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June 10, 2016
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Volume # 11
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215-482 9200 - 215-482 3344
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Sunday service starts @ 10:30
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ANNOUNCEMENT
This Sunday we will be honored to welcome to our Church His Grace Bishop Anoushavan Tanielian, Vicar general of the Armenian Prelacy. His Grace will deliver the sermon.
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THE 98TH ANNIVERSARY OF ARMENIA'S INDEPENDENCE WAS CELEBRATED IN OUR COMMUNITY BY LOCAL ARF ON JUNE 4, 2016
Ambassador of Armenia H.E. Grigor Hovhannisian with Der Nerses and Noubar Megerian
Hamazkayin's Meghree dance group dazzled the guests with their flawless dances
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George Hovsepian, son of Mr. & Mrs. Justin and Jacquiline Hovsepian was baptized on June 4, 2016. Godfather was Alexander Hovsepian.
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OUR CONGRATULATIONS
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Brielle Bayard, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Brad and Sommer Bayard was baptized on June 5, 2016. Godfather was Randi Bayard.
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INTRODUCING THE NEWLY ELECTED BOARD
Seating L-R: Jim Walter, Treasurer, Gary Papazian, vice chaorman, Der Nerses Manoogian, pastor, Bill Arthin, Chairman, Angela Aghajanian, Asst. secretary.
Standing: Glenn Papazian, Asst. Treasurer, Kurk Selverian, Noubik Arakelian, Kirk Karagelian, Esq. Harout Aghajanian and Antranig Baronian, Secretary. Missing from photo Lucinda Stamboulian.
Photo taken on June 6, 2016.
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SUNDAY BIBLE READING
Fourth Sunday After Pentecost
Հոգեգալուստէն ետք Չորրորդ Կիրակի
The reading is from the Letter of Paul to the Romans 7:25-8:11
Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I of myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin.
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set me free from the law of sin and death. For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do: sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the just requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God's law, indeed it cannot; and those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
But you are not in the flesh, you are in the Spirit, if the Spirit of God really dwells in you. Any one who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. But if Christ is in you, although your bodies are dead because of sin, your spirits are alive because of righteousness. If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also through his Spirit who dwells in you.
THE HOLY GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST ACCORDING TO MATTHEW 12:38-45
To our Lord Jesus Christ:
Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to him, "Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you." But he answered them, "An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign; but no sign shall be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. The men of Nineveh will arise at the judgement with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here. The queen of the South will arise at the judgement with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than Solomon is here.
"When the unclean spirit has gone out of a man, he passes through waterless places seeking rest, but he finds none. Then he says, `I will return to my house from which I came.' And when he comes he finds it empty, swept, and put in order. Then he goes and brings with him seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first. So shall it be also with this evil generation."
ՅԻՍՈՒՍ ՔՐԻՍՏՈՍԻ ԱՒԵՏԱՐԱՆԷՆ ԸՍՏ ՄԱՏԹԷՈՍԻ Գլուխ 12։38-45
Այն ատեն օրէնքի ուսուցիչներէն եւ փարիսեցիներէն ոմանք ըսին Յիսուսի. �Վարդապե՛տ, կ՚ուզենք որ հրաշք մը գործես�։ Յիսուս անոնց պատասխանեց. �Աստուծոյ անհաւատարիմ չա՛ր սերունդ. նշան մը կ՚ուզէք. բայց Յովնան մարգարէին պատահած հրաշքէն զատ ուրիշ նշան պիտի չտեսնէք։
Եւ ինչպէս Յովնան երեք օր ցերեկ ու գիշեր կէտ ձուկին փորին մէջ անցուց, նոյնպէս ալ մարդու Որդին երեք օր ցերեկ ու գիշեր պիտի մնայ երկրի ընդերքին մէջ։ Դատաստանի օրը նինուէացիները ձեզի դէմ պիտի ելլեն եւ դատապարտեն ձեզ, որովհետեւ անոնք Յովնանի քարոզութեամբ զղջացին իրենց մեղքերուն համար։ Եւ ահա, Յովնանէն աւելի մեծ մէկը կայ հոս։ Դարձեալ, Դատաստանի օրը հարաւի թագուհին պիտի ելլէ եւ դատապարտէ ձեզ, որովհետեւ ան իր հեռաւոր երկրէն եկաւ Սողոմոնի իմաստուն ուսուցումները լսելու համար։ Եւ ահա, Սողոմոնէն աւելի մեծ մէկը կայ հոս։
�Երբ չար ոգի մը դուրս կ՚ելլէ մարդու մը մէջէն, կ՚երթայ եւ անջրդի վայրերը կը շրջի՝ հանգիստ տեղ մը գտնելու համար։ Եւ երբ չգտնէ, ինքնիրեն կ՚ըսէ. �Ելլեմ երթամ իմ տունս, ուրկէ ելլայ�։ Ուստի կը վերադառնայ իր նախկին տունը եւ զայն կը գտնէ պարապ, մաքուր եւ յարդարուած։ Ապա կ՚երթայ եւ կը բերէ իրմէ աւելի չար եօթը այլ ոգիներ, որոնց հետ ներս մտնելով՝ կը բնակի հոն, որով այդ մարդուն վերջը իր նախկին վիճակէն շատ աւելի գէշ կ՚ըլլայ։ Գիտցէք որ նոյնը պիտի պատահի նաեւ այս չար սերունդին։
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ՀՈԳԵՀԱՆԳԻՍՏ
HOKEHANKIST
- Boghosian and Estepanians families for the soul of their father, Hamparsoom Boghosian, 40th day.
- Miss Anita Nazarian for the soul of her mother, Victoria Nazarian, 1st anniversary.
- Soorikian and Calapinto families for the soul of their mother, Mary Soorikian, 3rd anniversary.
- For the souls of Richard & Rose Dermenjian & Deborah Ann Dermenjian.
- Mrs Rose Jehanian and family for the soul of their her husband, father, father-in-law and grandfather Ralph Jehanian and for all deceased members of the Jehanian and Chamberlain families.
- Majda, Mikael, Garen and Sareen Garabedian, for the soul of their husband and father, Joseph Garabedian, 16th anniversary.
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ALTAR FLOWERS ARE DONATED BY
- Boghosian and Estepanian Families in memory of their father Hamparsoom Boghosian
And by
- Anita Nazarian in memory of her mother, Victoria Nazarian.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL
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HAIGAZIAN SCHOOL
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ST. GREGORY'S ANNUAL GOLF OUTING
Hello Everyone!
We are gearing up for another great day of fun at St. Gregory's 13th Annual Golf Outing! This year we will be playing at the picturesque Talamore Country Club in Ambler PA with its beautiful historic clubhouse. The date is Tuesday September 20 and the cost is only $150 per player. FIND OUT MORE
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HONORING OUR GRADUATES
Sunday, June 12, 2016
St. Gregory's is planning its 48th annual Graduates' Communion and Breakfast, honoring all of our high school and college graduates and their parents. The Holy Communion will be given during regular church services. A breakfast and special program will be presented in Terhanian hall immediately following the services.
If you know of anyone within our parish who is graduating from high school or college this year, please ask him/her to attend.
We congratulate the following graduates of our parish
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HIGH SCHOOL
Gregory Bohdjelian
Derek Dervishian
Jordan Heaton
Nancy Lynn Keytanjian
Emily Shakeh Selverian
Olivia Ovsanna Stepanian
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COLLEGE
Lia Rose Arakelian
Jane Frances Bedrossian
Michael Selverian
Alicia Soorikian
Sareen Streeter
Tiffany Yousef
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
June 12 Graduates' Communion & Breakfast June 19 Father's Day Breakfast July 10 Datevatzi Lucheon August 14 Assumption Day - Grape Blessing & Picnic September 11 Sunday School & Haigazian Armenian School openings Sept. 13-17 CARNIVAL September 20 GOLF Outing October 2 BLINGO November 4 - 5 Ladies' Guild Food Festival November 12 AYF Dinner Dance December 31 New Year's Eve Dinner Dance
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