After two summers of running “virtual camp” due to the pandemic, the Eastern Diocese once again opened the doors of Hye Camp and St. Vartan Camp to camp families.
Abp. Aykazian Urges World Council of Churches to Be “A Moral Organization”
In stirring words delivered before the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC), Archbishop Vicken Aykazian, the Eastern Diocese’s Legate and Ecumenical Director, spoke out passionately about the ongoing aggressions committed against Artsakh and the Armenian people.
In Memoriam: Dr. Nina G. Garsoïan (1923-2022)
The Eastern Diocese mourns the loss of a pioneering figure in the field of Armenian scholarship, and a great friend of the church, Dr. Nina G. Garsoïan, who passed away in New York on August 14, at the age of 99.
Prayers for a Day of Tragedies
Parishes across the Eastern Diocese will offer a special requiem service on Sunday, August 21, in memory of the victims of the explosion in Yerevan, and the Coptic Church fire in Egypt.
Solidarity, Sympathy, & Prayers for a Sister Church
In the wake of a horrific fire that swept through a crowded Coptic Church in Egypt this week, Diocesan Primate Fr. Mesrop Parsamyan extended the condolences of the Eastern Diocese to Bishop David, leader of America’s Coptic Orthodox community.