Holy Trinity, Tulsa, OK PUBLISH DATE: August 16, 2009

Epistle Reading
St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 4:9-16

BRETHREN, God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, like men sentenced to death; because we have become a ...Read Full Text >

Gospel Reading
Matthew 17:14-23
10th Sunday of Matthew

At that time, a man came up to Him and kneeling before Him said, "Lord, have mercy on my son, ...Read Full Text >

Diomedes the Physician & Martyr of Tarsus
August 16 ...Read Full Text >

Myron the Martyr of Cyzicus
August 17 ...Read Full Text >

Floros & Lauros the Monk-martyrs of Illyria
August 18 ...Read Full Text >

Andrew the General & Martyr & his 2,593 soldiers
August 19 ...Read Full Text >

Samuel the Prophet
August 20 ...Read Full Text >

Thaddeus the Apostle of the 70
August 21 ...Read Full Text >

Agathonikos the Martyr of Nicomedea & his Companion Martyrs
August 22 ...Read Full Text >
Resurrectional Apolytikion First Tone
The stone that had been sealed before Your tomb by the Jews and the soldiers guarding did watch over Your pure and sacred body. O Savior the third day You arose, and unto all the world did You give life. Where by all the heavenly powers did proclaim that You are the giver of life. Glory unto our resurrected Christ. Glory unto Your Kingdom. Glory to Your dispensation O You alone who loves all.

Apolytikion for Afterfeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary
In birth, you preserved your virginity; in death, you did not abandon the world, O Theotokos. As mother of life, you departed to the source of life, delivering our souls from death by your intercessions. -Translation by Narthex Press

Apolytikion of the Church
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 is ever drawn, glory to You O lover of mankind.

Kontakion
Neither the grave nor death could contain the Theotokos, the unshakable hope, ever vigilant in intercession and protection. As Mother of life, He who dwelt in the ever-virginal womb transposed her to life.
Here Christ is not speaking of that faith which believes in Him undoubtingly and knows Him to be true God, but of  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Chrysostom, The Gospel Commentary, edited by Hieromonk German Ciuba, 2002, 4th Century


At this point he is referring to the faith required for signs, and mentions a mustard seed is small in size, yet  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Chrysostom, Homily 56 (PG 58, 549-50) Translated by Robert Charles Hill in "Spiritual Gems from the Gospel of Matthew", 4th Century

Vespers
5:30 p.m. Saturdays

Matins
9:00 a.m. Sundays & Feastdays

Liturgy
10:00 a.m. Sundays & Feastdays

Bible Study
7:00 p.m. Tuesdays

Parish Information
Holy Trinity
1222 S. Guthrie Ave.
Tulsa, OK 74119

Phone: (918) 583-2082 Office
Fax: (918) 583-2083
Website: http://holytrinity.ok.goarch.org/
Email: holytrinitygoa@sbcglobal.net

Proistamenos: Rev. Fr. William M. Christ
Email: frwilliamchrist@mail.goarch.org

Other Parish Info
Confession by appointment.

 
METROPOLIS PHILOPTOCHOS PRESIDENT TO VISIT

Barbara Latsonas, President of the Metropolis of Denver Philoptochos, will be visiting our chapter this week on Wednesday. She will be accompanied by Elaine Cladis from the Metropolis Council and National Philoptochos Board. We will have a dinner and meeting with them on Wednesday evening at 6:30PM at ...Read Full Text >

SUNDAY SCHOOL BEGIN DATE

Please mark your calendars that we have set Sunday, September 13th for the first day of Sunday School.
OCAMPR Offers Pan-Orthodox Conference on Care for Severly Challenged Patients

August 3, 2009
The 2009 Annual Conference of Orthodox Christian Association of Medicine, Psychology, and Religion (OCAMPR) will focus on Care for the Severely Challenged Patient. Presentations at the conference will review the needs of patients with chronic illnesses and severe and persisting trauma from a pastoral, medical, and psychotherapeutic perspective.  ...Read Full Text >
SUNDAY, AUGUST 16

     Orthros 9:00AM / Divine Liturgy 10:00AM

TUESDAY, AUGUST 18

     Bible Study 7:00PM

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19

     Philoptochos Meeting/Dinner 6:30PM (see below for details)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 22

     Vespers 5:30PM
Previous Holy Trinity Bulletins
Publish Date:August 9, 2009
Publish Date:August 2, 2009
Publish Date:July 26, 2009
Publish Date:July 19, 2009
Publish Date:July 12, 2009
 
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