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On Sunday, December 18, Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern), visited St. James Church of Watertown, MA, as the parish observed its 85th anniversary and held its annual Name Day celebration. The church is named for St. James, the Bishop of Nisibis, whose feast day fell on December 17 this year.

The Rev. Fr. Arakel Aljalian, parish pastor, celebrated the Divine Liturgy; Archbishop Barsamian delivered the sermon.

At a banquet following services, longtime parishioners Krikor and Nancy Kassabian were presented with the “Parishioners of the Year” award. Former Sunday School superintendent Marsha Alabachian received the parish’s “Service Award” for her decades of service to the Sunday School. The Kassabians and Ms. Alabachian also received the Diocese’s “St. Vartan Award.”

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By Florence Avakian

On Thursday, December 8, the Eastern Diocese’s Krikor and Clara Zohrab Information Center presented a screening of the documentary “Havresc: Stand on Courage,” examining the daily struggles of Armenian and Assyrian Christian Iraqis and the village they built on the edge of ISIS-controlled territory.

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On Sunday, December 11, St. Kevork Church of Houston, TX, celebrated its 35th anniversary and welcomed Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern), who took part in the day’s events.

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From November 18 to 20, 60 young adults from some 20 parishes across the Eastern Diocese gathered at Camp Washington in Lakeside, CT, for the annual ACYOA Seniors Leadership Conference. This year, 60 percent of the participants were first-time attendees of the Leadership Conference.

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On Sunday, November 27, Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern), visited St. James Church of Richmond, VA, as the community celebrated the parish’s 60th anniversary.

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