E-Sunday Bulletin of St. Sarkis Church |
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E-Sunday Bulletin of St. Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church
38-65 234th. St. Douglaston, NY, 11363
Sunday 7/24/2022
ՏՕՆ ԱՅԼԱԿԵՐՊՈՒԹԵԱՆ ՏԵԱՌՆ ՄԵՐՈՅ ՅԻՍՈՒՍԻ ՔՐԻՍՏՈՍԻFEAST 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
Join us in worship this Sunday
Morning Service 10:00 AM
Divine Liturgy 10:45 AM - Sermon 11:45 AM
Մասնակցեցէք Ս. Պատարագին՝
Առաւօտեան Ժամերգութիւն 10։00
Ս. Պատարագ 10։45- Քարոզ 11։45
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ST. SARKIS CHURCH WELCOMES THE HOLY MURON |
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This Sunday, July 24, on the Feast of the the Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Saint Sarkis Church community (Douglaston, NY), welcomes the newly consecrated Holy Muron. His Eminence Archbishop Anoushavan, Prelate, will preside over the Divine Liturgy and deliver the sermon. Rev. Fr. Nareg Terterian, Pastor, will celebrate the Divine Liturgy. Following the Divine Liturgy, the Blessing of the Waters ceremony will take place. Our faithful may follow via live streaming. |
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ST. SARKIS SATURDAY SCHOOL |
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THE FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION OF
ST. MARY THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD
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LADIES GUILD
Reported by Mrs. Victoria Hagobian
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On Thursday, July 21 st Degeen Mary Arslanian hosted her annual afternoon garden party for the members of the Ladies Guild. It’s usually outdoors and the attendees enjoy her backyard but with the heat wave the party was moved inside. No matter, all her guests had a wonderful time seeing each other, enjoying good conversation and, of course, eating a delicious assortment of homemade food and dessert. Degeen Mary is known for making her famous seafood Paella and she most certainly did not disappoint her guests this year. A lovely afternoon was had by all. |
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-Life Line Screening will be here at Saint Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church on Monday, July 25, 2022 offering safe, painless, non-invasive preventive health screenings that are typically not a part of a routine physical. To be more proactive about your health for yourself, your family and your community, please register for these health screenings today. Please refer to the attached flyer to get more info about how you can sign up.
There is no time like the present to take action!
Three ways to register:
• Call toll-free: 888-653-6441
• Text: the word circle to 797979
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LITURGICAL CALENDAR
(From Crossroads: E-Newsletter of the Armenian Prelacy)
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COMMEMORATION OF THE OLD ARK AND THE FEAST OF THE NEW ARK: THE HOLY CHURCH
On Saturday, July 23, the Armenian Church commemorates the Old Ark of the Covenant and the Feast of the New Ark: the Holy Church. This combined commemoration takes place on the Saturday prior to the Feast of the Transfiguration. Celebrating the old and new shows the perpetuity of the Church. God revealed Himself to humankind gradually through Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses and the prophets. The church existed from the beginning, and that is why the Old Testament is accepted as part of the Holy Scriptures and recognized as a preamble to the New Testament. The hymn designated for this day proclaims, “Who from the beginning established your church with wisdom, O, Father of Wisdom, who revealed to Moses upon Sinai.”
FEAST OF THE TRANSFIGURATION
This Sunday, July 24, the Armenian Church observes one of its five major feasts, the Feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ (Aylagerbutiun/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, recalling Christ’s ascent up Mount Tabor with disciples John, James, and Peter.
The Transfiguration took place on the “holy mountain” (believed to be Mt. Tabor) where Jesus went with his three disciples. As He was praying, “His face shone like the sun and his garments became white as light.” Moses and Elijah appeared at his side, representing the law and the prophets. It was at this moment that his appearance was “transfigured” revealing himself in his divine glory to his disciples as a voice from above attested, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.” Jesus urged his disciples to keep silent about what they saw, but the incident was recorded in the Gospels.
The pre-Christian festival Vartavar (Festival of Roses) was assimilated into this new Christian holiday. Armenians would decorate the temple of the goddess Asdghig (goddess of love, beauty, fertility, and water) with roses, release doves, and engage in water games on this popular pre-Christian holiday. St. Gregory the Illuminator combined Vartavar with the 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 Mush, founded by Gregory the Illuminator in the province of Taron near Mush. (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, Vartouni, Vartanoush, Vartiter, Varvar, Vartivar, Alvart, Sirvart, Lousvart, Hyvart, Baidzar.
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SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR THIS SUNDAY |
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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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-KEVN POLADIAN the son of Mr. & Mrs. Wartan & Maria Poladian was baptized on Sunday, July 17, 2022. His Godparents were Mr. Ara Poladian & Mrs. Hripsime Poladian. May the Grace of the Holy Spirit always be with Kevn.
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40TH DAY PRESENTATION TO THE LORD |
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-BEN TOROSSIAN, son of Mr. & Mrs. Armen & Ani Torossian was brought to church for the 40th day dedication service, according to the rites of the Armenian Church. We welcome Ben to the life of the church and hope to see him soon for the Sacrament of Baptism.
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- Mrs. ELIZABETH KECHICHIAN, passed on Thursday, July 7, 2022. Wake service was held on Monday, July 18, 2022 and Funeral services were held on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, all at St. Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church. We extend our heartfelt condolences to her family. May she rest in peace.
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Fellowship Hour This Sunday |
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- August 14, 2022: Asdvadzadzin the feast of Assumption of the Holy Mother of God. Blessing of Grapes.
- September 17, 2022: First Day Of Armenian Saturday School
- September 25, 2022: Annual Picnic
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Dear Parishioners,
Please send your requiem request, photos of newborns, baptism photos, wedding photos, and other announcements from sister organizations for the coming Sunday's E-bulletin no later than Thursday 12 noon.
All requests received after 12 noon on Thursday will be posted on the following week's E-bulletin.
We thank you in advance for your cooperation and understanding.
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ST. SARKIS CHURCH BASKETBALL |
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Adds From Sister Organizations
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St. Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church |
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Address: 38-65 234th Street,
Douglaston, NY 11363
Phone:(718) 224-2275
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