St Stephen's Armenian Apostolic Church (Watertown, MA) Newsletter 

  

Rev. Archpriest Antranig Baljian, Pastor 

Weekly Bulletin
October 31, 2014

  

Program for Sunday, November 2

Tone V  

Eighth Sunday of the Exaltation
Sunday's Bible Reading 

Isaiah 22:15-25; Ephesians 1:1-14;
Luke 8:17-21


 

The Gospel

 

         "For nothing is hidden that will not be disclosed, nor is anything secret that will not become known and come to light.  Then pay attention to how you listen; for to those who have, more will be given; and from those who do not have, even what they seem to have will be taken away."           

         Then his mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not reach him because of the crowd.  And he was told, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you."   But he said to them, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it."
Requiem Services - Hokehankisd

For NAZARET AJOYAN, 40 Days (Syria)

Mr. & Mrs. Yenok & Alice Ajoyan; Mr. & Mrs. Hagop & Suzy Ajoyan; Mr. & Mrs.

Garo & Talar Ajoyan-Krumlian; Mr. & Mrs. Hovsep & Madeline Altounjian; Mr. &

Mrs. Garo & Nelly Nerkizian; Mr. Azad Kevorkian; Aghavni & Ara Arakelian.


 For GARO MANDARIAN, 40 Days (Beirut)

For HAGOP RESTIKIAN, 12 Years

Vahe & Talar Restikian; Baljian Family.

 

 

For HAKOB KARAPENTS, 20 Years

Amaras Art Alliance; Armenian Cultural Foundation; Hamazkaine Educational & Cultural Society of Boston; Armenian Independent Broadcasting of Boston; Alice Karapetian & Family;  Ara Ghazarians &Family.

 

For HOVANNESS AROYAN, 21 Years

For HOVANNESS NAZARETH AROYAN JR., 31 Years

Mrs. Arpine Aroyan; Mr. & Mrs. Nazaret & Mayda Aroyan & Family; Mr. & Mrs. Hovanness & Lisa Aroyan;  Mr.  & Mrs. Khoren Aroyan & Family; Mr. & Mrs. Harout Aroyan & Family; Yeghia Aroyan; Mr. & Mrs. Raffi Aroyan & Family.

 

For DIANE PILIGIAN, 24 Years

For KEGHETZIG GODOSHIAN, 27 Years

Dot Piligian; Marge & Jim Fuller; Richard & Kelli Piligian & Family; Nancy & Edward Barmakian & Family.

 

In Memory of STEPAN & SIRANOUSH KELEDJIAN

Mr. & Mrs. Puzant Keledjian & Family; Anahis Mekenedjian-Uruk; Mr. & Ms. Antranig Keledjian & Family; Mr. & Mrs. Antranig Minassian & Family.


 In Memory of MARINA (BARSAMIAN) THOMASIAN & MEGERDICH THOMASIAN

Roxie Young & Family.

NEXT WEEK!
Friday, November 7 - Saturday, November 8

Ever wondered how the Church Bazaar gets set-up? Check out this time lapse video shot and produced
by one of our parishioners last year.

 

CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS

With the bazaar just one week away, we are looking for volunteers to help in various capacities:


Food service line (Friday and Saturday) 

Dining area (Friday and Saturday)
To sign up, please contact Luci Chalian at  

luci@lunasconcierge.com or 617-719-3990   
 

Meat marination and kitchen preparation
Wednesday, 11/5 @ 6:30 pm 
Thursday, 11/6 @ 6:00 pm
Please contact Michael Guzelian 

michael.guzelian@gdc4s.com

 

Grilling (Friday and Saturday)

To help at the grill, please contact
Richard Piligian at rkpiligian@verizon.net  

 

Be sure to visit our website for information about all of our bazaar departments including:

 

Silent and Live Auction

Pastry

Gift Shoppe

News and Upcoming Events
Events

November 7&8: 58th Annual St. Stephen's Church Bazaar. 

Please visit www.soorpstepanos.org for more information!
 

November 7: Please join us for a "Praise and Prayer Service" at Armenian Memorial Church, 32 Bigelow Avenue, Watertown, MA 02472,  617- 923-0498.  Speaker: Sona Tashjian, "giving thanks unto Him".  Fellowship and Refreshments to Follow

 

November 10: Ladies Guild presentation featuring Robert Megerdichian who will speak about his father Abraham Megerdichian's metal miniatures artwork. 7:45pm, Refreshments will be served.

 
November 22: St. Stephen's Church Armenian Cooking Class. "Cheese Boreg" 10:30am at St. Stephen's Church Hall. RSVP required by November 17th. Call Becky Megerdichian. (617) 576-3398

November 23: World Vision US presentation. St. Stephen's Church Hall; 1:00 P.M. (after Liturgy).  Presenters: Artur Martirosyan, PhD and Rev. Fr. Dave Snyder, Church Partnership Officer of World Vision US.  
Free Admission, Refreshment will follow.

December 6: "Year of the Senior" evening hosted by ARS Social Service  and St. Stephen's Board of Trustees. 
Become a Church Member
The vitality of our church rest in your hands.  Being part of our Church community offers another home- a home of worship, love, and togetherness. Your time, treasures, and talents are greatly appreciated as we strengthen our faith and dedication to the Armenian Church and its traditions.  For more information on how to become a dues-paying member, please call the church office or email office@soorpstepanos.org 
St. Stephen's Church Armenian Cooking Series

 


Mortgage Elimination Drive - 45 Elton Avenue 

The Green House
 
For many years St. Stephen's Church has carried a mortgage on our 45 Elton Avenue property - The Green House. We had fundraisers, to buy "shingles" and have connected with parishioners via the Jrak and other 
communications to kindly contribute to bringing the mortgage down. Thanks to all of your generous contributions, our  mortgage is now down to the final stretch. Only $100,000 remains!! If we can eliminate this debt, then the rental income generated from the property will go directly to the  operating budget of the church and assist with other programs and initiatives the church  would like to support for the betterment of the parish.

Please help us on our last leg of this fundraising effort and contribute as much as you can towards eliminating this debt. If everyone pitches in as a team, we can become debt free on this property and turn it into a source of needed income!


Kindly send all contributions to the church office indicating your commitment to eliminating the Green House mortgage. You may also feel free to call the office to charge your donation by credit card.


 

With the relaunch of our new website, take a look at images from from past events and learn about upcoming activities:

All the information you need for this year's
Church Bazaar. Click HERE!

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Sunday Badarak
Schedule for
Sunday, November 2, 2014
9:30 AM
Morning Service
10:00 AM
Divine Liturgy
11:00 AM
Sermon 
(Armenian and English)
11:30 AM
Communion
11:45 AM
Requiem Service
Quick Links
St. Stephen's Church
1 Artsakh Street
Watertown, MA 02472

Church Office
38 Elton Avenue
Watertown, MA 02472
Tel: 617-924-7562
Email: office@soorpstepanos.org

Office Hours: 
Monday-Friday
9:00am-3:00pm

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