E-Sunday Bulletin of St. Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church
38-65 234th. St. Douglaston, NY, 11363
ԵՐԿՐՈՐԴ ԾԱՂԿԱԶԱՐԴ- SECOND PALM SUNDAY
Sunday Readings:
(1) Luke 19:29-48; (2) Acts 23:12-35; 1 John 5:13-21; John 12:12-23;
(3) Matthew 20:29-21:17; (4) Mark 15:20-37
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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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"Saint Sarkis Church welcomes a new pastor, Rev. Fr. Nareg Terterian"
May 22, 2005
Reported by Dr. Louiza Kubikian
On May 22, 2005, St. Sarkis Church welcomed its third pastor, Rev. Fr. Nareg Terterian. Der Nareg's installation took place during the 15th Anniversary celebration of the church, which marked yet another beginning in the history of the Church, the ministry of its youngest priest.
As Pastor, Der Hayr has performed his religious duties on the Altar and in the Armenian community with dignity, delivering inspirational sermons to the faithful and has continued the programs already established in the church.
But, his greatest asset was his youth. He established a strong connection with the younger generation through programs initiated by him such as weekly Bible Study classes for young adults ages 20-35. Der Hayr also became a major force in getting the younger generation more involved in the spiritual and service projects of the Church. Der Nareg worked tirelessly with the auxiliary bodies and their activities as well as the operational details of a very complex and active church.
Having a Der Hayr had additional benefits, Yeretzkin Annie. Her gentle and youthful energy was and is felt throughout the church. During the first years she sang in the Choir, helped with the Senior Citizen program and taught students at the Sunday and Saturday Language School. She is the honorary chair lady of the Ladies Guild.
In the past 15 years, Der Nareg has earned the respect and love of all St. Sarkis parishioners. Under his energetic leadership some existing programs such as Children's Summer Camp and Saturday and Sunday Schools enrollment were greatly expanded. He added new programs such as,Young Adults Group and Bible Study, and Salt and Light Youth Ministry which has engaged youngsters and parents.
Rev Fr. Nareg Terterian is a graduate of the Armenian Theological Seminary in Lebanon, he holds a Masters Degree in Pastoral Theology from St. John"s University (2010) and a degree of Master of Science in Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from St. John"s University (2015). He is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the State of New York.
Rev. Fr. Nareg Terterian, baptismal name Serop, was born in Kessab Syria. After completing his primary education, at 13 years old he enrolled in the Armenian Theological Seminary of the Great House of Cilicia in Bikfaya, Lebanon. At the seminary, he was ordained deacon in 1988 by His Eminence Bishop Dirair Panossian.
Among his many teachers who had a profound influence on the young deacon were the late Archbishop Ardavast Terterian, Vicar General of the Catholicosate who taught philosophy and psychology, the late Archbishop Zareh Aznavorian who taught Biblical Studies and Archbishop Shahan Sarkissian who taught patristics.
Der Nareg and Yeretsgin Annie are blessed with three children: Hovsep, Laurie and Avedis.
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Thank You Gifts for Front-Line Responders and Essential Workers
Reported by Ms. Kristine Jamgotchian
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On March 20, 2020, the
New York Armenian Community Joint Refiel Task Force
was intiated. The ARF "Armen Garo" Gomideh along with its sister organizations, the Armenian Relief Society "Erebouni" and "Mayr" chapters, Armenian Youth Federation "Hyortik" and "Moush" chapters, Homenetmen, and Hamazkayin, in coordination with the efforts of St. Illuminator's Cathedral and St. Sarkis Church, have initiated a task force to help our community members overcome this difficult period.
On Thursday, May 22
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New York Armenian Community Joint Relief Task Force
delivered 50 "Thank You" Gift Bags to our Front-Line Responders and Essential Workers. The beautiful gift bags included a message from the Task Force, a bottle of Karas Wine, chocolates, and a prayer as a token of our appreciation. We thank you for your dedication, service, and support to our community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
We thank the ARF "Armen Garo" Gomideh Chapter for preparing these beautiful bags. We thank St. Sarkis Church for their generous donation to the initiative. Additionally, we thank the sister organizations for assisting with delivering these special bags.
If you or anyone you know is in need of assistance to secure basic necessities, please reach out to the following contacts for help:
Arousiag Markarian (917) 723-2933
Mher Janian (646) 402-3939
Or any of the sister organizations.
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Prayers for those on the frontlines of COVID-19
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 The pastor is constantly praying for our doctors, our nurses, the pharmacists and everyone working on the frontlines during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
We want to make sure you are on our prayer list. If you are in the medical field, or you know someone who is, please help us make our list complete, so that we can include everyone in our prayers by filling out this form
Prayers for those on the frontlines
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"So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:10 |
Dear Parishioners,
Stay safe, stay healthy, and stay tuned to our Facebook page.
Prayerfully,
Fr. Nareg Terterian, Pastor &
The Board of Trustees of St. Sarkis Church
P.S. Please contact the church office at 718-224-2275 or Der Nareg at 646-217-9330 to schedule/reschedule sacraments such as Baptisms and Weddings, to arrange funeral services or have the pastor make hospital visits for your loved ones.
Please note that all church programs and events, including General membership meeting, Saturday School, Sunday school, Salt & Light Youth Group Meetings, and Dance Practices are canceled until further notice.
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Dear Parishioners,
I hope that you are safe, healthy, and well in these uncertain and changing times.
Although church services are being held behind closed doors, we are offering requiem services for your loved one and welcome you to "attend" the live stream on our facebook page.
Please
Click Here
to complete the requiem service request or call the church office at 718-224-2275.
Prayerfully,
Rev. Fr. Nareg Terterian
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Bible Readings
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Աստուածաշնչական Ընթերցումներ
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FIRST EPISTLE OF ST. JOHN THE APOSTLE (5.1-14)
I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us-whatever we ask-we know that we have what we asked of him.
If anyone sees his brother commit a sin that does not lead to death, he should pray and God will give him life. I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death. I am not saying that he should pray about that. All wrongdoing is sin, and there is sin that does not lead to death.
We know that anyone born of God does not continue to sin; the one who was born of God keeps him safe, and the evil one cannot harm him. We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one. We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true-even in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
Dear children, keep yourselves from idols.
ՅՈՎՀԱՆՆԷՍ ԱՌԱՔԵԱԼԻ ԸՆԴՀԱՆՐԱԿԱՆ ԱՌԱՋԻՆ ՆԱՄԱԿԸ (5.13-21)
Ասիկա գրեցի ձեզի, Աստուծոյ Որդիին հաւատացողներուդ, որպէսզի գիտակցիք՝ թէ յաւիտենական կեանք ունիք:
Ուստի համարձակ կերպով կը դիմենք Աստուծոյ, այն վստահութեամբ՝ որ երբ իր կամքին համաձայն բան մը խնդրենք, կը լսէ մեզ: Եւ երբ գիտենք թէ մեր խնդրանքները կը լսէ, գիտենք նաեւ՝ թէ պիտի ստանանք ինչ որ կը խնդրենք իրմէ:
Երբ մէկը տեսնէ, թէ իր հաւատացեալ եղբայրներէն մէկը գործեց մեղք մը որ մահացու չէ, թող աղօթէ՛ Աստուծոյ՝ որ կեանք տայ անոր: Ասիկա կ'ըսեմ միայն անոնց համար՝ որոնց մեղքերը մահացու չեն, որովհետեւ մահացու մեղքեր ալ կան, որոնց համար չեմ ըսեր որ աղօթէ: Ամէն անիրաւութիւն մեղք է, բայց ամէն մեղք մահացու չէ:
Գիտենք, թէ ով որ Աստուծմէ ծնած է՝ չի մեղանչեր, այլ Աստուծոյ ծնունդը՝ Քրիստոս, կը պահպանէ զայն, եւ Չարը անոր չի մօտենար: Թէպէտ ամբողջ աշխարհը Չարին ենթակայ ըլլայ, մենք գիտենք թէ Աստուծմէ ենք: Եւ գիտենք՝ թէ Աստուծոյ Որդին եկաւ ու բացաւ մեր միտքերը, որպէսզի ճանչնանք ճշմարիտ Աստուածը: Մենք միացած ենք ճշմարիտ Աստուծոյ եւ անոր Որդիին՝ Յիսուս Քրիստոսի:
Ա՛ն է ճշմարիտ Աստուածը եւ յաւիտենական կեանքը:
Որդեակնե՛ր, դուք ձեզ կուռքերէ հեռո՛ւ պահեցէք:
THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST ACCORDING TO JOHN (12.12-23)
The next day the great crowd that had come for the Feast heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!", "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!", "Blessed is the King of Israel!"
Jesus found a young donkey and sat upon it, as it is written, "Do not be afraid, O Daughter of Zion; see, your king is coming, seated on a donkey's colt."
At first his disciples did not understand all this. Only after Jesus was glorified did they realize that these things had been written about him and that they had done these things to him.
Now the crowd that was with him when he called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to spread the word. Many people, because they had heard that he had given this miraculous sign, went out to meet him. So the Pharisees said to one another, "See, this is getting us nowhere. Look how the whole world has gone after him!"
Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the Feast. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, with a request. "Sir," they said, "we would like to see Jesus." Philip went to tell Andrew; Andrew and Philip in turn told Jesus.
Jesus replied, "The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
ՅԻՍՈՒՍ ՔՐԻՍՏՈՍԻ ԱՒԵՏԱՐԱՆԸ ԸՍՏ ՅՈՎՀԱՆՆԷՍԻ (12.12-23)
Յաջորդ օր, ժողովուրդի մեծ բազմութիւն մը, որ Զատիկի տօնին առիթով Երուսաղէմ եկած էր, երբ լսեց թէ Յիսուս Երուսաղէմ կու գայ, արմաւենիի ճիւղեր առաւ եւ Յիսուսը դիմաւորելու ելաւ, բարձրաձայն աղաղակելով.
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Ովսաննա
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Իսրայէլի թագաւորը»:
Յիսուս էշ մը գտնելով՝ նստաւ անոր վրայ, ինչպէս որ Սուրբ գիրքերուն մէջ գրուած է.-
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Մի՛ վախնար, ո
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ահա թագաւորդ քեզի կու գայ
իշու մը աւանակին վրայ նստած
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Յիսուսի աշակերտները այս բոլորը չհասկցան ատենին, բայց երբ Յիսուս փառաւորուեցաւ՝ այն ատեն յիշեցին, թէ այս կատարուածները Յիսուսի համար գրուած էին եւ իրենք այդ գրուածն էր որ կատարեցին: Բոլոր անոնք, որոնք Յիսուսի հետ էին՝ երբ անիկա Ղազարոսը կանչեց գերեզմանէն եւ զայն մեռելներէն յարուցանեց, այդ մասին վկայութիւն կու տային: Այդ իսկ պատճառով Երուսաղէմ գտնուողները բոլորն ալ զինք դիմաւորելու ելան, որովհետեւ լսած էին, թէ ի՛նչպէս անիկա յարութեան հրաշքը գործած էր: Իսկ Փարիսեցիները իրարու կ'ըսէին.
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Կը տեսնէ՞ք որ բան մըն ալ չենք կրնար ընել. ահա ամբողջ աշխարհը իրեն կը հետեւի:
Տօնին առիթով կարգ մը Յոյներ ալ եկած էին Երուսաղէմ՝ Աստուծոյ երկրպագելու: Անոնք մօտեցան Փիլիպպոսի, որ Գալիլեայի Բեթսայիդա քաղաքէն էր, եւ աղաչելով ըսին.
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Տէ՛ր, կ'ուզենք Յիսուսը տեսնել:
Փիլիպպոս եկաւ Անդրէասին ըսաւ եւ երկուքը միասին Յիսուսի ներկայացուցին անոնց խնդրանքը:
Յիսուս պատասխանեց անոնց.
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Ահա Մարդու Որդիին փառաւորուելու ժամը հասաւ:
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Liturgical Calendar (Crossroads)
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SECOND PALM SUNDAY
This Sunday (May 24) is Second Palm Sunday (Yerkrort Tzaghkazard). The seventh Sunday of Easter is called Second Palm Sunday because of the readings of that day (the readings and hymns of Palm Sunday are repeated). Beginning with New Sunday and continuing until Pentecost, the Armenian Church reads from the four Gospels every day in their proper order. Luke is read in the morning; John at midday; Matthew at the beginning of the evening hour; and Mark at the end of the evening hour. The sections related to Christ's entry into Jerusalem coincide with the seventh Sunday of Easter, hence the designation of "Second Palm Sunday."
There are several feast days in our liturgical calendar dedicated to St. Gregory the Illuminator, but according to tradition he is also remembered on the fourth day of Hambardzoum, which is Second Palm Sunday. During the years of Gregory's imprisonment in the deep pit his guardian angel would appear daily to give him nourishment. On the fourth day of the Ascension the angel did not come, and the next day Gregory asked why. The angel told him that the fourth day of Ascension is the feast day for his celestial army of the 4th rank, and he was permitted to remain in the heavens to celebrate the feast day and enjoy Christ in heaven.
A tradition has come down to us concerning the mysterious meaning of this great and wonderful feast; the Enlightener of our souls heard from his guardian angel: On this day there is a great feast in the heavens in my rank. For during the ascent of the heavenly One from earth the heavenly spirits in their ranks celebrated this event with rejoicing, beginning with the angels and concluding with the thrones. The illuminator's guardian angel being from the fourth rank hastened to share in the joyful celebration of which the angel in the flesh learned when he asked him a question. This great mystery took place for the salvation of the logical of angels and mankind so that both of them might unite in one.
(From the Liturgical Canons of the Armenian Church for the first Sunday after Christ's Ascension, known as Second Palm Sunday).
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- Mr. VAHAN TURBENDIAN, passed on Friday, May 15, 2020. Funeral services were held on Friday, May 22, 2020 at Nassau Knolls Cemetery. We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family. May he rest in peace.
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- Mr. & Mrs. Hagop and Soci Simonian and family request requiem service for the souls of their beloved parents and grandparents HAGOP & MARIE NERCESSIAN, DICKRAN AND GULENIA SIMONIAN. Also for the soul of their beloved brother, uncle and great uncle KARNIG NERCESSIAN.
- Mr. Vahram Hovsepian and family, Mrs. Haikouhi Megerian and sons Mark and Danny, Mr. & Mrs. John and Salpie Megerian and children, Mr. & Mrs. Paul and Christine Megerian and children request requiem service for the soul of their beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother ANNA HOVSEPIAN (5th year memorial service).
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During these uncertain times, we welcome you to the practice of lighting a virtual candle.
Lighting a candle is a way of extending one's prayer and showing solidarity with the person on whose behalf the prayer is offered.
"When Jesus spoke to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." John 8:12
This Sunday Rev. Fr. Nareg Terterian personally will light a candle for every donation received.
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