Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral New Orleans, Louisiana

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1 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral New Orleans, Louisiana SEPTEMBER 3, 2017 THIRTEENTH SUNDAY OF MATTHEW Sunday, September 3 ~ 8:45 am Orthros, 10:00 am Divine Liturgy Sunday Church School Group Lesson after Holy Communion ANDREY TRYXOCHOV and ANASTASIA TZVETAEVA 24-YEARS TRISAGION 3:00 pm ~ GOYA Pool Party at 7030 Milne Boulevard, New Orleans Monday, September 4 ~ CATHEDRAL OFFICE CLOSED FOR LABOR DAY Tuesday, September 5 ~ 11:00 am Western Conference Clergy Meeting in Pensacola, Florida 7:00 pm ~ Cathedral Montessori School Board Meeting Wednesday, September 6 ~ 7:00 pm Bible Study with Father George Friday, September 8 ~ 9:00 am Divine Liturgy NATIVITY OF THE THEOTOKOS 5:00 pm ~ DOHMANN-SEIFRIED WEDDING REHEARSAL 6:00 pm ~ Holy Trinity Youth Soccer Practice and Dinner 7:00 pm ~ GOYA Volleyball Practice Saturday, September 9 ~ 10:00 am Acolyte Workshop in Cathedral 10:00 am ~ Philoptochos Board Meeting in Boardroom 10:30 am ~ Philoptochos Membership Meeting in Coffee Room 12:00 pm ~ Beginner Youth Greek School in Room 210 1:30 pm ~ Advanced Youth Greek School in Room 210 4:30 pm ~ DOHMANN-SEIFRIED WEDDING 7:00 pm ~ Hall Rental WEDDING RECEPTION Sunday, September 10 ~ 8:45 am Orthros 10:00 am Divine Liturgy SUNDAY BEFORE HOLY CROSS Youth Hymnology and Sunday Church School after Holy Communion 12:00 pm ~ General Assembly in Gymnasium 12:00 pm ~ HOPE (K-2) PBJ Lunch and Craft Project in Upstairs Common Area FUNERAL ANNOUNCEMENT The Cathedral office learned that Presvytera Bess Vieron, beloved wife of Father Nicholas Vieron, fell asleep in the Lord on Wednesday, August 30, Visitation will be held at the Memphis Funeral Home 5599 Poplar Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee today, Sunday, September 3, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. The funeral service will be held tomorrow, Monday, September 4, at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church 573 North Highland Street in Memphis beginning at 11:00 am. Interment, preceded by a Trisagion, will take place at St. Louis Cemetery #3 in New Orleans on Thursday, September 7, at 9:30 am. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Father Vieron and the family. May her memory be eternal. GENERAL ASSEMBLY All members in Good Standing are encouraged to attend the General Assembly in the Hellenic Cultural Center next Sunday, September 10, 2017, immediately after Divine Liturgy. The agenda will include election of three (3) members to serve on the Board of Elections for December 2017 elections, as well as regular business items. GOYA POOL PARTY! GOYANS, come out for some swimming and poolside fun today, Sunday, September 3, 3:00 pm at 7030 Milne Boulevard, New Orleans GOYA is for all Orthodox Christians in 6th - 12th grades. Watch the bulletin and your for more information. GREEK FESTIVAL APPRECIATION DINNER All Greek Festival volunteers are invited to an Appreciation Dinner on SUNDAY, SEPTMEBER 24, in the gymnasium of the Hellenic Cultural Center beginning at 6:00 pm. Kindly RSVP to Stacy Rico festival@holytrinitycathedral.org if you plan to attend. Your response will assist with the necessary food and set up preparations. HOPE - PBJ LUNCH AND CRAFT PROJECT HOPE members, children in grades K-2, will meet in the Upstairs Common Area next Sunday, September 10, after church services. A PBJ lunch will be served, and a craft project will be directed by advisors Mariellen Craver and Diana Peterson. Parents, take advantage of this opportunity to attend the General Assembly while your children participate in this activity. ORDER OF ST. MARKELLA CONCERT IN OCTOBER The Order of St. Markella of Chios is sponsoring a concert, featuring renowned Greek vocalist and musician Dimitris Basis, on Sunday, October 22, 2017, at the Hellenic Cultural Center. Make plans to attend. For more information and to make reservations, call Maria Anastasiou at or Kostas Frezoulis at TORPEDO GRASS TREATMENT NEARS COMPLETION The majority of torpedo grass in the beds behind the Cathedral sanctuary and beside the railed walkway on the bayou side of the property have yellowed and died thanks to the vigilant weekly herbicide treatment applied by Dimitri Vatakis. The Cathedral staff is extremely pleased with the dramatic results, although the weeds remain unsightly. A few sprigs of green are still visible, but please know that the dead torpedo grass will be removed after Labor Day. Your patience and understanding during the long process is greatly appreciated.

2 Message from His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios My Beloved Ones, On September 1 we are blessed to celebrate the beginning of a new Ecclesiastical Year. This date comes to us from the ancient practice established in the Byzantine Empire as a day of taxation during the time of harvest. On Monday, September 4, we will be fortunate to celebrate the secular holiday of Labor Day. Therefore, it is a beautiful occurrence that this Sunday s Gospel reading takes place in a vineyard. In our Lord s parable the tenants of the vineyard do not behave honorably nor do they regard others. When the owner of the vineyard wishes to inspect their works during the harvest and receive the fruit that is rightfully His, He sends servants to represent Him. However, the tenants beat one, stone another, and kill the last. Again, the owner wishes to contact His tenants, and so He sends more servants. But, this shameful process is repeated. Finally, the owner of the vineyard reasons that they will respect His son; but, when His son arrives, the tenants see a way to steal his inheritance, and so they murder him as well. The parallels of this parable were not clear to those whom Christ was speaking. The vineyard, of course, is earth; the owner is God; and the tenants to whom he lets out the property were the Israelites. Just as the owner wished to communicate with His tenants in the season of the harvest, God sent His servants, the prophets. In the abuse and horrible mistreatment of all His messengers, Christ is criticizing the frequent rejection of God s Word as well as predicting His own Crucifixion, only days before, as He is the Son of the Vineyard Owner. However, the people to whom He is speaking still grasp the meaning of the parable, even without understanding their role in it. When He asks what the owner will do to the wicked tenants, the listeners correctly say that the owner will put those wretches to a miserable death, and let out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the fruits in their seasons" (Matthew 21:41). Christ ends His preaching quoting Psalm 118, which predicts that the rejected stone shall become the chief cornerstone, encouraging those Israelites to turn to Him. My brothers and sisters, as we begin this Ecclesiastical New Year, I pray that we all take the time to examine what spiritual fruits we have produced for the Glory of God. The meaning of this parable was not simply historical; we too can reject our Creator s message: not only by disobeying His commandments but also by failing to cultivate a spirit of prayerful humility and by rejecting those, who come to us in a time of need. Christ makes it very clear that the gifts His Father bestowed to humanity can be easily taken from us and given to others, who prove more worthy of them. As we begin this new Ecclesiastical Year, approaching the time of harvest, let us work to insure that we will be able to give a good account to the owner of the Vineyard when He returns to receive His fruit. +ALEXIOS Metropolitan of Atlanta AHEPA HURRICANE HARVEY RELIEF AHEPA Chapter 29 in Houston, Texas, is collecting funds, as well as Home Depot and Lowe's gift cards, to help those in their community that have suffered losses and damages as a result of Hurricane Harvey. The community in Houston greatly helped Holy Trinity after Hurricane Katrina. Now, they need our help. Checks or gift cards can be mailed to AHEPA Chapter 29, C/O Anthony Kouzounis, 3736 Lake Street, Houston, Texas PHILOPTOCHOS MONTHLY PHILOPTOCHOS MEETING The first meeting of the new calendar year of the Philoptochos Elpis Ladies Society will be held on Saturday, September 9, 2017, at the Hellenic Cultural Center. All ladies in the community are invited. There will be a board meeting at 10:00 am in the boardroom followed by a membership meeting at 10:30 am in the Coffee Room. Your ideas and participation in the philanthropic programs supported by Philoptochos are welcomed. Mark your calendars and join this amazing organization. SENIOR CITIZENS LUNCHEON Philoptochos members and their talented cooks prepare luncheons enjoyed by the seniors throughout the year. The luncheons are followed by camaraderie and cheerful Bingo games. The first 2017 Fall Luncheon will be held on September 21 at 11:30 am in the Hellenic Cultural Center and will be sponsored by Presvytera Harriet Wilson and Cathy Vial. Make plans to join the 100 th Birthday Celebration of Mary Pepps and to attend the group of seniors in the spirit of friendship and community. If you wish to sponsor any other monthly luncheon, please contact Cathy Vial at or cathyvial@gmail.com. SAVE THE DATE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 Everyone is asked to attend the upcoming Fall Family Retreat featuring guest speaker Father Stavros Akrotirianakis from Saint John Greek Orthodox Church in Tampa, Florida. His theme is "Encouragement to Grow in the Faith and the Environment That Fosters It." Encouragement is something everyone needs and something everyone can give. Most people will agree that the majority of voices heard in the world today are voices of discouragement. Come receive some encouragement to grow in your faith and learn some practical ways to create environments that foster encouragement. Father Stavros is an author and a parish priest, who is regularly featured on the Orthodox Christian Network.

3 SUNDAY, AUGUST 27 ATTENDANCE 140 ~ CANDLE AND TRAY COLLECTIONS $464 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 3η ΣΕΠΤΕΜΒPIΟΥ 2017 ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΙΓ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΑΓΙΟΥ ΙΕΡΟΜΑΡΤΥΡΟΣ ΑΝΘΙΜΟΥ, ΕΠΙΣΚΟΠΟΥ ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΙΑΣ Ἑωθινόν Β 3 RD SEPTEMBER TH SUNDAY OF MATTHEW HOLY HIEROMARTYR ANTHIMOS, BISHOP OF NICOMEDEA Eothion 2 Απολυτίκιον της Ανάστασης 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 τοῦ Ἱεροµάρτυρος Καὶ τρόπων µέτοχος, καὶ θρόνων διάδοχος, τῶν Ἀποστόλων γενόµενος, τὴν πρᾶξιν εὗρες Θεόπνευστε, εἰς θεωρίας ἐπίβασιν διὰ τοῦτο τὸν λόγον τῆς ἀληθείας ὀρθοτοµῶν, καὶ τῇ πίστει ἐνήθλησας µέχρις αἵµατος, Ἱεροµάρτυς Ἄνθιµε πρέσβευε Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ, σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡµῶν. Ἀπολυτίκιον τοῦ Ὁσίου Ἦχος πλ δ Ταῖς τῶν δακρύων σου ῥοαῖς, τῆς ἐρήµου τὸ ἄγονον ἐγεώργησας, καὶ τοῖς ἐκ βάθους στεναγµοῖς, εἰς ἑκατὸν τοὺς πόνους ἐκαρποφόρησας, καὶ γέγονας φωστὴρ τῇ οἰκουµένῃ, λάµπων τοῖς θαύµασιν Θεόκτιστε Πατὴρ ἡµῶν ὅσιε πρέσβευε Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ, σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἠµῶν. 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 Ιωακείμ καί Άννα όνειδισμού ατεκνίας, καί Αδάμ καί Εύα, εκ τής φθοράς τού θανάτου, ηλευθερώθησαν, Άχραντε, εν τή αγία γεννήσει σου, αυτήν εορτάζει καί ο λαός σου, ενοχής τών πταισμάτων, λυτρωθείς εν τώ κράζειν σοι, Η στείρα τίκτει τήν Θεοτόκον, καί τροφόν τής ζωής ημών. Resurrection Apolytikion 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 Hieromartyr Becoming a partner with the Apostles in way of life and successor to their thrones, O God-inspired Saint, in the active life you found an entrance to contemplation. Hence you rightly expounded the word of truth, and you shed your blood in struggling for the faith, O Hieromartyr Anthimos. Intercede with Christ our God, beseeching Him to save our souls. Apolytikion for the Devout Man Plagal With the rivers of your tears you made the barren desert bloom; and with your sighs from deep within, you made your labors bear their fruits a hundredfold; and you became a star, illuminating the world by your miracles, O Theoktistos our devout father. Intercede with Christ our God, for the salvation of our souls. Apolytikion of the Holy Trinity Plagal 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 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."

5 ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ Α' Κορινθίους ις Ἀδελφοί, γρηγορεῖτε, στήκετε ἐν τῇ πίστει, ἀνδρίζεσθε, κραταιοῦσθε πάντα ὑµῶν ἐν ἀγάπῃ γενέσθω. Παρακαλῶ δὲ ὑµᾶς, ἀδελφοί οἴδατε τὴν οἰκίαν Στεφανᾶ, ὅτι ἐστὶν ἀπαρχὴ τῆς Ἀχαΐας καὶ εἰς διακονίαν τοῖς ἁγίοις ἔταξαν ἑαυτούς ἵνα καὶ ὑµεῖς ὑποτάσσησθε τοῖς τοιούτοις καὶ παντὶ τῷ συνεργοῦντι καὶ κοπιῶντι. Χαίρω δὲ ἐπὶ τῇ παρουσίᾳ Στεφανᾶ καὶ Φορτουνάτου καὶ Ἀχαϊκοῦ, ὅτι τὸ ὑµέτερον ὑστέρηµα οὗτοι ἀνεπλήρωσαν ἀνέπαυσαν γὰρ τὸ ἐµὸν πνεῦµα καὶ τὸ ὑµῶν. ἐπιγινώσκετε οὖν τοὺς τοιούτους. Ἀσπάζονται ὑµᾶς αἱ ἐκκλησίαι τῆς Ἀσίας. ἀσπάζεται ὑµᾶς ἐν Κυρίῳ πολλὰ Ἀκύλας καὶ Πρίσκιλλα σὺν τῇ κατ' οἶκον αὐτῶν ἐκκλησίᾳ. Ἀσπάζονται ὑµᾶς οἱ ἀδελφοὶ πάντες. Ἀσπάσασθε ἀλλήλους ἐν φιλήµατι ἁγίῳ. Ο ἀσπασµὸς τῇ ἐµῇ χειρὶ Παύλου. Εἴ τις οὐ φιλεῖ τὸν Κύριον ἡµῶν Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν, ἤτω ἀνάθεµα µαραν αθά. Ἡ χάρις τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦθ µεθ' ὑµῶν. Ἡ ἀγάπη µου µετὰ πάντων ὑµῶν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ. Ἀµὴν. ΤΟ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ Ματθαῖου κα Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος τήν παραβολὴν ταύτην Αλλην παραβολὴν ἀκούσατε. ἄνθρωπός τις ἦν οἰκοδεσπότης, ὅστις ἐφύτευσεν ἀμπελῶνα καὶ φραγμὸν αὐτῷ περιέθηκε καὶ ὤρυξεν ἐν αὐτῷ ληνὸν καὶ ᾠκοδόμησε πύργον, καὶ ἐξέδοτο αὐτὸν γεωργοῖς καὶ ἀπεδήμησεν. ὅτε δὲ ἤγγισεν ὁ καιρὸς τῶν καρπῶν, ἀπέστειλε τοὺς δούλους αὐτοῦ πρὸς τοὺς γεωργοὺς λαβεῖν τοὺς καρποὺς αὐτοῦ. καὶ λαβόντες οἱ γεωργοὶ τοὺς δούλους αὐτοῦ ὃν μὲν ἔδειραν, ὃν δὲ ἀπέκτειναν, ὃν δὲ ἐλιθοβόλησαν. πάλιν ἀπέστειλεν ἄλλους δούλους πλείονας τῶν πρώτων, καὶ ἐποίησαν αὐτοῖς ὡσαύτως. ὕστερον δὲ ἀπέστειλε πρὸς αὐτοὺς τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ λέγων ἐντραπήσονται τὸν υἱόν μου. οἱ δὲ γεωργοὶ ἰδόντες τὸν υἱὸν εἶπον ἐν ἑαυτοῖς οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ κληρονόμος δεῦτε ἀποκτείνωμεν αὐτὸν καὶ κατάσχωμεν τὴν κληρονομίαν αὐτοῦ. καὶ λαβόντες αὐτὸν ἐξέβαλον ἔξω τοῦ ἀμπελῶνος, καὶ ἀπέκτειναν. ὅταν οὖν ἔλθῃ ὁ κύριος τοῦ ἀμπελῶνος, τί ποιήσει τοῖς γεωργοῖς ἐκείνοις; λέγουσιν αὐτῷ κακοὺς κακῶς ἀπολέσει αὐτούς, καὶ τὸν ἀμπελῶνα ἐκδώσεται ἄλλοις γεωργοῖς, οἵτινες ἀποδώσουσιν αὐτῷ τοὺς καρποὺς ἐν τοῖς καιροῖς αὐτῶν. λέγει αὐτοῖς ὁ Ιησοῦς οὐδέποτε ἀνέγνωτε ἐν ταῖς γραφαῖς, λίθον ὃν ἀπεδοκίμασαν οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες, οὗτος ἐγενήθη εἰς κεφαλὴν γωνίας παρὰ Κυρίου ἐγένετο αὕτη, καὶ ἔστι θαυμαστὴ ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς ἡμῶν; THE EPISTLE I Corinthians 16:13-24 BRETHREN, be watchful, stand firm in your faith, be courageous, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love. Now, brethren, you know that the household of Stephanas were the first converts in Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints; I urge you to be subject to such men and to every fellow worker and laborer. I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicos, because they have made up for your absence; for they refreshed my spirit as well as yours. Give recognition to such men. The churches of Asia send greetings. Aquila and Prisca, together with the church in their house, send you hearty greetings in the Lord. All the brethren send greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss. I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. If any one has no love for the Lord, let him be accursed. Our Lord, come! The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen. THE GOSPEL Matthew 21:33-42 The Lord said this parable, "There was a householder who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge around it, and dug a wine press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to tenants, and went into another country. When the season of fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants, to get his fruit; and the tenants took his servants and beat one, killed another, and stoned another. Again he sent other servants, more than the first; and they did the same to them. Afterward he sent his son to them, saying 'They will respect my son.' But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, 'This is the heir; come, let us kill him and have his inheritance.' And they took him and cast him out of the vineyard and killed him. When therefore the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?" They said to him, "He will put those wretches to a miserable death, and let out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the fruits in their seasons." Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the scriptures: 'The very stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner; this was the Lord's doing, and it was marvelous in our eyes?'"