PRAYER REQUESTS One of our most fundamental Christian ՍԻՐԵՑԷՔ ԶՄԻՄԵԱՆՍ ՈՐՊԷՍ ԵԻ ԵՍ ԶՁԵԶ ՍԻՐԵՑԻ responsibilities is to pray. There is truly great power in prayer. During this Divine “LOVE ONE ANOTHER AS I HAVE LOVED YOU” Liturgy and throughout this next week your prayers are requested for: Lusine Grigoryan, Toni Golfieri, Tracey Jarvis, Shelley Cotton, Diane Boghosian, Jessica Thresher, Alex Velez, Shirley Yergatian, Anne Tom Keegan, Eleanor Demirjian, Alice Vooris, Susie Arslanian, Lisa Omartian, John Trumbull, Kent Woodard, Susan DerMargosian, Lisa Herrick, Kim Noel, Darlene McKenna, Dr. David Manning, Jr., the Jozokos family, Joan Bazegian, Laura Wormel, Kate Heck, Laura Hynds, Laora Grigoryan, Rebecca Meek, Michael O’Connor, Sara Omartian, Gary Tumasyan, James Anita Assarian, Debbie Manning, Steve Taylor and all those in need of our prayers.

Calendar of Events

Sunday, January 5 – Armenian Eve Service and Dinner 5 pm Monday, January 6 - Theophany and Baptism of Our Lord Christ. Badarak 10am St. Mark Armenian Church 2427 Wilbraham Road Springfield, MA 01129

Church Office: 413-783-5793 Der Sevak’s Cell: 914-888-4836 Email: [email protected] Office Hours: Tuesday-Friday

Welcome to St. Mark Armenian Church Sunday Bulletin

January 5, 2020

Church Services at 5 pm

Parish Council Greeters:

Steve Berian and Ramela Abramian

Theophany Dinner will be held immediately following Church services

Scripture Reading CHRISTMAS POINSETTIAS and WREATHS HAVE BEEN Matthew 2:1-12 DONATED BY:

Alan and Diane Boghosian and Liz Boghosian in loving memory of The Magi Visit the Messiah T. Nishan and Virginia Omartian

After Jesus was born Sarkis Kalashian in loving memory of in in of Janice Kalashian Judea, during the time of King Herod, Anna Garabedian in loving memory of Magi from the east Kapriel & Mariam Garabedian came to Jerusalem and Peggy Sahagian Moriarty and asked, “Where is the one who has been Harry & Eleanor Demirjian in loving memory of born king of the Ali Selverian Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”

When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born. “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:

“‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’”

Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him.” After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.

POINSETTIA /WREATHS

Der Hayr and the Parish Council thank all those who have made a donation toward the /wreaths to help us adorn and beautify the Altar and church this Christmas/Theophany season.