Two heroic-scale icon paintings dominated the sanctuary of New York’s St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral, during its Sts. Vartanantz Day celebration on Thursday, February 27.
Bishop Mesrop Urges President to Help Free Artsakh Detainees & P.O.W.s
Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan, Primate of the Eastern Diocese, sent a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump asking for his administration’s support in freeing the Armenian detainees and prisoners of the Artsakh war currently held in illegal captivity by Azerbaijan. Read the text of his letter here.
Holy Archangels Church to Host the 123rd Diocesan Assembly
Holy Archangels Armenian Church of St. Michael and St. Gabriel, in Haverhill, MA, will host the 123rd Diocesan Assembly, bringing together clergy, delegates, and faithful from across the Eastern Diocese. The Assembly sessions will convene on May 1-3, 2025, preceded by the Clergy Conference
ACYOA Seniors From Across Eastern Diocese Serve on Mission Trip in Atlanta
The Armenian Church Youth Organization of America (ACYOA) Seniors from across the Eastern Diocese just returned from the fourth annual ACYOA Seniors Mission Trip. The ACYOA Central Council partnered with Habitat for Humanity of North Central Georgia and the Armenian Church of Atlanta Mission Parish in Roswell, GA the weekend of February 20-23, 2025. The Mission Trip was underwritten by a grant from the Dadourian Foundation and funds from the ACYOA Central Council, which covered the participants’ lodging, ground transportation, meals, and donation fees to participate in a Habitat for Humanity house build.
Catholicos Honors Eight Diocesan Clergymen on Ghevontiantz Day
At the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin on February 25, His Holiness Karekin II, the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, presided over the celebration of the Feast of Sts. Ghevontiantz, with some 250 clergy from dioceses throughout Armenia participating.