St. Vartan Armenian Church of
Very Rev. Fr. Hayrik Hovhannisyan,
Pastor
Telephone (905) 549-2711
stvartan@cogeco.ca
(905) 617-7888
Pentecost
Held 50 days after the Jewish Passover, Pentecost was also
called the Festival of Harvest. It was
one of three major annual festivals celebrated by the Jews (Deut.
The Book of Acts speaks of the first Pentecost after the
death and resurrection of Jesus (Acts 2:1-42). In this passage, the apostles
and others have convened in
The apostle Peter interpreted the event as a fulfillment of
the prophecy of Joel 2:8-32. It was also
the promise of Jesus. In Acts 1:8, just
prior to his ascension, the risen Jesus had said, “You shall receive power when
the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be my witnesses in
This was also the fulfillment of John the Baptist’s words
about the Holy Spirit baptizing with fire (Luke
On the day of Pentecost, the spiritually exhilarated
disciples were thought to be filled with new wine, in other words, drunk. Peter
answered these accusations (Acts
For Christians today, Pentecost commemorates the descent of
the Holy Spirit and the bestowal of the gift of tongues on the disciples. It is held on the seventh Sunday after
Easter.
Divine Liturgy @
I am telling you these things now while I am still with
you. But when the Father sends the Counsellor as my representative—and by the Counsellor I mean the Holy Spirit—he will teach you
everything and will remind you of everything I myself have told you. I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind
and heart. And the peace I give isn’t
like the peace the world gives. So don’t
be troubled or afraid. Remember what I
told you: I am going away, but I will
come back to you again. If you really
love me, you will be very happy for me, because now I can go to the Father, who
is greater than I am. I have told you
these things before they happen so that you will believe when they do happen. John
14:25-29
Welcome to St. Vartan Armenian Church
If you are a newcomer to St. Vartan,
it is a pleasure to welcome you to our Badarak this afternoon. Thank you for
making time in your busy schedule to be with us. We believe that you will sense
God’s Spirit among us as we worship today. Requiem services can be requested
for the next church service by calling Very Rev. Fr. Hayrik
Hovhannisyan.
Requiem services have been requested today by:
Mr. and Mrs. Yetvart and Taleen Balian and their children
Alexandra and Gregory, Mr. and Mrs. Aret and Maral Culpak and their children
for the loving memory of their beloved mother, mother-in-law and grandmother Arusyak Balian (40 days).
May God bless her soul.
Mr and Mrs. Joseph and Sona Chahinian, Dr. and Mrs.
Cyril and Noush Tahtadjian
and their children, and Mr and Mrs. Raffi and Patil Demerji and their daughter for the loving memory of their
beloved sister and aunt Eugenie Bedrossian (2
years). May God bless her soul.
St. Vartan Day Camp for Summer Fun
The St. Vartan Camp Committee
is planning its 4th annual summer day camp to be held from Monday, July 10
to Friday, July 14, from
Junior Counsellors between the
ages of 11 and 14, and Senior Counsellors 16 and
older are needed to help provide Armenian fun and leadership. All hours
count as community service volunteer time, and counsellors
will receive a letter acknowledging their contribution from Hayr
Hayrik. Please fill out a Counsellor
Registration Form.
Please join us, and invite your friends to come along
and help make St. Vartan Summer Day Camp a fantastic
place to be this summer.
We Welcome Newcomers and Visitors
Immediately following the service today we have a coffee
hour and we invite you to join us in the parish hall. We’re glad you’re here and we hope to see you
again. Our next service is on
Are You On Our Mailing List?
Please fill out the forms you can find on clipboards at the
doors of the church today. The Parish Council needs your help to keep its
mailing list up-to-date. Sign up to receive church news by email.
Celebrating Armenian Culture in
The Armenia Pavilion at Carassauga
welcomed the public for the third year last weekend. St. Vartan
Armenian Church of
Saturday, the pavilion hosted a concert by well-known
Sunday was the last day of Carassauga
and activities ended at
Carassauga attracts Armenians from all over
the Greater Toronto Area and the Golden Horseshoe. They come for the delicious
barbecued shish kebabs, the Armenian lahmajoon, fresh paklava and also for the
opportunity to see colourful Armenian folkloric
dancing and hear energetic Armenian music. This year, Holy Trinity Armenian
Church of Toronto’s popular dance group Sassoon,
A huge undertaking, the Armenia Pavilion depends entirely on
the hard work and enthusiasm of St. Vartan’s faithful
who generously volunteer their time and skills. There were more than 50 men,
women, youth and even children who volunteered at the Armenia Pavilion. Money
raised at Carassauga goes towards St. Vartan’s building fund.
Admission to the Armenia Pavilion was by passport. Passports
cost $10 and allowed access to all 25 pavilions all weekend long, plus free use
of the
Book Now For Your Family Mante Dinner On Father’s Day, Sunday, June 18
How long has it been since you ate mante? We invite you to take advantage of a mante dinner being organized for Father’s Day on Sunday
June 18. Please join us in the church hall immediately after the
Concert Pianist Ivetta Melkumyan will perform popular Armenian music at this
event.
As tickets are limited due to the size of the hall, we urge
you to purchase them as soon as possible. For tickets, please call Heranush Hamblin at (905) 820-1329 or email anijan2@gmail.com.
St. Vartan’s Church Picnic
St. Vartan’s Church Picnic is on
Did you know?
News Stories and Photos Now Available on St. Vartan’s Website: www.stvartan.ca, and Canadian Diocese of
Armenian Apostolic Church’s Website: www.armenianchurch.ca.
Parish Council Members Receive our Prayers Today
Today, Hayr Hayrik
will be blessing the members of our Parish Council. Elected or appointed to serve St. Vartan Armenian Apostolic Church in March 2006 were:
Chairman Julia Dumanian, Vice Chairman Heranush Hamblin, Secretary Katie Shaninian-Hanna,
Treasurer Vahram Vahramian, Vaheh
Davidkhanian, Melkon Melkon, Hrach Grigoryan
and Ani Shalvardjian. Please pray that God may guide them in the
work they do for our church community.
Youth Get-Together This Friday
Beginning at
Mr. Bean Will Tickle Everyone’s Funny Bone
Join in the Family Fun Night Friday, June 9, when the very
funny Mr. Bean movies will be screened at St. Cuthbert’s Anglican Church,
DIVINE LITURGY
Family Fun Night & Youth Get-Together*
Schedule for June 2006
Our last Soorp Badarak before the
summer break will be held on