Holy Trinity Orthodox Church (EOC)

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June 14, 2009

Hebrews ll:33-12:2 Antiphons: Ordinary Trisagion Hymn – Matthew 10 & 19 Byzantine Alleluia: Ordinary Cherubic Hymn: Sanctus: Glagolev Our Father: Kedrov

Hymns for the Day Fr Joseph will be at St. Vladimir’s Seminar The theTroparia – Tone VIII later part of this week for a conference on the past and future of Orthodoxy in America.YOU DESCENDED FROM ON HIGH, MERCIFUL ONE! YOU ACCEPTED THE THREE DAY BURIAL TO FREE US FROM This Week’s Services OUR SUFFERINGS! LORD, OUR LIFE AND RESURRECTION: GLORY TO YOU! Hey Dads: HAPPY FATHER’S DAY! AS WITH FINE PORPHYRY AND ROYAL PURPLE, YOUR Thursday, June 18 CHURCH HAS BEEN ADORNED WITH YOUR MARTYRS' BLOOD SHED THROUGHOUT ALL THE WORLD. SHE Vespers 7 pm CRIES TO YOU, O CHRIST GOD: SEND DOWN YOUR Dr George’s lecture 7:30 pm BOUNTIES ON YOUR PEOPLE, GRANT PEACE TO YOUR (The lectures and discussions with Dr GeorgeHABITATION, are an AND GREAT MERCY TO OUR SOULS. excellent way to brush up on what you believe as an Orthodox Christian. Please don’t miss this The unique Kondakia opportunity to contemplate the implications of God’s love and our salvation. Make sure to take some time to participate in these discussions. They will changeTHE your UNIVERSE OFFERS YOU THE GOD-BEARING mind and heart. – Fr J) MARTYRS AS THE FIRST-FRUITS OF CREATION, LORD AND CREATOR. THROUGH THE THEOTOKOS, AND THEIR Saturday, June 13 PRAYERS, ESTABLISH YOUR CHURCH IN PEACE.

Great Vespers 6 pm The Prokeimenon Confession 7 pm READER: The Prokeimenon in the Eighth Tone. Pray and make your vows before the Lord our God. Sunday, June 14 PEOPLE: PRAY AND MAKE YOUR VOWS BEFORE

THE LORD OUR GOD! Divine liturgy 9 am READER: In Judah God is known; His Name is great in Coffee hour 11:30 am Israel. PEOPLE: PRAY AND MAKE YOUR VOWS BEFORE THE LORD OUR GOD! Upcoming Services READER: Pray and make your vows PEOPLE: BEFORE THE LORD OUR GOD! Apostles Fast June 15 – 29 Feast of Sts Peter & Paul: June 29

The Prayer of Thanksgiving for Communion

We thank You, O Master, Who loves mankind, Benefactor of our souls, that You have made us worthy this day of Your heavenly and immortal Mysteries. Make straight our path; strengthen us all in the fear of You; guard our life; make firm our steps; through the prayers and intercessions of the glorious Theotokos and Ever-virgin Mary, and of all Your Saints. Priest: For You are our sanctification….. Community Activities Therefore, the essential and decisive moment of a life can only be its conclusion, Sunday school the death of a righteous one: “Precious in Sunday school will not meet until Aug 23. the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints” (Ps. 116:15). The death of a saint is VBS a victorious liberation from sin, the I would like to thank everyone that made our VBS a success!! First I would like to thank fulfillment of a feat. “I have fought a good the teachers, Teri Doughtery, Emily Faidley, fight, I have finished my course, I have kept and Sara Whittle. Our wonderful song the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me leader Cory Gilege. Our helpers Lola Abel, a crown of righteousness” (2 Tim. 4:7-8). Sarah Abel, Kathy Hoffman, Betsie Therefore, the Church does not generally Trammell, Katie Trent, and Michaela Trent. celebrate the birth of saints, for it represents Also Fr. Joseph and Fr. Zachariah for their the initial state of their captivity, their great lessons. Thank you all for your hard subjugation by sin...Secular biographers work. Michele Trent may characterize the birthdays of eminent people as joyous and festive, but the Church Baby Shower for Rachel Trent Today There will be a baby shower for Rachel Trent on celebrates only the victory over sin, the Sunday, June 14 from 2:00 – 4:00 pm at the realized feat. church. Everyone is invited. Rachel is registered at Babies R Us. Please RSVP to Barb Duckworth, Katie Trent or Michele Trent. Money Matters

Youth and Young Adult Happy Birthday To: “Time Out” “The Upper Room” at Kurt Bringerud’s, June 15 – Teri Dougherty Wednesday evenings, 7:30 – 8:45pm St John Summer Camp is Coming! June 13 – Daniel Faidley July 26 – August 1 Be sure to register as soon as possible – It is Happy Anniversary To: going to be another life changing week! Extra Announcements Pastoral & Administrative PLEASE POST EXTRA ANNOUNCEMENTS ON Coffee Hour Food THE WHITE BOARD IN THE OVERFLOW June 14 – S. Faidley, Clemens, Lee June 21 – Curry, D. Rentsch, Weisman HERE’S AN OPPORTUNITY TO June 28 – Pitch-in Feast ( Sts Peter & Paul ) HELP! We need some volunteers to help with trash pickup and weeding at the Morris St/Harding St intersection that we adopted Ministry Meetings last year. Even 10 to 15 minutes a week would be a great way to help keep this Parish Council Meeting neighborhood clean and pretty. Please call This WEDNESDAY - June 17 Beth, Ginger, or Tammy for info. PLEASE PLAN ON ATTENDING

Benevolence Ministry 1st Saturday of the month - A Note to our Visitors: Jill Baar’s house, 4653 W. Mooresville Road Building & Grounds Ministry Thank you for choosing to worship with us. Church work days - 2nd Saturday each month We're grateful for your prayers and participation. Please join us in the Library Ministry basement for coffee and continued See Blandina or John Rafferty fellowship after the service! If you are an Orthodox Christian and have the blessing of For Your Contemplation your priest, you may receive His Body and Blood after preparing for Holy Communion A THOUGHT ON THE SAINTS by prayer, worship, fasting and confession of sins. We are glad that you came to pray In any Orthodox Calendar, the feast day of with us and we invite you to return as often any saint is the date on which they died. It is as you are able. For those interested in not their birthday. Why do we honor saints learning more about the Orthodox Church, on the date of their death? The author of The please contact Fr. Joseph, Fr. Zachariah or Friend of the Bridgroom, Orthodox one of our greeters. Theologian Sergius Bulgakov, writes: For every human being, life is a path of salvation, a possibility of liberation from sin, of finding the grace of the Holy Spirit.