Կիրակի, Մայիս 13, 2018 THE ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH AT HYE POINTE ՀԱՅ ՓՕԻՆԹ ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆՅԱՑ ԱՌԱՔԵԼԱԿԱՆ ԵԿԵՂԵՑԻ Rev. Fr. Vart Gyozalyan - Pastor

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1 Morning Service Առավոտեան Ժամերգություն 9 am Divine Liturgy Badarak- Սուրբ Պատարագ - 10:00 am Sunday school- Կիրակնօրեա Դպրոց 10:15 AM UPCOMING EVENTS Առաջիկա Միջոցառումներ Sunday, may, 13, 2018 after the Holy Badarak we will offer A PRAYER FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS Sunday, May 20, 2018 last day of Sunday School and brunch which will be provided by the ACYOA. Sunday School will perform a program along with a slide show of events throughout the year. Friday, June 1 & Saturday, June 2, :30 am 6:30 pm Armenian Food Festival Boston Road, Bradford, MA CHICKEN KABOB DINNER with pilaf, hot garnish, salad & bread, KHEYMA DINNER with pilaf, cold garnish, salad & bread, LOSH DINNER with pilaf, hot garnish, salad & bread, FRIDAY LUNCH SPECIALS ARMENIAN DELICACIES - LAHMEJOON (Armenian pizza) CHEESE BEOREG SPINACH PIE - TOURSHI CHEOREG KATAIF WITH WALNUTS KATAIF WITH CREAM PAKLAVA AND MANY MORE DELICIOUS ITEMS Կիրակի, Մայիս 13, 2018 THE ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH AT HYE POINTE ՀԱՅ ՓՕԻՆԹ ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆՅԱՑ ԱՌԱՔԵԼԱԿԱՆ ԵԿԵՂԵՑԻ Rev. Fr. Vart Gyozalyan - Pastor 1280 Boston Road, Bradford, MA Daily Lectionary Readings Աստվածաշնչական Ընթերցումներ Acts 23:12-35,1 John 5:13-21, John 12:12-23 Seventh Sunday of Eastertide Second Palm Sunday - Երկրորդ Ծաղկազարդ Cell phone reminder: Please turn off your cell phones prior to entering the Church, out of respect for the Divine Liturgy, the sanctity of the Sanctuary and your fellow worshiping parishioners. Thank you for your cooperation! Sunday, May 13, 2018 Hokehankist Հոկեհանգիստներ For the souls of Alice and Peter Tarlian, Mary Tarlian & Sarkey Tarlian requested by Judy and Mel Menasian, Bob & Lisa Colloca and Family, Art & Nancy Shields and Family and Kraig & Andrea Menasian and Family.

2 TODAY S GOSPEL READING Այսօրվա Ավետարանը John 12: The next day the great crowd that had come to the festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. 13 So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, shouting, Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord the King of Israel! 14 Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it; as it is written: 15 Do not be afraid, daughter of Zion. Look, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey s colt! 16 His disciples did not understand these things at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written of him and had been done to him. 17 So the crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to testify.[a] 18 It was also because they heard that he had performed this sign that the crowd went to meet him. 19 The Pharisees then said to one another, You see, you can do nothing. Look, the world has gone after him! 20 Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. 21 They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said to him, Sir, we wish to see Jesus. 22 Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. 23 Jesus answered them, The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. REQUEST FOR PRAYERS Աղօթքի Խնդրանք In memory of Barbara Lutey (Niece) from Mary Tatoyian Get well wishes to Nancy Sahagian, Mike Naroian & to all who are ill from Bea Ohanian, M/M Jerry Gostanian, Marie Thomassian, Manoog Baghdayan, Annette DerMinassian Get well wishes & prayers to all who are ill from Eva Naroian Good health wishes & prayers for all who are ill from Michael & Sona Naroian Congratulations to all who celebrate happy events in May from Michael & Sona Naroian Get well wishes & Prayers for Mike Naroian & for all who are ill from Barbara Naroian Prayers for Nancy Sahagian for a successful recovery & for all family parishioners who are ill from Larry & Alice pahigian Special Prayers for a peaceful resolution in Armenia from Larry & Alice Pahigian Happy Mother s Day to all the wonderful mothers from Larry & Alice Pahigian Upcoming Hokehankist Առաջիկա Հոկեհանգիստներ Sunday, May 27, 2018 for the souls of Ann Maksian (1 year) & Robert Maksian requested by - Mr. and Mrs. Robert Maksian, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Kasper Maksian, Mrs. Carol Maksian, Mr. and Mrs. Joshua O'Neill and Amelia, Mr. and Mrs. James Maksian, Miss Jenna Maksian, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Maksian and Family, Mrs. Michelle Goff and Brayden. Sunday, May 27, 2018 for the Souls of James A. Derderian, Krikor & Shooshanig Derderian, Michael & Araxie Derderian, Nubar & Agnes Esaian, Peter & Annie Boyajian, Paul & Ann Boyajian, Karen Boyajian, Kenneth Boyajian, Toros & Vartouhi Madaghian, Benjamin & Mary Kamakian, Alden Kamakian, Edward & Catherine Sahakian, Michael Madajian, Jack Madahgian, Dr.Martin Deranian REQUESTED BY THE DERDERIAN FAMILY Sunday, May 27, 2018 John & Rita Tatian, George & Ann Krikorian, Lana Williams, Frank Lamperelli Requested by JIM AND DIANE DERDERIAN & Family Sunday May 27, 2018 Archie & Anna Loosian, Onnik & Meline Gigmesian, Geogerian Family Members Requested by MR. & MRS. CHARLES LOOSIAN & Family

3 The Celebration of Madagh The Church ritual of Madagh reflects the piety & charity of the Armenian people. Madagh means sacrifice & is an occasion when gifts or offerings are made by Christians to God as an act of thankfulness & gratitude. Madagh is a very old custom which dates back to ancient times. It is observed on the days following Christmas, Easter, Transfiguration Vartavar, the Assumption of St. Mary the Virgin & the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. These are regarded as days of memorial. Madagh depended on the circumstances of the donor. Offerings were either cattle, lamb, or roosters, but ordinarily it was lamb. Pieces of meat would be sandwiched between slices of bread & distributed after the church services. If meat was plentiful, it would be given raw to the poor. And sometimes donors would have the Madagh also sent to hospitals & orphanages. The celebration of Madagh is still practiced to this day & it helps create between Armenians a closer sense of their Christian brotherhood. Holy Communion In the Armenian Church Holy Communion is distributed in the following manner. The communicant stands before the priest, makes the sign of the cross and says: Megha Asdoodzo, "I have sinned against God." The priest then places a small particle of our Lord's Body and Blood -- the bread having been dipped into the wine -- directly into the mouth of the communicant. The communicant again makes the sign of the Cross and steps aside for others to approach the blessed sacrament. After all have received Holy Communion, using the chalice to imprint the sign of the Cross over the communicants, the priest imparts the blessing of Psalm 28:9 : "Save your people, Lord, and bless your inheritance; shepherd them and lift them up from henceforth until eternity". DIStrIbutIon of MAS In the ArMEnIAn ChurCh taking MAS The Person giving Should say; Մաս եւ բաժին եղիցի քեզ ի Սուրբ Պատարագիս Mas yev pajin yeghitzi kez ee Sourp Badarakis May this be to you a share and a portion from the Divine Liturgy. The Person receiving should say; Բաժին իմ Աստուած յաւիտեան Pajin im Asdvadz Havidian God is my portion for ever

4 "GRADUATES Applications for Diocesan scholarships are now available online. The application deadline for the academic year is May 20, Each year the Diocese awards scholarships to promising youth who are headed to college. The Diocese seeks students who are active in their local parishes and have assumed leadership roles in their communities. To be eligible, applicants must be U.S. citizens enrolled in four-year undergraduate programs. For information, contact Maria Barsoumian at (212) Any Family that has a child graduating this year (Nursery, Elementary, Middle School, High School, College, etc.), we would like to Honor them. Please call the Church on or send to armenianchurchathyepointe@verizon.net with the graduating students name, parent(s) name, grandparents(s) name, from which school, grade & their intentions after graduation. Please submit no later than June 9, GRAVE BLESSINGS Anyone wishing to have their love one s grave blessed, please contact Der Hayr with the Date & Time on his cell phone or by fathervard@yahoo.com Thank You!!! ALTAR DONATIONS Նվիրատվություններ Սուրբ Խորանին Parishioners requesting Altar Flowers and Candles for any occasion or Sunday should approach a member of the Parish Council for an Altar Flower or Candle Donation form. For Altar Flowers please contact Alice Kasparian at Alicehaverhill@aol.com. Name of the donor will be listed in the weekly Bulletin and Newsletter. Requests for the Altar Donations can also be done by calling or ing the Church.

5 Family Life and Cultural Center Building the Legacy If you would like to donate to our Building Fund, you may send your donation, made payable to: "The Armenian Church at Hye Pointe Building Fund", PO Box 8069, Bradford, MA Weekly Wisdom MAKE A DONATION TO YOUR CHURCH The Armenian Apostolic Church at Hye Pointe has developed an option for those who wish to make a donation to their church in the form of stocks, bonds, mutual funds or other securities. The church has established a brokerage account and for those individuals who wish to make such a donation. The church will benefit by the donation, and you as the donor will receive a tax deduction for your donation. It is a win win for both your church and yourself. Please contact a Parish Council for more details if you are interested. Church Office: For the Whole World The eyewitness and news of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead caused many to follow and believe in Him, and it is this crowd who welcomes Jesus as He enters Jerusalem on an unused donkey, a foreshadowing of Him being buried in an unused tomb. The raising of Lazarus from the dead was the last of the signs Jesus performed in His public ministry. It was also perhaps the most dramatic, telling, and pertinent to His ministry. This one miracle summed up who Jesus was and what He had come to do: to save, unite, and draw the world to Himself (See John 3:16, 11:52, 12:32). John, who frames Jesus entry into Jerusalem within the story of Lazarus, sets his readers up to witness Jesus mission in the world: to set us free from the vilest of enemies, death, and to give us resurrection life. As Jesus said to Martha, I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live. Her response was one of belief and confessing that He has come to do this work in the world (see John 11:25-27). Like the crowd who was propelled to action at the news of the resurrection life, we too gather as followers of Jesus to dine at His sacred table because His Body and Blood, as the priest prays, is life, hope, resurrection, expiation, and remission of sins. But our gathering around the sacred meal is not just for our own benefit. It is for the peace of the whole world. The choir sings, We thank you, Lord, for you have fed us at your immortal table, serving your Body and Blood for the salvation of the world and as life for ourselves. (Գոհանամք զքէն Տէր, որ կերակրեցեր զմեզ

6 յանմահական սեղանոյ քո. բաշխելով զմարմին եւ զարիւն ի փրկութիւն աշխարհի եւ կեանք անձանց մերոց ) John continues his motif of resurrection as Jesus gives the image of the grain of wheat dying in order to bear fruit, signifying that Christ s death will give life to the world (12:24). It was the third-century theologian and Church Father, Irenaeus, who wrote that the dying grain becomes the Eucharist, which is the body and blood of Christ. In the same way, our bodies being nourished by it, and deposited in the earth and suffering decomposition there, shall rise at their appointed time. And so today, we cry out to Jesus, Hosanna, which is save us, be our helper now, but save whom from what? From earlier in John s Gospel, we read, For God sent the Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him. And it was St. Paul, in his epistle to the Romans who wrote, Creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and obtain the glorious liberty of the children of God. We know that the whole creation has been groaning in travail together until now; and not only the creation but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. For in this hope we were saved. (8:21-24) He came to save the world from death, from sin, to heal our fear, anxiety, and temptation, unforgiveness, sickness, and suffering, from anything which draws us away from the Source of Life, Jesus Christ. Through His resurrection, Jesus came to set right that which is corrupt. How is our parish community a means by which His message goes out to the world? Are we too narrow in our scope? How can we further think outside of ourselves in order to bring healing to others? Are we compelled to action by the news of Lazarus resurrection, by Jesus resurrection? By Dn. Eric Vozzy RESOURCE DEVELOPER Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern) 2018 STEWARDSHIP The Joy of the Generosity is on the way to reaching its $50,000 goal. You do not need to be a dues paying member of the Church to be a steward. For the benefit of our Church, please help us reach our end. Please see one of our Stewardship Committee members Armen Derderian, Treasurer or Charlie Bazarian, Linda Doherty or Marilyn Shahian for additional details or to ask questions. You can reached them 1. Armen at (978) or at armen@armentaxcpa.com 2. Charlie can be reached at (978) or at cabazarian@comcast.net. 3. Marilyn Shahian - marilynshahian@aol.com 4. Linda Doherty linda.ld.doherty@siemens-healthineers.com or (603) Please be a part of our goal!

7 The second full week in May, this year May 13-19, 2018 is National Police Week. It was designated by President Kennedy in recognition of the service given by the men and women who, night and day, stand guard in our midst to protect us through enforcement of our laws. Next Sunday, you are asked to consider the offering of prayers for the men and women who serve as Police Officers. I am including a prayer that is appropriate for this occasion that can also be inserted into your Sunday Bulletins. A PRAYER FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS O Lord God, our heavenly Father, Who loves mankind, and are most merciful and compassionate, have mercy upon Thy servant(s) (their name if in attendance), and all the men and women who serve in law enforcement throughout all nations communities for whom we humbly pray to Thee. Commend them to Thy gracious protection, O God, and be their guide and guardian in all their endeavors; lead them in the path of Thy truth, and draw them near to You, that they may lead a godly and righteous life in Thy love and fear, doing Thy will in all matters. Give them grace that they may be temperate, industrious, diligent, devout and charitable. Defend them against the assaults of the enemy, and grant them wisdom and strength to resist all temptation and corruption of this life; and direct them in the way of salvation, for the merits of Thy Son, our Savior Jesus Christ, and the intercessions of His Holy Mother, and Thy blessed saints. Amen.

8 Important Announcement The co-chairs of the June Food Festival are asking for your help! We need donated baked goods; donated raffle baskets; people to participate in the May 19th cheese beoreg making session (10:00 a.m. at the chuch hall) as well as people to cut the veggies for the salad & cold garnish on Thursday, May 31st at 10:00 a.m.. Last but not least, we could use each and everyone of you to volunteer to help on the days of the events, no small amount of time will be turned away!