Sodom and Gomorrah The priest washes his hands, we kiss the priest’s hand cross, we sing the Lord’s Prayer. Great Lent, Medz Bahk. Reconciliation with God. Sts. Hripsime and Gayane Intinction PW Armenian Church Hye-Q A game of questions and answers to hone your knowledge in: Bible Prayer & Worship Church Year Sacraments History and Saints In Other Words B CY S HS OW îÜúðÐܾø / CHRISTMAS HOME BLESSING From the earliest times, the home was a sacred place, the center of family and ritual life. It is the most basic of all social structures, where we are born and live many years, a place where great family events transpire. Here we break bread, share joys and sorrows, pray, celebrate, worship. Here God is present in the loving relationships that tran- scend fragile human existence. Every family is a miniature of a “Little Church—Ecclesia” and in this “Little Church” the inexhaustible love and the very generous blessing of God permeate. According to the sacred traditions of the Armenian Church, God’s blessing is asked for homes on different occasions, like on the Nativity and the Resurrection of Christ, as well as on the joyous occasion of moving into a new home. During the Home Blessing the priest blesses the bread (which symbolically repre- sents the Word of God), the water (which is the most essential element of life and figuratively represents cleanness) and the salt (which seasons and purifies). These three fundamental elements are essential life-giving gifts for human life. In the prayer the priest asks for purity and abundance of the three gifts, blesses the home and all its dwellers, and asks God to keep them away from visible and invisible ene- mies, and protect them under His powerful right hand, granting them health of soul and body. Today, more than ever, we need the presence and blessing of the Lord in our homes and lives. The revival of this centuries old custom will certainly bring us close to our Lord. Schedule your Home Blessing with Der Hayr: direct (804) 405-9399, church office (804) 282-3818, email: [email protected]. øñÇëïáë Ìݳõ »õ Ú³ÛïÝ»ó³õ úñÑÝ»³É ¿ Ú³ÛïÝáõÃÇõÝÝ øñÇëïáëÇ
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Sodom and Gomorrah
The priest washes his hands, we kiss the priest’s hand cross, we sing the Lord’s Prayer.
Great Lent, Medz Bahk. Reconciliation with God. Sts. Hripsime and Gayane Intinction
PW
Armenian Church Hye-Q
A game of questions and answers to hone your knowledge in:
Bible Prayer & Worship Church Year Sacraments History and Saints In Other Words
B
CY S HS OW
îÜúðÐܾø / CHRISTMAS HOME BLESSING
From the earliest times, the home was a sacred place, the center of family and ritual life. It is the most basic of all social structures, where we are born and live many years, a place where great family events transpire. Here we break bread, share joys and sorrows, pray, celebrate, worship. Here God is present in the loving relationships that tran-scend fragile human existence. Every family is a miniature of a “Little Church—Ecclesia” and in this “Little Church” the inexhaustible love and the very generous blessing of God permeate.
According to the sacred traditions of the Armenian Church, God’s blessing is asked for homes on different occasions, like on the Nativity and the Resurrection of Christ, as well as on the joyous occasion of moving into a new home. During the Home Blessing the priest blesses the bread (which symbolically repre-sents the Word of God), the water (which is the most essential element of life and figuratively represents cleanness) and the salt (which seasons and purifies). These three fundamental elements are essential life-giving gifts for human life. In the prayer the priest asks for purity and abundance of the three gifts, blesses the home and all its dwellers, and asks God to keep them away from visible and invisible ene-mies, and protect them under His powerful right hand, granting them health of soul and body. Today, more than ever, we need the presence and blessing of the Lord in our homes and lives. The revival of this centuries old custom will certainly bring us close to our Lord. Schedule your Home Blessing with Der Hayr: direct (804) 405-9399, church office (804) 282-3818, email: [email protected].
Order Your Tile If you would like to purchase the tile made on the occasion of the 55th Anniversary of St. James, ask Leiza Bouroujian or Parish Council members for details. It can be a nice Christmas present.
4x4 Tile $10 □ 6x6 Tile $15 □
We express our great appreciation to Chuck Ashjian, Bedros Bandazian, Sam&Maral Haboush, Karen Karapetyan, Harry Deloian, and Roxie Krikorian for
sponsoring the trip of the theatre to Richmond.
Come out and join us for the next VAN Happy Hour Check out our calendar, find out more about our gather-ings and all future events (details to follow for the next event)
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What two cities were rained on by fire and brimstone? Put these 3 “liturgical moments” in correct chronological order: We sing thr Lord’s Prayer, the priest washes his hands, we kiss the priest’s hand cross.
During what season of the year is the crucifixion rather that the empty cross the main focus during liturgy.
What is the result of confession and penance? Nooneh and Maneh are associated with what two other famous women? What is the term used for when the priest dips the bread into the wine is conse-crating Holy Communion?
The answers can be found on the last page of the bulletin.
ARMENIAN CHRISTMAS Why Do Armenians Celebrate Christmas on January 6th?
"Armenian Christmas," as it is popularly called, is a culmination of celebrations of events related to Christ's Incarnation. Theophany, or Epiphany (or Asdvadz-a-haydnootyoon in Armenian, which means "Revelation of God"). This is the central theme of the Christmas Season in the Armenian Church. During the Armenian Christmas season, the major events celebrated are the Nativity of Christ in Bethle-hem and His Baptism in the River Jordan. The day of this major feast in the Arme-nian Church is January 6th. A ceremony called “Blessing of Water” is conducted in the Armenian Church to commemorate Christ’s Baptism. It is frequently asked why Armenians do not celebrate Christmas on December 25th with the rest of the world. Obviously, the exact date of Christ's birth has not been historically established nor is it recorded in the Gospels. However, historically, all Christian churches celebrated Christ's birth on January 6th until the fourth century. The feast of Christmas was not a separate church feast for the first four centuries of Christian history. It was celebrated with Epiphany in the one great feast of God's appearance on earth in the form of the human Messiah of Israel. The Nativity began to be celebrated on the twenty-fifth of December in order to off-set the pagan festival of the Invincible Sun, which occurred on that day. The Church established it quite consciously as an attempt to defeat the false religion of heathens. Christ is the True Sun of Righteousness (Mal 4:2), who is himself worshipped by all of the elements of nature. At the time, Christians used to observe these pagan festivities. In order to put an end to this pagan practice, the church hierarchy designated December 25th as the official date of Christmas and January 6th as the feast of Epiphany. However, Armenia was not affected by this change for the simple fact that there were no such pagan prac-tices in Armenia at the time and the fact that the Armenian Church was not a satellite of the Roman Church. Thus, remaining faithful to the traditions of their forefathers, Armenians have continued to celebrate Christmas on January 6th until this day.
Christmas poinsettias are donated to the glory of God by Joyce Soghoian.
Today Divine Liturgy. Armenia/Sunday School is on break. Commemoration of the Baptism of our Lord: Morning Service, Divine Liturgy, Blessing of Water - Chrorhnek [Note: Requiem Services are not offered on this day]- Armenian Christmas Lunch
January 14, Saturday
Armenian/Sunday School group event.
January 15,
Sunday
Armenian/Sunday School resumes classes. Women’s Guild General Meeting after the service. Everyone is welcomed to attend and join our Women’s Guild.
January 20, Friday
Hovhannes Tumanyan Puppet State Theatre of Yerevan pre-sents 2 puppet shows & concert. The flyer can be on the back.
February 19, Sunday
Annual Parish Assembly, 12:30pm.
øñÇëïáë Ìݳõ »õ Ú³ÛïÝ»ó³õ Krisdos dzunav yev haydnetsav (Christ is born and revealed among us)
úñÑÝ»³É ¿ Ú³ÛïÝáõÃÇõÝÝ øñÇëïáëÇ Orhnial eh haydnootiunun Krisdosee (Blessed is the revelation of Christ)
Godfather of the Cross
For the Blessing of the Water Service commemorating the Baptism of our Lord, the very special privilege of serving as “Godfather of the Cross” has been ex-tended to Chris Grey. In this capacity, Chris will have the responsibility of bearing the Holy Cross after it has been submerged in the blessed Holy Water, and welcoming the faithful to kiss the cross as they receive their portion of blessed water. We congratulate Chris for this special responsibility.
Today’s Scripture Readings Heb 1:1-12 and Mt 2:13-23
PASTORAL CARE: HOME AND HOSPITAL CLERGY VISIT Der Hayr is always available and would like to visit homebound and hospital-ized parishioners. If you or someone you know is ill or hospitalized and would like to be visited, please call Der Hayr at (804) 405-9399 or the church office at (804) 282-3818. Please note: when asked about religion at a hospital, patients should list themselves as “Armenian Orthodox” or Armenian” not “other”.
Today, please take a moment to remember in your prayers Zadig Setian, Barkev Baronian, Kachi Dedian, Isabelle
Vranian, Paris Dedeian, Annie Bickers, Katie Ralcewicz (for their continued improvement), also Vickie & Lee Luper
(requested by Joanne Vasselian Shelton) as well as all the sick and recovering members
of our community. May God touch his faithful servants with His healing
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