On Monday, September 23, 2024, the Appeal of Conscience Foundation held its 59th annual awards dinner at the Pierre Hotel in New York City. The program—which featured leaders in the religious, civic, business, and diplomatic fields—turned out to be a very Armenian affair.
“We awoke this morning to news that weighs heavily on our hearts,” wrote our Diocesan Primate in a solemn message on the morning of September 19, 2023—one year ago today.
Diocesan Primate Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan was among the community leaders receiving special honors this week from New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
On Friday, September 13, Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan spoke at a special ceremony in White Plains, NY, during which the town’s “Edwin Michaelian Office Building” was re-dedicated.
New York’s St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral will hold a special service on Sunday, September 15, to honor the major feast day known as Khatchveratz, or the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.
