Sunday Bulletin

January 5, 2013

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church

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

www.holytrinity.info

Rev. Fr. Christopher Constantinides Rev. Fr. John Essa

Reverend Deacon Peter Kostakis 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.

All those receiving Communion should be baptized and or confirmed Orthodox Christians. If you are married, your marriage must also have been blessed by the

Orthodox Church.

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, January , 013 Hymns at the Small Entrance

RESURRECTIONAL ENTRANCE HYMN THIRD TONE

GREEN BOOK PAGE 83 – LET ALL THINGS REJOICE

PRIEST ENTRANCE HYMN

Come let us bow down to Christ and worship Him the Son of God. Save

us O Son of God, who did arise from the dead. We sing to You, alleluia!

RESURRECTIONAL HYMN THIRD TONE

GREEN BOOK PAGE 83 – LET ALL THINGS REJOICE

HYMN FOR THE FOREFEAST – FOURTH TONE

The River Jordan receded of old by the mantle of Elisha when Elijah

ascended into heaven; and the water was separated to this side and that,

the wet element turning into a dry path for Him, being truly a symbol of

Baptism, by which we cross the path of transient age. Christ appeared in

the Jordan to sanctify its waters.

HYMN FOR THE CHURCH TONE 8

GREEN BOOK - PAGE 115

KONTAKION IN THE FOURTH TONE

In the running waters of the Jordan River, on this day the Lord of all

crieth to John: Be not afraid and hesitate not to baptize Me, for I am come

to save Adam, the first-formed man.

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Epistle Reading

St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 4:5-8

TIMOTHY, my son, always be steady, endure suffering, do the

work of an evangelist, fulfil your ministry.

For I am already on the point of being sacrificed; the time of my

departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished

the race, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me

the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge,

will award to me on that Day, and not only to me but also to all

who have loved his appearing.

English Reader: Rhiannon Voicu

Greek Reader: Ioanna Meletes

Gospel Reading

Mark 1:1-8

The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is

written in Isaiah the prophet, 'Behold, I send my messenger before your

face, who shall prepare your way; the voice of one crying in the

wilderness: prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.' John

the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of

repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And there went out to him all

the country of Judea, and all the people of Jerusalem; and they were

baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. Now John

was clothed with camel's hair, and had a leather girdle around his

waist, and ate locusts and wild honey. And he preached, saying, "After

me comes he who is mightier than I, the thong of whose sandals I am

not worthy to stoop down and untie. I have baptized you with water;

but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."

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Sunday, Jan. 5 Eve of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour

Jesus Christ; The Holy Martyrs Theopemptus and

Theonas; Righteous Syncletike of Alexandria;

Apollinaria of Egypt

Monday, Jan. 6 The Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour

Jesus Christ; Theophan the Recluse

Tuesday, Jan. 7 Synaxis of John the Holy Glorious Prophet,

Baptist, & Forerunner; Afterfeast of the

Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus

Christ

Wednesday, Jan. 8 Domnica the Righteous of Constantinople;

Atticus and Cyrus, Holy Patriarchs of

Constantinople; Afterfeast of the Theophany

of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ;

Emilianos the Confessor, Bishop of Cyzikos;

Gregory of the Kiev Caves

Thursday, Jan. 9 Polyeuctus the Martyr of Melitene in

Armenia; Eustratios the Wonderworker;

Peter, Bishop of Sebaste, brother of Basil the

Great and Gregory of Nyssa; Afterfeast of the

Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus

Christ; Philip, Metropolitan of Moscow

Friday, Jan. 10 Gregory of Nyssa; Dometian, Bishop of

Melitene; Theosebia the Deaconess, sister of

Basil the Great & Gregory of Nyssa;

Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and

Saviour Jesus Christ

Saturday, Jan. 11 Our righteous Theodosius the Cenobiarch;

Vitalis of Gaza; Afterfeast of the Theophany

of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ

Daily Commemoration of Saints

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Sunday, January 5 Eve of Epiphany

8:15 a.m. Orthros

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

10 a.m. Ordination of Deacon Peter Kostakis

3:30 - 5 p.m. Sr Boys GOYA BB Practice (gym)

5:30 - 7 p.m. Jr Girls GOYA BB Practice (gym)

6:30 - 8 p.m. Sr Girls GOYA BB Practice (gym)

Catechetical School after Holy Communion (Community Center)

Ordination Reception by Philoptochos immediately following Divine

Liturgy (A,D,O in Community Center)

Monday, January 6 Feast of Theophany

8:30 a.m. Orthros

9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy & Great Blessing of

the Waters (S)

7:15 - 9 p.m. Jr Boys GOYA BB Practice (Gym)

Tuesday, January 7 Feast of St. John the Baptist

(St. John the Baptist in Euless)

1 - 3 p.m. Sr. Fellowship Planning Meeting (BR)

1:30 p.m. Pickleball (Gym)

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

5 - 8:30 p.m. HT Greek School (GS Classrooms)

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

Wednesday, January 8

5 - 6:30 p.m. HT Greek School (GS Classrooms)

6 p.m. Paraklesis (C)

7 p.m. Faith Enrichment Class (BR)

Thursday, January 9

10:45 - 11 a.m. Adult Bible Study (BR)

5 - 6:30 p.m. HT Greek School (GS Classrooms)

7 - 8 p.m. Illumine Our Hearts Bible Study (BR)

7 - 9 p.m. Pickleball (Gym)

Calendar of Events

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Friday, January 10

6:30 - 8:30 p.m. 8th Grade GOYA Basketball

Saturday, January 11

5 p.m. Great Vespers (C)

Sunday, January 12

8:15 a.m. Orthros

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

12:15 - 1:30 p.m. HTHD Pre-K - 5th Practice

3:30 - 5 p.m. Sr Boys GOYA BB Practice (gym)

5:30 - 7 p.m. Jr Girls GOYA BB Practice (gym)

6:30 - 8 p.m. Sr Girls GOYA BB Practice (gym)

Catechetical School after Holy Communion (Community Center)

Philoptochos Vasilopita Celebration immediately fo llowing Divine

Liturgy (A,D,O in Community Center).

Sunday Services are webcast every Sunday! Go to our website (www.holytrinity.info)

and click on Worship Webcast.

Parish Council Schedule

January 5

Tasos Kaiafas Matt Naftis

Alin Voicu Mary Ann Trapalis Fotis Papanicolaou

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Dear Holy Trinity Family

On behalf of my family and myself we wish you all a Blessed and

Happy New Year. It has been my honor and privilege to have served you in

2013 as your Parish Council President. Holy Trinity is such a special

community and holds a very special place in my heart. Together with God’s

leadership and guidance we can move forward into 2014 with great

excitement.

As president I have tried not to beat the financial drum so loudly that

we all just tune it out, but as we start the new year, and even more important

approach our 2015 hundred-year celebration, now is the time for me to play a

little tune. The board’s commitment for Holy Trinity becoming a 100%

stewardship-funded parish is as strong as ever and rooted in our desire to

fulfill Christ’s command to us to continue his Holy works. Think of the great

things we could do with our festival money if we knew the church’s expenses

were covered by stewardship.

I’m especially grateful to Harry Yianitsas for his tireless efforts as our

Stewardship Chairman in 2012 and 2013. We have all enjoyed his witty but

heartfelt writings on what stewardship is and how it is vital to the spiritual

health as well as the economic health of our Parish. Thank You Harry! It is with

incredible excitement that I announce the 2014 Campaign will be Co-Chaired

by Harry Yianitsas and Harry Tomasides. I strongly feel that this has become

such a large job that it needed another person and who better than another

Harry. Harry Tomasides has served this church in so many ways that what he

brings to the table is a keen insight into all aspects of Holy Trinity. We are truly

blessed to have these two dedicated Orthodox Christians to guide and

shepherd our 2014 Stewardship Campaign.

We have all had a time in our lives when we have called upon God and

Holy Trinity to guide us, comfort us, heal us, and ultimately save us. Holy

Trinity is calling on you; Christ is calling on you. Please respond to this calling

by letting Christ guide you to your 2014 Stewardship commitment.

In Christ’s Love

Christopher Canellos

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Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church

Reverend Protopresbyter Christopher Constantinides, Presiding Priest Reverend Deacon Peter Kostakis, Assistant

Reverend Deacon Mark Pakes Reverend Deacon Clint Sharpley

2014 Parish Council

Members

1. Chris Canellos

2. Jim Chappel

3. Jim Dolmas

4. Christina Hochleutner

5. Jimmy Horiates

6. Peter Hronas

7. Tasos Kaiafas

8. Mary LeBrecht

9. Matt Naftis

10. Sam Paulos

11. Fotis Papanicolaou

12. Daniel Shaheen

13. Wade Stephens

14. Kerry Tassopoulos

15. Mary Ann Trapalis

16. Alin Voicu

17. Tina Yampanis

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COMMUNITY LETTER FROM THE PARISH COUNCIL

Dear Fellow Parishioners,

We donned our party hats and sang Auld Lang Syne to welcome in another

year full of great hope. January promises to be a busy month. Starting with the

first Sunday of the month, Metropolitan Isaiah joins us for a Hierarchical

Divine Liturgy which will include the ordination of Deacon Peter Kostaskis to

the Holy Priesthood. Deacon Peter will become the fourteenth Assistant Priest

to serve our community. Axios!!

The following Parish Council members have completed their term. We would

like to thank each of them for sharing their gifts and leadership as beacons of

orthodoxy: Nic Carayannopoulos, Ellena Fox, George Karahal, Ari Rigopoulos

and Chris Stern.

In particular, we would like to recognize Dr. Nic Carayannopoulos in

completing his fifth six-year term for a total of 30 years of service to our

community, our longest serving Parish Council member. Thank you Nic for

your love and tireless devotion to our community. In our Parish Council

meetings you are a reservoir of knowledge about our community’s deep

history and an encyclopedia of knowledge on church bylaws. We hope your

example will serve as a model for others to serve our church.

We are pleased to welcome our newly elected members: Christina Hochleutner,

Peter Hronas, Wade Stephens, Kerry Tassopoulos and Tina Yampanis.

Congratulations! We look forward to your energy and fresh perspective that

you bring to the 2014/15 Parish Council. And finally, let us thank our returning

members who were reelected: Matt Naftis, Fotis Papanicolaou, Sam Paulos and

Alin Voicu. We thank you for your continued service.

One year from now we will begin a yearlong celebration of our 100th

Anniversary of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Dallas, Texas. Stay

tuned for more information that will be coming.

Καλή πρωτοχρονιά!

2014 Parish Council

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Notice to Holy Trinity GOC Online Givers with

Recurring Stewardship Gifts

It is time to Renew your Online Recurring

Stewardship Contribution for 2014!

If you have set-up an online recurring stewardship contribution

for 2013, your contribution may expire by Dec. 31, 2013.

Follow these steps to ensure your stewardship contributions continue to be

received by the church in 2014. Failure to do so may result in an interruption of

your stewardship gifts in the coming year.

GO TO: www.holytrinity.info

Click: GIVE ONLINE

Click: “Click Here to Give Online”

Enter your Email Address & Password (NOTE: The church office does not

have passwords on file.)

Click: GIVING

Click: Manage Scheduled Giving. Review your scheduled giving selection.

If the LAST GIFT date is in 2013, your gifts will end on that date, or if your

END AFTER number of occurrences is 1 or 2, you need to increase the

number of occurrences to cover the duration for 2014.

Click the Pencil Icon on the right to edit your scheduled recurring gift for

2014.

If you plan to adjust your dollar amount of giving for 2014, make the

change here.

“When would you like to stop giving?” Change this date to December 2014

or beyond.

Click: UPDATE to save all your changes.

Your recurring stewardship gifts will now continue through 2014.

SPECIAL NOTE: If you do not see your recurring gift schedule, but instead see

“You currently have no active giving schedules,” this means your Stop Giving

date has already been reached. Simply click the GIVE NOW tab to create a new

recurring gift for 2014.

Need Help? Please call Maureen in the church office, 972-991-1166, for support.

She will be happy to assist you.

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Holy Trinity Academy

wishes everyone a

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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Chris Canellos Harry Yianitsas

2013 Parish Council President 2013 Stewardship Chairman

The Holy Trinity

Bookstore/Library/Gift Shop

Welcomes You!

We have two new books by Kyriacos C. Markides, The Mountain o f

Silence - A Search for Orthodox Spirituality and Inner River - A Pilgrimage to the

Heart of Christian Spirituality. Either book or both would be excellent reading

anytime.

We also have the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church gift collection,

available in the Holy Trinity Bookstore/Library/Gift Shop. Bob Munro is the

photographic artist whose spiritually inspired artist-created gift collection

features photographic art images of Holy Trinity’s most sacred and treasured

icons, stained glass windows and other church details. The Holy Trinity gift

collection includes matted prints, triptych art, magnets and gift boxed

porcelain ornaments. The perfect gift for any occasion and a special way to

take a piece of our church home to enjoy every day.

Last but not least, we have Gift Certificates available for you to purchase.

Please ask a Bookstore Team Member to help you. We would love to see you,

so come by, browse around and visit for awhile!

Bookstore Hours:

Wednesdays, 1—3 p.m.

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

Weekly Bulletin Stewardship Report as of 12/30/13

Contributions received 1/1/13 to 12/30/13

2013 Stewardship Pledges

Number of Pledges

$ 2013 Pledges

$ Contributed to 2013 Stewardship

% of 2013 Pledge Contributed

No Change to Pledge 277 $377,595

Decreased Pledge 39 $32,050

Increased Pledge 345 $382,992

New Pledges 73 $68,420

TOTAL # of Pledges 734 $861,057 $793,015 92.10%

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“Illumine Our Hearts” A Bible Reading Program for 2014

(Meets at 7 p.m. in the Boardroom)

Here is a suggestion for the No. 1 item on your New Year’s Resolution

List:

Read through the Bible in 2014!

Many of you have never read through the Bible. Why? You need a little

help and encouragement along the way.

That’s why Holy Trinity will have a Bible Study every Thursday

evening in January to get you started. There will also be a once-a-

month follow-up to help get you to your goal. We will supply the

materials. You supply your Orthodox Study Bible. It could be the best

New Year’s Resolution ever! And it doesn’t require dieting.

Questions? Contact Deacon Clint at deaconclint11@gmail.com

Check out our blog at http://illumineourhearts.wordpress.com/

The gift of generosity

We would like to thank everyone who

supported Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox

Church during 2013 with their time, talent and

financial contributions. We look forward to

support from all of our members in the year

ahead. If you need a convenient way to make

regular offerings or if you plan to make an

additional gift before the end of the year, we

encourage you to look into our electronic giving

options. As the pace of life speeds up,

especially around the holidays, you may find

electronic giving a most welcome way to make contributions. Visit

http://www.holytrinity.info/wordpress/onlinegiving/ or contact the

church office for more information.

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Did You Get Your Flu Shot? By Harry Yianitsas, Stewardship Chairman

It’s that time of year again! The flu is

flyin’. Many of us are just now taking

the time to consider an annual flu shot

for protection against whatever

particular strain of “flu bug” is going

around. We don’t have time to be sick,

right? We want to increase our

immunities, protect ourselves from

physical illness, and keep on keeping on

about our daily routines.

Sometimes I think our faith is like

that, too. Wouldn’t it be great if

someone could culture a “faith vaccine”

that would increase our faith, protect us

from evil, suffering, and despair, AND

transform us into “super Christians,” a

bold new strain of effective and efficient

disciples who can leap tall crosses in a

single bound while avoiding all

commitment and controversy in the

process? Yeah, right.

Our parish is blessed with many

wonderful people. We want to increase

our faith. We want to support our Holy

Trinity Parish, see worship attendance

and offerings grow, have a bunch of

programs available to nurture and serve

all demographic segments of the parish.

Yes, we want to be good stewards, but

we’d really like to have all of this on our

terms—with our desired level of

commitment, investment, and absence

of conflict. I wish it were that simple.

We like to be a part of the winning

team, but again we like to have some

control over the rules of the game. The

first century followers of Jesus were not

all that different. They were a mixed bag

of sacrifice and expectation, of bumbling

and goodness, and of faith and folly.

Yet, somehow they kept on following

Christ. Is our parish much different?

How did we do in 2013? Well….

We have just completed our 2013

Stewardship Program. Our parish

collected about 93% of our 2013 pledges

thanks to the commitment of its

stewards!

For 2013, the new Stewardship

Pledge cards have been sent out and you

should have received one by now. If not,

they are available in the pews or church

office. Please take a minute to fill out a

new card for 2014. A little like that flu shot,

the process may poke you as you

consider your pledge, but it is so

necessary for the health of your Church.

You see, your church doesn’t have time

to be sick either!

Please prayerfully consider your 2014

pledge, remembering our goal is to be

“100 X 100”. That is, to be a 100%

stewardship funded parish by our 100th

anniversary in 2015. Please do your part

by increasing your 2014 pledge. We

would like to have all of the 2014 pledge

cards completed and returned to the

church office before the end of January.

Take a moment to help your Church.

Happy New Year!