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February 2020February 2020February 2020

Presentation of Our

Lord and Savior Jesus

Christ into the Temple

When the most pure Mother and Ever-Virgin Mary's

forty days of purification had been fulfilled, she took her first-

born Son to Jerusalem on this, the fortieth day after His

birth, that she might present Him in the temple according to

the Law of Moses, which teaches that every first-born male

child be dedicated to God, and also that she might offer the

sacrifice of a pair of turtle-doves or two young pigeons, as

required by the Law (Luke 2:22-24; Exod. 13:2; Lev. 12:6-

8).

On this same day, a just and devout man, the greatly

aged Symeon, was also present in the temple, being guided by

the Holy Spirit. For a long time, this man had been awaiting

the salvation of God, and he had been informed by divine

revelation that he would not die until he beheld the Lord's

Christ. Thus, when he beheld Him at that time and took

Him up into his aged arms, he gave glory to God, singing:

"Now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace, O Master. .

." And he confessed that he would close his eyes joyfully, since

he had seen the Light of revelation for the nations and the

Glory of Israel (Luke 2:25-32).

From ancient times, the Holy Church has retained this

tradition of the churching of the mother and new-born child

on the fortieth day and of the reading of prayers of

purification.

CHURCH SERVICES

February 3, Monday

Divine Liturgy 9:00 / 10:00 am

St. Symeon

February 6, Thursday


St. Photios

February 8, Saturday


St. Theodore the Commander

February 10, Monday

NO DIVINE LITURGY St. Haralambos

February 17, Monday

Divine Liturgy 9:00 / 10:00 am Theodore the Tyro


Divine Liturgy 9:00 / 10:00 am 1st Saturday of the Souls


Divine Liturgy 9:00 / 10:00 am 2nd Saturday of the Souls

March 2, Clean Monday

Compline, Discussion,

& Lenten Meal 6:00 pm LENT BEGINS

March 4, Wednesday Pre-Sanctified Liturgy 6:30 pm

March 6, Friday Evening Pre-Sanctified Liturgy 5:30 pm First Salutations 7:00 pm

March 7, Saturday

Divine Liturgy 9:00 / 10:00 am 3rd Saturday of the Souls

3 Öåâñïõáñßïõ, , ÄåõôÝñá Èåßá Ëåéôïõñãßá 9:00, 10:00 ðì

6 Öåâñïõáñßïõ, ÐÝìðôç Èåßá Ëåéôïõñãßá 9:00, 10:00 ðì

8 Öåâñïõáñßïõ, ÓáââÜôïv Èåßá Ëåéôïõñãßá 9:00, 10:00 ðì

10 Öåâñïõáñßïõ,ÄåõôÝñá NO DIVINE LITURGY

17 Öåâñïõáñßïõ, ÄåõôÝñá Èåßá Ëåéôïõñãßá 9:00 ðì

22 Öåâñïõáñßïõ, ÓáââÜôïv Èåßá Ëåéôïõñãßá 9:00 ðì Øõ÷ïóÜââáôïv

29 Öåâñïõáñßïõ, ÓáââÜôïv Èåßá Ëåéôïõñãßá 9:00 ðì Øõ÷ïóÜââáôïv

2 Ìáñôßïõ, ÄåõôÝñá ÂñÜäé Áðüäåéðvïò, Êýêëïò, ÍçóôÞóéìïò Äåßðvïò 6:00 ì.ì. ÁÑ×ÉÆÅÉ Ç ÌÅÃÁËÇ ÔÅÓÓÁÑÁÊÏÓÔÇ

4 Ìáñôßïõ, ÔåôÜñôç ÐñïçãéáóìÝvç Ëåéôïõñãßá 6:30 ì.ì.

6 Ìáñôßïõ, ÐáñáóêåõÞ ÂñÜäé ÐñïçãéáóìÝvç Ëåéôïõñãßá 5:30 ì.ì. Á' ×áéñåôéóìïß 7:00 ìì

7 Ìáñôßïõ, ÓáââÜôïv Èåßá Ëåéôïõñãßá 9:00 ðì Øõ÷ïóÜââáôïv

SPRING GENERAL ASSEMBLY

This year’s Spring General Assembly will be held on Sunday, March

2ndfollowing the Divine Liturgy. All those parishioners who have sent in

their stewardship cards for 2019 and/or 2020 will be eligible to vote.

Godparent Sunday

February 2, 2020

Godchildren of all ages are encouraged to invite their Godparents.

Godparents are encouraged to invite their Godchildren.

Come celebrate this special relationship

by attending church on this day to worship

and receiving Holy Communion together.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Score a Souper Bowl Victory Against Hunger!

SOUPER BOWL OF CARING

One in six Americans goes hungry each day.

Your gift of $1 and one canned good can change that.

On Souper Bowl Sunday, February 2, help us feed

the hungry by bringing your contribution to church.

Let’s turn the biggest weekend in football into a super day of giving!

2020 ANNUAL

YARD SALE March 27th & 28th

The Philoptochos Yard Sale will be on Friday & Saturday, March 27 & 28. We are looking for donated items to sell at our Annual Yard Sale. Items can be dropped off starting Sunday, March 22nd in the gym, thru Thursday, March 26th from 9am to 3pm. If someone needs to drop off anything in the evening or to volunteer call Kelly @ 609-412-0147 or Ria @ 609-457-0836 or Heather Koltoukis @ 609-816-6171 to make arrangements. We will also need hangers and plastic bags. We need YOUR help for set up, staffing and break down. For larger item donations please contact Kelly before dropping off.

Sponsored by Holy Trinity Philoptochos – St. Elpida

WINTER FEAST THANK YOU

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who helped make this year's Winter Feast successful. The event continues to grow in popularity every year, so all of the hard work pays off. There are so many people who made it successful and gave of their time, including those who planned, set up, promoted it, coordinated advertising and public relations, donated food, baked, cooked, served customers, cleaned, and organized. We are appreciative of the Egg Harbor Township Key Club members who helped set up and prepare the gym on two differ-ent days, the TLC dance group for their energetic Friday night performance, and the Goya dance group for two excellent dance performances during the weekend.

Thank you to everyone who volunteered during the event. Special thanks to Maria Marinakis for her leadership of Philoptochos, which prepared all of the baked goods, and to Kelly Kyria-kou for baking all of the pastries for the Winter Feast. I'd especially like to thank Toula Chris-topoulos for her baking demonstrations on Saturday, our dedicated cooks (Gus Koltoukis, Ria Pierelli, and Kosta Psilopoulos) who put in many hours and hard work in the kitchen preparing and cooking the large selection of menu items. They were there early in the mornings and stayed until late in the evenings. Also deserving of special thanks are Dino Pierelli and Tom Kotronis. They were there from mornings to evenings, outside, cutting the gyros and grilling the Souvlaki. Saturday's extreme wind and rain made it more difficult, but they were there even in those difficult conditions.

Finally, I’d like to thank Athena Sacco for her tireless efforts to promote the event through So-cial Media. She used various Social Media platforms to spread the word about the event. She then monitored comments about the Winter Feast and communicated with everyone who had questions and needed information about the event. Her efforts drew more people to the event and helped make it more successful, so thank you for this important work.

I hope you also had some fun, good comradery, and fellowship during this winter-time event! We can always use more help, so don't be afraid to jump in. When we send communi-cations out regarding the need for help, this means that we really need it. The more hands we have for events such as this, the easier it is on everyone. Thanks for pulling together as a com-munity to make this Winter Feast a success.

Sincerely,

Brian Sacco

Winter Feast Chair

GOYA— Did You Know? Check Presentation

GOYA— Did You Know? PB&J Club

St. Stephen the Deacon Service Project

Volunteer Opportunity

Join the PB&J Club!

Come One, Come All!

Help us make peanut butter and jelly

Sandwiches for the Salvation Army.

Come to the church’s commercial kitchen on

Thursday, February 20 5:30 to 7:00 pm

RSVP to Donna Efstatos at [email protected]

Donations of peanut butter and jam are appreciated.

Pizza will be served!

February 2020

February 2nd is Godparents Sunday. Children ask your Godparents to attend church with

you! If your Godparents live far away, give them a call or send them a letter to let them

know you are thinking of them on this special day!

February 2nd is Godparents Sunday. We are asking parents of Sunday School children to

serve Coffee Hour on February 2nd. Please contact Sarai Taraborrelli if you are able to

bring food, drinks, or help serve that day. Godparents Sunday is a special day our children

look forward to each year. Thank you for your participation!

Please pay attention to the Weekly Bulletin for upcoming services and events for our Sun-

day School children as we approach the season of Lent.

Please contact Sunday School Director Sarai Taraborrelli if you have any questions about

Holy Trinity’s Sunday School program. You can reach Sarai at [email protected]

or by cell at 857-225-2236

mailto:[email protected]

Holy Trinity Coffee Hours

Please call or email Faten Dib 609-226-2691 or [email protected]

today and offer to sign up for a Sunday to host the coffee hour! There are

many Sunday’s available and it is a great way for your family , or a few

families together, to offer fellowship and refreshments to our community.

We will post any available Sundays in the weekly newsletter and the

monthly Herald.

In the event that no one signs up for a Sunday to host a coffee hour, only

coffee will be available at the Fellowship Hall. So come one, come all and

sign up today to host “Holy Trinity Coffee Hour”.

Available Sundays for March:

March 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th

PHILOPTOCHOS MISSION STATEMENT

The Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society, Inc., is the duly accredited women’s phil-

anthropic society of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. The mission of the Socie-

ty shall be: · To help the poor, the destitute, the hungry, the aged, the sick, the unemployed, the or-

phaned, the imprisoned, the widowed, the handicapped, the victims of disasters, to un-

dertake the burial of impoverished persons and to offer assistance to anyone who may

need the help of the Church through fund raising efforts; and · To promote the charitable, benevolent, and philanthropic purposes of the Greek Ortho-

dox Archdiocese of America, through instructional programs, presentations, lectures,

seminars and other educational resources; · To preserve and perpetuate Orthodox Christian concepts and the Orthodox Christian

Family, and through them, to promote the Greek Orthodox Faith and traditions, in ac-

cordance with its doctrines, canons, discipline, divine worship, usages and customs; · To promote participation in the activities of the Greek Orthodox community, with the

cooperation of the Parish Priest and the Parish Council. The charitable work of the Society shall be performed with discretion, courtesy and kind-

ness.

GOYA— Did You Know? Bagging @ Shop Rite

VASILOPITA SUNDAY

BIBLE STUDY Our Bible Study group will not meet during the summer, but

will resume in September.

STEWARDSHIP UPDATE Stewardship packets for the year 2018 have been sent.

Let us strive to give more generously than last year so

that we can continue to strengthen this wonderful

program. We thank the 139 families who have already

sent in their stewardship donations.

COME RECEIVE THE LIGHT PROGRAM If anyone is interested in donating $50 a week or $200 a

month so that the Come Receive the Light program can stay

on the air, please contact the church office or Demi Zalman.

The program airs on Sundays at 9:00am on channel 1020AM

and 101.3 FM.

RECEIVING HOLY COMMUNION Holy Communion is offered to those baptized Orthodox

Christians who have prepared themselves for the reception of

the Sacrament by prayer and fasting. Blessed Bread is

available for all our visitors at the very end of the Divine

Liturgy.

GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS Gamblers Anonymous will be meeting on Tuesday nights

from 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm at the church.

PARISH COUNCIL There will be a Parish council meeting on Monday,

August 6th at 7:00 pm.

PARISH NEWS

GODPARENTS SUNDAY It is not too early to contact your Godparents or Godchildren

in order to remind them that our annual Godparents Sunday

will take place on February 2nd. We hope to have lots of

Godparents and Godchildren worshipping in church that day.

COFFEE HOUR If you would like to host the coffee hour on a Sunday please

call or email Faten Dib. (609-226-2691 or

[email protected]) . If you are hosting the coffee hour

please make sure that all products are nut free. We have

children with severe nut allergies. Thank you!

NAR-ANON FAMILY GROUP MEETING The Nar-Anon Family Groups are a worldwide fellowship for

those affected by friend or family member’s drug addiction.

As a Twelve-Step Program, they offer help by sharing

experience, strength, and hope in a safe and anonymous

forum. If you are or know someone who is impacted by

someone else’s drug addition, please let them know about this

meeting. Meetings are held every Thursday at 6:30pm.

WEB PAGES FOR ORTHODOX BOOKS & RADIO Conciliar Press: www.conciliarpress.com Light & Life: www.light-n-life.com Holy Cross Press: www.holycrossbookstore.com St. Vladimir’s Press: www.svspress.com The link for Ancient Faith Radio and Ancient Faith Talk: http://ancientfaith.com/ ÅÈÅËÏÍÔÉÊÇ ÐÑÏÓÖÏÑÁ ÅðåéäÞ ëÜâáôå ôï ðáêÝôï ôÞò ÅèåëïvôéêÞò ÐñïóöïñÜò ãéá ôï 2020, óáò ðáñáêáëïýìå vá óôåßëåôå ôçv êÜñôá óáò ôï óõvôïìüôáôï. Óáò ðáñáêáëïýìå vá ìçv óôåßëåôå ÷ñÞìáôá ÷ùñßò vá óôåßëåôå êáé ôçv êÜñôá.

ÊÕÑÉÁÊÇ ÔÙÍ ÁÍÁÄÏ×ÙÍ Óôéò 2 Öåâñïõáñßïõ, ïé ávÜäï÷ïé èá Ý÷ïõvå åõêáéñßá vá åêêëçóéáóèïýv ìå ôá âáðôéóôéêÜ ôïõò. Óáò ðáñáêáëïýìå vá êávïvßóåôå ôá ó÷Ýäéá óáò áðü ôþñá.

ÃÅÍÉÊÇ ÓÕÍÅËÅÕÓÇ Ç ÃåvéêÞ ÓõvÝëåõóç èá ãßvåé ôçí ÊõñéáêÞ, 2 Ìáñôßïõ, ìåôÜ áðü ôçv Èåßáv Ëåéôïõñãßáv. Óáò ðáñáêáëïýìå vá ëÜâåôå ìÝñïò ãéá ôçv ðñüïäï ôçò åvïñßáò ìáò. Ïé åvïñßôåò ðïõ Ý÷ïõvå óôåßëåé êÜñôåò ãéá ôï 2019 ç ôï 2020 èá ìðïñïýv vá øçößóïõv.

BIBLE STUDY Our Bible Study group will continue meeting on Tuesdays,

February 4th, 18th & 25th at 7:00 pm. There is no bible

Study on February 11th. All parishioners are strongly

encouraged to share in this wonderful experience.

STEWARDSHIP UPDATE Stewardship packets for the year 2020 have been sent.

Let us strive to give more generously than last year so

that we can continue to strengthen this wonderful

program. We thank the 51 families who have already

sent in their stewardship donations.

RECEIVING HOLY COMMUNION Holy Communion is offered to those baptized Orthodox

Christians who have prepared themselves for the reception of

the Sacrament by prayer and fasting. Blessed Bread is

available for all our visitors at the very end of the Divine

Liturgy.

GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS Gamblers Anonymous will be meeting on Tuesday nights

from 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm at the church.

PARISH COUNCIL There will be a Parish council meeting on Monday, February

17th at 6:00 pm.

TLC BOARD MEETING There will be a TLC Board meeting on Monday, February

10th at 6:00 pm.

SPRING GENERAL ASSEMBLY This year’s Spring General Assembly will be held on

Sunday, March 2nd.

PHILOPTOCHOS

There is a Philoptochos Meeting on Sunday, February 9th,

immediately following the Divine Liturgy.

In an effort to create awareness and encourage participation

of Philoptochos philanthropic initiatives and projects please

like/follow our new Facebook

page: https://www.facebook.com/Holy-Trinitys-

Philoptochos-St-Elpida-Chapter-119236026143902/

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Gym Rental

Divine

Liturgy

8:15 am

9:30 am

Godparents

Sunday

GOYA Mtg.

Divine

Liturgy

9:00am

10:00am

St. Symeon

Greek School

Greek School

Bible Study 7:00

Greek School

Divine

Liturgy

9:00am

10:00am

St. Photios

Divine

Liturgy

9:00am

10:00am

St. Theodore

Gym Rental

F.H. Not

available

Divine

Liturgy

8:15 am

9:30 am

Triodion Begins

Philoptochos

Mtg.

F.H. Rental

Gym Rental

No Divine

Liturgy

Clergy Retreat

Greek School

TLC Meeting

6:00 pm

Clergy Retreat

Greek School

No Bible Study

Greek School

Divine

Liturgy

8:15 am

9:30 am

Breakfast @

Holy Trinity’s

Sunday School

Teacher’s

Mtg.

Divine

Liturgy

9:00am

10:00am

St. Theodore

Of Tyro

Greek School

Parish Council

Meeting 6:00

GYM Rental

Greek School

Bible Study 7:00

Greek School

PB&J Club

5:30-7:00 pm

JOY Movie

Night

Divine

Liturgy

9:00am

10:00am

1st Saturday

Of the Souls

Divine

Liturgy

8:15 am

9:30 am

Council of

Ministries Mtg

Greek School

Greek School

Bible Study 7:00

Greek School

Divine

Liturgy

9:00am

10:00am

2nd Saturday

of the Souls

Philoptochos

Retreat

Gym Rental

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5 6

13

2 3 4 7

15

8

11 10

22 21 20

14

18 19

12

24 25

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F E B R UA R Y 2 0 2 0

Mrs. Georgia G Bendo

Serving in Albania

Glory to God for all His good gifts!

I am indeed thankful for the gift He gave me in leading me to the missionary path. It is an adventure,

both spiritually challenging and fulfilling.

My call to the mission field was gradual. My parents converted to the Orthodox faith before I was

born and kept my 9 siblings and me as close to the Church as they could. At the Holy Trinity Greek

Orthodox parish I attended in Asheville, NC, there were a number of good, kind, sincere examples of

the faith. As a teenager I was greatly impressed by Orthodox nuns and monks I had met; since they

had left everything to follow Christ.

My parents had also given me a love for travel and during my studies at Duke, I made pilgrimages to

Greece and also spent a semester in Russia where I visited many holy sites. At that time, I knew that I

would not pursue a typical career as all my peers were doing. Around the time of my graduation I

came across the OCMC and spent two years preparing to enter a two-year mission assignment. In

2004, I moved to Tirana, Albania to work with the blessing of His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios

as an English teacher at Protagonists School (a private elementary school which had just been started

by the Church in Albania).

Now almost 15 years have passed with many changes, challenges, and blessings. In 2008, Fr. Anasta-

sios and I were married in Tirana. He was then Archbishop Anastasios’ translator, a translator of reli-

gious books, and the editor for the Church’s scholarly journal. Since then he has also become a priest,

serving at the Resurrection Cathedral of Tirana. We have been blessed with 4 children, Vasili (10),

Evdoxia (7), Maria (5), and Xenia (3).

After 9 years as an English teacher, I became the principal of Protagonists School. It has been a period

of intense growth for the school. In six years, the student body has tripled! From the 60 students I

found at the school when I first arrived in 2004, there are now over 1000! Although they are from dif-

ferent religious backgrounds, about half of them participate in our spiritual journey after-school

groups. Almost all of our teachers are baptized. I am very grateful to supporters in America who help

us to continue here through financial support and prayers.

Glory to God for all His good gifts!

GOYA CHRISTMAS

Theodore, Commander &

Great Martyr

The holy Martyr Theodore was from Euchaita of Galatia and

dwelt in Heraclea of Pontus. He was a renowned commander

in the military, and the report came to the Emperor Licinius

that he was a Christian and abominated the idols. Licinius

therefore sent certain men to him from Nicomedia, to honor

him and ask him to appear before him. Through them, howev-

er, Saint Theodore sent back a message that it was necessary

for various reasons, that Licinius come to Heraclea. Licinius,

seeing in this a hope of turning Saint Theodore away from

Christ did as was asked of him.

When the Emperor came to Heraclea, Saint Theodore met

him with honor, and the Emperor in turn gave Theodore his

hand, believing that through him he would be able to draw the

Christians to the worship of his idols. Seated upon his throne

in the midst of the people, he publicly bade Theodore offer

sacrifice to the gods. But Theodore asked that the emperor en-

trust him with the most venerable of his gods, those of gold

and silver, that he might take them home and himself attend

upon them that evening, promising that the following day he

would honor them in public. The Emperor, filled with joy at

these tidings, gave command that Theodore's request be ful-

filled.

When the Saint had taken the idols home, he broke them in

pieces and distributed the gold and silver to the poor by night.

The next day a centurion named Maxentius told Licinius that

he had seen a pauper pass by carrying the head of Artemis.

Saint Theodore, far from repenting of this, confessed Christ

boldly. Licinius, in an uncontainable fury, had the Saint put to

many torments, then crucified. While upon the cross, the holy

Martyr was further tormented -- his privy parts were cut off,

he was shot with arrows, his eyes were put out, and he was left

on the cross to die. The next day Licinius sent men to take his

corpse and cast it into the sea; but they found the Saint alive

and perfectly whole. Through this, many believed in Christ.

Seeing his own men turning to Christ, and the city in an up-

roar, Licinius had Theodore beheaded, about the year 320. The

Saint's holy relics were returned to his ancestral home on June

8, which is also a feast of the Great Martyr Theodore.

Shoprite Gift Cards

The Philoptochos is selling Shoprite Gift

Cards and would appreciate your support.

For every $100.00 dollars we sell, we get

$5.00. Cards are available in $50

increments. Demi Zalman, our

chairperson, will be at church on Sundays

after the service with the cards for anyone

to buy. Write your check to "Holy Trinity

Philoptochos" or use cash. If you do not

see Demi in church any Philoptochos

sister will be able to help you find out who

has the cards that day.

As the needs of our community are rising,

the Philoptochos is hoping that this

initiative will provide added funds to help

meet our ever-growing charitable requests.

Please consider buying these cards and

help us raise money to help others.

Phone Directory

for Holy Trinity

The church phone number is:

609-653-8092

The extensions are:

Father George: #12

Church Office: #16

TLC Front Desk: #13

Fellowship Hall Kitchen: #28

Commercial Kitchen: #29

ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES We are excited to announce a new way to give

your Business or Service a face in our church

community. We are opening up the opportunity

to advertise your place of business in our

church bulletins. The most important aspect of

this opportunity is that not only will it enhance

and promote your business

but ALL of the money collected for advertising

will go to the church.

We are confident that this advertising oppor-

tunity will improve the exposure and revenues

of your business. If you have an interest in ob-

taining more details we encourage you to speak

to Athena Sacco

[email protected] or 609-653-6775) or

any other parish council member.

We thank you in advance for

your participation and support.

PARISH WEB SITE

Our new web site has now been activated.

www.holytrinityeggharbor.com

Please visit the site often for

updated information.

Group leaders should submit their group’s

information to the church office ASAP so

that all the tabs can be activated.

Scheduling Meetings and

Events

In order to avoid scheduling

conflicts all parish ministries and

organizations must call the church

office to schedule all meetings,

practices and events

(even if they are not scheduled

at the church).


tel:609-653-6775

COME VISIT OUR LIBRARY! All parents and children are invited to

stop by to check out a book…or two!

Help your child grow in the faith!

Our Vision is...

to follow Christ as stewards of our faith, by fostering

a loving and welcoming community through active

service, worship, education, and fellowship.

Our Mission is...

to become disciples of Christ in thought, word and

deed, through loving and humble service to God and

mankind, while seeking salvation for all through the

Holy Spirit.

GOYA BASKETBALL

This Saint was a priest of the Christians in Magnesia, the foremost city of Thes-

saly, in the diocese having the same name. He contested during the reign of Al-

exander Severus (222-235), when Lucian was Proconsul of Magnesia. At the

time of his martyrdom the Saint was 103 years of age.

St. Haralampus is commemorated on February 10th, with the exception when

this date falls on the Saturday of the Souls preceding Lent or on Clean Monday

(the first day of Lent), in which case the feast is celebrated on February 9th.

Apolytikion of Hieromartyr Haralambos Fourth Tone

O wise Haralambos, you were proven an unshakable pillar of the Church of

Christ; an ever-shining lamp of the universe. You shone in the world by your

martyrdom. You delivered us from the moonless night of idolatry O blessed one.

Wherefore, boldly intercede to Christ that we may be saved.

Kontakion of Hieromartyr Haralambos Fourth Tone

O Priest-martyr, athlete, champion Haralambos, your relics are a priceless treas-

ure of the Church. Wherefore she rejoices, glorifying the Creator.

HARALAMBOS THE HOLY MARTYR

Adamakos, Vassilios & Angela Almyroudis, Georgios & Charistia Arsenis, Stasia Biel Caliagas, Irene & Mark Booskos, George & Donna Chrisanthon, Nick & Nikki Christakos, James & Zoe Costas, James & Juanita DeBaylo, Paul & Barbara Dib, Haitham & Faten Dingman, Irene Doulis, John Efstatos, George & Donna Fotiou, Maria & Tony Fotiou Gassis, Alex & Marika Genakos, Pauline Georges, Christ & Vicky Georges, Constantine & Catherine Georgopoulos, Dimitri Haviland, Richard & Linda Kafkalas, Nick & Carol Kalogris, Nick & Anna Kozanas, Vaia Lazos, John & Maria Malaspina, Kimberley McCourt, Irene McHugh, Marie Michaelidis, Roula Mihalopoulos, Maria Mitoulis, Peter & Gena Ng, Thomas & Smaragda Panageas, Sotirios & Esther Panetta, Anthony & Jessica Petronav, Martin Rotondi, Joe & Haroula Sarkos, Peter & Samantha Sofis, Phillip & Elis Sost, Thomas & Athena Thalassinos, Antonios & Nicole Tiniakos, Jimmy & Christina Tiniakos, Steve & Jimmy Tiniakos, Stratis & Meaghan Tjoumakaris, Alex & Irene Tjoumakaris, Fotios & Kelly Tjoumakaris, Paul & Evanthea Tountas, Isidiros & Giota Tsourounakis, Anthony & Eleni Turra, Carolyn Tzaferos, Chris & Lisa

We would like to thank the following Holy Trinity parishioners for their

2020 Stewardship Contributions (as of January 30th)

If there is an omission please contact the church office.

Vanikiotis, Thomas & Helen Vassil, Nicholas

Scheduling Meetings and Events

In order to avoid scheduling conflicts all parish ministries and

organizations must call the church office to schedule all meetings,

practices and events.

How to Host the Coffee Hour

Requirements: Desserts (Nut-free), Milk 1 gallon, Orange Juice

Set up in coffee room:

1. Prepare coffee urn with # of cups and amount of water. Instructions are pasted inside the door of one

of the cabinets. Switch on the coffee.

2. Place coffee cups, plates napkins, forks, spoons on the counter and milk jugs, basket of sugars.

Everything is in the drawers.

3. Take out the money box and place it on the counter.

After coffee is served: Please clean up everything. Empty urn and clean. Count money.

Place in envelope marked

PHILOPTOCHOS COFFEE HOUR,

DATE, NAME OF VOLUNTEER AND AMOUNT.

Money is either given to Faten Dib or slipped under Father George's office door.

Donuts can be picked up free at Minos if you call at 6pm on Saturday evening to request donuts to be put

aside. Minos opens at 7.00am on Sunday, pick up any time after that.

Coffee hour need not be an elaborate affair. It is NOT a competition as to who serves the best spread.

Some ladies love to bake, others do not have the time.

We are thankful to anyone who volunteers just to host a simple coffee hour.

REQUEST FOR GREETERS

Dear Parishioners,

Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God. Romans 15:7

Our wonderful greeter, Marge Adams, has moved to be near her family in Pennsylvania. We are very grate-ful and inspired by Marge, as she greeted and welcomed our parishioners and visitors, and we thank her for all the years she faithfully served on our Greeter Ministry, since 2013. We wish Marge all the best in her fu-ture home and surroundings. She will be greatly missed by all of us. We hope and pray that she will join us from time to time, which she has promised to do.

Please join us as we continue this meaningful ministry, creating more wonderful, first, and continuing impres-sions. The Great Commission of our Lord begins with us, as greeters, as we welcome everyone, sharing the love of Christ.

If anyone would like to join our wonderful Greeter Ministry, please speak to Ginny Kramvis or email [email protected]


Holy Trinity Herald Deadline is the 21st of each month.

Please submit all copy or photos to Lisa Mitoulis at [email protected]

HOLY TRINITY GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 7004 Ridge Avenue, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 769, Northfield, NJ 08225

Phone: 609-653-8092 Fax: 609-653-0375

PARISH PRIEST Father George Liacopulos 609- 653-8092

PARISH COUNCIL President: Dr. Haitham Dib

Vice-President: Maria Lianidis

Treasurer: Nick Yiannos

Recording Secretary: Mary Kent

George Dib, Donna Efstatos, George Efstatos, Stephanie

Farrell, Nick Kafkalas Jr., Charles Krome, Peter Liacopu-

los, Walter Mularz, Rami Nassar.

OUTREACH MINISTRY Eugenia Kramvis 609-344-2967

PHILOPTOCHOS President: Maria Marinakis 610-513-8047

Vice President: Kelly Kyriakou 609-677-0003

Treasurer: Faten Dib 609-226-2691

Recording Secretary: Heather Koltoukis

Corresponding Secretary: Linda Haviland

SUNDAY SCHOOL DIRECTOR Sarai Taraborrelli [email protected]

Kelly Kyriakou 609-677-0003

GOYA

President: Evan Panagiotidis

Advisors: Donna Efstatos 609-674-8257

Faten Dib 609-226-2691

Pauline Genakos 908-294-0368

Nancie Arsenis 609-517-2518

Felicia Panteloukas

JOY /HOPE ADVISORS

Nao Plamantouras

Kelly Basdekis

Joanne Kotronis

ARCHIVES Eleni Tsourounakis

CHANTER Tom Papademetriou

CHOIR DIRECTOR Presv. Voula Liacopulos 609-653-8092

Greek School George Plamantouras 609-573-5592

STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE Caitlin Papastamelos

TLC BOARD

President: Faten Dib

Vice-President: Cate Mularz

Christ Georges, Walter Mularz, Rami Nassar, Paula

Nouragas, Lia Potires, Athena Sacco & Michelle Sta-

matopoulos

BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE

Dorrie Papademetriou, Walter Mularz, Athena Sacco, and

Maria Lianidis

DANCE GROUPS

Vicky Georges 609-345-2487 (Sr. Group)

George Plamantouras (Jr. Group)

BASKETBALL Boys: Anthony Panetta,

Nicholas Kafkalas Jr. Peter Liacopoulos

Girls: Alex Tjoumakaris

39 AND SOMETHING GROUP

Father George Liacopulos 609-653-3107

FESTIVAL CHAIRPERSON Yianni Kyriakou 609-677-0003

ST STEPHEN THE DEACON SERVICE PROJECT

Dorothy Martin 609-241-6859

AUDITING COMMITTEE Faten Dib, Nick Mamalou & Richard Haviland

PARISH AMBASSADOR PROGRAM Richard & Linda Haviland

HHHTTTHHH Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church

P.O.Box 769

Northfield, NJ 08225

UPCOMING EVENTS

February 2: Godparents Sunday

February 9: Triodion Begins

February 16: “Breakfast at Holy Trinity’s”

February 23: Council of Ministries Meeting

February 29: Philoptochos Lenten Retreat

March 1: Spring General Assembly

March 2: Lent Begins

March 14: GOYA Sights & Sounds (Broomall)

March 25: Annunciation of the Theotokos

March 27 & 28: Philoptochos Yard Sale

April 19: Resurrection

June 4-7: Greek Festival

One is your teacher, the Christ.

Matthew 23:10

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