Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral New Orleans, Louisiana MARCH 1, 2015—SUNDAY OF ORTHODOXY Sunday, March 1 ~ 9:00 am Orthros, 10:00 am Divine Liturgy Sunday School following Holy Communion—NO Youth Hymnology HTC Family Welcomes Visitors from University of Kentucky 12:00 pm ~ Keepers of the Faith Pan Orthodox Icon Exhibit in Coffee Room 12:00 pm ~ GOYA Meeting in Boardroom 12:00 pm ~ Youth Pre-K/K Greek School and Dance Practice in Room 210 5:00 pm ~ Vespers for Orthodoxy Sunday at St. Basil Antiochian Church Monday, March 2 ~ 6:00 pm Great Compline Service 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, March 3 ~ 9:30 am to 2:30 pm Greek Festival Pastry Workshop Wednesday, March 4 ~ 9:30 am to 2:30 pm Greek Festival Pastry Workshop 6:00 pm ~ Presanctified Liturgy—Pot Luck Dinner to Follow in Coffee Room Friday, March 6 ~ 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm HTC Youth Soccer 7:00 pm ~ 2nd Salutations to the Theotokos—GOYA Aspile Readers Saturday, March 7 ~ 8:00 am GET FIT HTC in the Gymnasium 10:00 am ~ Galleguillos Baptism 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 Sunday, March 8 ~ 9:00 am Orthros, 10:00 am Divine Liturgy—STEWARDSHIP SUNDAY Sunday School following Holy Communion—Youth Hymnology in Common Area First CALLIOPE KYRIAKOS 1-YEAR MEMORIAL Presentation by Stewardship Chairperson Paul Andersson Collection of 2015 Stewardship Commitment Cards 12:00 pm ~ PTA Meeting in Upstairs Common Area 12:00 pm ~ Youth Pre-K/K Greek School and Dance Practice in Room 210 GET FIT HTC EACH SATURDAY MORNING The last three GET FIT HTC Saturday fitness sessions will be held on March 7, 14, and 21, each beginning at 8:00 am in the gymnasium. Hasker Morris, a certified trainer, is on hand for the one hour session. All parishioners and friends are welcome to join. VESPERS FOR ORTHODOXY SUNDAY Father George will give the Vespers Service homily tonight at St. Basil Antiochian Church in Metairie. The service begins at 5:00 pm and will be followed by a reception. Plan to attend. THE SUNDAY OF ORTHODOXY ICON March 1, 2015, is the Sunday of Orthodoxy when the faithful celebrate the restoration of the icons in our churches and for our private devotional life. The Archives Committee is having a small exhibit of icons that represent the many different national origins within our community. The icons are loaned to us for this special occasion by Holy Trinity congregants. This exhibition also celebrates the Sunday of Orthodoxy by representing the unity of our Orthodox Christian faith around the world. The exhibit is available for viewing in the Coffee Room after Divine Liturgy during the coffee hour. FAMILY LENTEN RETREAT—SAVE THE DATE All Holy Trinity Families are Invited! “Healing a Wounded World, Healing Wounded Lives, Healing Wounded Hearts" A Family Lenten Retreat on Saturday, March 14, 2015 from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral TODAY IS LAST DAY TO REGISTER! Some flyers and registration forms are available in the Narthex. STEWARDSHIP SUNDAY—MARCH 8, 2015 Chairperson Paul Andersson will give a brief presentation on the 2015 Stewardship Campaign at end of church services next Sunday. A tray will be passed to collect 2015 Commitment Cards, which will then be blessed by Father George. Stewardship packets were mailed to each home this week but some are also available in the Narthex. Please take time to complete your form and submit it today. COFFEE HOUR SPONSOR The Spetsiotis Family is sponsoring the Coffee Hour during March in memory of Pagona Spetsiotis and Dimitrios Spetsiotis. The Cathedral family thanks them for their generosity. GREEK FESTIVAL PASTRY WORKSHOPS Greek Festival Pastry Workshops are back in full swing. Please come help on Tuesday, March 3, and Wednesday, March 4, from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm. Lunch is provided. HOLY WEEK-EASTER BOOKS A new shipment of Holy Week-Easter books has arrived. They are published in the original Greek with a new modern English translation on the opposing pages. Each is $25 and may be purchased from the Cathedral office or in the Narthex from a Parish Council member. HTC YOUTH SOCCER SESSIONS The next spring session for HTC Youth Soccer is this Friday, March 6, from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm. Please note the time change due to Lenten church services. If anyone has questions or would like more information on this ministry, email Soccer Director Angeliki Frezoulis at [email protected]. PHILOPTOCHOS WHY SHOULD YOU JOIN PHILOPTOCHOS? Many ladies have already joined Philoptochos during the annual Philoptochos Membership Campaign, which has been in full swing since January 1. You may be asking yourself why you should join. As a member of Philoptochos you would reap the following:  Enjoy giving your time, talents, and treasures to creatively fulfill charitable goals and commitments of our community, our Church, and the National Philoptochos  Work on the activities of the established Standing and Special Committees, which help the needs of all those requiring assistance  Offer your ideas and suggest new charities and ways to provide services to our community  Participate in hands-on projects such as No-Sew Blankets for the sick, Mats for the Homeless, and IOCC Baby Kits while enjoying the benefits of fellowship Philoptochos welcomes you to its next meeting on Saturday, March 28, 2015, in the Coffee Room at 10:30 am. HTC COMMUNITY WIDE FOOD DRIVE Philoptochos is sponsoring an HTC Community wide food drive. The holidays are over, but hunger is not. Please bring food items to help the needy families within our community. The most essential items are canned vegetables, canned fruit, canned meat (tuna, chicken, beef), canned soup, cereal, pasta, and rice. There is a collection bin in the Coffee Room. Thank you for your support. In Celebration of Greek Independence—March 25, 1821 HTC PTA cordially invites you to the GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY PROGRAM Sunday, March 22, 2015 following Divine Liturgy Hellenic Cultural Center Lenten Appetizers and Lunch, Drink, and Dessert will be served. Tickets will be sold the day of the event. Adults - $10.00 Children 12 and under - $6.00 The children have worked very hard to prepare for this event and would like to share it with everyone. Hope to see you there! GREEK SCHOOL MARCH 22 CELEBRATION Stacy Rico will teach Greek folk dances today, Sunday, March 1, at 12:00 pm to the children, who are participating in the March 22 Celebration. Also, the Greek School students will practice their lines for the school skit. Please note that the 12:00 pm Greek class IS NOT cancelled. It will begin at 1:00 pm. Additional FULL CAST rehearsals will take place on the following dates: Sunday, March 8 at 12:00 pm Sunday , March 15 at 12:00 pm Saturday , March 21 at 11:00 am Parents are asked to bring their children and to please try not to miss any of the scheduled rehearsals. Students need to become familiar with walking and standing on the stage to avoid confusion. Your support and cooperation is greatly appreciated. DONATIONS NEEDED FOR GREAT LENT SERVICES The floral decorations that adorned the Panagia icon during the first Salutations to the Theotokos this past Friday were generously donated by Eleni and George Kampitsis. The Cathedral family sincerely thanks them for their consideration. The office has received commitments for this Friday, March 6, and the last Friday, March 27. However, please consider contributing icon flowers for the remaining Salutation service scheduled March 13. Father George will be out of town on March 20; there will be no service that Friday. Other items required for Great Lent Services include 300 flowers for the Sunday of the Veneration of the Holy Cross—March 15 (you may donate a portion of this amount), incense, and charcoal. Contributions for these items are most welcomed. You may contact the Cathedral office at 504-282-0259 to make your donation. HTC WELCOMES UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY VISITORS Dr. Karen O. Skaff, a professor in the Department of Clinical Sciences in the College of Health Sciences at the University of Kentucky, accompanied thirty students to New Orleans this weekend. The purpose of the visit was to provide a community engagement opportunity for the students, who will soon become the physicians, dentists, physical therapists, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals of the future. These students worked together in teams to conduct oral health screenings, nutrition education and obesity prevention, and physical activities designed specifically for the small children their parents, and teachers at the James Singleton Child Development Center in New Orleans East, the largest community health center facility in the city with approximately 112 children aged 3 to 5 years. Community health centers are non-profit, communitydirected, and federally designated healthcare providers serving more than 22 million Americans. These centers have become a vital portal for healthcare and education for the medically underserved, high-risk, and uninsured populations in the United States. Accompanying the students with Course Director Dr. Skaff are Dr. David Skaff, Pediatric Dentist; Dr. Somu Chatterjee and Peter Berres, faculty at UK; and Maya Redzic, clinical nutritionist and doctoral student at UK. In addition to broadening the students’ perspectives of serving this underprivileged population at the community center, this visit was intended to introduce the UK students to the rich historical and cultural traditions of New Orleans. The students were lodged at the Jackson Barracks in the Ninth Ward; toured Jackson Square, St. Louis Cathedral, and the French Quarter and Market; and enjoyed a streetcar ride uptown on St. Charles Avenue. The group also included their attending Divine Liturgy at Holy Trinity Cathedral and viewing the Pan Orthodox Icon Exhibit prepared by the Archives Committee before departing for Kentucky. The Holy Trinity Cathedral family wholeheartedly welcomes them today. Message from Father George STEWARDSHIP Recently, the 2015 Stewardship packets were mailed to your homes. Stewardship is the method by which we as Christians fund the operation of our Church. Over twenty years ago, our Archdiocese began encouraging the parishes to see Church funding in a different light. We are encouraged to change our understanding of supporting our Church from dues paying members to stewards, who provide for the everyday needs of the Church through their Stewardship. Therefore, we must change how we speak. Please understand that we do not pay dues to our Church as we would to any secular club or organization. Our Stewardship is a response by each and every one of us to give back to God from the gifts with which He has blessed us. Stewardship reflects how people of Faith have responded to their relationship with God, and it is not a new concept. In the Old Testament book of Deuteronomy 16:17, the people of God were instructed: “All must give as they are able, according to the blessings given to them by the Lord your God.” We respectfully ask you to review your giving over the past year to your Spiritual Home, Holy Trinity Cathedral. Perhaps, we can look at the words from Deuteronomy as a challenge to see if our annual giving to the Church really reflects our appreciation for the blessings that we have received in our lives, according to our ability. Next Sunday, March 8, is Stewardship Sunday. If you have not already had the opportunity to send your 2015 Commitment Card to the Cathedral office, please bring it with you next Sunday and place it in the offering tray. Thank you for your commitment to our Lord Jesus Christ and His Holy Church through your support of our Stewardship program. IONIAN VILLAGE 2015 Ionian Village summer camp programs are open to teenagers, who have completed grades 8 through 12. The sessions allow campers to experience life in a fully Orthodox environment as they travel to historic churches and religious sites across Greece. The Orthodox Faith is at the heart of the Ionian Village program. For more information, visit www.ionianvillage.org. Session 1 is June 22 July 11 and Session 2 is July 19 - August 7. SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS NEEDED The Sunday School Program is in need of teachers and teachers' assistants for the coming school year. If interested, please contact Sunday School Director Patrick Latour ([email protected]) or Father George. WEDNESDAY NIGHT LENTEN POT LUCK DINNERS Father George invites everyone to attend the Presanctified Divine Liturgies celebrated each Wednesday during Great Lent. The services begin at 6:00 pm. He also asks that you consider bringing a Lenten pot luck dish to share with other parishioners. Please consider attending both events and enjoying an evening of spiritual inspiration, as well as communal fellowship. Holy Trinity Cathedral Greek Orthodox Community of New Orleans 1200 ROBERT E. LEE BOULEVARD  NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70122  Reverend Father George Wilson, Dean [email protected] PHONE: (504) 282-0259 FAX: (504) 283-5586 1ST MARCH 2015 1η ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ 2015 SUNDAY OF ORTHODOXY ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΤΗΣ ΟΡΘΟΔΟΞΙΑΣ EUDOKIA HOLY MARTYR ΕΥΔΟΚΙΑ ΟΣΙΟΜΑΡΤΥΣΤΟΙΣ Eothion 5 Ἑωθινόν E’ 1864 150 T H A N NI V E R S A R Y 2014 Ἀπολυτίκιον τῆς Ἀνάστασης Resurrection Apolytikion 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 τεθνεῶτας, ἐν τῇ ἐνδόξῳ Ἀναστάσει αὐτοῦ. 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. Ἀπολυτίκιον τῆς Ἐορτής Apolytikion of the Feast Ἦχος β’ Τὴν ἄχραντον Εἰκόνα σου προσκυνοῦμεν Ἀγαθέ, αἰτούμενοι συγχώρησιν τῶν πταισμάτων ἡμῶν, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, βουλήσει γὰρ ηὐδόκησας σαρκὶ ἀνελθεῖν ἐν τῷ Σταυρῶ, ἵνα ῥύσῃ οὓς ἔπλασας ἐκ τῆς δουλείας τοῦ ἐχθροῦ, ὅθεν εὐχαρίστως βοώμέν σοί, Χαρὰς ἐπλήρωσας τὰ πάντα, ὁ Σωτὴρ ἡμῶν, παραγενόμενος εἰς τὸ σῶσαι τὸν Κόσμον. 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. Tone 2 We worship Your immaculate Image, O Good One, and ask forgiveness of our sins, O Christ God; for of Your own will You were pleased to go up on the Cross in the flesh, to deliver from slavery to the enemy those whom You have created. Therefore we thankfully cry to You: With joy You have filled all things, O our Saviour, by coming to save 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. Κοντάκιον Ἦχος πλ δ’ Τὴ ὑπερμάχω στρατηγῶ τὰ νικητήρια, ὡς λυτρωθεῖσα τῶν δεινῶν, εὐχαριστήρια, ἀναγράφω σοὶ ἡ Πόλις σου, Θεοτόκε, ἀλλ' ὦς ἔχουσα τὸ κράτος ἀπροσμάχητον, ἐκ παντοίων μὲ κινδύνων ἐλευθέρωσον ἵνα κράζω σοί, Χαῖρε, Νύμφη ἀνύμφευτε. Kontakion Plagal Tone 4 To you, the Champion Leader, we your servants dedicate hymns of victory and thanksgiving as ones rescued out of sufferings, O Theotokos. Since you are invincible in power, deliver us from all dangers, so that we may cry to you: Rejoice, O Unwedded Bride. ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ THE EPISTLE Ἑβραίους ια’ 24-26, 32-40 Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, ὁ Θεὸς τῶν Πατέρων ἡμῶν. Στίχ. Ὅτι δίκαιος εἶ ἐπὶ πᾶσιν, οἷς ἐποίησας ἡμῖν. Ἀδελφοί, πίστει Μωϋσῆς μέγας γενόμενος ἠρνήσατο λέγεσθαι υἱὸς θυγατρὸς Φαραώ, μᾶλλον ἑλόμενος συγκακουχεῖσθαι τῷ λαῷ τοῦ θεοῦ ἢ πρόσκαιρον ἔχειν ἁμαρτίας ἀπόλαυσιν· μείζονα πλοῦτον ἡγησάμενος τῶν Αἰγύπτου θησαυρῶν τὸν ὀνειδισμὸν τοῦ Χριστοῦ· ἀπέβλεπεν γὰρ εἰς τὴν μισθαποδοσίαν. Καὶ τί ἔτι λέγω; Ἐπιλείψει γὰρ με διηγούμενον ὁ χρόνος περὶ Γεδεών, Βαράκ τε καὶ Σαμψών καὶ Ἰεφθάε, Δαυίδ τε καὶ Σαμουὴλ καὶ τῶν προφητῶν· οἳ διὰ πίστεως κατηγωνίσαντο βασιλείας, εἰργάσαντο δικαιοσύνην, ἐπέτυχον ἐπαγγελιῶν, ἔφραξαν στόματα λεόντων, ἔσβεσαν δύναμιν πυρός, ἔφυγον στόματα μαχαίρας, ἐνεδυναμώθησαν ἀπὸ ἀσθενείας, ἐγενήθησαν ἰσχυροὶ ἐν πολέμῳ, παρεμβολὰς ἔκλιναν ἀλλοτρίων. Ἔλαβον γυναῖκες ἐξ ἀναστάσεως τοὺς νεκροὺς αὐτῶν· ἄλλοι δὲ ἐτυμπανίσθησαν, οὐ προσδεξάμενοι τὴν ἀπολύτρωσιν, ἵνα κρείττονος ἀναστάσεως τύχωσιν· ἕτεροι δὲ ἐμπαιγμῶν καὶ μαστίγων πεῖραν ἔλαβον, ἔτι δὲ δεσμῶν καὶ φυλακῆς· ἐλιθάσθησαν, ἐπρίσθησαν, ἐπειράσθησαν, ἐν φόνῳ μαχαίρας ἀπέθανον· περιῆλθον ἐν μηλωταῖς, ἐν αἰγείοις δέρμασιν, ὑστερούμενοι, θλιβόμενοι, κακουχούμενοι - ὧν οὐκ ἦν ἄξιος ὁ κόσμος - ἐν ἐρημίαις πλανώμενοι καὶ ὄρεσιν καὶ σπηλαίοις καὶ ταῖς ὀπαῖς τῆς γῆς. Καὶ οὗτοι πάντες, μαρτυρηθέντες διὰ τῆς πίστεως, οὐκ ἐκομίσαντο τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν, τοῦ θεοῦ περὶ ἡμῶν κρεῖττόν τι προβλεψαμένου, ἵνα μὴ χωρὶς ἡμῶν τελειωθῶσιν. Hebrews 11:24-26, 32-40 Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of our fathers. Verse: For you are just in all you have done Brethren, by faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, choosing rather to share ill-treatment with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets -- who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, received promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched raging fire, escaped the edge of the sword, won strength out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign enemies to flight. Women received their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, that they might rise again to a better life. Others suffered mocking and scourging, and even chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were killed with the sword; they went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, ill-treated -- of whom the world was not worthy -wandering over deserts and mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth. And all these, though well attested by their faith, did not receive what was promised, since God had foreseen something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect. ΤΟ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ THE GOSPEL Ἰωάννην α’ 44-52 Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἠθέλησεν ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς ἐξελθεῖν εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν καὶ εὑρίσκει Φίλιππον καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ ἀκολούθει μοι ἦν δὲ ὁ Φίλιππος ἀπὸ Βηθσαϊδά, ἐκ τῆς πόλεως ᾿Ανδρέου καὶ Πέτρου.εὑρίσκει Φίλιππος τὸν Ναθαναὴλ καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ ὃν ἔγραψε Μωϋσῆς ἐν τῷ νόμῳ καὶ οἱ προφῆται, εὑρήκαμεν, ᾿Ιησοῦν τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ᾿Ιωσὴφ τὸν ἀπὸ Ναζαρέτ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Ναθαναήλ ἐκ Ναζαρὲτ δύναταί τι ἀγαθὸν εἶναι; λέγει αὐτῷ Φίλιππος ἔρχου καὶ ἴδε εἶδεν ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς τὸν Ναθαναὴλ ἐρχόμενον πρὸς αὐτὸν καὶ λέγει περὶ αὐτοῦ ἴδε ἀληθῶς ᾿Ισραηλίτης, ἐν ᾧ δόλος οὐκ ἔστι. λέγει αὐτῷ Ναθαναήλ πόθεν με γινώσκεις; ἀπεκρίθη ᾿Ιησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ πρὸ τοῦ σε Φίλιππον φωνῆσαι, ὄντα ὑπὸ τὴν συκῆν εἶδόν σε ἀπεκρίθη Ναθαναὴλ καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ ῥαββί, σὺ εἶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, σὺ εἶ ὁ βασιλεὺς τοῦ ᾿Ισραήλ ἀπεκρίθη ᾿Ιησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· ὅτι εἶπόν σοι, εἶδόν σε ὑποκάτω τῆς συκῆς, πιστεύεις; μείζω τούτων ὄψει καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ἀπ᾽ ἄρτι ὄψεσθε τὸν οὐρανὸν ἀνεῳγότα, καὶ τοὺς ἀγγέλους τοῦ Θεοῦ ἀναβαίνοντας καὶ καταβαίνοντας ἐπὶ τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου. John 1:44-52 At that time, Jesus decided to go to Galilee. And he found Philip and said to him, "Follow me." Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael, and he said to him, "We have found him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see." Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said of him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!" Nathanael said to him, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you." Nathanael answered him, "Rabbi, you are the son of God! You are the King of Israel!" Jesus answered him, "Because I said to you, I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You shall see greater things than these." And he said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man."