October 20th - 25th

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Please refer to the parish websites for Worship Service and Gathering schedules this week.

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Special Events

Live Auction with Kathy Bourekis

Music and Dancing, Food and Beverages

Saturday evening

October 25

6:30 pm

At Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church

Proceeds will go toward window repairs in the hall and church.

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Where are Fr Stephen & Pres Irene?

Follow our beloved priest and presvytera as they travel through Croatia, Serbia and Greece. Well...not really...but here is an idea of where they have been/will be and when they will be back home.

Oct 13, leave Spokane for Belgrade (Spokane, Chicago, Dusseldorf, Belgrade) via United and Lufthansa.


Oct 14, arrive in Belgrade, drive to Novi Sad, stay overnight in the Hotel Zenit.


Oct. 15-19, drive to Croatia, stay around the town of Plaski, Fr. Stephen's grandfather's hometown, tour the area.


Oct. 19, liturgy in Plaski, drive back to Belgrade and stay overnight in Hotel Posta.


Oct. 20, see Belgrade. Catch overnight bus to Thessaloniki. Bus leaves at 6 pm and arrives after 6 in the morning.


Oct. 21, arrive in Thessaloniki. Go to our hotel Orestias Kastorias and sleep.


Oct. 21-29 in Thessaloniki.


Oct. 29, return to the states. Aegean Air to Munich, Lufthansa to Chicago, United to Spokane.

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Help!

Holy Trinity Fundraiser

On October 25th, 6:30 pm, Holy Trinity will hold a fundraising auction event, to raise funds to replace and repair the windows in our hall and church. The total cost is estimated to be $15,000.00. We are currently collecting bids for the work. Your help is vital to our success.

Here’s how you can help:

· Look around your home and community to collect quality items for the auction. Ask your hairdresser, your manicurist, the favorite restaurant you go to, and others to donate a service to be auctioned. ALL DONATIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE

· Attend the auction on the 25th and ask your friends and neighbors to join you. Even if you do not win any of the items up for bid, the night is guaranteed to be fun with Greek music and dancing, food, fun and fellowship for a good cause. But if you do win an item, remember that YOUR PAYMENT IS TAX DEDUCTIBLE

· If you cannot attend, send in a cash donation to support the fundraiser. Send all donations to the church. No amount is too small and remember again that ALL DONATIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE.

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On the Horizon

The Greek School at Holy Trinity will be starting a class on New Testament Greek soon. Please e-mail if you are interested in the class.

The Greek School teacher Evyenia (Jean) Pond has also started a blog for learning New Testament Greek. http://evyenia-koinegreek.blogspot.com/

Modern Greek for beginners is Tuesdays at 7pm and new students are welcome to join.

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A Word from the Fathers

"My heart has only entrances. It does not have exits. Whoever enters in, remains there. No matter what he does, I love him the same, as I loved him then when he first entered my heart. I pray for him and seek his salvation."
Epiphanios Theodoropoulos
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