E-Sunday Bulletin of St. Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church

38-65 234th. St. Douglaston, NY, 11363  

Sunday: 4/7/2024

ՆՈՐ ԿԻՐԱԿԻ - NEW SUNDAY

Sunday Readings : 

Luke 4:14-30; Acts 5:31-6:7; James 3:1-12; John 1:1-17



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

Fr. Nareg Terterian, Pastor

On Easter Sunday, March 31st, 2024, a large number of parishioners attended the Divine Liturgy, which was celebrated by Father Nareg Terterian. At the conclusion of the service, the traditional Antasdan blessing occurred in front of the church building. This was followed by a procession of the clergy, deacons, choir members, and parishioners to the Main Hall, where a Home Blessing Service was conducted and parishioners received blessing kits.

The Easter Eve Fish Dinner was once again prepared and donated by Mr. and Mrs. Harry and Juliette Milian, along with their daughter, Lara Bardizbanian. The organizing committee, chaired by Dr. Annita Nerses, and with the participation of Yn. Annie Terterian, Loucine Megherian, Sonya Nenejian, Salpie Megerian, Diane Boyadjian, Nayda Voskerijian, and Svetlana Indzhigulyan, prepared a delightful array of appetizers and desserts. The event had a festive mood with the colored eggs and centerpieces, and attendees had the chance to see which eggs were the winners. The tradition established by the Hairabedian family years ago to celebrate Easter Eve at church continued this year with the presence of some family members. However, Mr. Arthur Hairabedian, their patriarch, was missed, may God bless his soul. Approximately 100 people attended the dinner, including two tables for teens.

The Easter Vigil mass was led by His Eminence Archbishop Anoushavan Tanielian, Prelate, and Fr. Nareg Terterian. During the mass, members of our Salt & Light Youth group read the Easter Vigil Scriptures. After the Divine Liturgy celebration, the parishioners lit their candles and were accompanied by the clergy, deacons, and choir members in a procession to the main hall downstairs.

Reported by Mrs. Victoria Hagobian

Chairlady of Education Board

Another beautiful tradition was upheld at our beloved church on the morning of Saturday, March 30th . The St. Sarkis Suzanne & Hovsep Hagopian Saturday School held it’s annual Easter Communion and Easter Brunch. It is the PTA’s annual event where they invite all the children of our school and of our community with their families to come and begin celebrating Easter together. At 10:00 am all the families gathered in church for a short service and for an inspiring message from Der Nareg and then they received Communion.



Afterwards everyone went downstairs to the Main Hall, which was decorated appropriately in the colors of spring, and that’s where the fun began. The parents of the PTA prepared a beautiful buffet of breakfast treats for everyone to enjoy. Parents and grandparents got the time to socialize while the kids had plenty to do. They were entertained by a scientist who did some wild experiments for them. Then a clown kept them busy with balloon animals and magic plus the Easter bunny visited all before the kids went outside for an Easter egg hunt. The families returned inside for the opportunity to buy some sweet treats to take home with them from the holiday country store and to see if they won any one of the many raffles gifts that the PTA prepared. This sold-out event gets better each year! Thank you to the parents of the PTA who lovingly put this event together.

To the parents of our students, please consider joining the PTA to help continue providing our children with memorable events where they learn to feel at home in our community.

Reported by Mrs. Maria Bechirian,

Secretary of PTA

On Saturday, March 30, 2024, a group of over 60 children along with their parents and family members, celebrated Easter in our church. First, children and their families received Communion before heading downstairs to a beautifully decorated room for our brunch gathering. 

 After a welcome and prayer by Der Nareg, our guests were invited to enjoy the brunch. We had warm comforting Mamounia, sandwich wheels and bagels. There was fresh Manayeesh, Biberov Hats, veggie omelets and delicious spreads of Labneh and Hummus, among other yummy charcuterie bites. 

We also had a fresh homemade general store, filled with homemade baked goods to take home to enjoy. We had choreg, various cookies, pastries, baklava, and hand painted Easter cookies. Thank you to all the talented bakers for their delicious donations. 

After eating all this delightful food, it was time for fun! The kids started out with a fun and interactive science show! They were very hands on and the cool experiments were a hit with all of the kids. We also had balloon makers, who made special balloon animals and other shapes like flowers and swords. There was a balloon made special for all of the kids, of all ages! 

As usual, our extensive raffle baskets were a big hit. With over 15 gifts, donated to our Brunch, all of our young guests were seen circling the two full tables of raffle baskets, eagerly deciding which baskets they hoped to win and putting their raffle tickets in the box. 

Finally! Time for the Easter Egg Hunt! Our guests were divided into 2 groups, 5 years old and younger and 6 years and older, to go out and enjoy the egg hunt! All the kids ran outside to the field next to our church to grab as many eggs as they could! 

Winding down our fun-filled brunch was our raffle auction! Thanks to all those who donated baskets for our children to win and enjoy! 

Thank you to the St. Sarkis Armenian School PTA for organizing such a special and memorable event. Thank you to all those who donated their baked goods, their skills, their time, effort and help. And lastly a huge thank you to everyone who attended our fabulous Easter Brunch. We hope you had an amazing time! 

On Friday, March 29, Good Friday, St. Sarkis held a very special retreat entitled “Redemption on the Cross” that began at 3:00 pm, the time of Jesus’ death as cited in the Bible (Mark 15:25, 33-38). The goal of the retreat was to take a deeper look at the spiritual dimension of our existence by strengthening our understanding of the meaning of God’s love and our salvation through the crucifixion and resurrection of His Son, Jesus Christ. 

Over 80 participants were enthralled by Der Nareg’s ability to distill complex theology into concepts we could understand and absorb. Furthermore, Der Nareg went into depth explaining the meaning of the rituals that are part of our Armenian Apostolic Divine Liturgy and pointed out that the words of our Divine Liturgy (Badarak) are taken directly from the Bible.

The retreat was conducted in two parts. Part 1 commenced with a discussion on the Typology in the Bible, whereby events within the Old Testament were prophetic symbols that prefigured Christ’s journey as told in the New Testament. As an example, Der Nareg drew parallels between the first covenant, which contains the law of Moses, and the second covenant, which is the word of Christ as captured in the New Testament. 

Der Nareg also went into elements of the celebration of Badarak and their meaning. For example, the preparation of host and wine in the chalice symbolizes the incarnation of Christ. The procession in the sanctuary represents Jesus’ ministry. Once the Celebrant and Deacons are on the altar, there are three scripture readings representing the word of God. When the scripture readings are completed, the chalice is raised to represent the body and blood of Jesus. Der Nareg explained to us the meaning behind the Celebrant’s breaking of bread as representing the crucifixion of Christ and the sacrifice that was made for our salvation. Just prior to communion being delivered, the bread (or host) is dipped in wine, which represents the blood of Christ flowing once again as part of the resurrection. At the moment when the choir sings, “Vorti Asdoodzo”, all the Deacons place their hand on the altar, praying for the Holy Spirit to transform the gifts into the body and blood of Jesus. This is our way of gifting back to God, his gift given to us.  At this point, we are in the presence of Christ and the Celebrant cannot raise his hand above the level of the chalice. In this way, the Last Supper is reenacted each and every Sunday.

Part II of the retreat focused on understanding the Seven Last Words of Jesus on the cross. Gathered from the four Gospels, Jesus speaks to God, to his disciples, to his mother, to the penitent thief, and ultimately to us –of Forgiveness, Salvation, Relationship, Abandonment, Distress, Triumph, and ultimately Reunion when Jesus loudly calls out, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit” moments before his death. It is through these Seven Last Words that Jesus shows us his mission and provides instruction and inspiration to follow in his footsteps. 

The retreat left us inspired and wanting for more. During these few hours, we deepened our faith and understanding of God’s salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, we prayed together, and we sang our beautiful chants written by St. Nerses Shnorhali. Der Nareg closed the retreat by reminding us that Hope is to know that this is not the end, and the importance of our communal faith in order to feel God’s love and accept the gift of salvation. By attending church and praying alongside one another, we are extending our hand to God and receiving God’s grace through the sacraments.  

We express our appreciation and gratitude to Der Nareg for delivering such a powerful retreat, and look forward to the next one! 

To quote one of our participants, Sevan Yekhpairian, the retreat, “…was a beautiful way to spend Good Friday - with our Pastor, friends and fellow parishioners learning about our Armenian Apostolic religion. Der Nareg’s depth of knowledge in the Bible is apparent, and his passion in sharing his knowledge is his gift. I feel honored to have shared this time with my fellow parishioners during Christ’s darkest hour.”

-Good Friday services were observed in front of the symbolic tomb of Jesus, which was decorated with fresh flowers. Fr. Nareg spoke on the meaning of Good Friday.

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Karnig Alajajian 2024 Scholarship Application Form

Our Mission

Thanks to the generosity of Mr. Karnig Alajajian, St. Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church has created a scholarship program that is now in its second year. Our mission is promoting scholastic excellence within our community. To achieve this end, we seek to assist our youth in obtaining the education they desire and deserve, as well as preparing the next generation of our church's leaders.

Two scholarships of $2,500.00 each will be awarded to two individual chosen candidates. Applications will be evaluated on academic achievements, financial needs and engagement/service to St. Sarkis Church as well as to the Armenian and non-Armenian communities.

Application Deadline: May 8th, 2024

Download The Application Here

Dear Parishioners and Friends,

We gratefully acknowledge the receipt of your generous donation to St. Sarkis Church.

Your continuous support of St. Sarkis Church is sincerely appreciated. It is because of dedicated individuals like you, that our church continues its spiritual mission and service.

May God bless you for your kindness and reward you abundantly.

Prayerfully,

Rev. Fr. Nareg Terterian, Pastor &

Board of Trustees

The St. Sarkis Book Club met on March 21st to discuss My Grandmother by Fethiye Cetin, and Shadow of the Silk Road by Colin Thubron.

Discussion on the former touched on the denial of truth, perseverance, and survival in the face of inhumanity. The latter took readers on a travel based historical journey where the exchange of goods, ideas, and religions impact us to present day. 

NEW SUNDAY

This Sunday, April 7, is New Sunday (Nor Giragi). Easter Sunday is followed by a period of fifty days (Hinoonk) from the Resurrection to Pentecost (Hokekaloosd) dedicated to the glorification of the Resurrection. Each of the seven Sundays of Hinoonk has a special name. This Sunday is also called Second Easter (Grgnazadig), which literally means “Easter repeated,” because it is the eighth day of Easter and a day similar to Easter in readings and hymns.  

This year, New Sunday coincides with the feast of the Annunciation, when Archangel Gabriel foretold the birth of Jesus from the Holy Spirit to the Virgin Mary (Lk 1.26-38). By following this feast we celebrate the Epiphany on January 6.

ANNUNCIATION OF THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD

This Sunday, April 7, is the Annunciation of the Holy Mother of God that is celebrated nine months before the Nativity. It is the celebration of the announcing of the forthcoming birth of Christ to the Virgin Mary as recorded in the Gospel of Luke. 

“And behold. You will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; and of his kingdom there will be no end.” (Luke 1:31-33) 

“The unspeakable mystery hidden from the nations and ages has been revealed today by the descent of the archangel to the holy virgin Mary, whom we have as intercessor for our souls before the Lord. …O joy of our sorrowful nature, blessed virgin Mary; at the greeting of the good news you received and bore in yourself the giver of the law of greeting. Always intercede for our souls before him.”

THE EPISTLE OF ST. JAMES THE APOSTLE (5.1-11)

Not many of you should presume to be teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to keep his whole body in check.  

When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. Likewise the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.  

All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.  

With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be. Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? My brothers, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.

ՅԱԿՈԲՈՍ ԱՌԱՔԵԱԼԻ ԸՆԴՀԱՆՐԱԿԱՆ ՆԱՄԱԿԸ (3.1-12)

Եղբայրնե՛րս, ամէնքդ ալ ուրիշները սրբագրելու հետամուտ մի՛ ըլլաք, գիտնալով որ մենք՝ ուսուցանողներս աւելի խստութեամբ պիտի դատուինք, որովհետեւ բոլորս ալ յանցանքներ ունինք: 

Ան որ գիտէ իր խօսքերը կշռել՝ կատարեալ մարդ է, ինքզինքին իշխելու կարող: Տե՛ս, թէ ի՛նչպէս ձիերուն բերանը սանձ կը դնենք՝ որպէսզի մեզի ենթարկուին, եւ անով ձիուն բոլոր շարժումները կը կառավարենք: Կամ դիտէ՛ նաւերը. ո՛րքան ալ մեծ ըլլան եւ ինչպիսի՛ զօրաւոր հովերէ ալ քշուին, փոքրիկ ղեկ մը զիրենք կ՚ուղղէ դէպի հոն՝ ուր նաւավարը կը փափաքի տանիլ: Նոյնպէս ալ լեզուն. թէեւ փոքր անդամ մըն է, բայց մեծամեծ բաներով կը պարծենայ: Գիտէք, թէ պզտիկ կայծը հսկայ անտառ մը կրնայ հրդեհել: Լեզուն ալ կրակ է: Անիրաւութեան աշխարհ մըն է անիկա: Թէեւ պարզ մէկ անդամն է մարմինին, բայց ամբողջ մարդը կ՚ապականէ, եւ գեհենի կրակով բռնկած՝ ամբողջ կեանքը կրակով կը վառէ: 

Բոլոր տեսակի գազանները, թռչունները, սողունները եւ ծովային կենդանիները նուաճուած են մարդուն կողմէ եւ կը հնազանդին անոր: Բայց ո՛չ ոք կրնայ հնազանդեցնել մարդկային լեզուն, որ չար է, անզսպելի եւ մահացու թոյնով լեցուն: Անով կ՚օրհնենք մեր Տէրը եւ Հայրն Աստուած, եւ դարձեալ անով կ՚անիծենք մարդիկը, որոնք Աստուծոյ նմանութեամբը ստեղծուած են: Այսինքն՝ նոյն բերանէն կ՚ելլեն թէ՛ օրհնութիւնը եւ թէ՛ անէծքը: Ասիկա ճիշդ չէ սակայն, եղբայրներս: Միթէ աղբիւր մը միեւնոյն ակէն քաղցր եւ դառն ջուր կը բղխէ՞:  

Կարելի՞ բան է, եղբայրներս, որ թզենին ձիթապտուղ տայ կամ որթատունկը՝ թուզ: Նմանապէս կարելի չէ որ աղուտ հողէն քաղցր ջուր բղխի:

THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST ACCORDING TO JOHN (1.1-17)

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.  

There came a man who was sent from God; his name was John. He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all men might believe. He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world. He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God- children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God.  

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.  

John testifies concerning him. He cries out, saying, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.' " From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

ՅԻՍՈՒՍ ՔՐԻՍՏՈՍԻ ԱՒԵՏԱՐԱՆԸ ԸՍՏ ՅՈՎՀԱՆՆԷՍԻ (1.1-17)

Աշխարհի ստեղծագործութենէն առաջ գոյութիւն ունէր Բանը: Բանը Աստուծոյ հետ էր եւ Բանը Աստուած էր: Անիկա սկիզբէն Աստուծոյ հետ էր: Անով էր որ Աստուած ամէն ինչ ստեղծեց. առանց անոր ո՛չ մէկ բան ստեղծեց: Կեանքը անով սկիզբ առաւ: Եւ կեանքը մարդոց համար լոյսն է՝ որ խաւարին մէջ կը փայլի. բայց խաւարը չկրցաւ հասկնալ զայն: 

Յովհաննէս, որ Աստուծոյ կողմէ ղրկուած մարդ մըն էր, եկաւ Լոյսին համար վկայութիւն տալու, որպէսզի ամէն մարդ անոր միջոցաւ հաւատայ: Ինք Լոյսը չէր, այլ՝ Լոյսին համար վկայ մը: Բանն էր ճշմարիտ Լոյսը, որ աշխարհ գալով՝ կը լուսաւորէ ամբողջ մարդկութիւնը: Աշխարհի մէջ էր անիկա, աշխարհը իրմով ստեղծուեցաւ, սակայն աշխարհը զինք չճանչցաւ: Իր իսկ ստեղծած աշխարհը եկաւ, բայց իր իսկ ստեղծած մարդիկը զինք չընդունեցին: Իսկ զինք ընդունողներուն եւ իրեն հաւատացողներուն իշխանութիւն տուաւ Աստուծոյ որդիներ ըլլալու. ո՛չ արեան ճամբով եւ ո՛չ մարմինի կամ մարդկային կամքով, այլ՝ Աստուծմէ ծնելով:  

Եւ Բանը մարդ եղաւ եւ մեր միջեւ բնակեցաւ, եւ մենք տեսանք անոր փառքը. փառքը Միածինին, որ Հօրմէն եկաւ՝ շնորհքով եւ ճշմարտութեամբ լեցուն:  

Յովհաննէս անոր մասին վկայեց, յայտարարելով.- Ասիկա է ան՝ որուն մասին կ՚ըսէի. «Ան որ ինձմէ առաջ գոյութիւն ունէր»: 

Անոր լիառատ շնորհքէն է որ մենք բոլորս շնորհքի վրայ շնորհք ստացանք. որովհետեւ Օրէնքը Մովսէսի միջոցաւ տրուեցաւ, մինչ շնորհքն ու ճշմարտութիւնը՝ Յիսուս Քրիստոսի միջոցաւ: 

Mr. KEVORK DEIRMENDJIAN passed on Monday, March 17, 2024. Funeral services were held on Friday, March 22, 2024 at All Saint Cemetery. We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family. May he rest in peace.

Mrs. Aghavni Balian Hovanessian, Mr. & Mrs. Raffi & Talar Arjinian and children Zareh and Njteh, Mr. & Mrs. Vahan and Nayiry Injoyan and children Shant and Greg, Mr. & Mrs. Minas and Linda Balian and daughter Skyla, Mr. Harout Balian and Ms. Sarine Haygazian request requiem service for the soul of their beloved husband, father, grandfather and father in-law APRAHAM BALIAN (3rd-year memorial service).