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Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral Sunday Services: Orthros 8:15am, Divine Liturgy 9:30am
Apri l 21 , 2019 Palm Sunday
Holy Trinity Cathedral is under the Omophorion of His E m i n e n c e M e t r o p o l i t a n Nicholas of the Metropolis of Detroit.
Father William J. Bartz Dean of the Cathedral
Father Lucas Christensen
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
www.facebook.com/holytrinityindy
Parish Council
President Julie Rowlas
Vice President Nick Sofianopoulos
Secretary Nick Dervenis
Treasurer Anthony Eleftheri
Assistant Treasurer Jon Vitsas
Dennis Dickos, Greg Dickos, Bob Dine, Pete Dunbar, Steve Kollias, Leon Pappas, Tracy P a p p a s , I r e n e S a r r i s , Gail Zeheralis.
Staff
Office Administrator Adonna Bacon
Ministries Coordinator Sandy Cooper
Building Manager Tim Bryant Administrative Assistant Desiree Thompson 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 [email protected].
Sunday Service Schedule and Teams
Date Parish Council Early Duty Parish Council Early Duty Team
4/21/2019 Leon Pappas Tracy Pappas Team 1
Date Parish Council Early Duty Parish Council Early Duty Team
4/28/2019 Greg Dickos Pete Dunbar Team 2
5/5/2019 Nick Sofianopoulos Jon Vitsas Team 1
Upcoming Weeks
Narthex Server Team 1 Kalli Agapios Marina Agapios Alexandra Bennett Anastasia Ebersole Annamaria Ebersole *Alexandra Hackett Nadja Henderson Anastasia Lafter Sylvia Mudis Mary Raikos Sofia Raikos Anna Tridico
Parish Council Team 1 Dennis Dickos Bob Dine Leon Pappas Tracy Pappas Nick Sofianopoulos Jon Vitsas Gail Zeheralis
Altar Boy Team 1 Manoli Agapios Evan Baroudos **Eli Baroudos Nathan Dervenis Steven Dervenis *Zander Eleftheri Jonathan Eleftheri Christian Lafter Alex Lupear
Sam Lupear Elliot Mudis Chris Pappas George Pappas Andrew Raikos Nick Simopoulos Andrew Spirrison Spiro Spyratos Georgios Tsimerakis
Palm Sunday Luncheon The Holy Trinity Philoptochos invites you to its annual Palm
Sunday Luncheon TODAY, Sunday, April 21 after Divine Liturgy. If you do not have reservations, the Adult Fish Dinner is $20.00 and Children's Menu ages 5-11 is $6.00. Children under 5 eat free. Proceeds to benefit Hellenic College / Holy Cross School of Theology.
Coffee Hour Sign Up Sign Up TODAY!!
https://goo.gl/qwERni
Stewardship 2019 Everyone who has not yet c o m p l e t e d a 2 0 1 9 Stewardship Commitment Card is encouraged to do so. Blank cards are available in the Founders' Walk following the Divine Services and online at https://goo.gl/oLGnGf.
Church School April 21 & April 28: No Church School
Bookstore The essential book for Holy Week & Easter is $29 and is available in the Holy Trinity Bookstore. The Bookstore is open each Sunday following the Divine Services.
Philoptochos Tsoureki (Pascha Bread) and Phyllo Sale
Pickup is Sunday, April 21. Order forms are available online at https://goo.gl/dFwG76 and in the
Founders' Walk.
Myrrh-Bearers All girls ages 9, 10 and 11 years old are invited to serve as Myrrh-Bearers for the
Holy Friday Evening Service on April 26. Practice will be Holy Friday
afternoon at 1pm. Those who would like to participate, please contact the Parish Office at ( 3 1 7 ) 7 3 3 - 3 0 3 3 o r Sandy@holytr inityindy.org. Deadline is Holy Tuesday,
April 23. We need 4 more girls to sign up.
Altar Boys & Narthex Servers All Altar Boys and Narthex Servers can serve in their respective positions during all weekday Divine Services of the Great Lent and Holy Week. So, if a Divine Service is offered Monday through Saturday from now through and including Saturday morning, April 27, all Altar Boys and Narthex Servers are welcomed to serve with two exceptions. On Holy Friday evening, April 26, only those Altar Boys and Narthex Servers who are present and vested by 7:05pm can serve. For the Resurrection Service, April 27, only those Altar Boys and Narthex Servers who are present and vested by 10:05pm may serve. Also, for Easter Sunday Agape Service, all Altar Boys and Narthex Servers are welcomed to serve.
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Holy Friday
Youth Retreat Plan to attend this year’s Holy Friday Retreat on April 26. There will be programs for preschool-12th grade students. Sign up sheets may be found in the Education Wing.
Agape Vespers Readers Needed
Volunteers are needed to read the Gospel in French, German, Latin, & Russian at the Easter Sunday Agape Vespers Service on April 28 at noon. Volunteers will be assigned on a first come, first served basis and must be at least 16 years old. If you would like to participate, please contact the Parish Office at 317-733-3033 or [email protected].
Parish Day of Service
On Saturday, May 11 from 9am - 12pm, all Parishioners are invited to participate in a day of serving God and helping others. A variety of projects will be offered for men, women and children of all ages. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided. Projects will include the Soup Kitchen and feeding the poor. All donated paper products, toiletries and soup cans will be greatly appreciated. We also need volunteers to help clean the Church after Easter services and assistance planting flowers in pots. This is a wonderful opportunity to share our time and talents a community fellowship.
Holy Saturday Morning Pre-Anastasi Liturgy Church School 1st – 6th graders will sing hymns on Holy Saturday morning, April 27, during the Pre-Anastasi Divine Liturgy beginning at 9:30 am. They will sit in the front reserved pews on the right to sing, ring bells and catch bay leaves during this joyous service. They have been rehearsing with their Hymnology Teacher and invite the congregation to participate in the singing. Please plan to attend.
Welcome
Let’s give a Holy Trinity welcome to our new Office Administrator, Mrs. Adonna Bacon.
Volunteers Needed Volunteers are needed to wrap eggs on Holy Thursday, April 23 beginning at 12pm. Please come and participate!
Blessing of the Meat & Cheese The blessing of the meat and cheese during the Resurrection Service is a tradition by some Orthodox. For those who will bring these to place on the table near the Solea, please approach a Parish Council member for assistance. The blessing prayer is offered at the end of the Divine Liturgy
St. Nicholas Summer Camp Campers: Registration is OPEN for the 20th season of the St. Nicholas Summer Camp (July 21-27, 2019) Please visit our website(www.stnicholascamp.org) to register your camper by May 15th for an early bird discount. Staff: We are also accepting Staff Applications for Summer 2019. We need male and female cabin staff, adult volunteers, and medical support staff. To apply to serve on the 2019 SNC Staff Team go to http://www.stnicholascamp.org/staff-info. Contact us at [email protected] with any questions!
GOYA Saturday, May 11: Parish Day of Service
Sunday, May 12: Mother’s Day Flower Distribution
Saturday, May 18: Soup Kitchen RSVP at https://tinyurl.com/Service2018-19
Contact Senior GOYA (9 - 12th grade) at [email protected] or Junior GOYA at [email protected] with questions about GOYA & upcoming events.
GreekFest 2019
After the Greek Fast, there is a Greek Fest; August 23-25. Calling all Stewards! Please share your time and talent with Holy Trinity Cathedral as we celebrate our faith and culture with the Central Indiana Community.
Sign up now at https://bit.ly/2D5GU60 or visit us in the Founders’ Walk on Sunday, April 21.
Retirement Party
Save the dates! Please plan on joining us Saturday evening, July 20 to say farewell to Father Bill and Presbytera Emily. Then on Sunday, July 28, another farewell will occur. More details to follow.
Summer in Greece Join us for a taste of Summer in Greece on Saturday, May 18 at 6:30pm. A fun night with Greek food and
beverages, amazing desserts and dancing. $20 per adult/$10 per child under 12. Proceeds will benefit charities supported by the Ladies of Philoptochos. Reservations may be made after Divine Liturgy in the Founders’ Walk or by calling the Cathedral Office. RSVP by Monday May 13. All reservations must be honored.
Tools for School
Merciful Help Center is seeking volunteers for the Tools for School event on Friday, July 19 and Saturday, July 20. Sign up begins o n W e d n e s d a y , M a y 1 a t www.mercifulhelpcenter.org. Questions or need sign up help? Contact Sandy Foerster (317)408-9950 or [email protected]
Leisure Timers Join the Leisure Timers for a pleasant luncheon at Mandarin House Restaurant, 1370 South Rangeline Road, Carmel on Thursday, May 9 at 11:30am. By signing up after Divine Liturgy in the Founders' Walk or calling Cindy Hackett at (317)705-1625, a reservation
will guarantee a space for this enjoyable spring outing.
Sunday, April 21 - Palm Sunday Orthros 8:15am Divine Liturgy 9:30am Palm Sunday Luncheon 12pm Bridegroom Service 7pm Monday, April 22 Bridegroom Service 7pm Tuesday, April 23 Bridegroom Service 7pm Wednesday, April 24 Holy Unction Service 6pm Thursday, April 25 Divine Liturgy 9:30am Philoptochos Egg Dyeing 11am Wrap Easter Eggs 12pm Passion of Our Lord 6pm Friday, April 26 Royal Hours 8:30am Church School Retreat 10am Decorating Kouvouklion 10am Apokathilosis Service 2pm Lamentations Services 7pm Saturday, April 27 Pre-Anastasi Liturgy 9:30am Pascal Vigil Service 10pm Resurrection Liturgy of John Chrysostom 11pm
Sunday, May 5 - AHEPA Sunday Orthros 8:15am Divine Liturgy 9:30am Greek Dance Practice 12pm Young Adult Brunch 1pm Tuesday, May 7 - Primary Election Day St. Paul’s Bible Study 10:30am Philoptochos Board Meeting 6:30pm Wednesday, May 8 Kafeneio 10am Finance Committee 6:30pm Thursday, May 9 Leisure Timers 11:30am Greek School 5pm Parish Council Meeting 6:30pm Saturday, May 11 Parish Day of Service 9am Yoga Class 10am
Sunday, April 28 - Orthodox Easter Agape Vespers 12pm Monday, April 29 Cathedral Office Closed in observance of
Bright Monday Tuesday, April 30 St. Paul’s Bible Study 10:30am Wednesday, May 1 Kafeneio 10am Thursday, May 2 Gyro Night 5pm Greek School 5pm Cathedral Tour 6:30pm Saturday, May 4 Merciful Help Center 8:45am Yoga Class 10am Baptism 11:30am
Sunday, May 12 - Mother’s Day Orthros 8:15am Divine Liturgy 9:30am GOYA Mother's Day Flower Distribution Coffee Hour hosted by the Young Adults Philoptochos "Agora" Greek Market 12pm Monday, May 13 Greek Dance Practice 6:30pm Tuesday, May 14 St. Paul’s Bible Study 10:30am Stewardship Committee Meeting 6:30pm Wednesday, May 15 Kafeneio 10am Thursday, May 16 Greek School - Last Day and Party 5pm Saturday, May 18 GOYA Soup Kitchen 9am Yoga Class 10am Philoptochos Summer in Greece 11am