E-Sunday Bulletin of St. Sarkis Church |
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E-Sunday Bulletin of St. Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church
38-65 234th. St. Douglaston, NY, 11363
Sunday: 2/5/2023
Դ. ԿԻՐԱԿԻ Ս. ԾՆՈՒՆԴԷՆ ԵՏՔ - 4TH SUNDAY AFTER NATIVITY
Sunday Reading:
Isaiah 63:7-18; 2 Timothy 3:1-12; John 6:22-38
Join us in worship this Sunday
Morning Service 10:00 AM
Sunday School 11:00 AM
Divine Liturgy 10:45 AM - Sermon 11:45 AM
Մասնակցեցէք Ս. Պատարագին՝
Առաւօտեան Ժամերգութիւն 10։00
Ս. Պատարագ 10։45- Քարոզ 11։45
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ST. SARKIS NAME DAY CELEBRATION |
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For Reservations: Please contact the Church Office at (718) 224-2275 or email Stsarkischurch@gmail.com |
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Let’s come together to worship and share a Lenten meal.
This year we are asking for six groups of individuals and families to prepare and serve various lenten dishes and desserts for 25-30 people on the Tuesday of choice.
The church will provide all paper goods and drinks/coffee.
If you are interested in hosting a Lenten Tuesday Meal
please contact the Church Office at (718) 224-2275 or email Stsarkischurch@gmail.com
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Tuesday, February 21
Tuesday, February 27
Tuesday, March 07
Tuesday, March 14
Hosted by ARS Erebouni Chapter
Tuesday, March 21
Tuesday, March 28
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We greatly appreciate your support and generous donations. |
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ACOLYTES PROGRAM
Reported by Mrs. Arev Mouradian
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This past Sunday we saw an abundance of youth on the altar. Such an amazing sight to behold. St. Sarkis Acolyte Program is in full swing and we are asking all our young men to come and take part in this precious experience. |
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Our dance group continues to practice together for the upcoming 'Rebirth' Concert organized by Hamazkayin of New Jersey.
We hope that our parishioners will support our dancers and join us on March 25th for an unforgettable evening of song and dance. Please see attached flyer for more details.
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HOMENETMEN OF NEW YORK &
ST. SARKIS CHURCH SALT & LIGHT YOUTH GROUP
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SALT & LIGHT YOUTH GROUP
Reported by Mrs. Nyrie Bedrossian
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On Monday, January 30th, Der Nareg and the Salt & Light committee members held a zoom conference to discuss plans for the upcoming Salt & Light Season. Given the growth of the youth group over the past few years, the recent division of the group into Senior and Junior components, and the ambitious goals that we would like to accomplish, there was a restructuring of the Executive Committee to take on new roles and responsibilities. Going into 2023, our Salt and Light Youth Group Executive Committee, led under the guidance of Der Nareg Terterian, will consist of:
Nyrie Bedrossian (Chairperson),
Lena Felice (Co-Chair, Senior Youth Group),
Arev Mouradian (Co-Chair, Junior Youth Group),
Sonya Nenejian (Secretary),
Annita Nerses (Treasurer),
Janet Tutuyan (Outreach Coordinator),
Arev Mouradian, and Annita Nerses (Badarak Liaisons).
These committee members will work together to plan an exciting and rewarding year of spiritual, service-oriented, and social activities for our youth.
Additionally, our youth group is blessed to have many adults from our community serving as facilitators for our youth, some who have been with us for a few years and some who we are excited to welcome on board! Our facilitators include Raffi Nenejian, Michael Gostanian, Raffi Haroun, Yn Annie Terterian, Annita Nerses, Arev Mouradian, Christine Bedrossian, Lara Bardizbanian, Janet Tutuyan, Lena Felice and Jeanette Nenejian.
As of now, the Salt & Light Youth Group is set to meet on the following Fridays from 7-9 pm- February 10, March 10, March 31, and April 28, and we look forward to adding on more dates for Outreach and Social events as the year progresses. Children must be registered to attend the sessions and any events. We are looking forward to a great Salt & Light Season!
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St. Sarkis Church Annual Membership meeting and General Elections
will be held on Sunday, March 26, 2023 between 1:30-3:00 PM.
All Members are invited to participate.
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CHRISTMAS & CALENDAR DONATIONS |
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We greatly appreciate your support and general donations.
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CALLING ALL PARISHIONERS! |
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We are so proud that each member of our thriving St. Sarkis community possesses unique talents, expertise, and interests. Participation by each and every one of you makes an impact on us all. As our parish grows, so do our needs for your participation and impact. With busy lives, it can be hard to find time to volunteer. However, the benefits and fulfillment from volunteering with your fellow parishioners can be enormous. If you are interested in joining any of our team efforts for activities such as annual picnic planning, Saturday and Sunday school activities, choir membership --- we appreciate your help! Also, if you’d like to recommend and plan an activity, we’d love to hear from you and see how we can help make it happen. Please feel free to reach out to Annita Nerses (annitanerses@aol.com, 914-523-2956) or the Church office (stsarkischurch@gmail.com, 718-224-2275)
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Aren Bedrossian is a Senior at Half Hollow Hills High School West. He is actively involved in life at St. Sarkis Church, where he graduated Suzanne and Hovsep Hagopian Saturday School. He is currently a member of the Salt & Light Youth Group and on the executive board of the AYF NY Hyortik Senior chapter. He also worked as a staff in training this past summer at AYF Camp Haiastan. Aren thoroughly enjoys being a member of the Armenian Community and truly appreciates the sense of family and belonging that comes along with his active participation.
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Andrew Gorgissian is a junior at Chaminade High School and he is very involved in his Armenian and school community. He helped out at the St. Sarkis Church Suzanne and Hovsep Hagopian Saturday School for 2 years and he is the president of the senior group of the Salt and Light Youth Group. Andrew has been to Camp Haiastan and he has recently been elected to be an executive in the AYF Hyortik Chapter. Andrew loves to be involved in as much as he can and he continues to spread his Armenian identity to everyone he meets.
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St. Sarkis welcomes the participation of all our youth in the Badarak Service.
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LITURGICAL CALENDAR
(From Crossroads: E-Newsletter of the Armenian Prelacy)
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THE PROPHET JONAH
Friday, February 3, the Armenian Church remembers the Prophet Jonah (Hovnan), one of the Minor Prophets. The Minor Prophets are not considered less important than the ones called Major Prophets, but their books are shorter. All of the Minor Prophets were servants of God who proclaimed His will to people in need of repentance.
The story of Jonah and the whale is one of the better-known stories in the Old Testament. Jonah’s feast falls on the last day of the Fast of the Catechumens, and after four days without any specified readings, the reading for tomorrow is the entire book of Jonah. Just as the people of Nineveh fasted and repented from their wicked ways, so too do the people of God during this preliminary fast before Great Lent (Medz Bahk), the most penitential season of the year.
ST. SARKIS THE WARRIOR
Saturday, February 4, the Armenian Church commemorates St. Sarkis the Warrior, his son Mardiros, and 14 faithful soldiers. This is a moveable feast that can occur between January 11 and February 16. It follows the Fast of the Catechumens, which is not connected to St. Sarkis, but has become associated with this saint, even often referred to as the fast of St. Sarkis.
Sarkis was a 4th century Roman soldier who became a Christian. He rose through the military ranks because of his valiant campaign on behalf of Emperor Constantine. With the accession of Emperor Julian, Sarkis and his son took refuge in Armenia, where Christianity had already been the nation’s official religion. Later they went to Persia to join the Persian army to fight Julian. Both fought with exceptional bravery. The Persian leader, Shapur II, tried to convince them to abandon their Christian faith and embrace Zoroastrianism. Both refused, and father and son were martyred. Fourteen loyal Christian soldiers who went to claim the bodies were also killed. Eventually, Christians secured the remains and sent them to Assyria where they remained until the fifth century when Mesrob Mashdots had the remains transferred to the city of Karpi in the area of Vaspurakan in Armenia. A monastery was built over the site of the graves.
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SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR THIS SUNDAY |
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THE FIRST EPISTLE OF ST. PAUL TO TIMOTHY (3:1-12)
But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God- having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them.
They are the kind who worm their way into homes and gain control over weak-willed women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires, always learning but never able to acknowledge the truth. Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth-men of depraved minds, who, as far as the faith is concerned, are rejected. But they will not get very far because, as in the case of those men, their folly will be clear to everyone.
You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance, persecutions, sufferings-what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra, the persecutions I endured. Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them. In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
ՊՕՂՈՍ ԱՌԱՔԵԱԼԻ Ա. ՆԱՄԱԿԸ ՏԻՄՈԹԷՈՍԻ (3:1-12)
Սա՛ եւս գիտցիր, թէ վերջին օրերուն դժուար ժամանակներ պիտի գան, որովհետեւ մարդիկ պիտի դառնան անձնասէր, դրամապաշտ, ամբարտաւան, հպարտ, հայհոյիչ, ծնողներուն անհնազանդ, ապերախտ, սրբութիւնները ոտնակոխող, տմարդի, անգութ, չարախօս, անհանդուրժող, դաժան, բարիին թշնամի, մատնիչ, անպատկառ, գոռոզ, եւ աւելի հեշտանքը սիրող՝ քան զԱստուած: Երեւութապէս աստուածապաշտ են անոնք, բայց խորքին մէջ չեն հաւատար աստուածպաշտութեան զօրութեան: Զգուշացի՛ր անոնցմէ: Անոնց մէջ կան նաեւ այնպիսիներ, որոնք տունէ տուն կը մտնեն եւ իրենցմով կը հրապուրեն մեղքերով ծանրաբեռնուած եւ զանազան ցանկութիւններէ բռնուած թեթեւաբարոյ կիները, որոնք միշտ կ’ուզեն գիտնալ, բայց երբեք ճշմարիտ գիտութեան չեն հասնիր: Այնպէս ինչպէս Եանէս եւԵամբրէս մոգերը Մովսէսի հակառակեցան, միտքով ապա-կանած եւ հաւատքով սնանկ այս մարդիկն ալ ճշմարտութեան կը հակառակին: Բայց իրենց յաջողութիւնը երկար չի տեւեր, որովհետեւ իրենց անմտութիւնը շուտով յայտնի պիտի ըլլայ բոլորին, ճիշդ ինչպէս այն երկուքինը եղաւ:
Բայց դուն կառչա՛ծ մնա իմ ուսուցումիս, կեանքի օրի-նակիս, յօժարութեանս, հաւատքիս, համբերատարութեանս, սիրոյս եւ յարատեւութեանս, որոնք ցուցաբերեցի՝ նոյնիսկ հալածանքներուս եւ չարչարանքներուս մէջ: Գիտես թէ ի՛նչ պատահեցաւ ինծի Անտիոքի, Իկոնիոնի եւ Լիստրայի մէջ. թէ ի՛նչպիսի հալածանքներ կրեցի, եւ այդ բոլորէն Տէրը զիս ազատեց: Նոյնպէս, բոլոր անոնք որոնք կ’ուզեն աստուածպաշտութեամբ Քրիստոս Յիսուսի միացած ապրիլ, անպայման հալածանքներու պիտի ենթարկուին:
THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST ACCORDING TO JOHN (6.22-38)
The next day the crowd that had stayed on the other side of the sea saw that there had been only one boat there. They also saw that Jesus had not got into the boat with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone. Then some boats from Tiberias came near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks. So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they themselves got into the boats and went to Capernaum looking for Jesus.
When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, "Rabbi, when did you come here?" Jesus answered them, "Very truly, I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For it is on him that God the Father has set his seal." Then they said to him, "What must we do to perform the works of God?" Jesus answered them, "This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent." So they said to him, "What sign are you going to give us then, so that we may see it and believe you? What work are you performing? Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, 'He gave them bread from heaven to eat.'" Then Jesus said to them, "Very truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world." They said to him, "Sir, give us this bread always."
Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe. Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and anyone who comes to me I will never drive away; for I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.
ՅԻՍՈՒՍ ՔՐԻՍՏՈՍԻ ԱՒԵՏԱՐԱՆԸ ԸՍՏ ՅՈՎՀԱՆՆԷՍԻ (6.22-38)
Յաջորդ օր, ժողովուրդը՝ որ մնացած էր լիճին միւս կողմը, տեսաւ թէ հոն միայն մէկ նաւակ կար, որուն մէջ Յիսուսի աշակերտները մտան եւ առանձինն գացին. իսկ
Յիսուս աշակերտներուն հետ նաւակ չմտաւ: Յետոյ Տիբերիայէն ուրիշ նաւակներ ալ եկան հոն, ուր Յիսուս Աստուծոյ գոհութիւն տալով բազմացուցած էր հացը եւ տուած ժողովուրդին, որպէսզի ուտեն: 24Ժողովուրդը տեսնելով թէ Յիսուս հոն չէր, ոչ ալ իր աշակերտները, նաւակները առին եւ Կափառնաում եկան Յիսուսը փնտռելու համար: Երբ զինք գտան լիճին միւս կողմը, հարցուցին.
– Վարդապե՛տ, ե՞րբ եկար հոս:
Յիսուս անոնց պատասխանեց.
– Կ’ըսեմ ձեզի, վստահաբար դուք զիս կը փնտռէք՝ ո՛չ թէ որովհետեւ հրաշքներ տեսաք, այլ որովհետեւ այդ հացէն կերաք եւ կշտացաք: Փոխանակ կորստական ուտելիքը փնտռելու, ջանացէք ապահովել այն կերակուրը որ յաւիտենական կեանքի մէջ կը մնայ: Այդ կերակուրը Մարդու Որդին պիտի տայ ձեզի, որովհետեւ Հայրն Աստուած իր հաւանութեան կնիքը դրաւ անոր վրայ:
Անոնք հարցուցին.
– Ի՞նչ ընենք, որ Աստուծոյ ուզածը կատարած ըլլանք:
Յիսուս անոնց պատասխանեց.
– Աստուծոյ ուզած գործը այն է, որ հաւատաք անոր՝ որ ինք ղրկեց:
Անոնք ըսին.
– Ի՞նչ հրաշք պիտի գործես, որպէսզի տեսնենք եւ քեզի հաւատանք. ի՞նչ պիտի ընես: Մեր հայրերը մանանան կերան անապատին մէջ, ինչպէս գրուած է. «Անոնց երկինքէն հաց տուաւ ուտելու համար»:
Յիսուս անոնց ըսաւ.
– Ճշմարտութիւնը կ’ըսեմ ձեզի, թէ ինչ որ Մովսէս ձեզի տուաւ՝ երկինքէն իջած հացը չէր: Հայրս է որ ձեզի կու տայ երկինքէն իջած ճշմարիտ հացը: Որովհետեւ Աստուծոյ տուած հացը ան է՝ որ երկինքէն կ’իջնէ եւ կեանք կու տայ աշխարհին:
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40TH DAY PRESENTATION TO THE LORD |
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- OLIVIA MARCARIAN, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Michael & Emma Marcarian was brought to church for the 40th day dedication service, according to the rites of the Armenian Church. We welcome Olivia to the life of the church and hope to see her soon for the Sacrament of Baptism.
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- Հանդիսաւոր Հոգեհանգիստ Ս. Սարգիս Հայց. Առաքելական Եկեղեցւոյ բարերարներուն եւ բարեկամներուն հոգիներուն ի հանգիստ.- Տ. Ասողիկ Ա. Քհն. Գլըճեան եւ երէցկին Անժէլ Գլըճեան, Մայր Սիւզան եւ Յովսէփ Յակոբեան, Պետրոս Ճիվէլէկեանի, Ճէք Չատրճեան, Հռիփսիմէ Մինասեան, Պետրոս Ա. Սրկ. Պետրոսեան, Աւետիս Ա. Սրկ. եւ Մելինէ Քիւրքճեան, Գեղամ Ա. Սրկ. եւ Արշալոյս Եզտանեան, Պանծալի Աճէմեան, Ճան եւ Նուարդ Ալէքսանեան, Հայրօ Պաղտասարեան, Ասքըր եւ Մարկարէթ Չատրճեան, Լեւոն Տէմիրճեան, Սարգիս եւ Արաքսի Տէրեան, Անուշաւան Յակոբեանց, Ճան եւ Սաթենիկ Հանումօղլու, Վարուժան Քէօրղլեան, Եղիա եւ Անթօնիա Քըյմաթեան, Հրանդ Գույումճեան, Ովսաննա Գրիգորեան, Եղիշէ Լալեան, Յովնան Ճիվէլէկեան, Վահրամ Կիրակոսեան, Պենիթա Մարգարեան, Համբիկ Ազարեան, Արաքսի Մակարեան, Կարապետ Մանուկեան, Գառնիկ եւ Շուշանիկ Միտինեան, Ճորճ Սեպուհ Ներսէսեան, Գառնիկ, Նուրիձա Օննիկ Բակումեան, Արտեմիս Փափազեան, Տիգրան եւ Մարիամ Փափազեան, Փօլ եւ Արամ Փափազեան, Քնարիկ Պետրոսեան, Զենօ եւ Վերգին Վարդանեան, Սարգիս եւ Սիմօն Չօլօյեան, Շահան Գազանճեան, Վաչէ Պետրոսեան, Հրաչ Գազանճեան, Վըրնըն Քալեանի, Յարութիւն Դանիէլեանի Գառնիկ Ներսէսեան, Զաւէն Ա․ Սրկ․ Քացախեանի, Տք․ Րաֆֆի Զօհրապեանի, Հայկ Պաքլաճեանի, Յովհաննէս եւ Նօէմի Մկրեաններու եւ Աստղիկ Գազանճեանի:
-Dr. Tatyana Ulubabova, Mr. Levon Ulubabov, Mr. Simonsarkis Ulubabov request requiem service for the soul of their beloved mother and grandmother ZHANNA ULUBABOVA (9th-year memorial service).
-Mr. & Mrs. Jerry and Deborah Bezdikian request requiem service for the soul of their beloved brother MICHAEL HORAN HOUGASIAN (40th day memorial service).
- Mr. & Mrs. Setrag & Annie Kazandjian and family request requiem service for the soul of their beloved father and grandfather DJIVAN BOSTANIAN (20th year memorial service).
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-St. Sarkis Name Day Celebration will be held in the Main Hall. |
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Sunday, February 05, 2023: St. Sarkis Name Day Celebration
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Sunday, February 05, 2023: Sunday School
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Friday, February 10, 2023: Salt & Light Youth Group
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Sunday, February 12, 2023: Sunday School
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Tuesday, February 21, 2023: Lenten Vesper Service
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Tuesday, February 28, 2023: Lenten Vesper Service
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Sunday, March 05, 2023: Sunday School
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Tuesday, March 07, 2023: Lenten Vesper Service
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Friday, March 10, 2023: Salt & Light Youth Group
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Tuesday, March 14, 2023: Lenten Vesper Service
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Sunday, March 19, 2023: Sunday School
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Tuesday, March 21, 2023: Lenten Vesper Service
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Sunday, March 26, 2023: General Membership Meeting
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Tuesday, March 28, 2023: Lenten Vesper Service
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Friday, March 31, 2023: Salt & Light Youth Group
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Sunday, April 02, 2023: Palm Sunday
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Sunday, April 02, 2023: Sunday School
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Tuesday, April 04, 2023: Holy Tuesday
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Thursday, April 06, 2023: Washing of the Feet & Tenebrae
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Friday, April 07, 2023: Good Friday, Service of the Entombment
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Saturday, April 08, 2023: Holy Communion & Easter Brunch
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Saturday, April 08, 2023: Easter Eve Vesper Service, Divine Liturgy
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Saturday, April 08, 2023: Easter Dinner
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Sunday, April 09, 2023: Easter
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Sunday, April 16, 2023: Sunday School
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Friday, April 28, 2023: Salt & Light Youth Group
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Sunday, April 30, 2023: Sunday School
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Saturday, May 20, 2023: Saturday School Year End Hantes
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July 10 - 21, 2023: St. Sarkis Summer Camp 2 weeks Program
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Dear Parishioners,
Please send your requiem request, photos of newborns, baptism photos, wedding photos, and other announcements from sister organizations for the coming Sunday's E-bulletin no later than Thursday 12 noon.
All requests received after 12 noon on Thursday will be posted on the following week's E-bulletin.
We thank you in advance for your cooperation and understanding.
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Adds From Sister Organizations
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St. Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church |
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Address: 38-65 234th Street,
Douglaston, NY 11363
Phone:(718) 224-2275
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