E-Sunday Bulletin of St. Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church
38-65 234th. St. Douglaston, NY, 11363
Sunday 06/21/2015
ՀՈԳԵԳԱԼՈՒՍՏԷՆ ԵՏՔ Դ. ԿԻՐԱԿԻ - FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Sunday Readings:
Isaiah 1:21-31; Romans 7:25-8:11; Matthew 12:38-45
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News From St. Sarkis Church
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Լուրեր Ս. Սարգիս Եկեղեցիէն
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On the occasion of Father's Day salute all The Fathers in our community. We salute also our spiritual fathers. And we pray for the blessing of our Heavenly Father through the words of the Holy Mass:
"True God and Merciful Father, we thank you, for you have honored us more than the blessed patriarchs, in spite of our sinful nature; for while you allowed them to call you their God, you were, in your compassion for us, pleased to be called Father by us. O Lord we pray you, make the grace of this new relationship with us to shine forth and to flourish in your Holy Church"
Amen.
Happy Father's Day
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| The Podcast With Fr. Nareg Terterian |
In This Episode:
- Opening Prayer
- Among other things with Der Nareg and Veh Bezdikian
- An Interview with Peter Boyadjian - A recipient of The Eagle Scout Award
- Bible Reflection
- Hymn of the week
This Episode is Sponsored by Dr. Carlo Bayrakdarian
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Sunday Of Graduates - Reported By Seta Megherian
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On Sunday, June 14th, St. Sarkis Church celebrated
Sunday
of Graduates for the second year in a row.
On this special day, 11 members of our Armenian community were blessed and honored as they graduated Middle School, High School and College. This year's graduates were: Juliet Hagobian, Christina Kerestedgian, Cedric Yepremian, William Mouradian, Hovnan Orangian, Sevag Ebrimian, Sevag Hagobian, Anni Oranjian, Katherine Costello, James Mengouchian and Nevair Oranjian.
In His sermon Fr. Nareg addressed the graduates as his younger brothers and sisters and he exhorted them to face challenges in life without fear, to always walk with God and to seize every opportunity to become a better person.
Our graduates were given Blessings by His Eminence Archbishop Oshagan during the badarak and received symbolic stoles sashes as a token from St. Sarkis Church in acknowledgement of their achievements.
Following the Badarak, graduates were led into the Main Hall in Procession led by His Eminence, Archbishop Choloian, His Grace, Bishop Tanielian, and Fr. Nareg.
Guests enjoyed a lovely luncheon hosted by the St. Sarkis Youth Club families as well as a touching program.
 
 
Father Nareg produced a video montage including pictures of all the graduates throughout the years.
St. Sarkis church is proud of all the graduates in and around the community. We wish them continued success in all of their future endeavors and want them to know that wherever their lives may take them we as a church are always here to support them in every way.
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| Sunday of Graduates - 2015 |
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| Saturday School Soccer Outing - Reported by : Yvette Fiesel |
On Saturday, June 13 families from Suzanne & Hovsep Hagopian Saturday School and our church gathered for fun evening of soccer. The children had awesome experience meeting Alecko Eskandarian. He spent some time with them signing autographs, taking pictures with them and talking to them about soccer. The evening was followed by a very exciting game with the NY Cosmos against the Jacksonville Armada FC. It was very nice to be able to relax and have fun with friends. We are looking forward to many more soccer games together.
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Senior Citizens Season Concludes
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The Senior citizens Group of St. Sarkis church concluded the season with a special lunch hosted at the resident of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph & Azadouhi Vartanian in Garden City Park. During lunch the organizing committee presented Fr. Nareg a very generous gift on his recent graduation. The Pastor and the Board of Trustees of St. Sarkis Church thank the organizing committee members: Mrs. Takouhi Orangian, Mrs. Natalie Hamamjian, Mrs. Sitta Oranjian and Mrs. Zepiur Ardzivian for all their efforts. Special thanks to Mr. & Mrs Vartanian for their gracious hospitality. 
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Father's Day BBQ - THIS SATURDAY
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For the 10th season in a row, St. Sarkis Summer Camp is excited for its upcoming season, which begins on
July 6 and will go through
July 24th.
For the first time this year campers will fill our halls with excitement and cheer for three full weeks of fun and laughter.
A well trained staff of teachers are gearing up for yet another wonderful summer experience for all our children. Campers will have Sports, Arts and Crafts, Music, Drama, Health and Nutrition classes and much more.
If you are interested in sponsoring a class or a lunch to help our camp thrive please call the church office for further details.
If you are interested in registering your child, please see the flyer and registration form.
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Bible Readings
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Աստուածաշնչական Ընթերցումներ
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| THE EPISTLE OF ST. PAUL TO THE ROMANS (7.25-8.11) Thanks be to God-through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God's law, but in the sinful nature a slave to the law of sin. Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death. For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the sinful nature, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in sinful man, in order that the righteous requirements of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the sinful nature but according to the Spirit.
Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. 6The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace; the sinful mind is hostile to God. It does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so. Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God. You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness. And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you. ՊՕՂՈՍ ԱՌԱՔԵԱԼԻ ՆԱՄԱԿԸ ՀՌՈՄԱՅԵՑԻՆԵՐՈՒՆ (7.25-8.11) Ապա ուրեմն ես ինքս միտքով Աստուծոյ օրէնքին կը ծառայեմ, իսկ մարմնով՝ մեղքի օրէնքին: Եթէ այդպէս է, կը նշանակէ թէ անոնք որ Քրիստոս Յիսուսի միացած են՝ դատապարտութեան ենթակայ չեն, քանի մարմնաւորապէս չեն ապրիր, այլ հոգեւորապէս: Որովհետեւ Հոգիին օրէնքը զիս Քրիստոս Յիսուսի միացնելով կենդանացուց եւ ազատեց մեղքի եւ մահուան ենթակայութենէն: Արդարեւ, ինչ որ օրէնքը չէր կրնար ընել, մարդկային բնութեան տկար ըլլալուն պատճառով, Աստուած իրագործեց աշխարհ ղրկելով իր Որդին, որ մեղքը յաղթահարելու համար մեր մեղանչական բնութիւնը իր վրայ առաւ եւ իր մարմնին մէջ դատապարտեց մեղքը, որպէսզի մենք որ հոգեւորապէս կ՚ապրինք եւ ո՛չ մարմնաւորապէս, կարենանք լրիւ գործադրել օրէնքին արդար պահանջքները: Անոնք որ միայն իրենց մարմնական պահանջներով կը ղեկավարուին, անոնց մտածելակերպը մարմնական է. մինչդեռ անոնք որ Հոգիին թելադրած ձեւով կ՚ապրին, անոնց մտածելակերպը հոգեւոր է: Մարմնականը խորհիլը մահ կը պատճառէ, մինչ հոգեկանը խորհիլը՝ կեանք եւ խաղաղութիւն: Մարմնականին կառչած միտքը Աստուծոյ թշնամի է, որովհետեւ Աստուծոյ օրէնքներուն չի՛ հնազանդիր, ո՛չ ալ կրնայ հնազանդիլ: Ահա թէ ինչու անոնք որ մարմնականին կը հետեւին՝ Աստուծոյ հաճելի չեն կրնար ըլլալ:
Եթէ իրապէս Աստուծոյ Հոգին ձեր մէջ կը բնակի, կը նշանակէ թէ դուք այլեւս մարմնին չէք հետեւիր, այլ հոգիին: Իսկ ով որ Քրիստոսի հոգին չունի, անոր
չի՛ պատկանիր: Եթէ Քրիստոս ձեր մէջն է, թէպէտեւ ձեր մարմինները պիտի մեռնին, որովհետեւ մեղանչեցիք, սակայն Սուրբ Հոգին դարձեալ կեանք պիտի տայ ձեզի, որովհետեւ արդարացաք: Այսինքն, եթէ Աստուծոյ Հոգին ձեր մէջ կը բնակի, Աստուած,
որ Յիսուս Քրիստոսը մեռելներէն յարուցանեց, Իր Հոգիին միջոցաւ որ ձեր մէջ կը բնակի՝ պիտի կենդանացնէ նաեւ ձեր մահկանացու մարմինները:
THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST ACCORDING TO MATTHEW (12.38-45)
Then some of the Pharisees and teachers of the law said to him, "Teacher, we want to see a miraculous sign from you."
He answered, "A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a miraculous sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now one greater than Jonah is here. The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon's wisdom, and now one greater than Solomon is here.
"When an evil spirit comes out of a man, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, 'I will return to the house I left.' When it arrives, it finds the house unoccupied, swept clean and put in order. Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that man is worse than the first. That is how it will be with this wicked generation."
ՅԻՍՈՒՍ ՔՐԻՍՏՈՍԻ ԱՒԵՏԱՐԱՆԸ ԸՍՏ ՄԱՏԹԷՈՍԻ (12.38-45)
Այն ատեն օրէնքի ուսուցիչներէն եւ փարիսեցիներէն ոմանք ըսին Յիսուսի. «Վարդապե՛տ, կ՚ուզենք որ հրաշք մը գործես»:
Յիսուս անոնց պատասխանեց. «Աստուծոյ անհաւատարիմ չա՛ր սերունդ. նշան մը կ՚ուզէք. բայց Յովնան մարգարէին պատահած հրաշքէն զատ ուրիշ նշան պիտի չտեսնէք: Եւ ինչպէս Յովնան երեք օր ցերեկ ու գիշեր կէտ ձուկին փորին մէջ անցուց, նոյնպէս ալ մարդու Որդին երեք օր ցերեկ ու գիշեր պիտի մնայ երկրի ընդերքին մէջ: Դատաստանի օրը նինուէցիները ձեզի դէմ պիտի ելլեն եւ դատապարտեն ձեզ, որովհետեւ անոնք Յովնանի քարոզութեամμ զղջացին իրենց մեղքերուն համար: Եւ ահա, Յովնանէն աւելի մեծ մէկը կայ հոս: Դարձեալ, Դատաստանի օրը հարաւի թագուհին պիտի ելլէ եւ դատապարտէ ձեզ, որովհետեւ ան իր հեռաւոր երկրէն եկաւ Սողոմոնի իմաստուն ուսուցումները լսելու համար: Եւ ահա, Սողոմոնէն աւելի մեծ մէկը կայ հոս:
«Երբ չար ոգի մը դուրս կ՚ելլէ մարդու մը մէջէն, կ՚երթայ եւ անջրդի վայրեր կը շրջի՝ հանգիստ տեղ մը գտնելու համար: Եւ երμ չգտնէ, ինքնիրեն կ՚ըսէ. "Ելլեմ երթամ իմ տունս, ուրկէ ելայ": Ուստի կը վերադառնայ իր նախկին տունը եւ զայն կը գտնէ պարապ, մաքուր եւ յարդուած: Ապա կ՚երթայ եւ կը բերէ իրմէ աւելի չար եօթը այլ ոգիներ, որոնց հետ ներս մտնելով՝ կը բնակի հոն, որով այդ մարդուն վերջը իր նախկին վիճակէն շատ աւելի գէշ կ՚ըլլայ: Գիտցէք որ նոյնը պիտի պատահի նաեւ այս չար սերունդին»:
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- Mrs. Seta Ovanessian, Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel and Sophia Ovanessian and family, Mr. and Mrs. Garo and Vicky Hagobian and family request requiem service for the soul of their beloved husband, father and grandfather
AGOP OVANESSIAN
(5th year memorial service). Also for the souls of their beloved sister and aunt
ELVIRA KRIKORIAN
(3rd year memorial service) and beloved parents and grandparents
KEVORK
and
ARSHALOUYS KARANFILIAN.
- Mr. and Mrs. Edmond and Ashhen Elmokian and children Gregory and Gabriel request requiem service for the souls of their beloved parents and grandparents KRIKOR ELMOKIAN (13th year memorial service) ANNI ELMOKIAN (2nd year memorial service). |
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JOHN ANTHONY CAUSI
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony and Romina Causi was baptized on June 13, 2015. His Godparents were Matthew Marangelli and Caroline Lilla. May the Grace of the Holy Spirit always be with John.
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| Discovery of Relics of St. Gregory
This Saturday, June 20, the Armenian Church observes one of the three feast days dedicated to St. Gregory the Illuminator (Krikor Lousavorich): the discovery of his relics. St. Gregory is considered to be the "Apostle of Armenia," and the patron saint of the Armenian Church. He preached throughout Armenia, built churches, including the great cathedral in Etchmiadzin, established the first canon laws, wrote many prayers, and organized the liturgical services.
After years of evangelizing, St. Gregory sought solitude and an ascetic life. He retired to a cave at Mount Sepouh where he died in solitude. Shepherds found his body and without realizing his identity they buried him under a pile of stones. Later a hermit, Garnik of Pasen, who was a disciple of St. Gregory, saw a vision and went to Mount Sepouh and found the burial site. He took the saint's remains to the village of Tordan for burial where King Trtad was buried.
Relics from the right hand of St. Gregory, encased in a golden arm, are at the Holy Mother See of Etchmiadzin and the Holy See of Cilicia. The Catholicoi mix the new Muron (Holy Chrism) with the old Muron with the golden hand of St. Gregory. St. Daniel the Prophet and Companions Shadrach, Meshach, & Abednego
This Tuesday, June 23, the Armenian Church commemorates Daniel the Prophet and his companions. The Prophet Daniel and his youthful companions, Shadrach, Meshach, & Abednego, found favor with the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar after their captivity. When the king gave orders for a large statue of himself that would be worshipped like a god, Daniel and the three youths refused. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were put into a large furnace. The flames shot out of the furnace and attacked those standing nearby, but the three young boys walked in the flames without harm. Seeing this, the king ordered their release from the furnace, and he became a convert to the True God. (See the Book of Daniel, chapters 1 to 3 for the full account).
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Join St. Sarkis Church Ladies Guild Fellowship Hour every Sunday following Church services.
-The Ladies Guild Coffee hour will be held in the Pagoumian Hall and
is hosted by:
-Dr. Louiza Kubikian
-Mrs. Takouhi Menzidjian
-Mrs. Adrine Nercessian
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| - June 20 - Father's Day BBQ
- July 6 - 24, 2015 - Summer Camp Program
- October 3, 2015 - Saturday School Dinner Dance Gala |
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Adds From Sister Organizations
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| This Bulletin has been prepared and designed by Fr. Nareg Terterian May God's Blessings Be Upon You All. |
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