COVID-19
We are no longer imposing restrictions on the number of attendees, and the wearing of masks is optional.
We are no longer imposing restrictions on the number of attendees, and the wearing of masks is optional.
Ὕμνος εἰς τὴν Θεοτόκον
Ἄξιόν ἐστιν ὡς ἀληθῶς μακαρίζειν σε τὴν Θεοτόκον, τὴν ἀειμακάριστον καὶ παναμώμητον καὶ μητέρα τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν. Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβεὶμ καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.
Hymn to the Theotokos
It is truly right to bless you, Theotokos, ever blessed, most pure, and Mother of our God. More honorable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, without corruption you gave birth to God the Logos. We magnify you, the true Theotokos.
Peace, love, joy...
Many Blessings to you and to your family.
God Loves You...
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Apolitikion of the Parish Church Mode Plagal 4
Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡµῶν, ὁ πανσόφους τοὺς ἁλιεῖς ἀναδείξας, καταπέµψας αὐτοῖς τὸ Πνεῦµα τὸ ἅγιον, καὶ δι' αὐτῶν τὴν οἰκουµένην σαγηνεύσας, φιλάνθρωπε, δόξα σοι.
Blessed are You, O Christ our God. You made the fishermen all-wise, by sending down upon them the Holy Spirit, and through them You drew the world into Your net. O Lover of mankind, glory to You
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Προκείµενον. Ἦχος γʹ. Ὠδὴ Ἐνάτη
Μεγαλύνει ἡ ψυχή µου τὸν Κύριον, καὶ ἠγαλλίασε τὸ πνεῦµά µου ἐπὶ τῷ Θεῷ τῷ σωτῆρί µου.
My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.
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"For every humble person is gentle, and every gentle person is
invariably humble. A person is humble when he knows that his very being is on
loan to him".
St. Maximos the Confessor
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Prayer for Christian Unity
God, who are unity in three holy persons --Father, son, and Holy Spirit --you have called us to live in peace with all people.
You have also called us to work toward unity in purpose to spread the Gospel to all nations.
Graciously give us the courage and strength to work toward unity, and act toward each other as brothers and sisters.
we ask this in the unity of God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Amen.
*********
The Beatitudes
Tone 1
In Your kingdom. Remember us, O Lord, when we come in Your kingdom.
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
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Mailing Address (all correspondence):
HOLY TRINITY GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
Phone: 225-384-0571
[email protected]
Church Physical Address: (Please do not send mail or packages. Thank you.)
2510 N. Stevendale Road
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70819
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Our HISTORY...
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church was founded in 1976 by a group of faithful and dedicated Orthodox families that had moved to Baton Rouge. As one of the early members said, more prophetically perhaps than he may have realized: “God wants there to be a church here.” So it was… so it is!
A decade later, the church building was dedicated on April 4, 1987, at its present location at 2510 N. Stevendale Road, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70819.
The icons of the iconostasis of the church were painted in Greece. Many icons, together with various other items, were donated by relatives and friends from New Orleans, Greece, and various parts of the United States.
For many years the community in Baton Rouge was served by the priest coming from New Orleans one Saturday a month for the Divine Liturgy. During that time; for Holy Week, and other such holidays and services, the people from Baton Rouge would have to go to New Orleans.
As the saying goes, “God works in strange ways”... Katrina, though tragic and devastating in many and terrible ways, had the effect and result of setting the stage for the transformation of the church in Baton Rouge from a mission into a parish. It resulted (with the authorization and blessing of Metropolitan Alexios; together with God’s goodness and care for His people wherever they may be) in the coming and assigning of a priest to Baton Rouge in 2007; making it possible to help support and guide the Baton Rouge community in the process of transformation from being a dependent mission, into developing a full parish life and reality; with a complete Sacramental and Liturgical life; together with the provision of other essential pastoral services; including, along with the weekly Sunday Divine Liturgy: the Sacraments of Baptism, Marriage, and Confession; as well as Memorials, Shut-in Visitations, and House/Business Blessings, Religious Education, and so on.
In addition to English and Greek; we have members whose native languages and origins are Romanian, Ukrainian, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Arabic; reflecting the broad spectrum, embrace, and reality of the Orthodox Church.
The church in Baton Rouge embodies the words spoken by Jesus in the Gospel according to Saint Mark:
“Then he taught them saying, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples.’”
And so it is…. To the glory of God, and the salvation of His people!
(c2014)
Our Church belongs to:
- Metropolis of Atlanta
-Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
-Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
· 1976-1987 Church Founding
· July 2000: Metropolitan Alexios’ visit
· 2001: 25TH Anniversary of Church Establishment
· September 2005: Archbishop Demetrios of America, Metropolitan
Alexios, Bishop Andonios, and others visited Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
of Baton Rouge, following Hurricane Katrina.
· November 2007: Ordination of Deacon Anthony to the
Priesthood by His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios of Atlanta.
. April 2013: Metropolitan Alexios'
visit
.After the Great Flood in Baton Rouge in the year 2016 we received the supportive visit of Mrs. Dee Nicolau, President of Philoptochos in Metropolis of Atlanta. As well as Members of the Holy Trinity Cathedral in New Orleans.
.His Eminence Alexios visit us and our church during reconstruction after the flood in 2016
.October 2018: Metropolitan Alexios' visit
Clergy:
Rev. Fr. William G. Gaines
Rev. Fr. Demetrios S. Katerlis 1976-1977
Rev. Fr. George Konstantopoulos 1977-1980
Rev. Fr. Demetrios Lokis 1980-1982
Rev. Fr. Nicholas Pastrikos 1982-1992
Rev. Fr. Nicholas W. Jonas 1992-1994
Rev. Fr. Anthony Stratis 1995-2007 (from New Orleans, LA)
Rev. Fr. Constantine Regopoulos 2007 (from Florida)
Rev. Fr. Anthony 2007-current (first full time priest assigned to Baton
Rouge)
Ὕμνος εἰς τὴν Θεοτόκον
Ἄξιόν ἐστιν ὡς ἀληθῶς μακαρίζειν σε τὴν Θεοτόκον, τὴν ἀειμακάριστον καὶ παναμώμητον καὶ μητέρα τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν. Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβεὶμ καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.
Hymn to the Theotokos
It is truly right to bless you, Theotokos, ever blessed, most pure, and Mother of our God. More honorable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, without corruption you gave birth to God the Logos. We magnify you, the true Theotokos.
Peace, love, joy...
Many Blessings to you and to your family.
God Loves You...
**********
Apolitikion of the Parish Church Mode Plagal 4
Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡµῶν, ὁ πανσόφους τοὺς ἁλιεῖς ἀναδείξας, καταπέµψας αὐτοῖς τὸ Πνεῦµα τὸ ἅγιον, καὶ δι' αὐτῶν τὴν οἰκουµένην σαγηνεύσας, φιλάνθρωπε, δόξα σοι.
Blessed are You, O Christ our God. You made the fishermen all-wise, by sending down upon them the Holy Spirit, and through them You drew the world into Your net. O Lover of mankind, glory to You
*******
Προκείµενον. Ἦχος γʹ. Ὠδὴ Ἐνάτη
Μεγαλύνει ἡ ψυχή µου τὸν Κύριον, καὶ ἠγαλλίασε τὸ πνεῦµά µου ἐπὶ τῷ Θεῷ τῷ σωτῆρί µου.
My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.
**************
"For every humble person is gentle, and every gentle person is
invariably humble. A person is humble when he knows that his very being is on
loan to him".
St. Maximos the Confessor
*******
Prayer for Christian Unity
God, who are unity in three holy persons --Father, son, and Holy Spirit --you have called us to live in peace with all people.
You have also called us to work toward unity in purpose to spread the Gospel to all nations.
Graciously give us the courage and strength to work toward unity, and act toward each other as brothers and sisters.
we ask this in the unity of God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Amen.
*********
The Beatitudes
Tone 1
In Your kingdom. Remember us, O Lord, when we come in Your kingdom.
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
**********************************************************************
Mailing Address (all correspondence):
HOLY TRINITY GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
Phone: 225-384-0571
[email protected]
Church Physical Address: (Please do not send mail or packages. Thank you.)
2510 N. Stevendale Road
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70819
**********************************************
Our HISTORY...
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church was founded in 1976 by a group of faithful and dedicated Orthodox families that had moved to Baton Rouge. As one of the early members said, more prophetically perhaps than he may have realized: “God wants there to be a church here.” So it was… so it is!
A decade later, the church building was dedicated on April 4, 1987, at its present location at 2510 N. Stevendale Road, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70819.
The icons of the iconostasis of the church were painted in Greece. Many icons, together with various other items, were donated by relatives and friends from New Orleans, Greece, and various parts of the United States.
For many years the community in Baton Rouge was served by the priest coming from New Orleans one Saturday a month for the Divine Liturgy. During that time; for Holy Week, and other such holidays and services, the people from Baton Rouge would have to go to New Orleans.
As the saying goes, “God works in strange ways”... Katrina, though tragic and devastating in many and terrible ways, had the effect and result of setting the stage for the transformation of the church in Baton Rouge from a mission into a parish. It resulted (with the authorization and blessing of Metropolitan Alexios; together with God’s goodness and care for His people wherever they may be) in the coming and assigning of a priest to Baton Rouge in 2007; making it possible to help support and guide the Baton Rouge community in the process of transformation from being a dependent mission, into developing a full parish life and reality; with a complete Sacramental and Liturgical life; together with the provision of other essential pastoral services; including, along with the weekly Sunday Divine Liturgy: the Sacraments of Baptism, Marriage, and Confession; as well as Memorials, Shut-in Visitations, and House/Business Blessings, Religious Education, and so on.
In addition to English and Greek; we have members whose native languages and origins are Romanian, Ukrainian, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Arabic; reflecting the broad spectrum, embrace, and reality of the Orthodox Church.
The church in Baton Rouge embodies the words spoken by Jesus in the Gospel according to Saint Mark:
“Then he taught them saying, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples.’”
And so it is…. To the glory of God, and the salvation of His people!
(c2014)
Our Church belongs to:
- Metropolis of Atlanta
-Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
-Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
· 1976-1987 Church Founding
· July 2000: Metropolitan Alexios’ visit
· 2001: 25TH Anniversary of Church Establishment
· September 2005: Archbishop Demetrios of America, Metropolitan
Alexios, Bishop Andonios, and others visited Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
of Baton Rouge, following Hurricane Katrina.
· November 2007: Ordination of Deacon Anthony to the
Priesthood by His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios of Atlanta.
. April 2013: Metropolitan Alexios'
visit
.After the Great Flood in Baton Rouge in the year 2016 we received the supportive visit of Mrs. Dee Nicolau, President of Philoptochos in Metropolis of Atlanta. As well as Members of the Holy Trinity Cathedral in New Orleans.
.His Eminence Alexios visit us and our church during reconstruction after the flood in 2016
.October 2018: Metropolitan Alexios' visit
Clergy:
Rev. Fr. William G. Gaines
Rev. Fr. Demetrios S. Katerlis 1976-1977
Rev. Fr. George Konstantopoulos 1977-1980
Rev. Fr. Demetrios Lokis 1980-1982
Rev. Fr. Nicholas Pastrikos 1982-1992
Rev. Fr. Nicholas W. Jonas 1992-1994
Rev. Fr. Anthony Stratis 1995-2007 (from New Orleans, LA)
Rev. Fr. Constantine Regopoulos 2007 (from Florida)
Rev. Fr. Anthony 2007-current (first full time priest assigned to Baton
Rouge)