Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Bluff City, Tennessee PUBLISH DATE: June 28, 2009

Epistle Reading
St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 5:1-11

BRETHREN, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we ...Read Full Text >

Gospel Reading
Matthew 6:22-33
3rd Sunday of Matthew

The Lord said, "The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is sound, your whole body will ...Read Full Text >

3rd Sunday of Matthew
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Finding of the Relics of Cyrus and John the Unmercenaries
June 28 ...Read Full Text >

Pappias the Martyr
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Righteous Fathers Sergius and Herman, Founders of Valaam Monastery
June 28 ...Read Full Text >

Synaxis of the Icon of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos
June 28 ...Read Full Text >

Paul the Physician of Corinth
June 28 ...Read Full Text >
Resurrectional Apolytikion Second Tone
When you descended to the realm of death You as life immortal rendered to Hades a mortal blow by Your all radiant dignity. And when You from infernal depths and the darkness below did raise the dead. All the hosts of heaven's powers did proclaim and cry out, O life giving Christ and our God we give glory. - Translation from Green Hymnal

Apolytikion of the Church
O blessed are You O Christ our God, Who by sending down the Holy Spirit upon them made the fishermen wise and through them Illumined the world. And to You the universe was ever drawn, all glory to You O Lord.

Kontakion
O Protection of Christians that cannot be put to shame, mediation unto the creator most constant: O despise not the voices of those who have sinned; but be quick, O good one, to come unto our aid, who in faith cry unto thee: Hasten to intercession and speed thou to make supplication, O thou who dost ever protect, O Theotokos, them that honor thee. - Translation by Holy Transfiguration Monastery
The truth is that people are frightened of being poor because they have no faith in Him who promised to provide  ...Read Full Text >
-St. Gregory Palamas, To the Most Reverend Nun Xenia no. 32, Philokalia Vol. 4 edited by Palmer, Sherrard and Ware; Faber and Faber pg. 305, 14th century


We advance toward humility by means of trials. He who rests on his virtue without suffering tribulation has the  ...Read Full Text >
-St. Isaac of Syria, Homily 57, in Ascetical Homilies, p. 283, 7th century


There is none who has tasted God’s richness and does not regard money as dung; none who has enjoyed the company of  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John of Dalyatha, Homily on the Greatness of the Rank of Angels, Unknown

Matins
SUNDAY 9:30AM - 10:30 AM

Liturgy
SUNDAY 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Bible Study
WEDNESDAYS @ 7:00 PM

Parish Information
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
150 Elizabeth Ann Circle
Bluff City, Tennessee 37618

Phone: 423-538-0701
Fax: 423-538-0701
Website: holytrinitybluffcity.org
Email: holytrinitybluffcity@gmail.com

Proistamenos: Fr. Kevin Millsaps

 
Upcoming Services and Events at Holy Trinity

Sunday, June 28, 2009: Orthros: 9:00 AM; Divine Liturgy: 10:00 AM; River Baptism of Christopher Davis @ Steele Creek Park: 12:30 PM followed by potluck at Shelter F.

Wednesday, July 1, 2009: Catechumen Class: 6:00 PM; Parish Council Meeting: 8:00 PM

Sunday, July 5, 2009: Orthros: 9:30 ...Read Full Text >

In our Prayers
"Then your light shall break forth like the dawn,
and healing shall spring up quickly." Isaiah 58:8

"Who his own self bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, being dead to sin, should live unto righteousness, by whose stripes we were healed."
I Peter 2:24

"Who forgiveth ...Read Full Text >
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