PRAYER REQUESTS One of our most fundamental Christian

responsibilities is to pray. There is truly great power in prayer. During this

Divine Liturgy and throughout this next week your prayers are requested for:

Laura Pappelardo, Toni Golfieri, Tracey Jarvis, Shelley Cotton, Diane

Boghosian, Jessica Thresher, Karnig Durgarian, Alex Velez, Shirley

Yergatian, Anne Tom Keegan, Eleanor Demirjian, Alice Vooris, Der Shnork

Souin, Susie Arslanian, Lisa Omartian, John Trumbull, Kent Woodard, Susan

DerMargosian, Lisa Herrick, Kim Noel, Darlene McKenna, Dr. David

Manning, Jr., the Jozokos family, Joan Bazegian, Laura Wormel, Kate Heck,

Laura Hynds, Laora Grigoryan, Rebecca Meek, Michael O’Connor, Sara

Omartian, Gary Tumasyan, James Dertad Omartian, Anita Assarian, Debbie

Manning, Steve Taylor and all those in need of our prayers.

Calendar of Events September 8 - Fall Hours will resume- Divine Liurgy 10 AM

Sunday, September 29- First day of Sunday School

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“LOVE ONE ANOTHER AS I HAVE LOVED YOU”

St. Mark Armenian Church

2427 Wilbraham Road

Springfield, MA 01129

Church Office: 413-783-5793

Der Sevak’s Cell: 914-888-4836

Email: frsevak.gabrielyan@gmail.com

Office Hours: Tuesday-Friday

Welcome to St. Mark Armenian Church

Sunday Bulletin September 8, 2019

Church Services at 10:00am

Parish Council Greeters:

Dr. Mark Belemjian and David Jermakian

Coffee Hour Hosts:

Parish Council and assisted by Linda Arslanian

and Carol Marchetti

Scripture Reading

Mark 7:31-37

Jesus Heals a Deaf-Mute

Again, departing from the region of

Tyre and Sidon, He came through the

midst of the region of Decapolis to

the Sea of Galilee. Then they brought

to Him one who was deaf and had an

impediment in his speech, and they

begged Him to put His hand on him.

And He took him aside from the

multitude, and put His fingers in his

ears, and He spat and touched his

tongue. Then, looking up to heaven,

He sighed, and said to him,

“Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.”

Immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue

was loosed, and he spoke plainly. Then He commanded them that they

should tell no one; but the more He commanded them, the more widely

they proclaimed it. And they were astonished beyond measure, saying,

“He has done all things well. He makes both the deaf to hear and the

mute to speak.”

2 Corinthians 7:4-16

I have spoken to you with great frankness; I take great pride in you. I am

greatly encouraged; in all our troubles my joy knows no bounds.

For when we came into Macedonia, we had no rest, but we were harassed

at every turn—conflicts on the outside, fears within. But God, who

comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus, and not only

by his coming but also by the comfort you had given him. He told us about

your longing for me, your deep sorrow, your ardent concern for me, so that

my joy was greater than ever.

Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Though I did

regret it—I see that my letter hurt you, but only for a little while— yet now

I am happy, not because you were made sorry, but because your sorrow led

you to repentance. For you became sorrowful as God intended and so were

not harmed in any way by us. Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to

salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. See what

this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to

clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what

concern, what readiness to see justice done. At every point you have

proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter. So even though I wrote to

you, it was neither on account of the one who did the wrong nor on account

of the injured party, but rather that before God you could see for yourselves

how devoted to us you are. By all this we are encouraged.

In addition to our own encouragement, we were especially delighted to see

how happy Titus was, because his spirit has been refreshed by all of you. I

had boasted to him about you, and you have not embarrassed me. But just

as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting about you to Titus

has proved to be true as well. And his affection for you is all the greater

when he remembers that you were all obedient, receiving him with fear and

trembling. I am glad I can have complete confidence in you.

Next Sunday, September 15th

Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross and Blessing of the Basil

Anyone wishing to donate toward the cost of the basil, please contact

Anna Garabedian at (413) 478-7688 by Thursday, September 12 in

order to be published in the Sunday Bulletin.