1ST THESSALONIANS 4:1 11
As for other matters, brothers and sisters, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more. For you know what instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.
It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control your own body in a way that is holy and honorable, not in passionate lust like the pagans, who do not know God; and that in this matter no one should wrong or take advantage of a brother or
sister. The Lord will punish all those who commit such sins, as we told you and warned you before. For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life. Therefore, anyone who rejects this instruction does not reject a human being but God, the very God who gives you his Holy Spirit.
Now about your love for one another we do not need to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love each other. And in fact, you do love all of God’s family throughout Macedonia. Yet we urge you, brothers and sisters, to do so more and more, and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.
LUKE 13:1 9
Now there were some present at that time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. Jesus answered, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way? I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish. Or those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them do you think they were guiltier than all the others living in Jerusalem? I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish.”
Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, ‘For three years now I’ve been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’ “ ‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone for one more year, and I’ll dig around it and fertilize it. If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.’ ”
94th ANNIVERSARY OF THE HOLY TRINITY ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH A BRIEF HISTORY
As early as 1928, a handful of Armenians held a few yearly Divine Liturgies at the St. Stephan’s Anglican Church. During the years extending between 1930 and 1953, Divine Liturgies were offered at Holy Trinity Anglican Church. Then, with the efforts of the 200 or so Armenians in Toronto, a new church was erected on Woodlawn Avenue at Yonge Street. The church was named Holy Trinity Armenian Church, in honour of Anglican Church parish that hosted the Armenians for so many years. It was consecrated on December 6, 1953, by the Primate of the Eastern Diocese of America, His Eminence Archbishop Tiran Nersoyan.
Holy Trinity parish was blessed by the inaugural visit of His Holiness, Vasken I, Catholicos of All Armenians, of Blessed Memory, in 1960. Shortly after, the parish joyfully received its first permanent pastor, Very Rev. Fr. Jirayr Tashjian in 1961.
In 1963, with the addition of a parish hall in the lower level, the Armenians in Toronto had a spiritual and cultural centre complete with Ladies’ Auxiliary, youth organizations, and Saturday and Sunday schools.
By the late 1970s, as the number of Armenians in Toronto increased significantly, it was deemed appropriate and necessary to build a new church, carrying the same name, in Scarborough, to satisfy the spiritual and national needs of the growing community.
Ground was broken on August 28, 1986 by His Eminence Shnork Kaloustian, Patriarch of Constantinople and His Eminence Arch. Bishop Vazken Keshishian for the new Holy Trinity site in Scarborough 1986, and the structure was completed by November 1987, thanks to the efforts of the then Pastor, now, Primate of the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church of America, H.E. Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, and the participation of the Armenian community of Toronto. The consecration of the new church took place on November 15, 1987, by His Holiness Vazken I, Catholicos of All Armenians. The architectural theme of Holy Trinity Armenian Church symbolizes unity, while the style itself is a merging of the old and the new. The architect, Mr. Takvor Hopyan, created a unique structure influenced by the style of St. Hripsime cathedral in Etchmiadzin. As mementos of the old building of Holy Trinity on Woodlawn, the altar and stained glass windows of the old church gracefully reside in the new church.
Since 1996, the parish has been blessed to have Rev. Archpriest Fr. Zareh Zargarian, as their spiritual leader, the vital and caring pastor.
COMMEMORATION
OF SAINTS THADDEUS AND BARTHOLOMEW
This Saturday, December 3, the Armenian Church commemorates two of the twelve apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ Saints Thaddeus and Bartholomew. They were the first illuminators of Armenia, who came to preach the Christianity in our land and therefore the Armenian Church was named Apostolic. Unfortunately, both of them were martyred in Armenia.
St. Thaddeus came to Armenia in about 43 AD and many people converted to Christianity because of his preaching. Amongst the new
Christians was princess Sandoukht. Despite her father’s requests to turn back to the pagan religion, Sandoukht stayed loyal her Christian faith. King Sanadruk ordered to kill her and St. Thaddeus.
The tomb of St. Thaddeus lies in the Armenian monastery of St. Thaddeus (nowadays Iran) where a chapel was built in the third century. Since 1954, in the month of July annual 3 day long pilgrimages are organized to the Monastery of St. Thaddeus. In Armenian Icons St. Thaddeus is portrayed with the Holy Spear in his hand.
St. Bartholomew is believed to have arrived to Armenia in about 66 AD. Bartholomew followed Thaddeus' mission to Armenia around the time of Sandoukht's imprisonment and martyrdom. He converted King Sanatruk's sister Voghuhi. The king in anger ordered the execution of both his sister and Bartholomew. St. Bartholomew’s Tomb and Monastery are near present day Baskale in the Van Province of southeastern Turkey. It was an important pilgrimage site prior to the Armenian Genocide. Today, only the ruins of the monastery remain.
In Armenian icons St. Bartholomew is portrayed with the board, that has the image of Holy Mother of God on it, in his Hand. The board was given to him by apostles for consolation, following the Assumption of St. Mary.
THE HOLY SPEAR
The Holy Spear (Geghard) is one of most treasured Holy relics of Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. This is the Spear that the Roman soldier used to pierce the side of our Lord Jesus Christ on the cross. According to church tradition, the Spear was brought to Armenia in the first century by one of the 12 disciples of Christ Thaddeus. For centuries, this universal Holy relic was kept in various monasteries of Armenia and from 13th century it was moved to the Ayrivank monastery, which later was named Geghardawank (the monastery of Spear). In mid 18th century the Spear was brought to the Holy See of Etcmiadzin and is kept there till this day.
In Memory of THE VICTIMS OF EARTHQUAKE IN 1988
In Memory of PREVIOUS PARISH PASTORS
HIS EM. ARCH. VAZKEN KESHISHISN VERY REV. FR. VASKEN TATOIAN REV. FR. HOUSIG NISHANIAN REV. FR. KHOREN MAMIGONIAN REV. FR. ZKON CHARGHOUGIAN REV. FR. SARKIS GULIAN
GODFATHERS AND DONORS
SEDA PEDERIAN DAVID ASHER ARMENAK ABRAHAMIAN KRIKOR AND TAKOUHI BOZOYAN
MAMAS AND HAYGANOUSH DAVIDIAN TAKOUHI MNAKIAN HELEN OUNJIAN HAGOP AND SONA HABIBIAN NEHMAT KILEDJIAN JOSEPH AND SHAKE TCHAGHLASSIAN
DR. MANUEL AND TAKOUHI SAKARYA SARKIS MELKONIAN ABGAR AND ARAXI OHANESSIAN KRIKOR DONIKIAN KRIKOR AND KOHAR KASPARIAN MANOUG AND MARI AMPAGOUMIAN ZVART BOYAJIAN GREGORY DIRADOUR MARIO GUMUSHDJIAN DIKRAN AND ARMINE ISNAR VAHE ISNAR ALBER KASPARIAN KARNIG KASSABIAN VAHE MINNETIAN VAHE OHANESSIAN JULIETE PAPAZIAN HRANT YARDEMIAN ZAKAR AND MARI TCHILINGIRIAN SIRANOUSH TCHILINGIRIAN ANTRANIG TCHELANGUERIAN NOYEMI BEDIKIAN TCHILINGIRIAN ALBERT & HELLEN KASSABIAN MINAS EDMON WARTAN AMIRA OHANESSIAN MINAS MAROUSIA AIRAPETOVA
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ANTRANIG AND HAROUTYUN YAGLIOGLU
HOVAGIM AND ARSHALOUYS MOUSHIAN
LORIS MOUSHIAN, KRIKOR & BEDROS MOUSHIAN RUPEN VARTANOUSH GARABEDIAN MOUSHIAN, GARABEDIAN & TUREMISHIAN FAMILIES
SIRUN ARZUMANIAN AKRIBAS & MARY, OHANNES KAPTANIAN GARO S. KOKORIAN ZAREN ALEXANIAN NAZAR & LOUSIK KORKORIAN VAROUJAN & HASMIK PETROS SAMUELIAN AZNIV YARDEMIAN KASPAR YARDEMIAN HRANT YARDEMIAN MAYRANOUSH VARTANIAN HAGOP AND ARSHALOS TOSSOUNIAN ARAM LIDA ALEXANIAN ARMENAK ALAJAJIAN NAZLUHI VARTANIAN NAZIG EROL TOROSSIAN JULIETTA MAKARIAN HAIK BABAOGLU ANAHID CICEK
PREVIOUS PARISH CONSUL MEMBERS
KEVORK SEMERDJAIAN HAGOP SUIN
HAGOP SHISHMANIAN MAMPRE SHIRINIAN DIKRAN OUNJIAN VAHE OUNJIAN ARTO ARZOUIAN DIRAN PAPAZIAN DIKRAN SHISHMANIAN HAGOP TOSSOUNIAN GARO DEIRMENJIAN ONNIG DZALIAN ARTO GULYAN VICTOR KHATHCIG KHATCHI KHORASAN ARDASHES SARIAN GHEVOND KHOSROVIAN EDWARD EUDEMISHLIAN ANTRANIG TAHMIZIAN GARO KHABAIAN GARO MARTIN BEDROS TCHILINGIRIAN KRIKOR ELMASIAN HAYRABED NERINIANS
HAGOP YERETSIAN ANTRANIG DATLAIN EDMOND ARTIN EDWARD DOVLATIAN MARI POLADIAN BOGHOS KELLEJIAN
ADROUSHAN MUSHLUYAN HRANT SUIN ARTO OKUTAN TAKVOR BODURYAN HARRY ARTINIAN NORAYR KASSABIAN DR. ARA KERESTECI DIKAN BERBERIAN DR. AVEDIS BOGOSYAN GERARD PAPAZIAN HARUTYUN ORCHANIAN NOUBAR TOSSOUNIAN DORKOM ZABOUNIAN KEVORK ARTINAN GARO KAVUKYAN STEPAN SEMERDJIAN GERARD JIRAYR PEDERIAN BARKEV KHOJAJIAN MOUSHEGH SHAHNAZAR ARA BOYAJIAN HAIG MISAKIAN
HARUTYUN ARTIN YESAYAN MARDIK HEKIMIAN HAIG LEON SELIAN EMANUELE SERGIO AHARONIAN DEACON BERC LULECIYAN HAROUTYUOUN AMPAGOUMIAN MINAS SELYAN
The Altar Flowers are sponsored by MR. DANNY BOYADJIAN
ON THE OCCASION OF 94TH ANNIVERSARY OF HOLY TRINITY ARMENIAN CHURCH
Flower arrangements are provided by FLOWERS BY N.G.
If you wish to be the sponsor of fresh flowers for the Altar in honour of your loved ones on their birthday, anniversary, graduation or in memory of a departed soul, please contact
the church office to book the date
Tel: 416 431 3001 OR info@TorontoArmenianChurch.com
November 26 December 2, 2022
94th Anniversary of HTAC
Fr. Zareh and Yeretsgin Naira Zargarian $500
Mr. & Mrs. John & Margritt Satouri $1,000
Mr. & Mrs. Raffi & Joy Bedrosyan $1,000
Mrs. Shakeh Basmajian $1,000
Dr. Isabelle Basmajian $1,000
Dr. & Mrs. Nurel & Lena Beylerian $100
Mr. & Mrs. Harout & Rita Yacoubian $50
Mr. & Mrs. Shahe and Seta Keshishian $200
Mr. & Mrs. Ohannes & Grace Tchaglassian $1,000
Mr. & Mrs. Haig & Yeranuhi Kelledjian $1,000
Mr. & Mrs. Berdj & Rose Marie Tanielian $1,000
Mr. & Mrs. Andre & Seza Nazarian $1,000
Mr. & Mrs. Hovig & Taline Moushian $1,000
Mr. & Mrs. Varoujan & Vergine Karabulut $100
Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Margaret G. Kassabian $100
Mr. & Mrs. Alexan & Nora Baltayan $250
Mr. & Mrs. Ohannes & Makruhi Karak $250
Mr. & Mrs. Masis & Ayda Afarian $400 Mrs. Ani Sarvarian $300
Ms Vartoohi Keshish Avanesian $250
Mrs. Ayda Kesisyan $150
Dr. & Mrs. Masis and Elizabeth Asik $250
Mrs. Madeline Sahakian $100
Mr. & Mrs. Avedis & Juliette Gizirian $500
Mr. & Mrs. Zohrab & Sona Sarkissian $300 Mrs. Diana Bogosyan $200
Ms Lucine Terbanjian $200
Mr. & Mrs. Avedis & Ardemis Moushian $300
Mrs. Rita Musluyan $150
Mrs. Doreen Berg $100
Mrs. Hera Kavoukian $300
Mr. & Mrs. Boghos & Zaroug Ishkanian $100
Ms Elisabeth Diradour $500
Mr. & Mrs. Madat & Tamar Mamourian $150
Dn. & Mrs. Garbis & Seta Cicekian $100
Mr. & Mrs. Migirdic & Ani Migirdicyan $300
Mr. & Mrs. Avedis & Ardemis Moushian $300
Mrs. Betty Panossian $200
Mr. Ara Muradyan $300
Mr. & Mrs. Samvel & Susanna Harutyunyan $100 Mrs. Arpine Altounian $200
Mr. Matthew Kurtcu $100
Dn. Hrayr Tadevosyan $200 Diyana P. Zabunyan $30
In Memory of The Late Krikor Kasparian
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory & Brigitte Kasparian $250
The Late Satenig Eramian
Mr. & Mrs. Vilic & Amalia Gabrielian $50
Mr. Harout Habtian $60
Mr. & Mrs. Shahe & Mary Darakjian and Family $100
Mr. & Mrs. Alexan & Nora Baltayan $50
Mr. & Mrs. Ohannes & Makruhi Karak $100
Ms Sonia Bastermajian $25
Ms Berta Kebabdjian $20
Mrs. Arshalouise Nersessian $50
Ms. Ani Nersessian $50
Ms. Mary Sagharian $50
Deceased Members of Moushian & Garabedian families
Mr. & Mrs. Avedis & Ardemis Moushian $100
Mr. & Mrs. Hovig & Taline Moushian $100
The Late Ghosty Gujian
Mr. & Mrs. Shahen & Stella Kujian $400 Mr. Reshtoni Movsisian $50
The Late Arakel Guneysucu
Mr. & Mrs. Murat & Pirlanti Kelesoglu $50 Ms Dikranuhi Demirciogly $50
The Late Dr. Kathy Behesnilian Miss Koharig Balian $50
The Late Nazeni Musliyan Mr. Sasun Musliyan $100
The Late Ohannes Kassabian Ms. Jennifer Williams and Family $50
Aratoonians Family Members Mrs. Margarita Odjaghian $200
General
Mrs. Gayane Mkrtchyan $100
Mr. & Mrs. Magar & Sophie Kuzuyan $100 (Women's Guild)
Membership 2022
Mr. Wartan Grabedian $80
APPRECIATION
We thank all our donors for supporting Holy Trinity Armenian Church through their heartfelt donations. If you prefer to stay anonymous, please contact the Church office and inform the administration.
Tel: 416 431 3001 info@TorontoArmenianChurch.com
We are happy to announce that Holy Trinity Armenian Church's Sunday School Registration is now open for children 4 years and older. Kindly completetheregistrationformonlineto includeyourchild(ren) fortheyear 2022-23. https://www.torontoarmenianchurch.com/.../sunday school/ ThefirstdayofSundaySchoolisonFeastofHolyCross, September 11, 2022 and will continue every Sunday from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at Holy Trinity Armenian Church. For information, please contact us by email: info@TorontoArmenianChurch.com or call us at 416 431 3001 ext. 3
