Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral New Orleans, Louisiana

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral New Orleans, Louisiana JULY 20, 2014 SUNDAY OF PROPHET ELIAS Sunday, July 20 ~ 9:00 am Orthros, 10:00 am Divine Liturgy Parish Council on Duty Fred Ammons, Steve Psarellis, and Ginny Zissis ROSTISLAV MESCHERSKY 28-YEARS TRISAGION Artoclasia Sponsored by the Order of St. Markella of Chios Arto Prepared by Kalliopi and Petros Michailakis 12:00 pm ~ Daughters of Penelope Reception in Gymnasium 12:00 pm ~ Koulourakia for Sale in Gymnasium 12:00 pm ~ Order of St. Markella of Chios Reception in Gymnasium 12:00 pm ~ Vacation Church School Registration in Gymnasium Sunday, July 20 through Saturday, July 26 AHEPA Family Supreme Convention Monday, July 21 ~ Greeks on the Bayou Bus Tour SOLD OUT Tuesday, July 22 ~ 9:00 am Divine Liturgy St. Markella of Chios Wednesday, July 23 ~ 6:30 pm Hellenic Dancers Practice in Gymnasium Friday, July 25 ~ 5:30 pm GIRGIS-GUIRGUIS WEDDING REHEARSAL Saturday, July 26 ~ 8:00 am to 3:00 pm Philoptochos Garage Sale at Nugent Residence 1:00 pm ~ GIRGIS-GUIRGUIS WEDDING Sunday, July 27 ~ 9:00 am Orthros, 10:00 am Divine Liturgy Parish Council on Duty Fred Ammons, Steve Psarellis, and Ginny Zissis VIOLET PAPPAS 40-DAYS MEMORIAL Artoclasia Offered by Despina and Stavros Savvaides Honoring St. Panteleimon PHILOPTOCHOS GARAGE SALE THIS SATURDAY Philoptochos is staging a HUGE Summer Garage Sale on Saturday, July 26, 2014, at the residence of Garage Sale Chairperson Elaine Nugent 1625 Elizabeth Avenue in Metairie. The hours will be 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. If you can assist Elaine this week with setting up and during the sale with managing the event, please call her at 504-909-3543. VACATION CHURCH SCHOOL A table is set up today in the gymnasium for you to register your child/children for the 2014 Holy Trinity Vacation Church School, which will take place Monday, July 28, through Thursday, July 31, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm each day. There will be tons of crafts, music, religious lessons, worship, activities, snacks, and games for campers ages 5 through 12. Lunch will be provided for participants. Deadline for registration is Monday, July 21. SAVE THE DATES October 10 12, 2014 Join the 150th Anniversary Celebration of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral in New Orleans, and the Commemoration of the beginnings of Greek Orthodoxy in the Americas. Friday, October 10 Sunday, October 12, 2014 For additional information or to join a committee for the upcoming events contact: 150th Anniversary Co-Chairmen Barbara Stavis Wolf and Costandinos Vennis at e-mail: hellenic2004@yahoo.com; Phone - 985-807-4034 150TH ANNIVERSARY MEETING AND UPDATE All members of the Community are asked to consider a sponsorship for the 150th Anniversary Commemorative Album. The album will trace the beginnings of Greek Orthodoxy in the Americas and highlight significant milestones associated with Holy Trinity over the past 150 years. Historical documentation along with personal messages, dedications, tributes, and family memorials will be included. Submit an album form for your sponsorship today to be a part of this once-in-a-lifetime tribute to our Holy Trinity Community. CHOIR PRACTICE SCHEDULE In preparation for the 150th Celebration of Holy Trinity Cathedral, choir rehearsals are scheduled from 10:00 am to 11:30 am on the following Saturdays: August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 September 6, 13, 20, 27 October 4, 11 Choir Director Alex Tiliakos encourages and welcomes everyone interested in participating with the choir during the 150th Celebration on October 12. Please call him at 504-885-0206, if you have any questions. KOULOURAKIA FOR SALE Purchase freshly baked koulourakia in the Hellenic Cultural Center today $6 per dozen.

DAUGHTERS OF PENELOPE The AHEPA and Daughters of Penelope National Convention will be in New Orleans July 20-26 with meetings and events at the New Orleans Sheraton Hotel at 500 Canal Street. To recognize this special event and welcome the out of town visitors, the Daughters of Penelope will host receptions following Divine Liturgy today, Sunday, July 20, and next Sunday, July 27. Events of the Convention include meetings, election for national officers, Welcome Night at the World War II Museum (July 21), Creole Queen Riverboat Cruise (July 23), Athletic Luncheon (July 24), Salute to Women honoring renowned Chef Cat Cora (July 25), Grand Banquet (July 25), and Sons and Maids Brunch (July 26). HELP STUFF CONVENTION BAGS Members of the Daughters and AHPEA are asked to help fill the Convention bags at the Sheraton Hotel today, Sunday, July 20, at 2:00 pm. HOUSING REQUEST FROM GREEK VISITORS The Cathedral office was contacted by a Greek photographer, Alexandros Katsis, who seeks housing with a parish family for himself and his associate, Theodoros Oikonomou, during their upcoming stay in New Orleans. They will be in the United States from August 20 until October 20 to film a documentary on the history of Greek Americans in American with the main focus on Holy Trinity, the New Orleans community, and the 150 th Anniversary. The team will remain in New Orleans for one month. Anyone, who can accommodate these travelers, are asked to contact Alexandros directly at alkatsis@hotmail.com to discuss housing availability and rental costs. Alexandros website is www.alexandroskatsis.com. Google his name to see his news photos in the Greek newspapers. RECEIVING HOLY COMMUNION The Orthodox Church practices closed communion, not for triumphalistic reasons, but for very important theological reasons. In doing so, we follow the practice of the ancient Church, a practice that was retained by the Reformers. Open communion was a relatively recent innovation and an exception to the practice of the Church beginning in the New Testament period. This means that only those, who are Baptized and/or Chrismated (confirmed) in the Orthodox Christian tradition, may receive Holy Communion. If you are an Orthodox Christian, who is prepared to receive the Eucharist today, you may come forward in an orderly fashion, row by row from front to back. The Parish Council members on duty will usher. Non-Orthodox visitors are welcome to stay through the end of Divine Liturgy and then to receive the blessed bread (Antidoron), which will be handed to you upon dismissal. Also, please join us next door for our Coffee Fellowship. ARTOCLASIA AND RECEPTION HONORING ST. MARKELLA OF CHIOS After Divine Liturgy today, Sunday, July 20, the Order of St. Markella of Chios is sponsoring an Artoclasia prepared by Kalliopi and Petros Michailakis, as well as a reception, to honor the beloved patron saint of Chios, St. Markella. Also, Father George will celebrate Divine Liturgy on the actual feast day, Tuesday, July 22, beginning at 9:00 am and invites parishioners to join him at this weekday service. GREEK FESTIVAL WRAP UP The Greek Festival Committee asks all parishioners, who received pre-sale entrance tickets, to submit payment and/or unused tickets to the Cathedral office as soon as possible. Festival Secretary Stacy Rico is completing all Festival related business and would greatly appreciate your cooperation in this matter. Thank you for your support and assistance. Prophet Elias Elias was from Thesbe, a town of Galaad (Gilead) beyond the Jordan. He was of priestly lineage, a man of a solitary and ascetical character, clothed in a mantle of sheep skin and girded about his loins with a leather belt. His name is interpreted as "Yah is my God." His zeal for the glory of God was compared to fire, and his speech for teaching and rebuking was likened unto a burning lamp. From this too he received the name Zealot. Set aflame with such zeal, he sternly reproved the impiety and lawlessness of Ahab and his wife Jezebel. He shut up heaven by means of prayer, and it did not rain for three years and six months. Ravens brought him food for his need when, at God's command, he was hiding by the torrent of Horrath. He multiplied the little flour and oil of the poor widow of Sarephtha of Sidon, who had given him hospitality in her home, and when her son died, he raised him up. He brought down fire from Heaven upon Mount Carmel, and it burned up the sacrifice offered to God before all the people of Israel that they might know the truth. At the torrent of Kisson, he slew 450 false prophets and priests, who worshipped idols and led the people astray. He received food wondrously at the hand of an Angel, and being strengthened by this food, he walked for forty days and forty nights. He beheld God on Mount Horeb, as far as this is possible for human nature. He foretold the destruction of the house of Ahab and the death of his son Ohozias; and, as for the two captains of fifty that were sent by the king, he burned them for their punishment, bringing fire down from Heaven. He divided the flow of the Jordan, and he and his disciple Elisseus passed through as it were on dry land; and finally, while speaking with him, Elias was suddenly snatched away by a fiery chariot in the year 895 BC, and he ascended as though into heaven, whither God most certainly translated him alive, as He did Enoch (Gen. 5:24; IV Kings 2: 11). But, after seven years, by means of an epistle he reproached Joram, the son of Josaphat, as it is written: "And there came a message in writing to him from Elias the Prophet, saying, Thus saith the Lord God of David thy father, Because thou hast not walked in the way," and so forth (II Chron. 21:12). According to the opinion of the majority of the interpreters, this came to pass either through his disciple Elisseus or through another Prophet when Elias appeared to them, even as he appeared on Mount Tabor to the disciples of Christ the Transfiguration celebrated August 6.

ENGLISH EPISTLE READERS NEEDED If you wish to read the Epistle in English on Sundays, please contact Father George, Fred Ammons, or the Cathedral office. Your participation would be greatly appreciated. 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

20η ἸΟΥΛΙΟΣ 2014 ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΣΤ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΥ Ο ΠΡΟΦΗΤΗΣ ΗΛΙΑΣ Ἑωθινόν ΣΤ 20 th JULY 2014 6 th SUNDAY OF MATTHEW PROPHET ELIAS Eothion 6 Ἀπολυτίκιον τῆς Ἀνάστασης Ἦχος πλ α Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον Πατρὶ καὶ Πνεύματι, τὸν ἐκ Παρθένου τεχθέντα εἰς σωτηρίαν ἡμῶν, ἀνυμνήσωμεν πιστοὶ καὶ προσκυνήσωμεν ὅτι ηὐδόκησε σαρκί, ἀνελθεῖν ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ, καὶ θάνατον ὑπομεῖναι καὶ ἐγεῖραι τοὺς τεθνεώτας, ἐν τῇ ἐνδόξῳ Ἀναστάσει αὐτοῦ. Ἀπολυτίκιον τοῦ Προφήτου Ἠλιού Ἦχος δ Ὁ ένσαρκος άγγελος, τών Προφητών η κρηπίς, ο δεύτερος Πρόδρομος τής παρουσίας Χριστού, Ηλίας ο ένδοξος, άνωθεν καταπέμψας, Ελισαίω τήν χάριν, νόσους αποδιώκει, καί λεπρούς καθαρίζει, διό καί τοίς τιμώσιν αυτόν βρύει ιάματα. 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 Ἦχος β Προστασία τῶν Χριστιανῶν ἀκαταίσχυντε, μεσιτεία πρὸς τὸν Ποιητὴν ἀμετάθετε, Μὴ παρίδης ἁμαρτωλῶν δεήσεων φωνάς, ἀλλὰ πρόφθασον, ὦς ἀγαθή, εἰς τὴν βοήθειαν ἡμῶν, τῶν πιστῶς κραυγαζόντων σοί. Τάχυνον εἰς πρεσβείαν, καὶ σπεῦσον εἰς ἱκεσίαν, ἡ προστατεύουσα ἀεί, Θεοτόκε, τῶν τιμώντων σε. Resurrection Apolytikion Plagal Tone 1 Let us worship the Word who is unoriginate with the Father and the Spirit, and from a Virgin was born for our salvation, O believers, and let us sing His praise. For in His goodness He was pleased to ascend the Cross in the flesh, and to undergo death, and to raise up those who had died, by His glorious Resurrection. Apolytikion of the Prophet Elias Tone 4 The incarnate Angel, and the Prophets' summit and boast, the second forerunner of the coming of Christ our God, Elias, the glorious, from above sent down his grace upon Elisseus; he doth cast out sickness and doth also cleanse lepers; and unto all that honor him, he pours forth streams of cures. 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 Tone 2 Protector of Christians, champion undefeated, mediator most sure with our creator, disregard not the voice of prayer of sinners, but come quickly in your goodness, to help us who cry out to you with faith: Be swift to intercede, make haste to supplicate, O Theotokos, protector always of those who honor you.

ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ Ἰακώβου ε 10-20 Εὐλογητός εἶ, Κύριε, ὁ Θεός τῶν Πατέρων ἡμῶν. Ὅτι δίκαιος εἶ ἐπί πᾶσαν, οἷς ἐποίησας ἡμῖν. Ἀδελφοί, ὑπόδειγμα λάβετε, ἀδελφοί μου, τῆς κακοπαθείας, καὶ τῆς μακροθυμίας, τοὺς προφήτας οἳ ἐλάλησαν τῷ ὀνόματι κυρίου. Ἰδού, μακαρίζομεν τοὺς ὑπομένοντας τὴν ὑπομονὴν Ἰὼβ ἠκούσατε, καὶ τὸ τέλος κυρίου ἴδετε, ὅτι πολύσπλαγχνός ἐστιν καὶ οἰκτίρμων. Πρὸ πάντων δέ, ἀδελφοί μου, μὴ ὀμνύετε, μήτε τὸν οὐρανόν, μήτε τὴν γῆν, μήτε ἄλλον τινὰ ὅρκον ἤτω δὲ ὑμῶν τὸ ναί, ναί, καὶ τὸ οὔ, οὔ ἵνα μὴ εἴς ὑπὸκρίσιν πέσητε. Κακοπαθεῖ τις ἐν ὑμῖν; Προσευχέσθω. Εὐθυμεῖ τις; Ψαλλέτω. Ἀσθενεῖ τις ἐν ὑμῖν; Προσκαλεσάσθω τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους τῆς ἐκκλησίας, καὶ προσευξάσθωσαν ἐπʼ αὐτόν, ἀλείψαντες αὐτὸν ἐλαίῳ ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ κυρίου καὶ ἡ εὐχὴ τῆς πίστεως σώσει τὸν κάμνοντα, καὶ ἐγερεῖ αὐτὸν ὁ κύριος κἂν ἁμαρτίας ᾖ πεποιηκώς, ἀφεθήσεται αὐτῷ. Ἐξομολογεῖσθε ἀλλήλοις τὰ παραπτώματα, καὶ εὔχεσθε ὑπὲρ ἀλλήλων, ὅπως ἰαθῆτε. Πολὺ ἰσχύει δέησις δικαίου ἐνεργουμένη. Ἠλίας ἄνθρωπος ἦν ὁμοιοπαθὴς ἡμῖν, καὶ προσευχῇ προσηύξατο τοῦ μὴ βρέξαι καὶ οὐκ ἔβρεξεν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἐνιαυτοὺς τρεῖς καὶ μῆνας ἕξ. Καὶ πάλιν προσηύξατο, καὶ ὁ οὐρανὸς ὑετὸν ἔδωκεν, καὶ ἡ γῆ ἐβλάστησεν τὸν καρπὸν αὐτῆς. Ἀδελφοί, ἐάν τις ἐν ὑμῖν πλανηθῇ ἀπὸ τῆς ἀληθείας, καὶ ἐπιστρέψῃ τις αὐτόν, γινωσκέτω ὅτι ὁ ἐπιστρέψας ἁμαρτωλὸν ἐκ πλάνης ὁδοῦ αὐτοῦ σώσει ψυχὴν ἐκ θανάτου, καὶ καλύψει πλῆθος ἁμαρτιῶν. ΤΟ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ Ματθαῖου θ 1-8 Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἐμβὰς εἰς πλοῖον διεπέρασε καὶ ἦλθεν εἰς τὴν ἰδίαν πόλιν. Καὶ ἰδοὺ προσέφερον αὐτῷ παραλυτικὸν ἐπὶ κλίνης βεβλημένον καὶ ἰδὼν ὁ Ιησοῦς τὴν πίστιν αὐτῶν εἶπε τῷ παραλυτικῷ θάρσει, τέκνον ἀφέωνταί σοι αἱ ἁμαρτίαι σου. καὶ ἰδού τινες τῶν γραμματέων εἶπον ἐν ἑαυτοῖς οὗτος βλασφημεῖ. καὶ ἰδὼν ὁ Ιησοῦς τὰς ἐνθυμήσεις αὐτῶν εἶπεν ἵνα τί ὑμεῖς ἐνθυμεῖσθε πονηρὰ ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν; τί γάρ ἐστιν εὐκοπώτερον, εἰπεῖν, ἀφέωνταί σου αἱ ἁμαρτίαι, ἢ εἰπεῖν, ἔγειρε καὶ περιπάτει; ἵνα δὲ εἰδῆτε ὅτι ἐξουσίαν ἔχει ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἀφιέναι ἁμαρτίας - τότε λέγει τῷ παραλυτικῷ ἐγερθεὶς ἆρόν σου τὴν κλίνην καὶ ὕπαγε εἰς τὸν οἶκόν σου. καὶ ἐγερθεὶς ἀπῆλθεν εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ. ἰδόντες δὲ οἱ ὄχλοι ἐθαύμασαν καὶ ἐδόξασαν τὸν Θεὸν τὸν δόντα ἐξουσίαν τοιαύτην τοῖς ἀνθρώποις. THE EPISTLE James 5:10-20 Blessed are you O Lord the God of our Fathers. For you are just in everything, which you have created or us. BRETHREN, take as an example of suffering and patience the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. Behold, we call those happy who were steadfast. You have heard of the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful. But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath, but let your yes be yes and your no be no, that you may not fall under condemnation. Is any one among you suffering? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer of faith will save the sick man, and the Lord will raise him up; and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power in its effects. Elijah was a man of like nature with ourselves and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. Then he prayed again and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth its fruit. My brethren, if any one among you wanders from the truth and some one brings him back, let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins. THE GOSPEL Matthew 9:1-8 At that time, getting into a boat Jesus crossed over and came to his own city. And behold, they brought to him a paralytic, lying on his bed; and when Jesus saw their faith he said to the paralytic, "Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven." And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, "This man is blaspheming." But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts? For which is easier, to say 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say 'Rise and walk?' But that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins" he then said to the paralytic -- "Rise, take up your bed and go home." And he rose and went home. When the crowds saw it, they were afraid, and they glorified God, who had given such authority to men.

Education, Culture, and Youth Ministries Committee 2014 VACATION CHURCH SCHOOL REGISTRATION FORM HOLY TRINITY CATHEDRAL New Orleans, Louisiana JULY 28-31, 2014 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM DAILY PLEASE PRINT. Completed forms MUST be submitted to the Cathedral office by Monday, July 21, 2014. Mother s Name Address City State Zip Home Phone Work Phone Cell Email Father s Name Address City State Zip Home Phone Work Phone Cell Email Please include in parenthesis each child s baptismal name. List grade entering this fall. Date of Date Birth of Birth Grade T-Shirt Size Date of Birth Grade T-Shirt Size Date of Birth Grade T-Shirt Size Date of Birth Grade T-Shirt Size COMMENTS or SPECIAL CONCERNS Allergies, etc.: