Today's Scripture Readings
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August 12, 2010/July 30, 2010
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Parish Life
Thanksgiving Dinner -- Sunday, November 16
On Sunday, November 16th after Divine Liturgy our parish will conduct a traditional Thanksgiving Dinner – turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, pumpkin pie…the works. Suggested donation: $15/adult; $5/kids ages 6-12; $0/kids ages up to 5. All the gross proceeds of the dinner will go to support the work of the International Orthodox Christian Charities, to the Fund for Assistance (ROCOR), and other charities identified by our Charity Committee. Please RSVP to Albert Blaszak.
Pan-Orthodox St. Nicholas Festival -- Saturday, December 13
On Saturday, Dec. 13th, our parish will host a Pan-Orthodox St. Nicholas Festival for Sunday School students. The games, gingerbread man making, and other fun activities begin at 3:00 PM. Afterwards, Great Vespers start at 5:00 PM. The activities are appropriate for young children up to middle school. Teens are needed to run the activities at the various stations. Please send your RSVP by Dec. 7th to Dr. Pat Disharoon.
Film: El Tonto por Cristo -- The Fool for Christ, Monday, November 17
On Monday, November 17, Holy Apostles Orthodox Church in Beltsville will host a screening in English of the new Orthodox film, El Tonto por Cristo (The Fool for Christ) at the historic Greenbelt Cinema. This is the only screening of this new film in the Baltimore/Washington area. The doors open at 6 pm, the film starts at 7 pm. VIP guests are invited to a private pre-show meet-and-greet with the director and producer. Stay after the credits for a live Q&A. More information.
Pilgrimage to Armenia & Georgia
Aug. 30 – Sept. 12, 2026: The Pilgrimage Center of the Patriarchal Parishes is organizing a pilgrimage to Armenia (week one) and Georgia (week two). These ancient lands are home to some of the oldest churches and monasteries in the world. You may travel for both weeks or for one week of your choice. We will organize English and Russian speaking groups, each with their own guide, but we will travel together. Complete details will be announced in September.
To express your preliminary interest and to join the Telegram group to receive updates and view the photo album of places we intend to visit, please register here > > >
Vigil Candles: On the Altar and near St. Barbara
We have three vigil candles that are always burning – two near the large icon of the Holy Great-Martyr Barbara which holds a piece of her relics, and one on the holy altar table. These vigil lights burn from Sunday to Sunday. To have these candles burn 24 hours a day on behalf of someone we are praying for is quite a special blessing. We continue to accept donations to have these three vigil candles burn each week either for the health/salvation of the living and/or in memory of a departed loved one. A $15 donation will keep all three candles lit for one week. Schedule your candle offering with Elena Loyko.
To help the Ukrainian refugees donate to these organizations:
Sponsor a Ukrainian Family
Uniting for Ukraine: https://www.uscis.gov/ukraine
Coffee Hours
If you would like to sponsor a coffee hour or offer help, please contact Anna-Zumrat Shkurba. Also, each week we need volunteers to help with serving and clean up during coffee hour.
Transportation to Church
Do you need transportation to Church? Or would you be able to bring a parishioner, who doesn’t drive, to church from time to time? If you answered “yes” to either question, please contact Alexey Shevelkin. He is coordinating our parish’s efforts to offer transportation to parishioners who can’t get to church on their own. Thank you for your assistance.
Submit your 2025 Pledge
The mission of our parish is to spread the Word of God, to grow, to expand, to improve, and not just to preserve our traditions. Our parish shouldn’t become stale but pursue holiness. We strive to fulfill the mission of our parish, through prayer, work, and sacrifice. Prayer – because we are called to “pray without ceasing” (1 Thess. 5:17); work – because we are taught to increase the talents given to us (Matt. 25: 14-30); and sacrifice – because "everyone to whom much is given, from him will much be required" (Luke 12:48). Please be generous as the Lord is generous to you. When completing your pledge for the new year, please consider raising your level of giving. Our church cannot operate without your financial contributions. Our parish will grow only through your prayers, work, and generous sacrifice. OFFERING PLEDGE FORM.
When you are generous, you are not bestowing a gift, but repaying a debt. Everything you possess materially comes from God, who created all things. And every spiritual and moral virtue you possess is through divine grace. Thus, you owe everything to God. More than that, God has given you his Son, to show you how to live: how to use your material possessions, and how to grow in moral and spiritual virtue. ---St. John Chrysostom
O Lord Save and Preserve
With much anguish we see the tragic events continuing in Ukraine. More than five million refugees have fled the country, and thousands of civilians and soldiers have been killed in this fratricidal war between two Orthodox countries. Countless others are injured, displaced and at the threshold of economic ruin. So much death, destruction, suffering and hatred have been caused by Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
As Orthodox Christians, we do not support violence and aggression. We fervently pray for the immediate cessation of bloodshed, for the complete restoration of peace, for the well-being of the people in Ukraine and for the rebuilding of Christian love between the peoples of Russia and Ukraine. Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ commands us to love one another as our Heavenly Father loves us.
Let us always remember that first and foremost, we are Orthodox Christians. And our Holy Orthodox Church, throughout history, has united Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians, and people of all ethnicities into the one, true, Orthodox faith.
We are brothers and sisters in Christ, and because we are brothers and sisters, we cannot stand idle or keep silent during these dreadful days. Our parish continues to collect funds to help the suffering people of Ukraine. We keep praying for peace, and we call upon our hierarchs to do everything in their power to stop hostilities. Lord have mercy!
The parish of Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church does not have any affiliation with the Russian or American governments. We receive no financial support from any governmental or church institutions. Our entire budget (100%) is funded by the generous donations of our parishioners and friends and by the various fundraising events we conduct.