Sunday Bulletin · S unday B ulletin August 2, 2015 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church 13555 Hillcrest Road, Dallas, Texas 75240 Office 972-991-1166 Fax 972-661-1717 …

Sunday Bulletin

August 2, 2015

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church

13555 Hillcrest Road, Dallas, Texas 75240 Office 972-991-1166 Fax 972-661-1717

www.holytrinity.info

Reverend Father Christopher Constantinides Reverend Father Peter Kostakis

Reverend Father John Essa Reverend Deacon Mark Pakes

Reverend Deacon Athanasios “Clint” Sharpley

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COMMUNION ETIQUETTE

If you are either baptized and or confirmed as an Orthodox Christian and

have spiritually prepared to receive Holy Communion, please come up from

the middle aisle of the Church with reverence and humility, row by row, in a

QUIET and ORDERLY fashion, and depart as directed. Please remain

seated in your pews until a council member indicates your row should go

forward. If you are standing in the back of the nave, please wait until all

seated parishioners have gone forward and a council member indicates you

should go ahead.

In receiving Communion, you should place the cloth under your chin, recite your CHRISTIAN NAME, and wipe your mouth after receiving. Women, please remove your lipstick prior to receiving Communion.

THANK YOU!

Fr. John Kalantzis, Commander, USN

Konstantinos Kostibas, 2nd Lt. USAF

Chris Krucke, USN

Jeff Lohmann, Lance Corporal, USMC

Ryan Lontos, USNJ

Nicholas D. Patitsas, USN

John Politz, SSgt. US Army

Stephen Serniak, Major, USAF

David Thomas, Staff Sgt. US Army

Dr. Jim Thornton, Commander, USN

Raymond Walser, LTC, US Army

Ben Winfrey, US Army

Corey Zarras, ET3 USN

Robert Adler, Commander, USN

Dale Alexander

Michael Artemis, Marines

Dana Ray Austin, USN

Arthur John Athens, Commandant, USMC

Chris Ballas, USN Reserves

Brandon Bell, USAF

Joseph Biasatti, US Army

Michael Bocan-Collins, USN

Joseph Bowley, US Army

Stephen Cariotis, SSgt. USMC

Angelo Carter, 1st Lt., US Army Reserves

Peter Costas, Major USAF

Michael Gomez, USN

PRAYERS FOR OUR SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN

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Sunday, August ,, ,15 Hymns at the Small Entrance

RESURRECTIONAL HYMN, PLAGAL 4TH TONE

GREEN BOOK PAGE 89 – FROM ON HIGH YOU DID DESCEND

PRIEST ENTRANCE HYMN, 2ND TONE

Come, let us worship and bow down before Christ. Save us O Son of

God, who did arise from the dead. We sing to You, alleluia!

RESURRECTIONAL HYMN, PLAGAL 4TH TONE

GREEN BOOK PAGE 89 – FROM ON HIGH YOU DID DESCEND

HYMN FOR THE FIRST MARTYR, 4TH TONE

For the struggles you endured for Christ God, a royal diadem

crowns your head, O First Champion of Martyrs. For you refuted

the folly of the Judeans and beheld your Savior on the right of the

Father. Ever beseech Him, therefore, for our souls.

HYMN OF THE CHURCH, PLAGAL 4TH TONE

GREEN BOOK PAGE 115 – OH BLESSED ARE YOU

KONTAKION, GRAVE TONE

You were transfigured upon the mount, O Christ our God, and

Your disciples, in so far as they could bear, beheld Your glory.

Thus, when they see You crucified, they may understand Your

voluntary passion, and proclaim to the world that You are truly the

effulgence of the Father.

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Epistle Reading

St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 3:9-17

BRETHREN, we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field,

God's building. According to the grace of God given to me, like a

skilled master builder. I laid a foundation, and another man is

building upon it. Let each man take care how he builds upon it.

For no other foundation can any one lay than that which is laid,

which is Jesus Christ. Now if any one builds on the foundation

with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw - each man's

work will become manifest; for the Day will disclose it, because it

will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test what sort of work

each one has done. If the work which any man has built on the

foundation survives, he will receive a reward. If any man's work is

burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but

only as through fire. Do you not know that you are God's temple

and that God's Spirit dwells in you? If any one destroys God's

temple, God will destroy him. For God's temple is holy, and that

temple you are.

English Reader: Rhiannon Voicu

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Gospel Reading

Matthew 14:22-34

At that time, Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go

before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. And

after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up into the hills by

himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, but the

boat by this time was many furlongs distant from the land, beaten

by the waves; for the wind was against them. And in the fourth

watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. But when

the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified,

saying, "It is a ghost!" And they cried out for fear. But immediately

he spoke to them, saying "Take heart, it is I; have no fear."

And Peter answered him, "Lord, if it is you, bid me come to you on

the water." He said, "Come." So Peter got out of the boat and

walked on the water and came to Jesus; but when he saw the

wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, "Lord,

save me." Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him,

saying to him, "O man of little faith, why did you doubt?" And

when they entered the boat, the wind ceased. And those in the

boat worshiped him, saying, "Truly you are the Son of God." And

when they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret.

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Aug. 2 Translation of the Relics of Stephen the Protomartyr;

Phocas the Martyr; Holy Glorious New Martyr Theodore

of Dardanelles

Aug. 3 Isaacius, Dalmatus, & Faustus, Ascetics of the Dalmation

Monastery; Salome the Holy Myrrhbearer; Theoctistus

the Wonderworker

Aug. 4 Seven Holy Youths of Ephesus

Aug. 5 Forefeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior

Jesus Christ; Eusignius the Martyr of Antioch; Our

Righteous Father Eugene of Aitola

Aug. 6 Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

Aug. 7 Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior

Jesus Christ; The Holy Righteous Martyr Dometius; Our

Holy Father Nicanorus the Wonderworker; St.

Theodosius the New; Sozon of Nicomedea; The Holy Ten

Thousand Ascetics of Thebes; Narcissus the Hieromartyr

of Jerusalem

Aug. 8 Emilian the Confessor & Bishop of Cyzikos; Our Holy

Father Myronus the Wonderworker, Bishop of Crete;

Holy New Martyrs Triantaphillus of Zagoras and

Anastasius of Thessolonica; Gregory of Sinai and Mount

Athos; Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord and

Savior Jesus Christ

Daily Commemoration of Saints

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Calendar of Events

Sunday, August 2

8:15 a.m. Orthros

9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy (S)

Coffee hosted by Catechetical School immediately following Divine Liturgy

(Community Center).

40 Day Blessing for Stella Kramer (mother Eva)

Monday, August 3

10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Yarn Guild (BR)

6 p.m. PARAKLESIS (C)

7 p.m. Choir Practice (downstairs)

Tuesday, August 4

1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Pickleball (Gym)

2:30 p.m. Austin Street Cooking (K)

5:30 p.m. Austin St. Volunteers leave church

6:30 a.m. NTOM Mtg. (BR)

Wednesday, August 5

6 p.m. GREAT VESPERS FOR TRANSFIGURATION (C)

12:30 p.m. Sr. High Teachers Mtg. (BR)

6:30 - 8:30 p.m. CANCELED GOYA Boys Basketball (Gym)

Thursday, August 6 TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD

8:30 a.m. Orthros

9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy (C)

7 p.m. Catechetical School Mtg. (BR)

7 - 9 p.m. Pickleball (Gym)

Friday, August 7

6 p.m PARAKLESIS (C)

Saturday, August 8

9:30 a.m. Caregivers Support Group (BR)

10 a.m. - 2 p.m. GOYA Board Mtg. (A)

5 p.m. GREAT VESPERS (C)

Sunday, August 9 ORDINATION OF CHRIS STERN

TO DEACONATE

8:15 a.m. Orthros

9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy (S)

Ordination Reception immediately fo llowing Divine Liturgy (Community

Center).

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We need your help!

The Parish Council is seeking individuals to

serve on a committee to oversee the upkeep

and beautification of the Orthodox Garden at

Restland cemetery.

If you would like to help with this effort, please contact

Jim Dolmas (972-788-4335) or email the Parish Council at

[email protected].

Thank you!

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Parish Council Schedule

August 2 Jim Dolmas, Dimitri Tsevoukas, Kerry Tassopoulos,

Jimmy Horiates, Tina Yampanis

August 9 Ari Rigopoulos, Christina Hochleutner, Jim Chappel,

Sam Torolopoulos, Peter Hronas, Mary LeBrecht

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

for the 59th Greek Food Festival

September 25 - 27, 2015

go to www.greekfestivalofdallas.com

click on the Volunteer Tab at the bottom of the page

then put in Opa!2015 (case sensitive).

IOCC is seeking volunteers to assist

with the planning of our annual

October fundraiser. Turn $1 in to

$7! For more information, please contact Mike Petridis,

(972) 217- 5758, [email protected]

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Dear Parishioners,

The Festival is now just a matter of 50 or so days away

. . . YIKES! We want to take this opportunity to thank

each of the committee members for your time and

dedication. Your countless hours of work help make the Festival a

success. We also want to acknowledge the leadership of the

Parish Council and Father Chris. But above all, we want to

acknowledge the sacrifice everyone makes to volunteer for the

Festival.

We ask that you keep us in your prayers and ask the Lord

to give us the strength we need to lead this event. We thank you

for allowing us the opportunity to serve our church. It is an honor

and responsibility that we value deeply.

Here’s to a successful Premiere Night and Festival!

Keep a lookout for the Baking Sessions Schedule (see page

eleven) and of course your friendly reminder calls from YiaYia

and Papou Fritzopoulos. Also, I hear some long lost relatives are

going to be calling this year . . . wink, wink!

OPA!

Thanks!

Jason & Maria Ortgies

Mark Fritz

Co Chairs

2015 Greek Food Festival Of Dallas

www.greekfestivalofdallas.com

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MISSION BLANKETS (Look for the donation box in the

Community Center hall across from the Office)

We want to express our great appreciation to everyone who has

donated afghans, blankets and shipping funds to the Mission Blankets

project in the last quarter. We were able to complete our goal for the

children and college students at St. Basil’s Academy in New York. And

most recently, the GOYAns made 25 double–sided fleeces which we

sent to a children's home on the Mexican–American border. They have

asked us to let all of you know how very much they love the blankets

and thank you for all the work you put into them.

Our fall project will be an Orthodox Orphanage in Anjara,

Jordan, which has 32 children.

Ways you can help by donating:

Twin ready-made blankets

Ribbon and trims

Handmade quilts, blankets, afghans

Funds for shipping

(make checks payable to Holy Trinity Church,

and write “Mission Blankets” in memo line)

It is such a privilege to be part of a generous and kind-hearted

church like Holy Trinity.

Nancy Hebert & Karen Antos

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HTGOC

100th Anniversary Celebration

2015 Monthly Events

AUGUST *Celebration of Religious Education first Sunday of classes (16th)*

SEPTEMBER

* Revival of “Premier/Preview Night” of the Greek Food Festival (24th) *

* 59th Greek Food Festival of Dallas - “Festival of the Generations”

theme (25-27th) *

OCTOBER

* Symposium for Youth - “Storyboarding for Animation” for

* Public/Private Schools * (TBD)

* Offsite Celebration Event - Tentatively at Klyde Warren Park *

NOVEMBER * Holy Trinity Choir Concert (13th) *

*Celebration Gala - Cocktails/Dinner/Slide Show/Speeches/Dance (14th)*

* Hierarchal Divine Liturgy & Memorial Service (15th) *

* Entire Parish invited to a Complimentary Centennial Brunch and

Commemorative Group Photo (15th) *

DECEMBER * St. Barbara’s Philoptochos Nameday Luncheon and Kickoff

of the next 100 Years (6th) *

Get your FREE Family Admission Passes to the Museum of Biblical Art!

The passes are in a basket on the table across from the Office in the Community Center.

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Weekly Bulletin Stewardship Report as of 7/29/15 Contributions received 1/1/15 to 7/29/15

2015 Stewardship Pledges

Number of Pledges

$ 2015 Pledges

$ Contributed to 2015 Stewardship

% of 2015 Pledge Contributed

No Change to Pledge 362 $413,313

Decreased Pledge 110 $110,852

Increased Pledge 200 $326,056

New Pledges 42 $47,430

TOTAL # of Pledges 714 $897,651 $505,960 56.36%

Jim Dolmas Harry Yianitsas

2015 Parish Council President 2015 Stewardship Chairman

THE HOLY TRINITY BOOKSTORE

WELCOMES YOU!

Summer is here and we have an excellent

selection of books to choose from to take on your trip! The

Bookstore Team is excited about some books that you and your

children would enjoy this summer. They are: Wounded by Love

by Elder Porphyrios, Heavenly Banquet and children’s

coloring/activity books titled The Life o f Christ, The Life of the Theotokos and

Every Time I Do My Cross by Presvytera Angela Altantzakis.

We have many prayer books and “The Orthodox Study Bible.” We also

have a new supply of sterling silver crosses which make lovely baptismal

gifts. In addition to these items we have key chains, sun visor clips and

komboskini’s for your car and home. Ask a team member for assistance when

you visit us.

The hand-made byzantine jewelry from Gallery Byzantium in sterling

silver and gold are exquisite, and would make excellent gifts. We also have the

Bob Munro porcelain collection of gift items of our Church. Other items

include new wedding crown holders, beautiful icons from the Monastery that

have been blessed by the Priests and Monks, greeting cards, CD’s, ribbon

crosses and much, much more!

We thank our many parishioners who have donated books to the

Library. Come in and browse around for a while. You’ll be glad you did!

Your Bookstore Team: Mary Zotos, Betty Boyd, Alin Voicu, Mary & John Benson

Open Sundays after Divine Liturgy until 12:30 p.m.

And Beginning August 12th, Open Wednesdays 1 - 3 p.m.

The Joys of Summer

Summer. What a great time of the year for us to relax and slow down

our busy pace. Kids are out of school and many of us take time off to enjoy the

gifts that God’s warmer weather brings. Let’s think about a few things that

make summer a uniquely special time of the year; things we can do like:

Lie in the grass and look up at the clouds by day or stars by night. Feel

those blades of green, fresh grass between your fingers and toes!

Go to the beach. The water is finally warm enough to go in.

Go swimming and maybe soak up the sun. It’s tough to do in December, so

enjoy it while you can.

Take a long, driving trip and see the country. The weather usually

cooperates more this time of year, and the kids don’t have to miss school.

Turn off the TV since all that’s on is reruns anyway. The new shows don’t

return till fall. Have a conversation instead (texting doesn’t count).

Tackle that outdoor project that you’ve been waiting to start. The weather’s

great and building something is a great way to take your mind off “stuff”

while you immerse yourself in the project.

See a movie on a weeknight. Better yet, find a drive-in theater. Yep, they

still exist. Barely.

Read! Your Bible. A novel. The instructions for the new grill. Just read. Late

at night if you want.

Of course, the obvious; take a vacation and unwind.

God blesses us with summer as a time for renewal, connecting with

family as well as relaxing on vacation. For some it is to get away for personal

time. However, even in the midst of our absence, God’s work is still on-going

and requires financial support. Ministry takes place whether we are present or

not. Further, your support is vital to your church’s ministry in our community

and beyond. At the start of summer, God doesn’t suddenly take from us our

time, talent, and treasure. Why should we suddenly keep it from Him because

of a change in routine or travel? Please remember to continue fulfilling your

stewardship pledge.

Summer is undoubtedly vacation time. However, also be careful with

your gift of summer vacation. Let’s not take a “vacation” from church, which

robs God of the worship due to Him. Worshiping in another congregation while

on vacation can be refreshing, and may stimulate ideas you can bring back to

our own Holy Trinity community. Christian stewardship and worship never

take a vacation. It must be an ongoing, joyous activitiy for God, every day.

Enjoy the summer!

Harry Yianitsas

2015 Stewardship Chairman