freedom, justice, and love. With paternal love in Christ, DEMETRIOS, Archbishop of America

3 DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME Do not forget that clocks "fall" back next week when Daylight Saving Time ends! INTERNATIONAL CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL AND PASTRY SALE Holy Trinity Church in Biloxi is hosting its annual fundraiser on Saturday, December 10, 2016, from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm at 255 Beauvoir Road in Biloxi. The event will feature a pastry sale, live entertainment, traditional international food, kids' activities, and a marketplace with vendors and gifts. Make plans to drive over to Mississippi and support this worthwhile event. If you would like more information, contact Biloxi Parish Council President George Yurchak at georgeyurchak@yahoo.com. STEWARDSHIP Stewardship is the collective effort of everyone supporting the Church. If you have not already pledged for 2016, please become a supporting member before this year's Stewardship Campaign closes out. Envelopes are in the Narthex. And, remember, the amount you give is your personal decision. Your participation as a steward is important; complete a membership card and submit it to become an active supporter of Holy Trinity. SUNDAY CHURCH SCHOOL SCHEDULE TODAY The Sunday Church School staff announces that group classes will be conducted today in consideration of the OXI Day program scheduled after Divine Liturgy. Following Hymnology, students from nursery through grade 6 will meet with Presbytera Harriet in the Upstairs Common Area, and students from grades 7 through 12 will meet with Viki Moustoukas in Room 210. SUNDAY FELLOWSHIP SPONSORS The Cathedral family thanks Billie and Paul Andersson, who volunteered to sponsor the October Sunday Fellowship. Please note that December is still available for "adoption." If you can volunteer for some or all of December, contact Maria Anastasiou at TURKEY RAFFLE Holy Trinity PTA is selling Turkey Raffle tickets after church services today and on November 6 and 13. The drawing will be the Sunday before Thanksgiving, November 20.

4 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23 ATTENDANCE 100 ~ CANDLE AND TRAY COLLECTIONS $576 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 30η ΟΚΤΩΒPIΟΥ 2016 ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ Ε ΛΟΥΚΑ ΚΛΕΟΠΑ ΚΑΙ ΑΡΤΕΜΑ ΕΚ ΤΩΝ Ο ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΩΝ Ἑωθινόν Η 30 TH OCTOBER TH SUNDAY OF LUKE CLEOPAS AND ARTEMAS OF THE 70 APOSTLES Eothion 8 Ἀπολυτίκιον τῆς Ἀνάστασης Ἦχος β Ὅτε κατῆλθες πρὸς τὸν θάνατον, ἡ Ζωὴ ἡ ἀθάνατος, τότε τὸν ᾍδην ἐνέκρωσας τῇ ἀστραπῇ τῆς Θεότητος, ὅτε δὲ καὶ τοὺς τεθνεῶτας ἐκ τῶν καταχθονίων ἀνέστησας, πᾶσαι αἱ Δυνάµεις τῶν ἐπουρανίων ἐκραύγαζον Ζωοδότα Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡµῶν δόξα σοι. Ἀπολυτίκιον τῶν Ἁγίων Ἦχος δ Οἱ Μάρτυρές σου Κύριε, ἐν τῇ ἀθλήσει αὐτῶν, στεφάνους ἐκοµίσαντο τῆς ἀφθαρσίας, ἐκ σοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡµῶν σχόντες γὰρ τὴν ἰσχύν σου, τοὺς τυράννους καθεῖλον, ἔθραυσαν καὶ δαιµόνων, τὰ ἀνίσχυρα θράση. Αὐτῶν ταῖς ἱκεσίαις, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, σῶσον τὰς ψυχὰς ἡµῶν. 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 παρίδῃς ἁμαρτωλῶν δεήσεων φωνάς, ἀλλὰ πρόφθασον, ὡς ἀγαθή, εἰς τὴν βοήθειαν ἡμῶν, τῶν πιστῶς κραυγαζόντων σοι Τάχυνον εἰς πρεσβείαν, καὶ σπεῦσον εἰς ἱκεσίαν, ἡ προστατεύουσα ἀεί, Θεοτόκε, τῶν τιμώντων σε. Resurrectional Apolytikion Tone 2 When You descended unto death, O Lord who yourself are immortal Life, then did You mortify Hades by the lightning flash of Your Divinity. Also when You raised the dead from the netherworld, all the Powers of the heavens were crying out: O Giver of life, Christ our God, glory to You. Apolytikion for the Saints Tone 4 Your Martyrs, O Lord, were worthily awarded by You the crowns of incorruption, in that they contested for You our immortal God. Since they possessed Your power, they defeated the tyrants, dashing the demons' powerless displays of defiance. O Christ God, at their fervent entreaties, save our souls. 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 O Protection of Christians that cannot be put to shame, mediation unto the creator most constant: O despise not the voices of those who have sinned; but be quick, O good one, to come unto our aid, who in faith cry unto you: Hasten to intercession and speed to make supplication, O you who does ever protect, O Theotokos, them that honor you.

6 ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ Βʹ Κορινθίους ια 31-33, ιβ 1-9 Ἀδελφοί, ὁ Θεὸς καὶ Πατὴρ τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ οἶδεν, ὁ ὢν εὐλογητὸς εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας, ὅτι οὐ ψεύδοµαι. Ἐν Δαµασκῷ ὁ ἐθνάρχης Αρέτα τοῦ βασιλέως ἐφρούρει τὴν πόλιν Δαµασκηνῶν πιάσαι µε, καὶ διὰ θυρίδος ἐν σαργάνῃ ἐχαλάσθην διὰ τοῦ τείχους καὶ ἐξέφυγον τὰς χεῖρας αὐτοῦ. Καυχᾶσθαι δεῖ οὐ συµφέρει µοι ἐλεύσοµαι δὲ εἰς ὀπτασίας καὶ ἀποκαλύψεις Κυρίου. Οἶδα ἄνθρωπον ἐν Χριστῷ πρὸ ἐτῶν δεκατεσσάρων εἴτε ἐν σώµατι οὐκ οἶδα, εἴτε ἐκτὸς τοῦ σώµατος οὐκ οἶδα, ὁ Θεὸς οἶδεν ἁρπαγέντα τὸν τοιοῦτον ἕως τρίτου οὐρανοῦ. Καὶ οἶδα τὸν τοιοῦτον ἄνθρωπον εἴτε ἐν σώµατι εἴτε χωρὶς τοῦ σώµατος οὐκ οἶδα, ὁ Θεὸς οἶδεν ὅτι ἡρπάγη εἰς τὸν παράδεισον καὶ ἤκουσεν ἄρρητα ῥήµατα ἃ οὐκ ἐξὸν ἀνθρώπῳ λαλῆσαι. Ὑπὲρ τοῦ τοιούτου καυχήσοµαι, ὑπὲρ δὲ ἐµαυτοῦ οὐ καυχήσοµαι εἰ µὴ ἐν ταῖς ἀσθενείαις µου. Ἐὰν γὰρ θελήσω καυχήσασθαι, οὐκ ἔσοµαι ἄφρων ἀλήθειαν γὰρ ἐρῶ φείδοµαι δέ, µή τις εἰς ἐµὲ λογίσηται ὑπὲρ ὃ βλέπει µε ἢ ἀκούει τι ἐξ ἐµοῦ. Καὶ τῇ ὑπερβολῇ τῶν ἀποκαλύψεων, ἵνα µὴ ὑπεραίρωµαι, ἐδόθη µοι σκόλοψ τῇ σαρκί, ἄγγελος Σατᾶν, ἵνα µε κολαφίζῃ, ἵνα µὴ ὑπεραίρωµαι. Ὑπὲρ τούτου τρὶς τὸν Κύριον παρεκάλεσα ἵνα ἀποστῇ ἀπ' ἐµοῦ καὶ εἴρηκέν µοι Ἀρκεῖ σοι ἡ χάρις µου ἡ γὰρ δύναµίς µου ἐν ἀσθενείᾳ τελειοῦται ἥδιστα οὖν µᾶλλον καυχήσοµαι ἐν ταῖς ἀσθενείαις µου, ἵνα ἐπισκηνώσῃ ἐπ' ἐµὲ ἡ δύναµις τοῦ Χριστοῦ. ΤΟ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ Λουκάν ις Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος Ανθρωπος δέ τις ἦν πλούσιος, καὶ ἐνεδιδύσκετο πορφύραν καὶ βύσσον εὐφραινόμενος καθ ἡμέραν λαμπρῶς. πτωχὸς δέ τις ἦν ὀνόματι Λάζαρος, ὃς ἐβέβλητο πρὸς τὸν πυλῶνα αὐτοῦ ἡλκωμένος καὶ ἐπιθυμῶν χορτασθῆναι ἀπὸ τῶν ψιχίων τῶν πιπτόντων ἀπὸ τῆς τραπέζης τοῦ πλουσίου ἀλλὰ καὶ οἱ κύνες ἐρχόμενοι ἀπέλειχον τὰ ἕλκη αὐτοῦ. ἐγένετο δὲ ἀποθανεῖν τὸν πτωχὸν καὶ ἀπενεχθῆναι αὐτὸν ὑπὸ τῶν ἀγγέλων εἰς τὸν κόλπον Αβραάμ ἀπέθανε δὲ καὶ ὁ πλούσιος καὶ ἐτάφη. καὶ ἐν τῷ ᾅδῃ ἐπάρας τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτοῦ, ὑπάρχων ἐν βασάνοις, ὁρᾷ τὸν Αβραὰμ ἀπὸ μακρόθεν καὶ Λάζαρον ἐν τοῖς κόλποις αὐτοῦ. καὶ αὐτὸς φωνήσας εἶπε πάτερ Αβραάμ, ἐλέησόν με καὶ πέμψον Λάζαρον ἵνα βάψῃ τὸ ἄκρον τοῦ δακτύλου αὐτοῦ ὕδατος καὶ καταψύξῃ τὴν γλῶσσάν μου, ὅτι ὀδυνῶμαι ἐν τῇ φλογὶ ταύτῃ. εἶπε δὲ Αβραάμ τέκνον, μνήσθητι ὅτι ἀπέλαβες σὺ τὰ ἀγαθά σου ἐν τῇ ζωῇ σου, καὶ Λάζαρος ὁμοίως τὰ κακά νῦν δὲ ὧδε παρακαλεῖται, σὺ δὲ ὀδυνᾶσαι καὶ ἐπὶ πᾶσι τούτοις μεταξὺ ἡμῶν καὶ ὑμῶν χάσμα μέγα ἐστήρικται, ὅπως οἱ θέλοντες διαβῆναι ἔνθεν πρὸς ὑμᾶς μὴ δύνωνται, μηδὲ οἱ ἐκεῖθεν πρὸς ἡμᾶς διαπερῶσιν. εἶπε δέ ἐρωτῶ οὖν σε, πάτερ, ἵνα πέμψῃς αὐτὸν εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ πατρός μου ἔχω γὰρ πέντε ἀδελφούς ὅπως διαμαρτύρηται αὐτοῖς, ἵνα μὴ καὶ αὐτοὶ ἔλθωσιν εἰς τὸν τόπον τοῦτον τῆς βασάνου. λέγει αὐτῷ Αβραάμ ἔχουσι Μωϋσέα καὶ τοὺς προφήτας ἀκουσάτωσαν αὐτῶν. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν οὐχί, πάτερ Αβραάμ, ἀλλ ἐάν τις ἀπὸ νεκρῶν πορευθῇ πρὸς αὐτούς, μετανοήσουσιν. εἶπε δὲ αὐτῷ εἰ Μωϋσέως καὶ τῶν προφητῶν οὐκ ἀκούουσιν, οὐδὲ ἐάν τις ἐκ νεκρῶν ἀναστῇ πεισθήσονται. THE EPISTLE II Corinthians 11:31-33; 12:1-9 Brethren, the God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed forever, knows that I do not lie. At Damascus, the governor under King Aretas guarded the city of Damascus in order to seize me, but I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall, and escaped his hands. I must boast; there is nothing to be gained by it, but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord. I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heavenwhether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows. And I know that this man was caught up into Paradisewhether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows-and he heard things that cannot be told, which man may not utter. On behalf of this man I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except of my weaknesses. Though if I wish to boast, I shall not be a fool, for I shall be speaking the truth. But I refrain from it, so that no one may think more of me than he sees in me or hears from me. And to keep me from being too elated by the abundance of revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan, to harass me, to keep me from being too elated. Three times I besought the Lord about this, that it should leave me; but he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." I will all the more gladly boast of my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. THE GOSPEL Luke 16:19-31 The Lord said, "There was a rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazaros, full of sores, who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table; moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died and was buried; and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes, and saw Abraham far off and Lazaros in his bosom. And he called out, 'Father Abraham, have mercy upon me, and send Lazaros to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am in anguish in this flame.' But Abraham said, 'Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazaros in like manner evil things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish. And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who would pass from here to you may not be able, and none may cross from there to us.' And he said, 'Then I beg you, father, to send him to my father's house, for I have five brothers, so that he may warn them, lest they also come into this place of torment.' But Abraham said, 'They have Moses, and the prophets; let them hear them.' And he said, 'No, father Abraham; but if some one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.' He said to them, 'If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced if some one should rise from the dead.'"