HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE

April 23, SATURDAY OF LAZARUS Orthros, 8:45 am; Divine Liturgy, 9:30 am

April 24, PALM SUNDAY Orthros, 8:30 am; Divine Liturgy, 9:30 am The Bridegroom Service, 7:00 pm

April 25, HOLY MONDAY LiturgyofthePresanctifiedGifts,9:00am The Bridegroom Service, 7:00 pm

April 26, HOLY TUESDAY LiturgyofthePresanctifiedGifts,9:00am The Bridegroom Service, 7:00 pm Hymn of Kassiani

April 27, HOLY WEDNESDAY LiturgyofthePresanctifiedGifts,9:00am Sacrament of Holy Unction 3:00 pm Sacrament of Holy Unction, 7:00 pm

April 28, HOLY THURSDAY Divine Liturgy of the Mystical Supper, 9:00 am The Holy Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ, TheTwelveGospelsandtheCrucifixion,7:00pm

April 29, HOLY FRIDAY Imperial Hours, 9:30 am Apokathelosis Vespers, Unnailing, Descent from the Cross and Burial of Christ, 3:00 pm The Lamentation Service at the Epitaphios, 7:00 pm

April 30, HOLY SATURDAY Vesperal Divine Liturgy, 9:30 am Resurrection Vigil and Divine Liturgy, 11:00 pm

May1,THEGREATANDHOLYPASCHA Agape Vespers, 11:00 am

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through Christ’s last earthly hours. The mood of the Church is somber and reflec-tive taking on a more urgent tone. In the evening, we re-joice together with the disci-ples in the upper room and in the morning are shocked to see the betrayal of Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane. It is here in the upper room that Christ shares salvation with us, uniting us to Him and to each other in one sacramental moment. We are invited to join Him where He sups with His disciples and offers them the first Eu-charist. This is the institu-tion of the central sacrament of the Christian faith. For us, it is the ultimate in giving thanks (eucharistia) to God.

We have learned to equate food with life because it sus-tains our earthly existence. In the Eucharist the distinc-tively unique human food – bread and wine – becomes our gift of life. Christ directs

His disciples immediately before His death to partake of Holy Communion in His memory. Through this life-giving event, Christ radically gives new meaning to the food and drink of a sacred meal. He identifies Himself with the bread and wine: Take, eat; this is my Body. Drink of it all of you, for this is my Blood of the New Covenant. This is how we come into union with God and thus share in His death and Resurrection.

While this meal that Jesus shares with His disciples is not, strictly speaking, the Passover meal, it does how-ever use the Passover meal to create and fulfil its meaning through Christ. Passover is on a Saturday so the Passover meal would be held on Friday night not Thursday night. This meal is the completion of the Jewish Passover meal making the Eucharist the remedy to death. Now before the Feast of Passover, when Jesus knew that His hour had come that He should depart from this world to the Father… John 13:1

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Dates in the Life of Our Church

APRIL8 7:00 PM 4th Salutations to the Theotokos

8:00 PM Family Lenten Series

10 8:15 AM Orthros

9:30 AM Divine Liturgy

GreekIndependenceDayParade

11 5:00 PM Compline

12 4:00PM GreekSchool

5:00 PM Vespers

7:00 PM Philoptochos Board Meeting

7:30 PM Parish Council

13 7:00PM PresanctifiedLiturgy

8:30 PM Theosis

14 10:00 AM TOTS

4:00PM GreekSchool

7:30 PM Choir

15 7:00 PM Salutations to the Theotokos

16 11:00 AM Baptism

12:30 PM Baptism

17 8:15 AM Orthros

9:30 AM Divine Liturgy

20 7:00PM PresanctifiedLiturgy

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As Orthodox Christians, when speaking about the Fast, our minds tend to go to food

and dietary restrictions, what can and what cannot be eaten. We tend to give emphasis to the least important aspect of fasting, as if food will save us. The Book of Tobit, so often overlooked and even forgotten when studying Scripture, speaks of these disciplines as being woven together into a tapestry of virtu-ous practices. “Prayer is good when ac-companied by fasting, almsgiving, and righteousness. A little with righteousness is better than much with wrongdoing. It is better to give alms than to treasure up gold. For almsgiving delivers from death, and it will purge away every sin. Those who perform deeds of charity and of

righteousness will have fullness of life; but those who commit sin are the en-emies of their own lives.” – Tobit 12:8-10

This calling is clearly expressed re-peatedly by Christ, as numerous passages verify. Fasting, then, should properly be understood and lived as an expression of love and it must be combined with other disciplines that have love at their core. The prime example is what we often refer to as almsgiving or charity. These terms are used to express the practices related to helping those in need. But, the term philanthropy is not just the giving of money or having pity on another person. It is something that is done out of com-passion, pity and love. One only needs to examine the word philanthropia in an etymological manner to understand this.

The word philanthropy means the love for a person, being derived from the two – the verb fileo/filo and the noun anthropos.

The great Christian orator and preach-er, St. John Chrysostom, also spoke and wrote about the relationship between fasting and true philanthropy. He says, “This is the true rule of the most perfect Christianity, its most exact definition, its highest point, namely, that seeking of the common good.”

While all the theory about the rela-tionship between fasting and philan-thropy is wonderful, it is critical that this does not remain only a philosophical understanding and expression. It must be put into action if we are to remain true and faithful to the teachings Christ and the Church have given us. v

Fasting and PhilanthropyBY METROPOLITAN NIKITAS OF DARDANELLES

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THE WASHING OF THE DISCIPLES’ FEET

Washing the feet of another person was one of the most extreme forms of humility. This was something that usually a servant or slave would do for a guest in a home. John 13:4-9 gives an account.

[Jesus] rose from supper and laid aside His gar-ments, took a towel and girded Himself. After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded. Then He came to Simon Pe-ter. And Peter said to Him, “Lord, are You washing my feet? Jesus answered and said to him, “What I am doing you do not understand now, but you will know after this.” Peter said to Him, “You shall never wash my feet!” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me.” Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head!”

This event shows the level to which Christ will go to save all. There is noth-ing He will not do for us; nothing He will not suffer to save us. Jesus, knowing He only has hours left to live, washes the feet of His disciples to emphatically emphasize the importance of humility. This seals the two sacraments together. It shows the importance of the Eucha-rist and the demonstration of humility in the Christian life.

It is during the Mystical Supper that Christ mentions His betrayal.

We enter into Christ’s darkest hours, when in His final day, He is betrayed and gives Himself up to be Crucified. This is the darkest hour the world has seen. We spend a lot of time in church listening to the twelve Gospels which depict Christ’s Crucifixion and Burial.

We journey with Jesus early on Friday morning to the Garden of Gethsemane a mere few hours after the new Passover meal. Judas has departed from the com-pany of his brothers, forsaking the Lord.

The Lord’s Passion has begun. In the garden He prays for completion of His mission. His prayer shows us that He is completely human in His distress, yet He remains completely obedient to His Father. He knows that He is going to die which brings Him intense pain. He asks for this suffering to pass but knows that through the suffering that is to come all of humanity will experience the ultimate love of God. He knows that all shall be saved by His Crucifixion and Resurrection.

The late evening takes its affect as all the disciples begin to sleep and leave Christ alone. Only He keeps vigil. An-gels come to minister to Him. Then in the early dawn does Judas appear with a detachment of soldiers to arrest Jesus. There is a small skirmish but Jesus re-minds His disciples that those who live by the sword shall die by the sword.

Jesus is taken to trail. He is tried as a criminal. In fact He faces two trails a

religious and civil trial. During His life a few accepted Je-

sus Christ as the Messiah and others rejected Him. His life, the Word of God confronts each of us with the same choice. Will we stand at the Cross weep-ing for the tragic cruelty and injustice we witness or are we party to the cruelty and injustice ourselves. The tragic real-ity expressed in our hymns makes one thing clear: though we were not there at the time, we share in the guilt of Christ’s cruel treatment: the scourging, the spitting, the mocking and yes, the Crucifixion. The irony is that we shared in the cruelty yet we are the beneficiaries of His great love and mercy.

God pours Himself out in an ecstasy of love. He chases each one of us. He knocks on the door of our hearts look-ing for crumbs of our love in return. v

Glory to Your forbearance, O Lord, Glory to You!

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FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT ST. JOHN OF THE CLIMACUS

(MARK 9:17-31)

This Sunday commemorates St. John of the Climacus (6th centu-ry) who is the writer of the book called The Ladder (climax) of Paradise. This book contains 30 chapters, with each chapter as a step leading up to a faithful and pious life as the climax of a Chris-tian life. The spirit of repentance and devotion to Christ dominates the essence of this book, along with the monastic virtues and vices. He was an ascetic and writer on the spiritual life as a monk-abbot of Sinai Monastery. These steps of the ladder as set forth by St. John are to be practiced by the Christian especially during this period of the Great Lent. Each step leading to the top step of the ladder is the climactic essence of the true meaning of a Christian life.

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT ST. MARY OF EGYPT

(MARK 10:32-45)

This Sunday commemorates the life of St. Mary of Egypt, who is a shining example of repentance from sin through prayer and fasting. She lived a sinful life for many years, but was converted to a Christian life. She went into the wilder-ness to live an ascetic life for many years, praying and fasting in repentance of her previous sinful life, and dying there. St. Mary's life exemplifies her convic-tion about Christ, which motivated the changing of her life from sin to holiness through repentance. Her understanding of repentance involved not a mere change from small things in her life, but an extreme change of her entire attitude and thoughts. The Church com-memorates St. Mary for her recognition of her own sins as an example of how one can free oneself from the slavery and burden of wrongdoings. This recognition of sin is imperative during Lent for the faithful as a means of self-examination and preparation for a more virtuous life in anticipation of the Crucifixion and the Resurrection of Christ. Interestingly enough, although she lived her former life as a harlot, her new life in Christ changed her completely. Having given herself completely to divine pursuits, her forgiveness was so complete that the Church numbers her among the Holy Virgins

The Meaning of The Sunday Liturgies During Lent

Great Lent is a liturgical cycle in the life of the Church whose days are forty in number from before the commence-ment of Holy Week. Lent is the period of time for self-examination by the believer; of putting on the spiritual armor of the Militant Church; of applying the riches of prayers and almsgiving; of adopting deeply the meaning of

repentance; of atonement and reconciliation with God Almighty.This forty day period of Lent is a period of abstinence from foods, but primarily from personal iniquities. Abstinence from

foods (fasting) alone is a means of attaining virtue; it is not an end in itself. During the period of Great Lent one makes a special attempt to evaluate his calling as a Christian; to listen to the voice of the Gospel and heed its commandments; to accept the constant invitation to enter Christ's Kingdom. It is an open invitation to everyone willing to enter; who believes in Christ and repents his iniquities; who makes an "about face" directly to Christ. This holy period awakens a man’s spirit through inspiration from Jesus Christ. All of these steps must have genuine personal meaning to avoid becoming merely a habit or empty ritual.

Lord and Master of my life, cast away from me the spirit of Sloth, idle curiosity, lust of power and vain talk.

But give me, Your ser-vant, the spirit of chas-tity, humility, patience, and love.

Ye a , L ord a nd K i n g , grant me to see my own si ns a nd not to judge my brother: For You are blessed unto the ages of ages. Amen.

A Lenten Prayer by St. Ephraim the Syrian

Kali Sarakosti Have a blessed Lent

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As we begin Great Lent, it is a time to reflect on the life of Christ. As part of a ministry,

I reflect on the moment when Jesus at Galilee said “feed my lambs” and “tend to my sheep”. At that moment Jesus initiated the Great Commission to all current and future followers to lead His Church and take care of His people. Jesus speaks to all of us, now, in the present, as he did in Galilee to take up that mission and make it our purpose as the living Church.

Each week we are comforted in the lessons of the Holy Gospel, we seek the Eucharist to be strengthened to increase our good works. And, before we are dis-missed from Divine Liturgy, Father Peter says "Christ is with us" and our parish responds powerfully “He is and shall always be". Through stewardship each of us commits our time, talent and treasures. Our journey witnesses our ministries good works and we preserve our Christian Orthodox values, to pass that inheritance onto our children. Below are select high-lights that the Parish Council discussed during the last meeting that demonstrate our parish’s commitment:

• Father Peter performed over 92 sacraments or rites for stewards in two months, almost 12 per week!

• Prospective stewards sent follow responses stating how they expe-rienced our genuine Philoxenia and are now intent on joining our parish.

• Several examples of parishioners helping others to get a ride to Di-vine liturgy

• Created four new ministries in the last year - Fellowship, Reli-gious Scouting, Young Adults, and Women’s Bible Study.

• Our approved 2016 budget is $778 ,000.00. As of March, we received 409 pledges for $556,899.00, an average pledge of $1,362.00 that helps get us closer

to $1,550.00, our 2016. If, you are an adult eighteen years and older and have not signed a stewardship pledge card then, please consider submitting one to the office.

At this point, the Parish Council was inspired by the dialogue and was en-couraged to build on that strong testa-ment. The Parish Council would like to solicit YOU to raise your participation even higher! At this point you may be wondering how? Here are three simple considerations where you can make an even bigger impact.

1. Invite a guest or provide a ride to a parishioner who cannot get to Holy Trinity on their own to participate in Divine Liturgy, to hear the Gos-pel and receive Holy Eucharist.

2. The Parish Council invites YOU to serve on our ministries. Below are selections for your consider-ation. Please contact Fr. Peter to find out more or one of the names listed.• 50th Anniversary celebrations.

A retrospective journey of the 50 years of ministry work. Contact Agapios Kyritsis or Peter Tarhanidis

• Fel lowship, Cultura l and Stewardship. If you have a desire to become part of our Philoxenia to create the engag-ing culture to strengthen our Holy Trinity Family. Contact AJ Karanikolas, Jim Fountas or Peter Tarhanidis

• Planned Giving. Faithfully provide for the future min-istries and pass on Christian Orthodox values to the next generation. Peter Tarhanidis, Jim Fountas and Bill Theo-fanous

• Youth and Young Adults. Create forums to connect on Christian Orthodox faith, Fel-

lowship events and Guidance as they transition into higher education and career endeav-ors. Contact Jo-Ann Jayson

• Religious Education, Church Music and Greek School. Teach a class; join the choir or the PTO. Contact Anthony Bosco, Leon Caryannopoulos or George Youlios

• Ways and means. Volunteer at our annual Festival. Contact Mike Savvas

• Trinity Circle. Fellowship among the parish senior lead-ers. Contact Bill Theofanous

• Philoptochos. Join this dy-namic chapter to aid the poor, the aged, the hungry, the needy and sick through charitable works performed with discre-tion, courtesy and kindness. Contact Penny Pefanis.

3. The Parish Council requests each steward to contribute 10 percent more to their annual stewardship pledge in order to get closer to a goal to cover 80 percent of the budget. Have you considered additional giving pathways, we have six that include:1. Annual stewardship pledge2. One time gift of cash3. In memory of a loved one4. Employee matching gift 5. Gift of stock securities6. Planned giving toward our

endowmentAs we proceed through Great Lent and

head toward Holy Week, I hope you all experience a sense of spiritual renewal and growth in our continued stewardship of Christ’s living Church.

Lastly, thank you for taking care of each other, our children and preparing our future leaders.

All Glory to God.

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BY PETER TARHANIDIS, PARISH COUNCIL PRESIDENT

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The Ladies Philoptochos Society of Holy Trinity has joined the National Philoptochos in its mis-

sion to “Feed the Hungry”. Homelessness and hunger are a national issue. However, you do not need to venture very far to find men, women and children that find them-selves homeless and hungry. According to an NJ.Com report, there were approximately 10,211 homeless individuals counted in New Jersey last year. While most of the homelessness is occurring in Essex, Hud-son, Gloucester and Burlington Counties, our own Union County accounts for ap-proximately 504 homeless individuals. “The Poverty Research Institute reports that one out of every five New Jersey families does not earn enough to afford basic necessities such as food, housing, and child care, although 85 percent of these families have at least one working family member. (Poverty Research Institute, 2011)

In an effort to provide for our local com-munity, the Ladies Philoptochos has adopted the “Plainfield YMCA” as part of our out-reach program. Partnering with the youth of Holy Trinity (GOYA), we are provid-ing meals to the residents of the Plainfield

YMCA on a monthly basis. Our efforts began in October 2015 and thru February 23 we provided 159 meals. Together with GOYA members and advisors, we have provided a delicious complete meal includ-ing dessert to these special people in need. More importantly, working side by side with the youth of our community, we are satisfy-ing the National Philoptochos initiative to “Feed the Hungry” and, through example, fulfilling our mission to aid the poor.

A special “Thank You” to all who have cooked, baked, and provided desserts and drinks. This meaningful endeavor requires the support of many individuals. v

If you would like to join our cause, please contact Felicia Karsos at

jkarsos@optonline.net

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Religious EducationUpdate

“Let everything take second place to the care of our children, our bringing them up in the disci-pline and instruction of the Lord” -Homily 21 on Ephesians, Saint John Chrysostom

“We come to You, O Lord our God, thanking You for the beautiful gift of children, and we beseech you to safeguard them in Your loving, paternal arms. Keep them innocent in this life. Shelter them in the shadow of Your wings from this day to the end of their lives.” –Archbishop Demetrios of America

Religious Education preparations for Great Holy Lent included the Godparent / Godchild Communion Sunday/Breakfast on February 28. Godparents and Godchildren received the Sacra-ment of Holy Communion and followed with a delicious breakfast put together by Steven Ladas, Greg Panagos, Tom Miehe and Ron Cerini. Ap-proximately 200 faithful attended and a special thank you is in order for Andrea Cerini for chair-ing this wonderful partaking of the faithful. We must also thank Godparents and Godchildren

from near and far (such as Virginia, Long Island, Brooklyn and other parts of New York) for com-ing. Our doors are always open to them any time of year! Being a Godparent is both an honor and a deep responsibility for the religious upbringing of Godchildren and it lasts far beyond the Baptism and miles should never become an obstacle.

Over the past several lessons, our students learned that Icons were re-admitted to our faith in 843 A.D. They also learned that Icons are an integral part of our faith and that no Orthodox Christian home is complete without an Icon Cor-ner (Iconostasis), where the family prays together. The students in Grades Pre-K through 6 prepared Icons or brought in their favorite one’s from home on The Sunday of Orthodoxy (March 20) and participated in the Procession of the Holy Icons and “Triumph of Orthodoxy”.

Grades 7-12 have also been busy preparing for the Oratorical Festival which will take place on Sunday, April 3. Students researched some very important topics regarding our faith such as

“How Icons play a helpful role in the prayer life of an Orthodox Christian,” “How might Orthodox Christians contribute and support the efforts to eliminate poverty and hunger in the world?” and “How do you respond to people who question your belief in God and participation in the life of the Church?” Holy Trinity will select one delegate and an alternate from the Junior and Senior Divisions who will represent us at the Metropolis Festival on May 7 at St. Thomas Greek Orthodox Church in Cherry Hill, NJ. Thank you to George Fous-sianes for leading this event and working with our students.

Even our teachers have been busy in preparing for the Metropolis of New Jersey Religious Educa-tors event to be held at Holy Trinity of Saturday, April 2. Agapios Kyritsis, Dr. Zenon Christo-doulou , and Anthony Bosco will all present very important topics to the teachers serving our entire Metropolis. Thank you gentlemen!

Kali Sarakosti! v

BY CHRIS ECONOMIDES, DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

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Greek Orthodox Church 80 Laurel Avenue

Roseland, New Jersey 07068

is pleased to host

The Eastern Federation of Greek Orthodox Church Musicians

District of New Jersey in

The Spirit of Lent A Choral Offering of

Ancient and Modern Works in English and Greek

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Friday, April 22, 2016 - 8:00 p.m.

Donation $10.00; children under 12 free. A portion of the proceeds will aid

refugee children through the IOCC International Emergency Relief Fund

Refreshments following program www.greekchurchroseland.org

Holy Trinity's Youth and Young Adult Ministry (Y2AM) is happy to an-

nounce the 1st annual Mentor and Career Fair. The Fair will be an op-portunity for high school, undergradu-ate and graduate students and college grads to meet and network with adults that are knowledgeable in varied careers and disciplines. The objective is for our youth to have an opportunity to seek advice in career selection, education and future opportunities for internship and employment. Our expanding network of youth and mentors continues to grow along with the limitless opportunities in career path enrichment.

Our Holy Trinity parishioners are the best source of spiritual and community support in guiding our youth in their career path decisions.

May God's Grace keep our young adults connected to our church and their Faith.

The Mission of The Holy Trinity Youth and Young Adult Ministr y is to create fo-rums for Young Adults to connect on our Christian Orthodox faith, Fellowship events and Guidance as They Transition into Higher Edu-cation and Career Endeavors.

Careers Represented (but not limited to):Medicine/ Dental, Law, Banking, Accounting, Finance, Priesthood, Software/ IT/ Web Developing, En-gineering, Marketing, Manufacturing, Trading, Media, Insurance and others.

Please RSVP and Register for this event by calling the church office (908) 233-8533 in order to have a packet for

you at the 1st Annual Career Fair.If you are interested in being a men-

tor for this event, please email Ken and Jeannie Arida kjarida@aol.com.

If you would like to plug into our network, all adults and youth are invited to visit our Facebook Page and join our closed Group on Facebook.

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1st Annual Mentoring and Career Fair

Sunday, May 15NOON- 1PM Bouras Center (by stage)

New Women of Faith MinistryBible Study – Joy, Study of Philippians

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It has reached that time of year. Sights and Sounds is the next big event that the Goyans are

preparing for and looking forward to on March 12th. In preparation, we hosted our pre show on March 4th which was a huge success. The Holy Trinity fam-ily came out in full force to support all of our fellow Goyans. The crowd was hugely entertained by all of our Goyans whether it was clapping along during Greek Dance, laughing during the play, moving to the beat of the music by our Band, or being brought to tears by our Choral speakers, everyone had an ex-cellent time. Congratulations to all of those who participated in the individual and group performances. You all did an amazing job! We wish you all the best and lots of luck as you prepare to com-pete on Saturday, March 12th!

Also at the pre-show, we presented the Good Friend Award to an individual in the Holy Trinity Community who has been very instrumental in assisting our Goyans in our activities, and has been a devoted volunteer and mentor to our Goyans. This year there was a tie for the Good Friend Award. Yanni Angelides, one of our Senior Outreach Coordinators, presented the award to

our first winner, Mrs. Anthe Angelides. His speech was very heartfelt and emo-tional. Mrs. Angelides’s commitment and dedication to the members of our Goya was clearly evident. Thank you Mrs. Angelides! We appreciate all that you have done and continue to do for us! Congratulations!

George Leichtling, Vice-President of our Goya, had the honor of presenting our second Good Friend Award to Mr. Peter Boutsikaris. In a moving tribute, George not only spoke about Mr. Bout-sikaris’s dedication and commitment to Goya athletics and Olympics, but his positive enthusiasm that he displays

to encour-a g e e v -ery young t e e n a g e r to become i n v o l v e d i n s o m e a spect of G o y a a s well as the c h u r c h . Congratu-lations to Mr. Boutsikaris! We appreci-ate all that you have done and continue to do for us! Thank you! v

GOYA BY CHRISTOPHER BOUTSIKARIS, GOYA PRESIDENT

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Schedule of Services

Sundays Weekdays

Orthros 8:15 AM 8:30 AM

Divine Liturgy 9:30 AM 9:30 AM

Ministries

Parish Council Peter TarhanidisPhiloptochos Penny Pefanis

Religious Education Chris EconomidesGreek School Rita Fitanidis

Youth (GOYA) Chris BoutsikarisJOY / HOPE Iris Love

TOTS Joanne Paras & Jenny Stellakis

Bookstore Sandy MouratoglouCultural Barbara Manos

Greek School PTO Jenny StellakisTrinity Circle Hellen Kiriakatis

Fellowship Lauren Karanikolas

Worship

Lead Psaltis Pascalis KuvalakisChoir Director Kathryn Athanasoulas

Organist Phyllis VerenesHead Acolyte John Katsingris

Office Staff

Office Manager Diana R. WaltsakAdmin. Assistant E. Joy Daniledes

Caretaker Ocione Nunes

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Phone 908-233-8533

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