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August 12, 2010/July 30, 2010
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Parish Life

Purchase Homemade Kolbasa for Pascha

Place your orders

Submit your kolbasa orders to Albert Blaszak 410-799-3226. This is the same as we make for the Festival.

Cemetery Clean-up – Saturday, March 28

On Saturday, March 28 from 11:00 AM, the Cemetery Committee will conduct the Annual Spring Clean Up of our Chapel, Cemetery and Pavilion at Cathedral Gardens. Please bring your own lawn tools. Light refreshments will be served. Thank you!

Church Clean-Up – Saturday, April 4

Lazarus Saturday!

After Divine Liturgy on Saturday, April 4, many volunteers are needed to clean the church, as well as the church hall. Help to beautify our temple in time for Holy Week and Pascha.

Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts on Wednesdays – 6:30 PM

In preparation to receive Holy Communion at the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, it is necessary to fast from all food and drink for at least six hours (i.e. from 12:00 noon). However, for those who have the strength, it is very beneficial to fast from midnight through the entire day.

Book Discussion – March 2 - 30

On Mondays, beginning March 2, we will conduct a weekly book discussion via Zoom. The group for English speakers will meet 7:00 – 8:00 PM and the group for Russian speakers will meet 8:15 – 9:15 PM. We will read “Wisdom From Mount Athos” The writings of Staretz Siluoan, compiled by Archimandrite Sophrony.

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Church School Camping Trip – May 15-17, 2026

The 25th Annual Church School Camping Trip at Camp Running Bear in Monkton, MD for children ages 6-12 will take place May 15-17. Our theme this year is “Prophesies of the Messiah.” Registrations due by May 1 to Adele Pastor. Registration forms are at the candle stand. For more information contact Dr. Pat Disharoon. Also, all adult chaperones MUST register with Dr. Pat by May 1 to expedite background checks.

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New Iconography

Several new wall icons and murals are currently being written for our church. Eight medallion-icons for the side walls and four large murals for the back wall will be installed over the course of the next few months, starting in December. Please consider making a donation or sponsoring the entire cost of an icon. A donation list is available at the candle stand. For more information, please contact Victor Marinich. Thank you very much for your generosity and support. Updated: Review Icons 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 Hour

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 NEW 2026 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.