Sandra Shahinian Leitner will be named the 2017 “Armenian Church Member of the Year” during the 115th Diocesan Assembly gala banquet in Palm Harbor, FL, on May 5. She has served the Armenian Church in a variety of capacities in her home parish of St. Leon Church of Fair Lawn, NJ, and on the Diocesan level. She is currently a Diocesan Trustee and board member of the Fund for Armenian Relief (FAR).
On Saturday, March 25, some 700 people gathered at New York’s St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral for a remarkable musical event in remembrance of the late journalist Hrant Dink on the 10th anniversary of his assassination. The occasion also marked the 90th anniversary of the Constantinople Armenian Relief Society (CARS), which organized the concert and its related events.
In order to deepen their pastoral leadership capabilities, clergy of the Eastern Diocese have the opportunity to further their education at various institutions of learning in the United States.
On Saturday, March 18, 110 people gathered at St. Leon Church of Fair Lawn, NJ, to participate in the “Walk Thru the Old Testament,” an interactive event guiding and educating participants about the stories in the Old Testament of The Bible.
Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern), has announced a fundraising campaign to help the restoration effort currently underway at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
