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38 Elton Avenue
Watertown, MA 02472
617-924-7562 
Pastor: Rev. Arch. Antranig Baljian
E-bulletin- September 17, 2021
Program - Sunday, September 19, 2021

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Second Sunday of the Exaltation
Eve of the Holy Cross of Varak Fast
Fundraising For Lebanon
Prayer Requests and Virtual Candle

ALL DONATIONS WILL
BE MATCHED THROUGH END OF OCTOBER

Lighting a candle is a way of extending one's prayer and showing solidarity with the person on whose behalf the prayer is offered.

Please join our Facebook fundraising campaign
SAVE THE DATE - Annual Bazaar -TO GO!
SAVE THE DATE - Honoring Mayda Melkonian - October 17
Longtime Armenian Educator To Be Honored with Mesrob Mashdots Award

On behalf of His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Holy See of Cilicia, dedicated Armenian educator, humanitarian activist, and St. Stephen's community member Mayda Melkonian will be awarded the Mesrob Mashdots Award on Sunday, October 17 immediately following divine liturgy, followed by a light luncheon in the Church Hall. His Eminence, Archbishop Anoushavan Tanielian, Prelate of the Eastern Prelacy, will present the award.

The Mesrob Mashdots Award honors those individuals who have made a life-long commitment to serving the Armenian people, specifically in preserving our culture. It is awarded to those who have made significant contributions in the fields of Armenian music, arts, education and literature. 

Details are forthcoming. Reservations will be required for the luncheon.
Mask Mandate
In accordance with the Town of Watertown, as of August 25, an indoor mask mandate is in order. All parishioners attending Church will need to wear a mask for the foreseeable future.

Thank you for your cooperation.
Hokehankisd - Requiems
IN MEMORY OF ALL LADIES GUILD MEMBERS WHO PASSED DURING THE PANDEMIC: LEHART AHARONIAN, FLORENCE MARKARIAN, HELEN SOOKIKIAN, GLADYS TERZIAN, ARAXY NIGOGHOSSIAN, ALICE VOSGERICHIAN, MONA TALANIAN, ZAGHIK GEVORKIAN, ALICE NAJARIAN, HRIPSIME BADRIKIAN, NANCY GUZELIAN, HELEN SEVAGIAN, ANNE OHANIAN, PAULINE SANASARIAN, ROSE KRIKORIAN.
Pastor & Board of Trustees; St. Stephen’s Ladies Guild.
 
In Memory of the NEW MARTYRS of Artsakh’s struggle for survival
Pastor and Board of Trustees.
 
In Memory of ARCHBISHOP ARDAVAZT TERTERIAN, ARCHPRIEST TORKOM HAGOPIAN, HAYGAZOUN TERTERIAN, KRIS HAGOPIAN; JOHN BOYAJIAN, THOMAS & ROSALIE ENRIGHT & All HAGOPIAN, TERTERIAN, KASPARIAN & ANDEKIAN Deceased Family Members
Pastor & Board of Trustees; Yeretzgin Zevart Hagopian; Boyajian; Kanarian; Enright & Wolffe Families; Eghsa Hagopian & Family; Shake Hagopian & Family.
 
In Memory of REV. FR. HAROUTIOUNE DAGLEY
Robert & Becky Megerdichian & Family.
 
For PAULINE SANASARIAN, 40 Days
Ricahard Sanasarian; Kenneth Sanasarian; Paula Sanasarian; Steven Sookikian; Linda Sookikian Eckersley.
 
For NOUNE YEGHIAZARIAN, 40 Days (Armenia)
Sarkis & Zarmine Karakozian & Family; Raffi Hagopian; Shake & Nora Hagopian.
 
For ARMEN SARKISIAN, 40 Days (Armenia)
Ghazaryans & Varjabedian Families.
 
For PARKOUHI GHAZARYANS, One Year
Ghazaryans; Varjabedian; Badalian; Azizian; Sarian; Andoyan; Gasparian; Babroudi; Sarkesian; Der Stepanian; Kotoyan; Amirkhani; Gharamanian; Magharian; Davidian; & Biramian & Kaleshian Families.
 
For GARABED MKHJIAN, One year
Kevork & Maria Torosian; Toros & Hasmig Torosian & Family; Krikor  & Mireille Papazian; & Family.
 
For ALICE VOSGERICHIAN, One Year
For GARO VOSGERICHIAN, 10 Years
Dr. George Vosgerichian; Ardemis Ekmekjian; Lachinian Family; Zabelle Hajian Azablar; Steve & Nyeri Azablar Ceragno; Charles & Sona Aslanian.
 
For ROUBEN SURENIAN, Three Years
For EDMOND JAGASPANIAN, Five Years
Pastor & Board of Trustees; Lida Surenian; Ara & Lena Surenian & Children, Alek,
Aleena & Armen; Gerard & Janet Lorden & Children, Vanessa & Alisa; Roubina Surenian.
  
For MICHAEL NAJARIAN SR., Five Years
Pastor & Board of Trustees; Michael, Kerry, Michael & Kathleen Najarian; Gary & Mary Ellen Najarian & Family; Stephen Najarian, Penny Basso Dowd & Jonathan Najarian; David Najarian; Robert & Robin Najarian & Family.
 
For NORA JOBANIAN, Three Years
Katrina & Tiffany Arvestian; Hagop & Valantine Papazian; Krikor, & Silva Tchobanian & Family; Krikor & Mireille Papazian; & Family; Bedros & Nayiri Papazian & Family.
 
For YERVANT KRAFIAN, Seven Years
Pastor & Board of Trustees; Mr. & Mrs. Ara & Heather Krafian & Children, Araxi, Nairi, Anoush & Knar; Dr. & Mrs. David & Nora Hackett & Children, David Ara & Ani Hackett; Johnathan & Mari Fraser; Garbis & Sonia Zerdelian; Ned & Aroxie Apigian; & Family.
 
For MINAS AYKANIAN, 32 Years
Queenie & Stephen Aykanian; Demirjian, Der Parseghian & Caroghlanian Families.
 
In Memory of SAHAG HAGOPIAN, GARABED & ANNA KELIAN & All KELIAN Deceased Family Members
Eghsa Hagopian & Family.
 
In Memory of KRIS HAGOPIAN, VAHRAM HAGOPIAN, MISSAK & SARA ANDONIAN & All ANDONIAN & PARSEGHIAN Deceased Family Members
Shake Hagopian & Family; Hagop & Lena Antounian & Family.
 
In Memory of KEVORK KAYARIAN
Phillip & Allan Tutunjian; Mr. & Mrs. Ronald & Robin (Tutunjian) Hines & Family.
 
In Memory of ZAROUHIE & SARKIS SARKISSIAN
Sarkissian, Ketendjian & Amirkhani Families.
Sunday Bible Reading
Daily Readings:
Isaiah 14:3-17; II Corinthians 10:18-11:10;
Mark 10:1-12
 
The Gospel
He left that place and went to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan. And crowds again gathered around him; and, as was his custom, he again taught them.
Some Pharisees came, and to test him they asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” He answered them, “What did Moses command you?” they said, “Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her.” But Jesus said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart he wrote this commandment for you. But from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate.”

Then, in the house, the disciples asked him again about this matter. He said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another, commits adultery against her; and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.
PRELACY NEWS
RELIGIOUS DIALOGUE WILL CONTRIBUTE TO PEACE, SAYS CATHOLICOS AT G-20 FORUM
Dialogue between monotheistic religions may benefit peace in the Middle East, said His Holiness Catholicos Aram I in his address to the G-20 Interfaith Forum in Bologna, Italy. That was the gist of his message “The role of religious leaders and institutions in responding to the crisis in the Arab region” to the audience, which he addressed remotely as he was unable to attend in person due to the crisis in Lebanon and the work of the Holy See to assist the needy families of the Armenian community in the country. 
THREE PRELATES OF U.S. AND CANADA ISSUE
JOINT APPEAL FOR LEBANESE ARMENIANS
The Prelates of the three Armenian Prelacies of North America, His Eminences Archbishop Anoushavan Tanielian, of the Eastern United States, and Archbishop Papken Tcharian, of the Prelacy of Canada, and His Grace Bishop Torkom Donoyan, of the Western United States, invite their communities to continue their concerted efforts in the noble campaign of assistance to the Armenians of Lebanon.  
FUNDRAISING FOR LEBANON
ALL DONATIONS FROM STYou can send your donations to the Prelacy offices with a check to the Armenian Apostolic Church of America, memo "Lebanon." 
To make an online donation and to see the list of donations, please press here.

The situation in Lebanon is dire, and our brothers and sisters need our help.
Any amount is welcome and contributions can be me online or sent to Prelacy Offices in New York.

Check
Please make checks payable to:
Armenian Apostolic Church of America
memo "Lebanon"  
138 E 39th Street, New York, NY 10016
MEMBERSHIP DUES:
REORGANIZING AND EXPANDING OUR MISSION
At the Prelacy we spare no effort to modernize our capabilities to keep pace with the times. We are reorganizing and expanding our mission to strengthen the Church, the house of God and ours. The Membership Dues are one of the means to express your support. Thank you in advance for your contribution.
WORCESTER PARISH SPONSORS 29 CHILDREN OF WAR MARTYRS; MORE SPONSORS NEEDED


In response to the Prelacy’s appeal to support the families of martyred Armenian soldiers, Rev. Fr. Torkom Chorbajian, Pastor, and the Board of Trustees of Holy Trinity Church of Worcester, Massachusetts, called upon the parish, who has undertaken the sponsorship of 29 children who lost their fathers in the Turkish-Azerbaijani war against Armenia last year. Our thanks to all sponsors, wishing that this example may have followers.

Unfortunately, new names were added this week and we currently have a total of 144 children, orphans of soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the Artsakh war, waiting for your assistance in the lists of the St. Nerses the Great Organization in Armenia.
Click here for online sponsorship of minors up to the age of 18.

Click here for online sponsorship of orphans who become students at a higher education institution upon turning 18.
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