Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral New Orleans, Louisiana APRIL 9, 2017 PALM SUNDAY Sunday, April 9 ~ 8:45 am Orthros, 10:00 am Divine Liturgy Sunday Church School Group Lesson after Holy Communion 12:00 pm ~ AHEPA Family Palm Sunday Luncheon in Gymnasium 7:00 pm ~ Nymphios Service HOLY MONDAY, April 10 ~ 7:00 pm Nymphios (Bridegroom) Service HOLY TUESDAY, April 11 ~ 7:00 pm Nymphios (Bridegroom) Service HOLY WEDNESDAY, April 12 ~ 6:00 am Greek Festival Tsourekia Workshop 3:30 pm ~ Sacrament of Holy Unction 7:00 pm ~ Sacrament of Holy Unction HOLY THURSDAY, April 13 ~ 6:00 am Vesperal Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great 7:00 pm ~ Service of the Holy Passion The Twelve Gospels HOLY FRIDAY, April 14 ~ 8:00 am Service of the Royal Hours 10:00 am ~ Kouvouklion Decorating in Cathedral GOYA Easter Egg Wrapping in Gymnasium 3:00 pm ~ Vespers of the Cross Taking our Lord down from the Cross 7:00 pm ~ Service of the Lamentations and Procession HOLY SATURDAY, April 15 ~ 9:00 am Vesperal Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great 11:00 pm ~ Orthros for the Resurrection 12:00 am ~ Resurrection Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom Blessing of the Eggs and Pascha Baskets 2:00 am ~ Resurrection Fellowship with Traditional Soup in Coffee Room GREAT AND HOLY PASCHA SUNDAY, April 16 ~ 12:00 pm Agape Vespers 1:00 pm ~ HOPE & JOY Easter Egg Hunt on Cathedral Grounds 1:30 pm ~ Pascha Reception RESURRECTION FELLOWSHIP Immediately following the midnight Resurrection Divine Liturgy, a Pascal Fellowship will take place in the Coffee Room with traditional soup. Later that day, Sunday, April 16, Agape Vespers will be held at 12:00 pm followed by the annual HOPE & JOY Easter Egg Hunt on the Cathedral grounds and then a Pascha Reception. Please note that there will NOT be a Pascha Picnic this year. Wishing everyone a BLESSED HOLY WEEK - ΚΑΛΗ ΜΕΓΑΛΗ ΕΒΔΟΜΑΔΑ The Order of AHEPA Andrew Jackson Chapter 133 and the Daughters of Penelope Nestor Chapter 55 invite the Holy Trinity community to join them for their annual Palm Sunday Luncheon today April 9, 2017, immediately following Divine Liturgy. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12 and include a delicious fish dinner with potatoes, vegetable, salad, bread, dessert, and soft drink or bottled water. Let us all come together and break bread as we prepare to enter Holy Week. Κάλι Αναστάσης! Also at the luncheon, AHEPA will hold a raffle; proceeds will fund the charitable contributions that the chapter makes throughout the year. The featured prize is a beautiful icon of the Resurrection of Our Lord framed in silver and made by the Kellion of St. John the Baptist on Mount Athos. Tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20. AGAPE SERVICE READERS NEEDED The passage from the Gospel of St. John 20:19-25 will be read in various languages during the Agape Vespers celebrated on Pascha Sunday, April 16, at 12:00 pm to show that the good news of Christ s saving Resurrection is for all people in the world. Father George looks forward to having as many languages as possible during this service and encourages those interested in reading the Gospel in a different language to call the Cathedral office to give their name and the language they wish to read. HOLY TRINITY PTA LENTEN SOUP FUNDRAISER Holy Trinity PTA has three types of Lenten soup still available for purchase butter bean, lentil, and butternut squash. Please contact Vicki McCallef at vmccallef@yahoo.com or 985-774-9152, if you wish to buy some.
MYROFORES FOR GOOD FRIDAY All parents interested in having their daughters (ages 6-11) participate as myrofores (myrrhbearers) for the Good Friday evening service this week are asked to call Maria Michailakis Huner at 504-251-4055 or email her at mariamichh1276@gmail.com. PHILOPTOCHOS FOOD PANTRY Through the end of April Philoptochos will collect nonperishable food items for the needy families within the community. Food items needed are rice, dry cereal, lentils, dry beans, pasta (any type), boxed meals that do not require anything added except water, flour, sugar, canned meat, canned fruit, and canned vegetables. All community members are asked to help with this worthy project. Items may be placed in the basket in the Coffee Room. Thank you for your support. PRE-GREEK FESTIVAL PASTRY SALE Almond rolls, galaktoboureka, koulourakia, and tiropites are available for purchase by contacting the Pastry Committee chairpersons. Tsourekia may be ordered but will not be available for pick up until Wednesday afternoon, April 12, after the Holy Unction service. Enclosed please find an order form for your convenience. SAVE THE DATE: VACATION CHURCH SCHOOL June 12-16 ~ 9:30 am to 2:00 pm Daily 3-Years Olds through Middle School Ages Volunteer staff is needed for the week. Besides classroom teachers, assistance for arts and crafts, music, and recreation will be most welcomed. Please contact Presvytera Harriet Wilson at 504-941-7681, if you are able to commit to this wonderful one week ministry. Also, high school helpers, who will receive community service hours for their time, are needed. H O L Y T R I N I T Y 2 0 1 7 S T E W A R D S H I P C A M P A I G N As Orthodox faithful now entering Holy Week and anticipating our Lord's most Holy Pascha, this is the time of year many of us rededicate ourselves to God. It is also an excellent opportunity for those of you who have not yet made your 2017 pledge to do so. If you are new to the community, or did not receive a 2017 Stewardship Packet, additional envelopes are available in the Narthex. Many thanks are extended to those, who already made a 2017 pledge. Hopefully, all of you will be in Church throughout the week. Καλή Ανάσταση! A Night with Areti traditional folk music with a tribute to "American" Rebatiko special concert with Greek musician Areti Ketime 2004 Athens Olympic Games opening ceremony performer Saturday, April 22, 2017 6:00 pm Loyola University New Orleans - Nunemaker Auditorium 6363 St. Charles Avenue - New Orleans, Louisiana $25 adults - $10 students and children complimentary reception to follow concert For tickets visit areti.eventbrite.com or call 504-596-6777 Also, call to inquire about special transportation availability for seniors and those with special needs hosted by Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral Education, Culture, and Youth Ministries Committee
GREEK FESTIVAL PASTICHIO WORKSHOP Pastichio workshops will be held on two consecutive Thursdays and Fridays, April 20 and 21 and April 27 and 28 beginning at 9:30 am each day. Please consider lending a helping hand. Y O U T H H Y M N O L O G Y S C H E D U L E Parents, please mark these dates on your calendars. April 9 PALM SUNDAY All students will sit together in the back left side of the church in reserved pews. The group will proceed to the front to chant the Communion Hymn and after Communion will proceed to the Coffee Room for a group class before returning to the Cathedral to receive palm crosses. April 15 - HOLY SATURDAY - 9 AM Students will chant the Hymn of the Three Youths. Their part is close to the beginning, so be on time. They will sit together as a group in the front pews on the right side. EV-LO-GI-ME-NOS O-ER-HO-ME-NOS E-NO-NO MA-TI KI-RI-OU VA-SI-LEFS TU IS-RA-IL REPEAT GREEK A-LI-LOU-I-A (3 TIMES) PALM SUNDAY COMMUNION HYMN The congregation is invited to sing with the Youth Choir the Palm Sunday Communion Hymn. The Greek phonetics and English translation are provided. BL-ES-SED IS HE WHO COMES, WHO COMES IN THE NAME, IN THE NAME OF THE LO-RD, THE LORD THE KI-NG OF IS-RA-IL Message from Father George PALM SUNDAY Today, as we commemorate the triumphant entry of our Lord into Jerusalem, we prepare the way for Him into our hearts. The palm branches were blessed during the service of Matins (Orthros) and distributed to those who were present so that we might emulate the people of old, who were in the very presence of our Lord on that special day. The hymns of Matins include the following: As You were about to enter the Holy City, O Lord, the people were waving branches of the trees, singing hymns to You, the Master of all things. While seeing You seated on the donkey s colt, they pictured You as riding on the Cherubim. Hence, they cried aloud in this manner: Hosanna in the highest! Blessed are You who comes, and who will come again, in the name of the Lord. The teaching of our Holy Church and her theology is explained through the hymns of Vespers and Matins. As the people in Jerusalem provided a path for the entrance of the king, we too can wave our palm branches in anticipation of this solemn and stirring entry. As the people prepared the way for Jesus they shouted Hosanna. Hosanna is a prayer central to the Christian teaching. As we cry out Hosanna we are addressing Christ as Savior. It is a call to action meaning Save Now! Let us embrace our Lord and Savior with the understanding that He can save us, and He will save us, if we make Him an important and regular part of our daily lives! We can accomplish this by turning to Him as we wake each morning and begin our days in PASCHA prayer AZALEAS to our Loving Master and Creator, God. Enclosed We please can accomplish find a form this by for embracing purchasing our brothers potted and white sisters Belgium in Christian azaleas Agape in as honor we love or in memory our neighbors. of someone. The cost is $10 per plant. Completed forms and payment must be returned We to can the accomplish Cathedral office this by no seeking later than forgiveness tomorrow, with those, Monday, who April may 25, have 2016. hurt us or wronged us. We can make our Loving Lord an important part of our daily lives by recognizing that anything good we have is provided by God s Grace. As you experience today s feast, cry out to the one who comes in the name of the Lord every day Hosanna Save Now! At the end of today s Liturgy instead of receiving the Antidoron (Blessed Bread) you will receive your blessed palm folded into the shape of the Cross. Take your Cross, display it in your homes, offices, cars, and anywhere else where you need a reminder of the message of our Lord s triumphant entry and the prayer Hosanna Save Now!
. SUNDAY, APRIL 2 ATTENDANCE 125 ~ CANDLE AND TRAY COLLECTIONS $625 Holy Trinity Cathedral Greek Orthodox Community of New Orleans 1200 ROBERT E. LEE BOULEVARD NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70122 Reverend Father George Wilson, Dean priest@holytrinitycathedral.org PHONE: (504) 282-0259 FAX: (504) 283-5586
9η ΑΠΡΙΛΙΟΥ 2017 ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΣΤ ΤΩΝ ΒΑΪΩΝ Ἑωθινόν Ὄρθρου 9 TH APRIL 2017 6 TH SUNDAY PALM SUNDAY Eothion Festal Ἀπολυτίκιον τοῦ Λαζάρου Ἦχος α Τὴν κοινὴν Ἀνάστασιν, πρὸ τοῦ σοῦ Πάθους πιστούμενος, ἐκ νεκρῶν ἥγειρας τὸν Λάζαρον Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, ὅθεν καὶ ἡμεῖς ὦς οἱ Παῖδες, τὰ τῆς νίκης σύμβολα φέροντες, σοὶ τῶ Νικητὴ τοῦ θανάτου βοῶμεν, Ὡσαννὰ ἐν τοῖς ὑψίστοις, εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος, ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου. Ἀπολυτίκιον τῶν Βαΐων Ἦχος δ Συνταφέντες σοὶ διὰ τοῦ Βαπτίσματος, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, τῆς ἀθανάτου ζωῆς ἠξιώθημεν τὴ Ἀναστάσει σου, καὶ ἀνυμνοῦντες κράζομεν, Ὡσαννὰ ἐν τοῖς ὑψίστοις, εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος, ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου. Κοντάκιον τῶν Βαΐων Ἦχος πλ β Τῶ θρόνω ἐν οὐρανῷ, τῶ πώλω ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ἐποχούμενος Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, τῶν Ἀγγέλων τὴν αἴνεσιν, καὶ τῶν Παίδων ἀνύμνησιν προσεδέξω βοώντων σοί, Εὐλογημένος εἶ ὁ ἐρχόμενος, τὸν Ἀδὰμ ἀνακαλέσασθαι. Apolytikion of Lazarus Tone 1 O Christ our God, before Your Passion, You raised Lazarus from the dead to confirm the common Resurrection for all. Therefore, we carry the symbols of victory as did the youths, and we cry out to You, the victor over death, "Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. " Apolytikion of Palm Sunday Tone 4 O Christ, Our God, we have been Buried with You through Baptism, and by Your Resurrection made worthy of Life immortal. Praising You, we cry out, "Hosanna in the highest, blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord." Kontakion of Palm Sunday Plagal Tone 2 In Heaven, He is seated upon a Throne and on earth He rides upon a foal. O Christ our God, accept the praise of the Angels and the hymn of the Children who cry out to You, "Blessed are You who comes to recall Adam."
ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ Φιλιππισίους δ 4-9 Ἀδελφοί, χαίρετε ἐν Κυρίῳ πάντοτε πάλιν ἐρῶ χαίρετε. Τὸ ἐπιεικὲς ὑμῶν γνωσθήτω πᾶσιν ἀνθρώποις ὁ Κύριος ἐγγύς. Μηδὲν μεριμνᾶτε ἀλλ ἐν παντὶ τῇ προσευχῇ καὶ τῇ δεήσει μετὰ εὐχαριστίας τὰ αἰτήματα ὑμῶν γνωριζέσθω πρὸς τὸν θεόν. Καὶ ἡ εἰρήνη τοῦ θεοῦ ἡ ὑπερέχουσα πάντα νοῦν φρουρήσει τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν καὶ τὰ νοήματα ὑμῶν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ. Τὸ λοιπόν ἀδελφοί ὅσα ἐστὶν ἀληθῆ ὅσα σεμνά ὅσα δίκαια ὅσα ἁγνά ὅσα προσφιλῆ ὅσα εὔφημα εἴ τις ἀρετὴ καὶ εἴ τις ἔπαινος ταῦτα λογίζεσθε ἃ καὶ ἐμάθετε καὶ παρελάβετε καὶ ἠκούσατε καὶ εἴδετε ἐν ἐμοί ταῦτα πράσσετε καὶ ὁ θεὸς τῆς εἰρήνης ἔσται μεθ ὑμῶν. ΤΟ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ Ἰωάννου ιβ 1-18 Πρὸ ἓξ ἡμερῶν τοῦ Πάσχα ἦλθεν Ὁ Ιησοῦς εἰς Βηθανίαν, ὅπου ἦν Λάζαρος ὁ τεθνηκώς, ὃν ἤγειρεν ἐκ νεκρῶν. ἐποίησαν οὖν αὐτῷ δεῖπνον ἐκεῖ, καὶ ἡ Μάρθα διηκόνει ὁ δὲ Λάζαρος εἷς ἦν τῶν ἀνακειμένων σὺν αὐτῷ. ἡ οὖν Μαρία, λαβοῦσα λίτραν μύρου νάρδου πιστικῆς πολυτίμου, ἤλειψε τοὺς πόδας τοῦ Ιησοῦ καὶ ἐξέμαξε ταῖς θριξὶν αὐτῆς τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ ἡ δὲ οἰκία ἐπληρώθη ἐκ τῆς ὀσμῆς τοῦ μύρου. λέγει οὖν εἷς ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ, Ιούδας Σίμωνος Ισκαριώτης, ὁ μέλλων αὐτὸν παραδιδόναι διατί τοῦτο τὸ μύρον οὐκ ἐπράθη τριακοσίων δηναρίων καὶ ἐδόθη πτωχοῖς; εἶπε δὲ τοῦτο οὐχ ὅτι περὶ τῶν πτωχῶν ἔμελεν αὐτῷ, ἀλλ ὅτι κλέπτης ἦν, καὶ τὸ γλωσσόκομον εἶχε καὶ τὰ βαλλόμενα ἐβάσταζεν. εἶπεν οὖν ὁ Ιησοῦς ἄφες αὐτήν, εἰς τὴν ἡμέραν τοῦ ἐνταφιασμοῦ μου τετήρηκεν αὐτό. τοὺς πτωχοὺς γὰρ πάντοτε ἔχετε μεθ ἑαυτῶν, ἐμὲ δὲ οὐ πάντοτε ἔχετε. Εγνω οὖν ὄχλος πολὺς ἐκ τῶν Ιουδαίων ὅτι ἐκεῖ ἐστι, καὶ ἦλθον οὐ διὰ τὸν Ιησοῦν μόνον, ἀλλ ἵνα καὶ τὸν Λάζαρον ἴδωσιν ὃν ἤγειρεν ἐκ νεκρῶν. ἐβουλεύσαντο δὲ οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς ἵνα καὶ τὸν Λάζαρον ἀποκτείνωσιν,ὅτι πολλοὶ δι αὐτὸν ὑπῆγον τῶν Ιουδαίων καὶ ἐπίστευον εἰς τὸν Ιησοῦν. Τῇ ἐπαύριον ὄχλος πολὺς ὁ ἐλθὼν εἰς τὴν ἑορτήν, ἀκούσαντες ὅτι ἔρχεται Ιησοῦς εἰς Ιεροσόλυμα, ἔλαβον τὰ βαΐα τῶν φοινίκων καὶ ἐξῆλθον εἰς ὑπάντησιν αὐτῷ, καὶ ἔκραζον ὡσαννά, εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου, ὁ βασιλεὺς τοῦ Ισραήλ. εὑρὼν δὲ ὁ Ιησοῦς ὀνάριον ἐκάθισεν ἐπ αὐτό, καθώς ἐστι γεγραμμένον μὴ φοβοῦ, θύγατερ Σιών ἰδοὺ ὁ βασιλεύς σου ἔρχεται καθήμενος ἐπὶ πῶλον ὄνου. Ταῦτα δὲ οὐκ ἔγνωσαν οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ τὸ πρῶτον, ἀλλ ὅτε ἐδοξάσθη ὁ Ιησοῦς, τότε ἐμνήσθησαν ὅτι ταῦτα ἦν ἐπ αὐτῷ γεγραμμένα, καὶ ταῦτα ἐποίησαν αὐτῷ. Εμαρτύρει οὖν ὁ ὄχλος ὁ ὢν μετ αὐτοῦ ὅτε τὸν Λάζαρον ἐφώνησεν ἐκ τοῦ μνημείου καὶ ἤγειρεν αὐτὸν ἐκ νεκρῶν. διὰ τοῦτο καὶ ὑπήντησεν αὐτῷ ὁ ὄχλος, ὅτι ἤκουσαν τοῦτο αὐτὸν πεποιηκέναι τὸ σημεῖον. THE EPISTLE Philippians 4:4-9 BRETHREN, rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let all men know your forbearance. The Lord is at hand. Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, do; and the God of peace will be with you. THE GOSPEL John 12:1-18 Six days before Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazaros was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. There they made him a supper; Martha served, and Lazaros was one of those at table with him. Mary took a pound of costly ointment of pure nard and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment. But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (he who was to betray him), said "Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?" This he said, not that he cared for the poor but because he was a thief, and as he had the money box he used to take what was put into it. Jesus said, "Let her alone, let her keep it for the day of my burial. The poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me." When the great crowd of the Jews learned that he was there, they came, not only on account of Jesus but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. So the chief priests planned to put Lazarus also to death, because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus. The next day a great crowd who had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying, "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!" And Jesus found a young donkey and sat upon it; as it is written, "Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey's colt!" His disciples did not understand this at first; but when Jesus was glorified, and then they remembered that this had been written of him and had been done to him. The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead bore witness. The reason why the crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign.
PASCHA AZALEAS Help decorate our Cathedral for the coming Paschal celebration by purchasing a potted azalea in honor or in memory of someone. Simply fill out the form below and return it to the Cathedral Office no later than Monday, April 10, 2017. Cost is $10.00 each. All money must be in by the APRIL 10 th deadline. (PRINT) DONOR ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP AMOUNT ENCLOSED (PRINT) IN MEMORY OF (PRINT) IN HONOR OF