The Eastern Diocese’s Facebook page is sharing live and recorded broadcasts of church services this Sunday, June 21. Our prayerful good wishes to you all on this Father’s Day.
Fatherhood: Privilege, Duty, Blessing
This Sunday will be observed as Father’s Day across the United States: a chance to reflect, with gratitude, on the deeper meaning of fatherhood. While the surrounding popular culture may sometimes fail to treat fatherhood with due seriousness, the Armenian Church accords great reverence and respect to fathers.
Bishop Daniel on the Meaning of Etchmiadzin
What do you think when you hear the name “Etchmiadzin”? It’s more than just a place, insists Bishop Daniel Findikyan: it’s a way of living; a vision of God’s love for humanity; a call to action for us all.
Catholicos Calls for Solidarity in Combatting Armenia’s Health Crisis
“Today, we have no more important task than to prevent the spread of the pandemic in order to return to our normal lives,” His Holiness Karekin II told an assemblage of clergy late last week.
A Season of Beginnings
The yearly transition to summer is a special time in the Armenian Church calendar. In quick succession, we observe our Lord’s Ascension, Pentecost, St. Gregory’s release from the pit, and the birth of Holy Etchmiadzin.