Archpriest Father Gomidas Baghsarian -- Pastor Reverend Father Kapriel Nazarian -- Assistant Pastor Sts. Vartanantz Church WEEKLY BULLETIN 402 Broadway, Providence, RI 02909 Office: 831-6399 Fax: 351-4418 Email: info@stsvartanantzchurch.org Website: stsvartanantzchurch.org Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, June 21, 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
Homenetmen Annual Panagoum
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ÚÇëáõë øñçëïáëç ²õ»ï³ñ³Ý Ý Àëï سïà áëç (12:38-42) ²ÛÝ ³ï»Ý ûñ ÝùÇ áõëáõóçãý»ñ Ý»õ ³ñÇë»óÇÝ»ñ Ý áù³ýù ÁëÇÝ ÚÇëáõëÇ. ì³ñ¹³å»ï, Ϫáõ½»Ýù áñ Ññ³ßù ÙÁ áñí»ë : ÚÇëáõë ³ÝáÝó å³ï³ëë³ý»ó. ²ëïáõÍáÛ ³Ýѳõ³ï³ñÇÙ ã³ñ ë»ñáõý¹. Ýß³Ý ÙÁ Ϫáõ½ ù. µ³ûó ÚáíÝ³Ý Ù³ñ ³ñ ÇÝ å³ï³ñ³í Ññ³ßù Ý ½³ï áõñçß Ýß³Ý åçïç ãï»ëý ù: ºõ ÇÝãå ë Úáíݳݻñ»ù ûñ ó»ñ»ï áõ Çß»ñ Ï ï ÓáõÏÇÝ áñçý Ù ç ³Ýóáõó, ÜáÛÝå ë ³É Ù³ñ¹áõ àñ¹çý»ñ»ù ûñ ó»ñ»ï áõ Çß»ñ åçïç ÙݳۻñÏñÇ Áݹ»ñùÇÝ Ù ç: ³ï³ëï³ÝÇ ûñá ÝÇÝáõ óçý»ñá Ó»½Ç ¹ Ù åçïç»éé»ý»õ ¹³ï³å³ñï»Ý Ó»½, áñáíñ»ï»õ ³ÝáÝù ÚáíݳÝÇ ù³ñá½áõ㻳ùµ ½Õç³óÇÝ Çñ»Ýó Ù»Õù»ñáõÝ Ñ³Ù³ñ: ºõ ³Ñ³ ìáíý³ý Ý ³õ»ÉÇ Ù Í Ù ÏÁ Ï³Û Ñáë: ³ñÓ»³É, ³ï³ëï³ÝÇ ûñá ѳñ³õÇ Ã³ áõñçý åçïç»éé»õ ¹³ï³å³ñï Ó»½, áñáíñ»ï»õ ³Ý Çñ Ñ»é³õáñ»ñÏñ ݻϳõ êáõáùáýç ÇÙ³ëïáõÝ áõëáõóáõùý»ñá Éë»Éáõ ѳٳñ: ºõ ³Ñ³ êáõáùáý Ý ³õ»ÉÇ Ù»Í Ù ÏÁ Ï³Û Ñáë: GOSPEL Matthew 12: 38-45 The Sign of Jonah Then some of the Pharisees and teachers of the law said to him, Teacher, we want to see a miraculous sign from you. He answered, A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a miraculous sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now one greater than Jonah is here. The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon s wisdom, and now one greater than Solomon is here. When an evil spirit comes out of a man, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, I will return to the house I left. When it arrives, it finds the house unoccupied, swept clean and put in order. Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that man is worse than the first. That is how it will be with this wicked generation. (On page 967 in your Bible)
EPISTLE Romans 7:25-8:11 Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God s law, but in the sinful nature a slave to the law of sin. Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death. For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the sinful nature, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in sinful man, in order that the righteous requirements of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the sinful nature but according to the Spirit. Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace; the sinful mind is hostile to God. It does not submit to God s law, nor can it do so. Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God. You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness. And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you. (On page 1118 in your Bible) Happy Father's Day to all Our Fathers May God bless you and keep you in His care always.
Altar Candles and Flowers are donated in Loving Memory of Haig Varadian by Mrs. Anahid Varadian and Family REQUIEM SERVICE June 21, 2015 Azniv Killerjian Aposhian Adrina Baligian Parazem Dagermandjian Khatchik Emdjian Tamar and Manoog Engustian Giragos Manoog Giragosian and John Ornazian Katherine Manoogian Donig, Varvar and Mary Markarian, and Thomas Sr., Thomas Jr. and Margaret DePalma Sarkis and Pereza, Peter and Barbara, Sarkis and Ruth, and Sarkis Matoian Haig Varadian REQUIEM SERVICE June 28, 2015 Peter Peligian --- Fortieth Day Remembrance Christine Nazarian White --- Fortieth Day Remembrance
Manoog, Calipse and George "Frenchy" Gregorian and Krikor and Aghavnie Esraelian Anna Kashmanian Serob Tahmassian Lucia and Armen Tamamian Ohannes and Elizabeth Tavanian Peter B. Tikoian Congratulations to all of Our Graduates We wish you much success in all your future endeavors. Please forward your picture and brief bio by email (alice@stsvartanantzchurch.org) by July 15th 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 This Saturday, June 20, 2015 ARS "Arax" Chapter Flea Market 8 am to 2 pm in the Church Parking Lot Proceeds will benefit the worthwhile projects of the ARS worldwide.
This Sunday, June 21, 2015 Church Summer Schedule will be in effect Soorp Badarak starts at 9:15 am Tuesday, June 23, 2015 "Armenian Genocide --- 100 Years Later Pauline Getzoyan --- Guest Speaker Cranston Public Library --- Sockanosset Cross Road 7-8 pm SAVE the DATE Saturday, July 11, 2015 Ladies' Guild 60th Anniversary Celebration Dinner/Dance Alpine Country Club in Cranston For information, contact Joyce Bagdasarian 401-434-4467 Chikdren's Bible Camp July 20 -- 24, 2015 "God's Awesome Creation" for children ages 4-12 RSVP to Church Office as soon as possible Enrollment increases with each new day! Make sure your child has been registered. Visit our website for updated Church news http://www.stsvartanantzchurch.org
DATEV SUMMER PROGRAM FOR YOUTH This year's program will be again held at the St. Mary of Providence Center in Elverson, Pennsylvania. Sponsored by the Prelacy s Armenian Religious Education Council (AREC), the summer program offers a unique weeklong Christian educational program for youth. It aims to instill and nurture the Armenian Christian faith and identity in our youth through a variety of educational activities, coupled with daily church services and communal recreational activities. For information and registration, please visit the Prelacy s website at armenianprelacy.org/arec/datev or contact the AREC office at 212-689-7810 or arec@armenianprelacy.org. **************************************** From the June 18th issue of Crossroads ST. DANIEL THE PROPHET AND COMPANIONS SHADRACH, MESHACH, & ABEDNEGO This Tuesday, July 8, the Armenian Church commemorates Daniel the Prophet and his companions. Daniel and his youthful companions, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, found favor with the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar after their captivity. When the king gave orders for a large statue of himself that would be worshipped like a god, Daniel and the three youths refused. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were put into a large furnace. The flames shot out of the furnace and attacked those standing nearby, but the three young boys walked in the flames without harm. Seeing this, the king ordered their release from the furnace, and he became a convert to the True God. (See the Book of Daniel, chapters 1 to 3 for the full account).
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, email us at providenceolympics@ayf.org, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram!