Join us Sundays for worship
Divine Liturgy: 10:00am
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38 Elton Avenue
Watertown, MA 02472
617-924-7562
Pastor: Rev. Arch. Antranig Baljian
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E-newsletter - June 18, 2021 |
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Program - Sunday, June 27, 2021
Ե. ԶԿՆԻ Ս. ՀՈԳՒՈՅ ԳԱԼՍՏԵԱՆ-
ՏՕՆ Ս. ԱՍՏՈՒԱԾԱԾՆԻ ՏՓՈՅ ԳՏՄԱՆ
Fifth Sunday of Pentecost-
Discovery of St. Asdvadzadzin's Treasure Box
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Tomorrow: General Membership Meeting |
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St. Stephen’s Church Semi-Annual Membership Meeting
will take place on
Saturday, June 26, 2021, at 10:00 A.M. in the Church Hall.
We ask all dues-paying members to attend.
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Pontifical Prayer of Thanksgiving |
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On the 26th anniversary of the election and consecration of His Holiness the Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, Aram I, during the divine liturgy, a prayer of thanksgiving for the Catholicos will offered in all the churches under the jurisdiction of the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia.
May God bless and grant our Holiness with good health and strength for continued mission in the Armenian Church.
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Reopening guidelines as of this moment are available on our website.
A few important items to note:
- Parishioners no longer need to make reservations to attend church
- Temperature checks will no longer be taken
- Social distanced seating will be available
- Most liturgical processes will remain the same
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For MICHEAL BOYAJIAN, Three Years
Aline & Harry Kaplanian & Children.
For MOVSES SAHAGIAN, Three Years
For OVSANNA SAHAGIAN, Six Years
For ROZA KAZAZIAN, Seven Years
For MIHRAN KAZAZIAN, 16 Years
Kazazian, Tekneyan, Avakian & Hagopian Families.
Sunday, July 18, 2021
There will be no requiem prayers offered on this day as our church will celebrate The Feast of Our Lord’s Transfiguration.
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Virtual Candles and Prayer Requests |
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Lighting a candle is a way of extending one's prayer and showing solidarity with the person on whose behalf the prayer is offered.
Join us in lighting a candle
each Sunday.
Please join our Facebook fundraising campaign
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We have our famous choreg in stock so call the Church Office and get yours today!
Made by our Ladies Guild and sold by the dozen, call the church office to place your order and arrange pick up.
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Prelacy Raffle Tickets NOW AVAILABLE |
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For many decades, the Prelacy has sponsored an annual raffle drawing that benefits its educational and religious programs.
The year's Prelacy raffle drawing will take place on September 12. Tickets can be purchased online for $100 each.
1st Prize $5,000.00
2nd Prize $2,000.00
3rd Prize $1,000.00
4th Prize $1,000.00
5th Prize $1,000.00
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Daily Readings:
Isa. 2:5-11, Rom. 9:30-10:4, Matt. 13:24-30
The Gospel
He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to someone who sowed good seed in his field; but while everybody was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and then went away. So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared as well. And the slaves of the householder came and said to him, ‘Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where, then, did these weeds come from?’ He answered, ‘An enemy has done this.’ The slaves said to him, ‘Then do you want us to go and gather them?’ But he replied, ‘No; for in gathering the weeds you would uproot the wheat along with them. Let both of them grow together until the harvest; and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, Collect the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn.’”
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His Holiness Aram I Presides Over Ordination of
Five Celibate Priests
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His Holiness Catholicos Aram I last Sunday, June 20, presided over the ordination to priesthood of five novices, which took place at the St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral of the Catholicosate in Antelias. The celebrant was His Grace Bishop Mesrob Sarkissian, the Prelate of the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, with Rev. Fr. Barouyr Shernezian, Rector of the Seminary, officiating as sponsor of the ordinands.
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2021 ST. GREGORY OF DATEV INSTITUTE - ONLINE |
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The St. Gregory of Datev Institute will once again hold a virtual Summer Program for youth ages 13-18 from June 28 to July 2, 2021. Sponsored by the Armenian Religious Education Council (AREC), the Program will be an hour long, 11:00 am to noon, Monday to Friday, and it will include two mini-presentations, focusing on the Bible, the teachings and the history of the Armenian Church, along with engaging discussions on faith-related issues. We have opted for the virtual format due to the Covid pandemic.
We invite our youth to take part in this unique Christian educational program. To register, please click here. If you have any questions, kindly contact Dn. Shant Kazanjian at 212-689-7810, shant@armenianprelacy.org.
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ARMENIAN PRELACY ARTSAKH FUND
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In response to the proclamation of His Holiness Catholicos Aram I, we invite our people to provide their heartfelt help to the families of the martyrs of the Artsakh war, as well those of the wounded and the displaced.
We are sure that our kind donations will bring consolation to the broken hearts of our brothers and sisters.
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