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​2020

January 6 - Nativity & Epiphany of Our Lord
April 21 - Resurrection of Our Lord
July 28 - Transfiguration of Our Lord
August 18 - Assumption of Mary, the Mother of God
September 15 - Exaltation of the holy Cross

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Requiem Meal (Hogejash)
​If you wish to have a Requiem Meal to honor the memory of your loved one who has fallen asleep in the Lord, please approach the Women’s Guild Board.
Requiem Service (Hogehangist)
If you wish to have a Requiem Service to honor the memory of your loved one who has fallen asleep in the Lord, please approach Father Ghevond Ajamian.
Home Blessing (Tnorhnek)
One of the holy traditions on the Armenian Orthodox Church is the Home Blessing Service. If you, or someone you know, would like their home blessed, please contact Father Ghevond Ajamian.

Volunteer Opportunities

DIOCESAN ASSEMBLY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
From April 30-May 3, 2020, the clergy, Parish Council Chairpersons, Diocesan Delegates and Women's Guild representatives of the Eastern Diocese, will come to Dallas for the annual Diocesan Assembly. We are looking for volunteers to help make this Diocesan Assembly successful and memorable for all who come and visit our parish. We will have a volunteers' meeting to identify and explain the Assembly and what is needed. The meeting will be held in the Kechejian Hall on Wednesday, January 8 at 6:30 PM. We look forward to seeing you there!

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​REVIVAL
On Saturday, February 1, 2020, at 7:30 PM, the Building Committee plans to have a banquet to celebrate the revival of our church and community at The Belo Mansion (2101 Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX 75201). This is a fund-raising event with tickets $150 per person, and all proceeds will be used to establish an endowment fund for the future operations and growth of our new St. Sarkis.Make every effort to attend this banquet with your family and friends; help support this event and share your stories of St. Sarkis. Come and learn about the construction progress, milestones and future programs. For more information or to reserve your table, please contact Sylva Dayian at sdayian@att.net/469-569-9971or Sylva Simonian at tumosylva@gmail.com.

You can also purchase tickets to the event here.
FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN
The ACYOA Seniors invite you to participate in the Feed My Starving Children event on Thursday, January 9, from 8:00 PM -9:30 PM at 1680 N. Glenville Dr., Suite 300, Richardson, TX 75081. Feed My Starving Children is a Christian non-profit that provides nutritionally complete meals specifically formulated for malnourished children. We will be hand packing the meals, so please wear comfortable clothes.This event is kid friendly. For more information, please contact Kristine Ratevosyan at 469-215-9264/kratevosyan97@gmail.com.
 
SENIOR GATHERING
The Seniors of St. Sarkis Church plan to get together for Bingo and lunch on Wednesday January 15, 2020 at 10:30 am at the Kechejian Hall. Please RSVP to Annie Graham 469-682-1751 or Barbara Kourajian 972-867-0642.
 
ACYOA CHRISTMAS CAROLING
The ACYOA Juniors and Seniors will be visiting the elderly of our community with Fr. Ghevond on Saturday, January 19, 2020. Der Hayr and the ACYOA will be singing Christmas Carols (Armenian and English) and also conducting House Blessings. There is no need to have a musical voice, just a musical spirit. All the Christmas carolers will meet Der Hayr at the St. Sarkis Church at 9:00 am for a brief Bible Study and then hit the road. We should end around 5:00 pm back at the church to eat pizza and have a great time of fellowship. There is no cost. If you are interested or have any questions, please let Der Hayr know; text, email or call him at 201-218-5045 or fatherghevond@gmail.com. Come spread the good tidings of Christ’s birth with friends, faithful and Fr. Ghevond.

PILGRIMAGE TO ARMENIA
Fr. Ghevond Ajamian will lead the faithful of St. Sarkis Armenian Church on the Third Parish Pilgrimage to Armenia from July 26 to August 8, 2020. The pilgrimage will include Holy Etchmiadzin, Yerevan, Armenian Genocide Memorial and Museum, Khor Virab, Noravank, Lake Sevan, Dilijan, Garni, Geghard, Datev and much more. The cost per person will be $2,950 which will include round-trip airfare from DFW, transportation, daily meals, 4-Star hotel accommodation, entrance fees, tour guide (English). Space is limited. The registration deadline is February 1, 2020 with a $500 deposit. For a registration form, pilgrimage itinerary or more information, please contact Fr. Ghevond at fatherghevond@gmail.com or 201-218-5045. Or you can also contact SIMA Travels at SIMATours@gmail.com or 610-359-7521.

The Mission of the Armenian Orthodox Church

Mission of the Armenian Orthodox Church According to 
The Teaching of St. Gregory the Illuminator
​To illumine all people who come into the world;
To give repentance of salvation to all;
To wash all people and deliver them from the bonds of darkness by baptism;
To seal all nations as Christ’s inner circle;
To make the Spirit of God dwell in people’s hearts;
To unite and join them to the love of the Son of God, that the heart of all might cry as one, and to unite all the world in saying: “Abba, Father,” so that the name of enslavement might be taken away, and the name of adoption be placed on them by the grace of Christ;[1]
To enable them to eat the flesh of the Son of God and drink the life-giving blood,[2] so that thereby they might bring all the world into the inheritance of Christ, to become “heirs of God and fellow heirs of Christ.”[3]
   

[1]Romans 8:15, Galatians 4:6-7.

[2]John 6:54

[3]Romans 8:17.
Առ ի լուսաւոր առնել զամենայնմարդ որ գալոց է յաշխարհս.
   Տալ զապաշխարութիւն փրկութեանամենեցուն,
   Լուանալ զամենեսեան, արձակել իկապանաց խաւարի՝ մկրտութեամբն,
   եւ Քրիստոսագունդ դրոշմելզամենայն ազգս.
   Տալ զՀոգին Աստուծոյ բնակել իսիրտս մարդկան,
   Միաբանել խառնել ի սէրԱստոուածորդւոյն, զի սիրտամենեցուն իբրեւ մի աղաղակիցէ, եւզամենայն աշխարհս միաբանել ասել, թէ «Աբբա հայր»։ Զի բարձցի անունծառայութեան, եւ դիցի անունորդեգրութեան շնորհելովն Քրիստոսի՝
   Ուտել զմարմին Աստուածորդւոյն եւըմպել  զարիւնն կենդանարար. զիայնու մտցեն ամենայն աշխարհ իժառանգութիւն Քրիստոսի, լինելժառանգորդ Աստուծոյ եւ ժառանգակիցՔրիստոսի։




*Taken from The Teaching of Saint Gregory, ed. Robert W. Thomson, AVANT: Treasures of the Armenian Christian Tradition 1 (New Rochelle, NY: St. Nersess Armenian Seminary, 2001) 223-224.