Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral New Orleans, Louisiana

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral New Orleans, Louisiana APRIL 26, 2015 SUNDAY OF MYRRHBEARERS Sunday, April 26 ~ 9:00 am Orthros, 10:00 am Divine Liturgy Sunday School following Holy Communion Youth Hymnology in Common Area First ARCHBISHOP IAKOVOS 10-YEARS MEMORIAL IOANNIS (JOHN) TSATOULIS 40-DAYS MEMORIAL 12:00 pm ~ Kids' Cafe 12:00 pm ~ Youth Pre-K/K Greek School in Room 210 1:00 pm ~ Hellenic Dance Practice in Gymnasium Monday, April 27 ~ 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm Adult Beginner Greek School in Room 210 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm ~ Adult Elementary Greek School in Room 210 Tuesday, April 28 ~ 9:30 am to 2:30 pm Greek Festival Pastry Workshop Wednesday, April 29 ~ 9:30 am to 2:30 pm Greek Festival Pastry Workshop Thursday, April 30 ~ 6:30 pm Hellenic Dance Practice in Gymnasium Friday, May 1 ~ 5:45 pm Junior Hellenic Dancers Practice in Gymnasium Saturday, May 2 ~ 10:00 am to 11:00 am Youth Beginner Greek School in Room 210 11:00 am to 12:00 pm ~ Youth Elementary Greek School in Room 210 2:30 pm ~ ZOUMBEROS BAPTISM Sunday, May 3 ~ 9:00 am Orthros, 10:00 am Divine Liturgy Sunday of the Paralytic Sunday School following Holy Communion Youth Hymnology in Common Area First 12:00 pm ~ Greek Festival Calamari Workshop in Kitchen 12:00 pm ~ GOYA Meeting in Boardroom Elections 12:00 pm ~ Kids' Cafe 12:00 pm ~ PTA Meeting in Upstairs Common Area 12:00 pm ~ Youth Pre-K/K Greek School in Room 210 1:00 pm ~ Hellenic Dance Practice in Gymnasium 150TH ANNIVERSARY UPDATE Work on the 150th Anniversary Commemorative Album continues with a completion date to be announced in the near future. Recent efforts were focused on preparing the Holy Trinity documentary to be aired on WYES in May. Thank you to Christina Kogos and Laila Morcos Zissis for their continuing work on the documentary and with WYES. The October 12 Divine Liturgy and Banquet two DVD set will be available soon, and the release date and cost will be announced shortly. The Documentary DVD, Greeks in New Orleans - 150 years of Holy Trinity, is available for $20. Contact the Cathedral office or Barbara Wolf for a copy. GREEKS IN NEW ORLEANS DOCUMENTARY TO AIR IN MAY ON WYES Channel 12 Thursday, May 7 at 7:00 pm Friday, May 8 at 10:00 pm Sunday, May 10 at 12:00 pm Sunday, May 17 at 10:00 pm following Masterpiece Thursday, May 21 at 9:00 pm Saturday, May 23 at 10:30 pm WYES TELEVISION CHANNEL 12 in New Orleans will be airing the documentary - Greeks in New Orleans: 150 years of Holy Trinity. The schedule is posted on the left. The Holy Trinity Community is grateful that WYES offered to show this program as a lead to the 2015 Greek Festival, slated Memorial Weekend May 22, 23, and 24. Parishioners are encouraged to view this special programming on WYES and to inform friends and neighbors of this unique opportunity to learn about the history of Greeks in New Orleans and at Holy Trinity. SAVE THE DATE: VACATION CHURCH SCHOOL June 13-19 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Pre-school through Middle School ages Volunteer staff is needed for the week. Positions include classroom teachers, arts and crafts coordinator, music coordinator, and recreational coordinator. Please contact Presbytera Harriet Wilson at 504-941-7681, if you are able to commit to this wonderful one week ministry. Look for more details and registration forms in the May issue of The Flame. SUNDAY SCHOOL END OF YEAR NOTE Sunday, May 17, marks the end of the 2014-2015 Sunday School year. A special program for all Sunday School students will follow Divine Liturgy on that day. Sunday School Director Patrick Latour hopes that all 80 registered students will be in attendance to receive their promotional certificates that are being prepared and particularly the four graduating high school seniors, who will receive a graduation certificate, as well as a gift from the community. The seniors are asked to kindly give high school teachers Viki Moustoukas or Carol Venturatos a picture, a short biography, and the name of the university each will attend in the fall. This information must be submitted immediately to meet the printing deadline for the May issue of The Flame.

ATHENIAN PLAYGROUND CHAIRPERSON NEEDED A chairperson for the children's area Athenian Playground is needed for the 2015 Festival. Please call Ginny Zissis or Stacy Rico at 504-282-0259 with any questions about this position. CALLING ALL HERB GARDENERS! The Greek Festival Committee is asking all herb gardeners to include extra plantings of thyme, basil, rosemary, and oregano, which later can be sold at the Festival. These herbs are most welcome additions in the Greek Grocery. If you have any questions regarding this project, please contact Stacy Rico at 504-282-0259. GREEK FESTIVAL PASTRY WORKSHOPS Weekly Greek Festival Pastry Workshops will resume after Holy Week. Please come help on Tuesday, April 28, and Wednesday, April 29, from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm. Lunch is provided. GREEK FESTIVAL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Please contact Festival Volunteer Coordinator Maria Anastasiou at 504-456-1780 and sign up as a volunteer. Lots of workshops are underway, or soon to be scheduled, and extra hands are always welcome. And, don t forget to ask your family and friends to join as well. JUNIOR HELLENIC DANCERS REHEARSALS The Junior Hellenic Dancers will perform on Sunday, May 24, at 4:00 pm. Dancers must be upstairs and in costume by 3:30 pm. Each dancer must attend a minimum of three (3) of the five (5) scheduled practices with mandatory attendance on either May 8 or May 15. All practices will be on the Hellenic Cultural Center stage. Dancers should make every effort to wear a traditional costume. If not possible, then solid navy blue pants/white shirt/black tennis or dress shoes for boys, and solid navy blue skirt/white shirt/white tights for girls, will be required. Questions? Contact Evagelia Vatakis 504-373-1000 or vatakie@gmail.com, or Donna Venturatos 504-915-2786 or venturmom@gmail.com. Below is the schedule. FRIDAYS: May 1, 8, and 15 Dance Practice from 5:45 pm to 7:00 pm HELLENIC DANCERS PRACTICE Those participating in the Hellenic Dance group should note that practice is every Thursday at 6:30 pm and every Sunday at 1:00 pm at the Hellenic Cultural Center. POSTERS STILL NEEDED Call Stacy Rico at 504-282-0259, if you have Greek Festival posters from 1992 and/or 1997. These two are needed to complete the Cathedral collection. SUNDAY, APRIL 19 ATTENDANCE 110 ~ CANDLE AND TRAY COLLECTIONS $499 Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Atlanta Department of Education, Youth, and Hellenic Culture Are YOUr teens ready to ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE of a week of faith, fellowship, fun, and friendship at St. Stephen's Camp? Discover the new camp enhancements by reviewing the following information. We're "laying down the law" and learning about the Commandments this year! 2015 St. Stephen's Summer Camp Youth entering grades 6th - 12th in the fall are eligible to "ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE" and join us for a week! REGISTRATION OPENED APRIL 15 When? Week #1 June 28th - July 4th Fr. Mark Week #2 July 5th - July 11th Fr. Stav Week #3 July 12th - July 18th Fr. Stav Week #4 July 19th - July 25th Fr. Athanasios Week #5 July 26th - August 1st Fr. Spiro Where? DIAKONIA RETREAT CENTER 455 Quail Ridge Road - Salem, SC 29676 Phone: 864-944-6788 - Fax: 864-944-6775 How Much? $400.00 per child A fixed $25.00 sibling discount is offered for each additional child. Be certain to select "add another participant" in the check-out cart to qualify for this discount. Registering by May 15? You can pay 50% of your total cost at the time of registration with your balance due on May 30. Late Registration at $425.00 begins May 16, and full prepayment is required! Don't Delay - REGISTER TODAY! Below is the registration link. https://thriva.activenetwork.com/reg4/form.aspx?idtd=3107661&rf=3009756

BULLETIN DEADLINES Please note that information must be submitted to the Cathedral office by noon of each Thursday for weekly bulletins and by the 18th of each month for The Flame. Thank you. 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

26η ΑΠΡΙΛΙΟΥ 2015 ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ Γ ΤΩΝ ΜΥΡΟΦΟΡΩΝ Ἑωθινόν Δ 26 TH APRIL 2015 3 RD SUNDAY HOLY MYRRHBEARERS Eothion 4 Ἀπολυτίκιον τῆσ Ἀνάςταςησ Ὅτε κατῆλκεσ πρὸσ τὸν κάνατον, ἡ ηωὴ ἡ ἀκάνατοσ, τότε τὸν ᾍδθν ἐνζκρωςασ, τῇ ἀςτραπῇ τῆσ Θεότθτοσ. ὅτε δὲ καὶ τοὺσ τεκνεῶτασ ἐκ τῶν καταχκονίων ἀνζςτθςασ, πᾶςαι αἱ Δυνάμεισ τῶν ἐπουρανίων ἐκραφγαηον. Ζωοδότα Χριςτὲ ὁ Θεὸσ ἡμῶν, δόξα ςοι. Ἀπολυτίκιον τοῦ Ἰωςήφ Ὁ εὐςχιμων Ἰωςιφ, ἀπὸ τοῦ ξφλου κακελὼν τὸ ἄχραντόν ςου Σῶμα, ςινδόνι κακαρᾷ, εἱλιςασ καὶ ἀρϊμαςιν, ἐν μνιματι καινῷ κθδεφςασ ἀπζκετο, ἀλλὰ τριιμεροσ ἀνζςτθσ Κφριε, παρζχων τῶ κόςμω τὸ μζγα ἔλεοσ. Ἀπολυτίκιον τῶν Μυροφόρων Ταῖσ Μυροφόροισ Γυναιξί, παρὰ τὸ μνῆμα ἐπιςτάσ, ὁ Ἄγγελοσ ἐβόα. Τὰ μφρα τοῖσ κνθτοῖσ ὑπάρχει ἁρμόδια, Χριςτὸσ δὲ διαφκορᾶσ ἐδείχκθ ἀλλότριοσ, ἀλλὰ κραυγάςατε, Ἀνζςτθ ὁ Κφριοσ, παρζχων τῶ κόςμω τὸ μζγα ἔλεοσ. Ἀπολυτίκιον τῆσ Ἁγίασ Τριάδασ Ἦχοσ πλ δ Εὐλογθτὸσ εἶ, Χριςτὲ ὁ Θεὸσ ἡμῶν, ὁ πανςόφουσ τοὺσ ἁλιεῖσ ἀναδείξασ, καταπζμψασ αὐτοῖσ τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον, καὶ δι' αὐτῶν τὴν οἰκουμζνθν ςαγθνεφςασ, φιλάνκρωπε, δόξα ςοί. Κοντάκιον Ἦχοσ πλ δ Εἰ καὶ ἐν τάφῳ κατῆλκεσ ἀκάνατε, ἀλλὰ τοῦ ᾍδου κακεῖλεσ τὴν δύναμιν, καὶ ἀνέςτθσ ὡσ νικθτήσ, Χριςτὲ ὁ Θεόσ, γυναιξὶ Μυροφόροισ φκεγξάμενοσ. Χαίρετε, καὶ τοῖσ ςοῖσ Ἀποςτόλοισ εἰρήνθν δωρούμενοσ ὁ τοῖσ πεςοῦςι παρέχων ἀνάςταςιν. Resurrection Apolytikion When You descended to death, O Life Immortal, You struck Hades with the lightning of Your Divinity. And when You also raised the dead out of the nethermost depths, all the powers in the Heavens cried out: O Life-giver, Christ our God, glory be to You. Apolitikion of Joseph The noble Joseph, taking Your immaculate Body down from the Tree, and having wrapped It in pure linen and spices, laid It for burial in a new tomb. But, on the third day You did arise, O Lord, granting great mercy to the world. Apolitikion of the Myrrhbearers Unto the myrrh-bearing women the Angel cried out as he stood by the grave: Myrrh oils are meant for the dead, but Christ has proven to be a stranger to corruption. But cry out: The Lord is risen, granting great mercy to the world. 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 Plagal Tone 4 Though You went down into the tomb, You destroyed Hades' power, and You rose the victor, Christ God, saying to the myrrh-bearing women, "Rejoice!" and granting peace to Your disciples, You who raise up the fallen.

ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ Πράξεων τῶν Ἀποςτόλων σ 1-7 Ἐν ταῖσ ἡμεραῖσ ἐκείναισ, πλθκυνόντων τῶν μακθτῶν, ἐγζνετο γογγυςμὸσ τῶν Ἑλλθνιςτῶν πρὸσ τοὺσ Ἑβραίουσ, ὅτι παρεκεωροῦντο ἐν τῇ διακονίᾳ τῇ κακθμερινῇ αἱ χῆραι αὐτῶν. Προςκαλεςάμενοι δὲ οἱ δϊδεκα τὸ πλῆκοσ τῶν μακθτῶν, εἶπον, Οὐκ ἀρεςτόν ἐςτιν ἡμᾶσ, καταλείψαντασ τὸν λόγον τοῦ κεοῦ, διακονεῖν τραπζηαισ. Ἐπιςκζψαςκε οὖν, ἀδελφοί, ἄνδρασ ἐξ ὑμῶν μαρτυρουμζνουσ ἑπτά, πλιρεισ πνεφματοσ ἁγίου καὶ ςοφίασ, οὓσ καταςτιςωμεν ἐπὶ τῆσ χρείασ ταφτθσ. Ἡμεῖσ δὲ τῇ προςευχῇ καὶ τῇ διακονίᾳ τοῦ λόγου προςκαρτεριςομεν. Καὶ ἤρεςεν ὁ λόγοσ ἐνϊπιον παντὸσ τοῦ πλικουσ καὶ ἐξελζξαντο Στζφανον, ἄνδρα πλιρθσ πίςτεωσ καὶ πνεφματοσ ἁγίου, καὶ Φίλιππον, καὶ Πρόχορον, καὶ Νικάνορα, καὶ Τίμωνα, καὶ Παρμενᾶν, καὶ Νικόλαον προςιλυτον Ἀντιοχζα, οὓσ ἔςτθςαν ἐνϊπιον τῶν ἀποςτόλων καὶ προςευξάμενοι ἐπζκθκαν αὐτοῖσ τὰσ χεῖρασ. Καὶ ὁ λόγοσ τοῦ κεοῦ θὔξανεν, καὶ ἐπλθκφνετο ὁ ἀρικμὸσ τῶν μακθτῶν ἐν Ἱερουςαλὴμ ςφόδρα, πολφσ τε ὄχλοσ τῶν ἱερζων ὑπικουον τῇ πίςτει. ΤΟ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ Μᾶρκον ιε 43-47, ισ 1-8 Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἐλκὼν Ιωςὴφ ὁ ἀπὸ Αριμακαίασ, εὐςχήμων βουλευτήσ, ὃσ καὶ αὐτὸσ ἦν προςδεχόμενοσ τὴν βαςιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ, τολμήςασ εἰςῆλκε πρὸσ Πιλᾶτον καὶ ᾐτήςατο τὸ ςῶμα τοῦ Ιθςοῦ. ὁ δὲ Πιλᾶτοσ ἐκαύμαςεν εἰ ἤδθ τέκνθκε, καὶ προςκαλεςάμενοσ τὸν κεντυρίωνα ἐπθρώτθςεν αὐτὸν εἰ πάλαι ἀπέκανε καὶ γνοὺσ ἀπὸ τοῦ κεντυρίωνοσ ἐδωρήςατο τὸ ςῶμα τῷ Ιωςήφ. καὶ ἀγοράςασ ςινδόνα καὶ κακελὼν αὐτὸν ἐνείλθςε τῇ ςινδόνι καὶ κατέκθκεν αὐτὸν ἐν μνθμείῳ, ὃ ἦν λελατομθμένον ἐκ πέτρασ, καὶ προςεκύλιςε λίκον ἐπὶ τὴν κύραν τοῦ μνθμείου. ἡ δὲ Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαλθνὴ καὶ Μαρία Ιωςῆ ἐκεώρουν ποῦ τίκεται. Καὶ διαγενομένου τοῦ ςαββάτου Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαλθνὴ καὶ Μαρία ἡ τοῦ Ιακώβου καὶ Σαλώμθ ἠγόραςαν ἀρώματα ἵνα ἐλκοῦςαι ἀλείψωςιν αὐτόν. καὶ λίαν πρωῒ τῆσ μιᾶσ ςαββάτων ἔρχονται ἐπὶ τὸ μνθμεῖον, ἀνατείλαντοσ τοῦ ἡλίου. καὶ ἔλεγον πρὸσ ἑαυτάσ τίσ ἀποκυλίςει ἡμῖν τὸν λίκον ἐκ τῆσ κύρασ τοῦ μνθμείου; καὶ ἀναβλέψαςαι κεωροῦςιν ὅτι ἀποκεκύλιςται ὁ λίκοσ ἦν γὰρ μέγασ ςφόδρα. καὶ εἰςελκοῦςαι εἰσ τὸ μνθμεῖον εἶδον νεανίςκον κακήμενον ἐν τοῖσ δεξιοῖσ, περιβεβλθμένον ςτολὴν λευκήν, καὶ ἐξεκαμβήκθςαν. ὁ δὲ λέγει αὐταῖσ μὴ ἐκκαμβεῖςκε Ιθςοῦν ηθτεῖτε τὸν Ναηαρθνὸν τὸν ἐςταυρωμένον ἠγέρκθ, οὐκ ἔςτιν ὧδε ἴδε ὁ τόποσ ὅπου ἔκθκαν αὐτόν. ἀλλ ὑπάγετε εἴπατε τοῖσ μακθταῖσ αὐτοῦ καὶ τῷ Πέτρῳ ὅτι προάγει ὑμᾶσ εἰσ τὴν Γαλιλαίαν ἐκεῖ αὐτὸν ὄψεςκε, κακὼσ εἶπεν ὑμῖν. καὶ ἐξελκοῦςαι ἔφυγον ἀπὸ τοῦ μνθμείου εἶχε δὲ αὐτὰσ τρόμοσ καὶ ἔκςταςισ, καὶ οὐδενὶ οὐδὲν εἶπον ἐφοβοῦντο γάρ. THE EPISTLE Acts of the Apostles 6:1-7 IN THOSE DAYS, when the disciples were increasing in number, the Hellenists murmured against the Hebrews because their widows were neglected in the daily distribution. And the twelve summoned the body of the disciples and said, "it is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables. Therefore, brethren, pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint to this duty. But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word." And what they said pleased the whole multitude, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochoros, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaos, a proselyte of Antioch. These they set before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands upon them. And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith. THE GOSPEL Mark 15:43-47; 16:1-8 At that time, Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the council, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, took courage and went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. And Pilate wondered if he were already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he was already dead. And when he learned from the centurion that he was dead, he granted the body to Joseph. And he bought a linen shroud, and taking him down, wrapped him in the linen shroud, and laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of the rock; and he rolled a stone against the door of the tomb. Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was laid. And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week they went to the tomb when the sun had risen. And they were saying to one another, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the door of the tomb?" And looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back; for it was very large. And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe; and they were amazed. And he said to them, "Do not be amazed; you seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen, he is not here; see the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him, as he told you." And they went out and fled from the tomb; for trembling and astonishment had come upon them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.