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Sunday 6/12/2022

ՀՈԳԵԳԱԼՈՒՍՏԷՆ ԵՏՔ Ա. ԿԻՐԱԿԻ - FIRST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

Sunday Readings:

1 Kings 18:29-46; 2 Kings 2:1-15; James 5:16-20; Luke 4:25-30

Join us in worship this Sunday

Morning Service 10:00 AM

Divine Liturgy 10:45 AM - Sermon 11:45 AM

Մասնակցեցէք Ս. Պատարագին՝

Առաւօտեան Ժամերգութիւն 10։00

Ս. Պատարագ 10։45- Քարոզ 11։45

Fr. Nareg Terterian, Pastor

Fr. Nareg Joined a Delegation Representing The Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia to the Vatican

I am back from a week-long trip to Italy. I was part of a delegation of Oriental Orthodox priests invited to the Vatican by the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity in the Roman Catholic Church.

Fr. Hovagim Hovagim Panjarjian, Fr. Oshin Chwalyertanian, and I represented the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia.

Our delegation visited various Dicasteries of the Roman Curia, including the Secretariat of State, the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, the Dicastery for Eastern Churches, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, and the Dicastery for Catholic Education. We also visited various educational institutions, notably the Pontifical Lateran University, the Pontifical Gregorian University, the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, the Pontifical Oriental Institute, the Pontifical Ethiopian College, the Pontifical Armenian College, and the Pontifical Maronite College. Finally, we visited St. Peter's Basilica and the Necropolis, The Vatican Museum, the Sistine Chapel, The Vatican Library, St. Paul's Basilica, the Catacombs of St. Callixtus, and the Vatican Gardens.

On Friday, June 3, 2022, our delegation had a private audience with His Holiness Pope Francis. In his address, Pope Francis, referring to the feast of Pentecost, called to mind the four "cardinal points guiding us towards full communion": unity is a gift that "is not primarily the result of our commitment, our efforts, and our agreements, but of the working of the Holy Spirit"; unity is harmony, that is "not uniformity, much less the fruit of compromise or fragile diplomatic balances of power" but "harmony in the diversity of the charisms bestowed by the Spirit"; unity is a journey, that "does not suddenly appear as an overwhelming miracle, but quietly emerges in the patient and persevering progress of a journey made together"; and lastly, "unity is not simply an end in itself, but is closely tied to the fruitfulness of the Christian proclamation: unity is for the mission." In this regard, the Holy Father expressed his gratitude for the common witness offered by the Oriental Orthodox Churches, which have "sealed by their blood their faith in Christ." The audience concluded with the prayer of the Our Father.

On Sunday, June 5, we attended The Divine Liturgy on the Feast of the Pentecost at St. Peter's Basilica.

I am grateful for this unique opportunity. I sincerely thank His Holiness Aram I for including me in this delegation. I also thank Archbishop Anoushavan Tanielian, Prelate, for facilitating my participation.

Fr. Hovagim Panjarjian, Fr. Oshin Chwalyertanian, and Fr. Nareg Terterian representing the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia.

Attending The Divine Liturgy on the Feast of the Pentecost at St. Peter's Basilica.

With His Eminence Archbishop Khajag Barsamian

With our friends

Veh & Arpine Bezdikian and their Children Ani & Eva

The Statue of St. Gregory of Nareg at the Vatican Gardens

SUMMER CAMP SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY

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for their loyal and generous donations, for believing in our program and helping it

thrive for the past 16 years

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LITURGICAL CALENDAR

(From Crossroads: E-Newsletter of the Armenian Prelacy)

REMEMBRANCE OF THE PROPHET ELIJAH

This Sunday, June 12, the Armenian Church remembers Elijah, one of the greatest prophets of the Old Testament recorded in 1 and 2 Kings. He appeared along with Moses at the Transfiguration as the prophet of life and the new covenant. The Armenian Church (like all the Eastern churches) holds Elijah in the highest esteem. Most importantly, Elijah did not experience death; he was taken to heaven, like the Holy Mother of God. He is mentioned in the Armenian hymn Ee Verin Yerousaghem, sung during the Requiem Service.

“Receive us in Jerusalem above, in the dwellings of the angels, in Eden, the paradise where Enoch and Elijah live worthily resplendent in dove-like purity and in old age. O merciful Lord, have mercy upon the souls of ours who have fallen asleep.”

SAINTS HRIPSIME AND GAYANE AND THEIR COMPANIONS

This Monday and Tuesday, June 13 and 14, the Armenian Church commemorates the virgin saints Hripsime and Gayane and their companions. Thirty-three nuns, led by Gayane, left Rome and sought refuge in Armenia hoping to escape the Roman Emperor who desired one of the nuns, the beautiful Hripsime. In Armenia, King Dertad became captivated by Hripsime’s beauty and sought to wed her. She refused. Enraged, the king had Hripsime (and the other nuns) imprisoned and tortured to death.

When Gregory was released from his imprisonment in the deep pit (Khor Virab) he built chapels over the relics of the nuns, which Catholicos Sahag Bartev renovated in the 4th century. During the 7th century, churches were built over both sites. The church dedicated to Hripsime, built by Catholicos Gomidas, is considered an architectural masterpiece and influenced the future course of Armenian architecture. Catholicos Gomidas also wrote a sharagan (hymn) in their memory—the well-known Antsink Nviryalk (Dedicated Beings).

The two churches, as well as a third (Shoghakat), are in the city of Vagharshapat (known as Etchmiadzin between 1945 and 1995), not far from the complex of buildings that comprise the Holy Mother See of Etchmiadzin, designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage site.

SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR THIS SUNDAY

A READING FROM THE SECOND BOOK OF KINGS (2.1-15)

And it came about when the LORD was about to take up Elijah by a whirlwind to heaven, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. Elijah said to Elisha, "Stay here please, for the LORD has sent me as far as Bethel." But Elisha said, "As the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you." So they went down to Bethel. Then the sons of the prophets who were at Bethel came out to Elisha and said to him, "Do you know that the LORD will take away your master from over you today?" And he said, "Yes, I know; be still."

Elijah said to him, "Elisha, please stay here, for the LORD has sent me to Jericho." But he said, "As the LORD lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you." So they came to Jericho. The sons of the prophets who were at Jericho approached Elisha and said to him, "Do you know that the LORD will take away your master from over you today?" And he answered, "Yes, I know; be still." Then Elijah said to him, "Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me to the Jordan." And he said, "As the LORD lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you." So the two of them went on.

Now fifty men of the sons of the prophets went and stood opposite them at a distance, while the two of them stood by the Jordan. Elijah took his mantle and folded it together and struck the waters, and they were divided here and there, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground.

When they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, "Ask what I shall do for you before I am taken from you." And Elisha said, "Please, let a double portion of your spirit be upon me." He said, "You have asked a hard thing. Nevertheless, if you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so for you; but if not, it shall not be so." As they were going along and talking, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire and horses of fire which separated the two of them. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind to heaven. Elisha saw it and cried out, "My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!" And he saw Elijah no more. Then he took hold of his own clothes and tore them in two pieces. He also took up the mantle of Elijah that fell from him and returned and stood by the bank of the Jordan. He took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him and struck the waters and said, "Where is the LORD, the God of Elijah?" And when he also had struck the waters, they were divided here and there; and Elisha crossed over.

Now when the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho opposite him saw him, they said, "The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha." And they came to meet him and bowed themselves to the ground before him.

ԹԱԳԱՒՈՐՈՒԹԵԱՆ ՉՈՐՐՈՐԴ ԳԻՐՔԷՆ (2.1-15)

Երբոր հասաւ ժամանակը երբ Տէրը մրրիկով երկինք պիտի բարձրացնէր Եղիան, Եղիա եւ Եղիսէ Գաղգաղայէն մեկնեցան: Եղիա Եղիսէին ըսաւ.- Հո՛ս մնա, Տէրը զիս Բեթէլ կը ղրկէ:

Եղիսէ պատասխանեց.- Վկայ ըլլայ կենդանի Տէրը. կ՚երդնում քու կեանքովդ, թէ պիտի չթողում քեզ:

Բեթէլ եկան: Բեթէլ բնակող մարգարէները խումբով եկան Եղիսէի եւ ըսին.- Գիտե՞ս որ Տէրը այսօր քեզմէ պիտի առնէ Եղիան՝ քու տէրդ: Գիտեմ, այդ մասին մի՛ խօսիք,- պատասխանեց Եղիսէ: Ապա Եղիա Եղիսէի ըսաւ.- Հո՛ս մնա, Տէրը զիս Երիքով կը ղրկէ: Եւ ան պատասխանեց.- Վկայ ըլլայ կենդանի Տէրը. կ՚երդնում քու կեանքովդ, թէ պիտի չթողում քեզ:

Եւ Երիքով եկան: Երիքով բնակող մարգարէները խումբով մօտեցան Եղիսէի եւ ըսին.- Գիտե՞ս որ Տէրը այսօր քեզմէ պիտի առնէ Եղիան՝ քու տէրդ:

Գիտեմ, մի՛ խօսիք այդ մասին,- պատասխանեց Եղիսէ: Եղիա Եղիսէի ըսաւ.- Հո՛ս մնա, Տէրը զիս Յորդանան կը ղրկէ:

Եղիսէ պատասխանեց.- Վկայ ըլլայ կենդանի Տէրը. կ՚երդնում քու կեանքովդ, թէ պիտի չթողում քեզ:

Եւ երկուքը միասին գացին: Մարգարէներու խումբէն յիսուն հոգի հետեւեցան անոնց մինչեւ Յորդանան գետը: Եղիա եւ Եղիսէ գետեզրին կանգ առին, իսկ միւսները կանգնեցան քիչ մը հեռու: Եղիա իր վերարկուն հանեց, ծալլեց զայն եւ անով զարկաւ ջուրերուն: Ջուրերը այս ու այն կողմ բաժնուեցան, եւ անոնք երկուքով անցան ցամաք տեղէն:

Երբ անցան, Եղիա ըսաւ.- Եղիսէ՛, քանի դեռ հետդ եմ՝ խնդրէ՛ ինչ որ կրնամ ընել քեզի:

Խնդրեմ, մարգարէական հոգիէդ կրկին բաժին թող ժառանգեմ*,- պատասխանեց Եղիսէ:

Դժուար բան խնդրեցիր,- ըսաւ Եղիա,- բայց պիտի ստանաս զայն, եթէ տեսնես իմ երկինք բարձրացուիլս. այլապէս պիտի չստանաս:

Եւ մինչ խօսելով կ՚երթային, ահա յանկարծ հրեղէն ձիերով կառք մը իրարմէ բաժնեց Եղիան ու Եղիսէն, եւ Եղիա մրրիկով երկինք բարձրացաւ: Եղիսէ տեսաւ եւ աղաղակեց. «Հա՜յր, հա՜յր, ահա Իսրայէլի կառքն ու հեծեալները». եւ այլեւս չտեսաւ զայն: Ուստի քաշեց, պատռեց իր վերարկուն, զայն երկու կտորի վերածելով: Ապա վերցուց Եղիայի վերարկուն որ իր վրայ ինկաւ, եւ դարձաւ Յորդանան գետին եզերքը: Առաւ Եղիայի վերարկուն եւ ջուրերուն զարկաւ, բայց անոնք չբաժնուեցան: Այն ատեն գոչեց. «Ո՞ւր ես, Տէ՛ր, Եղիայի Աստուածը», եւ դարձեալ ջուրերուն զարկաւ: Ջուրերը այս ու այն կողմ բաժնուեցան եւ Եղիսէ անցաւ միւս կողմ:

Երբ Երիքովի մարգարէները դիմացէն տեսան զինք, ըսին. «Եղիայի հոգին Եղիսէի վրայ հանգչեցաւ»: Գացին դիմաւորեցին զինք եւ մինչեւ գետին խոնարհեցան իր առջեւ:

THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST ACCORDING TO LUKE (4.25-30)

I assure you that there were many widows in Israel in Elijah's time, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and there was a severe famine throughout the land. Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to a widow in Zarephath in the region of Sidon. And there were many in Israel with leprosy in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed-only Naaman the Syrian."

All the people in the synagogue were furious when they heard this. They got up, drove him out of the town, and took him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw him down the cliff. But he walked right through the crowd and went on his way.

ՅԻՍՈՒՍ ՔՐԻՍՏՈՍԻ ԱՒԵՏԱՐԱՆԸ ԸՍՏ ՂՈՒԿԱՍԻ (4.25-30)

Ձեզի օրինակներով խօսիմ: Իսրայէլի մէջ բազմաթիւ այրիներ կային Եղիայի օրերուն, երբ երեքուկէս տարի երկինքը չանձրեւեց եւ ամբողջ երկրին մէջ սաստիկ սով տիրեց: Բայց Եղիա անոնցմէ ոեւէ մէկուն չղրկուեցաւ, այլ ղրկուեցաւ Սիդոնի մօտիկ Սարեփթա գիւղը բնակող այրի կնոջ մը: Նոյնպէս, Եղիսէ մարգարէի օրերուն Իսրայէլի մէջ բազմաթիւ բորոտներ կային, բայց անոնցմէ ոչ մէկը բժշկուեցաւ, այլ միայն Նէեման անունով ասորի մը:

Այս ակնարկութիւնները լսելով՝ ժողովարանին մէջ գտնուողները բարկութեամբ լեցուեցան: Ելան, Յիսուսը քաղաքէն դուրս հանեցին եւ գահավէժ ընելու նպատակով զայն տարին մինչեւ կատարը այն լերան, որուն վրայ շինուած էր իրենց քաղաքը: Բայց Յիսուս անոնց մէջէն անցաւ գնաց:

WEDDING

- DANIEL DEAN ZACCARIELLO and MARY BELLA TOROSYAN were married on June 9, 2022. Best man and maid of honor were Mr. Peter Anthony Zaccariello and Ms. Monica Torosyan. We congratulate the newly married couple & wish them a happy life together.

BAPTISMS

-ALORA NAIRI GONZALEZ DAGLYAN the daughter of Dr. & Mrs. Ernesto & Annahit Gonzalez was baptized on Saturday, June 4, 2022. Her Godparents were Mr. Vartkes Saroyan and Ms. Lucine Guyumjian. May the Grace of the Holy Spirit always be with Alora.

-ORSON AREN OWENS the son of Mr. & Mrs. Reilly & Verzhine Owens was baptized on Saturday, June 4, 2022. His Godparents were Mr. Thomas Owens and Mrs. Anna Daglyan Gonzalez. May the Grace of the Holy Spirit always be with Orson.

-SOPHIA ARTIM the daughter of Mr. & Dr. Sarchiz & Elise Artim was baptized on Saturday, June 4, 2022. Her Godparents were Mr. Frank Luback and Ms. Christina Luback. May the Grace of the Holy Spirit always be with Sophia.

-SCARLET ANN VITALE the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Michael & Amanda Vitale was baptized on Sunday, June 5, 2022. Her Godparents were Mr. Daniel Gerardi and Ms. Loredana Arena. May the Grace of the Holy Spirit always be with Scarlet.

REQUIEM REQUESTS

-Mr. Karabet Anasa, Mrs. Elizabeth Roubian and family, Mr. Antranig Anasa and family request requiem service for the soul of their beloved wife, mother and grandmother LUCIA ANASA (1st-year memorial service).

-Mr. Gerigour Issayou, Mr. Edmond Issayou and Ms. Carmen Issayou request requiem service for the soul of their beloved wife and mother HERIKNAZ BAZIKIAN (1st-year memorial service).

FELLOWSHIP HOUR

-LUCIA ANASA memorial luncheon HOKEJASH will be held in Pagoumian Hall.

-Ladies Guild fellowship hour will be held in the Main Hall and is hosted by:

-Mrs. Svetlana Indzhigulyan

-Mrs. Noemi Megerian

-Mrs. Janet Tutuyan

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

-June 17, 2022: Salt & Light Seniors Event

- July 05 - 15: Summer Camp 2022

- August 14, 2022: Asdvadzadzin the feast of Assumption of the Holy Mother of God. Blessing of Grapes.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

Dear Parishioners,

Please send your requiem request, photos of newborns, baptism photos, wedding photos, and other announcements from sister organizations for the coming Sunday's E-bulletin no later than Thursday 12 noon.

All requests received after 12 noon on Thursday will be posted on the following week's E-bulletin.

We thank you in advance for your cooperation and understanding.