E-Sunday Bulletin of St. Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church
38-65 234th. St. Douglaston, NY, 11363
Sunday: 08/27/2017
ՎԵՐԱՓՈԽՈՒՄԷՆ ԵՏՔ Բ. ԿԻՐԱԿԻ
SECOND SUNDAY AFTER THE ASSUMPTION OF THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD
Sunday Readings:
Isaiah 9:8-19; 2 Corinthians 1:1-12; Mark 4:35-40
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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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Last Sunday, as the Armenian Church continues to celebrate the feast of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin Mary to heaven, Fr. Nareg Terterian gave a homily encouraging the faithful to learn from the faith of the Holy Virgin. You may listen to the homily in the following youtube video.
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Screening of Documentary Film at St. Sarkis Church
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A wonderful opportunity for our children to learn our rich Armenian language and history
Offering Classes In Eastern And Western Armenian Dialects
Christian Education, Armenian History and Music
Nursery, Pre-K, Kindergarten - Elementary classes
Every Saturday: 9:30 am - 1:00 pm
Classes begin: Saturday, September 16, 2017
For more information contact the Church office at (718) 224-2275
Or Mrs. Yvette Fiesel at (516) 454-4947
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Screening of Documentary Film at St. Sarkis Church
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Bible Readings
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Աստուածաշնչական Ընթերցումներ
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THE SECOND EPISTLE OF ST. PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS (1.1-11)
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
To the church of God in Corinth, together with all the saints throughout Achaia:
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows. If we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we suffer. And our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our comfort.
We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about the hardships we suffered in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. Indeed, in our hearts we felt the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us, as you help us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the gracious favor granted us in answer to the prayers of many.
ՊՕՂՈՍ ԱՌԱՔԵԱԼԻ ԵՐԿՐՈՐԴ ՆԱՄԱԿԸ ԿՈՐՆԹԱՑԻՆԵՐՈՒՆ (1.1-11)
Ես, Պօղոս, Աստուծոյ կամքով Յիսուս Քրիստոսի առաքեալը, եւ Տիմոթէոս՝ մեր եղբայրը, կը գրենք ձեզի՝ Կորնթոսի մէջ հաստատուած Աստուծոյ եկեղեցիին եւ ամբողջ Աքայիայի մէջ գտնուող քրիստոնեաներուդ: Թող Աստուած մեր Հայրը եւ Տէր Յիսուս Քրիստոս շնորհք եւ խաղաղութիւն պարգեւեն ձեզի:
Օրհնեալ ըլլայ Աստուած, մեր Տէր Յիսուս Քրիստոսի Հայրը, որ հայրաբար կը գթայ եւ որպէս Աստուած կը մխիթարէ ու կը զօրացնէ մեզ մեր բոլոր նեղութիւններուն մէջ, որպէսզի մենք կարենանք Աստուծմէ մեր վայելած օգնութիւնն ու մխիթարութիւնը տալ անոնց՝ որոնք ամէն տեսակի նեղութեանց մէջ են: Որովհետեւ, որքան շատ բաժնեկից ըլլանք Քրիստոսի չարչարանքներուն, այնքան աւելի մեծ պիտի ըլլայ իր օգնութիւնն ու մխիթարութիւնը մեզի: Մենք նեղութեանց կ՚ենթարկուինք՝ ձեզի օգնելու եւ Աստուծոյ փրկութիւնը ձեզի բերելու համար. եւ եթէ Աստուած կ՚օգնէ մեզի՝ կրկին ձեզի օգնելու համար է, որպէսզի մեր օրինակով սորվիք թէ Աստուած ձեզ ալ պիտի զօրացնէ՝ որ համբերութեամբ կարենաք տանիլ այն չարչարանքները որ մենք հիմա կը կրենք: Ուստի ձեր վրայ հաստատուն յոյս ունինք, գիտնալով որ քանի մեր չարչարանքներուն մասնակից էք՝ մեր ունեցած մխիթարութեան ալ մասնակից պիտի ըլլաք:
Եղբայրներ, կ՚ուզեմ որ գիտնաք թէ ի՜նչ նեղութիւն կրեցինք Ասիայի մէջ: Մեր կարողութենէն ա՛յնքան վեր էր բեռը, որ գրեթէ ապրելու յոյսը կորսնցուցինք: Զգացինք որ մահուան վճիռը կախուած է մեր վրայ: Բայց ատիկա եղաւ, որպէսզի սորվինք մենք մեզի չապաւինիլ, այլ Աստուծոյ որ կը յարուցանէ մեռելները: Ա՛ն էր որ այդպիսի ահաւոր մահուընէ մը փրկեց մեզ, կը փրկէ, եւ վստահ ենք որ մեզի համար ձեր կատարած աղօթքներուն օգնութեամբ յառաջիկային եւս պիտի փրկէ: Եւ ձեր աղօթքները, որոնց շնորհիւ Աստուած իր հովանին անպակաս պիտի ընէ մեր վրայէն, պատճառ պիտի ըլլան որ շատեր գոհութիւն տան Աստուծոյ:
THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST ACCORDING TO MARK (4.35-41)
That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, "Let us go over to the other side." Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him.
A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, "Teacher, don't you care if we drown?"
He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, "Quiet! Be still!" Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.
He said to his disciples, "Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?"
They were terrified and asked each other, "Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!"
ՅԻՍՈՒՍ ՔՐԻՍՏՈՍԻ ԱՒԵՏԱՐԱՆԸ ԸՍՏ ՄԱՐԿՈՍԻ (4.35-41)
Նոյն օրը երեկոյեան, Յիսուս իր աշակերտներուն ըսաւ. «Եկէք լիճին միւս կողմը անցնինք»: Աշակերտները ձգեցին ժողովուրդը եւ բարձրացան այն նաւակին մէջ ուր Յիսուս կը գտնուէր: Հոն ուրիշ նաւակներ ալ կային:
Յանկարծ զօրաւոր հով մը փոթորկեց ծովը: Ալիքները նաւակին զարնուելով՝ ներս կը թափէին, զայն լեցնելու աստիճան, մինչ Յիսուս նաւակին յետսակողմը բարձի մը վրայ կը քնանար: Աշակերտները արթնցուցին զինք եւ ըսին. «Վարդապե՛տ, հոգդ չէ՞ որ մենք կը կորսուինք»:
Յիսուս ոտքի ելլելով հովուն սաստեց. «Դադրէ՛», եւ ծովուն ըսաւ. «Հանդարտէ՛»: Հովը դադրեցաւ եւ կատարեալ հանդարտութիւն տիրեց: Ապա Յիսուս դարձաւ իր աշակերտներուն. «Ինչո՞ւ այսպէս վախկոտ էք. տակաւի՞ն հաւատք չունիք»: Անոնք չափազանց վախցան եւ իրարու կ՚ըսէին. «Ո՞վ է արդեօք այս մարդը, որուն նոյնիսկ հովն ու ծովը կը հնազանդին»:
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| Liturgical Calendar (From Crossroads: E-Newsletter of the Armenian Prelacy) |
Feast Of The Discovery Of The Belt Of The Theotokos
This Sunday, August 27, the second Sunday after the Assumption, is the Feast of the Discovery of the Belt of the Theotokos. Because there are no relics of the Holy Mother's earthly body (she was assumed into Heaven), her personal belongings became the object of devotion. During the time of the early Church, when Christians were persecuted, her possessions were kept hidden and secret. Her belt was the first item to be discovered in Jerusalem in the fifth century. This discovery is the basis for one of the eight feast days in the Armenian liturgical calendar devoted to the Holy Mother. The feast days dedicated to the Holy Mother are: Her Nativity, Her Presentation to the Temple, Annunciation, Conception of Mary, Purification, Assumption, Discovery of her Belt, and Discovery of her Box.
Holy Prophets Ezekiel, Ezra And Zechariah
Next Tuesday, August 29, the Armenian Church commemorates the Holy Prophets Ezekiel, Ezra, and Zechariah, father of John the Baptist. Ezekiel prophesied for about 29 years. The Book of Ezekiel, composed of 48 chapters, is ranked third among the great prophets. It is full of rich imagery, prophetic visions, and allegories. Ezra was a learned and pious priest in Babylon. The Book of Ezra describes the return to Zion following the Babylonian captivity. Zechariah, is the father of John the Baptist. He was married to Elizabeth, and John was born to them in their old age. The promise of a son was conveyed to Zechariah by an angel.
St. John The Forerunner And Job The Righteous
Next Thursday, August 31, the Armenian Church commemorates St. John the Forerunner and Job the Righteous. St. John the Forerunner, also known as John the Baptist (Hovhaness Mkrtich), is an important figure in the Gospels. He is recognized as the "forerunner" (Karapet) to the Messiah. He lived as a hermit in the desert of Judea. At the age of 30 he began to preach against the evils of the times and called for penance and baptism because "the kingdom of heaven is close at hand."
Job is a good and righteous person who experiences and endures catastrophe after catastrophe. The phrase "the patience of Job" has entered the English lexicon as a popular cliché. The Book of Job is one of the five books classified as the "poetical books" of the Bible. The central theme is the mystery of suffering. Ultimately, Job is rewarded because "the Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning," and "After this Job lived one hundred and forty years, and saw his children, and his children's children, four generations. And Job died, old and full of days." (Job, chapter 42).
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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.
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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- AVA GRACE NIXON
the daughter of Drs. Peter & Natalie Stanciu Nixon was baptized on August 20, 2017. Her Godparents were Eduard Kochoumian & Alina Kochoumian. May the Grace of the Holy Spirit always be with Ava.
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KEVIN ALAIN NIXON the son of Drs. Peter & Natalie Stanciu Nixon was baptized on August 20, 2017. His Godparents were Alex Stanciu and Nadine Hovnanian. May the Grace of the Holy Spirit always be with Kevin.
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MADELINE VERONICA ERAMIAN the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Garabed & Chagane Eramian was baptized on August 20, 2017. Her Godfather was Edmond Doghramadjian.
May the Grace of the Holy Spirit always be with Madeline.
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The Kazangian family request requiem service for the soul of their beloved wife, mother and grandmother
AIDA KAZANGIAN (10th year memorial service).
Mr. & Mrs. Magardici and Martha Nersesian, Mr. & Mrs. Sarkis and Adrine Nercessian, Mr. & Mrs. Krikor and Elizabeth Nercessian and family, Dr. & Mrs. Harry and Mary Kasparian and family request requiem service for the souls of their beloved parents and grandparents
BARUIR NERCESSIAN (11 years memorial service)
MARIA NERCESSIAN (7 year memorial service).
Mrs. Sonia Kalfayan, Mr. & Mrs. Sarkis and Adrine Nercessian and family, Mr. & Mrs. Alex and Elizabeth Kalfayan and family, Mr. & Mrs. Zaven and Rose Varjabedian and family request requiem service for the souls of their beloved husband, father and grandfather DR.
KRIKOR KALFAYAN and beloved Grandparents
ALEXANDER and
SURPUHI KALFAYAN.
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JACK ZAVAR MEGERDICHIAN passed on Tuesday, August 15, 2017. A wake service was held on Friday, August 18, 2017. Funeral services were held on Friday, August 18, 2017 all at Harden Funeral Home. We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family members. May he rest in peace.
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The Altar flowers for
this Sunday
are donated by the Kazangian family in memory of their beloved wife, mother and grandmother AIDA KAZANGIAN.
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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 Main Hall and is hosted by:
-Mrs. Ossana Ferejian
-Mrs. Mary Arslanian
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- September 10, 2017 - Annual Picnic
- September 15, 2017 - Screening of "Women of 1915"
- September 16, 2017 - Suzanne & Hovsep Hagopian Saturday School Opens
- September 17, 2017 - Exaltation of the Holy Cross
- October 15, 2017 - Book Presentation by Adrienne Alexanian
- October 29, 2017 - Serpazan Oshagan's 50th Anniversary
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Adds From Sister Organizations
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