The Eastern Diocese is pleased to announce that it has hired a new Director of Administration, who will function as the head administrative officer of the Diocesan Center in New York City. Dr. Armen Baibourtian has accepted the position effective January 20.
Christmas at St. Vartan Cathedral
On Friday, January 6, worshipers gathered at New York’s St. Vartan Cathedral for the observance of the Feast of the Nativity and Theophany of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
Christmas Services at St. Vartan Cathedral
The Nativity and Baptism of Jesus Christ will be observed at New York’s St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral on Tuesday and Wednesday, January 5 and 6, 2016. A special liturgical schedule will be in effect for these “Armenian Christmas” services; please make a note of the times.
ACYOA Juniors Gather for Sports Weekend
Over Columbus Day weekend, 220 ACYOA Juniors from parishes throughout the Eastern Diocese gathered for the annual ACYOA Juniors Fall Sports Weekend, hosted by the Church of the Holy Martyrs in Bayside, NY.
A New Sculpture at St. Vartan Cathedral
Through the centuries, artists have grappled with the portrayal of human suffering. For Armenian-American artist Michael Aram, who set out to make a sculpture to commemorate the centennial year of the Armenian Genocide of 1915, the central question was this: “How would I start telling the story of my family, and the millions like them, who found no words to tell their own story?”