The Eastern Diocese is pleased to announce that the 116th Diocesan Assembly will convene May 3-5, 2018. The annual gathering of the Eastern Diocese will meet at the Renaissance Westchester Hotel, West Harrison, NY. The St. Gregory the Enlightener Church of White Plains, NY, will host the assembly, bringing together several hundred Armenian Church leaders from throughout the Eastern Diocese.
Investment banker Eric Baroyan was elected to his first term to the Board of Directors of the Armenian Church Endowment Fund (ACEF) on Friday, November 17, 2017.
The Eastern Diocese honored a dear friend and prominent artist on the evening of December 13. Friends and dignitaries gathered in the formal reception room (tahlij) of New York’s Diocesan Center to pay tribute to Mary Melikyan.
Four months have passed since Hurricane Harvey made landfall on the coast of Texas, eventually leaving the city of Houston with the worst flood emergency in its history. Severely affected by the disaster were members of the St. Kevork Armenian Church, many of whose families were displaced by Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath. Family homes became uninhabitable; belongings of a lifetime were lost.
The Diocese’s “Christmas at the Cathedral” concert featuring the Gomidas Choir and Astghikner Vocal Ensemble took place on Friday evening, December 8, 2017 in the cathedral’s sanctuary.
The choir members sang songs in the Armenian and American tradition, bringing cheer and the Christmas spirit to the Cathedral.
