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THE OFFICIAL PAGE of The SLOVAK LUTHERAN CHURCH of The HOLY TRINITY in NYC. ENGLISH Worship Service every Sunday at 10AM. Pastor: The Rev.

Founded in 1902, historic Holy Trinity Church serves the diverse East Side community. SLOVAK Worship Service 11AM First & Second Sundays of the month. Michal Misina
Organist & Music Director: Eleni Traganas

Holy Trinity Slovak Lutheran Church has been at its present location since 1911, having moved from 288 East 10th Street. The red brick building with its slender steeple was designed by Hyland

Dinion and opened in 1964. An earlier building on this site was previously occupied by Colgate Memorial Baptist and St. George Ukranian Catholic Church. Holy Trinity serves the Gramercy Park and Stuyvesant Town communities, with a dedicated following from the greater Metro area.

09/06/2026

MATTHEW 18:21-35

A parable of forgiveness

18:21
Then Peter came and said to him, "Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?"

18:22
Jesus said to him, "Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times.

18:23
"For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves.

18:24
When he began the reckoning, one who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him,

18:25
and, as he could not pay, the lord ordered him to be sold, together with his wife and children and all his possessions, and payment to be made.

18:26
So the slave fell on his knees before him, saying, 'Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.'

18:27
And out of pity for him, the lord of that slave released him and forgave him the debt.

18:28
But that same slave, as he went out, came upon one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii, and seizing him by the throat he said, 'Pay what you owe.'

18:29
Then his fellow slave fell down and pleaded with him, 'Have patience with me, and I will pay you.'

18:30
But he refused; then he went and threw him into prison until he would pay the debt.

18:31
When his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their lord all that had taken place.

18:32
Then his lord summoned him and said to him, 'You wicked slave! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me.

18:33
Should you not have had mercy on your fellow slave, as I had mercy on you?'

18:34
And in anger his lord handed him over to be tortured until he would pay his entire debt.

18:35
So my heavenly Father will also do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother or sister from your heart."

09/02/2026

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08/31/2026

MATTHEW 18:15-20

Reconciliation in the community of faith

18:15
"If your brother and sister sins against you, go and point out the fault when the two of you are alone. If you are listened to, you have regained that one.

18:16
But if you are not listened to, take one or two others along with you, so that every word may be confirmed by the evidence of two or three witnesses.

18:17
If that person refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church, and if the offender refuses to listen even to the church, let such a one be to you as a gentile and a tax collector.

18:18
Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.

18:19
Again, truly I tell you, if two of you agree on earth about anything you ask, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven.

18:20
For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them."

08/23/2026

MATTHEW 16:21-28

The rebuke to Peter

16:21
From that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and undergo great suffering at the hands of the elders and chief priests and scribes and be killed and on the third day be raised.

16:22
And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, "God forbid it, Lord! This must never happen to you."

16:23
But he turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me, for you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things."

16:24
Then Jesus told his disciples, "If any wish to come after me, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.

16:25
For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it.

16:26
For what will it profit them if they gain the whole world but forfeit their life? Or what will they give in return for their life?

16:27
"For the Son of Man is to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay everyone for what has been done.

16:28
Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."

08/16/2026

MATTHEW 16:13-20

The profession of Peter's faith

16:13
Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?"

16:14
And they said, "Some say John the Baptist but others Elijah and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets."

16:15
He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?"

16:16
Simon Peter answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God."

16:17
And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you but my Father in heaven.

16:18
And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.

16:19
I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."

16:20
Then he sternly ordered the disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah.

08/10/2026

MATTHEW 15: (10-20), 21-28

The Canaanite woman's daughter is healed

15:10
Then he called the crowd to him and said to them, "Listen and understand:

15:11
it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles."

15:12
Then the disciples approached and said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees took offense when they heard what you said?"

15:13
He answered, "Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted.

15:14
Let them alone; they are blind guides of the blind. And if one blind person guides another, both will fall into a pit."

15:15
But Peter said to him, "Explain this parable to us."

15:16
Then he said, "Are you also still without understanding?

15:17
Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth enters the stomach and goes out into the sewer?

15:18
But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this is what defiles.

15:19
For out of the heart come evil intentions, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander.

15:20
These are what defile a person, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile."

15:21
Jesus left that place and went away to the district of Tyre and Sidon.

15:22
Just then a Canaanite woman from that region came out and started shouting, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is tormented by a demon."

15:23
But he did not answer her at all. And his disciples came and urged him, saying, "Send her away, for she keeps shouting after us."

15:24
He answered, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."

15:25
But she came and knelt before him, saying, "Lord, help me."

15:26
He answered, "It is not fair to take the children's food and throw it to the dogs."

15:27
She said, "Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table."

15:28
Then Jesus answered her, "Woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish." And her daughter was healed from that moment.

08/02/2026

MATTHEW 14:22-33

Jesus walking on the sea

14:22
Immediately he made the disciples get into a boat and go on ahead to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds.

14:23
And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone,

14:24
but by this time the boat, battered by the waves, was far from the land, for the wind was against them.

14:25
And early in the morning he came walking toward them on the sea.

14:26
But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, "It is a ghost!" And they cried out in fear.

14:27
But immediately Jesus spoke to them and said, "Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid."

14:28
Peter answered him, "Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water."

14:29
He said, "Come." So Peter got out of the boat, started walking on the water, and came toward Jesus.

14:30
But when he noticed the strong wind, he became frightened, and, beginning to sink, he cried out, "Lord, save me!"

14:31
Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, "You of little faith, why did you doubt?"

14:32
When they got into the boat, the wind ceased.

14:33
And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, "Truly you are the Son of God."

07/27/2026

MATTHEW 14:13-21

Jesus feeds five thousand

14:13
Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns.

14:14
When he went ashore, he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion for them and cured their sick.

14:15
When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a deserted place, and the hour is now late; send the crowds away so that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves."

14:16
Jesus said to them, "They need not go away; you give them something to eat."

14:17
They replied, "We have nothing here but five loaves and two fish."

14:18
And he said, "Bring them here to me."

14:19
Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and blessed and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.

14:20
And all ate and were filled, and they took up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full.

14:21
And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

07/19/2026

MATTHEW 13:31-33, 44-52

Parables of the reign of heaven

13:31
He put before them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field;

13:32
it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches."

13:33
He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with three measures of flour until all of it was leavened."

13:44
"The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and reburied; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

13:45
"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls;

13:46
on finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.

13:47
"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and caught fish of every kind;

13:48
when it was full, they drew it ashore, sat down, and put the good into baskets but threw out the bad.

13:49
So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous

13:50
and throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

13:51
"Have you understood all this?" They answered, "Yes."

13:52
And he said to them, "Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a household who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old."

07/12/2026

MATTHEW 13:24-30, 36-43

The parable of the weeds

13:24
He put before them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to someone who sowed good seed in his field,

13:25
but while everybody was asleep an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and then went away.

13:26
So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared as well.

13:27
And the slaves of the householder came and said to him, 'Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where, then, did these weeds come from?'

13:28
He answered, 'An enemy has done this.' The slaves said to him, 'Then do you want us to go and gather them?'

13:29
But he replied, 'No, for in gathering the weeds you would uproot the wheat along with them.

13:30
Let both of them grow together until the harvest, and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, Collect the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn.'"

13:36
Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples approached him, saying, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field."

13:37
He answered, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man;

13:38
the field is the world, and the good seed are the children of the kingdom; the weeds are the children of the evil one,

13:39
and the enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.

13:40
Just as the weeds are collected and burned up with fire, so will it be at the end of the age.

13:41
The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will collect out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all evildoers,

13:42
and they will throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

13:43
Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Let anyone with ears listen!

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334 East 20th Street
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