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 10605 / Office: (914) 428-2595 Pastor: (804) 405-9399 Email: Der Mesrob - fr.mesrob@yahoo.com, Office - saintgregorychurchwp@gmail.com Web: www.stgregorywp.com Office Hours: Monday closed, Tuesday-Friday 9:30-3:00 pm Հոկտեմբեր 15, 2017 October 15, 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 Sundays and is followed by Soorp Badarak (Divine Liturgy) at 10:15 a.m. Parish Council Members on Duty: Arman Bedonian, Lauren Kayaian, Greg Sahagian Today s Scripture Readings: Galatians 2:1-10. Mark 12:35-44 FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EXALTATION Ե Կիւրակէ Զկնի Ս. Խաչի Requiem Service will be offered for the souls of: Dimitru Andriano By: Aida Andriano and Family Azat, Manug, Parkev, Garabed, Azniv Kazanchian By: Arusyak Kazanchyan & Family May God rest his soul in His eternal peace and presence and grant his loved ones the comfort of the Holy Spirit.
Feast of the Holy Translators Sts. Mesrob, Yeghishe, Moses of Khoronk, philosopher Davit Anhaght, Gregory of Narek and Nerses the Gracious For the Armenian people the Feast of the Holy Translators is one of the most favorite and beloved national-ecclesiastical feasts. Nearly two hundred disciples of St. Mesrob Mashtots and St. Sahak are known by the general group name Holy Translators. The disciples of the above mentioned group of Holy Translators are known as Junior Translators. Celebrating this feast, the Armenian Apostolic Church pays tribute of respect to the bright memory of St. Mesrob Mashtots, Yeghishe, Moses of Khoronk, philosopher Davit Anhaght, whose sacred work and mission later has been continued on by St. Gregory of Narek and St. Nerses the Gracious. The word Translator means "Interpreter. Comprehending and precisely understanding the demands of that period, the Holy Translators initiated the sacred work of creating the Armenian alphabet and literature. By the strength of their faith they dispersed the darkness and warmed the human souls. Thanks to the Holy Translators the Holy Bible was translated into Armenian and the Armenian peoples obtained the possibility to read the Holy Book in the native language. By means of their activity the Holy Translators contributed to the spiritual-cultural awakening of Armenia. After the translation of the Holy Bible, many books of Church Father were translated into Armenian, and thanks to this fact many translations, the original copies of which haven t been preserved, presently exist only in the translated variant and thus the translations have obtained the value of the original. ՍԲ ԹԱՐԳՄԱՆԻՉ ՎԱՐԴԱՊԵՏՆԵՐԸ Սբ Թարգմանիչ Վարդապետներու տօնը հայ ժողովուրդի ամենանուիրական եւ սիրուած ազգային եկեղեցական տօներէն է Հայ Առաքելական Սուրբ Եկեղեցին սուրբ թարգմանիչ վարդապետներու անուան ներքեւ կը տօնէ Մեսրոպ Մաշտոցի«Եղիշէ Պատմիչի«Մովսէս Խորենացիի«եւ Ներսէս Կլայեցիի Շնորհալի) պայծառ յիշատակը Սբ Թարգմանիչներն իրենց անսահման ջերմութեամբ հաւատքի լոյսով ցրեցին տիրող խաւարն ու ջերմացուցին հայ մարդու հոգին Անոնց շնորհիւ Աստուածաշումչ մատեանը հայերէն թարգմա-նուե-ցաւ«եւ հայը առաջին անգամ ըլլալով հնարաւորութիւն ունեցաւ իր լեզուով կարդալու Աստուծոյ կենդանի խօսքը Սրբազան թարգմանիչնրն իրենց լայն գործունէութեամբ նպաս-տեցին Հայոց աշխարհի հոգեւոր-մշակութային զարթօնքին Հայ Առաքելական Եկեղեցին Սբ Թարգմանիչ Վարդապետներու Մեսրոպի«Եղիշէի«Մովսէս Քերթողի«Դաւիթ Անյաղթ Փիլիսո-փայի«Գրիգոր Նարեկացիի եւ Ներսէս Կլայեցիի Շնոհալի) յիշատակը կը տօնէ Ս Խաչի Դ Կիրակիին յաջորդող շաբաթ օրը
TODAY S SCRIPTURE READINGS The first reading is from the Second Letter of Paul to Galatians (2:1-10) Then after fourteen years, I went up again to Jerusalem, this time with Barnabas. I took Titus along also. I went in response to a revelation and, meeting privately with those esteemed as leaders, I presented to them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. I wanted to be sure I was not running and had not been running my race in vain. Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek. This matter arose because some false believers had infiltrated our ranks to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus and to make us slaves. We did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might be preserved for you. As for those who were held in high esteem whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism they added nothing to my message. On the contrary, they recognized that I had been entrusted with the task of preaching the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to the circumcised. For God, who was at work in Peter as an apostle to the circumcised, was also at work in me as an apostle to the Gentiles. James, Cephas and John, those esteemed as pillars, gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship when they recognized the grace given to me. They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised. All they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor, the very thing I had been eager to do all along. The second reading is from the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Mark (12:35-44) While Jesus was teaching in the temple, he said, How can the scribes say that the Messiah is the son of David? David himself, by the Holy Spirit, declared, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet. David himself calls him Lord; so how can he be his son? And the large crowd was listening to him with delight. As he taught, he said, Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, and to have the best seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets! They devour widows houses and for the sake of appearance say long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation. He sat down opposite the treasury, and watched the crowd putting money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large sums. A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which are worth a penny. Then he called his disciples and said to them, Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the treasury. For all of them have contributed out of their abundance; but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.
Today, please take a moment to remember in your prayers Arshaluys Kaleli, Girair Poladian, Adrienne Dodakian, Bernard & Lucy Tepikian, 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.
CLERGY CONFERENCE AND DIOCESAN ASSEMBLY APRIL 30TH MAY 6TH, 2018 Dear Parishioners: St. Gregory the Enlightener Church is the host parish for the Clergy Conference and Diocesan Assembly occurring between Monday, April 30th and Sunday, May 6th. Our bid was accepted over a year ago and we are thrilled to be coordinating all the activities for this conference/assembly, which also will mark the 50th anniversary of St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral. Please "Hold the Date" for Friday, May 4th for our banquet. We would love to see all of our St. Gregory families be a part of this special occasion as we welcome all those who are coming from our sister churches. Maria Stepanian has been leading this monumental endeavor with a core group of dedicated volunteers. She has already secured the venue for both events and the Renaissance Westchester Hotel has accommodated our requests. Of course "it takes a village" to pull off these events and we welcome any and all volunteers. Please contact Maria at mstepct@gmail.com or 203-550-4897 if you can help in any way. These are exciting times for our parish!
Today October 22, Sunday October 29, Sunday November 5, Sunday Divine Liturgy. Sunday School is in session. Presentation by Adrienne G. Alexanian Speaking on her newly-edited book of her father s memoirs, Forced into Genocide: Memoirs of an Armenian Soldier in the Ottoman Turkish Army - 1:00 PM Guest celebrant: Very Rev. Fr. Simeon Odabashian who will deliver the sermons of the day and will lead the Save the Tomb presentation following Badarak. The details are inside. St. Gregory Award Banquet following Badarak. Details inside. November 12, Sunday Women's Guild General Election and Meeting (all 2017 dues paid are asked to attend) HEK YOUTH HALL SPORT ACTIVITIES We are happy to announce that the HEK Youth Hall is ready to be used by our youth and community members. Our Youth Hall Committee members are working hard to organize sports activities and teams for the children and the youth. We are currently organizing youth basketball and volleyball teams, also looking for basketball and volleyball coaches who can volunteer their time and talent to coach the children and the youth of our community. Please contact Fr. Mesrob if you or someone you know can help us in our efforts, and if interested to join the teams. Look out for more updates in the near future.