Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Bluff City, Tennessee PUBLISH DATE: February 15, 2009

Epistle Reading
St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 6:12-20

Brethren, "all things are lawful for me," but not all things are helpful. "All things are lawful for me," but ...Read Full Text >

Gospel Reading
Luke 15:11-32
Sunday of Prodigal Son

The Lord said this parable: "There was a man who had two sons; and the younger of them said to ...Read Full Text >

Sunday of Prodigal Son
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Onesimus the Apostle of the 70
February 15 ...Read Full Text >

Our Righteous Father Anthimus the Elder of Chios
February 15 ...Read Full Text >

Eusebius the Righteous of Syria
February 15 ...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 Father, foolishly I ran away from Your glory, and in sin, squandered the riches You gave me. Wherefore, I cry out to You with the voice of the Prodigal, "I have sinned before You Compassionate Father. Receive me in repentance and take me as one of Your hired servants." - Translation by Narthex Press
But if he had despaired of his life, and, ... had remained in the foreign land, he would not have obtained what he  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Chrysostom, AN EXHORTATION TO THEODORE AFTER HIS FALL, 4th Century


... but since he repented, and did not despair, he was restored, even after such great corruption, to the same  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Chrysostom, AN EXHORTATION TO THEODORE AFTER HIS FALL, 4th Century


For "these many years," saith he "do I serve thee, neither transgressed I thy commandment at any time, and yet  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Chrysostom, AN EXHORTATION TO THEODORE AFTER HIS FALL, 4th Century


Thank God every day with your whole heart for having given to you life according to His image and likeness - an  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John of Kronstadt, My Life in Christ: Part 1; Holy Trinity Monastery pgs. 104-105, 19th century

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

 
On the Prodigal Son
St. Ephraim the Syrian (Psalm 27, Excerpt from the Spiritual Psalter), February 15, 2008

Do not lose heart, O soul, do not grieve; pronounce not over thyself a final judgment for the multitude of thy sins; do not commit thyself to fire; do not say: The Lord has cast me from His face.

Such words are not pleasing to God. Can it be that he who has fallen cannot get up? Can it be that he who has ...Read Full Text >
February 5, 2009
HIS EMINENCE METROPOLITAN ALEXIOS` REFLECTIONS ON THE TRIODION
We are about to enter a unique ecclesiastical period, a time taken out of the ordinary calendar, a time set aside to be dedicated to a special way of life - fasting and prayer, reading the Holy Gospel and the prophecies and Psalms of Scripture that refer to the last days of our Lord.

This ...Read Full Text >
Upcoming Services and Events at Holy Trinity

Sunday, February 15, 2009: Orthros: 9:30 AM; Divine Liturgy: 10:30 AM, Forrester Family entered into the Catechumenate: 11:30 AM

Wednesday, February 18, 2009: Adult Religious Education Class: 7:00 PM

Thursday, February 19, 2009: Catechumen Class: 7:00 PM

Sunday, February 22, ...Read Full Text >

In our Prayers

"Lord, Jesus Christ, Who suffered and died for our sins that we may live, if during our life we have sinned in word, deed or thought forgive us in Your goodness and love. All our hope we put in You; protect your servants from all evil. We submit to Your will and into Your hands we commend our souls and ...Read Full Text >

Special Thanks

-to Jim (Demetrios) Kalogeros for his donation of six acres of land to the parish

-to Ms. Eleanor Romnosky for her donation of the money to purchase our new Kouvouklion.

-to Kornelia Foster for her donation of our new stand for the Antidoron bread.


Previous Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Bulletins
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Publish Date:February 1, 2009
Publish Date:January 25, 2009
Publish Date:January 18, 2009
Publish Date:January 11, 2009
Publish Date:January 4, 2009
Publish Date:December 28, 2008
Publish Date:December 21, 2008
 
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