Holy Trinity Orthodox Church

What Is the Purpose of Worship?

"Why do Orthodox Christians attend the Divine Liturgy and other religious services of the Church? What is the purpose of such services? Is the purpose of such attendance 'to get something out of it' or is it an offering?"
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Bishop Jonah Elected OCA Metropolitan

PITTSBURGH, PA [OCA Communications] -- On Wednesday, November 12, 2008, His Grace, Bishop Jonah of Fort Worth was elected Archbishop of Washington and New York and Metropolitan of All America
+Metropolitan JONAH
Newly elected +Metropolitan JONAH
and Canada at the 15th All-American Council of the Orthodox Church in America.

His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah was born James Paffhausen in Chicago, IL, and was baptized into the Episcopal Church. While still a child, his family later settled in La Jolla, CA, near San Diego. He was received into the Orthodox Church in 1978 at Our Lady of Kazan Moscow Patriarchal Church, San Diego, while a student at the University of California, San Diego. Later, he transferred to UC Santa Cruz, where he was instrumental in establishing an Orthodox Christian Fellowship.
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Welcome to Our Visitors

We are delighted in your interest to join us in our worship of the Blessed Trinity. It is our desire that this experience will deepen your understanding of and love for God. Welcome to Our VisitorsIf you've never been to an Orthodox Church before, there are some things we want to share with you that will help you better understand what is going on and what we are about. Visitors unfamiliar with the Orthodox style of worship will benefit from reading A Visitor's Guide to the Divine Liturgy. Feel free to contact our parish priest, Fr. Tim Sawchak, or our lay leaders with any questions about ministries and activites at Holy Trinity parish. As our members have remarked about their own experience, we think you, too, will discover our church to be warm and inviting, a comfortable community within which to seek the Kingdom of God.  We look forward to your visit with us.

Who We Are - An Introduction to Our Faith Community
A Visitor's Guide to the Divine Liturgy
Our Members on Our Faith at Holy Trinity Parish
 
John Platko Memorial Thanksgiving Series

NOVEMBER 22, 2008

Inaugural Presentation of
Father John Platko Memorial Thanksgiving Series

Featured Speaker
Mother Gabriella
Abbess, Dormition of the Mother of God Orthodox Monastery

How to Live According to the Faith
Practical Tips for the Orthodox Life
10 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.
Holy Trinity Church Hall
Vespers following
$15 per person
Includes Lenten Luncheon
Age 13-18 free

Reserve your place for this Spiritually Uplifting Day
Send your check by Nov. 15th to:
E. Mikaloff, 28281 W.88th Circle, DeSoto, KS 66018
 

Upcoming Events

Vespers
November 20, 2008 (6:30 pm - 7:30 pm)
Vespers in preparation for the Feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos in the Temple

Divine Liturgy
November 21, 2008 (9:30 am - 11:00 am)
Divine Liturgy for the Feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos in the Temple

Retreat with Mother Gabriella
November 22, 2008 (10:00 am - 4:30 pm)
The First Annual Fr. John Platko Memorial Thanksgiving Series with Mother Gabriella of Dormition Monastery in Rives Junction, MI.

Vespers
November 22, 2008 (5:00 pm - 6:00 pm)
Weekly Vespers Service, followed by Confessions

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St. John of Kronstadt
"If you are a scholar, a student in any educational establishment, or an official in some ministry, an officer in any of the branches of the military service, or a technologist, a painter, a sculptor, a manufacturer, a mechanic - remember that the first science for each one of you is to be a true Christian, to believe sincerely in the Holy Trinity, to converse daily with God in prayer, to take part in the Divine service, to observe the rules and regulations of the Church, and to bear in your heart, before your work, during your work, and after your work, the name of Jesus, for He is our light, our strength, our holiness, and our help."