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E-Sunday Bulletin of St. Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church

38-65 234th. St. Douglaston, NY, 11363  
Sunday: 06/05/2016 
ՀՈԳԵԳԱԼՈՒՍՏԷՆ ԵՏՔ Գ. ԿԻՐԱԿԻ - THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 
Sunday Readings: 
Isaiah 1:2-15; Romans 6:12-23; Matthew 12:1-8
Join us in worship this Sunday
Morning Service 10:00 AM
Divine Liturgy 10:45 AM - Sermon 11:45 AM
Մասնակցեցէք Ս. Պատարագին ՝
Առաւօտեան Ժամերգութիւն 10։00
Ս. Պատարագ 10։45- Քարոզ 11։45

News From St. Sarkis Church
Լուրեր Ս. Սարգիս Եկեղեցիէն


On Sunday, May 29, 2016, The Community of St. Sarkis Church 
offered prayers as the pastor presided over the service of blessing the tricolor flag on the occasion of the 98th anniversary of the first Armenian Republic and the 25th anniversary of the current Republic of Armenia. A Requiem service also was offered for the souls of the fallen heroes of Sardarabad, Bashabaran, Gharakilise, and the new martyrs of the struggle for Arstakh. The pastor also spoke on the historic importance of the 1st republic and and encouraged the faithful to pray for our homeland.




Bereavement Group is Back
We are pleased to announce that 
"When Tears Are Not Enough"
 - A Bereavement Support Group for various types of loss, and disenfranchised grief is held every Monday.

The Bereavement Support Group provides compassionate and loving assistance to bereaved parishioners for healing and finding comfort following the death of a loved one. 

Our group is designed for participants with similar losses such as individuals who have lost spouses, parents, children, and other loved ones. 

The Bereavement Support Group meets on Mondays  From 7- 8PM.

"When Tears Are Not Enough" is facilitated by Fr. Nareg Terterian.

Please register here to attend this group.
St. Sarkis Summer Camp 2016

The Podcast With Fr. Nareg Terterian - Season II

In This Episode:
- Opening Prayer
- How many times should we forgive?  
- Armenia's IT Boom: An Interview with Armen Bandikian
- Bible Reflection
- Hymn Of The Day

This Episode is Sponsored by Dr.Carlo Bayrakdarian








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Kung Fu Classes at St. Sarkis Church

Sunday of Graduates
 
Bible Readings
Աստուածաշնչական Ընթերցումներ
THE EPISTLE OF ST. PAUL TO THE ROMANS (6.12-23)
Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to him as instruments of righteousness. For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace. 
What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! Don't you know that when you offer yourselves to someone to obey him as slaves, you are slaves to the one whom you obey-whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness? But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were entrusted. You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness. 
I put this in human terms because you are weak in your natural selves. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness, so now offer them in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness. When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness. What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death! But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
 
 
ՊՕՂՈՍ ԱՌԱՔԵԱԼԻ ՆԱՄԱԿԸ ՀՌՈՄԱՅԵՑԻՆԵՐՈՒՆ (6.12-23) 
Այսուհետեւ մեղքը թող չթագաւորէ ձեր մահկանացու մարմիններուն մէջ, զանոնք իր ցանկութեանց հնազանդեցնելով: Մեղքին անձնատուր մի՛ ըլլաք, ձեր անդամները անիրաւութեան գործիք դարձնելով, այլ որպէս մահունէ կեանքի եկած մարդիկ՝ դուք ձեզ Աստուծո՛յ յանձնեցէք եւ ձեր մարմինները Աստուծոյ ձեռքին մէջ արդարութեան գործիք դարձուցէք: Մեղքը ձեր վրայ պէտք չէ իշխէ, քանի դուք օրէնքին ենթակայ չէք, այլ շնորհքին:
 
Ուրեմն ի՞նչ. քանի շնորհքին ենթակայ ենք եւ ո՛չ օրէնքին, մե՞ղք գործենք: Բնա՛ւ երբեք: Լաւ գիտցէք թէ որո՛ւ ծառայութեան որ նուիրուիք եւ հնազանդիք՝ անոր ծառան եղած կ՚ըլլաք: Մեղքին ծառայելով՝ մահուան կ՚ենթարկուիք, մինչ Աստուծոյ հնազանդելով՝ կ՚արդարանաք: Գոհութի՜ւն Աստուծոյ, որ թէպէտ ժամանակ մը մեղքին ծառայ դարձած էիք, բայց որովհետեւ սրտանց հնազանդեցաք ձեզի աւանդուած վարդապետութեան օրինակին, մեղքի տիրապետութենէն ազատեցաք եւ արդարութեան ծառայ դարձաք: Ծառայի օրինակով կը խօսիմ, որովհետեւ այդպէս աւելի հասկնալի է ձեզի: Ինչպէս որ ժամանակ մը ձեր մարմինները անօրէնութեան տուած՝ պղծութեան եւ անօրէնութեան կը ծառայէիք, այնպէս ալ հիմա սրբութեան տուէք ձեր մարմինները եւ արդարութեան ծառայեցէք: Երբ մեղքին ծառան էիք, հեռու էիք արդարութենէն: Ի՞նչ շահեցաք այն ժամանակուան ձեր գործերէն, որոնցմէ կ՚ամչնաք հիմա. որովհետեւ անոնց հետեւանքը մահ է: Բայց հիմա մեղքին տիրապետութենէն ազատ էք եւ Աստուծոյ ծառաները: Ձեր շահը սրբութեան նուիրուած կեանք մըն է, որուն արդիւնքը պիտի ըլլայ յաւիտենական կեանքը: Որովհետեւ մեղքին վարձատրութիւնը մահ է, մինչ Աստուած որպէս ձրի պարգեւ՝ յաւիտենական կեանք կու տայ մեր Տիրոջ Յիսուս Քրիստոսի միջոցաւ: 
 
    
 
THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST ACCORDING TO MATTHEW (12.1-8)
At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick some heads of grain and eat them. When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, "Look! Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath." 
He answered, "Haven't you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread-which was not lawful for them to do, but only for the priests. Or haven't you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple desecrate the day and yet are innocent? I tell you that one greater than the temple is here. If you had known what these words mean, 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the innocent. For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."
 
 
ՅԻՍՈՒՍ ՔՐԻՍՏՈՍԻ ԱՒԵՏԱՐԱՆԸ ԸՍՏ ՄԱՏԹԷՈՍԻ (12.1-8)
Շաբաթ օր մը Յիսուս արտերուն մէջէն կ՚անցնէր: Աշակերտները անօթեցած ըլլալով սկսան հասկ փրցնել եւ ուտել: Երբ փարիսեցիները ասիկա տեսան, ըսին Յիսուսի. «Տե՛ս, աշակետներդ ի՛նչ կ՚ընեն. բան մը՝ որ արգիլուած է Շաբաթ օրով ընել»:   
Յիսուս պատասխանեց. «Չէ՞ք կարդացած թէ ի՛նչ ըրաւ Դաւիթ, երբ ինք եւ իր հետ եղողները անօթեցան: Աստուծոյ տունը չմտա՞ւ եւ Առաջաւորութեան հացը չկերա՞ւ, որ օրէնքին համաձայն միայն քահանաներուն արտօնուած էր եւ ո՛չ թէ իրեն կամ իր հետ եղողներուն: Կամ չէ՞ք կարդացած Մովսէսի Օրէնքին մէջ, թէ Շաբաթ օրեր քահանաները տաճարին մէջ կը սրբապղծեն Շաբաթը եւ սակայն ատիկա մեղք չի համարուիր իրենց: Ահա կ՚ըսեմ ձեզի, որ տաճարէն աւելի մեծ մէկը կայ հոս: Եթէ իրապէս հասկնայիք թէ ի՛նչ կը նշանակէ մարգարէին խօսքը. «Ողորմութիւն կ՚ուզեմ եւ ոչ զոհ», այն ատեն չէիք դատապարտեր անմեղները, որովհետեւ մարդու Որդին Տէրն է Շաբաթին»:
Liturgical Calendar
ST. NERSES THE GREAT AND BISHOP KHAT
This Saturday, June 4, the Armenian Church commemorates Catholicos Nerses the Great and Khat the Bishop. Nerses the Great was the father of Catholicos Sahak I. He succeeded two catholicoi whose reigns were unexceptional, and the people were eager to return to the line of their beloved Gregory the Illuminator. Nerses was a student of St. Basil of Caesarea, one of three great Cappadocian Fathers. Nerses' pontificate was the beginning of a new era. He brought the church closer in service to the people, rather than to royals and nobles. He convened the Council of Ashtishat that resulted in numerous laws on issues related to marriage, worship, and customs. He built many schools, hospitals, and monasteries. He sent monks to preach the Gospel throughout the country. His bold actions resulted in great displeasure by the royal family and in 373 he was reportedly poisoned by the king. His accomplishments for the spiritual and social well-being of the common people earned him the gratitude of the entire nation and the honorific "Great."
Khat the Bishop worked closely with St. Nerses the Great. Like Nerses he had great passion for social issues, especially helping the poor. Nerses entrusted most of the benevolent work of the church to Khat. He is so closely associated with St. Nerses that the church honors them on the same day.
By the light of unspeakable grace of your divine knowledge you arose on the land of Armenia, merciful heavenly Father; have compassion on us who have sinned. Saint Nerses, pure in soul, from birth you were chosen to inherit the paternal lot of shepherding righteously and lawfully. You adorned the Church with the laws of truth and established good order within it; through his prayers have mercy on us, O Christ.
(Canon to the Holy Patriarch Nerses the Great from the Liturgical Canons of the Armenian Church)

CONSTANTINE AND HIS MOTHER HELENA
This Tuesday, June 7, the Armenian Church remembers Constantine the Great and his mother, Helena. Constantine was the first Christian emperor of Rome. In 330 he founded Constantinople as a "second Rome," and considered himself to be a servant of God. He was buried amid the apostles in the basilica he founded in their honor in Constantinople. Helena followed her son in becoming a Christian and devoted her life to charitable work. She built many churches and monasteries and is believed to have played an important role in the recovery of the true cross in Golgotha. She is also believed to have helped find Christ's exact place of burial where later the Church of the Holy Sepulcher was built.
Obituary
Mr. KRIKOR VAHE ALAHVERDIAN, passed on Wednesday, May 25, 2016. A wake service was held on Tuesday, May 31, 2016. The Funeral services were held on Wednesday, June 1, 2016 all at St. Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church. We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family. May he rest in peace.
Requiems
Mr. & Mrs. Gary and Aida Papazian and children Jennifer and Karen, Mr. & Mrs. Mark and Luiza Day and children Matthew and Derek, Mr. & Mrs. Aurel and Luminita and son Brian Ovanez, extended family members and friends request requiem service for the soul of their beloved mother, grandmother, sister and friend  SATENIC ASARIAN (40th day memorial service).
Special Announcement 
St Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church is pleased to offer a preventive health event.  Life Line Screening, a leading provider of community-based preventive health screenings, will host their affordable, non-invasive and painless health screenings on 6/4/2016 .  Five screenings will be offered that scan for potential health problems related to: blocked arteries which is a leading cause of stroke; abdominal aortic aneurysms which can lead to a ruptured aorta; hardening of the arteries in the legs which is a strong predictor of heart disease; atrial fibrillation or irregular heart beat which is closely tied to stroke risk; and a bone density screening, for men and women, used to assess the risk of osteoporosis. Register for a Wellness Package which includes 4 vascular tests and osteoporosis screening from $149 ($139 with our member discount).  All five screenings take 60-90 minutes to complete.  In order to register for this event and to receive a $10 discount off any package priced above $129, please call 1-888-653-6441 or visit www.lifelinescreening.com/community-partners

Fellowship Hour
Join St. Sarkis Church Ladies Guild Fellowship Hour every Sunday following Church services. 

 
 
Ladies Guild Coffee hour will be held in the main hall and is hosted by:
-Mrs. Ani Tervizian
-Mrs. Sandy Shamlian
-Mrs. Rosette Megerdichian


CALENDAR OF EVENTS
- June 12, 2016 - Sunday Of Graduates: Class of 2016 

- July 11- 22, 2016 - Summer Camp Program

- November 5, 2016 - Saturday School Annual Gala
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This Bulletin has been prepared and designed by Fr. Nareg Terterian

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