The Standing Conference of Oriental Orthodox Churches convened its summer meeting on Monday, August 5. This was a special meeting of bishops leading the Oriental Orthodox family of the churches
Catholicos Karekin II Blesses ACYOA Seniors ASP Group
On July 24, His Holiness Karekin II, the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, received the young participants in this year’s ACYOA Seniors Armenian Service Program (ASP) during a special gathering at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.
A Sign of God’s Radiant Love
Readers of this newsletter know that on June 30, a new cross for New York’s St. Vartan Cathedral was blessed on the plaza and installed on the cathedral dome. Over subsequent weeks, it was carefully gilded (along with the dome) to shine with renewed brilliance.
Bishop Mesrop Visits AGBU’s Camp Nubar
Diocesan Primate Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan visited AGBU’s Camp Nubar over the weekend of July 27-28, to visit with the campers and celebrate the camp’s 60th anniversary.
Women’s Guild Central Council Meets Online
The second meeting of the current Women’s Guild Central Council (WGCC) took place on the evening of July 22, as an online meeting with Diocesan Primate Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan and Vicar Fr. Simeon Odabashian.