Sts. Vartanantz Church WEEKLY BULLETIN
Reverend Father Kapriel Nazarian 402 Broadway, Providence, RI 02909 Pastor Office: 831-6399 Fax: 351-4418 Email: [email protected] Website: stsvartanantzchurch.org
Third Day of the Nativity - January 8, 2017
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
Armenian Christmas Eve. Service celebrated by Der Kapriel on
Thursday, January 5, 2017
"Silent Night"
Լուր Քիշեր
was sung sweetly by
Sareen Khatchadourian on Armenian Christmas Eve.
Քրիստոս Ծնաւ եւ Յայտնեցաւ Օրհնեալ է Յայտնութիւնն
Քրիստոսի ԶԵզ եւ Մեզ Մեծ Աւետիս
Christ was Born and Revealed
Blessed is the Manifestation of Christ
Great Tidings Unto Us All
GOSPEL Matthew 2:13-23
When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.” So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt, where he stayed until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord said through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called my son.” When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi. Then what was said through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled: "A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more." After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were trying to take the child’s life are dead.” So he got up, took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee, and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was said through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”
(Page 956 in your Bible)
EPISTLE Hebrews 1:1-12
In the past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he made the universe. The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven. So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs. For to which of the angels did God ever say, “You are my Son, today I have become your Father”? Or again, “I will be his Father, and he will be my Son”? And again, when God brings his firstborn into the world, he says, “Let all God’s angels worship him.” In speaking of the angels he says, “He makes his angels winds, his servants flames of fire.” But about the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, will last forever and ever, and righteousness will be the scepter of your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.” He also says, “In the beginning, O Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. They will perish, but you will remain; they will all wear out like a garment. You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed. But you remain the same, and your years will never end.”
(Page 1184 in your Bible)
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REQUIEM SERVICE
January 8, 2017
Vartouhie and Anthony Donabedian
Aroussiag Garabedian
Penelope Ann Giragosian
Victoria Hagopian
Partog and Mariam Karolian, and Krikor and
Sulton Topalian
Sarkis Kibarian
Marion Malian
Sherry Bedrosian Micheletti
Arthur Ardashes and Hovannes John Takian
REQUIEM SERVICE
January 15, 2017
Harry D. Bogosian, Jr. - 40th Day Remembrance
Lucy Arakelian Kanarian - First Year Anniversary
Stephen LaFazia, Jr. - 10 Year Anniversary
Deceased Armenians of the Baku Massacres
Martha Aramian
Ann and Jake Avakian
Oppie Bedrosian
Mary Hajian
Esber, Zabel, Nellie and Popkin Krekorian
Edward Malikian
Dickran Manasian
Yeghia Stepanian
CALENDAR of EVENTS
Adult Bible Study meets
every Monday at 7:00 pm.
Saturday, January 7, 2017
Holy Communion for Armenian & Sunday
School Children and Adults 10:00 am
followed by breakfast and the
Mourad Armenian School
Christmas Hantes
Including Christmas songs, hymns, and a visit from Santa Claus
Sunday, January 8, 2017
Sunday School Family Breakfast
Bible Message and Craft 9:45 am
Saturday, January 21, 2017
AYF Providence Varantian Ball
Venus de Milo - Swansea, MA
Dinner 6:30 pm -- Dance 9:00 pm
Advance payment preferred.
CALENDAR of EVENTS (continued)
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
The Genealogy Subcommittee of the
Armenian Historical Association of Rhode Island (AHARI)
is forming a Genealogy Club.
The purpose is to assist members in tracing their ancestors
and discovering the daily events that shaped their and,
eventually, our lives. We want to come together to help
people find information about their ancestors.
Our first meeting will be Tuesday, January 24, 2017
at 7 p.m. at the AHARI office at
245 Waterman St.. Suite 204, Providence.
Please contact Margaret Chevian
at [email protected] or 401-331-3985
if you have questions!
From the January 5, 2017 edition of
Crossroads
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“Virgin and Child,” 19th century carpet from the Museum of the Holy See of Cilicia
Քրիստոս Ծնաւ եւ Յայտնեցաւ
Օրնեալ է Յայտնութիւնը Քրիստոսի
Christ is born and revealed Blessed is the revelation of Christ
“The message of the birth that was delivered by the angels clearly announced to us that the glory of God always rules over the world, seeking peace and good will amongst humankind. And thirty years after the birth of Christ, God’s proclamation was incarnated once more, became life and message through Christ’s baptism and the testimony given by God that Jesus is His beloved Son, to whom is entrusted the Divine plan and mission, opening the road toward God, toward everlasting life and the Kingdom of God.”
From the Prelate’s 2017 Christmas message, “Who Is God’s Son?”
CATHOLICOS ARAM VISITS ALEPPO
The traditional blessing of salt and bread in Aleppo.
In the true spirit of Christmas and with prayers for a lasting peace, His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Holy See of Cilicia, travelled to Aleppo today, January 5, where he was welcomed by the Prelate Archbishop Shahan Sarkisian, clergy and community members at St. Mary’s Armenian Church. Tomorrow, Christmas Day, January 6, His Holiness will preside over the Divine Liturgy and deliver the Sermon at St. Mary’s Church. On Saturday His Holiness will visit various Armenian churches and institutions in Aleppo, including the Holy Trinity Armenian Catholic Church and the Bethel Armenian Evangelical Church.
His Holiness told the community, “Over the past five years, you—the Syrian Armenian community and the Aleppo-Armenian community in particular—suffered greatly and endured tremendous difficulties. It is true that I was not with you physically during these difficult five years, but rest assured that you were constantly present and central in my prayers and service…. Though many were forced to leave, the Aleppo Armenian community remains and will continue to thrive…. I assure you that the entire Armenian nation—the Republic of Armenia, the two Catholicosates, the Armenian Catholic and Evangelical Churches, all of our institutions and organizations—stood by you, because Armenians around the world know well that the Armenian community of Aleppo is an historic, significant community. The revitalization of the Syrian Armenian community is a pan-Armenian concern, a concern for all Armenians.”
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PLEASE DO NOT FORGET: SYRIAN ARMENIAN COMMUNITY NEEDS
OUR HELP MORE THAN EVER
The crisis in Syria requires our financial assistance.
Please keep this community in your prayers, your
hearts, and your pocketbooks.
PLEASE DO NOT FORGET OUR ONGOING RELIEF EFFORTS
FOR THE ARMENIAN COMMUNITY IN SYRIA WHERE
CONDITIONS ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY MORE
DIFFICULT.
THE NEED IS REAL. THE NEED IS GREAT.
TO DONATE PLEASE MAY MAIL YOUR DONATION TO:
Armenian Prelacy
138 E. 39th Street - New York, NY 10016 Checks payable to: Armenian Apostolic Church of America
(Memo: Syrian Armenian Relief)
