This week our Diocesan Primate Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan and Vicar Fr. Simeon Odabashian welcomed two new priests to the Eastern Diocese: Fr. Vartan Hayrapetyan and Fr. Vazgen Andreasyan.
March is Ministries Month!
Empower Our Ministries and Transform Young Lives!
Our Diocesan Ministries Department is a vibrant source of spiritual growth for every parish and parishioner of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America.
Նոր Սրբապատկերներու Օրհնութիւն
Հինգշաբթի, փետրուար 27-ին, Սրբոց Վարդանանց տօնն էր, եւ Առաջնորդ Մեսրոպ Սրբազան Պարսամեան նախագահեց Ամերիկայի Արեւելեան Թեմին Նիւ Եորքի Սբ. Վարդան Մայր Տաճարին տօնակատարութեան:
New Lenten Drive takes Inspiration from Diocesan Roots
It began with the generation that survived the Armenian Genocide and found refuge in America. They built our Cathedral out of gratitude to our Lord Jesus Christ, for the blessings He gave them. In the early 1950s, faithful of all ages gave their support to the project—often collecting nickels and dimes in a “Cathedral Fundraising Box” that could be seen in every Armenian home.
Primate Ordains Fr. Nerses Krajekian at Minnesota’s St. Sahag Church
On February 21-22, 2025, Diocesan Primate Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan performed his first priestly ordination in the Eastern Diocese, ordaining Deacon Serop Krajekian into the holy priesthood of the Armenian Church, and bestowing him with the new name: “Father Nerses.”