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THIS WEEK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sunday, March 23, 2025
Sunday of the Holy Cross
8:15am Orthros 9:30am Divine Liturgy
Greek School March 25th Celebration with Luncheon and Program
5pm Lenten Vespers at Christ the Saviour Church
Monday, March 24th
6:30pm Great Vespers at the Annunciation Church in Lancaster
Tuesday, March 25th
Annunciation/Greek Independence Day
8:15am Orthros
9am Divine Liturgy
(Fish Permitted today)
5:30pm-7pm Greek School
7pm Dance Practice
Wednesday, March 26th
5pm Presanctified Divine Liturgy
7pm – Bible Class
Thursday, March 27th
5pm Great Compline
Friday, March 28th
8:15am Presanctified Divine Liturgy
7pm 4th Salutations to the Theotokos
Saturday, March 29th
9am Festival Preparations: Pastitsio
6pm Vespers
We welcome all our guests to Holy Trinity Cathedral today, whether as visitors from out of town, family members joining others here for worship today or even soon-to-be members here for the first time. No matter what the reason the Holy Spirit brought you there today, we welcome you with open arms and hearts filled with the love of Christ. Please let the ushers know at the candle stand that you are visiting so they will take your name, and the clergy will officially welcome you.
Thank you to everyone that helped with the Lenten Vespers last Sunday. A special thanks to Basil Papoutsis and his crew for the excellent meal. Also, a big thanks to the Philoptochos and the ladies who brought the delicious fasting desserts. We thank everyone that participated.
2024 Wrap-Up:
There are still a number of parishioners that have not yet fulfilled their Stewardship pledge for 2024. If you would like to make those payments, please indicate “2024 Stewardship” on your check. Thank you.
2025 Program:
If you have not yet made your 2025 pledge, please do so either via the church office or online through the church website. Please consider monthly or quarterly payments as that helps the church meet its financial obligations throughout the year. Please consider a 5% increase over your prior year contribution in line with the church budget. The AVERAGE contribution needed to meet our budget obligation is $1,400. The Leadership Stewardship contribution is $2,200 and above
The Church should be our priority for financial charitable contributions to support the numerous programs of our community. We have an active, vibrant community that will continue to grow and flourish with your continued support.
Bookstore news: The Bookstore is open on Sundays after Church. Please come by and see the wonderful selections. There are also great gift ideas. New items coming in every Sunday. Consider to buy and read the book “The Thirty Steps of the Divine Ascent”. This is the reading for the Great Lent. Please go by and see. Easter lambades will be on sale in the Bookstore.
Graduation Sunday will be held on Sunday, JUNE 1st, 2025. All High School Graduates and College Graduates will be honored, and Scholarships will also be awarded that day. Please attend.
Please note that persons wanting to have Altar flowers for the Memorials in Church, the cost is $65 payable to the Church. Those persons wishing to sponsor the Coffee Hour in memory of their beloved ones the cost to the Philoptochos is $50 and up.
PALM SUNDAY LUNCHEON will be held on Sunday, April 13th in the Church Hall. Adult tickets are $20 and children tickets are $10. Take outs are available.
Announcements:
- TODAY Sunday, March 23rd – Greek School “March 25th” Celebration Program after Church in the Hall. A lunch will be given, program of poems & songs and we will have a special theatrical program on “Paidomazoma” . Please buy your tickets for the luncheon in the Hall.
- Saturday, March 29th – Festival Preparations: Pastitsio at 9am. Please join us.
- Sunday, March 30th – ORATORICAL FESTIVAL after Church. Come and hear the speakers.
- Saturday, April 5th – Agape Group (ages 0-4yrs) will meet at 11am. Topic: Icons.
- Sunday, April 13th – Palm Sunday – A luncheon will be held in the Hall. Take outs available.
2025 FESTIVAL SAVE THE DATE - May 16, 17, 18, 2025 - OPA! Our Annual PA Greek Fest will be held the weekend of May 16th in 2025. Please save the weekend and keep it free from other activities so you are available to help. In particular, we need you to take off on Friday, so we have enough help on the first day. The baking schedule is: Pastitsio (3/29), Mousaka (4/5), Kourambiethes (4/26), Koulourakia (5/3), and Baklava (5/6 and 5/10). Many volunteers are needed. Most of the baking days are on Saturday.
Michael Azar has been encouraged and he is starting a Byzantine Chanting Choir once a month in our Church. They have already started. It was beautiful. They will chant every 3rd Sunday of the month. Those of you who have good voices and would like to participate he has practices on two Saturdays of the month from 4:30-6pm in the Church Library. If you cannot make it to the church for rehearsal, let him know and he will send out a zoom link. He will rehearse the 2nd and 3rd Saturdays of the month. If you wish to have more information, contact Michael. This is his email address: michael.azar@learnbyzantinechant.com.
Philoptochos Stewardship: Dues are now accepted for the Philoptochos membership. A reminder that you need to have paid your dues in order to run on the Philoptochos Board and/or become an Officer. Elections will be held on May 22nd. Please don’t forget to support the Operation Classroom that helps needy schools in the area. There is a table in the Hall for your donation.
Easter Bread Sale “Tsourekia” will be sold by the Philoptochos from March 9th till April 12th. Philoptochos ladies will be in the Hall taking orders. The bread costs $20 per tsoureki. The proceeds benefit needy cases. Please pick up Tsourekia on Palm Sunday, April 13th.
Holy Thursday Vigil will be held on April 17th after the Service in the Church standing and praying by the Cross of Christ and saying the psalms and different prayers. If you wish to participate, please see the enclosed flyer and respond to Mary Wallenmeyer.
On Tuesday, April 8th we will be going to the State Capitol for the March 25th Celebration. We will meet at the Rotunda and go onto the House Floor for the opening prayer and recognition of our Celebration. There the appropriate proclamations for March 25th will be read. The Governor will receive us in his Office. Afterwards we will take pictures and also have our Olympic Flame dancers perform. Please make plans to attend.
Our St. Photios Awardees for this year are: Mrs. Kristina Dodge and Mrs. Kalliope Pappas. The St. Photios Awards will be held on Saturday, May 3rd in Pittsburgh. We congratulate them and thank them for their continuous labor and love that they have for Holy Trinity.
Easter Donations: Please see attached flyer for Easter Donations that you may wish to offer. All types of donations are needed especially for the Easter flowers
The 2025 AHEPA OPA Discount Card is here!
We are happy to announce that the all-new 2025 AHEPA OPA Restaurant Discount card is now available to purchase. The card features many of the same great restaurants that have participated in the past few years, as well as a number of new places to try. Please purchase a card, or more, for your own use, or to give as gifts to friends, that would love to try some of these fine restaurants. The card costs just $20 and provides a $15 discount off of a $30 food purchase for 20 of our favorite local restaurants, (many that are owned by members of the church). Funds raised by the card sales will go towards AHEPAs mission to ‘promote the ancient Hellenic ideals of education, philanthropy, civic responsibility, family and individual excellence through community service and volunteerism’. We have limited the number of cards to 250 this year. Discounts are available from November 2024 through October 2025. So, pick them up before they completely sell out! AHEPA will be selling cards on Sundays. Feel free to contact Anthony Ariano (anthonyariano67@gmail.com) if you would like to purchase cards and will not be at church in Sunday.
THIS WEEK'S ATTACHMENTS
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Lord's Voice
Foni Kyriou
Lenten Vespers Flyer
Greek Independence Day Celebration Flyer
Holy Thursday Vigil Sign Up Flyer
Metropolis Newsletter - March
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