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Today's Scripture Readings

August 12, 2010/July 30, 2010

Parish Life

Great Lent begins March 18

If we truly desire to change for the better, how, when and where do we begin? Our change starts with prayer and fasting, throughout Great Lent and especially in the Church. We cannot bear any fruit during the Great Fast unless we also change our daily schedules, allowing more time for prayer at home and attendance of Divine Services in Church. During the first four days of Lent (March 18-21), we will serve Great Compline with the reading of the Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete. And throughout the Fast we will celebrate the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts every Wednesday evening. Mark your calendars now…come to Church. Yes, our personal schedules are full. But let us resolve and act upon our decision to repent.

Book Discussion – Resumes March 25

During Great Lent we will conduct a bi-weekly book discussion via Zoom. The group for English speakers will meet 7:00 – 8:30 PM beginning on February 26. The group for Russian speakers will meet 7:00 – 8:30 PM beginning on March 4. Each group will alternate, meeting every other week. We will discuss the book: Jesus Christ: His Life & Teachings vol. 3 The Miracles of Jesus by Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev.

You must register ahead of time to receive reading assignments and log in information.

Pilgrimage to Holy Trinity Monastery April 13-14

Our parish is organizing a pilgrimage to Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY on April 13-14. The total approximate cost is $250-300 per person. Double occupancy will be cheaper. A $100 deposit for the bus is due Wednesday, March 20. Pay by check: Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (write in the memo of the check: Jordanville Trip). You may also pay $100+$7 fee per person online to our church PayPal account. Go to our church website and click on the donate button, and write "Jordanville Trip" in the notes section. Also, include the names of the persons traveling with you. Contact Fr. John if you have questions.

Email Fr. John to RSVP >>>
To learn more about this monastery, go here >>> to watch interesting videos.

Purchase Homemade Kolbasa for Pascha

Submit your kolbasa orders to Albert Blaszak. This is the same as we make for the Festival. Place your orders now.

Church School Camping Trip May 17-19, 2024

The 22nd Annual Church School Camping Trip at Camp Running Bear (formerly Camp Alkor) in Monkton, MD for children ages 6-12 will take place May 17-19. Our theme this year is “Triumph of Orthodoxy.” Registrations due by April 28. Registration forms are here >>> and at the candle stand in church. For more information contact Dr. Pat Disharoon. Also, all adult chaperones MUST register with Dr. Pat by April 28 to expedite background checks.


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:

Helping Civilian Victims of War in Ukraine

There are civilian injuries every day in many different cities in Ukraine. Medical supplies are desperately needed to help innocent victims of war. Hospitals have chronic shortages of compression bandages, tourniquets, and air casts for broken bones. Click here for more details.

How to donate these medical supplies?

  1. Option: The most convenient and time saving way to help is to purchase these items online and ship them directly to St. Andrew’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 15100 New Hampshire Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20905.
  2. Option: Bring items to our Holy Trinity Church.

Food Donations - No longer being accepted
Currently, food items are being locally sourced in Ukraine to save on overall costs. Thank you!


Coffee Hours

We are happy to announce that Coffee Hour will be offered every Sunday. The menu will be small – just soup and light refreshments. If you would like to sponsor a coffee hour or offer help, please contact Olga Mychko. 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 2024 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.