St. Gregory the Enlightener Armenian Church Rev. Fr. Mesrob Hovsepyan, pastor

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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 Ապրիլ 2, 2017 April 2, 2017 Welcome to St. Gregory the Enlightener Armenian Church! Legacy of Our Martyrs: A Gift to Carry Forward The Morning Service starts at 9:45 a.m. on s and is followed by Soorp Badarak (Divine Liturgy) at 10:15 a.m. Parish Council Members on Duty: Arman Bedonian, Gayane Hamparsoumian, Lauren Kayaian Today s Scripture Readings: Colossians 2:8-3:17.Matthew 22:34-23:39 Sixth of Great Lent: of the Advent Զ ÏÇõñ³ÏÇ ø³é³ëýáñ¹³ï³ý ä³ñáó. ( ³ÉëﻳÝ) Requiem Service was requested for the soul of: Garabet Givelekian (40th day) By: Mirijohn and Hachik Givelekian and their families In Memory of our brothers and sisters in Karabagh who died pushing back the Azeri incursion into our ancestral territory 1 year ago. May God rest their souls in His eternal peace and presence and grant their loved ones the comfort of the Holy Spirit.

2 SUNDAY OF ADVENT The Sixth of Great Lent is called the of Advent. This teaches us about the first Advent of Christ His Incarnation: His Holy Birth when God became Man. This proved the Truth found in the Scriptures that by the coming of the Savior, a second chance was given to mankind to be guided on the path leading towards salvation. This also symbolizes the Second Advent. In the Gospels and Apostolic Letters there are many references dedicated to the Second Advent, where our Lord warns us about His return. In the Gospel of St. Matthew, Christ says, Watch out and do not let anyone fool you. Many men, claiming to speak for me, will come and say, I am the Messiah! and they will fool many people. You are going to hear the noise of battles close by and the news of battles far away Countries will fight each other; kingdoms will attack one another. There will be famines and earthquakes everywhere And you will be hated by all nations for my Name s sake Many false prophets will appear and fool many people. Such will be the spread of evil that many people s love will grow cold. But whoever holds out to the end will be saved. The message of this is a call for endurance, piety and modesty. Through these we can patiently wait for the Glorious Resurrection of Christ, the purification of our souls and the triumph of the True Faith. All Christian Churches celebrate the feast of the of Advent. ԳԱԼՍՏՅԱՆ ԿԻՐԱԿԻ Մեծ Պահքի վեցերորդ կիրակին կոչվում է Գալստյան: Այս կիրակին Հիսուս Քրիստոսի Առաջին Գալստյան` մարդեղության հիշեցումն է: Հաստատվեց այն ճշմարտությունը, որ Փրկչի Գալստյամբ հնարավորություն ընձեռնվեց մարդկությանը փրկության ուղով առաջնորդվել: Այս կիրակին միևնույն ժամանակ Երկրորդ Գալստյան խորհուրդն ունի: Ավետարաններում և առաքյալների թղթերում բազում հատվածներ և անդրադարձներ կան Երկրորդ Գալստյանը նվիրված: Տերը զգուշացնում է Երկրորդ Գալստյան և նրա նախանշանների մասին. «Զգույշ եղեք, գուցե մեկը ձեզ խաբի, որովհետև շատերը կգան իմ անունով ու կասեն, թե ես եմ Քրիստոսը. և շատերին կմոլորեցնեն: Լսելու եք պատերազմների ձայներ և պատերազմների լուրեր: Ազգ ազգի դեմ պիտի ելնի, և թագավորությունն թագավորության դեմ, և պիտի լինեն սով, համաճարակ ու տեղ-տեղ երկրաշարժներ: Սակայն այս ամենը սկիզբն է երկանց: Եվ բազում սուտ մարգարեներ պիտի ելնեն ու շատերին պիտի մոլորեցնեն: Եվ անօրինության շատանալուց շատերի սերը պիտի ցամաքի: Բայց ով մինչև վերջ համբերեց, նա պիտի փրկվի»: Այս է Գալստյան կիրակիի խորհուրդը` կոչ համբերության, բարեպաշտության, պարկեշտության, որովհետև հոգու բյուրեղացմամբ և ճշմարիտ հավատով մարդ կարող է սպասել Տիրոջ հրաշափառ Գալստյանը:

3 TODAY S SCRIPTURE READING The reading is from the Second Epistle of St. Paul to Colossians 2:8-3:17 See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ. For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head over every power and authority. In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not performed by human hands. Your whole self ruled by the flesh was put off when you were circumcised by Christ, having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead. When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross. And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross. Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ. Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you. Such a person also goes into great detail about what they have seen; they are puffed up with idle notions by their unspiritual mind. They have lost connection with the head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by its ligaments and sinews, grows as God causes it to grow. Since you died with Christ to the elemental spiritual forces of this world, why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its rules: Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!? These rules, which have to do with things that are all destined to perish with use, are based on merely human commands and teachings. Such regulations indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-imposed worship, their false humility and their harsh treatment of the body, but they lack any value in restraining sensual indulgence.

4 TODAY S GOSPEL READING The Epistle reading is from Matthew 22:34-23:39 Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law? Jesus replied: Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments. While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he? The son of David, they replied. He said to them, How is it then that David, speaking by the Spirit, calls him Lord? For he says, The Lord said to my Lord: Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet. If then David calls him Lord, how can he be his son? No one could say a word in reply, and from that day on no one dared to ask him any more questions. BIBLE STUDY Come to explore together the pathways of the New Testament and to increase our faith and spiritual fulfillment through study of the Holy Scriptures led by Der Mesrob Hovsepyan. The next Bible Study session: April 6, Thursday - 10:00-11:00 AM Feel free to join our group. JUNIOR CHOIR PRACTICES DATES: 1st & 3rd s TIME: 12:30 PM PLACE: In the sanctuary All youth of the parish ages 5 & up are welcome!

5 Today, please take a moment to remember in your prayers Lucine Adourian, Arshaluys Kaleli, Gale Perzigian, Agnes Babian, Girair Poladian, Mike Pisani, Estella Garkavi 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.

6 HOLY WEEK & EASTER SCHEDULE 2017 April 13, MAUNDY THURSDAY (Ավագ Հինգշաբթի) 5:30 p.m. Divine Liturgy Commemorating the Last Supper 6:30 p.m. Washing of the Feet Service 7:15 p.m. Time for meditation 7:30 p.m. Commemoration of the Betrayal and Passion of our Lord April 14, GOOD FRIDAY (Ավագ Ուրբաթ) 12:30 p.m. Order of the Crucifixion of Christ 7:00 p.m. Commemoration of the Burial of Our Lord April 15, HOLY SATURDAY (Ավագ Շաբաթ) 5:30 p.m. Reading of Scriptures by Children followed by 6:00 p.m. Easter Eve Divine Liturgy - Jrakalouytzee Badarak April 16, HOLY EASTER - FEAST OF THE GLORIOUS RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST 9:45 a.m. Morning Service 10:15 a.m. Divine Liturgy Refreshments will be served following the service.

7 Easter Lilies Parishioners who wish to make a contribution for Easter lilies that will grace the Holy Altar and the sanctuary can give their donations to Parish Council members by April 8. Arevakal Services During the s of Lent, the Sunrise Service (Arevakal) is performed before the start of Badarak. Please join Fr. Mesrob, the altar servers and the choir members each at 10:00-10:30am for this special Lenten service.

8 Today April 7, Friday April 9, April April 16, May 21, June 4, June 11, June 26- July 1 Divine Liturgy. School is in session. Children s Sermon will be delivered at the end of the service. Lenten Friday Evening Program. 6:30pm - Lenten Service; 7:00pm - Dinner; 7:30pm - Program. We are stewards of Our Talents: Mark Derderian The Lenten Dinner is sponsored by the Armenian and Schools PALM SUNDAY Annual ACYOA Day Luncheon. The flyer can be found on page 4. HOLY WEEK The schedule can be found inside of the bulletin. EASTER SUNDAY Opening ceremony of the new Harry & Edna Keleshian Hall. Armenian School End-of-Year program. 1:30 pm School Graduation following the service. MER DOON Summer Camp Details to follow. HOUSING IS NEEDED A young graduate of Manhattanville College, Abbi Parenteau, is looking for a short stay housing. She would need housing from March 28th (could be later) until May 22nd. She will be traveling to Armenia at the end of May to teach English language in one of the villages of Armenia. Please contact Fr. Mesrob for details.