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1 Archpriest Father Gomidas Baghsarian Sts. Vartanantz Church WEEKLY BULLETIN 402 Broadway, Providence, RI Office: Fax: Website: stsvartanantzchurch.org Christmas January 6, 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 Քրիստոս Ծնաւ եւ Յայտնեցաւ ԶԵզ եւ Մեզ Մեծ Աւետիս Christ is Born and Revealed Great Tidings Unto Us All This Monday, January 6, is Christmas. The Armenian Church has remained faithful to the celebration of the Nativity and Epiphany on January 6. All Christians celebrated Christmas on January 6 until the mid-fourth century when the Roman Church separated the two events, celebrating the birth on December 25 and the baptism and visit of the magi on January 6 (thus the twelve days of Christmas). On Christmas Eve a solemn Mass is celebrated, preceded by readings taken from various parts of the Bible about the birth or the coming of the Messiah. The third chapter from the book of Daniel is read, usually by a deacon and three young men representing Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, the youths who would not renounce their faith in spite of torture. Following Christmas Eve services, traditionally choir members would go from house to house singing hymns, spreading the Good News of the birth of our Savior. On Christmas day, after the Divine Liturgy, a special service is performed symbolizing the baptism of Jesus, which was a turning point in His life and the beginning of His ministry. This service, which is called Blessing of the Water (Churorhnek), commemorates the Baptism and the Manifestation of Christ recognizing Him as the true Son of God. Light sent from the Father, you came down from heaven and became flesh from the Holy Virgin; you are the Lamb of God and Son of the Father. Today you appeared in the cave as Savior and accepted adoration from the magi and seeing you the shepherds said: You are the Lamb of God and Son of the Father. Having seen the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove, John cried out saying: This is the Lamb of God and Son of the Father. (From the Canon for the seventh day of Theophany according to the Liturgical Canons of the Armenian Apostolic Church). Please access this link to view the 2014 New Year Message His Holiness Aram I Please access this link to view Oshagan Surpazan s 2014 Christmas Message

3 Scenes from the Paree Janabarh Reception for our Ouraragir Harold Nazarian

4 Adult Bible Study Reception for Harold We all wish you Paree Janabarh and Good Luck as you prepare for the priesthood. May all of God s Blessings be with you.

5 زî¾àê (1:18-25) ²Ûëå ë å³ï³ñ»ó³õ ÚÇëáõë øñçëïáëç ÍÝáõݹÁ: Æñ Ù³ÛñÁ سñdzÙ, Ýß³Ýáõ³Í ñ Úáíë Ç Ñ»ï, ë³ï³ûý Ý³Ë ù³ý ³ÙáõëÝáõÃÇõÝÁ سñdz٠ÛÕÇ Ùݳó êáõñµ Ðá Ç Ý: Úáíë, Çñ Ý߳ݳÍÁ, ³ñ¹³ñ Ù³ñ¹ ÁÉɳÉáõݪ ãáõ½»ó ѳÝñáõû³Ý ³éç»õ ˳Ûï³é³Ï»É ½ÇÝù, ³ÛÉ ËáñÑ»ó³õ Éé»É»³ÛÝ»ï ÁÝ»É Çñ»Ýó Ý߳ݳËûëáõÃÇõÝÁ: ØÇÝã ³Ûë Ù³ëÇÝ ÏÁ Ùï³Í ñ, ³Ñ³ îçñáç Ññ»ßï³ÏÁ»ñ»õó³õ Çñ»Ý»ñ³½Ç Ù ç»õ Áë³õ. Úáíë, ³õÇÃǪ áñ¹ç, ÙÇ í³ëý³ñ ³ÙáõëݳݳÉáõ Ý߳ݳÍǹª سñdzÙÇ Ñ»ï, áñáíñ»ï»õ ³Ý áñ ÇñÙ åçïç ÍÝÇ êáõñµ Ðá Ç Ý : ²ÝÇϳ ½³õ³Ï ÙÁ åçïç ÍÝÇ»õ ½³ÛÝ åçïç Ïáã»ë ÚÇëáõë, áñáíñ»õ»õ ³Ý Çñ ÅáÕáíáõñ¹Á Çñ»ñó Ù»Õù»ñ Ý åçïç ñï : ²Ûë µáéáñá å³ï³ñ»ó³ý, áñå ë½ç ϳï³ñáõÇ îçñáç ÏáÕÙ Áëáõ³ÍÁ ºë³ÛÇ Ù³ñ ³ ÇÝ ÙÇçáó³õ. ²Ñ³õ³ëÇÏ ÏáÛëÁ åçïç Ûճݳۻõ áñ¹ç ÙÁ ÍÝÇ: ²ÝÇϳ ¾ÙÙ³Ýáõ É åçïç ÏáãáõÇ, áñ ÏÁ Ýß³Ý³Ï ª ²ëïáõ³Í Ù»½Ç Ñ»ï : ºñµ Úáíë ³ñÃÝó³õ, ϳï³ñ»ó ÇÝã áñ îçñáç Ññ»ßï³ÏÁ Ññ³Ù³Û³Í ñ Çñ»Ý»õ ³Ùáõëݳó³õ Çñ Ý߳ݳÍÇݪ سñdzÙÇ Ñ»ï. µ³ûó ãû³ñ³µ»ñ»ó³õ ³Ýáñ Ñ»ï, ÙÇÝã»õ áñ Çñ ³Ý¹ñ³ÝÇÏ ½³õ³ÏÁ Íݳõ,»õ ½³ÛÝ ÚÇëáõë Ïáã»ó: GOSPEL Matthew 1:18-25 The Birth of Jesus Christ This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, Joseph son of David do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins. All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel which means, God with us. When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus. (On Page 955 in your Bibles) EPISTLE (Titus 2:11-15) Instructions on Worship For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches us to say No to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly

6 lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope - the glorious appearance of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good. These, then, are the things you should teach. Encourage and rebuke with all authority. Do not let anyone despise you. (On Page 1182 in your Bibles) Godfather of the Holy Cross Joshua Chopy Flowers for the Altars and Sanctuary were donated by The Ararat Association REQUIEM SERVICE January 5, 2014 Dan A. Jerozal --- Fortieth Day Remembrance Charles and Mary Apkarian Rose O. Dolbashian Mary Goshgarian and Hripseme Boranian Anne M. Kimatian K. Thomas Krikorian George Marashian Vartanoush Melkonian and Virginia Emerian

7 Vartouhie Odian John Panosian Gilbert Pinto Steven Stepanian Roupen Zeytoundjian Margaret Zorabedian REQUIEM SERVICE January 12, 2014 Donald Barkley --- Fortieth Day Remembrance Garabed Charles Akalarian and Virginia Bedrosian Ann and Jake Avakian Oppie Bedrosian Aroussiag Garabedian Mary Hajian Esber, Zabel, Mellie and Popkin Krekorian Dikran Manasian Mary Marie Sarkisian Yeghia Stepanian Arthur Ardashes and Hovhannes John Takian CALENDAR OF EVENTS ADULT BIBLE STUDY will not meet this Monday January 6 th Choreg and Kufta are now available for purchase after Church

8 Parishioners, Please Support Your Church Stewardship Envelope Books for 2014 are now available from the Office. Please obtain yours as soon as possible. This Saturday, January 4, 2014 Holy Communion for Armenian and Sunday School Students and Adults at 10 am This Sunday, January 5, 2014 Morning Service 10:30 am Requiem Service 11:30 am This Sunday, January 5, 2014 Armenian Christmas Eve Evening Service 6:30 pm Reading from the Book of Daniel 7 pm Divine Liturgy "Soorp Badarak" 7:15 pm This Monday, January 6, 2014 Armenian Christmas Divine Liturgy "Soorp Badarak" 10:30 am Godfather of the Cross: Joshua Chopy

9 Sunday, January 12, 2014 The Board of Trustees will offer a Reception for Hayrapet Taraksian, following the Divine Liturgy, in appreciation for his many years of dedicated service to his Church Visit our website for updated Church news From the January 2nd issue of Crossroads MEMORIAL DAY Tuesday, January 7, the day after Christmas, is Memorial Day. As is the custom in the Armenian Church, the day after each of the five great tabernacle feasts is a Memorial Day. Traditionally, the Divine Liturgy is celebrated on Memorial Day and afterwards the faithful go to the cemetery to honor their loved ones and have their graves blessed. THE HOLY FATHERS This Saturday, January 4, the Armenian Church commemorates the Holy Fathers Basil, Gregory of Nyssa, Sylvester of Rome, and Ephrem the Syrian. St. Basil, called the Great, was an exceptional leader who helped spread Christianity. At the age of 26 he gave up his wealth and became a monk, and dedicated his life to serve the people, by establishing hospitals, hostels, and public kitchens to feed the needy. He was a talented writer and many of his prayers are used in the Armenian Church and other eastern churches. At a time when a solitary life of a hermit was considered to be spiritual, he instead urged monastic communities believing that no one is totally self-sufficient. St. Gregory of Nyssa was the younger brother of Basil, and friend of Gregory of Nazianus. He was educated in Athens and influenced by the writings of Origen and Plato. He was a professor of rhetoric, but became disillusioned with his life as a teacher and became a priest. He served as Bishop of Nyssa and Archbishop of Sebastia. St. Sylvester served as the Bishop of Rome during the era of Constantine for more than twenty years. During the time of his service many great churches were built. He took part in the negotiations concerning Arianism at the Council of Nicaea.

10 St. Ephrem the Syrian lived in Mesopotamia (Syria) during his entire life. He was baptized at age 18 and he served under St. James of Nisibis. He is credited for introducing hymns in public worship services. He visited St. Basil at Caesarea and upon his return he helped ease the famine during the winter of by distributing food and money to the poor and needy. He was a prolific writer and his work, written in Syriac, was immediately translated into Greek, Armenian, and Latin. *************************************************************** A NEW PRELACY PUBLICATION: THE NICENE CREED The Prelacy recently published Archbishop Zareh Aznavorian s monumental Commentary on the Nicene Creed, in a bilingual English and Armenian edition. The English translation was prepared by Deacon Shant Kazanjian, executive director of the Prelacy s Armenian Religious Education Council (AREC). This important work is based on a series of lectures delivered by Archbishop Zareh, of blessed memory, and was published in Armenian in Aleppo in This important work explains the Nicene Creed line by line, word by word, in accordance to the orthodox faith; it presents the beliefs of the Christian faith that are essential for every believer. Each theological and biblical term is carefully examined and compared. Copies of this monumental edition are available for purchase from the Church Office. Cost is $15 per copy. Also available are copies of the newly published " Historical Atlas of Armenia". Cost of these are $40 per copy. This bilingual atlas is truly a "new atlas for a new generation" and has been published on the 500th anniversary of Armenian printing, with the sponsorship of the Hagopian family of Providence and in memory of Yervant and Serpouhi Hagopian. Either or both of these publications would make excellent addition to anyone s library. Winter and Inclement Weather is upon us! Please remember to check for our cancellations. They will be listed on all local radio and television stations and their web sites.

11 Schedule for Armenian Christmas Saturday, January 4, 2014 Holy Communion For Armenian and Sunday School Students and Adults at 10 am Sunday, January 5, 2014 Morning Service at 10:30 am Requiem Service at 11:30 am Sunday, January 5, 2014 Armenian Christmas Eve Services Evening Service at 6:30 pm Reading from the Book of Daniel at 7 pm Divine Liturgy "Soorp Badarak" at 7:15 pm Monday, January 6, 2014 Armenian Christmas Soorp Badarak at 10:30 am Blessing of the Holy Water at 12 noon Godfather of the Cross: Joshua Chopy Join Us as We Celebrate the Birth of Jesus

12 Sunday, January 12, 2014 Der Hayr and the Board of Trustees invites you to attend a Coffee Hour following the Divine Liturgy in Honor of Baron Hayrapet Taraksian in appreciation for his faithful and dedicated service as our "Jamgoch". Come and Wish him a Happy Retirement!