E-Sunday Bulletin of St. Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church
38-65 234th. St. Douglaston, NY, 11363
Sunday: 07/23/2017
ՏՕՆ ԱՅԼԱԿԵՐՊՈՒԹԵԱՆ ՏԵԱՌՆ ՄԵՐՈՅ ՅԻՍՈՒՍԻ ՔՐԻՍՏՈՍԻ
FEAST OF TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
Sunday Readings:
Wisdom 7:25-8:4; Zechariah 14:16-21; 1 John 1:1-7; Matthew 16:13-17:13.
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Join us in worship this Sunday
Morning Service 10:00 AM
Divine Liturgy 10:45 AM - Sermon 11:45 AM
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Մասնակցեցէք Ս. Պատարագին
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Առաւօտեան Ժամերգութիւն 10։00
Ս. Պատարագ 10։45- Քարոզ 11։45
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News From St. Sarkis Church
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Լուրեր Ս. Սարգիս Եկեղեցիէն
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| Feast of Transfiguration This Sunday 
His Grace Bishop Anoushavan Tanielian, Vicar General will preside over the Vartavar service observed this Sunday, July 23, 2017. |
| St. Sarkis Summer Camp Concludes |
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Lasting Memories Were Made at Camp
The 12th session of St. Sarkis Summer Camp has reached to a bitter sweet end. It is hard to believe that these last two weeks have flown by so quickly. The campers had another fun filled packed week including a visit from their Saturday School Principle Mrs. Nairy Zohrabian. This week's activities included: Drama, Church Time, Arts & Crafts projects, Armenian Culture, Zumba, Music, Painting, Bubble Master and The Fun Bus. The grown-up groups took an exciting day trip The Cradle of Aviation. One of the high points of the week was the Dinosaur Rocks. The Main Hall was transformed into a museum with over 30 amazing specimens. The campers received an interactive presentation and they got to touch many genuine specimens and dug for bones and fossils.
A special visit from His Eminence Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan, Prelate and His Grace Bishop Anoushavan Tanielian, Vicar General and Antranig Boudakian surprised the campers with joy. Mr. & Mrs. Boudakian have been loyal and generous sponsors throughout the years. Everyone gathered in the sanctuary to pray and take a group picture. Archbishop Oshagan spoke to the campers about Jesus' special love for children worthy of the Kingdom of God. "You are the leaders of the future," he told them.
Serpazan Choloyan praised Fr. Nareg Terterian for his achievement and patience. He also thanked all the teachers and counselors for their efforts. He was very happy and proud to see 90 campers and affirmed that they are the future of our church. The campers were happy that Serpazan Anoushavan joined them for a home cooked luncheon.
Der Nareg noted that it is the generous sponsorships that have helped in the success of St. Sarkis Summer Camp, and thanked everyone who helped.
Today is the last day of the Summer Camp and the program will conclude with water slides activities and a movie.
Until next year!
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On Sunday July 16th, during he Ladies Guild Coffee hour, the St. Sarkis community celebrated Deacon Zaven Varjabedian's 83rd birthday. Mr. Varjabedian has served his church for almost 2 decades. We would like to send him a warm thank you and wish him many more years of health, love & happiness. |
| The Feast of the Assumption of St. Mary |
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"Blessed
are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear!" (Luke 1. 42).
"From now on all generations will call me blessed,
for the Mighty One has done great things for me-
holy is his name." (Luke 1. 49).
ST. SARKIS ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH
FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION OF ST. MARY
THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD
BLESSING OF GRAPES AND
MADAGH (HARISSA)
SUNDAY, AUGUST 13, 2017
Morning Service 10:00 AM
Divine Liturgy 10:45 AM
Blessing of the Grape and Madagh Following Badarak
YOUR DONATIONS ARE APPRECIATED
For more information please contact the Church office at
(718 224-2275)
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Bible Readings
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Աստուածաշնչական Ընթերցումներ
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| A READING FROM THE FIRST EPISTLE OF ST. JOHN (1.1-17)
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched-this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us. We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. We write this to make our joy complete.
This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.
ՅՈՎՀԱՆՆԷՍ ԱՌԱՔԵԱԼԻ ԸՆԴՀԱՆՐԱԿԱՆ ԱՌԱՋԻՆ ՆԱՄԱԿԸ (1.1-7)
Մենք լսեցինք, մեր աչքերով տեսանք եւ մեր ձեռքերով շօշափեցինք Որդին, Բանը, որ սկիզբէն իսկ կեանքի ստեղծիչն էր: Անիկա նոյնինքն կեանքն էր որ յայտնուեցաւ: Մենք տեսանք եւ կը վկայենք, ձեզի պատմելով անոր մասին, որ Հօրը հետ էր եւ այժմ մեզի յայտնուեցաւ: Ինչ որ տեսանք ու լսեցինք կը պատմենք ձեզի, որպէսզի դուք ալ մասնակից դառնաք այն հաղորդակցութեան որ մենք ունինք Հօրը եւ անոր Որդւոյն Յիսուս Քրիստոսի հետ, եւ ձեր ուրախութիւնը կատարեալ ըլլայ: Ահա թէ ինչու կը գրենք ձեզի այս նամակը:
Պատգամը որ իրմէ լսեցինք եւ ձեզի կը փոխանցենք, սա է՝ թէ Աստուած լոյս է, բնաւ խաւար չկայ անոր մէջ: Արդ, եթէ ըսենք «հաղորդակից ենք իրեն» եւ միւս կողմէ շարունակենք խաւարի մէջ ապրիլ, կը ստենք ահա եւ ճշմարտութեան դէմ կը գործենք: Իսկ եթէ Աստուծոյ լոյսին մէջ քալենք, ինչպէս ինք լոյսի մէջ է, այն ատեն ճշմարտապէս հաղորդակից կ՚ըլլանք իրարու, եւ իր Որդւոյն Յիսուսի արիւնը կը սրբէ մեզ ամէն մեղքէ:
THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST ACCORDING TO MATTHEW (17.1-9)
After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus.
Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you wish, I will put up three shelters-one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah."
While he was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!"
When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown to the ground, terrified. But Jesus came and touched them. "Get up," he said. "Don't be afraid." 8When they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus.
As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus instructed them, "Don't tell anyone what you have seen, until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead."
ՅԻՍՈՒՍ ՔՐԻՍՏՈՍԻ ԱՒԵՏԱՐԱՆԸ ԸՍՏ ՄԱՏԹԷՈՍԻ (17.1-9)
Վեց օր ետք, Յիսուս իր հետ առաւ Պետրոսը, Յակոբոսը եւ Յովհաննէս եղբայրները եւ զանոնք բարձր լեռ մը հանեց, ուր առանձին էին: Հոն այլակերպեցաւ անոնց դիմաց. իր դէմքը արեւու նման լուսաւոր դարձաւ եւ հագուստները լոյսի նման ճերմակ եղան: Եւ ահա երեւցաւ Մովսէսն ու Եղիան, որոնք կը խօսէին Յիսուսի հետ:
Պետրոս ըսաւ Յիսուսի. «Տէ՛ր, ի՜նչ լաւ է հոս. եթէ կ՚ուզես երեք վրաններ շինենք, մէկը քեզի, մէկը Մովսէսի եւ միւսը Եղիայի համար»: Մինչ Պետրոս կը խօսէր, ահա լուսաւոր ամպ մը ծածկեց զիրենք. ամպին մէջէն ձայն մը լսուեցաւ որ կ՚ըսէր. «Այս է իմ սիրելի Որդիս որ հաւնեցայ. անոր մտիկ ըրէք»: Երբ աշակերտները լսեցին ասիկա, սարսափահար՝ երեսի վրայ գետին ինկան: Յիսուս մօտենալով՝ դպաւ անոնց եւ ըսաւ. «Ոտքի՛ ելէք, մի՛ վախնաք»: Աշակերտները իրենց աչքերը վեր բարձրացուցին եւ Յիսուսէ զատ մարդ չտեսան:
Եւ մինչ լեռնէն վար կ՚իջնէին, Յիսուս պատուիրեց անոնց, ըսելով. «Մինչեւ որ մարդու Որդին մեռելներէն յարութիւն չառնէ, ձեր տեսածը ոեւէ մէկուն մի՛ պատմէք»:
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FEAST OF TRANSFIGURATION
This Sunday, July 23, the Armenian Church observes one of its five major feasts, the Feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ (Aylakerputiunm / Vartavar). This Feast is observed fourteen weeks after Easter, and therefore can fall between June 28 and August 1. It commemorates an episode in the New Testament recorded by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and Peter. (See today's Bible reading for the text from the Gospel according to St. Matthew).
The Transfiguration took place on the "holy mountain" (believed to be Mt. Tabor) where Jesus went with John, James and Peter to pray. As He was praying, "His face shone like the sun and His garments became white as light." The Patriarch Moses and Prophet Elijah appeared at His side. It was at this moment that His appearance was "transfigured" revealing himself as God to His disciples as a voice from above said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased. Listen to him."
The pre-Christian festival, Vartavar (Festival of Roses), was joined with this new Christian holiday. Armenians would decorate the temple of the goddess of Asdghig (goddess of love, beauty, fertility, and water) with roses, release doves, and engage in water games on this pre-Christian holiday. St. Gregory the Illuminator combined Vartavar with Transfiguration. The fifth century historian Yeghishe wrote the prayer that is recited in church on this feast: "O Lord, bless the harvest of this year and defend from all the perils, and may Your right hand, O Lord, protect us for the whole year."
Vartavar became a traditional day of pilgrimage to churches named in honor of St. John the Baptist. The most popular destination was the Monastery of Sourp Garabed of Moush, founded by Gregory the Illuminator in the province of Taron near Moush. (Garabed means Forerunner, referring to John the Baptist). The monastery was large and expansive and built like a fortress in the mountains. More than one thousand pilgrims could be accommodated. After 1915 the complex ceased to exist. The monastery was destroyed by the Turkish army, and the ravages of time, weather and scavengers completed its destruction. The once large and thriving Armenian monastery is now a mass of stone and rubble.
This Sunday is the name day for those named Vartkes, Vartavar, Vart, Vartouhi, Alvart, Sirvart, Nevart, Lousvart, Baidzar, Vartanoush, Vartiter, Varvar.
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His Holiness Aram I Will Preside
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The 50th anniversary of the ordination of His Eminence Archbishop Oshagan will take place on Sunday, October 29, under the auspices and presence of His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Holy See of the Great House of Cilicia.
The celebratory day will begin with a special Divine Liturgy at St. Illuminator Cathedral, 221 East 27th Street, New York City, beginning at 10 am. A reception and dinner will follow at The New York Palace, 455 Madison Avenue, New York City.
Yesterday evening the first joint meeting of the Steering and Banquet Committees took place at the Prelacy offices, under the chairmanship of His Grace Bishop Anoushavan Tanielian, Vicar General, to plan a worthy and proper celebration of the fifty years of distinguished service rendered by His Eminence to the Armenian Church and Nation. During the coming weeks we will share the exciting details. For now,
please reserve the new date: Sunday, October 29.
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- EDIK AYDINYAN and REBECCA MGDESYAN were married on July 15, 2017. Best man and maid of honor were Karapet Paronyan and Karine Paronyan. We congratulate the newly married couple and wish them a life together.
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| -ZABEL OHAN passed on Thursday, July 13, 2017. A funeral service was held on Saturday, July 15, 2017 at St. Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church. We extend our heartfelt condolences to her family members. May she rest in peace. |
Join St. Sarkis Church Ladies Guild Fellowship Hour every Sunday following Church services.
The Ladies Guild Coffee Hour will be held in the Main Hall and is hosted by:
- Mrs. Hilda Agopian
- Mrs. Becky Holmquist
- Ms. Isabella Holmquist
- Mrs. Isabella Mangikian
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- August 13, 2017 - Asdvadzadzin
- September 10, 2017 - Annual Picnic
- September 17, 2017 - Exaltation of the Holy Cross
- October 15, 2017 - Book Presentation by Adrine Alexanian
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Adds From Sister Organizations
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