March 29, 2026, was a special Palm Sunday at St. Thomas Armenian Church of Tenafly, NJ, as the parish was honored with the presence of Diocesan Primate Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan, who celebrated the Divine Liturgy, delivered the homily, and presided over a celebratory banquet marking the 61st anniversary of the consecration of the church.
Holy Week signals the end of the Lenten period of separation, and a return to the full life of the church. The coming Holy Week will go forward in the Eastern Diocese with in-person worship as well as the online broadcast of services.
A spirit of gratitude and celebration filled the Diocesan Center on Saturday evening, March 21, as clergy, family, and friends gathered to honor the 60th anniversary of the priestly ordination of Fr. Arshen Ayvazian.
The devotional art of Fr. Garabed Kochakian—longtime Diocesan clergyman, art historian, and icon painter—took center stage with the opening of an exhibit of his icon paintings titled, “The Great and Holy Week: The Easter Story Through Armenian Sacred Art.”
