Announcement

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Adult Religious Education “Come and See! ”

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Adult Religious Education

“Come and See! ”

We are pleased to announce our Spring Catechism Classes“Come and See!”. If you would like to learn more about the Orthodox Church, brush up on what you might know or interested in joining the Church,please join us. Seethe information below.
+Fr. Aristotle “Ari” Damaskos
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Instructor

Catechism Dates & Class Syllabus

Tuesday’s; March 4, 11, 18, 25 & April 1, 2025 6:00-7:30 pm Please Register by February 27, 2025

Fr. Ari Damaskos 419-450-0553 E-mail: frari@gocharleston.org Class Times
Tuesday, 6:00-7:30 pm

Requirement

Attend Sunday Divine Liturgies Sunday mornings 10:00 am

Text, Introducing the Orthodox Church, by Fr. Anthony Coniaris $ 30.00 Available in the Fr. Nicholas Trivelis Book Store. Make checks payable to Holy Trinity Book Store

Dates & Topics

Tuesday, March 4 Triodion & Great Lent
Tuesday, March 11 Video on the Divine Liturgy pages 44-61

Tuesday, March 18 What we believe about Jesus Christ/ Our Prayer Life pages 248- 274/ What we believe about the Theotokos pages 131-137

Tuesday, March 25 The Sacraments pages 163-196 The Annunciation Tuesday, April 1 Brief History pages 4-43;111-119 /Church Tour

Philoptochos Membership Coffee Sunday, February 23 Coffee Hour

Philoptochos Membership Coffee

Sunday, February 23 Coffee Hour Sponsored by Philoptochos

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Please join Philoptochos for our Annual Membership Coffee next Sunday, February 23rd. Philoptochos welcomes all Orthodox women over the age of 18. Men are also invited to become associate members!

Connect with community members and make lifelong friendships with like-minded women united in a common purpose.

We invite you to become a valued member of a group of committed women who give their time and effort to ministries within the Greek Orthodox Church and our local Charleston community.

Join us to: Help those in need
Grow spiritually and learn more about the Orthodox Christian faith.

Youth Readers Needed For Friday Services During Lent

During this Lenten season, the Church would like to feature two children, a boy and girl, every Friday night during Liturgy to read for the congregation. The Church encourages readers to read in any language, including Greek, English, Romanian, Russian or any other language in which they are fluent. The services would be on March 7, 14, 21, 28 and April 4.

If your children are interested, please email click the link below to sign up.

Thank you




AN AFTERNOON WITH FATHER NICHOLAS LOUH Sat March 8 at Trinity Hall

Senior Priest of St. John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church, Jacksonville, FL, and co-author with with clinical psychologist Dr. Roxanne Louh of

6 Hours, 7 Lessons: How Christ’s Light Transcends Our Darkness

Available for purchase at the parish bookstore

SAT MARCH 8th @ Trinity Hall

Begins immediately after Saturday of Souls Service

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED BY FEABRUARY 20TH

By text to 843-906-4094 or email PGNGATES@ICLOUD.COM
$35 per ticket
– includes catered lunch*, presentation and book signing

Venmo: @Brenda-Alvanos or check to Ladies Philoptochos

*Coffee and a snack available at check-in. Vegan lunch of garlic portobello mushrooms with roasted vegetables, mixed berry salad, chickpea-orzo soup, and homemade cookies.

2025 Vasilopita Luncheon and Farewell for Joseph Walker Hodges Sunday, January 26, 2025 At Trinity Hall

The St. Irene’s Ladies Philoptochos Society of the Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity Cordially invites you to attend the 2025 Vasilopita Luncheon Sunday, January 26, 2025 At Trinity Hall and A FAREWELL LUNCHEON FOR JOSEPH WALKER HODGES

Come and celebrate the New Year with your family, friends, and fellow Parishioners and enjoy pork loin, hoppin’ John, collards, Greek olives, feta, taramasalata, bread, Vasilopita bread, coffee, etc.
Children (under 12 years old) are served a free pasta dinner.

Adults $20.00 Children (12 and under) Free

Please call the church office at (843) 577-2063 to make a reservation or send in the form below with your check to the church office.

All reservations are due to the church office by Monday, January 20, 2025

This is the best-attended event at Holy Trinity and traditionally it is sold out quickly, so make your reservation as soon as possible.

All proceeds from the Vasilopita support Saint Basil's Academy and youth and young adult programs throughout the Archdiocese and in all Metropolises.

Joseph will be leaving Holy Trinity here in Charleston and assuming a Pastoral Assistant position at the Holy Trinity Parish in Orlando, Florida

We thank God for Joseph’s presence and for all he has done here at Holy Trinity with our youth and parish. We will miss him and wish him God’s blessings as he begins thin new chapter in his life.

ALL Altar Boys and Chanters are asked to be present to chant and serve with Joseph one last time.