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1 ê. ñç áñ Èáõë³õáñÇã гÛó. ²é³ù»É³Ï³Ý ºÏ»Õ»óÇ ²ñÅÝ. î. Ø»ëñáå øñýû. Úáíë»³Ý St. Gregory the Enlightener Armenian Church Rev. Fr. Mesrob Hovsepyan, pastor 1131 North Street, White Plains, NY / Office: (914) Pastor: (804) Der Mesrob - fr.mesrob@yahoo.com, Office - saintgregorychurchwp@gmail.com Web: Office Hours: Monday closed, Tuesday-Friday 9:30-3:00 pm Դեկտեմբեր 9, 2018 December 9, 2018 Welcome to St. Gregory the Enlightener Armenian Church! Under One Roof The Morning Service starts at 9:45 a.m. on Sundays and is followed by Soorp Badarak (Divine Liturgy) at 10:15 a.m. Parish Council Members on Duty: Chris Bonfiglio, Gayane Manukyan Today s Scripture Readings: 2 Thessalonians 1:1-12. Luke 14:12-24 FEAST OF THE CONCEPTION OF THE HOLY MOTHER-OF-GOD ST. MARY THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT ՅԻՍՆԱԿԻ ԵՐՐՈՐԴ ԿԻՐԱԿԻ Today there will be no Requiem Service after Badarak.

2 CONCEPTION OF ST. MARY BY ANNA St. Mary is known in the Armenian Church as Asdvadzamayr- Asdvadzadzin, the Mother of God and the Bearer of God -a position doctrinally established at the Ecumenical Council of Ephesus in the 5th century. Her life of holiness and purity, and her graceful acceptance of the role to which God called her, as the mother of Jesus Christ, all make Mary one of the pre-eminent exemplars of the Christian faith, whose birth and very conception are occasions for celebration in the church. Only those aspects of St. Mary s life, which are directly related to Christ are recorded in the Gospel. The remainder of her biography is attributed to tradition, which is found in ancient ecclesiastical literature. In all likelihood, Mary was born in Bethlehem or Nazareth, some 20 years before Christ s nativity. Her parents, Joachim and Anna, were a devout couple whose earnest prayers for a child were answered with the birth of a daughter. Although Mary was born naturally, she is considered morally pure and immaculate. It is for this reason that the church celebrates not only her birth, but also her conception, which the Armenian and the Greek Orthodox churches observe on December 9, and the Roman Catholic Church celebrates on December 8. Mary s purity is unquestioned. According to the teachings of the Armenian Church, at the time of the Annunciation, when the Holy Spirit entered Mary, she was cleansed of all original sin, as she was to be the vessel in which God manifest was to be incarnated. According to tradition, following the Ascension of Christ, Mary lived out the rest of her days in Jerusalem, cared for by St. John the Evangelist. She died in Jerusalem some 15 years after Christ s Ascension and was buried in her family tomb in Gethsemane. ՀՂՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ Ս. ԱՍՏՎԱԾԱԾՆԻ. : : `..,, :,,,, :, : :. ` : ` :,, ` :,

3 :,, ` :,,,,, :. 9- : TODAY S SCRIPTURE READINGS The first reading is from the Second Letter of Paul to Thessalonians (1:1-12) We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing. Therefore, among God s churches we boast about your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring. All this is evidence that God s judgment is right, and as a result you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering. God is just: He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well. This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven in blazing fire with his powerful angels. He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might on the day he comes to be glorified in his holy people and to be marveled at among all those who have believed. This includes you, because you believed our testimony to you. With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may bring to fruition your every desire for goodness and your every deed prompted by faith. We pray this so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. The second reading is from the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Luke (14:12-24) Then Jesus said to his host, When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.

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6 Today, please take a moment to remember in your prayers Arshaluys Kaleli, Girair Poladian, Agnes Krikorian, Gloria Ohanian, Bernard & Lucy Tepikian, Diane Davidian, Ann Devejian as well as all the sick and recovering members of our community. May God touch His faithful servants with His healing hand, and grant them good health & recovery. Please inform Der Hayr if you have friends or family who are suffering any physical or spiritual distress and are in need of prayer, and he will add them to his prayer list where they will be remembered before the Holy and Immortal Lamb of God during the Eucharist. We all need prayer both to say for others and to be said for us. ԻՒՂԱԳԻՆ - YUGHAKIN Ըստ Հին Կտակարանի, տաճարներուն մէջ կանթեղները ձէթով կը վառուէին: Հաւատացեալները այդ նպատակին համար ձէթ կամ իւղ կը բերէին եկեղեցի: Իւղագինը, ուրեմն, եկեղեցի բերուած ձէթին արժեգինն է, որ կ ապահովէ եկեղեցւոյ ներքին լուսաւորութիւնը: Եկեղեցւոյս հովիւն ու ծխական խորհուրդը շնորհակալութիւն կը յայտնեն անցեալի ձեր նուիրատուութեանց համար: Կը յուսանք այս տարի եւս ձեր առատաձեռն Իւղագինի նուէրները պիտի բարեհաճիք ուղարկել եկեղեցւոյս հասցէին ներփակեալ ծրարով: Christmas Yughakin tradition is an ancient custom which goes back to the Old Testament times. The faithful would bring oil to the temple of God so its servants would have enough to eat. Later this custom became a part of the Christian religion when oil was brought to church by the believers in order to illuminate it by lighting the candles. Today, yugh-a-kin (yugh-oil, kin-price) is simply the price or value of oil donated to the church, or in our era, the cost of our Church utilities. The Pastor and the Parish Council of S. Gregory thank you for your support in the past years. We hope you will continue generously supporting our yughakin donations this year as well. Please send in your donations in the enclosed envelope to the church address.

7 SCHEDULE OF CHRISTMAS SERVICES /2019 DECEMBER 24, MONDAY Commemoration of St. Stephen the Protomartyr and Western Christmas Eve 6:00-6:30 pm Christmas Musicale - instrumental music 6:30-7:00 pm St. Stephen's Feast Vespers (Bilingual) 7:00-7:30 pm Christmas Pageant by Sunday School Students Refreshments to follow in Tutak Hall SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 2019 EVE OF THE NATIVITY AND THEOPHANY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST - J RAKALOOYTZ Celebrant - Rev. Fr. Mesrob Hovsepyan 6:00-6:30 pm Reading of Holy Scriptures in both languages by Armenian School & Sunday School students 6:30-7:45 pm Divine Liturgy of Light - J rakalootzee Soorp Badarak SUNDAY, JANUARY 6, 2019 FEAST OF THE NATIVITY AND THEOPHANY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST 9:45-10:15 am Matins - Singing Armenian Christmas Hymns 10:15-12:15 pm Christmas Badarak & Blessing of Water Service 12:30-1:30 pm Christmas Brunch ACOLYTE TRAINING PROGRAM All boys (ages 8 and over) and girls (ages 8-12) who are interested in becoming altar servers are encouraged to speak with Fr. Mesrob. The Acolyte s Training Program is tailored for young boys/girls who would like to learn to participate in the liturgical services of the Armenian Church as altar servers. Knowledge of Armenian Language is not a prerequisite for serving on the altar. For more information or sign up your child(ren) please talk to Fr. Mesrob Cell # or fr.mesrob@yahoo.com.

8 Today Divine Liturgy. Sunday School is in session. December 13, Thursday Men s Club Christmas Holiday Dinner Alex s Bar & Grill, 6:30pm. The flyer can be found in the narthex. December 16, Sunday December 24, Monday Arshil Gorky Virtual Opera The details can be found in the narthex Divine Liturgy. Commemoration of St. Stephen the Protomartyr and Western Christmas Eve. The Christmas performance by Sunday School students will follow immediately the Divine Liturgy in the Tutak Hall. Refreshments to follow, sponsored by the Sunday School. January 5, 2019 Saturday EVE OF THE NATIVITY AND THEOPHANY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST - J RAKALOOYTZ January 6, 2019 Sunday EAST OF THE NATIVITY AND THEOPHANY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST Blessing of Water Service Followed by Christmas Brunch