HAPPY BIRTHDAY TODAY TO: Kayla Jean Fraser, Christopher Avedis Natcharian, Mark Varteresian, ՍԻՐԵՑԷՔ ԶՄԻՄԵԱՆՍ ՈՐՊԷՍ ԵԻ ԵՍ ՁԵԶ ՍԻՐԵՑԻ Carol Marchetti, Joshua Harry Becker “LOVE ONE ANOTHER AS I HAVE LOVED YOU” (If we have inadvertently omitted anyone, our apologies. Please let Anna know so our database can be up-dated and corrected) Thanks!

PRAYER REQUESTS One of our most fundamental Christian responsibilities is to pray. There is truly great power in prayer. During this Divine Liturgy and throughout this next week your prayers are requested for: Craig Shipman, Karnig Zeroogian, Joan Bazegian, Leo Elmasian, Laura Wormel, Kate Heck, Janice Kalashian, Yeretzgin Aurora Jebejian; Deramayr, Anahit Gazayan (Der Sevak’s mom); Der Arten Ashjian, Ann Torres, Nelson Assarian, Alice Vooris, Donabed Boghosian, Laura Hynds, Yvette Jensen, Laora Grigoryan, Rebecca Meek, Armand Bazegian, Virginia Kasparian (CA), Lauri Gumlaw, Carol Marchetti, Michael O’Connor, Sara Omartian, Elizabeth Sabounjian, Gary Tumasyan, Florence Keough, James Dertad Omartian, Anita Assarian, Der Arten & Yn. Mary Ashjian (NY), Tom Cloues, Zhirayr Khachigian, Linda Durgarian, Akabe Boghosian, Debbie Manning, and all those in need of our prayers. St. Mark Armenian Church 2427 Wilbraham Road Springfield, MA 01129 CONDOLENCES On September 12, Mrs. Mildred Bilbilian from New York passed away. Rev. Fr. Sevak Gabrielyan She was the mother of Beth Kennedy and dear friends of Susan & Linda Church Office: 413-783-5793 Arslanian. May she rest in peace. Fr. Sevak: 914-888-4836 ([email protected])

NEXT SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4th Office Hours will resume -Tuesday-Friday 10 am to 1 pm DER SEVAK & YERETZGIN WILL THE HOST COFFEE HOUR FOR . “PAUL/BOGHOS” THEIR SON’S FIRST YEAR BIRTHDAY Sunday Bulletin CELEBRATION AS WELL AS DER HAYR’S BIRTHDAY. EVERYONE IS INVITED. SEPTEMBER 27, 2015 Welcome to St. Mark Armenian Church OCTOBER 18TH- 10TH ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT PLACE CHANGE: WILTONBURY HILLS C.C. PARISH COUNCIL GREETER BLOOMFIELD, CT. Elaine Devine & Karen Omartian Please support the St. Mark Golf Tournament by being a sponsor, playing, donating a raffle prize or attending the award dinner. Please contact COFFEE HOUR Gary Tesini. His e-mail is [email protected]. Harry & Ellie Demirjian

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builds a magnificent church, which in honor of the miracle is named Holy Cross Church. The Pontiff Nerses also writes the marvelous church hymn SCRIPTURE READING: “By means of the most powerful sign”, which is sung in the churches on Matthew 24:30-36 the day of the feast.The sacred relic remains at the Mountain Varague till “Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the 1021 A. D. Later the Armenian King Senekerim Artsrouni brings the relic peoples of the earth[a] will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming to Sebastia. After the latter’s death the relic is again transferred to its old on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. And he will send his place and remains there until 1651 A. D. when the relic is taken to angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four Khoshab. In 1655 A. D. the relic is placed in the Church of Holy winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. Godmother, in Van, which is renamed to Church of Holy Sign. The relic “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and was preserved there till 1915 A. D. its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door. Truly I tell you, OUR SECOND RECYCLE DAY – OCTOBER 17, 2015 this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass SATURDAY 9 AM TO 2 PM IN OUR CHURCH PARKING LOT away. The Day and Hour Unknown FALL CLEANING HAS BEGUN… ANY ELECTRONICS OR ANY ITEM “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, WHICH GETS PLUGGED IN THEY WILL TAKE. ALSO BATTERIES, CELL nor the Son, but only the Father. PHONE, BIKES.

Feast of the Holy Cross of Varague WISH LIST FOR All Christian Churches each year solemnly celebrate all feasts dedicated to ST. MARK ARMENIAN CHURCH the Holy Cross. The Armenian Apostolic Church, in difference to the other The Parish Council has begun a“wish list”. A “commercial dishwasher” Christian Churches, celebrates another purely national feast dedicated to is needed. Ours is no longer working and cannot be repaired. Seeing the Holy Cross, which is famous as the Holy Cross of Varague. The this is our original dishwasher purchased in 1982, we are in need of one. Armenian Church celebrates this feast two weeks after the Feast of The cost is approximately $3,000. If you are able to help with a donation toward it or know of someone in the restaurant business who may no Exaltation of the Holy Cross, that is - the Sunday during the period of longer need their commercial dishwasher, please let Anna know by e- September 25 - October 1. According to the historian , St. mailing her or calling her at 413-478-7688. We will continue adding Hripsime and her companions, running away from the Roman Emperor items to the wish list as items are needed. Thank you Dioklethianos, who started persecutions against Christians, reach to and find shelter in Vagaharshapat. However, before reaching MARK YOUR CALENDARS- DETAILS FORTHCOMING they stop at the Mountain Varague, which is to the southeast NOVEMBER 1ST- ’S ICON, AS PER DIRECTIVE FROM from the Lake Van. Taking off from her neck the relic of the Lord’s DIOCESE, WILL BE CONSECRATED. SPECIAL 6x11 INCH COLOR Wooden Cross, St. Hripsime gives it to the praying monks living on the mountain and asks them to preserve it in one of the caves. Thus, the sacred REPRODUCTION OF THE ICON ON CARDSTOCK WILL BE relic remains hidden till the seventh century.In 653 A. D. the monk Todik DISTRIBUTED THAT DAY FOR PARISHIONERS HOMES. and his disciple Hovel pray at the Mountain Varague and ask God to show NOVEMBER 15th - VERY REV. FR. DANIEL FINDYKIAN will be the place of the relic. Suddenly 12 bright columns appear around the with us for Divine Liturgy and speak on the Armenian Genocide and the mountain and the sign of the Cross is seen among the columns. For 12 days Martyr’s who became Saints on April 23rd of this year… in commemoration the bright columns remain visible even from distant sites. This joyful news of the 100th Anniversary of the Genocide. spreads everywhere.Nerses the Creator Catholicos who was the Catholicos NOVEMBER 21ST - 2nd ANNUAL (THANKSGIVING) of All Armenians of that period, and Captain Vard, son the Knight DINNER/DANCE (Our first dinner/dance (summer event) was a huge Theodoros, learning about that miracle, go the Mountain Varague to success- please mark your calendar and plan on attending) personally witness it. With the support of the Armenian people the Pontiff