Sunday, January 28th, 2018 Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee: Triodion Begins Today (FAST FREE WEEK)

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1 Epistle Reading St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 3:10-15 TIMOTHY, my son, you have observed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, my persecutions, my sufferings, what befell me at Antioch, at lconion, and at Lystra, what persecutions I endured; yet from them all the Lord rescued me. Indeed all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, while evil men and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceivers and deceived. But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings which are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. Greek Orthodox Church of Greater Salt Lake Orthodoxy3@gmail.com Sunday, January 28th, 2018 Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee: Triodion Begins Today (FAST FREE WEEK) Epistle Reading Πρὸς Τιμόθεον β' 3:10-15 τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα είναι απο Τέκνον Τιμόθεε, παρηκολούθηκάς μου τῇ διδασκαλίᾳ, τῇ ἀγωγῇ, τῇ προθέσει, τῇ πίστει, τῇ μακροθυμίᾳ, τῇ ἀγάπῃ, τῇ ὑπομονῇ, τοῖς διωγμοῖς, τοῖς παθήμασιν, οἷά μοι ἐγένετο ἐν Ἀντιοχείᾳ, ἐν Ἰκονίῳ, ἐν Λύστροις, οἵους διωγμοὺς ὑπήνεγκα καὶ ἐκ πάντων με ἐρρύσατο ὁ κύριος. Καὶ πάντες δὲ οἱ θέλοντες εὐσεβῶς ζῇν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ διωχθήσονται. Πονηροὶ δὲ ἄνθρωποι καὶ γόητες προκόψουσιν ἐπὶ τὸ χεῖρον, πλανῶντες καὶ πλανώμενοι. Σὺ δὲ μένε ἐν οἷς ἔμαθες καὶ ἐπιστώθης, εἰδὼς παρὰ τίνος ἔμαθες, καὶ ὅτι ἀπὸ βρέφους τὰ ἱερὰ γράμματα οἶδας, τὰ δυνάμενά σε σοφίσαι εἰς σωτηρίαν διὰ πίστεως τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ. V. Rev. Archimandrite George Nikas, Cathedral Dean Cell: gnikas@mail.com Rev. Protopresbyter George Politis (retired) CATHEDRAL OFFICE HOURS: Monday Friday 9AM 5PM Holy Trinity Cathedral: 279 S. 300 W. SLC, UT 84101, Prophet Elias Church: 5335 Highland Dr. Holladay, UT 84117,

2 Gospel Reading The Gospel According to Luke 18:10-14 The Lord said this parable, "Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, 'God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week, I give tithes of all that I get.' But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me a sinner!' I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted. Gospel Reading Ἐκ τοῦ Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 18:10-14 Εὐαγγελίου τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος τήν παραβολὴν ταύτην Ἄνθρωποι δύο ἀνέβησαν εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν προσεύξασθαι, ὁ εἷς Φαρισαῖος καὶ ὁ ἕτερος τελώνης. ὁ Φαρισαῖος σταθεὶς πρὸς ἑαυτὸν ταῦτα προσηύχετο ὁ Θεός, εὐχαριστῶ σοι ὅτι οὐκ εἰμὶ ὥσπερ οἱ λοιποὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ἅρπαγες, ἄδικοι, μοιχοί, ἢ καὶ ὡς οὗτος ὁ τελώνης νηστεύω δὶς τοῦ σαββάτου, ἀποδεκατῶ πάντα ὅσα κτῶμαι. καὶ ὁ τελώνης μακρόθεν ἑστὼς οὐκ ἤθελεν οὐδὲ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν ἐπᾶραι, ἀλλ ἔτυπτεν εἰς τὸ στῆθος αὐτοῦ λέγων ὁ Θεός, ἱλάσθητί μοι τῷ ἁμαρτωλῷ. λέγω ὑμῖν, κατέβη οὗτος δεδικαιωμένος εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ ἢ γὰρ ἐκεῖνος ὅτι πᾶς ὁ ὑψῶν ἑαυτὸν ταπεινωθήσεται, ὁ δὲ ταπεινῶν ἑαυτὸν ὑψωθήσεται. Sunday Services at both churches Orthros 9:00 am Divine Liturgy 10:00 am Upcoming Services January 30 th Three Hierarchs Orthros 9:00am followed by Divine Liturgy Prophet Elias February 2 nd Presentation of our Lord (Ypapanti) Orthros 9:00am followed by Divine Liturgy Prophet Elias February 10 th 1st Saturday of Souls Orthros 9:00am followed by Divine Liturgy Prophet Elias February 17 th 2nd Saturday of Souls Orthros 9:00am followed by Divine Liturgy Holy Trinity February 24 th 3rd Saturday of Souls Orthros 9:00am followed by Divine Liturgy Prophet Elias Memorials February 4 th, 2018 Dimitri Efstathiou 2 years Holy Trinity Panayiotis Mantas 9 months Holy Trinity February 18 th, 2018 Stylianos Tzieranakis 40 days Holy Trinity GODPARENT SUNDAY will be celebrated February 4 th at Holy Trinity February 11 th at Prophet Elias Scheduling Memorials Please contact the church office to schedule a memorial or orthodoxy3@gmail.com Please include the baptismal names for the memorials. Prayer List Luke David, Tammy, George, Stella, Steve, Stephanie, Karri, Mary, Constance, Alexandra, Angelo, Eleni, Paul, Christian, Angie and Margie. If you would like to add a name to the prayer list, please contact the church office or orthodoxy3@gmail.com

3 UPCOMING EVENTS January 28 th 1:00 pm-minos Chapter Meeting Prophet Elias February 5 th 6:30 pm-parish Council Meeting Prophet Elias February 11 th 1:00pm Panahaikos Valentine s Luncheon Macaroni Grill, SLC February 18 th 3:00 pm-daughters of Minos Meeting Holy Trinity Job Position Available There is a part time position available for a Maintenance Assistant for Prophet Elias Church and the LaFrance Apartments. Candidates must be flexible with their working hours. Qualified candidates must be able to handle all basic maintenance issues with both facilities. Main duties include cleaning and repair. Send a brief resume to conniegoc@gmail.com or contact Connie Yengich at The Ted and Katy Spero s Scholarship The Ted and Katy Spero s Scholarship Committee is now accepting applications for the school year. Applications can be picked up and dropped off at Holy Trinity church office. Attention: Ted and Katy Spero s Scholarship Committee or ed to Katie Peters at ktpeters71@gmail.com If you have any questions, please feel free to call Katie Peters at The deadline for applying is April 1 st, Daughters of Minos Scholarships The Daughters of Minos sponsors scholarships for University of Utah, Salt Lake Community College and Westminster College. Please encourage high school seniors or college students who are currently enrolled and interested in applying for these fall semester scholarships. Please contact below institutions. It s not too early to consider these opportunities! For questions, contact Kathy Paras at nkgparas@msn.com University of Utah (801) Salt Lake Community College (801) The Society of Athanasios Diakos Membership Appreciation Luncheon General Assembly and Elections on TODAY SUNDAY, January 28 th, :00 pm Hellenic Memorial Building Members cost: No charge Non-member cost: $15.00 adults, $8.00 children Become a member on or before January 28 th & have lunch at no cost! Our membership is open to all who can trace their ancestry to Greece, through parents, grandparents or marriage. Join us for lunch and become a member of our great organization. A memorial service for departed members of Athanasios Diakos will take place on January 28th at Holy Trinity at the end of the Divine Liturgy. The Young at Heart will have their February Lunch on Thursday February 8 th at noon in the Memorial Hall. Come spend some fellowship, food and play some BINGO! As always desserts are welcome and appreciated. Happy Valentines to all! SAVE THE DATE The Young at Heart will be going to Wendover on Saturday March 3 rd. Leaving Prophet Elias at 8:30 am, leaving Memorial Hall at 9:00 am and returning at 5:00 pm. Cost $17. Receive $7 back and an all you can eat BUFFET! RSVP Bill Kandas or Bill Rekouniotis Westminster College (801)

4 YOUTH & YOUNG ADULT MINISTRIES A big thank you for the Greek Orthodox Community for supporting our All You Can Eat Pancake Breakfast at Prophet Elias last Sunday. We really appreciate the faithful enthusiasm and for our efforts to teach our boys how to be comfortable around adults as well as perform a service to others without immediate reward. Your generosity makes a big difference. A Special thanks to Nicholas and Company for the support. Cub and Boy Scouts of the Pack 3877 and Troop 877 Philoptochos Membership Tea To our wonderful ladies in Philoptochos and to those interested in becoming a member Please join us for our annual event as we welcome new members and, take this opportunity to show our appreciation of our current members ongoing dedication to serving our community! Sunday, February 11 th 2:00 pm 5:00 pm Cottonwood Country Club 1780 East Lakewood Drive Holladay, Utah Light refreshments will be served Looking forward to seeing everyone! HOPE, JOY & GOYA Valentine deliveries and visiting our Senior Shut-ins Sunday, February 11 th, 2018 Meet at Prophet Elias at 3:00 pm Parents needed to help drive to care facilities SAVE THE DATE HOPE, JOY, GOYA & PARENTS Please Join us for our FAMILY PARISH NIGHT Sunday, February 25 th, :30 pm Prophet Elias Church It s GAME Time! Come support our GOYA Basketball See schedule below for dates and times February 3 rd, rd Grade Boys Saint Ambrose Gym 8:00 am 5 th Grade Boys Prophet Elias Gym 10:00 am 8 th Grade Boys Prophet Elias Gym 1:00 pm Intermediate Boys Prophet Elias Gym 11:00 am Senior Boys Prophet Elias Gym 2:00 pm Please check the website: ucaa1.com to make sure the game time and gym location has not changed. GOYA Basketball players and Coaches thank you for your support! The Philoptochos will be sponsoring a blood drive along with the American Red Cross on Saturday, February 10 th 9:00 am to 1:15 pm Prophet Elias Small Gym To schedule an appointment, contact Cathy Neofitos or ellinesmazi@gmail.com

5 YOUTH COMPETITION Eligibility 18 years and young We are looking for front cover art for the new Greek Festival cook book sponsored by the Philoptochos. Each applicant needs to provide a colored full Greek Festival themed art work. Must fit 5 ½ wide by 8 long plain white paper. Within the art work the title Greek Festi-fare must be incorporated. Deadline for art work to be collected before or on March 18 th. NO EXCEPTIONS!! The art work can be dropped off at the church office, Narthex, at either churches or to your Sunday School Teacher. Art work needs to be in a flat large envelope or protective sleeve. On a separate piece of paper, include your name and age, DO NOT PUT YOUR INFORMATION ON THE ART WORK, BECAUSE IT WILL BE JUDGED BY A BLIND PANEL. Prize will be given to the winner and will be acknowledged in the book for their contribution. Good Luck to All! SAVE THE DATE The Hellenic Cultural Association Is planning a trip to the Topaz Museum in Delta, UT. The trip is scheduled for Saturday March 10 th, we leave from the Hellenic Memorial Hall at 9:00 am and return 5:00 pm. There is no cost to get into the Museum. Bus Cost $20.00 per person. Topaz was an internment camp for Japanese Americans during WWII. Space is limited, please RSVP Bill Rekouniotis or billrek@gmail.com ARCADIAN EVENT Time: 6:00-7:00 pm EVERYONE WELCOME Guided tour at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA) 410 Center Campus Drive, University of Utah Wednesday, February 7 th, 2018 Cost: $6 admission; free parking Go West! is an exhibit that we will see RSVP to karenanast@gmail.com or After tour, dinner at Souvlaki, 404 East 300 South

6 Feast of the Three Hierarchs January 30 Each Hierarch holds a closed gospel book, signifying their roles as great teachers and preachers of the Church. Saint John and Saint Basil are giving the traditional blessing with their right hand, and Saint Gregory has his hand respectfully resting over the gospel book. Saint Gregory and Saint Basil hold the gospel with their left hands covered by the phelonion and omophorion as a sign of special respect. The Feast and commemoration of the Three Hierarchs is celebrated with the Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom which is conducted on the morning of the feast and preceded by a Matins (Orthros) service. A Great Vespers is conducted on the evening before the day of the Feast. Scripture readings for the Feast of are the following: At Vespers: Deuteronomy 1:8-17; Deuteronomy 10:14-21; and the Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9. At the Matins: John 10:9-16. At the Divine Liturgy: Hebrews 13:7-16, Matthew 5: In many Greek Orthodox parishes, the Feast of the Three Hierarchs is combined with a celebration of Greek Letters. This usually includes special events which are dedicated to the preservation and promulgation of the ideals of Orthodox Christianity and Hellenic education. The Three Hierarchs were great men of letters who were not only defenders of Orthodox Christianity, but supporters of Greek learning. The relationship of these Fathers of the Church to education and learning is addressed in an article on our web site by Rev. Dr. Demetrios J. Constantelos entitled Hellenic Paideia and Church Fathers Educational Principles and Cultural Heritage. HYMNS OF THE FEAST The three most great luminaries of the Three-Sun Divinity have illumined all of the world with the rays of doctrines divine and true; they are the sweetly-flowing rivers of wisdom, who with godly knowledge have watered all creation in clear and mighty streams: The great and sacred Basil, and the Theologian, wise Gregory, together with the renowned John, the famed Chrysostom of golden speech. Let us all who love their divinely-wise words come together, honoring them with hymns; for ceaselessly they offer entreaty for us to the Trinity. KIDS CORNER