E-Sunday Bulletin of St. Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church
38-65 234th. St. Douglaston, NY, 11363
Sunday: 11/29/2020
Բ. ԿԻՐԱԿԻ ՅԻՍՆԱԿԻ - SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Sunday Readings:
Isaiah 36:22-37:11; 1 Thessalonians 4:1-11; Luke 13:1-9
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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՝
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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A Thanksgiving Message - Click to Listen
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The Pastor and the Board of Trustees of St. Sarkis Church invites all paid members of our church to a special Membership Meeting on Sunday November 29, 2020 following Church Services.
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On Friday, November 20th, the St. Sarkis Salt & Light Youth Group held a virtual session. We had 6 groups meet with their facilitators in individual Zoom sessions to reconnect with each other. During the small group session, the facilitators led a guided discussion entitled Birds & Lillies, which reflected on a verse from Matthew 6:25-34. The message relayed from this verse taught the youth to put their trust in God during times of worry or anxiety. Youth were given a chance to share their individual sources of worry and reflected on how following the Kingdom of God would bring them peace and reassurance. Salt & Light Youth Group has another scheduled session on Friday, December 18th.
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| Modern & Traditional Dance Group |
This past Saturday, St Sarkis Modern & Traditional dance group met for practice. The girl's dance moves are improving at a steady pace. We look forward to seeing all of our dancers after Thanksgiving break!
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Donations for 2021 Calendar as of November 25, 2020
FOUNDER Drs. Arthur & Louiza Kubikian Mr. & Mrs. Santo & Seta Muradian Mr. & Mrs. Sarkis & Adriana Nercessian
PILLAR Mr. Edward Kevorkian
PATRON Drs. Bagdig & Ani Baghdassarian Mr. & Mrs. Hagop & Ica Kouyoumdjian
DONOR Anonymous Dr. & Mrs. Armand & Laura Asadourian Mr. & Mrs. Mark & Mary Baghdassarian Mr. & Mrs. Haig & Emma Baklajian Mr. & Mrs. Edward & Coharig Barsamian Mr. & Mrs. Edward & Arpi Bekian Dr. & Mrs. Aram & Rima Cazazian Crown Findings Co. Inc. Mr. Berc Gokberg Mr. & Mrs. Haig & Laura Giragosian Glascott Funeral Home Dr. & Mrs. Hagop & Hilda Gorgissian Mr. & Mrs. Varujan & Luiza Kalustian Mr. & Mrs. Edward & Alina Kochoumian Mrs. Anahid Kassabian Edward D. Lynch Funeral Home Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Yeprem & Madeleine Nazarian Mr. & Mrs. Edward & Elizabeth Ohannessian Mr. & Mrs. Ohanes & Angela Ohannessian Mrs. Nayda Voskerijian
SUPPORTER Mrs. Agavni Bodriguian Mrs. Gail D'Onofrio Mr. & Mrs. Manouk & Amy Gostanian Mr. & Mrs. Vahe and Elsie Halajian Ms. Mary & Ms. Dorothy Papazian Mr. & Mrs. Vartkes & Alice Savadjian Mr. & Mrs. Tro & Maral Turbendian Mrs. Alice Wassef
FRIEND Ms. Noni Deblasio Mr. & Mrs. Jack & Valentina Dortch Mr. Vartkes Mengouchian
We express deep appreciation of your generosity. So far $12,550.00 was collected.
**PLEASE NOTE DEADLINE IS EXTENDED TO DECEMBER 7, 2020
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We are happy to announce our new church hours of operation are:
Thursday 10:00am to 1:00pm Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 10:00am-4:00pm
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Dear Parishioners and Friends,
Our Support for Artsakh through Armeniafund.org continues. I am happy to report that so far we have contributed over $17,455.00 .
We express my gratitude to my Facebook Friends who are supporting this initiative.
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$1000 Category:
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Drs. Raffi & Marieange Haroun
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Mr. & Mrs. Garo & Peggy Vanessian
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Mr. John Ohanes Mashavejian
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Mrs. Ani Nercessian
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$500 Category:
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Rev. Fr. Nareg & Yn. Annie Terterian
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Mr. & Mrs. Veh & Arpine Bezdikian
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Mr. & Mrs. Vahe & Setta Bijimenian
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Mr. Abe Kardi
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Mr. & Mrs. Harout & Nayri Khatchadourian
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Mr. & Mrs. Eduard & Alina Kochoumian
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Mr. Zaven Varjabedian
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Mr. & Mrs. Garo & Meline Yaziciyan
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Mr. & Dr. Eddy & Tatyana Yuzbashyan
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$300 Category:
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Mr. & Mrs. Razmik & Sonya Nenejian
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$250 Category:
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Mr. & Mrs. Berdj & Hilda Agopian
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Mr. & Mrs. Armen & Zepiur Ardzivian
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Mr. & Mrs. Simon & Lara Bardizbanian
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Dr. & Mrs. Hagop & Hilda Gorgissian
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Mr. & Mrs. John & Salpi Megerian
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Mr. & Mrs. Sarkis & Adriana Nercessian
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Mr. & Mrs. Harry & Alice Seoylemezian
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Mr. & Mrs. Garabed & Sofi Seoylemezian
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$200 Category:
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Mrs. Annig Agopian
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Mr. & Mrs. Ghevont & Lydia Baghdassarian
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Ms. Romina Seferian Causi
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Mr. & Mrs. Kegam & Anush Dirielyan
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Mr. & Mrs. Vahe & Elsie Halajian
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Mr. & Mrs. Vahan & Nyrie Injoyan
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Mr. & Mrs. Harry & Mary Kasparian
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Mr. & Mrs. Arsen & Alice Manoukian
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Mrs. Haikouhi Megerian
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Mr. & Mrs. Peter & Carol Moschovitis
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Mr. & Mrs. Torkom & Alice Pilibossian
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Mr. & Mrs. Manoug & Dory Shishmanian
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Mrs. Rose Demerjian Tanielian
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Mr. & Mrs. Roland & Mary Telfeyan
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Drs. Frank & Elphida Ayvazian Tuminelli
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Mrs. Nayda Voskerijian
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$100 Category:
| Mr. & Mrs. Edward & Mary Arslanian
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Mr. & Mrs. Vahagn & Shoghik Aseyan
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Mr. & Mrs. Ara & Helen Barsamian
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Mr. & Mrs. Vahan & Christine Bedrossian
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Mrs. Victoria Bodyikoglu
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Mr. & Mrs. Harry & Janet Dalian
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Mr. & Mrs. Manoug & Amy Gostanian
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Mrs. Gail D'Onofrio
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Mr. & Mrs. Ralph & Linda D'Onofrio
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Mr. & Mrs. Arthur & Annette Givelekian
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Mrs. Suzy Graham
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Mrs. Siran Jamgotchian
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Mrs. Harriet Janesian
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Mr. & Mrs. Varujan & Luiza Kalustian
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Mr. & Mrs. Dennis & Annita Nerses Kurpius
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Mr. & Mrs. Kricor & Janet Marcarian
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Mr. & Mrs. Elcid & Vena Melconian
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Mr. & Mrs. Edward & Elizabeth Ohannessian
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Mr. & Mrs. Edwin & Lilya Safarian
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Ms. Nairy Sarkissian
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Ms. Malvina Isabella Shishmanian
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Mr. & Mrs. John & Alice Tateosian
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Mr. & Mrs. Roland & Mary Telfeyan
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Mrs. Takie Varjabedian
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Ms. Aleene Voskerijian
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Ms. Ani Yaghmourian
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Mr. & Mrs. Leon & Alyssa Zohrabian
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Up to $100 Category:
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Mr. & Mrs. Haratch & Ayda Aharonian
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Mr. & Mrs. Koko & Nyrie Bedrossian
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Mrs. Nayiri Baljian Bell
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Mr. Jirair DerSarkissian
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Mrs. Victoria Bodyikoglu
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Mr. & Mrs. George & Lena Felice
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Mr. & Mrs. Scott & Yvette Fiesel
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Mrs. Christine Muradyan Garzilli
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Mr. & Mrs. Edouard & Madlen Hazarian
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Rev. Fr. Taniel & Yn. Vanna Manjikian
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Mr. & Mrs. Sargis & Christine Marcarian
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Mr. & Mrs. Peter & Garine Mayo
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Mr. & Mrs. Paul & Christina Megerian
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Mr. & Mrs. Arsen & Arev Mouradian
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Mr. & Mrs. Harry & Satik Nalbandian
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Mr. Suren Smbadyan
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Mr. & Mrs. Richard & Deanna Tonino
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Ms. Karine Tovmassian
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Mrs. Juliet Varvarian Voses
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We look forward to meeting again on Tuesday, December 1, 2020.
Time: 8:00pm - 9:00pm
More dates will be available soon...
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Bible Readings
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Աստուածաշնչական Ընթերցումներ
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THE FIRST EPISTLE OF ST. PAUL TO THE THESSALONIANS (4.1-12)
Finally, brothers, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more. For you know what instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.
It is God's will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control his own body in a way that is holy and honorable, not in passionate lust like the heathen, who do not know God; and that in this matter no one should wrong his brother or take advantage of him. The Lord will punish men for all such sins, as we have already told you and warned you. For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life. Therefore, he who rejects this instruction does not reject man but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.
Now about brotherly love we do not need to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love each other. And in fact, you do love all the brothers throughout Macedonia. Yet we urge you, brothers, to do so more and more.
Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.
ՊՕՂՈՍ ԱՌԱՔԵԱԼԻ ԱՌԱՋԻՆ ՆԱՄԱԿԸ ԹԵՍԱՂՈՆԻԿԵՑԻՆԵՐՈՒՆ (4.1-12)
Վերջապէս, եղբայրնե՛ր, մենք ձեզի սորվեցուցինք թէ ի՛նչպէս պէտք է ապրիլ Աստուծոյ հաճելի ըլլալու համար: Թէպէտ այդպէս կ'ապրիք արդէն, սակայն կը խնդրենք եւ Տէր Յիսուս Քրիստոսի անունով կը թելադրենք՝ որ շարունակէք յառաջանալ ներկայ ձեր ընթացքին մէջ: Գիտէք թէ ի՛նչ պատուէրներ տուինք ձեզի Տէր Յիսուսի անունով, որովհետեւ Աստուծոյ կամքն է, որ դուք սրբուիք եւ ամենեւին հեռու մնաք պոռնկութենէ: Ձեզմէ իւրաքանչիւրը թող սրբութեամբ եւ պատուով ամուսնանայ: Կրքոտ ցանկութիւններու անձնատուր մի՛ ըլլաք հեթանոսներուն պէս, որոնք զԱստուած չեն ճանչնար. կամ չըլլա՛յ որ մէկը եղբօր մը դէմ մեղանչէ՝ անոր կինը յափշտակելով, որովհետեւ այդ բոլորին համար Տէրը իր դատաստանին մէջ անողոք պիտի ըլլայ, ինչպէս սկիզբէն ըսինք ձեզի եւ ազդարարեցինք: Միթէ Աստուած մեր պղծալից կեանքը շարունակելո՞ւ հրաւիրեց մեզ, թէ՝ սրբութեամբ ապրելու: Անշուշտ թէ սրբութեամբ ապրելու: Հետեւաբար, ով որ սրբութեան այս պատուէրը կ'արհամարհէ՝ մարդ մը անարգած չ'ըլլար, այլ՝ նոյնինքն զԱստուած, որ իր Սուրբ Հոգին կու տայ մեզի:
Գալով եղբայրսիրութեան, մեր գրելուն պէտք չունիք, որովհետեւ ինքնին դուք Աստուծմէ սորված էք իրար սիրել, ինչպէս արդէն գործնապէս այդ սէրը ցոյց կու տաք ամբողջ Մակեդոնիայի բոլոր եղբայրներուն նկատմամբ: Բայց դարձեալ, եղբայրնե՛ր, կը խնդրենք որ աւելի առատանաք ձեր սիրոյն մէջ, ջանաք հանդարտ կեանք մը վարել, միայն ձեր գործին նայիլ եւ ձեր աշխատանքի վաստակով ապրիլ, ինչպէս որ պատուիրեցինք ձեզի:
THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST ACCORDING TO LUKE (13:1-9)
At that very time there were some present who told him about the Galileans whom blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. He asked them, "Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were worse sinners than all other Galileans? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as they did. Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam fall on them-do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others living in Jerusalem. No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish just as they did."
Than he told this parable: "A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and found none. So he said to the gardener, 'See here! For three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and still I find none. Cut it down! Why should it be wasting the soil?' He replied, 'Sir, let it alone for one more year, until I dig around it and put manure on it. If it bears fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down."
ՅԻՍՈՒՍ ՔՐԻՍՏՈՍԻ ԱՒԵՏԱՐԱՆԸ ԸՍՏ ՂՈՒԿԱՍԻ (13.1-9)
Ոմանք եկան Յիսուսի եւ պատմեցին այն Գալիլեա ցիներուն մասին, որոնք Պիղատոսի կողմէ սպաննուեցան, երբ Աստուծոյ զոհ կը մատուցանէին: Յիսուս անոնց ըսաւ.
- Կը կարծէ՞ք թէ սպաննուած Գալիլեացիները միւս բոլոր Գալիլեացիներէն աւելի մեղաւոր էին, որ այդպիսի վախճան մը ունեցան: Ո՛չ: Կ'ըսեմ ձեզի, որ եթէ չապաշխարէք՝ դուք բոլորդ ալ նոյնպէս պիտի կորսուիք: Կամ ի՞նչ կը մտածէք այն տասնըութը մարդոց մասին, որոնց վրայ ինկաւ աշտարակը Սելովամի մէջ եւ սպաննեց զանոնք: Անոնք աւելի՞ յանցաւոր էին քան Երուսաղէմի բոլոր բնակիչները: Ո՛չ: Կ'ըսեմ ձեզի, որ եթէ չապաշխարէք՝ բոլորդ ալ նոյնպէս պիտի կորսուիք:
Անոնց հետեւալ առակը պատմեց.
- Մարդ մը կար, որ իր այգիին մէջ թզենի մը տնկած էր: Թուզ քաղելու գնաց, բայց թզենիին վրայ պտուղ չգտաւ: Այգեպանին ըսաւ. «Այս երրորդ տարին է որ կու գամ թուզ քաղելու, բայց չեմ գտներ: Ուստի կտրէ՛ զայն, ինչո՞ւ անիմաստ կերպով տեղ գրաւէ»: Այգեպանը պատասխանեց. «Տէ՛ր, թող այս տարի ալ մնայ. ես իր շուրջի հողը կրկին կր փորեմ եւ պարարտացուցիչ կը դնեմ: Այս ձեւով թերեւս պտուղ տայ. ապա թէ ոչ՝ յաջորդ տարի կտրէ զայն»:
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| Altar Boys and Scripture For This Sunday |
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Candle Bearers:
Nikolas Yaziciyan & Richard Zakhtarian
Scripture Readings:
Rita Wanesian & Saraphina Yaziciyan
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| SAINTS THADDEUS AND BARTHOLOMEW
This Saturday, November 28, the Armenian Church commemorates Saints Thaddeus and Bartholomew, two of the twelve apostles who were the first evangelizers of Armenia, and were martyred there, giving the Armenian Church its apostolic identity and earning them the title, "First Enlighteners of Armenia."
Thaddeus came to Armenia about 43 AD to preach Christianity. He was martyred in southeastern Armenia. His tomb lies in the Armenian monastery of St. Thaddeus (Iran) where a chapel was built in the third century. Bartholomew is believed to have arrived in Armenia about 66 AD. He was martyred in Hadamakert, southeast of Lake Van.
An apostle is "someone who is sent,"-an emissary or ambassador of the Kingdom of God, sent to announce the Kingdom's coming in Jesus Christ, and authorized to claim men and women's allegiance to him. "We are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We beseech you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God," (2 Corinthians 5:20)
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 - Mr. & Mrs. John and Salpie Megerian are happy to announce the birth of their beautiful baby girl named ANGELA ANI MEGERIAN born on November 22, 2020. |
The AYF New York Hyortik Chapter request requiem service for the souls of their 8 Ungers who sacrificed their lives for us in Artsakh ARAM GRIGORIAN, VIKEN MURADIAN, BENYAMIN NALBANDIAN, ERIG GALSTIAN, MAYIS NAZARIAN, GIM KHACHADRIAN, ARTAK ISHKHANIAN and HARUT HAROUTOUNIAN.
-Ms. Magdalena Handjian request requiem service for the soul of her beloved father TATEOS HANDJIAN (15th year memorial service). Also for the souls of her beloved mother ANNY HANDJIAN, beloved aunt VARTUHI BEDROSSIAN and beloved grandparents NISHAN and MAGDALENA KALFAYAN, MIHRAN and ANITSA HANDJIAN.
-Mrs. Nadia Hazarian and Dr. Arthur Hazarian and family request requiem service for the soul of their beloved husband, father and grandfather DR. AGOP HAZARIAN (16th year memorial service). Also for the souls of beloved parents and grandparents EDWARD and MALVINE MORGIKIAN, DAGEAD and SIRANUS HAZARIAN, HARUTIUN and VICTORIA PAPOUDJIAN and ALICE ABRANKIAN.
- Ms. Nairy & Ms. Margaret Sarkissian request requiem service for the soul of their beloved mother AZADOUHI SARKISSIAN (5th year memorial service), beloved brother ANTRANIG SARKISSIAN (11th year memorial service) and beloved father ASADOUR RIZK SARKISSIAN (41st year memorial service).
-Mrs. Maggie Thomasian request requiem service for the souls of her beloved relatives AZADOUHI SARKISSIAN (5th year memorial service), ANTRANIG SARKISSIAN (11th year memorial service) and ASADOUR RIZK SARKISSIAN (41st 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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