E-Sunday Bulletin of St. Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church
38-65 234th. St. Douglaston, NY, 11363
Sunday 06/14/2015
ՀՈԳԵԳԱԼՈՒՍՏԷՆ ԵՏՔ Գ. ԿԻՐԱԿԻ - THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Sunday Readings:
Isaiah 1:2-15; Romans 6:12-23; Matthew 12:1-8
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News From St. Sarkis Church
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Լուրեր Ս. Սարգիս Եկեղեցիէն
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Quarterly Update on ANCA Activities
Reported by: Anahid Ugurlayan, ESQ
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On Sunday, June 7, 2015, St. Sarkis hosted the ANC of New York for a quarterly update on ANCA activities locally and nationally. Raffi Asatoorian, Chairperson of the ANC of NY, provided an overview of the local activities including meetings with local congressmen and NYC council members regarding the Armenian Genocide recognition and education and issues of concern to Armenia and Artsakh. Asatoorian introduced Armen Sahakyan, Chairperson of the ANCA-Eastern Region, who discussed the ANC's genocide recognition efforts, lobbying legislators in the several remaining U.S. states who have not yet recognized the Armenian Genocide to put pressure on the U.S. government to officially recognize the genocide. Sahakyan stressed, however, that the ANCA's work is not limited to genocide recognition, citing to its advocacy efforts which led to the signing of the U.S.-Armenia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA), which establishes a United States-Armenia Council on Trade and Investment to discuss bilateral trade and investment and related issues, and to examine ways to strengthen the trade and investment relationship between the two countries which can ultimately lead to a tax treaty. Sahakyan also referred to the ANCA's lobbying efforts to increase U.S. aid to Armenia and Artsakh, cease military aid to Azerbaijan until it agrees with OSCE Minsk Group to cease its aggression against Armenia and to reaffirm its commitment to a peaceful resolution of regional conflicts, and humanitarian and resettlement aid to Armenian, Assyrian and other at-risk minorities in Syria. Both Asatoorian and Sahakyan urged the attendees to engage with the ANC locally and nationally because its successful lobbying efforts require a strong grassroots response.
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The ANCA update was followed by a slideshow presentation by renowned photojournalist Scout Tufankjian of her new book, "There is Only the Earth: Images from the Armenian Diaspora Project. Based on Brooklyn, NY, Tufankjian was the 2012 Barack Obama campaign photographer. Following the campaign, she embarked on a life-changing journey, traveling to Armenian communities worldwide to document the survival of Armenians following the Armenian Genocide including, most recently, Syrian-Armenian refugees who relocated to Armenia and Artsakh. Tufankjian shared stories of her experiences in various countries, routinely and warmly welcomed as a long lost family member. She also explored the notion of Armenian identity, specifically what individuals from these communities think it means to "be" Armenian. While the responses varied, the resounding theme was one of pride in one's culture, language and history, and as a member of a living and breathing community that transcends the scars of genocide. Following her presentation, Tufankjian graciously offered to sign copies of her book. Many thanks to Raffi Asatoorian, Armen Sahakyan and Scout Tufankjian for edifying presentations.
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| The Podcast With Fr. Nareg Terterian |
In This Episode:
- Opening Prayer
- Among other things with Der Nareg and Seta Megherian
- An Interview with Oshagan Serpazan
- Bible Reflection
- Hymn of the week
This Episode is Sponsored by An Anonymous Donor |
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On Sunday, May 31, 2015, The Community of St. Sarkis Church offered prayers as the pastor presided over the service of blessing the tricolor flag on the occasion of the 97th anniversary of the first Armenian Republic and the 24rd anniversary of the current Republic of Armenia. A Requiem service also was offered for the souls of the fallen heroes of Sardarabad, Bashabaran, Gharakilise, and the new martyrs of the struggle for Arstakh.
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For the 10th season in a row, St. Sarkis Summer Camp is excited for its upcoming season, which begins on July 6 and will go through July 24th.
For the first time this year campers will fill our halls with excitement and cheer for three full weeks of fun and laughter.
A well trained staff of teachers are gearing up for yet another wonderful summer experience for all our children. Campers will have Sports, Arts and Crafts, Music, Drama, Health and Nutrition classes and much more.
If you are interested in sponsoring a class or a lunch to help our camp thrive please call the church office for further details.
If you are interested in registering your child, please see the flyer and registration form.
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Bible Readings
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Աստուածաշնչական Ընթերցումներ
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THE EPISTLE OF ST. PAUL TO THE ROMANS (6.12-23)
Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to him as instruments of righteousness. For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.
What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! Don't you know that when you offer yourselves to someone to obey him as slaves, you are slaves to the one whom you obey-whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness? But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were entrusted. You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.
I put this in human terms because you are weak in your natural selves. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness, so now offer them in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness. When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness. What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death! But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
ՊՕՂՈՍ ԱՌԱՔԵԱԼԻ ՆԱՄԱԿԸ ՀՌՈՄԱՅԵՑԻՆԵՐՈՒՆ (6.12-23)
Այսուհետեւ մեղքը թող չթագաւորէ ձեր մահկանացու մարմիններուն մէջ, զանոնք իր ցանկութեանց հնազանդեցնելով: Մեղքին անձնատուր մի՛ ըլլաք, ձեր անդամները անիրաւութեան գործիք դարձնելով, այլ որպէս մահունէ կեանքի եկած մարդիկ՝ դուք ձեզ Աստուծո՛յ յանձնեցէք եւ ձեր մարմինները Աստուծոյ ձեռքին մէջ արդարութեան գործիք դարձուցէք: Մեղքը ձեր վրայ պէտք չէ իշխէ, քանի դուք օրէնքին ենթակայ չէք, այլ շնորհքին:
Ուրեմն ի՞նչ. քանի շնորհքին ենթակայ ենք եւ ո՛չ օրէնքին, մե՞ղք գործենք: Բնա՛ւ երբեք: Լաւ գիտցէք թէ որո՛ւ ծառայութեան որ նուիրուիք եւ հնազանդիք՝ անոր ծառան եղած կ՚ըլլաք: Մեղքին ծառայելով՝ մահուան կ՚ենթարկուիք, մինչ Աստուծոյ հնազանդելով՝ կ՚արդարանաք: Գոհութի՜ւն Աստուծոյ, որ թէպէտ ժամանակ մը մեղքին ծառայ դարձած էիք, բայց որովհետեւ սրտանց հնազանդեցաք ձեզի աւանդուած վարդապետութեան օրինակին, մեղքի տիրապետութենէն ազատեցաք եւ արդարութեան ծառայ դարձաք: Ծառայի օրինակով կը խօսիմ, որովհետեւ այդպէս աւելի հասկնալի է ձեզի: Ինչպէս որ ժամանակ մը ձեր մարմինները անօրէնութեան տուած՝ պղծութեան եւ անօրէնութեան կը ծառայէիք, այնպէս ալ հիմա սրբութեան տուէք ձեր մարմինները եւ արդարութեան ծառայեցէք: Երբ մեղքին ծառան էիք, հեռու էիք արդարութենէն: Ի՞նչ շահեցաք այն ժամանակուան ձեր գործերէն, որոնցմէ կ՚ամչնաք հիմա. որովհետեւ անոնց հետեւանքը մահ է: Բայց հիմա մեղքին տիրապետութենէն ազատ էք եւ Աստուծոյ ծառաները: Ձեր շահը սրբութեան նուիրուած կեանք մըն է, որուն արդիւնքը պիտի ըլլայ յաւիտենական կեանքը: Որովհետեւ մեղքին վարձատրութիւնը մահ է, մինչ Աստուած որպէս ձրի պարգեւ՝ յաւիտենական կեանք կու տայ մեր Տիրոջ Յիսուս Քրիստոսի միջոցաւ:
THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST ACCORDING TO MATTHEW (12.1-8)
At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick some heads of grain and eat them. When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, "Look! Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath."
He answered, "Haven't you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread-which was not lawful for them to do, but only for the priests. Or haven't you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple desecrate the day and yet are innocent? I tell you that one greater than the temple is here. If you had known what these words mean, 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the innocent. For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."
ՅԻՍՈՒՍ ՔՐԻՍՏՈՍԻ ԱՒԵՏԱՐԱՆԸ ԸՍՏ ՄԱՏԹԷՈՍԻ (12.1-8)
Շաբաթ օր մը Յիսուս արտերուն մէջէն կ՚անցնէր: Աշակերտները անօթեցած ըլլալով սկսան հասկ փրցնել եւ ուտել: Երբ փարիսեցիները ասիկա տեսան, ըսին Յիսուսի. «Տե՛ս, աշակետներդ ի՛նչ կ՚ընեն. բան մը՝ որ արգիլուած է Շաբաթ օրով ընել»:
Յիսուս պատասխանեց. «Չէ՞ք կարդացած թէ ի՛նչ ըրաւ Դաւիթ, երբ ինք եւ իր հետ եղողները անօթեցան: Աստուծոյ տունը չմտա՞ւ եւ Առաջաւորութեան հացը չկերա՞ւ, որ օրէնքին համաձայն միայն քահանաներուն արտօնուած էր եւ ո՛չ թէ իրեն կամ իր հետ եղողներուն: Կամ չէ՞ք կարդացած Մովսէսի Օրէնքին մէջ, թէ Շաբաթ օրեր քահանաները տաճարին մէջ կը սրբապղծեն Շաբաթը եւ սակայն ատիկա մեղք չի համարուիր իրենց: Ահա կ՚ըսեմ ձեզի, որ տաճարէն աւելի մեծ մէկը կայ հոս: Եթէ իրապէս հասկնայիք թէ ի՛նչ կը նշանակէ մարգարէին խօսքը. «Ողորմութիւն կ՚ուզեմ եւ ոչ զոհ», այն ատեն չէիք դատապարտեր անմեղները, որովհետեւ մարդու Որդին Տէրն է Շաբաթին»:
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- Mrs. Agavni Bodriguian and daughter Ms. Silvia Bodriguian request requiem service for the soul of their beloved husband and father EDWARD BODRIGUIAN (5th year memorial service).
- Dr. and Mrs. Ervant and Zabel Nishanian and sons Levon and Aram, Brajkovich family request requiem service for the soul of their beloved mother and grandmother MADLEN NISHANIAN (5th year memorial service). Also for the soul of their beloved uncle EDWARD BODRIGUIAN (5th year memorial service).
- Mr. and Mrs. Eduard and Alina Kochoumian and children Elise and Gregory, Mr. and Mrs. Varujan and Luiza Kalustian, Dr. and Mrs. Michael and Daniela Kalustian request requiem service for the soul of their beloved aunt and cousin ALICE TANIELIAN (3rd year memorial service). Also for the souls of MICKAEL TANIELIAN, ANAHID KERPITCHIAN, ROSTOM KERPITCHIAN AND AGHAVNI KERPITCHIAN.
- Mr. and Mrs. Ara and Nonik Bedrossian, Mrs. Manoushag Arhanian request requiem service for the souls of VAHAN AND MANNIK SOHOMONIAN, HATCHIG ARHANIAN, KALOUST AND ARAXI ARHANIAN, TAKOUHI GULIAN, AND ATANAS KRASTEV.
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Shant Simonian and Hoory Harutiunian were married on June 7, 2015. Best man and maid of honor were Hagop Simonian and Grace Simonian. We congratulate the newly married couple & wish them a happy life together. |
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40th Day Dedication Service
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Oliver Edward Ohannessian the son of Mr. & Mrs. Ohanes and Angela Ohannessian was brought to church for 40th day dedication service, according to the rites of the Armenian Church. We welcome baby Oliver to the life of the Church and hope to see him soon for the Sacrament of Baptism. |
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ST. NERSES THE GREAT AND BISHOP KHAT
This Saturday, June 13, the Armenian Church commemorates Catholicos Nerses the Great and Khat the Bishop. Nerses the Great was the father of Catholicos Sahak I. He succeeded two catholicoi whose reigns were unexceptional, and the people were eager to return to the line of their beloved Gregory the Illuminator. Nerses was a student of St. Basil of Caesarea, one of three great Cappadocian Fathers. Nerses' pontificate was the beginning of a new era. He brought the church closer in service to the people, rather than to royals and nobles. He convened the Council of Ashtishat that resulted in numerous laws on issues related to marriage, worship, and customs. He built many schools, hospitals, and monasteries. He sent monks to preach the Gospel throughout the country. His bold actions resulted in great displeasure by the royal family and in 373 he was reportedly poisoned by the king. His accomplishments for the spiritual and social well-being of the common people earned him the gratitude of the entire nation and the honorific "Great."
Khat the Bishop worked closely with St. Nerses the Great. Like Nerses he had great passion for social issues, especially helping the poor. Nerses entrusted most of the benevolent work of the church to Khat. He is so closely associated with St. Nerses that the church honors them on the same day.
By the light of unspeakable grace of your divine knowledge you arose on the land of Armenia, merciful heavenly Father; have compassion on us who have sinned. Saint Nerses, pure in soul, from birth you were chosen to inherit the paternal lot of shepherding righteously and lawfully. You adorned the Church with the laws of truth and established good order within it; through his prayers have mercy on us, O Christ.
(Canon to the Holy Patriarch Nerses the Great from the Liturgical Canons of the Armenian Church)
CONSTANTINE AND HIS MOTHER HELENA This Tuesday, June 16, the Armenian Church remembers Constantine the Great and his mother, Helena. Constantine was the first Christian emperor of Rome. In 330 he founded Constantinople as a "second Rome," and considered himself to be a servant of God. He was buried amid the apostles in the basilica he founded in their honor in Constantinople. Helena followed her son in becoming a Christian and devoted her life to charitable work. She built many churches and monasteries and is believed to have played an important role in the recovery of the true cross in Golgotha. She is also believed to have helped find Christ's exact place of burial where later the Church of the Holy Sepulcher was built.
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 Join St. Sarkis Church Ladies Guild Fellowship Hour every Sunday following Church services.
-The graduation reception will be held in the main Hall of the Church.
- The fellowship hour is hosted by the St. Sarkis Church Youth Club parents.
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Saturday School Soccer Night
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- June 14- Sunday Of Graduates
- June 20 - Father's Day BBQ
- July 6 - 24, 2015 - Summer Camp Program
- October 3, 2015 - Saturday School Dinner Dance Gala
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Adds From Sister Organizations
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This Bulletin has been prepared and designed by Fr. Nareg Terterian
May God's Blessings Be Upon You All.
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