Weekly e-newsletter of
St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Apostolic Church
8701 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19128
Archpriest Fr. Nerses Manoogian, Pastor

January 30, 2015
Volume # 10
Issue No. 5

Sunday Church Service starts at 10:30 A.M.
ARE YOU FULLY INFLATED?
As we head to Super Bowl Sunday, do you know that, on our liturgical calendar, this Sunday is our spiritual super Sunday? The week preceding this Sunday was a call to repentance and to be courageous and daring in our Christian journey. We are called to emulate St. Sarkis the Christian worrier who stayed steadfast in his faith despite persecution and death threat.

As we are inundated by the recent deflate-gate scandal stories, your church is asking you: "Are you deflated in your spiritual standing like this ball, which has the shape and resemblance of a football but not functionality?

Set your priorities right. Be pumped up and be functional, be alive.

Be always inflated with Christian values, be robust and solid. Be a fully inflated ball first in the hand of our Lord and let Him score you a "Touch Down"  then go enjoy your Super Bowl Sunday.
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Հոգեհանգիստ - Requiem

Հետեւեալ ծխականները հոգեհանգիստ կը խնդրեն

իրենց հանգուցեալ հարազատներու եւ բարեկամներու հոգւոցն ի հանգիստ

 

The following parishioners are requesting hokehankist

for the repose of the souls of their deceased family members and friends

 

 

 

 

 

  • Victor and Stephanie Sarkissian, Melanie and Ray Zaborowski, for the soul of their mother and grandmother, Ecatherina Sarkissian, 1st anniversary.
  • Arthur Babaian for the souls of his mother and aunt,  Arpenik Allenow and Victoria Babaian.
  • Richard and Carolyn Chebookjian and family Steve and Linda Vosbikian and family for the souls of their parents, grandparents and great grandparents, John and Mary Tokmajian, and for the soul of their son, brother, nephew, cousin and uncle, Kirk Azad Vosbikian.
  • Mrs. Arousiag Khatchadrian, Mr. & Mrs. Berge Khatchadrian and family, Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Khatchadrian and family, for the souls of their husband, father and grandfather, son, brother and  uncle,  Khatchig Khatchadrian, 15th anniversary and Garegin Khatchadrian.

 

Saturday, January 31 is the feat of St. Sarkis.

This Sunday is preceded by one week of intense fasting and penitence. According to St. Nerses Shnorhali, this fast is established by St. Gregory the Illuminator, who after his release from Khor Virap began to evangelize, first by making the Armenian people observe five days of fasting so as to receive healing grace. On the fifth day of the fast, on Friday, the memory of Prophet Jonah is observed, as an example of a great act of penitence. And on Saturday the feast of St. Sarkis observed. This is why, this fasting popularly is known as well as the fast of St. Sarkis.

 

St. Sarkis the Warrior lived during the fourth century in Cappadocia. He was appointed the military commander of Cappodocia by Emperor Constantine the Great. When Emperor Julian ascended to the throne and started persecuting the Christians, St. Sarkis being a devout Christian, together with his son Martiros took refuge in Armenia. He eventually joined the Persian King Shapur II to fight Julian. However, when King Shahpour discovered that Sarkis was a Christian he asked him to denounce Christian religion and embrace Zoroastrianism. Both father and son refused to do so and both were martyred. Fourteen of his Iranian soldiers, who had converted to Christianity, were also martyred when they came to bury St. Sarkis. 

 

At this occasion we congratulate all those parishioners who carry the name Sarkis or Serge on their name day.



Sunday's Bible Readings    

 

2 Timothy 3:1-12


 

But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of stress.  For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, inhuman, implacable, slanderers, profligates, fierce, haters of good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, holding the form of religion but denying the power of it. Avoid such people. For among them are those who make their way into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and swayed by various impulses, who will listen to anybody and can never arrive at a knowledge of the truth. As Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men of corrupt mind and counterfeit faith; but they will not get very far, for their folly will be plain to all, as was that of those two men. Now you have observed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, my persecutions, my sufferings, what befell me at Antioch, at Ico'nium, and at Lystra, what persecutions I endured; yet from them all the Lord rescued me.  Indeed all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

 


 

John 6:22-38


 

On the next day the people who remained on the other side of the sea saw that there had been only one boat there, and that Jesus had not entered the boat with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone.  However, boats from Tiber'i-as came near the place where they ate the bread after the Lord had given thanks. So when the people saw that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they themselves got into the boats and went to Caper'na-um, seeking 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, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you seek me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you; for on him has God the Father set his seal." Then they said to him, "What must we do, to be doing 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, "Then what sign do you do, that we may see, and believe you? What work do you perform? Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, 'He gave them bread from heaven to eat.'" Jesus then said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven; my Father 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, "Lord, give us this bread always." Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; he who comes to me shall not hunger, and he who believes in me shall never thirst. But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe. All that the Father gives me will come to me; and him who comes to me I will not cast out. For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.

 

 

  

Ալէլուք - Յարեաւ Աստուած եւ ցրուեցան ամենայն թշնամիք նորա. փախեան ատելիք նորա յերեսաց նորա։


ՅԻՍՈՒՍ ՔՐԻՍՏՈՍԻ ԱՒԵՏԱՐԱՆԷՆ ԸՍՏ ՅՈՎՀԱՆՆՈՒ, 6։22-38

 

Երբ զինք գտան ծովուն 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 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 ուզածը 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, այյլ հիմա է որ Հայրս ձեզի կու տայ երկինքէն իջած ճշմարիտ հացը։  Որովհետեւ Աստուծոյ տուած հացը ան է, որ երկինքէն կ՚իջնէ եւ կեանք կու տայ աշխարհին�։


 

Անոնք ըսին.- �Տէ՛ր, մի՛շտ տուր մեզի այդ հացը�։  Յիսուս ըսաւ անոնց. �Ես եմ կեանքի հացը, ան որ ինծի կու գայ, բնաւ պիտի չանօթենայ եւ ան որ ինծի կը հաւատայ, երբեք պիտի չծարաւնայ։  Բայց հիմա ըսի ձեզի, տեսաք ալ զիս, եւ տակաւին չէք հաւատար։  Ինչ որ Հայրը ինծի տուաւ՝ ինծի պիտի գայ, եւ ես ինծի եկողը պիտի չմերժեմ. Որովհետեւ ես երկինքէն իջայ ո՛չ թէ իմ կամքս կատարելու,  այլ կամքը անո՛ր, որ զիս ղրկեց�։


  

Sunday School News

 

SUNDAY SCHOOL
February 1, 2015
10:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.
 
Assembly Theme:  Parable of the Yeast
Classroom Theme: St. Sarkis the Warrior
Special Session:  Getting to Know My Church
 

  

  Sunday School's 2014-2015 Calendar
 

  
Haigazian School    Հայկազեան Վարժարան

 

Haigazian Armenian Adult Language Classes, WInter 2015 Term.  Tuesday, January 13 - March 30th.   Beginners 7 - 8:30.  Intermediate 8 - 9:30. For more information, please contact Anita Hovsepian 215-242-1247 or

Download the registration form  and take action.

 

Community Flyers

 

"Where is Your Groom", "Pesad Oor Eh" is SOLD OUT.  Thank you all for your support.  We have started a waiting list and if tickets open up we will communicate directly with those that have contacted Rita Selverian to be on that list.

 

Reminder
Location:  Delaware County Community College, Media PA Academic Building Room 2225
When:  January 31st at 7:30PM, Doors open at 7:00 and seating is General Admission
Parking:  Lots H and J are preferred however if full you may also park in Lot G

 

We look forward to seeing you all Saturday night.

 

 



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Calender of Events


2015                          

                                                                      

January 31       Stage Play" Where is Your Groom?" Del. County Comm. College

 

February 2       Ladies' Guild Meeting                                   

February 7       HMEM

February 9       Men's Club Meeting

February 11     Bible Study

February 12     Intercommunal Vartanantz Celebration

February 14     A Red Carpet Affair - Hollywood Style - Valentine's  Dinner Dance

February 20     Vesper Service

February 27     Vesper Service

                                             

March 2           Ladies' Guild Meeting

March 6           Vesper Service

March 9           Men's Club Meeting

March 13         Vesper Service

March 15         TOPIG Luncheon and "Gamavor" Play

March 20         Vesper Service

March 21         HAMAZKAIN Recital

March 27         Vesper Service

March 29         Palm Sunday

                                                                                    

April 2             Washing of the Feet - Holy Thursday Evening Services

April 3             Good Friday - Evening Services

April 4             Communion Breakfast & Easter Egg Hunt

April 4             Holy Saturday Evening Services

April 5             Holy Easter

April 6             Ladies' Guild Meeting

April 8             Bible Study

April 13           Men's Club Meeting

April 24           Intercommunal April 24th Commemoration

 

May 4              Ladies' Guild Meeting

May 11            Men's Club Meeting

May 12            Vehapar will visit community      

May 17            Meghri Dance Group - Anoush Opera

May 30            Armenia's independence day celebration by ARF

May 31            Haigazian School Hantes

 

June 1              Ladies' Guild Meeting                                                                 

June  7             Graduates Communion and Breakfast

June 8              Men's Club Meeting

June 10            Bible Study

 

July 8               Bible Study

July 13             Men's Club Meeting

                                                                                         

August 10       Men's Club Meeting

August 12       Bible Study

August 16       Grape Blessing Picnic

 

September 13    Opening of Sunday School and Haigazian School

September 14    Ladies' Guild Meeting

September 9    Bible Study

September 14  Men's Club Meeting

September 20  25th Anniversary of Der Nerses' pastorate 

 

October 5        Ladies' Guild Meeting

October 11      Intercommunal Cultural month Celebration

October 12      GOLF Outing

October 12      Men's Club Meeting

October 14      Bible Study

                                                                       

November 6-7-8 Food Festival                                                          

November 9    Men's Club Meeting

November 11  Bible Study

                                                                         

December 7     Ladies' Guild Meeting

December 9     Bible Study

December 14   Men's Club Meeting

December 20   Christmas Pageant

December 31   New Year's Eve Celebration                         

 

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