Der Hayr's Weekly Message

October 5 , 2008

Readings- 17:7-14, 2 Corinthians 13:5-13,

Gospel-Mark 11:27-33

3rd Sunday after the Feast of the Cross

The 118th Psalm proclaims: This is the day the Lord has made, let us be glad and rejoice in it. Perhaps we could take these words and do our best to try and live by them and while we certainly live in a very difficult and complex world maybe if we just tried to live by these words and realize just how very fortunate and blessed we really are then perhaps our daily lives would not be so difficult to endure.
Life itself is a gift from God and what our Heavenly Father expects from us is that we do our utmost to make the world a better place, it is very tempting to take the easy way out, yet our Christian faith was never meant to be one of ease and convenience, had that been the case then we know for certain that Our Lord Jesus Christ died needlessly.
Christ Himself taught us to enter through the narrow gate for it leads to eternal life and the wide open gate leads to destruction: This is the essence of our faith as Christians our belief in Christ who reminds us that He alone is the only path to light, truth, and life. Goodness does not come from a sense of doing whatever is expedient at any given moment or doing what the world wants us to do, to be genuinely good in a Christian sense is very difficult indeed because a true and faithful follower of Jesus Christ is very much aware of the reality that their reward is not found nor attained but rather through eternal life which has been promised to us by God. This is the day the Lord has made!!!
Give happiness to others so that you may too experience happiness.
As always the choice is yours to make. A Blessed & Peaceful Sabbath.

Names commemorated today & this week:
Thekla, Barbara, Yeranos, Mesrob, Yeghishe, Movses, Nareg, Tavit, Nerses, Yebraxi, Sahag, Bekla, Panteleon, Paulus

Please remember the ill and confined in your prayers:
Archpriest Antranig Baljian, Yeretzgeen Patricia Dagley, Sarkis Minasian, Mary Oozoonian, Alice DerApkarian, Berj Karibian, Virginia Ohanesian, Verjin Chilingirian, Jennie Vartabedian, John Musserian, Azadouhie Dostoumian, Aghavni Bashjian, Kourken Asatourian, Paul Tavitian

October 17th & 18th- Annual Fall Fair of St. Gregory Church at Jaffarian Hall from 10:00 a.m.- 8:00 p.m. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THERE WILL NOT BE A WHITE ELEPHANT TABLE.

Bible Study is held each Thursday from 10:00-11:30 a.m. at the Church. Everyone is most cordially welcome to join us in our spiritual journey and learn more.  about the Gospel and our faith.  Please think about joining us we would love to have you join us.

Tuesday October 7th- Matins- 10:00 a.m.
Thursday October 9th- Matins- 9:00 a.m.
Thursday October 16th- Apostles Timothy & Titus- Matins- 9:00 a.m.

Church Calendar:

Sunday November 9th- 38th Anniversary of St. Gregory Church and 50th Anniversary of the Eastern Prelacy presided over by His Grace Bishop Anoushavan Vicar General of the Eastern Prelacy.  Anniversary Luncheon & Program to follow at the Jaffarian Hall.  Matins- 9:15 a.m.- Divine Liturgy at 10:00 a.m.- SHARP!!!!  No Hokehankist will be held on this day. Reserve the date !!!!!!
Saturday November 29th- Ladies Guild Craft Fair from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Jaffarian Hall.

If you have a prayer request for yourself, a friend, or loved one please let us know so that we can pray for them. Anyone who is aware of someone that is confined to a hospital or nursing home please contact the Church Office or feel free to call Fr. Vartan at home so that a visit can be made to that person in need. Remember Holy Communion needs to be given before someone becomes too seriously ill to receive the Sacrament. Please keep in mind that hospitals and nursing homes do not contact the Church Office.