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THIS WEEK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sunday, March 29th, 2026
8:15am Orthros 9:30am Divine Liturgy
5pm Lenten Vespers at Holy Apostles Church –
Reception to follow
Monday, March 30th
5pm Great Compline
Tuesday, March 31st
5pm Great Compline
Wednesday, April 1s
5pm Presanctified Divine Liturgy
5:30pm-7pm Greek School
7pm Dance Practice
7:30pm Bible Class
Thursday, April 2nd
5pm Great Compline
6pm – Adult Greek Dance
8:30pm Adult Greek School
Friday, April 3rd
8:15am Presanctified Divine Liturgy
11am Bible Class
12:30pm-1:30pm – Holy Confession
7pm John Harbilas Memorial GOYA Book Club on Zoom
Saturday, April 4th
Lazarus Saturday/Sunday School Communion
8:15am Orthros 9am Divine Liturgy
Breakfast/Make Palm Crosses/Make Bagged lunches for homeless
6pm Vespers
Easter Donations: Please see attached flyer for Easter Donations that you may wish to offer. All types of donations are needed, especially for the Epitaphio flowers.
2026 STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM:
As we move out of 2025 and into 2026, I would like to reflect on our Stewardship program. Our final income for 2025 was approximately $540,000. This was the highest amount achieved by our Stewardship program and we greatly appreciate our community’s efforts to support our Cathedral. The 2025 results closed the gap with our budget of $565,000 and we continue to strive to fully meet our Church budget via the Stewardship program without needing to borrow from the Festival proceeds which are intended for capital projects.
- You have received your 2026 Stewardship packet in mid-November which provides the information necessary to complete your 2026 Stewardship pledge. If you have completed your pledge, I thank you. If you have not completed your pledge, please do so as soon as possible so that our finance committee can plan accordingly. As you make your pledge, please consider the following:
- The AVERAGE annual contribution needed to meet our budget obligation is $1,440 ($120/mo.)
- Please keep in mind this monthly amount is less than what most people pay for cell phone or cable service each year.
- The Leadership Stewardship contribution is $2,300 and above
- Regular contributions (i.e. weekly/monthly) are preferred as they help sustain the monthly operating costs of our Cathedral.
- Consider increasing your previous year commitment by 6+% in line with the increased operating expenses of our Cathedral.
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.
From everyone who has been given much, much will be required, and from the one who has been entrusted with much, even more will be asked - Luke 12:48
2026 FESTIVAL SAVE THE DATE - May 15, 16, 17, 2026 - OPA! Our Annual PA Greek Fest will be held the weekend of May 15th in 2026. 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. Stay tuned to the Announcements and to the Source for more information about Festival preparations starting in March.
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. Tickets on sale.
Easter Decorated Candles are being sold in the Bookstore. Please see the lovely collection.
Please see the attachment concerning the Easter donations for this year. Please consider to donate.
Alumni dance group is back! We’re excited to reconnect and bring the energy back to this year's festival! If you’re interested in joining or want more details, please contact Maria Shay at (717) 601-6907 or Ann Ariano at (717) 379-6350. All alumni are welcome!!
Please see the scholarships that are on the ledge by the office. Please check the deadlines. Scholarship Sunday is June 7th. A new scholarship is on the ledge by the Philoptochos. Please check it out.
Upcoming Events
- Meeting for those going on the Pilgrimage to Greece in June. We will meet on Monday, March 30th at 7pm in the Church Library. Also, you may wish to bring the last payment for the trip. J
- ohn Harbilas Memorial GOYA Book Club to be held on Friday, April 3rd at 7pm via Zoom. We are reading "The Way of a Pilgrim”.
- Lazarus Saturday on Saturday, April 4th with Sunday School Communion breakfast, making palm crosses, making bagged lunches for the homeless, etc.
- Sts. Joachim & Anna Gathering on Tuesday, April 14th at 11am.
- Washington DC day trip with the Seniors on Thursday, April 16th.
- GOYA gathering at the Church on Tuesday, April 21st at 6pm. Special guest speaker will discuss “Teen Challenges”.
- Holy Trinity Nameday Celebration will be held on Pentecost Sunday evening on Sunday, May 31st at the West Shore Country Club.
Greek Culture Children's Book Fundraiser for the Olympic Flames
Discover the magic of Greek culture, traditions, and language with this exclusive collection of children's books by Anna Prokos. Each story is crafted to inspire and educate, bringing Greek heritage to life for young readers. These books ensure culture is passed on to the next generation. The Olympic Flames will be taking orders/selling these beautiful hard cover books that have been signed by the author. These books make great gifts and keepsakes for your children, grandchildren and godchildren. Your purchase helps support the Olympic Flames as we will receive a portion of each sale. Please see attached flyer, book descriptions and order form. Additional order forms & sample books will be available at our table in Coffee Hour. (Pay by cash, check or Venmo)
Oratorical Festival topics are attached to the January Source and also with this ann. page on the email. Please encourage your children to participate. Every year we always have a nice number of children participating and winning. Our local Oratorical Festival will be held on Sunday, April 19th.
Philoptochos stewardship dues are now accepted in the Hall. We ask that you give $30 or more towards the Philoptochos.
The Metropolis Philoptochos is having a Virtual Daffodil Fundraiser that benefits the Metropolis Social Service Fund & future Seminarians from March 15th – April 18th. Please see the flyer and donate.
Pilgrimage to Greece and Mt. Athos. We will visit many holy shrines and sites. We also will be visiting Mt. Athos with the men. The trip will begin on June 12th being picked up at the Venizelos Airport in Athens. Then after ten days on June 22nd we will be dropped off at the airport again in Athens. You will be responsible to get to Greece and leave from Greece on your own and whenever you wish. Though, I would expect you to be at the airport on Friday morning, June 12th, at 10am. I will only be responsible for the trip in Greece. In order to go, you must give the initial down payment, which will be $1,000 by the end of February to reserve your seat and the final $1000 by the end of March. We hope to have 40 persons participating. This is first-come, first-serve. The cost for the trip will be $2,000 for an eleven-day trip. We will be staying in first class Hotels, including daily breakfast and dinner. Please make your check(s) payable to Holy Trinity Cathedral and in the memo put “Pilgrimage to Greece”. Also, since this is a pilgrimage, our attire must reflect this. For men especially in Mt. Athos, please wear long pants and long-sleeve shirts. For the women please also dress appropriately for the different Shrines/Monasteries that we will visit. Ladies, please refrain from pants, shorts, & sleeveless dresses and blouses. If you are interested, please text or email Fr. Michael frmichael@holytrinityhbg.org. or 717-818-1160. More info to come.
Special thank you to everyone that joined us at the State Capitol on Tuesday, March 24th for the Greek Independence Day Celebration. It was a beautiful event. We had about 60 people attending from our church, York, Lancaster and Philadelphia. Our Olympic Flames Dancers also came and gave a wonderful performance for us all. We were fortunate to have 3 PA Representatives, and 2 PA Senators joined us and gave speeches for the event. A beautiful morning at the State Capitol.
Last Sunday, March 22nd we had the Greek School March 25th Celebration with poems and songs. All the children did a most beautiful job and most were dressed in ethnic costumes. That was very nice to see. We thank the parents and teachers who help their children with this program. They came into the church for the Doxology, paraded around the fountain and then came into the Hall for the program. Very nicely done.
We would like to thank George Giannaris and his crew of wonderful actors who gave us 3 beautiful plays depicting the struggles of the Greeks during the Ottoman occupation and how they tried to survive and start the revolution.
Lastly, we would like to thank Katerina & Kostas Hronis for cooking and donating the entire meal for the Sunday Greek School luncheon. They did a great job along with Amy Giannaris who also helped for a few days in the kitchen. We would like to thank all the parents that set up the hall, helped in the kitchen, helped serve the meal, brought in desserts, brought in different items and afterwards helped to clean up. We especially appreciated the GOYANS disassembling the tables and chairs.It was nice to see our young parishioners help so efficiently.
THIS WEEK'S ATTACHMENTS
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Lord's Voice
Foni Kyriou
Oratorical Festival Flyer
Easter Donations List
Tsoureki Sale Flyer
Virtual Daffodil Fundraiser Flyer
Greece Pilgrimage Trip Flyer
Olympic Flames Fundraiser Flyer
Olympic Flames Book Description
Olympic Flames Fundraiser Order Form
Metropolis Graduation Announcement Flyer
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