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www.stjohnsarmenianchurch.org Women’s Guild News October 2019 St. John Armenian Church • 22001 Northwestern Highway, Southfield, MI 48075 (248) 569-3405 www.stjohnsarmenianchurch.org A Message from Our Chair… Volunteering is part of our genetic makeup. We have a need to be able to help someone, or just to make something better. I think this is a part of our Christian faith. I saw this quote, and I think it says it all…. No one can do everything, but everyone can do something. ~Max Lucado Thank you to all of our members, non-members, to all of the women and men who came and did “everything” to support the Women’s Guild during this past year - during the daytime and evening bakes, for doing “something” to support all the Women’s Guild events, as well as the upcoming Church Bazaar. Thank you for your support to help our Church through your volunteering while having fun seeing old friends and making new ones. It’s good for your soul. Our Church Bazaar will be successful because of all of your enthusiasm, and your dedication to come and volunteer where you are needed. Thank you to all! I look forward to seeing you at the Church Bazaar and our next general body meeting Thursday, October 10 th. - Lisa Derderian
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Women’sGuildNews October2019St.JohnArmenianChurch•22001NorthwesternHighway,Southfield,MI48075
(248)569-3405 www.stjohnsarmenianchurch.orgAMessagefromOurChair… Volunteering ispartofourgeneticmakeup.Wehaveaneedtobeabletohelpsomeone,orjusttomakesomethingbetter.IthinkthisisapartofourChristianfaith.Isawthisquote,andIthinkitsaysitall….
Noonecandoeverything,buteveryonecandosomething.
~MaxLucadoThankyoutoallofourmembers,non-members,toallofthewomenandmenwhocameanddid“everything”tosupporttheWomen’sGuildduringthispastyear - during the daytime and evening bakes, for doing “something” tosupportalltheWomen’sGuildevents,aswellastheupcomingChurchBazaar.Thank you for your support to help our Church through your volunteeringwhilehavingfunseeingoldfriendsandmakingnewones. It’sgoodforyoursoul.OurChurchBazaarwillbe successfulbecauseofallof yourenthusiasm,andyourdedicationtocomeandvolunteerwhereyouareneeded.Thankyoutoall!I lookforwardtoseeingyouattheChurchBazaarandournextgeneralbodymeetingThursday,October10th.
- LisaDerderian
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TheWomen’sGuildsendsourheartfeltsympathytoAdrianKeoleianonthelossofherbelovedhusband,Ronald,andtohissister-in-law,MaryKeoleian.TheGuildsendsoursincerecondolencestothefamilyofourdearmember,ClareDzovigian,whohaspassedaway.
~AsdvadzHokeenLoosavorehWesendourloveandprayerstoGuildmembersBarbaraHaroutunianand Grace Shnorhik Karougian. We wish them peace and comfortknowingtheyaremissedandthoughtofoften. DirectoryChanges: HeidiAprahamian Cell:(734)536-4681 ReneeBaharian Cell:(248)533-6421 Don’tforget,yourduesmustbepaidinordertovoteattheGuildElectionmeetinginNovember.
October4th,5th&6th(Friday–Saturday) ChurchBazaarOctober9th(Wednesday) MahsDoughmaking–Baking10:30a.m.October10th(Thursday) Guild Meeting 7:00 p.m. Speaker Travel Agent
BonnieNewcomerwill giveus tipsonpackingandfunplacestotravel.
October11th(Friday) MahsBagging11:00a.m.November6th(Wednesday) Guild Meeting 6:30 p.m. Alternative for Girls
collectionandGuildelectionDecember4th(Wednesday) AdventbyCandlelightDecember12th(Thursday) TentativeGuildChristmasDinner(NeedChairman)December14th(Saturday) WorldMedicalRelief9:00–11:30a.m.*Notedayand/or
timechanges
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BazaarFoodPreparation
MahsPreparation
Mahsdoughmaking/baking(2-3hoursmaxwithenoughhelp)October9thstarting@10:30amuntilfinishedWeneedatleastfourdoughmakersandonebaker.MahsbaggingOctober11th@11:00amTomakethismorninggobyfast-Wewillneedaminimumoffourparishioners.Themorethemerrierandfasteritgoes.Ifyouknowofsomeonewhowouldliketoparticipate,pleasehavethemRSVPto:[email protected]
AdventbyCandlelight2019Wednesday,December4th
SAVETHEDATE:Wednesday,December4th,2019–AdventbyCandlelight.Moredetailstofollowinthecomingweeks.Besuretocheckyouremail.Ifyouareinterestedinbeingonthecommittee,pleasecontactco-chairSaraAndonian([email protected])orLindaJevahirian([email protected]).
October1st(Tuesday) 9:00a.m.–12:00p.m.Yalanchi
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ApronFundraiser
TheApronCommitteeisexcitedtoannouncetheupcomingreleaseofournewapron.Apomegranate,asymbolofArmenia,waschosentocoordinatewithourverypopularcookbook,“ArmenianCuisine,PreservingourHeritage”.Togetherorseparatethesewillmakegreatwedding,showerorChristmasgifts.Theapronswillbe$20andwillbesoldataboothinthelobbyattheupcomingOctober4-6festival.Pre-ordersarecurrentlybeingaccepted.Ifyouareinterestedinpre-ordering,[email protected],ortextorphoneat248-225-7176soyoucanbeoneofthefirsttoweartheGuildApronattheBazaar.
Manythankstothecommittee,PauletteApkarian,LaurieReizian,MarilynSarkesianandSueVian.TheWomen’sGuildissofortunatetohavesuchtalentandexperience.Additionally,countlesshourswerespentdiscerningoverdesignsaswellasaprons(fabric,length,color,adjustability).
ExtraspecialthankstoPauletteApkarianwhopromptlyansweredournumerousemailsandphonecallsandrefusedtogiveuponfindingusjusttherightapron.Pauletteservedasourliaisontoherprintingcompanyaswellasapronmanufacturers.
Also,aspecialthankyoutoAnneMarieEgigianforsharinghertalentsanddesigningthepomegranateapronfortheGuildFundraiser.
DawnAginian
(Apronchairwoman)
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DearWGmembers,it’sonceagainthattimetosendoutcare packagestoouryoungfamilymembersattendingcollegeor inthearmedforces.Ourgoalistosendalovingmessageand somespecialtreatsfromSt.JohnWomen’sGuild,toletour lovedonesknowwecare!Members~DON’TForgettheGuild’sSocialServicesCommitteeneedsyourcompleted
formNOLATERTHANOctober1,2019Reminder:ourOctober10thmeetingisadelayedmeetingduetotheBazaar&tooLATEtosubmit
yourform,sodon’tdelay!
[Oneformperstudent/servicemembershouldbecompleted&mailingisonlywithintheUSA].FormMailedtoNancyPanaretos3160PikewoodCt.,CommerceTwp.,MI48382Nameofstudent:____________________________________________________Currentlyattending:__________________________________________________Addressofcollegestudent/servicemember:_________________________________________________________________________________________________Phonenumberofstudent:_____________________________________________Nameofcontactperson(familymember):_________________________________Phonenumberofcontactperson:________________________________________Formsubmittedby:___________________________________________________
ThankyouforhelpinguskeepouryoungadultsconnectedtoourSt.JohnArmenianChurchFamily!
AnydonationstodefermailingcostsareappreciatedPleasemakechecksouttoSt.JohnWomen’sGuild
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10thAnnualHealthFairandBloodDriveatSt.JohnArmenianChurchofGreaterDetroit
The 10th Annual Live and Feel Better Health Fair 2019(11:00a.m.–2p.m.)andblooddrive(11:00a.m.–5:00p.m.) is on Saturday, October 5th, 2019 at St. JohnArmenian Church of Greater Detroit at 22001Northwestern Highway (at the Veterans Building),Southfield,MI48075.Thisannualeventispartofourchurchfestivalandoffersmany FREE related health services for adults includingseniors.
At thehealth fair, youwillbeable to talkone-on-onewithpharmacistsandmeetwithother healthcare professionals from a variety of other disciplines including vision andhearing specialists. Free health fair services will include blood pressure, diabetes andcholesterol screenings, vision and hearing checks. Flu shots will be available whilesupplieslast.Pleasebereadytoprovideinsuranceinformation.Inadditiontothat,thehealthfairwillbepairedwithaBloodDriveforthosewhomightwishtogive.Forthechildren,AscensionNurseandSt.JohnArmenianChurchParishionerBelinda Kabodian will be on hand to provide a special fun educational program onnutritionandincreasingtheirawarenessofsugarintake.Thisyear’sHealthfairpartnersinclude:HumanaHealth,NursesfromtheDMC,RiteAid,HELPUHear,AscensionProvidenceHospitals,WorldMedicalReliefandFAWN(FightingAidswithNutrition),RenewedMobilityChiropractic,SportandSpineInstitute,MichiganEyecareInstitute,MichiganBloodandSt.JohnArmenianChurchofGreaterDetroit,anditsMen’sSociety. For further information,please contactPharmacistGregBaise,HealthFairChairmanat(313)632-4962.
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SeptemberGuildMeeting
Membersarrivedat7:00PMandgatheredinthechurchsanctuary.FatherArenledthegroupina30-minuteguidedmeditation.HespokebrieflyandthenaskedmemberstoreflectonhiswordsandonthemeaningoftheChristiancrossintheirlives.Fr.Armashhadbroughtthemainaltarcrossdownintothesanctuary for everyone to see up close. Following severalminutes of silence and reflection, Fr. AreninvitedeveryonetocomeclosetothecrossasheexplainedthesculpteddetailsoftheArmeniancross. ~CathyZwinck
Wewill continueour yearly gift bagproject forthe women’s shelter, “Alternative for Girls.”Please bring any toiletries and small gifts thatyou have saved and bring them to ourNovember6thmeeting.
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The Art of Marash
About25to30yearsago,thelateAnoushPapelianopenedherhometoasmallgroupofladiestolearntheArmenianMarash stitch. Shewanted to pass on this technique to others.Oneof her pupils, ZeeSarkesian,recentlymadeabeautifulChalicecoverforthealtaratSt.SarkisArmenianChurch.Sinceonlythosethatserveonthealtarareabletoseethebeautyofthishandiwork,herprouddaughterswantedtosharethesephotosinorderforotherstoappreciatethebeautyupclose.Mrs.Sarkesianspentmanyhours/days/weeksseekingperfection.(Marashneedstobeexact!)Justoneof the four crosses took fourhours toembroider. She finishedonEasterEve,and itwasdelivered tochurch that evening so Der Hayr could bless it and use it on Easter Sunday. Her efforts wereaccompaniedwithloveandapassionfornotonlyagifttotheChurch,buttopreserveanancientformofArmenianembroidery(MARASH),whichshelearnedfromAnoushPapelian.
Mrs.ZeeSarkesianshowstheChalicecovershedesignedandhandstitched.
L–R:SaraAndonian,ZeeSarkesianandAnoushPapelian
L-R:Seated:AmeliaBoladian,AnoushPapelian,DianeAginianJaneHovsepianL-R:Standing:MarilynBoladian,LenaMontgomery,NinaSarkisian,ZeeSarkesian,andLisaDerderian
