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Trisagion 2020-03 March 29 March 22 March 8 March 1 April 5 March 15 ** Denotes ** Denotes * H RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Schedules VOL NO . 25 . 3 March 2020 holytrinity-oca.org Denotes switch/change OLY OLY < State College, PA 16801 T 119 S. Sparks Street RINITY RINITY fast THE RISAGION O T The Monthly Newsletter of Holy Trinity Orthodox Church RTHODOX S Orthodox Christian Fellowship** R. Schrauf and D. Patel** B Russian Ladies I C. Swisher and A. Swisher** COFFEE HOUR OUP LINI - /P ER Team A Team B Team Preparing for the Next Growth Stage ANCAKE C S UNDAY HURCH 140 : J. Cadman, N. McFarland, S. Patel, Patel, S. McFarland, N. Cadman, J. : : A. Buyanskiy L State College Attendance UNCHEON 130 120 , Z. Cadman, ** 110 B. Haupt and A. E. Bazilevskaya and M. Fedkin D. Patel and R. Patel S. Pettengill and J. Pettengill J. Houser and J. Cadman E. Bazilevskaya and M. Fedkin GREETERS B. Oleynik, 100 13-wk. Moving Avg. 26-wk. Moving Avg. 90 D. SticklesD. 52-wk. Moving Avg. N. Patel, C. 80 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Stickles , E. Swisher,E. Over the past 15 years, growth at the State College church has occurred whenever facilities were remodeled or expanded (2006, 2016) Schrauf, J. and clergy joined the parish (2008, 2009, 2013). If past trends continue, Fr. Ignatius’ arrival may require the parish to add more worship space. Attendance is already up 10% year-over-year, which can already be seen in the long-term trendline (dark line, above). and L. Torbic. L. and Swisher, ECAUSE SAVING FOR THE FUTURE is a priority Glorifying God and D. McNulty and H. Torbic H. and McNulty D. TBA M. Fedkin and B. Haupt G. Cattell and H. Torbic M. Anthony and M. Fiori G. Cattell and B. Haupt TELLERS of the parish, nearly $15,000 (5%) of the Holy and and Trinity budget is placed into restricted capital Offering Gratitude B J. improvement funds each year (routine maintenance is a Torbic separate line item). This has been providential: In 2018, HANKSGIVING IS AT THE HEART of the these reserves enabled the Council to pay cash for the two Christian life. Indeed, the whole of human exist- . mini split systems that drastically improved air quality in ence can be understood as an individual making STATE STATE COLLEGE, PA Captains NON D. TorbicOleynikS.D.and T PERMIT NO. 289 the Nave of the State College church. That same year, the a decision to express either thankfulness or thanklessness U.S. POSTAGE Parish Council created the Capital Projects Fund using toward his Creator. St. John Chrysostom famously de- - PROFIT ORG. : PAID parted this world with the words, “glory to God for all income from the rental of parking spaces at 119 S. Sparks. things.” This is an expression of total thanksgiving on his Team B Team A Team B Team B Team A Team A SERVERS The plan was to pave the adjacent Trinity House lot and redesign both lots (119 and 123) to improve accessibility part, even in the midst of his imprisonment, privation, mistreatment, bodily ailments, and political failure. As a and add more capacity once enough money was put aside. But since any reconfiguration of the lots would require a truly mature Christian, St. John was able to leave this life costly engineering study, God revealed another option. in a spirit of forgiveness and complete thankfulness. (continued, see PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE, next page) (continued, see FROM THE RECTOR’S DESK, next page) < FROM THE RECTOR’S DESK Choir Moves to Weekly Rehearsals During Lent the State College choir will hold rehearsals Holy Days this Month (continued from page 1) each Saturday evening starting at 4:45 p.m. and ending THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE Thank God and Thank You! five minutes before Vespers. The location will be inside MOST HOLY THEOTOKOS It is probably not surprising then, that one of the names helped us move into our house, to those who have had Trinity House up in the Atty Lounge to maintain a VESPERS: Tue., Mar. 24, 6pm @ CHS for our central act of worship is “the Eucharist.” Eucharist us over for dinner, to those who have given us toys for quiet prayerful environment in the Nave. LITURGY: Wed., Mar. 25, 6pm is a Greek word which means “thanksgiving.” When we our children. Thank you to those who have prayed for us (E. George, Icon) come to church and celebrate the Eucharist, the priest and who have loved us even before you knew us. Thank (A. Stickles, Prosphora) intones, “let us lift up our hearts,” which is a call for us to you to those who have handled so much of the hard work Parenting Conference Now Online sacrifice our own hearts and our whole beings to God. of running the parish during the interim period. Thank A recording of the Orthodox Parenting Conference Additional Liturgies: conducted virtually last month is now available online at DATE TYPE/FOR PROSPHORA He then prays, “let us give thanks unto the Lord.” It is you, most of all, for being a community committed to onlyMy by sacrificingGratitude: our hearts and by Wordsentering into worshipping Do Not God “in Spirit Suffice and truth.” facebook.com/saaot. It features eight half-hour sessions Wed., Mar. 4, 6pm Presanctified OCF Fri., Mar. 6, 6pm Presanctified OCF genuine thanksgiving that we can come into the saving with expert speakers on wide-ranging topics such as Sat., Mar. 7, 9am St. Theodore OCF and eternal union with God to which we are called. Let us continue to offer genuine thanksgiving to the evangelism, discipline, education, and technology. Wed., Mar. 11, 6pm Presanctified OCF Lord in this place, being confident that true thanksgiving Fri., Mar. 13, 6pm Presanctified OCF In this spirit, I want to begin my ministry here by thank- will lead to true love, and true love will draw in our Chapel Supports a Mission Priest Wed., Mar. 18, 6pm Presanctified OCF ing God for the kindnesses he has shown us already in neighbors, leading them to join us in our ever- The Orthodox Christian Mission Center assigned Fri., Mar. 20, 6pm Presanctified OCF this place though you, his saints. “Great art thou, O expanding, ever-resounding, glorious and life-giving Fr. Parthenios Eliakim to the Chapel of the Holy Spirit, Sat., Mar. 21, 9am Memorial OCF Lord, and marvelous are thy works, and there is no word hymn of praise: “glory to God in the highest, and on whose faithful have made a $50 per month commitment Fri., Mar. 27, 6pm Presanctified OCF which sufficeth to hymn thy wonders!” Thank you to earth, peace, good will toward men!” < to him. Also a recipient of the Sunday School’s advent Wed., Apr. 1, 6pm Presanctified Sunday School those who have greeted us so warmly, to those who — Fr. Ignatius fundraiser, Fr. Eliakim administers Kenya’s St. Andrew Fri., Apr. 3, 6pm Presanctified Sunday School Rescue Center, which sponsors a school for the needy, Wed., Apr. 8, 6pm Presanctified Sunday School < PARISH COUNCIL a feeding program, and medical treatments. Fri., Apr. 10, 6pm Presanctified Sunday School Sat., Apr. 11, 9am Lazarus Sunday School Planning for the Future (continued from page 1) Fun Night Draws Biggest Ever Crowd The Chapel of the Holy Spirit’s “Family Fun Night” at March Bookstore Feature What if the parish redirected funds that would have sense to stay in town or purchase land? If the former, he This month’s featured book is The Life and the Wisdom the Middlecreek Area Community Center on Sunday, eventually gone toward the lot engineering study and would assess both the church and Trinity House—for February 9 drew the largest group they have hosted of St. Porphyrios, translated by John Raffan. In his gentle applied it to a professional Master Site Plan (Feasibility identification of useful life, accessibility issues, and all manner, St. Porphyrios—who reposed in 1991 and is thus far. The Chapel has been hosting these events for Study) for the entire State College church campus? To operational and maintenance costs. Carefully reviewing six years which have been averaging between 20 and 25 one of the most beloved of recent saints—counseled and get an understanding of what this would entail, Council your feedback, he would create a list of priorities and in attendance. February’s event, however, drew in guided an untold number of people through difficult researched what other parishes had done, including needs, including the expansion of worship space. Then nearly 40 guests with many attending for the first time. hours of illness, mourning, loss of faith, pain, and death. MyHoly Apostles Gratitude: in Mechanicsburg. They recommendedWords his Do firm would Not develop a conceptual site design for future The event began with fellowship and a menu consisting This book is both a story of his incredible life and a engineer Bob Hoffman, a lifelong State College resident building expansion, parking and site enhancements, of hot dogs, snacks and desserts. The gym was then collection of his stories and words of counsel; the saint Sufficewhose firm conducted the land development, site architectural plans for capital planning, and renderings filled with laughter, fun, and excitement as participants speaks with a warmth and joy which comforts and design, associated parking, stormwater management, for fundraising purposes. The parish would have a clear joined in a fun filled game of kickball for all ages! brings hope to the sorrowful and hurting. You can find and approvals for their commmunity’s new church. picture on all the costs and benefits involved.
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