St. Mary Armenian Apostolic Church
Rev. Fr. Hovsep Karapetyan, Pastor
Address: 4125 Fessenden St. NW, Washington, DC 20016
Tel: 202-363-1923
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Judgment-by Man and God
A common thread runs through the Lenten Gospel reading for Sunday, March 14-the Sunday of the Judge.
In one parable, our Lord tells the story of a widow who would not cease calling on a judge for justice-and we are meant to think about our own prayers to heaven. In a second parable, a Pharisee and a tax collector pray in the Temple, displaying very different attitudes towards God.
In both stories, Jesus teaches about the coming of God's kingdom and the judgment of all mankind. Christ leads us to see that as human beings, we stand before God every day. Indeed one day, at the coming of His kingdom, we will stand before Him as our judge.
Join us in person or on our YouTube channel every Wednesday at 7:00 pm. for our 2021 Lenten Series Spiritual Journey Toward Easter.
To see the 2021 Lenten Series flyer Click Here
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HOKEHANKIST
REQUIEM SERVICE
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SUNDAY SCHEDULE MARCH 14, 2021 |
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For the Soul of:
Ohanes (Vanik) Gorjian(40-Day Anniversary)
Requested by:
his Wife Hermineh Seghmonian, Son Sarmen Gorjian, Daughter in Law Meghrik (Yenoki) Gorjian, Daughter Sevana (Owens) Gorjian, Son in Law Ronald Owens, Son Sarkis Gorjian.
For the Soul of:
Jack Andonian (29-year Anniversary)
Requested by:
Clara Andonian and family
For the Soul of:
Robert George (15-year Anniversary )
Requested by:
Doris George and family
For the Soul of:
Vagharshak Vartanian
(1- year Anniversary)
Requested by:
Vartan Vartanian and falmily
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Holy Badarak
10:00 AM
Sunrise Service
11:00 AM
Celebrant
Rev. Fr. Hovsep Karapetyan
PC Members on Duty
Mr.Bagrat Bayburtian
Mr. Ara Stepanyan
Usher
Mr. Garbis Chubukian
Choir
Mrs. Edita Kalayjian
Organist
Mrs. Karine Muradyan
Bible Reading
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To request a Hokehankist/Requiem Service
Please contact the Church Office by 12:00 Noon on Thursday
202-363-1923 or
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Prayer of the Week
O Lord, send out your light and your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling. Then I will go to the altar of God, and I will praise you with the harp, O God, my God.
Lord, please keep watch over your faithful people and the holy soil of Artsakh and Armenia, now and always. Grant them strength, and lead us together through the present time of trial.
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Please tune in to St. Mary YouTube channel for the upcoming services and Badaraks |
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Lenten Services and Presentation
St. Mary Lenten Services and Presentations have begun. This year's theme is "Seven Deadly Sins". During our Badarak when we read the confession text in order to receive absolution, we mention the Seven Deadly Sins naming them one by one. We admit and say the following words: “I have sinned by the seven transgressions of the deadly sins and all their forms, namely by pride, envy, anger, laziness, covetousness, gluttony and lust. I have sinned against God”. This one verse is a quote from the Confession text used in our church. The roots of this text go to the early church eastern monastic tradition of asceticism. The uncompromising battle of desert monks against sin involved them in extensive contemplation of its nature: its origins, the process of its influences, its strange characteristics, and consequences that sin may have in our lives.
On Wednesday, March 10, Dr. Ara Stepanyan talked about “Covetousness”. He explained that God gave us commands against coveting for our own good. We cannot be covetous and thankful at the same time. Covetousness kills contentment, joy, and peace. When we live by God's commandments, we safeguard our hearts against covetousness.
Please join us, in person or on our YouTube channel every Wednesday at 7:00 pm during the Lenten period.
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Ararat Avak Society Easter 2021 Luncheon- carry-out version
Stay tuned for Details
Sneak peek of the menu
Leg of Lamb over Bulgur Pilaf & Beet Salad; Baked salmon over orzo & sautéed spinach; Walnut Filled Baklava Pouch; Multiseed cookie
Home-made string cheese; Choreg
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Flower Sale
“grace your table with beauty, fill your garden with colors”
TREAT YOUR LOVED ONES THIS PALM SUNDAY, GOOD FRIDAY, EASTER SUNDAY!
IRIS VASE $12 TULIPS POT $15
Call and place your order at 202-363-1923 or reserve by sending your request at stmarychurchdc@gmail.com
Click Here to Purchase
Proceeds will go to St. Mary’s Church
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St. Mary Armenian Church
Legacy Brick Drive
Buy A Brick ... Leave A Legacy
Buy a brick and leave your legacy at St. Mary Armenian Church.
When you buy a brick, it is then engraved with your specified words or message, installed in front of the church, and becomes
a memory to view for years to come.
Laser engraved bricks will replace the existing bricks in our Church plaza,
in front of our beautiful Khatchkar, and can be dedicated to those
you wish to remember, honor Loved Ones, commemorate a
special milestone like a baptism or wedding, or
acknowledge an organization or business.
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HOLY WEEK AND EASTER SCHEDULE |
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Pray For the Release of Our Captive Brothers and Sisters
A bitter story this week in the print and online editions of The Wall Street Journal reported on Armenians still being held as prisoners of war, and the families praying for their return, now months after the end of hostilities in Artsakh.
Read the story here. One of its most poignant aspects, for Armenian readers, is that the article centers on the desperation of parents seeking their missing children, and gives names and faces to several young souls currently held in captivity: Henrik Asatryan, Norik Arakelyan, and Arsen Karapetyan (pictured above, clockwise from center column).
WSJ reporter Ann Simmons quotes a researcher for Human Rights Watch, who estimates that as many as 700 Armenians are still listed as prisoners of war and missing in action. The same researcher has documented that Armenian prisoners, soldiers and civilians alike, have received severe maltreatment at the hands of their Azeri captors.
This week also brought news that civilian war hostage Maral Najarian was reunited with family in her native Lebanon after spending four months as a captive in Azerbaijan. Having repatriated to Artsakh just prior to the war, she and a friend were kidnapped by Azeri forces on November 9 and spent the ensuing months in a high-security prison near Baku. Her friend Viken Euljekjian is still in captivity.
“Unjustifiable delays in repatriating POWs is a war crime,” explains an Armenian attorney in the Wall Street Journal article. She currently represents more than 100 families of Armenian POWs still held by Azerbaijan in an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights. Armenia, of course, has released all of the prisoners it captured during the war.
One hopes that these terrible realities will awaken the world to the tragedy of the Armenian people in Artsakh, which continues on many fronts even after the cessation of outright war.
For Armenians across the world, it is another urgent reminder to keep our captive brothers and sisters uppermost in our prayers, until every last one is safely back home.
Merciful Lord, remember and protect our precious POWs and MIAs of the Artsakh war. Bring an end to their captivity, and deliver them safely home. Restore their anxious families, and grant consolation and healing to every wound, in body, mind, and spirit. Amen.
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Bishop Daniel Leads Faithful in Online Lenten Prayers
In a special online prayer gathering on Saturday, March 6, Diocesan Primate Bishop Daniel led viewers in a reading of the Lenten Prayer Rule. The virtual gathering went forward on the Facebook page of the Diocese’s Vemkar digital ministries platform.
In introductory remarks, Bishop Daniel described the Lenten Prayer Rule as a compilation of common prayers from Scripture and Armenian Church tradition.
“Lent is the time for prayer,” he said, “and given all that we’re experiencing in this world, in Armenia, in our own country…it’s good that we pray together.” He added that the Eastern Diocese was dedicating the season of Great Lent to prayer, and he encouraged all Armenian Church faithful to offer 10 minutes out of every day during this time to recite the Prayer Rule—and to join in the chorus of voices speaking from their hearts to God.
Watch a recording of last Saturday’s prayer recitation—which was read in English—by clicking here.
Mark the video on your Internet browser so you can return to it each day as you offer the prayers on your own. (Click the following link to download the text of the Lenten Prayer Rule.
Also, as a follow-up broadcast on Saturday, March 13, Bishop Daniel will lead viewers in an Armenian-language recitation of the Lenten Prayer Rule. Look below under Events for details.
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FAR Empowers the Armenian Scientists of Tomorrow
Two schools in the impoverished Berd region of Armenia’s Tavush province have had their science labs renovated and refurbished, thanks to the Fund for Armenian Relief’s “Breaking the Cycle of Poverty” program. The Azatamut and Ijevan No. 1 schools are just the latest to benefit from this far-sighted project funded by the Mardigian Family Foundation.
Azatamut School principal Lilit Avetisyan said that the science lab had been neglected since the end of the Soviet era. “It had a sinister appearance,” she said. “We couldn’t perform any experiments, and consequently our science teachers were only been able to teach theory from the textbooks.”
That has changed with the FAR-sponsored renovation. “Now our teachers use the lab’s full potential, while the children learn through practical experiments.” The new lab has bolstered the students’ enthusiasm for science, she added.
“More than 20 schools in Tavush have been equipped in this way, modernizing the school environments and greatly improving the process of teaching and learning,” said Edik Karapetyan, who heads the educational programs unit of another FAR scientific initiative, the Armenian National Science and Education Fund. “Day by day, thanks to BCPP’s educational initiatives, schoolchildren from Armenia’s vulnerable border communities receive opportunities to learn, do physical activities, and engage in creative work, thus broadening their horizons.”
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CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS |
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February 17-March 24
Every Wednesday at 7 pm; Worship Service and Spiritual Discussion
March 14
Women's Guild Mitchink Luncheon
March 20
ACYOA Church Clean Up and Get Together
March 28
Women's Guild Palm Sunday Bake Sale
March 28
Palm Sunday Celebration
April 1
Holy Thursday
April 2
Holy Friday
April 3
Easter Eve
April 4
Easter Sunday
March 28; April 2; April 4
Flower Sale sponsored by Daughters of Vartan
April 4
Avak Society Easter Sunday Carry Out Luncheon
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PRAYERS FOR SPEEDY RECOVERY FOR |
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Anne Andonian, Agopian David, Hripsime Apkarian, Lucy Badalian, Ellen Boudreau, Araxi Bozadjian, George Doris, Mari Dogum, Anahit Greene, Antaram Grigoryan, Susana Grigoryan, Simon Gukasyan, Karen Hatchik, Charles Hoke, Tamara Hramushina, Takvur Hubi, Jo-Anna Jacob, Edward Jamgochian, Yn. Anahid Kalayjian, Brig. Gen. Al Kaehn, Meline Kaehn, Kapikian Catherine, Michael Kolenick, Haigouhi Koudousian, Anahid Ghazarian Luka, Queen Manoogian, Susanna Mkrtchyan, Virginia (Corkigian) Mule, Armen Mark Nostrant, Marie Pashayani, Robert Schlee, Grace Shahinian, Tamara Shatvoryan, Bob Semonian, Alyce Tamzarian, Mihran Tavoukjian, Hacik Ozdul, Marilyn Ziver
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20 Երբ փարիսեցիների կողմից հարց տրուեց, թէ երբ պիտի գայ Աստծոյ արքայութիւնը, նա պատասխանեց եւ ասաց. «Աստծոյ արքայութիւնը դրսից տեսանելի կերպով չի գալիս, 21 եւ չեն ասի, թէ ահաւասիկ, այստեղ է կամ այնտեղ, որովհետեւ ահա Աստծոյ արքայութիւնը ներսում՝ ձեր մէջ է»: 22 Իսկ իր աշակերտներին ասաց. «Կգան օրեր, երբ դուք կուզենաք մարդու Որդու օրերից մէկը տեսնել եւ չէք տեսնի: 23 Եւ եթէ ձեզ ասեն, թէ՝ “Ահաւասիկ այստեղ է կամ այնտեղ”, մի՛ շտապէք գնալ, 24 որովհետեւ ինչպէս որ փայլակը երկնքի ներքեւից փայլատակելով՝ երկնքի երեսը լուսաւորում է, այնպէս էլ կլինի մարդու Որդին իր օրում: 25 Բայց նախ նա պէտք է շատ չարչարուի եւ մերժուի այս սերնդից: 26 Եւ ինչպէս եղաւ Նոյի օրով, այնպէս կլինի եւ մարդու Որդու օրով: 27 Ուտում էին, խմում, կին էին առնում եւ մարդի էին գնում՝ մինչեւ այն օրը, երբ Նոյը տապան մտաւ, եւ ջրհեղեղը եկաւ ու բոլորին կորստեան մատնեց: 28 Նոյնպէս՝ ինչպէս Ղովտի օրով էլ եղաւ. ուտում էին, խմում, առնում էին ու վաճառում, տնկում էին, շինում: 29 Եւ այն օրը, երբ Ղովտը Սոդոմից դուրս ելաւ, երկնքից կրակ ու ծծումբ տեղաց եւ բոլորին կորստեան մատնեց: 30 Նոյն ձեւով է լինելու այն օրն էլ, երբ մարդու Որդին է յայտնուելու: 31 Այն օրը ով որ տանիքում է, եւ իր կարասին՝ տանը, թող չիջնի առնելու այն. եւ ով որ հանդում է, նոյնպէս թող յետ չդառնայ: 32 Յիշեցէ՛ք Ղովտի կնոջը: 33 Ով որ ուզի իր անձը փրկել, պիտի կորցնի այն, իսկ ով որ կորցնի իր անձը, պիտի փրկի այն: 34 Ասում եմ ձեզ. այն գիշերը, եթէ երկու հոգի լինեն մի մահճի մէջ, մէկը պիտի վերցուի, իսկ միւսը՝ թողնուի: 35 Եւ եթէ երկու կին միասին աղալիս լինեն, մէկը պիտի վերցուի, իսկ միւսը՝ թողնուի: Եւ եթէ հանդում երկու հոգի լինեն, մէկը պիտի վերցուի, իսկ միւսը՝ թողնուի»: 36 Պատասխան տուեցին եւ ասացին նրան. «Որտե՞ղ, Տէ՛ր»: 37 Եւ նա ասաց նրանց. «Ուր որ մարմինն է, այնտեղ էլ կհաւաքուեն արծիւները»:
18 1 Մի առակ էլ ասաց նրանց այն մասին, որ նրանք ամէն ժամ պէտք է աղօթեն ու չձանձրանան: 2 Ասաց. «Մի քաղաքում մի դատաւոր կար. Աստծուց չէր վախենում եւ մարդկանցից չէր ամաչում: 3 Եւ նոյն քաղաքում մի այրի կար, որ գալիս էր նրա մօտ եւ ասում. “Իմ ոսոխի դէմ իմ դատը տե՛ս”: 4 Եւ դատաւորը երկար ժամանակ չէր ուզում. դրանից յետոյ իր մտքում ասաց. “Թէեւ Աստծուց չեմ վախենում եւ մարդկանցից չեմ ամաչում, 5 բայց այն բանի համար, որ այրի կինը ինձ յոգնեցնում է, նրա դատը տեսնեմ, որպէսզի անընդհատ չգայ եւ ինձ չանհանգստացնի”»: 6 Եւ Տէրն ասաց. «Լսեցէ՛ք, թէ ինչ էր ասում անիրաւ դատաւորը: 7 Իսկ Աստուած արդարութիւն չի՞ անի իր այն ծառաներին, որոնք գիշեր եւ ցերեկ աղաղակում են. եւ նրանց հանդէպ միայն համբերատա՞ր կլինի: 8 Այո՛, ասում եմ ձեզ. նրանց իսկոյն արդարութիւն կանի. իսկ երբ մարդու Որդին գայ, արդեօք երկրի վրայ հաւատ կգտնի՞»: 9 Այս առակն էլ ասաց ոմանց, ովքեր իրենց ներսում պարծենում էին, թէ արդար են, եւ արհամարհում էին ուրիշ շատերին: 10 «Երկու մարդ տաճար ելաւ աղօթքի կանգնելու. մէկը՝ փարիսեցի, միւսը՝ մաքսաւոր: 11 Փարիսեցին կանգնած էր մեկուսի եւ ինքն իրեն այս աղօթքն էր ասում. “Աստուա՛ծ իմ, շնորհակալ եմ քեզնից, որ ես նման չեմ ուրիշ մարդկանց, ինչպէս յափշտակողները, անիրաւներն ու շնացողները եւ կամ ինչպէս այս մաքսաւորը. 12 այլ շաբաթը երկու անգամ ծոմ եմ պահում եւ տասանորդ եմ տալիս իմ ամբողջ եկամտից”: 13 Իսկ մաքսաւորը կանգնած էր մեկուսի եւ չէր իսկ կամենում իր աչքերը երկինք բարձրացնել, այլ ծեծում էր կուրծքը եւ ասում. “Աստուա՛ծ, ների՛ր ինձ՝ մեղաւորիս”: 14 Ասում եմ ձեզ. սա՛ իջաւ իր տունը արդարացած, ոչ թէ՝ միւսը. ով որ բարձրացնում է իր անձը, կխոնարհուի, եւ ով որ խոնարհեցնում է իր անձը, կբարձրացուի»:
Ղուկասի 17:20-18.14
20 Once Jesus was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was coming, and he answered, “The kingdom of God is not coming with things that can be observed; 21 nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There it is!’ For, in fact, the kingdom of God is among you.”22 Then he said to the disciples, “The days are coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it. 23 They will say to you, ‘Look there!’ or ‘Look here!’ Do not go, do not set off in pursuit. 24 For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day.[c] 25 But first he must endure much suffering and be rejected by this generation. 26 Just as it was in the days of Noah, so too it will be in the days of the Son of Man. 27 They were eating and drinking, and marrying and being given in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed all of them. 28 Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot: they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building, 29 but on the day that Lot left Sodom, it rained fire and sulfur from heaven and destroyed all of them 30 —it will be like that on the day that the Son of Man is revealed. 31 On that day, anyone on the housetop who has belongings in the house must not come down to take them away; and likewise, anyone in the field must not turn back. 32 Remember Lot’s wife. 33 Those who try to make their life secure will lose it, but those who lose their life will keep it. 34 I tell you, on that night there will be two in one bed; one will be taken and the other left. 35 There will be two women grinding meal together; one will be taken and the other left.” 37 Then they asked him, “Where, Lord?” He said to them, “Where the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.”
18 Then Jesus[e] told them a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart. 2 He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor had respect for people. 3 In that city there was a widow who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Grant me justice against my opponent.’ 4 For a while he refused; but later he said to himself, ‘Though I have no fear of God and no respect for anyone, 5 yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will grant her justice, so that she may not wear me out by continually coming.’” 6 And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unjust judge says. 7 And will not God grant justice to his chosen ones who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long in helping them? 8 I tell you, he will quickly grant justice to them. And yet, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”9 He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt: 10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee, standing by himself, was praying thus, ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people: thieves, rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of all my income.’ 13 But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even look up to heaven, but was beating his breast and saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ 14 I tell you, this man went down to his home justified rather than the other; for all who exalt themselves will be humbled, but all who humble themselves will be exalted.”
Luke 17:20-18.14
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