Sts. Vartanantz Church WEEKLY BULLETIN Archpriest Father Gomidas Baghsarian -- Pastor Reverend Father Kapriel Nazarian -- Assistant Pastor 402 Broadway, Providence, RI 02909 Office: 831-6399 Fax: 351-4418 Email: [email protected] Website: stsvartanantzchurch.org Fifth Sunday of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Sunday, October 11, 2015 Please Join Us in Worship this Sunday Մասնակցեցէք Ս.Պատարագին` Morning Service 9:30 am Առաւօտեան Ժամերգութիւն 9:30 Divine Liturgy 10:00 am - Sermon 11:15 Ս. Պատարագ 10:00 - Քարոզ 11:15 His Eminence, Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan ordained as Ouraragir Harout Tashian, Hagop Taraksian and Shant Eghian His Eminence, Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan ordained as Tbir Aram Baghsarian, Jivan Baghsarian and Michael Simonian Srpazan, and Der Hayr with our newly ordained ouraragirs and tbirs Michael Simonian, Aram Baghsarian, Shant Eghian, Hagop Taraksian, Harout Tashian, and Jivan Baghsarian *************************************************************** Special Dinner to honor Mary Fermanian for her forty years of dedicated and devoted service as the Director of the Sts. Vartanantz Church Sunday School. The dinner took place in Aramian Auditorium, under the auspices of His Eminence, Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan. Gifts from the Sunday School Students The Honorable Haiganush Bedrosian, Chief Judge of the RI Family Court representing the Ladies’ Guild GOSPEL Mark 12:35-44 Whose son is the Christ? While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, he asked, “How is it that the teachers of the law say that the Christ is the son of David? David himself, speaking 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.’ How then can he be his son? The large crowd listened to him with delight. As he taught, Jesus said, “Watch out for teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and be greeted in marketplaces, and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. They devour widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. Such men will be punished severely.” The Widow’s Offering Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a fraction of a penny. Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything – all she had to live on.” (On Page 1005 in your Bible) EPISTLE Galatians 2:1-10 Paul accepted by the Apostles Fourteen years later I went up again to Jerusalem, this time with Barnabas. I took Titus along also. I went in response to a revelation and set before them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I did this privately to those who seemed to be leaders, for fear that I was running or had run 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 brothers 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 remain with you. As for those who seemed to be important—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not judge by external appearance—those men added nothing to my message. On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted with the task of preaching the gospel to the Gentiles, just as Peter had been to the Jews. For God, who was at work in the ministry of Peter as an apostle to the Jews, was also at work in my ministry as an apostle to the Gentiles. James, Peter and John, those reputed to be 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 Jews. All they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do. (On Page 1151 in your Bible) Altar Candles are donated in Loving Memory of Iris Kinoian by her loving family Altar Flowers are donated in Loving Memory of George and Mary Avakian by her daughter and son-in-law, Allie and William Amaral REQUIEM SERVICE October 11, 2015 Peter B. Bedrosian --- Seventh Day Remembrance Kacheg Topalian --- Fortieth Day Remembrance Alla Arsenian Donig, Satenig, Paul, Eleanor and Dr. Peter Asadoorian Mark Daniel Asadoorian George and Mary Avakian, Michetar and Araxie Ohanian, and Jiryr Mezdurian Asadoohi Der Manouelian Anahid Elmasian Lucy Hovanesian and Eugenia Stoian Iris Kinoian Maurice Legros Setrag, Vartoohe and Bedros Tatoian REQUIEM SERVICE October 18, 2015 Elize Donoyan --- Fortieth Day Remembrance Mariam Khoulian --- Fortieth Day Remembrance Araxie Getzoyan --- First Year Anniversary Harry Alahverdian Goulistan Nevart Aramian Margaret Baligian and Gerald Murray Peter Bedrosian Simon, Verkin, Peter Edward and Victoria Bedrosian Zakar Bogosian Rev. Vram and Yeretzgeen Zartar Hamamjian Peter Koshmatian Varkis Markarian Siranoush Mesrobian Anna Vartanian *************************************************************** Please remember to remit your 2015 Membership Dues/Stewardship *************************************************************** CALENDAR of EVENTS Adult Bible Study has resumed. Please Join Us on Monday Evenings at 7 pm Armenian Fest 2015 Preparations Are Underway!!! We need your help! Please come and join us for a few hours. Every Mon & Wed = Choreg & Katah 9 am- 1 pm; Every Tues = Micheeg 9 am Every Thurs = Kufta 6 pm Choreg, Katah and Kufta maybe picked up Monday thru Wednesday between 10am and 1 pm or after Church on Sundays Saturday, October 17, 2015 Community Meeting sponsored by the Sts. Vartanantz Church Community Organizations The Very Latest Information regarding the Armenian Community in Syria Dr. Nerses Sarkissian -- Speaker Aramian Auditorium 7 pm Friday, October 23, 2015 Men’s Club Dinner and Cigar Night RSVP by Oct 21st to Armand [401-295-9079] Or Steve [401-573-7888] Sunday, October 25, 2015 ARS "Arax" Chapter will sponsor a Kheyma [Chee Kufta] Dinner take out only following Church Services Proceeds to benefit the ARS Syrian Armenian Relief Efforts Friday, October 30, 2015 Annual Providence Homenetmen Costume Party Aramian Auditorium 7 pm Wednesday, November 11, 2015 Veteran's Day Observance Armenian Memorial Monument RI Veterans Cemetery in Exeter 10:00am This year, the honoree is Vartkes Kaprielian Saturday and Sunday, November 14 & 15, 2015 Armenian Fest 2014 at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet ****************************** We welcome any donations especially Tickets to Events etc. for our Silent Auction as well as donations for our Flea Market. Please call the Church Office at 831-6399 with any questions. Visit our website for updated Church News http://www.stsvartanantzchurch.org Last Sunday, Der Kapriel was the celebrant at All Saints' Armenian Apostolic Church in Glenview, Illinois. While there, he enjoyed a lovely dinner and evening with Stephanie and Ari Killian and their daughter, Aline. Der Kapriel and Aline Killian (granddaughter of Anto and Carol Mesrobian) at the home of Stephanie and Ari Killian. It was a beautiful evening for everyone. From the October 8th issue of Crossroads FEAST OF THE HOLY TRANSLATORS This Saturday, October 10, the Armenian Church commemorates the Feast of the Holy Translators, one of the most beloved feasts. There are, in fact, two such commemorations in our liturgical calendar. One is on the Thursday following the fourth Sunday after Pentecost, which can occur in June or July; the other is on the second Saturday of October. The October commemoration focuses on the creation of the Armenian alphabet (406) and on the accomplishments of the Holy Translators. Mesrob Mashdots, the founder of the alphabet, and Catholicos Sahag, together with some of their students, translated the Bible. Schools were opened and the works of world-renowned scholars were translated. Their work gave the Armenian Church a distinct national identity. In modern times the entire month of October has been designated as a “Month of Culture.” Armenians throughout the Diaspora and Armenia mark this with cultural events not only in remembrance of the past, but in celebration of modern-day scholars, theologians, writers, and translators. Specifically remembered this Saturday along with Mesrob and Sahag, are: Yeghishe, a renowned student of Sahag and Mesrob, who served as secretary to Vartan Mamigonian and who wrote the great history of the Vartanantz wars; Movses of Khoren, another student of Sahag and Mesrob, who is revered as the father of Armenian history; David the Invincible, a student of Movses, received most of his education in Athens, where he was given the title “Invincible” because of his brilliance in philosophy; Gregory of Narek, who is considered the greatest poet of the Armenian nation and its first and greatest mystic; and Nerses Shnorhali, a great writer, musician, theologian, and ecumenist. With the creation of the Armenian alphabet and the translations that followed, this group of scholars transformed the course of Armenian history forever. It is an affirmation of the popular aphorism, “The Pen is Mightier than the Sword.” The holy translators, like stewards, were interpreters of the divine Scriptures by inventing letters by means of which are preserved on earth as living words for the shepherd flock of the New Israel, praise God with a sweet sounding hymn. They looked on the greatness of earthly glory as on darkness and having put their hope in the immortal bridegroom they were made worthy of the kingdom of heaven; praise God with a sweet-sounding song.