Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral New Orleans, Louisiana

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1 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral New Orleans, Louisiana APRIL 19, 2015 SUNDAY OF ST. THOMAS Sunday, April 19 ~ 9:00 am Orthros, 10:00 am Divine Liturgy Sunday School following Holy Communion Youth Hymnology in Common Area First 12:00 pm ~ Daughters Meeting in Coffee Room 12:00 pm ~ Kids' Cafe 12:00 pm ~ Youth Pre-K/K Greek School in Room 210 1:00 pm ~ Hellenic Dance Practice in Gymnasium Monday, April 20 ~ 10:00 am Campus Ministry, Room 202 LBC Center, Tulane Campus 6:00 pm ~ Vacation Church School Meeting in Boardroom 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm Adult Beginner Greek School in Room 210 7:00 pm ~ ECYM Committee Meeting in Boardroom 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm ~ Adult Elementary Greek School in Room 210 Tuesday, April 21 ~ 9:30 am to 2:30 pm Greek Festival Pastry Workshop 7:00 pm ~ Parish Council Meeting in Boardroom Wednesday, April 22 ~ 9:30 am to 2:30 pm Greek Festival Pastry Workshop Thursday, April 23 - Saturday, April 25 ~ Greek Festival Pastichio Workshop Thursday, April 23 ~ 9:00 am Divine Liturgy St. George the Great Martyr 6:30 pm ~ Hellenic Dance Practice in Gymnasium Friday, April 24 ~ 11:00 am Archives Committee Meeting in Boardroom 5:30 pm HTC Youth Soccer LAST SPRING SESSION Saturday, April 25 ~ 10:00 am to 11:00 am Youth Beginner Greek School in Room :15 and 11:00 am ~ Junior Hellenic Dancers Practice Sessions 10:30 am ~ Philoptochos Meeting in Coffee Room 11:00 am to 12:00 pm ~ Youth Elementary Greek School in Room 210 2:00 pm ~ Philoptochos Ozanam Inn Sunday, April 26 ~ 9:00 am Orthros, 10:00 am Divine Liturgy--Sunday of the Myrrh Bearers Sunday School following Holy Communion Youth Hymnology in Common Area First ARCHBISHOP IAKOVOS 10-YEARS MEMORIAL IOANNIS (JOHN) TSATOULIS 40-DAYS MEMORIAL 12:00 pm ~ Kids' Cafe 12:00 pm ~ Youth Pre-K/K Greek School in Room 210 1:00 pm ~ Hellenic Dance Practice in Gymnasium CHRISTOS ANESTI CHRIST IS RISEN GREEKS IN NEW ORLEANS DOCUMENTARY TO AIR IN MAY ON WYES Channel 12 Thursday, May 7 at 7:00 pm Friday, May 8 at 10:00 pm Sunday, May 10 at 12:00 pm Sunday, May 17 at 10:00 pm following Masterpiece Thursday, May 21 at 9:00 pm Saturday, May 23 at 10:30 pm WYES TELEVISION CHANNEL 12 in New Orleans will be airing the documentary - Greeks in New Orleans: 150 years of Holy Trinity. The schedule is posted on the left. The Holy Trinity Community is grateful that WYES offered to show this program as a lead to the 2015 Greek Festival, slated Memorial Weekend May 22, 23, and 24. Parishioners are encouraged to view this special programming on WYES and to inform friends and neighbors of this unique opportunity to learn about the history of Greeks in New Orleans and at Holy Trinity. CAMPUS MINISTRY PRAYER AND HOLY UNCTION Father George will be on the Tulane campus, Monday, April 20, from 10:00 am to 11:30 am to minister to the students. Please meet him in Room 202 of the Lavin-Bernick Center. PHILOPTOCHOS MEETING The next Philoptochos meeting will be held on Saturday, April 25, in the Coffee Room. Included on the agenda is a vote on the Board. All members are urged to attend this very important meeting. SAVE THE DATE: VACATION CHURCH SCHOOL June from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Pre-school through Middle School ages Volunteer staff is needed for the week. Positions include classroom teachers, arts and crafts coordinator, music coordinator, and recreational coordinator. Please contact Presbytera Harriet Wilson at , if you are able to commit to this wonderful one week ministry. An important first meeting will take place tomorrow, Monday, April 20, in the boardroom at 6:00 pm. SUNDAY SCHOOL STAFF NEEDED Volunteer as a teacher or teacher s assistance for the Sunday School year by contacting Sunday School Director Patrick Latour (patlat@att.net) or Father George.

2 ATHENIAN PLAYGROUND CHAIRPERSON NEEDED A chairperson for the children's area Athenian Playground is needed for the 2015 Festival. Please call Ginny Zissis or Stacy Rico at with any questions about this position. CALLING ALL HERB GARDENERS! The Greek Festival Committee is asking all herb gardeners to include extra plantings of thyme, basil, rosemary, and oregano, which later can be sold at the Festival. These herbs are most welcome additions in the Greek Grocery. If you have any questions regarding this project, please contact Stacy Rico at GREEK FESTIVAL PASTRY WORKSHOPS Weekly Greek Festival Pastry Workshops will resume after Holy Week. Please come help on Tuesday, April 21, and Wednesday, April 22, from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm. Lunch is provided. GREEK FESTIVAL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Please contact Festival Volunteer Coordinator Maria Anastasiou at and sign up as a volunteer. Lots of workshops are underway, or soon to be scheduled, and extra hands are always welcome. And, don t forget to ask your family and friends to join as well. HELLENIC DANCERS PRACTICE Those participating in the Hellenic Dance group should note that practice is every Thursday at 6:30 pm and every Sunday at 1:00 pm at the Hellenic Cultural Center. ATTENTION JUNIOR HELLENIC DANCERS: GREEK FESTIVAL REHEARSALS BEGIN APRIL 18 The Junior Hellenic Dancers will perform on Sunday, May 24, at 4:00 pm. Dancers must be upstairs and in costume by 3:30 pm. Each dancer must attend a minimum of three (3) of the five (5) scheduled practices with mandatory attendance on either May 8 or May 15. All practices will be on the Hellenic Cultural Center stage. Dancers should make every effort to wear a traditional costume. If not possible, then solid navy blue pants/white shirt/black tennis or dress shoes for boys, and solid navy blue skirt/white shirt/white tights for girls, will be required. Questions? Contact Evagelia Vatakis or vatakie@gmail.com, or Donna Venturatos or venturmom@gmail.com. Below is the schedule. SATURDAY: Dance Practice April 25 For those who attend Greek School at 10:00 am, it will be from 11:00 am to 11:45 am. For those who attend Greek School at 11:00 am, it will be from 10:15 am to 11:00 am. For those who do not attend Greek School, EITHER the 10:15 am or the 11:00 am practice is permitted. FRIDAYS: May 1, 8, and 15 Dance Practice from 5:45 pm to 7:00 pm POSTERS STILL NEEDED Call Stacy Rico at , if you have Greek Festival posters from 1992 and/or These two are needed to complete the Cathedral collection. Message from Father Anthony Stratis and the Parish Council of Saint George Greek Orthodox Church in Knoxville, Tennessee As many of you know, our beloved St. George Greek Orthodox Church suffered significant fire, smoke, and water damage on April 12, Orthodox Easter Sunday morning. St. George parishioners worked to salvage and clean altar items used during Divine Liturgy services, prayer books, icons, and Sunday School materials. Alongside parishioners were employees from Elder s Ace Hardware in Bearden sent to our church to help with the clean up. These friends worked just as hard as any others, and the generosity of that business owner to offer his employees to St. George is heartwarming. Many churches have contacted the church office offering prayers, their facilities for church services, and asking where help is needed. These offers remind us of the true meaning of brothers and sisters in Christ. Our church leaders and parishioners have been overwhelmed and humbled by so many friends, religious communities, businesses, and organizations offering to make donations. Fortunately, we have adequate insurance, which should cover the extensive damage; however, if you would like to make a donation, it can be mailed to: Saint George Greek Orthodox Church 4070 Kingston Pike Knoxville, Tennessee, Thank you for your support in any form, whether it be monetary, physical help, or a simple prayer. All are welcome and appreciated! Christ is Risen! SUNDAY SCHOOL END OF YEAR NOTE Sunday, May 17, marks the end of the Sunday School year. A special program for all Sunday School students will follow Divine Liturgy on that day. Sunday School Director Patrick Latour hopes that all 80 registered students will be in attendance to receive their promotional certificates that are being prepared and particularly the four graduating high school seniors, who will receive a graduation certificate, as well as a gift from the community. The seniors are asked to kindly give high school teachers Viki Moustoukas or Carol Venturatos a picture, a short biography, and the name of the university each will attend in the fall. The information will be published in the May issue of The Flame. Patrick thanks everyone for making this a spectacular year with excellent Sunday School teachers, great activities, and good attendance. PASCHA SUNDAY, APRIL 12 ATTENDANCE NO COUNT ~ CANDLE AND TRAY COLLECTIONS $3,334

3 DAUGHTERS OF PENELOPE The April meeting of the Daughters will take place today following church Services. Hostesses for the meeting are Cornelia Koniditsiotis, Angie Kringas, Connie Tiliakos and Cathy Vial. Agenda Topics include the Palm Sunday Luncheon, St. Nicholas Shrine Raffle which raised over $400 for this fund, the District Convention in Shreveport June and the National Convention in San Francisco June 30 - July 5 and Chapter Officers nomination report. 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)

4 19η ΑΠΡΙΛΙΟΥ 2015 ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ Β ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΤΟΥ ΘΩΜΑ Ἑωθινόν Α 19 TH APRIL ND SUNDAY SUNDAY OF THOMAS Eothion 1 Ἀπολυτίκιον τοῦ Θωμά Ἦχοσ Bαρφσ Ἐςφραγιςμένου τοῦ μνήματοσ ἡ ηωὴ ἐκ τάφου ἀνέτειλασ Χριςτὲ ὁ Θεόσ, καὶ τῶν κυρῶν κεκλειςμένων, τοῖσ Μακθταῖσ ἐπέςτθσ ἡ πάντων ἀνάςταςισ, πνεῦμα εὐκὲσ δι' αὐτῶν ἐγκαινίηων ἡμῖν, κατὰ τὸ μέγα ςου ἔλεοσ. Κοντάκιον Ἦχοσ πλ δ Εἰ καὶ ἐν τάφῳ κατῆλκεσ ἀκάνατε, ἀλλὰ τοῦ ᾍδου κακεῖλεσ τὴν δύναμιν, καὶ ἀνέςτθσ ὡσ νικθτήσ, Χριςτὲ ὁ Θεόσ, γυναιξὶ Μυροφόροισ φκεγξάμενοσ. Χαίρετε, καὶ τοῖσ ςοῖσ Ἀποςτόλοισ εἰρήνθν δωρούμενοσ ὁ τοῖσ πεςοῦςι παρέχων ἀνάςταςιν. Apolytikion of St. Thomas Grave Tone Christ our God, You are the Life that dawned from the grave, though the tomb was sealed. Through closed doors You came to the Apostles. You are the Resurrection of all. And, You renewed us through them with an upright spirit, according to Your great mercy. Kontakion Plagal Tone 4 Though You went down into the tomb, You destroyed Hades' power, and You rose the victor, Christ God, saying to the myrrh-bearing women, "Rejoice!" and granting peace to Your disciples, You who raise up the fallen.

5 ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ Πράξεων τῶν Ἀποςτόλων ε Ἐν ταῖσ ἡμεραῖσ ἐκείναισ, διὰ δὲ τῶν χειρῶν τῶν Ἀποςτόλων ἐγίνετοb ςθμεῖα καὶ τζρατα ἐν τῷ λαῷ πολλά καὶ ἦςαν ὁμοκυμαδὸν ἅπαντεσ ἐν τῇ ςτοᾷ Σολομῶντοσ. Τῶν δὲ λοιπῶν οὐδεὶσ ἐτόλμα κολλᾶςκαι αὐτοῖσ, ἀλλʼ ἐμεγάλυνεν αὐτοὺσ ὁ λαόσ μᾶλλον δὲ προςετίκεντο πιςτεφοντεσ τῷ κυρίῳ, πλικθ ἀνδρῶν τε καὶ γυναικῶν ὥςτε κατὰ τὰσ πλατείασ ἐκφζρειν τοὺσ ἀςκενεῖσ, καὶ τικζναι ἐπὶ κλινῶν καὶ κραββάτων, ἵνα ἐρχομζνου Πζτρου κἂν ἡ ςκιὰ ἐπιςκιάςῃ τινὶ αὐτῶν. Συνιρχετο δὲ καὶ τὸ πλῆκοσ τῶν πζριξ πόλεων εἰσ Ἱερουςαλιμ, φζροντεσ ἀςκενεῖσ καὶ ὀχλουμζνουσ ὑπὸ πνευμάτων ἀκακάρτων, οἵτινεσ ἐκεραπεφοντο ἅπαντεσ. Ἀναςτὰσ δὲ ὁ ἀρχιερεὺσ καὶ πάντεσ οἱ ςὺν αὐτῷ - ἡ οὖςα αἵρεςισ τῶν Σαδδουκαίων - ἐπλιςκθςαν ηιλου, καὶ ἐπζβαλον τὰσ χεῖρασ αὐτῶν ἐπὶ τοὺσ ἀποςτόλουσ, καὶ ἔκεντο αὐτοὺσ ἐν τθριςει δθμοςίᾳ. Ἄγγελοσ δὲ κυρίου διὰ τῆσ νυκτὸσ ἤνοιξεν τὰσ κφρασ τῆσ φυλακῆσ, ἐξαγαγϊν τε αὐτοὺσ εἶπεν, Πορεφεςκε, καὶ ςτακζντεσ λαλεῖτε ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ τῷ λαῷ πάντα τὰ ῥιματα τῆσ ηωῆσ ταφτθσ. ΤΟ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ Ἰωάννου κ Οὔςθσ οὖν ὀψίασ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ τῇ μιᾷ τῶν ςαββάτων, καὶ τῶν κυρῶν κεκλειςμένων ὅπου ἦςαν οἱ μακθταὶ ςυνθγμένοι διὰ τὸν φόβον τῶν Ιουδαίων, ἦλκεν ὁ Ιθςοῦσ καὶ ἔςτθ εἰσ τὸ μέςον, καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖσ εἰρήνθ ὑμῖν. καὶ τοῦτο εἰπὼν ἔδειξεν αὐτοῖσ τὰσ χεῖρασ καὶ τὴν πλευρὰν αὐτοῦ. ἐχάρθςαν οὖν οἱ μακθταὶ ἰδόντεσ τὸν Κύριον. εἶπεν οὖν αὐτοῖσ ὁ Ιθςοῦσ πάλιν εἰρήνθ ὑμῖν. κακὼσ ἀπέςταλκέ με ὁ πατήρ, κἀγὼ πέμπω ὑμᾶσ. καὶ τοῦτο εἰπὼν ἐνεφύςθςε καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖσ λάβετε Πνεῦμα Αγιον ἄν τινων ἀφῆτε τὰσ ἁμαρτίασ, ἀφίενται αὐτοῖσ, ἄν τινων κρατῆτε, κεκράτθνται. Θωμᾶσ δὲ εἷσ ἐκ τῶν δώδεκα, ὁ λεγόμενοσ Δίδυμοσ, οὐκ ἦν μετ αὐτῶν ὅτε ἦλκεν ὁ Ιθςοῦσ. ἔλεγον οὖν αὐτῷ οἱ ἄλλοι μακθταί ἑωράκαμεν τὸν Κύριον. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖσ ἐὰν μὴ ἴδω ἐν ταῖσ χερςὶν αὐτοῦ τὸν τύπον τῶν ἥλων, καὶ βάλω τὸν δάκτυλόν μου εἰσ τὸν τύπον τῶν ἥλων, καὶ βάλω τὴν χεῖρά μου εἰσ τὴν πλευρὰν αὐτοῦ, οὐ μὴ πιςτεύςω. Καὶ μεκ ἡμέρασ ὀκτὼ πάλιν ἦςαν ἔςω οἱ μακθταὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ Θωμᾶσ μετ αὐτῶν. ἔρχεται ὁ Ιθςοῦσ τῶν κυρῶν κεκλειςμένων, καὶ ἔςτθ εἰσ τὸ μέςον καὶ εἶπεν εἰρήνθ ὑμῖν. εἶτα λέγει τῷ Θωμᾷ φέρε τὸν δάκτυλόν ςου ὧδε καὶ ἴδε τὰσ χεῖράσ μου, καὶ φέρε τὴν χεῖρά ςου καὶ βάλε εἰσ τὴν πλευράν μου, καὶ μὴ γίνου ἄπιςτοσ, ἀλλὰ πιςτόσ. καὶ ἀπεκρίκθ Θωμᾶσ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ Κύριόσ μου καὶ ὁ Θεόσ μου. λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ιθςοῦσ ὅτι ἑώρακάσ με, πεπίςτευκασ μακάριοι οἱ μὴ ἰδόντεσ καὶ πιςτεύςαντεσ. Πολλὰ μὲν οὖν καὶ ἄλλα ςθμεῖα ἐποίθςεν ὁ Ιθςοῦσ ἐνώπιον τῶν μακθτῶν αὐτοῦ, ἃ οὐκ ἔςτι γεγραμμένα ἐν τῷ βιβλίῳ τούτῳ ταῦτα δὲ γέγραπται ἵνα πιςτεύςθτε ὅτι Ιθςοῦσ ἐςτιν ὁ Χριςτὸσ ὁ υἱὸσ τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ ἵνα πιςτεύοντεσ ηωὴν ἔχθτε ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ. THE EPISTLE Acts of the Apostles 5:12-20 In those days, many signs and wonders were done among the people by the hands of the apostles. And they were all together in Solomon's Portico. None of the rest dared join them, but the people held them in high honor. And more than ever believers were added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women, so that they even carried out the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and pallets, that as Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on some of them. The people also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all healed. But the high priest rose up and all who were with him, that is, the party of the Sadducees, and filled with jealousy they arrested the apostles and put them in the common prison. But at night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out and said, "Go and stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this Life." THE GOSPEL John 20:19-31 On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them: "Peace be with you." When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you." And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them: "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained." Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him: "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them: "Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and place my finger in the mark of the nails, and place my hand in His side, I will not believe." Eight days later, His disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. The doors were shut, but Jesus came and stood among them, and said: "Peace be with you." Then He said to Thomas, "Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side; do not be faithless, but believing." Thomas answered Him, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said to Him: "Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe." Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.