10:00 AM
10:30 AM
Archbishop Vicken Aykazian
Ushers
Mrs. Anna Seferian and Mrs. Nora Shafakian
Parish Council Members on Duty
Mr. Ohannes Sivaslian, Dr. Ara Avedisian,
Mr. Eric Ashbahian
Mrs. Edita Kalayjian
Mrs. Karine Muradyan
Acts 2:1-21, John 14:25-31
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HOKEHANKIST
REQUIEM SERVICE
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HOKEHANKIST
REQUIEM SERVICE
For the Soul of:
Vaughn Sayian (10 Anniversary)
Requested by:
Sayian and Talanian Families
For the Souls of:
Yerchanik Bolat (20 Anniversary),
Sahag Bolat and Bahar Bolat
Requested by:
Mrs. Vercin Bolat and Her Family
For the Soul of:
Liam Tatigian (40 Days)
Requested by:
Liam Mc Kevitt, Bob Tatigian and
Sarkis Tatigian
Hospitality Table will Host By:
Mrs. Vercin Bolat and
the
Tatigian Family in memory of their
Loved One.
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To request a Hokehankist/Requiem Service
Please contact the Church Office
by 12:00 Noon on Thursday
202-363-1923 or
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Come Join us! St. Mary Armenian Church Shnorhali School 2019 End of Year Hantess
June 9, 2019
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Part-Time Church Maintenance Supervisor Opportunity
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St. Mary Church is looking for a part-time church building maintenance supervisor.
If interested and would like to know more details, please contact the church office by email
[email protected] or
call
202-363-1923.
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Every Tuesday
Bible Study
June 9
Shnorhali School Hantess
June 29
Special tour to the Hillwood Estate,
Museum and Gardens
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CALENDAR OF FEASTS & EVENTS
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Every Tuesday
Bible Study
June 9
Shnorhali School Hantess
June 29
Special Tour to the Hillwood Estate,
Museum and Gardens
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Ayo!'s Latest Project Aims to Support One of Yerevan's Oldest Neighborhoods
Ayo!'s latest initiative aims to breathe some life back into Kond, one of Yerevan's most historic neighborhood. "Kond that was, Kond to be" will support one local artist's plan for revitalization. Once slated for total demolition, Kond receives little investment. Its buildings are crumbling, and most of the locals live without basic amenities, like indoor plumbing. Yet, it is still filled with historic charm. Sergey Navasardyan's
#YerevanTropics
initiative aims to repaint some of Kond's most desolate walls with unique street art. With help from five local painters and two international street artists, he will help draw greater positive attention to this neighborhood, spotlighting its need for revitalization and investment. Donating to Ayo!'s project will help support Sergey's efforts to secure participation of the other artists for this project. Read more here:
https://farusa.org/2019/05/03/ayo-ayos-latest-project-supports-revitalization-of-one-of-the-oldest-neighborhoods-in-yerevan.
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FAR's "Saving the Generation" Program Grows
To improve medical care and educational conditions in Armenia's vulnerable border communities, the Fund for Armenian Relief is expanding the healthcare component of its "Saving the Generation" program, making inroads into the Ijevan and Noyemberyan regions.
Four rural medical clinics and six kindergartens received support last March thanks to the expansion. Village kindergartens received new furniture, air conditioners, kitchen equipment, and bedding. Medical clinics received EKG machines, tonometers, glucometers, glucometer strips, otoscopes, ophthalmoscopes, and nebulizers.
Dr. Geghap Pirumyan, a cardiologist in Getahovit village, emphasized the importance of having an EKG machine in the clinic he directs. Previously, patients had to go to Yerevan to receive specialized treatment for heart disease and high blood pressure, he explained. "Now, with the new EKG machine, we will be able to examine 10 to 15 patients a day, if needed," he said.
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Pentecost(Hokekaloost)
Falling 50 days after Easter, Pentecost celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples, empowering them to go out into the world and share Jesus' message of salvation. (See Acts 2:1-21 and above for full account.) Armenians are especially joyful at the gift of language received by the disciples Thaddeus and Bartholomew who were then able to journey to Armenia (each at a different time) to convert and baptize many. These First Enlighteners planted the seeds that St. Gregory would cultivate and bring to full bloom two centuries later when Armenia became the "first Christian nation" under his mentorship. This coming of the Holy Spirit took place at the time of the Feast of Weeks, a harvest feast of pilgrimage, so Jews from everywhere were gathered in Jerusalem to give thanks for the first fruits of nature. Similarly, Christian Pentecost is a festival of thanksgiving for the first fruits of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit descended on a group of Jesus' followers whose hearts were open in prayer. How ready are you to receive the Spirit's guidance and power in your life?
That story is retold in "Tongues of Fire": a video in the Bread & Salt series. Click here to view it-and share it with others-in preparation for Sunday.
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Hampartzoum
The Women's Guild hosted their Hampartzoum celebration on Friday, May 31st. This year close to 50 guests and guild members gathered to proudly honor Mrs. Arsaluys Bahcali for her many years of dedication and commitment to her church and community. A delicious catered meal from The Big Greek Cafe, complimented with homemade boreg and humus, was served. The evening was beautifully concluded with a special performance by the Shgtagh Dance Company.
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D-Day Plus 27,393
Yesterday June 6th marked the 75th anniversary of D-Day: the greatest invasion in the history of mankind; the greatest military force ever unleashed in the cause of liberation.
Seven and a-half decades later, it's hard to comprehend the magnitude of that day: the danger the soldiers faced; the misery they endured; the valor they showed in storming Normandy Beach, exposed in the heat of enemy fire.
The stakes involved in the invasion, the cost to the world should it fail, were impossibly high-as were the sacrifices required to see it through. Most remarkable of all is the fact that it was accomplished by men from the most ordinary walks of life-most of them in the bloom of youth-who nevertheless managed to turn the tide of history.
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New Choices Video
In the latest episode of the Diocese's online video series Choices, Fr. Tateos Abdalian considers the quality of courage. Where does it come from? And why have human beings been endowed with an ability to stand up against danger and deceit?
Click on the link to listen to Fr. Abdalian's thoughts, in "Stand Up!"
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Please Stay Current with Your Membership
St. Mary Church brings us together to worship, educate, and serve, yet we need your help to sustain this mission.
We call upon you to renew, or become a new member, because dues are the largest part of our church income
to help keep our beloved parish doors open.
Your Membership
MAKES A DIFFERENCE
Help us fulfill our mission to sustain and grow our ministries, worship programs and activities
to
strengthen our church family for generations to come.
Thank you for your generosity and support.
To Learn More About Membership
To Become A Member
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25Իսկ Մխիթարիչը՝ Սուրբ Հոգին, որին Հայրը կ՚ուղարկի իմ անունով, նա ձեզ ամէն բան կ՚ուսուցանի եւ ձեզ կը յիշեցնի այն ամէնը, ինչ ես ասացի ձեզ»։26«Խաղաղութիւն եմ թողնում ձեզ, իմ խաղաղութիւնն եմ տալիս ձեզ. ձեզ չեմ տալիս այնպէս, ինչպէս այս աշխարհն է տալիս. ձեր սրտերը թող չխռովուեն, եւ չվախենաք։ 27Լսեցիք, որ ձեզ ասացի, թէ՝ գնում եմ եւ կը գամ ձեզ մօտ. եթէ ինձ սիրէիք, ապա դուք ուրախ պիտի լինէիք, որ ես Հօր մօտ եմ գնում, որովհետեւ իմ Հայրը մեծ է, քան ես։ 28Եւ հիմա ասացի ձեզ, երբ դեռ չի եղել, որպէսզի, երբ լինի, հաւատաք։ 29Այլեւս երկար չեմ խօսի ձեզ հետ. գալիս է աշխարհի իշխանը եւ իմ վրայ ոչ մի իշխանութիւն չունի։ 30Իսկ որպէսզի աշխարհը գիտենայ, որ ես սիրում եմ Հօրը, այնպէս եմ անում, ինչպէս որ Հայրը պատուիրեց ինձ. դե՛հ, վե՛ր կացէք գնանք այստեղից»։
Յովհ. 14:25-31
25 These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. 26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. 27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. 28 Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I. 29 And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe. 30 Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me. 31 But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.
John 14:25-31
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COME VISIT THE ST. MARY GIFT SHOP
Our gift shop is furnished with distinctive and unique items from Armenians all over the world.
Some of the items are Armenian crosses, jewelry, paintings, religious tiles and tapestry icons, children
and adult books, T-shirts, hats, bags, Armenian CDs, Armenian artwork, and much more.
The Gift Shop is open every week after Sunday
Church services and by appointment.
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St. Mary Armenian Apostolic Church
Serves the Greater Washington, DC and Baltimore communities. Our mission is to proclaim and grow together
in our Apostolic Faith in Christ Jesus and to sustain our Christian Armenian identity. We celebrate our long and enduring legacy,
the beautiful
traditions of our religious and national heritage, with Christian servitude, and with love and reverence towards our Church.
We invite you and welcome you to be a part of our church,
worship with us, and experience the true love of Christ as we grow together as a community.
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