Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral New Orleans, Louisiana

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1 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral New Orleans, Louisiana DECEMBER 28, 2014 SUNDAY AFTER THE NATIVITY Sunday, December 28 ~ 9:00 am Orthros, 10:00 am Divine Liturgy Parish Council on Duty Paul Andersson, Panagiotis Patselikos, and Socrates Toras NO SUNDAY SCHOOL NO GREEK SCHOOL MARY GIANNOPULOS 40-DAYS MEMORIAL 12:00 pm ~ 150 th Anniversary DVD and Commemorative Coins in Coffee Room 12:00 pm ~ 2015 Epiphany Luncheon Tickets and Pre-Sale T-Shirts in Coffee Room 12:00 pm ~ Cathedral Directory January Photography Appointments in Coffee Room Tuesday, December 30 ~ HTC GOYANs Return from Winter Youth Rally Wednesday, December 31 ~ NEW YEAR S EVE SERVICES 6:30 pm ~ Orthros 7:30 pm ~ Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great Followed by The Order of St. Markella New Year s Dinner Dance in Gymnasium Thursday, January 1 ~ NEW YEAR S DAY ST. BASIL THE GREAT (NO SERVICES) Thursday, January 1 and Friday, January 2 ~ CATHEDRAL OFFICE CLOSED Friday, January 2 ~ 2:00 pm to 8:30 pm Lifetouch Photography Session Saturday, January 3 ~ 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Lifetouch Photography Session Sunday, January 4 ~ 9:00 am Orthros, 10:00 am Divine Liturgy Sunday School following Holy Communion Youth Hymnology in Common Area First Parish Council Oath of Office 12:00 pm ~ 150 th Anniversary DVD and Commemorative Coins in Coffee Room 12:00 pm ~ 2015 Epiphany Luncheon Tickets on Sale in Coffee Room 12:00 pm ~ Youth Pre-K/K Greek School in Room 210 1:00 pm ~ HOPE & JOY Artoclasia Workshop and Lunch for Participants CATHEDRAL CHRISTMAS DECOR The Cathedral Family sincerely thanks Evangelia Kouniaris, who annually decorates the Cathedral during the Nativity season. She was assisted by Stella Lykourinou and Georgia Zervoudis. Their combined efforts were indeed a labor of love, as well as a blessing to the community, which enjoys the Christmas splendor throughout the Nativity season. CPR CLASS FOR ALL PARISH COUNCIL MEMBERS All current Parish Council members, as well as newly elected/appointed members, are asked to attend a CPR class, specifically scheduled for the Parish Council, on Saturday, February 7, 2015, at 10:00 am at the Hellenic Cultural Center. Please mark your calendars. H O L Y T R I N I T Y C A T H E D R AL 2015 EPIPHANY CELEBRATION Dove Release - Cross Retrieval Cathedral Family Luncheon The 2015 Epiphany Celebration, along with the culmination of the 150th Anniversary Celebration of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, will take place Sunday, January 11, Orthros and Divine Liturgy will be followed by the Blessing of the Waters, Dove Release, and Cross Retrieval along the banks of Bayou St. John. Your support for this spiritually uplifting Cathedral Family event commemorating the baptism of Jesus Christ in the River Jordan will provide a memorable experience. Following the outdoor events on the Bayou, parishioners and guests are invited to the Family Luncheon and Recognition Ceremony in the Hellenic Cultural Center. Luncheon tickets $10 per person and $6 for children 12 and under are on sale in the Coffee Room today, Sunday, December 28, through the day of the luncheon. See Luncheon Chairperson Maria Anastasiou for tickets, as well as Epiphany T-Shirt pre-sale orders. Please direct all other questions to the Cathedral office or either Epiphany Co-Chairmen Nick Chronis at nicholaschronis@bellsouth.net and Costa Vennis at kvennis@cox.net. CROSS RETRIEVAL APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED Please note that the deadline to submit cross retrieval applications for the 2015 Epiphany Celebration was extended to Wednesday, December 31, Forms are available in the Cathedral office. If you are interested in participating or have questions regarding the cross retrieval, contact Socrates Toras at or Tim Zissis. EPIPHANY T-SHIRTS Pre-sale orders for the 2015 Epiphany T-Shirt must be submitted to Maria Anastasiou, Lawrence Labatut, or the Cathedral office by Wednesday, December 31, Shirts are $15 each, and checks are made payable to Holy Trinity Cathedral.

2 150 TH ANNIVERSARY DOCUMENTARY DVD AND COMMEMORATIVE COIN The 150 th Anniversary Documentary DVD is available for sale ($20). This is a wonderful keepsake of the history of Holy Trinity Cathedral and will make a wonderful gift for family and friends. DVDs may be purchased on Sunday after Divine Liturgy or ordered through the Cathedral office. The 150 th Anniversary Commemorative Coin ($15) may also be ordered through the Cathedral office. If you have any questions, please contact Barbara Wolf hellenic2004@yahoo.com or DVD OF OCTOBER 12 EVENTS A video DVD of the October 12, 2014, Hierarchical Divine Liturgy and Celebration Banquet is being finalized and is available for purchase for $10. If you would like a video of the events of that historic day, please submit an order form to the Cathedral office today. CATHEDRAL DIRECTORY SECOND PHOTOGRAPHY SESSION Lifetouch will be available on Friday, January 2, and Saturday, January 3, to accommodate parishioners, who previously were unable to schedule a photography session for the Cathedral Directory. For an appointment, you may call the Cathedral office or go online at and select a convenient day and time slot. Please take advantage of this second opportunity to participate in the Cathedral Directory. For your convenience, Presbytera Harriet and Vickie Catsulis will be available in the Coffee Room today to make appointments. Parishioners, who participated in the November sessions, may pick up their complimentary 8 x 10 prints at the same table. CHOIR New choir robes have arrived. The choir members thank the community for purchasing them and look forward to many years of their use. PHILOPTOCHOS CHRISTMAS EVE RECEPTION The reception last Wednesday evening was filled with the Christmas spirit and was enjoyed by everyone who attended. Philoptochos sincerely appreciates those, who made the reception a success, and wishes Happy New Year to all. SENIOR CITIZENS LUNCHEON Senior Citizens are invited to the next Senior Luncheon, sponsored by Super Captain-Master Mariner Demetrios Petratos, on January 15, 2015, at 11:30 am in the Coffee Room. Mark your calendar now and plan to attend. POINSETTIAS FOR CHRISTMAS Many, many thanks are extended to the Holy Trinity Cathedral Family members, who supported the "2014 Poinsettias for Christmas" appeal. Their generous contributions provided the beautiful, colorful array of fresh potted plants that adorn the solea. Message from Father George Christ is Born Glorify Him! With the commemoration of the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord, the Church extends the festal celebration through the day before Epiphany. As we celebrate during this season, the Church does not allow fasting, except on the morning before your receive Holy Communion. We are now in the Twelve Days of Christmas made famous by the Christmas carol, which was originally written as a poem in England in 1780 and then set to music by English composer Frederic Austin in The twelve days of Christmas span the time during which we celebrate the great gift of the Christ Child and the message of our Salvation, which has now become possible through Christ. This is the time that the Church has set aside for Christmas parties and celebration. The festal period ends on the day before Epiphany, January 5, when the Church recommends that we prepare for Epiphany with a strict fasting day. As we begin the upcoming new calendar year, may we recognize the need for our personal spiritual growth, which is aided by our fasting, personal Bible study, prayer, and almsgiving. GET FIT HTC Holy Trinity parishioners and friends are invited to share fellowship while working out in the new GET FIT HTC program scheduled to begin January 10, 2015, at 8:00 am. A certified trainer will be on hand. Contact the Cathedral office, if interested. RETREAT DEADLINE A special HTC Family Retreat is scheduled at The Solomon Episcopal Conference Center in Loranger, Louisiana, for February 19-21, Registration deadline is Tuesday, December 30. Enclosed is a page from The Flame, which gives great detail on the event. Please review the enclosure and contact the Cathedral office as soon as possible, if you plan to attend. SUNDAY SCHOOL AND GREEK SCHOOL HOLIDAY SCHEDULE There are NO Sunday School or Greek School classes from today, Sunday, December 28, 2014, through Saturday, January 3, Classes will resume on Sunday, January 4, PARISH COUNCIL OATH OF OFFICE The six returning Parish Council members will receive the Oath of Office on Sunday, January 4, Afterward, they will meet in the boardroom to elect officers.

3 NEW YEAR S EVE DINNER DANCE The Order of St. Markella of Chios is hosting a New Year s Eve Dinner Dance with live music after church services on Wednesday, December 31, 2014, in the Hellenic Cultural Center. Tickets are $60 per person and $40 per student. Children under 12 are free. For tickets, please contact Maria Anastasiou at or Kosta Frezoulis at 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 28η ΔΕΚΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ 2014 ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΜΕΤΑ ΤΗΝ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥ ΓΕΝΝΗΣΙΝ 28 TH DECEMBER 2014 SUNDAY AFTER THE NATIVITY OF CHRIST Ἑωθινόν Ζ Eothion TH ANNIVERSARY 2014 Ἀπολυτίκιον τῆς Ἀνάστασης Ἦχος δ 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, ἡγέρθη Χριστὸς ὁ Θεός, δωρούμενος τῷ κόσμῳ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος. Ἀπολυτίκιον τῶν Χριστουγέννων Ἦχος δ Ἡ γέννησίς σου Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ἀνέτειλε τῷ κόσμῳ, τὸ φῶς τὸ τῆς γνώσεως ἐν αὐτῇ γὰρ οἱ τοῖς ἄστροις λατρεύοντες, ὑπὸ ἀστέρος ἐδιδάσκοντο, σὲ προσκυνεῖν, τὸν Ἥλιον τῆς δικαιοσύνης, καὶ σὲ γινώσκειν ἐξ ὕψους ἀνατολήν, Κύριε δόξα σοι. Ἀπολυτίκιον τῶν Θεοπατόρων Ἦχος β Εὐαγγελίζου Ἰωσήφ, τῷ Δαυῒδ τὰ θαύματα τῷ Θεοπάτορι Παρθένον εἶδες κυοφορήσασαν, μετὰ Mάγων προσεκύνησας, μετὰ Ποιμένων ἐδοξολόγησας, δι' Ἀγγέλου χρηματισθείς. Ἱκέτευε Χριστὸν τὸν Θεόν, σωθῆναι 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 τῶν Χριστουγέννων Ἦχος γ Ἡ Παρθένος σήμερον, τὸν ὑπερούσιον τίκτει, καὶ ἡ γῆ τὸ Σπήλαιον, τῷ ἀπροσίτῳ προσάγει. Ἄγγελοι μετὰ Ποιμένων δοξολογοῦσι Μάγοι δὲ, μετὰ ἀστέρος ὁδοιποροῦσι δι ἡμᾶς γὰρ ἐγεννήθη, Παιδίον νέον, ὁ πρὸ αἰώνων Θεός. Resurrection Apolytikion Tone 4 The joyful message of the resurrection the women disciples learnt from the Angel, and casting off the ancestral sentence, to the Apostles they announced in exultation: Death has been despoiled and Christ our God has risen, granting to the world his great mercy. Apolytikion of the Nativity Tone 4 Your Birth, Christ our God, rose to the world as the light of knowledge. For at it, those worshipping the stars, taught by a star to worship You, as the Sun of Righteousness, and to know You are the dawn from on high. Lord, glory to You. Apolytikion of the Righteous Ancestors Tone 2 Annunciate the miracles to David the ancestor of God, O Joseph. You saw the Virgin pregnant. You glorified with the shepherds. You worshipped with the Magi. And you were warned by an Angel. Entreat Christ God that our souls be saved. 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 of the Nativity Tone 3 Today, the Virgin bears Him who is transcendent, and the earth presents the cave to Him, Who is beyond reach. Angels, along with shepherds glorify Him. The Magi make their way to Him by a star. For a new child has been born for us, the God before all ages.

5 ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ Γαλάτας α Ἀδελφοί, γνωρίζω ὑμῖν τὸ εὐαγγέλιον, τὸ εὐαγγελισθὲν ὑπ ἐμοῦ ὅτι οὐκ ἔστι κατὰ ἄνθρωπον οὐδὲ γὰρ ἐγὼ παρὰ ἀνθρώπου παρέλαβον αὐτὸ οὔτε ἐδιδάχθην, ἀλλὰ δι ἀποκαλύψεως Ιησοῦ Χριστοῦ. Ηκούσατε γὰρ τὴν ἐμὴν ἀναστροφήν ποτε ἐν τῷ Ιουδαῑσμῷ, ὅτι καθ ὑπερβολὴν ἐδίωκον τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ ἐπόρθουν αὐτήν, καὶ προέκοπτον ἐν τῷ Ιουδαῑσμῷ ὑπὲρ πολλοὺς συνηλικιώτας ἐν τῷ γένει μου, περισσοτέρως ζηλωτὴς ὑπάρχων τῶν πατρικῶν μου παραδόσεων. Οτε δὲ εὐδόκησεν ὁ Θεὸς ὁ ἀφορίσας με ἐκ κοιλίας μητρός μου καὶ καλέσας διὰ τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ ἀποκαλύψαι τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ ἐν ἐμοί, ἵνα εὐαγγελίζωμαι αὐτὸν ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν, εὐθέως οὐ προσανεθέμην σαρκὶ καὶ αἵματι, οὐδὲ ἀνῆλθον εἰς Ιεροσόλυμα πρὸς τοὺς πρὸ ἐμοῦ ἀποστόλους, ἀλλὰ ἀπῆλθον εἰς Αραβίαν, καὶ πάλιν ὑπέστρεψα εἰς Δαμασκόν. Επειτα μετὰ ἔτη τρία ἀνῆλθον εἰς Ιεροσόλυμα ἱστορῆσαι Πέτρον, καὶ ἐπέμεινα πρὸς αὐτὸν ἡμέρας δεκαπέντε. Ἕτερον δὲ τῶν ἀποστόλων οὐκ εἶδον εἰ μὴ Ιάκωβον τὸν ἀδελφὸν τοῦ Κυρίου. ΤΟ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ Ματθαίον β Ἀναχωρησάντων τῶν Μάγων, ἰδοὺ Ἄγγελος Κυρίου φαίνεται κατ ὄναρ τῷ Ιωσὴφ λέγων Ἐγερθεὶς παράλαβε τὸ Παιδίον καὶ τὴν Μητέρα αὐτοῦ, καὶ φεῦγε εἰς Αἴγυπτον καὶ ἴσθι ἐκεῖ ἕως ἂν εἴπω σοι μέλλει γὰρ Ηρῴδης ζητεῖν τὸ Παιδίον τοῦ ἀπολέσαι αὐτό. Ο δὲ ἐγερθεὶς παρέλαβε τὸ Παιδίον καὶ τὴν Μητέρα αὐτοῦ νυκτὸς, καὶ ἀνεχώρησεν εἰς Αἴγυπτον καὶ ἦν ἐκεῖ ἕως τῆς τελευτῆς Ηρῴδου, ἵνα πληρωθῇ τὸ ρηθὲν ὑπὸ τοῦ Κυρίου διὰ τοῦ προφήτου λέγοντος ἐξ Αἰγύπτου ἐκάλεσα τὸν Υἱόν μου. Τότε Ηρῴδης ἰδὼν ὅτι ἐνεπαίχθη ὑπὸ τῶν Μάγων, ἐθυμώθη λίαν, καὶ ἀποστείλας ἀνεῖλε πάντας τοὺς παῖδας τοὺς ἐν Βηθλεὲμ καὶ ἐν πᾶσι τοῖς ὁρίοις αὐτῆς ἀπὸ διετοῦς καὶ κατωτέρω, κατὰ τὸν χρόνον ὃν ἠκρίβωσε παρὰ τῶν μάγων. Τότε ἐπληρώθη τὸ ῥηθὲν ὑπὸ Ιερεμίου τοῦ προφήτου λέγοντος Φωνὴ ἐν Ραμᾷ ἠκούσθη, θρῆνος καὶ κλαυθμὸς καὶ ὀδυρμὸς πολύς Ραχὴλ κλαίουσα τὰ τέκνα αὐτῆς, καὶ οὐκ ἤθελε παρακληθῆναι, ὅτι οὐκ εἰσίν. Τελευτήσαντος δὲ τοῦ Ηρῴδου ἰδοὺ ἄγγελος Κυρίου κατ ὄναρ φαίνεται τῷ Ιωσὴφ ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ, λέγων Ἐγερθεὶς παράλαβε τὸ Παιδίον καὶ τὴν Μητέρα αὐτοῦ καὶ πορεύου εἰς γῆν Ισραήλ τεθνήκασι γὰρ οἱ ζητοῦντες τὴν ψυχὴν τοῦ Παιδίου. Ὁ δὲ ἐγερθεὶς παρέλαβε τὸ Παιδίον καὶ τὴν Μητέρα αὐτοῦ καὶ ἦλθεν εἰς γῆν Ισραήλ. Ἀκούσας δὲ ὅτι Αρχέλαος βασιλεύει ἐπὶ τῆς Ιουδαίας ἀντί Ηρῴδου τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ, ἐφοβήθη ἐκεῖ ἀπελθεῖν χρηματισθεὶς δὲ κατ ὄναρ ἀνεχώρησεν εἰς τὰ μέρη τῆς Γαλιλαίας, καὶ ἐλθὼν κατῴκησεν εἰς πόλιν λεγομένην Ναζαρέτ, ὅπως πληρωθῇ τὸ ῥηθὲν διὰ τῶν προφητῶν ὅτι Ναζωραῖος κληθήσεται. THE EPISTLE Galatians 1:11-19 BRETHREN, I would have you know that the gospel which was preached by me is not man's gospel. For I did not receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came through a revelation of Jesus Christ. For you have heard of my former life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it; and I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of my fathers. But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and had called me through his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son to me, in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not confer with flesh and blood, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia; and again I returned to Damascus. Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas, and remained with him fifteen days. But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord's brother. THE GOSPEL Matthew 2:13-23 When the wise men departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there till I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him." And he rose and took the child and his mother by night, and departed to Egypt, and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, "Out of Egypt have I called my son." Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, was in a furious rage, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time which he had ascertained from the wise men. Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah: "A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be consoled, because they were no more." But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, "Rise, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the child's life are dead." And he rose and took the child and his mother, and went to the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaos reigned over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee. And he went and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled: He will be called a Nazarene.