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THIS WEEK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sunday, April 27th – Thomas Sunday
8:15am Orthros
9:30am Divine Liturgy
Tuesday, April 29th
5:30pm-7pm Greek School
Wednesday, April 30th
7pm Bible Class
Friday, May 1st
11am Bible Class
Saturday, May 3rd
9am Festival – Making Koulourakia
GOYA Soccer Tournament in Lancaster
St. Photios Banquet in Pittsburgh
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.
2025 STEWARDSHIP 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 $1,440. ($120/mo.) Please keep in mind this monthly amount is almost half of what many of us pay for our cell phone or TV/internet bills. 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.
Attention all Olympic Flames Alumni: We need you! We are forming an Alumni Group to perform at this year's Festival. Please let us know if you are available & interested. A limited practice schedule will be set based on everyone's schedule. Contact Maria Shay at 717 601-6907 or Ann Ariano at 717 379-6350.
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.
Philoptochos Meeting on Thursday, May 22nd at 6pm. This is a special meeting that elections will be held for the new Board members. Those who have submitted your names to run on the Board MUST be present for this election. If for some reason you cannot make it, you must let Melissa Ghikas know at melissa_ghikas@yahoo.com.
Philoptochos is also asking all the ladies that have not paid your Stewardship please do so. There is a table in the hall. If you are a candidate for the Philoptochos Board, you must be in good standing with your stewardship with the Church and Philoptochos.
St. Photios Awards Banquet will be held this Saturday, May 3rd in Pittsburgh. Congratulations to our honorees: Mrs. Kristina Dodge and Mrs. Kalliopi Pappas.
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: 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 will chant every 3rd Sunday of the month. If you cannot make it to the church for rehearsal, let him know and he will send out a Zoom link. If you wish to have more information, contact Michael. This is his email address:
michael.azar@learnbyzantinechant.com.
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.
Graduates please don’t forget to fill out the graduation form that is located on the ledge outside the office or attached to this announcement page. This information will be used to make the booklet that we will give out on Graduation Sunday congratulating to all of our graduates. Also please include a picture.
Nameday Feastday Celebration will be held on Sunday, June 8th. Please save the date!! Please plan to attend this special event at the West Shore Country Club. An invitation will be mailed out soon. On another note: All Nameday baskets should be in the bridal room by 11am on Sunday, June 8th.
Vacation Bible School will be held on June 9th – 11th (Monday through Wednesday). We ask that children 4 years old till 6th graders please join us from 5:45pm – 8pm. Worship, Lesson, Crafts, Music & Games will be held. A Meal will be served promptly at 6pm. You may pick up your children at 8pm. Registration form to come.
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.
Last Day for Sunday School will be on Mother’s Day, May 11th.
Last Day for Greek School will be on Tuesday, May 27th. Next year Greek School will be held on Wednesdays.
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
Graduation Form
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