E-Sunday Bulletin of St. Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church
38-65 234th. St. Douglaston, NY, 11363
Sunday: 07/02/2017
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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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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Happy 4th of July!
"May we think of freedom not as the right to do as we please,
but as the opportunity to do what is right."
Peter Marshall
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Starting Off the Summer with Datevig BBQ Party 
BBQs are always such a fun event! Last Sunday, Mrs. Haikouhi Megerian, Datevig's conductor, graciously invited the choir members and families to her beautiful home. What a great way to kick off the summer after a dynamic first session. The food, drink, desert, and private beach were simply fabulous. It was so enjoyable spending the afternoon with friends. Everyone had a marvelous time, and looking forward to getting together with Datevig again in the Fall.
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Nothing can replace the experience of attending church on Sundays and being part of the Divine Liturgy celebration. However, you can listen to the sermon that was delivered at St. Sarkis Church last Sunday by Fr. Nareg Terterian.
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As the demand for our program continues to grow, so do we!
This year, we are again offering two weeks at St. Sarkis Summer Camp.
We have extended the camp by an hour (dismissal 3 o'clock) and have added
breakfast providing three nourishing meals (Breakfast, Lunch & Snack) each day!
The camp provides a physically, emotionally and spiritually healthy environment in which young Armenian-American Christians can grow and flourish as they learn about and develop a deeper understanding of their Armenian faith and culture.
In achieving its goal to offer all youth a fulfilling experience, this year's program focuses on a well-rounded blend of Armenian religion, music, arts, drama and fellowship, together with sports and Zumba.
Special activities include rock wall, game truck, laser tag, water slides, magic show, fun bus, art class, petting zoo, dinosaur rocks, bubble master, Lego workshop and cooking classes. We will also be taking trips to the Cradle of Aviation and bowling at AMF Sheridan Lanes.
St. Sarkis Camp invites all children to experience a place where Armenian faith and culture is nurtured and nourished, a place every child can call "home."
The campers are under the constant supervision and care of qualified counselors. Our instructors and staff strive to help each child reach his/her potential through success-oriented experiences.
We look forward to seeing our campers and welcome new faces!
As a result of our generous supporters, our St. Sarkis Summer Camp is looking better than ever! We have a few more spots available to make
the 12th year of St. Sarkis Summer Camp an unforgettable experience. We are seeking for sponsors for Art Classes, Zumba Classes, Pizza Lunches and transportation services. We thank you for your kind generosity and support.
Donations can be made at the church office.
Summer Camp Sponsorship Opportunity
Thank you to our main sponsors,
Mr. & Mrs. Antranig Boudakian
for their loyal
and generous donations, for believing in our program and helping it thrive
through
these past 12 years...........................................................$2000
Petting Zoo Comes To You.................................................. $395
(Sponsored by Michael & Nouneh Gostanian)
Magic Show...................................................................... $295
(Sponsored by the Balian/Nenejian Boys)
Game Truck...................................................................... $450
(Sponsored by the Balian/Nenejian Boys)
Laser Tag......................................................................... $450
(Sponsored by John & Salpi Megerian)
We Bring The Museum To You.............................................. $575
(Sponsored by Makrouhi Kalayjian)
Fun Bus............................................................................ $375
(Sponsored by Alex & Natalie Meneshian)
Bubble Master..................................................................... $350
(Sponsored by The Ladies Guild of St. Sarkis Church)
Art Classes ..........................................................................$500
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Sponsored by
Khatchig & Loucine Megherian/Dickran & Liza Kabarajian)
Zumba Classes.....................................................................$260
Rockwall.............................................................................. $795
(Sponsored by Veh & Arpi Bezdikian)
Lego Workshop......................................................................$260
(Sponsored by Siranush Jamgotchian & Daughters)
Inflatable Water Slides........................................................ $1,000
(Sponsored by Demirdjan/Cava Families)
Sport Supplies...................................................................... $500
(Sponsored by Alain & Mayda Artinian)
Camp T-Shirts..................................................................... $600
(Sponsored by the Mr. & Mrs. Harout Khatchadourian )
Pizza Lunch #1.....................................................................$175
(Sponsored by Shishmanian Family)
Pizza Lunch #2.....................................................................$175
(Sponsored by Shishmanian Family)
Day Trip Lunch .....................................................................$175
(Sponsored by Siran Saroyan)
Transportation for Field Trip #1............................................... $420
Transportation for Field Trip #2............................................... $420
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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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| DISCOVERY OF RELICS OF ST. GREGORY |
On Saturday, July 1, the Armenian Church observed 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, known as Garnik of Pasen, who was a disciple of 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 Trdat 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 oil) with the old Muron with the golden arm of St. Gregory.
ST. DANIEL THE PROPHET AND COMPANIONS SHADRACH, MESCHACK, & ABEDNEGO
On Tuesday, July 4, the Armenian Church commemorates Daniel the Prophet and his companions. Daniel and his youthful companions Shadrach (Setrak), Meshack (Misak), and Abednego (Apetnakov), 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. Shadrack, Meshack, and Abednego were put into a large furnace. The flames shot out of the furnace and attacked those standing nearby, but the three boys walked in the flames without harm. Seeing this, the king ordered their release from the furnace, and he became a convert. (See the Book of Daniel, chapters 1 to 3 for the full account).
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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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ERIC CLEMENT and
ARSHA CAZAZIAN were married on June 24, 2017. Best man and maid of honor were Julio Altamiranda and Rima Cazazian. We congratulate the newly married couple & wish them a happy life together.
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MARK CAMERON THOMSON
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ANNA KEVREKIAN
were married on June 26, 2017. We congratulate the newly married couple & wish them a happy life together.
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Mr. & Mrs. Rudolff and Seta Karakashian Von Bartesch, Mr. & Mrs. William and Kristy Von Bartesch, Mr. & Mrs. Rudy and Yu-chi Von Bartesch and children Isabelle and Rudy request requiem service for the soul of their beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother ARAX SAVAGIAN (20th year memorial service).
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Join St. Sarkis Church Ladies Guild Fellowship Hour every Sunday following Church services.
ARAX SAVAGIAN Memorial Gathering and The Ladies Guild Coffee Hour will be held in the Main Hall and is hosted by
-Karakashian Von Bartesch family
-Mrs. Marie Harutunian
-Mrs. Harriet Janessian
-Mrs. Anna Kevrekian
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- July 10 - 21, 2017 - Summer Camp Program
- August 13, 2017 - Asdvadzadzin
- September 17, 2017 - Exaltation of the Holy Cross
- September 17, 2017 - Annual Picnic
- October 15, 2017 - Book Presentation by Adrine Alexanian
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Adds From Sister Organizations
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