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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

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, Ann Bruno

Today’s Scripture Readings: James 5:16-20, Luke 4:25-30

Requiem Service was requested for the soul of:

Artur Kosian By: Carol DerBoghosian

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

First Sunday after Pentecost: First Sunday after Pentecost: First Sunday after Pentecost: Remembrance of the Prophet Elijah Remembrance of the Prophet Elijah Remembrance of the Prophet Elijah

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COMMEMORATION OF THE PROPHET ELIJAHCOMMEMORATION OF THE PROPHET ELIJAHCOMMEMORATION OF THE PROPHET ELIJAH Prophet Elijah Prophet Elijah Prophet Elijah is one of the major prophets of the Old Testa-ment, distinguished for his loyalty to the Lord, for his zealous struggle against idolatry spread in Israel by the apostate king Ahab and his idolatrous wife, Queen Jezebel. Prophet Elijah lived in the IX century B.C. In the First Book of Kings (17-18) and the Second Book of Kings (1-2) is told about the activity of the Prophet Elijah. Evangelists also mention the name of the Prophet Elijah. In the First Book of Kings it is told that being the true herald of the Word of God Elijah, by the Lord’s will appeared before the apostate king Ahab and warned about the upcoming drought. His prophecy came true and after three years the Prophet again went to the king Ahab. Proving the weakness of the idolatrous, Prophet Elijah prayed God asking to send down fire for the sacrifice and a heavy rain. It is also told that thanks to the divine grace the Prophet Elijah helped the widow in Zarephath making so that her bowl wouldn’t run out of flour and her jar wouldn’t run of oil, also restored the widow’s dead sun to life.

ԵՂԻԱՅ ՄԱՐԳԱՐԷԻ ՅԻՇԱԵՂԻԱՅ ՄԱՐԳԱՐԷԻ ՅԻՇԱԵՂԻԱՅ ՄԱՐԳԱՐԷԻ ՅԻՇԱՏԱԿՈՒԹԻՒՆ ՏԱԿՈՒԹԻՒՆ ՏԱԿՈՒԹԻՒՆ ԵղիանԵղիանԵղիան Հին Կտակարանի մեծ մարգարէ մըն է, որ յայտնի է Տիրոջ հանդեպ ունեցած հաւատարմութեամբ: Ան պայքարած է կռապաշտութեան դէմ, որ Իսրայելի մէջ սերմանուեց Աքաաբ թագաւորի կողմէ: Եղիայ մարգարէն ապրած և գործած է Քրիստոսէն առաջ 9-րդ դարում: Եղիայ մարգարէի անունը կը հիշատակեն աւետարանիչները: Թագաւորաց գրքին մէջ գրուած է, թե ինչպէս Եղիան, իբրև Աստծոյ խոսքի ճշմարիտ բանբեր, Տիրոջ տնօրինութեամբ կը յայտնուի հաւատուրաց Աքաաբի առջև և կը յայտարարէ սպասւող երաշտի մասին: Կը կատարուի Եղիայի մարգարէութիւնը և երեք տարիներ ետք մարգարէն նորէն կը ներկայանայ Աքաաբին: Կը ապացուցէ կռապաշտներու անզորութիւնը, և աղօթքով կ՛այրէ

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READINGSTODAY’S SCRIPTURE READINGS

The first reading is from the Letter of James (5:16-20) Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power in its effects. Elijah was a man of like nature with ourselves and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. Then he prayed again and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth its fruit. My brethren, if any one among you wanders from the truth and some one brings him back, let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins. The second reading is from the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Luke (4:25-30) Our Lord Jesus Christ: “But in truth, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when there came a great famine over all the land; and Elijah was sent to none of them but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha; and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.” When they heard this, all in the synagogue were filled with wrath. And they rose up and put him out of the city, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might throw him down head-long. But passing through the midst of them he went away.

իր ողջակեզի կրակը, ապա կը դիմէ Աստծոյ որ հորդառատ անձրեւ բերէ: Եղիայ մարգարէին կը վերագրեն զանազան հրաշագործութիւններ: Հայ Առաքելական Եկեղեցւոյ տօնելի սրբերի շարքում Եղիայ մարգարէին առանձնայատուկ տեղ կը յատկացուի: Ի տարբերութիւն միւս սրբերու, ում յիշատակութիւնը կը տօնուի շաբաթուայ օրերուն, Եղիայ մարգարէի յիշատակութիւնը կը կատարուի Հոգեգալուստին յաջորդող կիրակի օրը:

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

Catherine Papalian, Dorothy Koresian 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.

CALLING ALL PARISHIONERSCALLING ALL PARISHIONERSCALLING ALL PARISHIONERS! The Parish Council invites you to be a part of our grow-

ing community! There are so many ways to get involved at our thriving church! One of the easiest ways is to host Coffee Hour!

Hosting Coffee Hour is very simple and fun too! Please email Maria Stepanian at mstepct@gmail.com

or call at 203-550-4897 if your are interested or have any questions. Looking forward to hearing from you all!

The Parish Council

GRADUATES OF THE CLASS OF 2016: If you know of any St. Gregory parishioners graduating from high school, college, or graduate school this spring, please notify (or pass the word along and have them notify) the church office or Der Hayr by calling 914-428-2595 or emailing

saintgregorychurchwp@gmail.com. Please share with us the student’s name, school, special achievements, future plans, etc., so we may share our pride in their accomplishments with our entire parish in the Enlightener newsletter.

Congratulations to all graduates.

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: May 26, Thursday - 10:00-11:00 AM

Feel free to join our group.

JUNIOR CHOIR PRACTICES DATES: June 5th

TIME: 12:30 PM

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

are welcome!

Please visit the Church office to pick up a form or visit the Please visit the Church office to pick up a form or visit the Please visit the Church office to pick up a form or visit the www.stgregorywp.com to download a form.www.stgregorywp.com to download a form.www.stgregorywp.com to download a form.

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:”

Today

Divine Liturgy.

Lecture by Ashley Bozian-Murtha on "Komitas and his impact on

the legacy of Armenian music" Following the Divine Liturgy

June 5, Sunday

Armenian School End-of-Year program.

1:00 pm

June 12, Sunday

Rev. Fr. Karekin Kasparian

will celebrate the Divine Liturgy.

Sunday School Graduation following the service

June 19, Sunday

Guest celebrant: Very Rev. Fr. Simeon Odabashian

will celebrate the Divine Liturgy.

June 26, Sunday

Dance Recital by the St. Gregory’s dance group

Following the Divine Liturgy. Details to follow

June 27- July 1

MER DOON Summer Camp

July 3, Sunday

Feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord

(Vartavar)

August 14, Sunday

Feast of the Assumption of the Holy Mother of God.

Blessing of the Grapes service.