Der Hayr's Weekly Message

Praise the Lord , O Jerusalem; Praise thy God, O Sion.
Pause for a moment and think about how much our lives are just like the weather, more specifically the seasons as they change from one to the next. Everything has its time and purpose, we are reminded of this reality in the Old Testament in the Book of Ecclesiastes Chapter 3 in which the Prophet emphasizes that all things in life and their time are appointed by God.
The first 3 Sundays following the Resurrection of Christ are devoted to the goodness of our God as a loving and caring Heavenly Father, New Sunday, Green Sunday, and Red Sunday bring to reality the unending gifts and blessings of Our Lord and Savior through His Resurrection and the newness of life.
Today we celebrate Green Sunday and God's creation, the change from the cold and dreary to the warmth and the brightness of the springtime, with the blooming of the flowers we see and feel goodness and the awesome mystery of all that is good from the hand of our God. Yes we have so many blessings to be thankful for and so as we go from winter to spring let us remember that all good gifts come from God above and be ever so mindful that it is no coincidence that we celebrate the Resurrection in the spring for it is truly the passage from the darkness of the tomb to the joy and happiness of the light which came into the world to save us from ourselves and to rescue us from the bondage of our sins.

CHRIST IS RISEN FROM THE DEAD INDEED HE IS RISEN
BLESSED BE THE GLORIOUS RESURRECTION OF CHRIST !

Please remember the ill and confined in your prayers.
Michael Boloian, Peter Mooradian, Vahneeg Marderosian, Harry Narzakian, Mary Donigian, Mary Maimone, Thelma Voskian, Penny Cardi

Thursday May 4th- Avak Luncheon & Program- 12:00 noon
Saturday May 6th- Ladies Guild Breakfast Meeting- 9:00 a.m.
Tuesday May 9th- Men's Club Dinner & Meeting at 7:00 p.m.
Friday May 12th- Family Night at 6:00 p.m.- Jaffarian Hall
Sunday May 21st- Sunday & Armenian School Closing Program
Saturday June 17th- Ladies Guild Food Festival- Reserve the date.

Hymn of the Resurrection - 1st Tone- Aysor Haryav
Aysor Haryav ee merelotz pesayn anmah: Yev yergnavor kez avedeek huntoutyan harsn ee hergre yegheghetzee. Orhnya ee tzayn tzundzoutyan Zasdvadz ko Sion. Krisdos Haryav ee Merelotz

Today the Heavenly and immortal Bridegroom is Resurrected from the dead, unto you good tidings. Oh bride from the earth: The Church; O Zion praise your God with a joyful voice.

Christ is Risen from the dead: Glory to Him Alleluia!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Pastor & Parish Board extend their sincere condolences to the family of Arevalois Kasparian who entered into eternal rest on April 24th, 2006. Funeral Services were held on Thursday April 27th in St. Gregory Church with interment at Linwood Cemetery in Haverhill
Mass. May the Lord grant His newly departed servant rest among the Saints in Heaven and comfort the members of her family.

If you plan to receive Holy Communion please utilize the General Form of Confession and prayers of absolution found on pages 220-221 in your Divine Liturgy Books which are in the pews.

We encourage you to sing both Der Voghormia and the Hymn of Holy Communion which can be found on pages 196, 197, 198 of your Divine Liturgy Books. Please remember that if you desire to partake of Holy Communion make a sincere effort to arrive at the Divine Liturgy as early as possible to prepare yourself spiritually.