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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 9:30-3:00 pm

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: Anna Bruno, Arman Bedonian, Lauren Kayaian

Today’s Scripture Readings: Romans 12:1-13:10. Matthew 5:17-48

Second Sunday of Great Lent: Sunday of Expulsion ´ ÏÇõñ³ÏÇ ø³é³ëÝáñ¹³Ï³Ý ä³Ñáó.

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Today there will be Requiem Service after Badarak.

The names can be found on the p. 7.

SUNDAY OF EXPULSION The second Sunday of the period of Great lent is called the Sunday of Expulsion. The basis of the mystery of and the name of the day can be found in the Holy Bible, the Book of Genesis: “So the Lord God sent him out of the Garden of Eden and made him cultivate the soil from which he had been formed” (Genesis 3:23). Prehistory is the fol-lowing. The human being, listening to the deceitful words of Satan, disobeyed the divine commandments and ate the forbidden fruit, As punishment the human being, the human being, of course, didn’t die at once, but was deprived of the eternity granted by God and was cursed Since then man must work hard and sweat to make the soil produce enough food, and woman will have pain in giving birth to her offspring. And in end God said to the human being: “You were made from soil and you will become soil again” (Genesis 3:19). The church Fathers have given the Sundays of the Period of great lent such names and mysteries which symbolize the mankind’s way of life – birth, sinning, regret and repentance. This should serve for the human being as an occasion for thinking of himself/herself and his/her lifer so that the period of great Lent should be fruitful and pro-ductive.

ԱՐՏԱՔՍՄԱՆ ԿԻՐԱԿԻ Մեծ Պահքի երկրոդ կիրակին կոչվում է նաև Արտաքսման: Օրվա խորհրդի և անվան մասին Աստվածաշունչ մատյանի Ծննդոց Գրքում գրված է. «…Եվ արտաքսեց նրան Աստված Եդեմի պարտեզից, որպեսզի մշակի հողը, որից և ստեղծվել էր»: Նախապատմությունը հետևյալն է. մարդն ունկնդիր լինելով Սատանայի խաբեբայական խոսքերին, պատվիրանազանց գտնվելով` համտեսեց արգելված պտղից: Որպես պատիժ, մարդն իհարկե, անմիջապես չմահացավ, սակայն զրկվեց Աստծո կողմից շնորհված անմահությունից և անիծվեց: Այսուհետ, մարդն իր քրտինքով պետք է վաստակի օրվա հացը և կինը պետք է ցավով ու տառապանքով զավակ ունենա և վերջում էլ ասվեց նրան. «...հող էիր և հող կդառնաս»: Եկեղեցական հայրերն իմաստուն կերպով Քառասնորդաց Պահքի շրջանի կիրակիներն այնպես են դասավորել և այնպիսի անվանումներ ու խորհուրդներ տվել, որոնցով ի հայտ է գալիս մարդկության կյանքի ուղին՝ ծնունդ, մեղսագործություն, զղջում, ապաշխարանք: Սա ինքնին մարդուն խորհելու ևս մեկ առիթ է սեփական անձին անդրադառնալու, պահոց շրջանն արդյունավետ անցկացնելու համար:

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READINGS

The first reading is from the Epistle of St. Paul to Romans 12:1-13-10 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiri-tual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in afflic-tion, faithful in prayer. Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited. Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord. On the contrary: “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

The second reading is from the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ ac-cording to Matthew (5:17-48) Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Proph-ets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the small-est letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disap-pear from the Law until everything is accomplished. Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the king-dom of heaven.

SAVE THE DATE May 21, 2017

Opening ceremony of the new Harry & Edna Keleshian Hall. Details to follow.

Season of Lent 2017

Friday Dinners & Program Food, Fellowship, and Spiritual Nourishment

Lenten Service - 6:30 pm Lenten Dinner - 7:00 pm

Program - 7:30 pm

YEAR OF STEWARDSHIP:

We are Stewards of Our

TIME, TALENT, & Treasure

March 10 We are stewards of Our Time

Andrew Kayaian The Lenten Dinner is sponsored by the Choir

March 24

We are stewards of Our Treasure Diron Jebejian

The Lenten Dinner is sponsored by the Women’s Guild

April 7 We are stewards of Our Talents

Mark Derderian

The Lenten Dinner is sponsored by the Armenian and Sunday Schools

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 9, Thursday - 10:00-11:00 AM

Feel free to join our group.

JUNIOR CHOIR PRACTICES DATES:

1st & 3rd Sundays TIME: 12:30 PM

PLACE: In the sanctuary All youth of the parish ages 5 & up

are welcome!

ACOLYTE TRAINING SESSIONS All boys (ages 8 and over) and girls (ages 8-12) who are interested in be-

coming altar servers are encouraged to attend the Acolyte Training Program that Fr. Mesrob has started in October.

March 5; Time: 12:30 PM in the sanctuary For more information or sign up your child(ren) please talk to Fr. Mesrob.

Today, please take a moment to remember in your prayers Lucine Adourian, Arshaluys Kaleli, Gale Perzigian,

Girair Poladian, Alice Basmajian (for quick recovery), Estella Garkavi

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 physical 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.

Walk Thru the Old Testament on March 18! Sponsored by the Diocesan Department of Christian Education and hosted by St. Leon Armenian Church in Fair Lawn, NJ, Walk Thru the Bible - Old Testament is open to all adults and young adults (children ages 8 and up are welcome to accompany their parents). Participants will learn about major people, places, and events, discovering how the Old Testament ultimately leads to the cross.

To register, please contact Tom Daw tomdaw7845@aol.com or Alice Leylegian northstarws@optonline.net.

CLOSING OF ALTAR CURTAIN: The curtain of the Altar was closed yesterday, on the Eve of 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 sym-bolizes 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 curtain 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.

Requiem Service was requested for the souls of:

Rev. Fr. Mesrob Benlian, Aram Yaranush, Aznif Yaranush, Sarkis Yaranush, Lusia Halici, Misak Halici, Sefer Halici, Gulnaz Halici, Armenak Yaranush, Eliz Yaranush, Yeter Halici

By: Yerezkin Siranoush Benlian, The Benlian & the Yaranush Families

Isabelle Shamamian By: The Shamamian Family

Satenik Kechejian By: The Kechejian Family

May God rest their souls in His eternal peace and presence and grant their loved ones the comfort of the Holy Spirit.

Today

Divine Liturgy. Children’s Sermon

Blessing of the Crosses for Armenian/Sunday Schools

Women’s Guild General Membership Meeting

March 10, March 24,

April 7

Lenten Friday Evening Program. 6:30pm - Lenten Service; 7:00pm - Dinner;

7:30pm - Program. Details are inside of the bulletin.

March 12, Sunday

Armenian Movie Screening following the Liturgy “LIFE AND WAR”

Armenian with English Subtitles Light refreshments will be served before the movie screening

Sponsored by the Cultural Committee of St. Gregory The flyer can be found in the Atrium.

March, 26, Sunday

Lionel Galstaun Annual Memorial Concert Edward Pogosian: Cellist Vatche Jambazian: Piano

The flyer can be found on page 6.

April 1, Saturday

One-day, Spiritual RETREAT, hosted by Women’s Guild.

Location: St. Nersess Seminary. The flyer can be found in Narthex.

April 9, Sunday

PALM SUNDAY Annual ACYOA Day Luncheon. Details to follow

April 16, Sunday EASTER SUNDAY

Arevakal Services During the Sundays of Lent, the Sunrise Service (Arevakal) is per-

formed before the start of Badarak. Please join Fr. Mesrob, the altar servers and the choir members each

Sunday at 9:45am for this special Lenten service.