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St. Gregory the Enlightener Armenian Church Rev. Fr. Mesrob Hovsepyan, pastor

1131 North Street, White Plains, NY 10605 / Office: (914) 428-2595 Pastor: (804) 405-9399 Email: Der Mesrob - fr.mesrob@yahoo.com, Office - saintgregorychurchwp@gmail.com

Web: www.stgregorywp.com Office Hours: Monday closed, Tuesday-Friday 9:00-3:00 pm

Today there will be no Requiem Service after Badarak.

Sixth Sunday of Great Lent: Sunday of Advent Զ ÏÇõñ³ÏÇ ø³é³ëÝáñ¹³Ï³Ý ä³Ñáó. (¶³ÉëﻳÝ)

Welcome to St. Gregory the Enlightener Armenian Church!

“Legacy of Our Martyrs: A Gift to Carry Forward” The Morning Service starts at 9:45 a.m. on Sundays

and is followed by Soorp Badarak (Divine Liturgy) at 10:15 a.m.

Parish Council Members on Duty: Lauren Kayaian, Arman Bedonian, Anna Bruno

Today’s Scripture Readings: Col. 2:8-3:17; Mt. 22:34-23:39

SUNDAY OF ADVENT The Sixth Sunday of Great Lent is called the Sunday of Advent. This Sunday teaches us about the first Advent of Christ – His Incarnation: His Holy Birth when God became Man. This proved the Truth found in the Scriptures that by the coming of the Savior, a second chance was given to mankind to be guided on the path leading towards sal-vation. This Sunday also symbolizes the Second Advent. In the Gospels and Apostolic Letters there are many references dedicated to the Second Advent, where our Lord warns us about His return. In the Gospel of St. Matthew, Christ says, “…Watch out and do not let anyone fool you. Many men, claiming to speak for me, will come and say, “I am the Messiah!” and they will fool many people. You are going to hear the noise of battles close by and the news of battles far away… Countries will fight each other; kingdoms will attack one another. There will be famines and earthquakes everywhere… And you will be hated by all nations for my Name’s sake… Many false prophets will appear and fool many people. Such will be the spread of evil that many people’s love will grow cold. But who-ever holds out to the end will be saved” (Mt 24:4-13). The message of this Sunday is a call for endurance, piety and mod-esty. Through these we can patiently wait for the Glorious Resurrec-tion of Christ, the purification of our souls and the triumph of the True Faith. All Christian Churches celebrate the feast of the Sunday of Advent.

ԳԱԼՍՏՅԱՆ ԿԻՐԱԿԻ Մեծ Պահքի վեցերորդ կիրակին կոչվում է Գալստյան: Այս կիրակին Հիսուս Քրիստոսի Առաջին Գալստյան` մարդեղության հիշեցումն է: Հաստատվեց այն ճշմարտությունը, որ Փրկչի Գալստյամբ հնարավորություն ընձեռնվեց մարդկությանը փրկության ուղով առաջնորդվել: Այս կիրակին միևնույն ժամանակ Երկրորդ Գալստյան խորհուրդն ունի: Ավետարաններում և առաքյալների թղթերում բազում հատվածներ և անդրադարձներ կան Երկրորդ Գալստյանը նվիրված: Տերը զգուշացնում է Երկրորդ Գալստյան և նրա նախանշանների մասին. «Զգույշ եղեք, գուցե մեկը ձեզ խաբի, որովհետև շատերը կգան իմ անունով ու կասեն, թե՝ ես եմ Քրիստոսը. և շատերին կմոլորեցնեն: Լսելու եք պատերազմների ձայներ և պատերազմների լուրեր…:

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READING The Epistle reading is from Colossians 2:8-3:17 (p. 108 New Testament—Holy Bible in red color) See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spir-its of the universe, and not according to Christ. For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, and you have come to fullness in him, who is the head of every ruler and authority. In him also you were circumcised with a spiritual circumcision, by putting off the body of the flesh in the circumcision of Christ; when you were buried with him in baptism, you were also raised with him through faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead. And when you were dead in trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive together with him, when he forgave us all our tres-passes, erasing the record that stood against us with its legal de-mands. He set this aside, nailing it to the cross. He disarmed the rul-ers and authorities and made a public example of them, triumphing over them in it. Therefore do not let anyone condemn you in matters of food and drink or of observing festivals, new moons, or sabbaths. These are only a shadow of what is to come, but the substance belongs to Christ. Do not let anyone disqualify you, insisting on self-abasement and worship of angels, dwelling on visions puffed up without cause by a human way of thinking, and not holding fast to the head, from whom the whole body, nourished and held together by its ligaments and sinews, grows with a growth that is from God.

Ազգ ազգի դեմ պիտի ելնի, և թագավորությունն՝ թագավորության դեմ, և պիտի լինեն սով, համաճարակ ու տեղ-տեղ երկրաշարժներ: Սակայն այս ամենը սկիզբն է երկանց: … Եվ բազում սուտ մարգարեներ պիտի ելնեն ու շատերին պիտի մոլորեցնեն: Եվ անօրինության շատանալուց՝ շատերի սերը պիտի ցամաքի: Բայց ով մինչև վերջ համբերեց, նա պիտի փրկվի» (Մատթ. 24: 4-13): Այս է Գալստյան կիրակիի խորհուրդը` կոչ համբերության, բարեպաշտության, պարկեշտության, որովհետև հոգու բյուրեղացմամբ և ճշմարիտ հավատով մարդ կարող է սպասել Տիրոջ հրաշափառ Գալստյանը: Քրիստոնեական բոլոր եկեղեցիներն էլ ունեն Գալստյան անունով կիրակի:

PASTORAL CARE: HOME AND HOSPITAL CLERGY VISIT Der Mesrob is always available and would like to visit homebound and hospitalized 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 (914) 428-2595. Please note:

when asked about religion at a hospital, patients should list them-selves as “Armenian Orthodox” or “Armenian” not “other:”

URGENT APPEAL FOR SYRIAN ARMENIAN COMMUNITY

The St. Gregory Armenian Church calls on its members and suppor­ters to aid our brothers and sisters in Syria in this crucial phase of their life. We have been collecting funds since December and so far have collected about $5500 during 5 special collections. Our goal is $10,000 as the contribution from our Parish. On Palm Sunday we will do the last plate collection.

We intend to reach out to families who are facing dangerous challenges in Syria, especially in Aleppo, as well as try to assist a few of the families who have moved to Yerevan and are experiencing different kinds of difficulties. Please open your hearts and with prayerful good will give your best for those who do not have even the least minimum to survive.

Checks are to be made to: St. Gregory the Enlightener Armenian Church, memo: Aid to Syrian Armenians. May God bless you and your family. With love and thankfulness.

Easter Lilies Parishioners who wish to make a contribution for Easter lilies that will grace the Holy Altar and the sanctuary can give their donations to Parish Council members by March 23.

The girls of Armenia Leadership Soccer (GOALS)

We only have one more week to fill the bags for the girls soccer camp in Armenia. Pari-shioners who took the bags from Andrea & Di-ron Jebejian to fill with items, please remember

to return them to Der Hayr by the next Sunday. Thank you.

Crosses Dedicated to the Centennial of the Genocide

The 100 crosses that were made by families and placed in the circle in front of the church, were taken to the storage due to the winter condi-tions. If anyone would like to take home the cross dedicated to your family, please ask the Parish Council members or Der Hayr.

Today, please take a moment to remember in your prayers Archbishop Yeghishe Gizirian, Lucine Adourian, Sam

Hagopian, Arshaluys Kaleli, Ani Karapetyan, Gale Perzigian, Catherine Papalian, Mary Aljalian as well as all the sick and recovering members

of our community. May God touch His faithful servants with His healing hand,

and grant them good health & recovery. Please inform Der Hayr if you have friends or family who are suffering any physi-

cal or spiritual distress and are in need of prayer, and he will add them to his prayer list where they will be remembered before “the Holy and Immortal Lamb of

God” during the Eucharist. We all need prayer – both to say for others and to be said for us.

JUNIOR CHOIR PRACTICES DATES: March 20th, April 3rd & 17th,

May 1st & 15th, June 5th

TIME: 12:30 PM PLACE: In the sanctuary

All youth of the parish ages 5 & up are welcome!

CLOSING OF ALTAR CURTAIN: The Altar curtain was closed the Sunday fol-lowing Poon Paregentan. It will remain closed throughout the Forty Days of Great Lent until it is reopened on Palm Sunday. The closing of the curtain symbolizes the Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise. The entire church is in repentance during this time. • During Lent the Divine Liturgy (Badarak) is celebrated with the Main Altar cur-tain closed. • The Kiss of Peace is not given. • Holy Communion is not given. In special circumstances, Holy Communion may be received by making arrangements with Der Hayr after the service. • The Gospel is not kissed at the end of Divine Liturgy. • Mas is distributed during Lent.

BIBLE STUDY Come to explore together the pathways of the New Testament and to increase our faith and spiritual fulfillment through study of the Holy Scriptures led by Der Mesrob Hovsepyan.

The next Bible Study session: March 17, Thursday - 10:00-11:00 AM

Feel free to join our group.

Today Divine Liturgy. Children’s Sermon will be delivered at the end of the service.

Junior Choir Practice, 12:30pm

Greet & Meet Metropolitan Opera Diva Lucine Amara 1:00 PM.

Sponsored by Cultural Committee.

March 20, Sunday

PALM SUNDAY Annual ACYOA Day Luncheon. Details to follow.

March 21-26 Holy Week / Ավագ Շաբաթ

March 27, Sunday

EASTER SUNDAY Feast of the Glorious Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.

April 2, Saturday

Movie Screening: THE CUT, 3:00 PM A special presentation of Fatih Akin’s Film

April 17, Sunday

Lionel Galstian Annual Memorial Concert Taline Nalbandian: Soprano Haig Arsenian: Piano

Details to follow