Apparition Of The Holy Cross Sunday, May 18, 2014

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1 Archpriest Father Gomidas Baghsarian Sts. Vartanantz Church WEEKLY BULLETIN 402 Broadway, Providence, RI Office: Fax: Website: stsvartanantzchurch.org Apparition Of The Holy Cross Sunday, May 18, 2014 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 Sunday School 3rd Grade Students planting flowers on Green Sunday

3 ÚÇëáõë øñçëïáëç ²õ»ï³ñ³Ý Ý Àëï ÚáíѳÝÝ ëç (7:14-23) î³õ³õ³ñ³ñ³ñ³ó ïûý³ï³ï³ñáõ㻳ý Ùûï³õáñ³å ë Ï ëçý, ÚÇëáõë ï³ ³ñ»É³õ»õ ëïë³õ áõëáõó³ý»é: Ðñ»³Ý»ñ ÏÁ ½³ñٳݳÛÇÝ»õ ϪÁë ÇÝ. ÆÝãå ±ë ³Ûë Ù³ñ¹Á êáõñµ Çñ»ñÁ Çï,»ñµ µý³õ ã áõë³í ½³ÝáÝù : ÚÇëáõë å³ï³ëë³ý»ó ³ÝáÝó. ÆÝã áñ Ó»½Ç Ϫáõëáõó³Ý»Ùª ÇÙ í³ñ¹³å»ïáõãçõýë ã, ³ÛÉ ³ÝáñÁª áñ ½Çë ÕñÏ»ó: àí áñ Ϫáõ½ ²ëïáõÍáÛ Ï³ÙùÁ ϳï³ñ»É, åçïç ѳëÏÝ³Û Ã ²ëïáõÍÙ ± ³Ûë í³ñ¹³å»ïáõãçõýá, ûë ÇÙ Ñ»ÕÇݳÏáõû³Ùµë ÏÁ ËûëÇÙ: ²Ý áñ Çñ Ñ»ÕÇݳÏáõû³Ùµ ÏÁ ËûëǪ Çñ ³ÝÓÇÝ Ñ³Ù³ñ ³éù ÏÁ Ýïñ, ÇëÏ ³Ý áñ ½ÇÝù ÕñÏáÕÇÝ ³éùÁ ÏÁ Ýïñ, ßÙ³ñÇï»õ ˳µ áõãçõý ãï³û ³Ýáñ Ù ç: Øáíë ë Ó»½Ç úñ ÝùÁ ãïáõ³±õ. ë³ï³ûý Ó»½Ù áã áù ÏÁ Ñݳ½³Ý¹Ç úñ ÝùÇÝ: ÆÝãá±õ Ϫáõ½ ù ½Çë ëå³ýý»é : ÄáÕáíáõñ¹Á å³ï³ëë³ý»ó. Çõ³Ñ³±ñ»ë, DZÝã»ë. á±í Ϫáõ½ ù»½ ëå³ýý»é : ÚÇëáõë å³ï³ëë³ý»ó. Ðñ³ßù ÙÁ áñí»óç»õ µáéáñ¹ íñ¹áí»ñ ù: Øáíë ë Ññ³Ñ³Ý»ó ÃÉ ³ï»É Ó»ñ ½³õ³ÏÝ»ñÁ - »õ Øáíë ë ã ñ ëïëáõá, ³ÛÉ Ó»ñ ݳ˳ѳÛñ»ñÁ -»õ ¹áõù Ó»ñ ½³õ³ÏÝ»ñÁ ÏÁ ÃÉ ³ï ù Þ³µ³Ã ûñáí: ºÃ Ù ÏÁ ÏÁ ÃÉ ³ï ù Þ³µ³Ã ûñáí, áñå ë½ç ãµ»ï³ýáõç Øáíë ëç úñ ÝùÁ, ÇÝãá±õ ½³Ûñ³ó³Í ù ÇÝÍÇ ¹ Ù, áñáíñ»ï»õ Ù ÏÁ ³ÙµáÕçáõû³Ù µåßï»óç Þ³µ³Ã ûñáí: ºñ»õáÛÃÝ»ñ Ý ÙÇ ¹³ï ù, ³ÛÉ ³ñ¹³ñ ¹³ï³ëï³Ý ϳï³ñ»ó ù : GOSPEL John 7:14-23 Jesus Teaches at the Feast Not until halfway through the Feast did Jesus go up to the temple courts and begin to teach. The Jews were amazed and asked, How did this man get such learning without having studied? Jesus answered, My teaching is not my own. It comes from him whosent me. If anyone chooses to do God s will, he will find out whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own. He who speaks on his own does so to gain honor for himself, but he who works for the honor of one who sent him is a man of truth; there is nothing false about him. Has not Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps the law. Why are you trying to kill me? You are demon-possessed, the crowd answered. Who is trying to kill you? Jesus said to them, I did one miracle, and you are all astonished. Yet, because Moses gave you circumcision (though actually it did not come from Moses, but from the patriarchs), you circumcise a child on the Sabbath. Now if the child can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses may not be broken, why are you angry with me for healing the whole man on the Sabbath? (On Page 1057 in your Bibles) EPISTLE 1 John 1:1-10 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

4 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 darkness, we lie and do not live by 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. If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. If we claimed we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives. (On Page 1207 in your Bibles) Altar Flowers are donated in Loving Memory of Krikor and Baizar Garabedian by Elyse, Louise and Rosette REQUIEM SERVICE May 18, 2014 Charles A. Adoian Harry Bagdasarian Raffi Derderian Levon and Christine Der Sahagian Nevart Rose, Hovannes John and Arshalouys Donabedian Krikor and Baizar Garabedian Vernas Simonian REQUIEM SERVICE May 25, 2014 John Berberian --- Fortieth Day Remembrance Mariam, Varteres and Yeghsa, John and Sarah, Edward and Rose, Henry and Celia, and Harry and Irene Aharonian

5 Serpouhie, Haroutune, Sirarpie, and Stephan Atamian Krikor Diarian, Diramayr Asnik Donikian, and Altheah Kouyoumjian Harry Garabedian Rev. Yeghishe and Yeretzgin Negtar Gasparian Esgouhi Hajian Charles Chuckie, Goldie and Paul Haroian Sr. Aram Joharjian Peter, Gertrude and Audrey Kaloustian Stepan, Hripsime, Vasken, Mary, Aghavni and Paul Kanarian Khachkatoon and Markar Khimatian, and Khimatian and Mooradian Families Krikor, Azadoohie and Peter Koshmatian Jr. Markar "Mark" Markarian Albert Meldonian George, Bedros and Mairiam Navoian, Mel and Elizabeth Sarkisian, and George, Manoog and Hegna Marashian Varteni Peligian Sarkis "Garo" Tarpinian Charles Garabed, Bayzar and Nazelie Varadian Nelly Ayvasian Yervant CALENDAR OF EVENTS Adult Bible Study meets each Monday Evening at 7 pm This Sunday, May 18th Providence ARF Kristapor Gomidehoutiun Remember Khanasor/Celebrate Shoushi Picnic 12 noon to 2 pm in the Church Parking Lot [In the event of inclement weather, the picnic will move inside to Aramian Auditorium]

6 Wednesday, May 21, 2014 ARS "Arax" Second Cooking Class "Kheema & Seenee Kufteh" Fermanian Fellowship Hall 6 pm Donation $20 RSVP: Manoushag Krikorian Memorial Day May 26, 2014 Der Hayr will be present at Heritage Park for a Requiem Service 9 9:45 am Schedule for Cemetery Visitations North Burial Ground Swan Point Cemetery 10 am 12 noon 12:20 1 pm Thursday, May 29, 2014 ARS "Arax" Hampartzoum Celebration Losh Kebab Dinner Donation $20 Fermanian Fellowship Hall 6pm RSVP by May 24th: Anoush Taraksian Sunday June 1, 2014 Sunday School Graduation Homenetmen Oath Ceremony Sunday, June 8, 2014 Mourad Armenian School Annual Hantes/Graduation Hope Highland Elementary School in Cranston 3 pm

7 Parishioners, Please Support Your Church Annual Membership Forms and Stewardship Envelope Books for 2014 are now available from the Office. Please obtain and remit yours as soon as possible. Visit our website for updated Church news DATEV SUMMER PROGRAM FOR YOUTH: MARK YOUR CALENDARS St. Gregory of Datev Institute will hold its 28th annual Summer Program for youth ages at the St. Mary of Providence Center in Elverson, Pennsylvania, from June 29 July 6, The Program is sponsored by the Prelacy s Armenian Religious Education Council (AREC). For information, contact the AREC office at or at arec@armenianprelacy.org. From the May 15th issue of Crossroads Apparition of the Cross This Sunday, May 18, the Armenian Church commemorates the Feast of the Apparition of the Cross (Yerevoumun Sourp Khatchi). The Apparition of the Holy Cross is the first feast dedicated to the Holy Cross in the Armenian liturgical calendar. It is celebrated in remembrance of the appearance of the sign of the cross over the city of Jerusalem in 351 that remained in the sky for several hours. The apparition extended from Golgotha to the Mount of Olives (about two miles), and was brighter than the sun and was seen by everyone in Jerusalem. The Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cyril, used this occasion to remind Emperor Constantius of Byzantium of his father s (Constantine the Great) orthodox faith. Cyril said the Apparition was further reason to return to orthodoxy. Traditionally, the Armenian translation of Cyril s message is read on this feast day during the Antastan prior to the Gospel lection. This event is celebrated by the Armenian and Greek churches. The Greeks observe it on the fixed date of May 7, while the Armenian date is

8 moveable depending on the date of Easter. It is celebrated on the fifth Sunday of Easter, which is the fourth Sunday after Easter. Cyril is a revered Doctor of the Church and he is remembered in the Armenian Church s liturgical calendar. This year he was honored on Saturday, March 15. Here is a short excerpt from Cyril s letter about the apparition: In those holy days of the Easter season, on 7 May at about the third hour, a huge cross made of light appeared in the sky above holy Golgotha extending as far as the holy Mount of Olives. It was not revealed to one or two people alone, but it appeared unmistakably to everyone in the city. It was not as if one might conclude that one had suffered a momentary optical illusion; it was visible to the human eye above the earth for several hours. The flashes it emitted outshone the rays of the sun, which would have outshone and obscured it themselves if it had not presented the watchers with a more powerful illumination than the sun. It prompted the whole populace at once to run together into the holy church, overcome both with fear and joy at the divine vision. Young and old, men and women of every age, even young girls confined to their rooms at home, natives and foreigners, Christians and pagans visiting from abroad, all together as if with a single voice raised a hymn of praise to God s Only-Begotten Son the wonder-worker. They had the evidence of their own senses that the holy faith of Christians is not based on the persuasive arguments of philosophy but on the revelation of the Spirit and power; it is not proclaimed by mere human beings but testified from heaven by God Himself. Please Remember... Copies of the following Bi-Lingual Prelacy publications are available for purchase from the Church Office Historical Atlas of Armenia $40 Commentary on the Nicene Creed $15 "Arevakal" CD $15 Either or all of these would be a wonderful addition to anyone's library. Each would also make for a wonderful gift, especially for graduation etc.

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