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THIS WEEK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sunday, February 22nd, 2026
Forgiveness Sunday/ Cheesefare Sunday
8:15am Orthros 9:30am Divine Liturgy
(Last day to eat dairy & fish before Pascha)
Clean Monday – Great Lent Begins Feb. 23rd
(Strict Fasting Day) 8:15am Orthros, Hours & Vespers
5pm Great Compline
Tuesday, February 24th
5pm Great Compline
Wednesday, February 25th
5pm-6pm Presanctified Divine Liturgy
5:30pm-7pm Greek School / 7:30pm Bible Class
Thursday, February 26th
5pm Great Compline
6pm Philoptochos Meeting / 8:30pm Adult Greek School
Friday, February 27th
8:15am Presanctified Divine Liturgy
11am Bible Class
7pm – 1st Salutations to the Virgin Mary
Saturday, February 28th
3rd Saturday of Souls
8:15am Orthros 9am Divine Liturgy
9am Festival: Making Kataifi
5pm Sunday of Orthodoxy Vespers at St. Nicholas Serbian Church
Sunday, March 1st – Sunday of Orthodoxy
Children bring icons from your home for the procession.
1pm Rise Against Hunger
40-Day Memorial for Marian Rolles with Flowers and Coffee Hour
on behalf of her children, Vonnie Lessard, James Monos (Mary Ellen),
Elaine Loukas (Spyros) & Family.
May her memory be eternal.
1-year Memorial for Gus Glynos and
3-year Memorial for Asimina Glynos
with Flowers and Coffee Hour
on behalf of Connie (Gus) Kokos, Mosca (Ted) Kalathas and Family.
May their memory be eternal.
2025 STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM:
With less than a month before year-end, it is important that each parishioner fulfills their Stewardship commitment to our church. We are currently behind schedule in meeting our budget of $565,000 for 2025 but have an opportunity to close out the year strong with everyone’s participation.
You received your 2026 Stewardship packet in mid-November. This packet will include a status of your contributions/pledges thru October 31st. If you find any error, please contact the office immediately.
Please look at your current status and make every effort to meet the remaining portion of your commitment.
If you have not yet made your 2025 pledge, please do so either via the church office or online through the church website.
The AVERAGE annual contribution needed to meet our budget obligation is $1,500 ($125/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
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.
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.
Please take note that the 2025 Calendar year for the Stewardship will close on Monday, January 12th. If you have not pledged/paid for 2025 please do so by Jan. 12th. Thank you.
RISE AGAINST HUNGER – March 1st – 1pm-3pm
Join us for a fun afternoon with fellow parishioners to assemble more than 20,000 meals sent to countries with people in need of basic nutrition. Our goal is to raise $8100 to make 20,000 meals and 100 volunteers to participate. Please donate via cash, check to Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral with Rise Against Hunger in the memo line, or electronically via PayPal or Venmo (see flyer or weekly announcement attachment for QR codes.) Volunteers must give their information and sign a release form in the social hall, by contacting Beth Spanos at 717-576-3018 or bcspanos@comcast.net. The flyer is attached.
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.
Upcoming Events
- Philoptochos Meeting on Thursday, Feb 26th at 6pm in the Philoptochos Room.
- Festival Baking – Kataifi on Saturday, Feb. 28th at 9am.
- Sunday of Orthodoxy Vespers on Saturday, Feb. 28th at 5pm at St. Nicholas Serbian Church in Steelton. Please see attached flyer. Fasting pastries are needed to take to St. Nicholas. If any ladies would like to make them, please bring them to the Church on Saturday and put them in the Philoptochos room. Thank you.
- Rise Against Hunger on Sunday, March 1st from 1pm - 3pm. Please come and volunteer.
- JOY Metropolis Regional Retreat on Saturday, March 7th hosted by our Holy Trinity Cathedral. More info to come. This is for children in 2nd grade to 6th grade.
- Sts. Joachim & Anna gathering on Thursday, March 12th at 11am.
- Greek School March 25th celebration on Sunday, March 22nd after Church in the Hall. A luncheon will follow and afterwards the program will start. GOYA Spring Retreat on Friday, March 27th – Sunday, March 29th. Please register.
- Washington DC day trip with the Seniors on Thursday, April 16th. Please see flyer for more information.
- Holy Trinity Nameday Celebration will be held on Pentecost Sunday evening on Sunday, May 31st at the West Shore Country Club.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY will be held TODAY Sunday, Feb. 22nd after Church. Please come to this meeting. You have also received an email notice last week.
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.
Special Announcements:
On Tuesday, March 24th we have reserved the Main Rotunda at the State Capitol for our March 25th Greek Independence Day Celebration. Afterwards we will go into the “House Chambers” and be acknowledged and given a proclamation for March 25th. Last year we had a nice group of our community join us. This year we wish for more people to come. Our Olympic Flame Dancers will also be present and perform.
We would like to ask for anyone attending to please bring their Greek flags to honor this day to the State Capitol. If you don’t have a flag, we will try to provide one for you.
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 downpayment, 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.
Please see the scholarships that are on the ledge by the office. Please check the deadlines. More scholarships will be placed on the ledge. Scholarship Sunday is June 7th.
THIS WEEK'S ATTACHMENTS
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Lord's Voice
Foni Kyriou
Joy Retreat Flyer
Rise Against Hunger Flyer
Triumph of Orthodoxy Flyer
Oratorical Festival Flyer
Washington DC Seniors Trip Flyer
Greece Pilgrimage Trip Flyer
Olympic Flames Fundraiser Flyer
Olympic Flames Book Description
Olympic Flames Fundraiser Order Form
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