With deep sorrow, the Eastern Diocese grieves over the loss of the Reverend Fr. Nersess Jebejian: longtime, stalwart clergyman of our Diocese, son of one of the Armenian Church’s pre-eminent priestly families, and father to the Very Reverend Fr. Aren Jebejian.
The staff members of the Eastern Diocese join our colleagues of the Fund for Armenian Relief in mourning the loss of Lucia Vorperian, who passed away this week, far before her time, after a period of illness.
The Eastern Diocese held its third Clergy Continuing Education Gathering—the final one for the autumn 2022 season—on October 11-13, at the Betania Retreat and Spiritual Center in Medway, MA.
This week the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin issued a statement decrying the ongoing destruction of Armenian Christian monuments in Artsakh, in areas controlled by Azeri forces.
“Poor working girl perseveres through the adversities of life and love—but finally makes it big.”
It sounds like the outline of a Grimm’s Fairy Tale—or, given a more contemporary spin, a Danielle Steel novel.
