Transfiguration Sunday, July 12, 2015

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1 Archpriest Father Gomidas Baghsarian -- Pastor Reverend Father Kapriel Nazarian -- Assistant Pastor Sts. Vartanantz Church WEEKLY BULLETIN 402 Broadway, Providence, RI Office: Fax: Website: stsvartanantzchurch.org Transfiguration Sunday, July 12, 2015 Please Join Us in Worship this Sunday Morning Service 9:30 am Divine Liturgy 10:00 am - Sermon 11:15 Մասնակցեցէք Ս.Պատարագին` Առաւօտեան Ժամերգութիւն 9:30 Ս. Պատարագ 10:00 - Քարոզ 11:15

2 Dylan Johnson and Alyssa Kachadoorian exchanged the vows of Holy Matrimony in Sts. Vartanantz Church on June 27, 2015 May God Bless You and May He keep you in His care always

3 Happy 100th Birthday, Digeen Gladys One of our parishioners, Mrs. Gladys Garabedian celebrated a milestone... her 100th Birthday, last Sunday, July 5th with her family. God Bless you and may He continue to grant you good health.

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5 GOSPEL Matthew 17:1-13 After six days, Jesus took with him Peter, James and John, the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as the light. Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus. Peter said to Jesus, Lord. It is good for us to be here. If you wish, I will put up three shelters one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah. While he was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him! When the disciples heard this, they fell face down to the ground, terrified. But Jesus came and touched them. Get up, he said. Don t be afraid. When they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus. As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus instructed them, Don t tell anyone what you have seen, until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead. The disciples asked him, Why then do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first? Jesus replied, To be sure, Elijah comes and will restore all things. But I tell you, Elijah has already come and they did not recognize him, but have done to him everything they wished. In the same way the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands. Then the disciples understood that he was talking to them about John the Baptist. (On Page 973 in your Bible) EPISTLE 1 John 1:1-7 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us. We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. We write this to make our joy complete. This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin. (On Page 1207 in your Bible)

6 Altar Candles are donated in Loving Memory of Vartouhie Shamelian by Marie and Tamar Ghajanian There will be no Requiem Service today as we are celebrating the Feast of the Transfiguration REQUIEM SERVICE July 19, 2015 Freddy Aurelio Babig Babigian Helen Araxie Baligian Harry Garabedian Harry Hamamjian Vasken Harootunian Archalois and Arakel Kabakian, and Aharon and Hagop Pashayan Virginia Madoian Emily Takian Hazel and Gabriel Vescuso

7 Congratulations to all of Our Graduates We wish you much success in all your future endeavors. Please forward your picture and brief bio by by July 20th if you wish to be included in our Graduates' Page which will appear in a special August issue of the Gantegh Please remember to remit your 2015 Membership Dues/Stewardship ***************************************************** CALENDAR OF EVENTS Church Summer Schedule is now in effect Soorp Badarak starts at 9:15 am This Saturday, July 11, 2015 Ladies' Guild 60th Anniversary Celebration Dinner/Dance Alpine Country Club in Cranston Saturday, July 18, 2015 Annual ACA-RI Golf Tournament

8 Sunday, July 19, 2015 Annual Homenetmen Picnic at Colt State Park Events start at 12 noon Friday, July 24, 2015 Summer Bible Camp Closing Presentation Aramian Auditorium 3 pm Please support our children with your attendance Please Come and Help Food Preparation for our Annual Church Picnic Saturday, August 8th starting at 9:30 am We would appreciate any help that you can give us. Sunday, August 9, 2015 Annual Church Picnic Camp Haiastan, Franklin, MA Please remember to remit your Madagh Donations September 3-7, 2015 AYF~YOARF Olympics in Providence For information contact providenceolympics@ayf.org

9 Visit our website for updated Church News From the July 9th issue of Crossroads ST. GREGORY of DATEV INSTITUTE completes 29th ANNUAL SUMMER PROGRAM The St. Gregory of Datev Institute held its 29th annual Summer Program for youth ages at the St. Mary of Providence Center in Elverson, Pennsylvania, from June 28 to July 5, with the participation of 48 students from 12 communities. Armen Eghian, one of our Altar Servers, participated in the week long program. Sponsored by the Prelacy s Armenian Religious Education Council (AREC), the St. Gregory of Datev Institute graduated ten students this year students who had completed four weeklong programs, one week each summer, in all receiving over 100 hours of instruction in the elements of the Christian faith. The 2015 graduates are: Deborah Agopian, Sevan Asadurian, Peter Baghdadlian, Roubina Bozoian, Ani Chobanian, Hagop Kahvejian, Anoosh Kouyoumdjian, Celina Seferian, Matthew Selverian, and Adam Torcomian.

10 The Intructors of the Institute were: His Grace Bishop Anoushavan, V. Rev. Fr. Sahag, Very Rev. Fr. Zareh, Fr. Khoren Habeshian, Fr. Gomidas Baghsarian, Fr. Sarkis Aktavoukian, Rev. Fr. Nareg Terterian, Fr. Hovnan Bozoian, Fr. Stephan Baljian, Fr. Hrant Kevorkian. Dn. Shant Kazanjian, Dn. Vahan Kouyoumdjian, M.D., Dn. James Haddad, and Mrs. Maggie Kouyoumdjian. THE OLD ARK of the COVENANT and FEAST of the NEW HOLY CHURCH This Saturday, July 11, the Armenian Church commemorates the Old Ark of the Covenant and the Feast of the New Holy Church. This combined commemoration takes place on the Saturday prior to the Feast of the Transfiguration. Celebrating the old and the new shows the perpetuity of the church. God revealed Himself to humankind gradually through Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses and the prophets. The church existed from the beginning, and that is why the Old Testament is accepted as part of the Holy Scriptures and recognized as a preamble to the New Testament. The hymn designated for this day proclaims: Who from the beginning established your church with wisdom, O, Father of Wisdom, who revealed to Moses upon Sinai. FEAST OF TRANSFIGURATION This Sunday, July 12, the Armenian Church observes one of its five major feasts, the Feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ (Aylakerputiunm / Vartavar). This Feast is observed fourteen weeks after Easter, and therefore can fall between June 28 and August 1. It commemorates an episode in the New Testament recorded by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and Peter, recalling Christ s ascent up Mount Tabor with disciples John, James, and Peter. The Transfiguration took place on the holy mountain (believed to be Mt. Tabor) where Jesus went with his three disciples. As He was praying, His face shone like the sun and His garments became white as light. The Patriarch Moses and Prophet Elijah appeared at His side. It was at this moment that His appearance was transfigured revealing himself as God to His disciples as a voice from above said, This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased. Listen to him. Jesus urged his disciples to keep silent about what they saw, but the incident was recorded in the Gospels. The pre-christian festival, Vartavar (Festival of Roses), was joined with this new Christian holiday. Armenians would decorate the temple of the goddess of Asdghig (goddess of love, beauty, fertility, and water) with roses, release doves, and engage in water games on this pre-christian holiday. St. Gregory the Illuminator combined Vartavar with Transfiguration. The fifth century historian Yeghishe wrote the prayer that is recited in church on this feast: O Lord, bless the harvest of this year and defend from all the perils, and may Your right hand, O Lord, protect us for the whole year. Vartavar became a traditional day of pilgrimage to churches named in honor of St. John the Baptist. The most popular destination was the Monastery of Sourp Garabed of Moush, founded by Gregory the Illuminator in the province of Taron near Moush. (Garabed means Forerunner, referring to John the Baptist). The monastery was large and expansive and built like a fortress in the mountains. More than one thousand pilgrims could be accommodated. After 1915 the complex ceased to exist. The monastery was destroyed by the Turkish army, and the ravages of time, weather and scavengers completed its destruction. The once large and thriving Armenian monastery is now a mass of stone and rubble. This Sunday is the name day for those named Vartkes, Vartavar, Vart, Vartouhi, Alvart, Sirvart, Nevart, Lousvart, Hyvart, Baidzar, Vartanoush, Vartiter, Varvar.

11 MONDAY IS MEMORIAL DAY The Monday after each of the five major feasts of the Armenian Church is a Memorial Day Remembrance of the Dead. ************************************************************************** This Saturday Evening

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13 Sts. Vartanantz Armenian Apostolic Church ANNUAL PICNIC Sunday, August 9, Noon to 6:00 pm at Camp Haiastan, rain or shine The Blessing of the Madagh and Grapes will take place at 3:30 pm under the auspices of His Eminence, Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan and with the participation of Pastors of the New England Area Churches. ENJOY - Delicious Shish, Losh and Chicken Kebab, Armenian Pastries, Choreg etc. Music by the Michael Gregian Ensemble with special guest artist, Joe Zeytoonian Our patrons may use the Lower Camp Pool, Basketball Courts and Canoes from 1 to 4 pm

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15 The Providence Varantian Chapter is proud to host the 82 nd Annual AYF-YOARF Olympic Games September 3-7, 2015 Please plan to support, attend, and volunteer this Labor Day Weekend as we reflect the immeasurable pride of our community during this most historic year, the Centennial Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide Stay tuned for details throughout the summer for Commemorative, Athletic, and Social Events as we host an unforgettable weekend! For more information please check our website, us at or follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram!