Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral New Orleans, Louisiana

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral New Orleans, Louisiana APRIL 13, 2014 PALM SUNDAY PALM SUNDAY, April 13 ~ 8:45 am Orthros, 10:00 am Divine Liturgy Father Nick Spirakis, Celebrant Parish Council on Duty Paul Andersson, Manoli Ioannidis, and Constandinos Vennis NO Youth Hymnology, Sunday School, or Greek School Will Resume after Pascha 12:00 pm ~ AHEPA Family Palm Sunday Luncheon in Gymnasium 12:00 pm ~ Pick Up Pre-Festival Pastry Sale Items in Coffee Room 7:00 pm ~ Nymphios (Bridegroom) Service HOLY MONDAY, April 14 ~ 7:00 pm Nymphios (Bridegroom) Service HOLY TUESDAY, April 15 ~ 7:00 pm Nymphios (Bridegroom) Service Hymn of Kassiani the Nun HOLY WEDNESDAY, April 16 ~ 6:00 am Tsourekia Workshop 4:00 pm ~ Sacrament of Holy Unction Pick Up Tsourekia Orders after Service 7:00 pm ~ Sacrament of Holy Unction HOLY THURSDAY, April 17 ~ 6:00 am Vesperal Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great 7:00 pm ~ Service of the Holy Passion The Twelve Gospels HOLY AND GREAT FRIDAY, April 18 ~ 8:00 am Service of the Royal Hours Decorate Kouvouklion after Service GOYA Wrap Red Dyed Eggs and Stuff Plastic Eggs after Service 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 19 ~ 9:00 am Vesperal Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great 11:00 pm ~ Ringing of the Bells Service of the Holy Light 12:00 am ~ Service of the Resurrection, Orthros, Resurrection Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom Philoptochos Reception after Resurrection Service PASCHA SUNDAY, April 20 ~ 11:00 am Agape Vespers HOPE & JOY Sponsored Easter Egg Hunt after Service 12:30 pm ~ FEAST OF FEASTS PASCHA DAY PICNIC on Cathedral Grounds HOLY TRINITY CATHEDRAL WELCOMES FATHER NICOLAS SPIRAKIS The Holy Trinity Cathedral family welcomes Father Nicolas Spirakis of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, who is filling in for Father Dean during Holy Week. Father Nick will serve our community through April 20 and will return for services on April 27. 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 20, at 11:00 am to show that the good news of Christ s saving Resurrection is for all people in the world. Father Nick Spirakis looks forward to having as many languages as possible during this service and encourages anyone interested in reading the Gospel in a different language to contact the Cathedral office at 504-282-0259 to give Vickie your name and the language you wish to read.. The Holy Trinity Cathedral Parish Council invites all Parishioners to celebrate together Christ s Resurrection at the annual FEAST OF FEASTS PASCHA DAY PICNIC Sunday, April 20, 2014 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral approximately 12:30 pm after Agape Service and the Hope & Joy Easter Egg Hunt Donation $8 per Person Children 10 and under free Tickets will be sold at the door that day. Enjoy Lamb sti Souvla (Lamb on the Spit), Oven Roasted Lamb, Potatoes, Orzo, Traditional Cracking of Red Eggs for Good Luck, and POT LUCK DESSERT LIVE GREEK AND AMERICAN MUSIC! A VISIT FROM THE PASCHA BUNNY WATERSLIDE VOLLEYBALL Contact Constandinos Vennis at 504-282-2670, if you have any questions, would like to help prepare food for the picnic, or would like to donate an item.

CALLING ALL GREEK FESTIVAL VOLUNTEERS! It s not too early to email Stacy or Debbie at festival@holytrinitycathedral.org or call them at 504.282.2059 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. FESTIVAL PASTRY WORKSHOPS There are NO Greek Festival pastry preparations during Holy Week. They will resume next Tuesday, April 22, and Wednesday, April 23, from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm. Lunch will be provided, and everyone is asked to help. PRE-FESTIVAL PASTRY SALE TODAY The Greek Festival Pastry Committee is offering parishioners an opportunity to purchase select pastry items today, Palm Sunday, April 13. They include the following: Frozen ALMOND ROLLS $12 per dozen Frozen SPANAKOPITES $12 per dozen Frozen TIROPITES $12 per dozen KOULOURAKIA $6 per dozen Also, traditional PASCHA TSOUREKIA (Easter Sweet Bread) will be baked on Holy Wednesday, April 16, and picked up at the conclusion of the Holy Unction service. You may place your order by contacting one of the Pastry Chairpersons. BATON ROUGE GREEK FESTIVAL Don t miss the festivities on Saturday, May 10, 2014, from 11:00 am to 8:00 pm, Belle of Baton Rouge Atrium. Plenty of Greek cuisine, music, dancing, and crafts. Free admission with nonperishable food item or $1 donation at door. For updates, please check www.brgreekfest.com 150 TH CELEBRATION The 150 th Anniversary Committee is seeking volunteers to work on the Commemorative Album and sponsorships for the 150 th Anniversary. Mark your calendar for the 150 th Anniversary Celebration Weekend events October 10-12, 2014. PASCHA AZALEAS Enclosed please find a form for purchasing potted azaleas in honor or in memory of someone. The cost is $10 per plant. Completed forms and payment must be returned to the Cathedral office no later than this Tuesday, April 15, 2014. GREEK SCHOOL PASCHA SCHEDULE Both adult and youth Greek School classes will break for Pascha. There will be no sessions through Sunday, April 20. Classes will resume on Monday, April 21. LENTEN AND PASCHAL DONATIONS The Cathedral Family sincerely thanks everyone, who donated floral arrangements and various essential items used during Lent. If you wish to contribute other items needed during Holy Week or the Pascha services, please call the Cathedral office at 504-282-0259 to make your donation. MYRROFORES Girls ages 6 to 9 are asked to participate as myrrofores (myrrh-bearers) in the Holy Friday night services. Contact Director Maria Michailakis Huner at 504-251-4055 for details. NAMES FOR COMMEMORATION ON HOLY FRIDAY Following the Apokathelosis Service on Holy Friday afternoon, Father Nick will read the names for the souls of those who have fallen asleep in the Lord. Please list your names on the enclosed form and return it to the Cathedral office on or before Holy Friday, morning April 18, 2014. The Holy Trinity Parish Council and Staff wish everyone a blessed Pascha!

GREEK DANCE WORKSHOP The Crescent City International Dancers provided a flyer, which invites Holy Trinity Cathedral parishioners to participate in a Greek Dance Workshop featuring Dr. Christos Papakostas on Thursday, May 15, 2014. Please see enclosure for details. PTA COOKBOOK PROJECT Holy Trinity PTA requests your support with their cookbook project by submitting a special family recipe that you would like to share. Forms are enclosed. Once completed the forms may be given to Chairpersons Angeliki Frezoulis or Suzanne Stratikis. Holy Trinity Cathedral Greek Orthodox Community of New Orleans 1200 ROBERT E. LEE BOULEVARD NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70122 PHONE: (504) 282-0259 FAX: (504) 283-5586

13η ΑΠΡΙΛΙΟΥ 2014 ΚΥΡΙΑΚΉ ΣΤ ΤΩΝ ΒΑΪΩΝ Ἑωθινόν Ὄρθρου 13 th APRIL 2014 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 νακαλέσασθαι. 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.

PTA UPCOMING EVENTS Easter Egg Hunt, April 20 after Agape Service Chairperson Ana Commagere organized together with GOYA Family Day (Apr/May/June) April 27 Chairpersons: Andrea Putnam and Dimitra Chouliaris; Please remember the entire community is always encouraged and welcome to come to Family Day! PTA Elections, May 4 Election Committee: Christine Sotiropoulos, Marianthe Melancon, Stacy Rico. If you would like to run for office or nominate someone, please inform one of the election committee members. April 27 will be the last day to nominate someone before elections. Officers include President, Vice President, Secretary, Recording Secretary, and Treasurer. Sunday School/ Greek School End of School Year Cake and Juice Reception, May 18 Chairperson: Angeliki Frezoulis. The PTA will provide cake and juice on the last day of classes. Fundraisers Vitrina: Our vitrina is open every Sunday. If there are some items you would like us to carry, please let one of our members know. Easter Lambades Mrs. Kountouroudas has been kind enough to decorate Easter lambades for us. The are available for purchase in our vitrina; they are beautiful! PTA Cookbook: The PTA is putting together a cookbook and would like your help! If you have any special family recipes that you would like to share, please fill out the form below and return it to one of our chairpersons, Angeliki Frezoulis or Suzanne Stratikis. Also, please include a photo of either the food item or your family to be included in the cookbook! PTA COOKBOOK RECIPE FORM Family Name: Recipe: Ingredients: Directions:

Greek Dance Workshop Featuring Dr. Christos Papakostas Thursday, May 15, 2014 Crescent City International Dancers Workshop site 2 nd Floor Fellowship Hall First Presbyterian Church of N.O. 5401 S. Claiborne Ave. New Orleans, LA 70125 Entrance on S. Prieur St. May 15, 2014 7:30 10:00 p.m. Dr. Christos Papakostas - scholar, master dance teacher, percussionist & percussion teacher, folklorist, choreographer, author, and dance competition judge. Dr. Papakostas will join CCID to teach an evening of Greek folk dance just 1 week before the New Orleans Greek Festival! Contact: Angie Maone - 504-228-6039; Becka Slifkin rebecca082@bellsouth.net $10.00/person; Inquire about student/group rates Come get your Greek on Opaaa!!!