February 21, 2021

   

Holy Greek Orthodox

Sunday Services: Orthros 8:15am, 9:30am

Τὸ φαιδρὸν τῆς Ἀναστάσεως κήρυγμα, ἐκ Holy Trinity Cathedral is under τοῦ Ἀγγέλου μαθοῦσαι αἱ τοῦ Κυρίου Μαθήτριαι, καὶ τὴν the of His Eminence Metropolitan προγονικὴν ἀπόφασιν ἀποῤῥίψασαι, τοῖς Nicholas of the Metropolis of Ἀποστόλοις καυχώμεναι ἔλεγον· Ἐσκύλευται ὁ θάνατος, Detroit. ἠγέρθη Χριστὸς ὁ Θεός, δωρούμενος τῷ κόσμῳ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος. Father Gregory Hohnholt Dean of the Cathedral

Father Bryce Buffenbarger Assistant Priest

Parish Office Hours 9 am - 5 pm Monday-Friday

3500 W. 106th Street, Carmel, IN 46032 317-733-3033 317-733-2806-fax

www.holytrinityindy.org

https://www.youtube.com/ channel/

www.facebook.com/ holytrinityindy

Parish Council

President Nick Sofianopoulos

Vice President Tony Seat

Secretary Janet Stropes

Treasurer Leon Pappas

Assistant Treasurer Jon Vitsas

George Baroudos, Gordon Bennett, Renee Brochhagen, Dennis Dickos, Anthony Eleftheri, Steve Kollias, Connor Larew, Julie Rowlas & Mike Young.

Staff

Office Administrator Janet Roembke

Ministries Coordinator Sandy Cooper

Building Manager Melissa Wright

For information about this publication contact the Cathedral Office at (317)733-3033. Deadline for inclusion is Tuesday before the cover date. All items are requested in digital format and sent to

Church School Lenten Project Bible Study and Cathedral Book Club Did you know that as Orthodox Christians Bible Study continues on Tuesday we are all called to do mission work? If we mornings at 10:30am via ZOOM. We will can’t go ourselves, then we must send and begin our study of Revelation. support those that do. Book club continues on Wednesday Your contribution and evenings at 7:30pm. We will be reading are both very Remember the Days of Old: Orthodox crucial to answering Thinking on the Patristic Heritage by Christ’s call to make Augustine Casiday. The book is available at disciples of all nations. amazon.com and svspress.com. Monies go towards: preaching the , giving orphans a home, feeding the hungry, baptizing new Christians, providing Paraklesis will continue on Wednesday medical/dental care, building and restoring Evenings at 6pm through March 3rd. churches, schools, medical clinics and much Please bring a list of names of the living to more! be prayed for, and give it to a Parish Now is the time for all School Council member. students to collect for the Orthodox Missions Center using Missions Boxes. During Great we would like for the Philoptochos Virtual Variety Night students to earn money to put in the box Please join us for a virtual variety night by doing extra chores, a special deed, etc. hosted by Philoptochos on March 13th at Mission boxes are available in the Cathedral 7pm. The event will feature a pet costume Office (call before arrival) and at the check- contest, magician, mask contest, trivia, in table during services. giveaways, and more! The MC for the Please return boxes to the Cathedral evening is our very own Cathedral Office by May 9, 2021. If you would comedian, Mike Polites. This is sure to be a prefer, payment can instead be made by fun night, filled with fellowship and laughs. check. Please make checks out to “Holy Please register by March 10. Cost of Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral” and registration for the event is $25 per family. write “2021 Mission Box” in the memo Checks and registration form should be line. sent to the church office. PLEASE NOTE: The mission boxes are Additional donations for our various a service project which is a requirement for supported charities can be added to your the Theodora and Milton Dickos reservation check or placed in the basket Scholarship Fund. In order to be credited which will be available at church during the for this project please return your Mission week of March 7. Box to your teacher or to the office. Ensure Contact Kathy Bemiller your name is clearly printed on the outside ([email protected]) or Sheri Seat of the box or envelope. ([email protected]) with questions.

Stewardship We are committed as stewards of God’s gifts to proportional and Holy Trinity Cathedral Financials sacrificial giving. Our goals are 100% participation As of January 31, 2021 and pledges totaling $820,000. To date, for the 2021 stewardship year Month Year-to-Date 281 households have pledged for a total of $788,030. Total Receipts $144,487 $144,487 Everyone who has not yet completed a 2021 Stewardship Total Expenses *$182,522 $182,522 Commitment Card is encouraged to do so. Blank cards are available Net Income $(38,035) $(38,035) in the Founders' Walk and online at www.holytrinityindy.org. * Total commitment to Archdiocese Paid in Full

Contribute Online We have four online options for parishioners to make a donation to Holy Trinity Cathedral via Debit or Credit Card. 1. 2021 Stewardship http:// www.holytrinityindy.org/ about_us/stewardship/ 2. 2020 Stewardship (same link as above) 3. General Fund (same link as above) 4. Candles - Father Gregory or Father Bryce will light candles upon request. To purchase 7-day candles for $10 each, go to http:// www.holytrinityindy.org/ about_us/light-a-candle. Send names to [email protected].

PROJECT MEXICO MISSION TRIP : Lenten Reading Group JUNE 10 – 16, 2021 Each volunteer participating in the Lenten Psalms Reading Group is assigned to a or United States Trip to either Michigan, (a specific reading assignment of Ohio or Tennessee selected Psalms). He/she will read the This year, due to the uncertainty caused designated Kathisma each day during by the pandemic, Project Mexico is Great Lent. When each Kathisma is read planning different options for the mission each day by everyone, the entire Book of trip. If the USA/Mexico border remains the Psalms is offered by the group every closed or COVID testing is required to day throughout Great Lent. Along with the enter either country, we would change the Kathisma, each person will pray the location to either Michigan, Ohio or Trisagion Prayers and pray for everyone in Tennessee. If the location changes, the the group by name. These prayers are date may also change. Additional offered individually in the privacy of information will be forthcoming. everyone's home. If interested in participating, please email Presbytera If you are interested in participating, the Barbara Filipovich at deadline is April 1, 2021. Contact Joe [email protected] with your Pavia for additional information - Phone: name, baptismal name, and email address. ( 3 1 7 ) 6 6 5 - 1 9 5 6 o r e - Reading assignments will be emailed before mail: [email protected] (March 15th). Deadline to sign up is Wednesday, March 10th. Philoptochos Agora Kroger Community Rewards Program Philoptochos Agora Market has the Parishioners are encouraged to following items available for purchase: participate in the Kroger Community Rewards Program benefitting Holy Trinity Cathedral. Visit kroger.com/ Item # Price Item # Price account/communityrewards. Once Pastitsio 17 $3 Olive Oil 1 $9 logged into your Kroger account search for HOLY TRINITY GREEK Coffee 11 $12 2 $10 ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL or YA008 Greek and then click Enroll. New users will 7 $9 Haloumi $6 need to create an account which requires Coffee some basic information, a valid email Orzo 12 $3 Chocolate 28 $3 address and a rewards card. *Customers must have a registered Olives 3 $6 Pergamot 6 $7 Kroger rewards card account to link to Hylopites 1 $6 Caprice 2 our organization. *If a member does not yet have a Casseri $7 Trahonas 12 $5 Kroger rewards card, these are available Phyllo $4 Bechamel 3 $4 at the customer service desk at any Kroger. Packets of 8 Holy Trinity note cards are also available for $10. Items are offered on REMEMBER, purchases will not count a first come first serve basis, but we will reorder when necessary. Email Evie @ for Holy Trinity until after participants [email protected] to order. register their rewards cards. All orders will be packaged and ready for Participants must swipe their registered pickup at the Cathedral by appointment. Kroger rewards cards or use the phone Checks ONLY. Make check to number that is related to their registered Philoptochos with Agora on the memo Kroger rewards card when shopping for line. each purchase to count.

Sunday, February 21 Orthros 8:15am Divine Liturgy 9:30am Church School via Zoom 12pm

Tuesday, February 23 Bible Study via Zoom 10:30am

Wednesday, February 24 Paraklesis Service 6pm Book Club via Zoom 7:30pm

Saturday, February 27 Orthros 8:30am Divine Liturgy 9:30am  5pm

Sunday, February 28 Orthros 8:15am Divine Liturgy 9:30am Church School via Zoom 12pm

Tuesday, March 2 Bible Study via Zoom 10:30am Philoptochos Board Meeting via ZOOM 6:30pm

Wednesday, March 3 Paraklesis Service 6pm Book Club via Zoom 7:30pm

Saturday, March 6 - First Orthros 8:30am Divine Liturgy 9:30am Merciful Help Center 8:45am  2pm Vespers 5pm  of Marriage 6pm CATHEDRALCALENDAR