St. Sarkis Armenian Orthodox Church

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10:30am to 12:30pm

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Feast Days of 2019

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

Upcoming Event

NARDI/BLOT/CHESS TOURNAMENT
The ACYOA will host a Nardi, Blot and Chess tournament on Saturday, September 14. At 5:00 PM, there will be a practice round where some of the players will be teaching those who don’t know how to play or need to brush up on their skills. The tournament will start at 6:30 PM. Entry is free for those who just want to come and not play but cheer on their friends. The fee to play is $10.00 for one game, $15.00 for two and $20.00 to play all three games. Prizes will be given and concession will be available! Come out, bring family and friends and your support! For more information, please contact Mardig Klachian at (972) 804-0486.

NORTH TEXAS GIVING DAY
Thursday, September 19, is designated as North Texas Giving Day - a day when Texans donate to their favorite church or charity. If you have not had a chance to donate to St. Sarkis church this year, how about beginning this year? Ask if your company has a matching program. To donate online go to www.stsarkis.org.As a token of our appreciation, all donations over $100 to St. Sarkis church on North Texas Giving Day will receive a small gift. (See Shevan Basmadjian 972-816-1551 to claim your gift or for questions).If you have made a donation to St. Sarkis this year, Thank You!

NEWLYWED/SOON-TO-BE WED GATHERING
All newlyweds (8 years of marriage or less) or engaged couples are invited to join us for food, fellowship and fun at Legacy Food Hall (7800 Windrose Ave, Plano, TX 75024) at 5:00 PM on Sunday, September 22. We will meet at the picnic tables near the outdoor stage or information booth. For more information, contact Shevan Basmadjian at 972-816-1551.

VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT
Since Soccer and Table Tennis were so much fun and successful, we've decided that it's volleyball tournament time! Create your team and join us on Saturday, September 21, 6:30-9:30 PM at The Beachcomber (5812 Windhaven Parkway, The Colony, TX 75056). There will be a total of 6 teams allowed. Signup fee is $90 per team! Please contact Sevag Koulian at 972-746-1551 or skoulian@hotmail.com OR Mardig Klachian at 972-804-0486 for more information and for organizing your team.

Faith & Traditions

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.

Assumption

"And she gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn".

- Luke 2:1-7

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.