Last fall, as the crushing realities involving Artsakh were beginning to dawn on Armenians across the world, a sermon by Fr. Vasken Kouzouian inspired the faithful of Holy Trinity Church (Cambridge, MA) with a desire to help the Armenian families displaced from their holy, historic homeland.
Celebrate Vartanantz at St. Vartan Cathedral
Diocesan Primate Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan will preside over the Feast of Sts. Vartanantz at New York’s St. Vartan Cathedral on Thursday, February 8, 2024.
In Memoriam: Stephen Scallen (1932-2024)
With deep regret, the Eastern Diocese mourns the loss of Stephen Scallen—longtime Diocesan leader and faithful benefactor of St. Sahag Church of St Paul, MN—who passed away on January 17, at age 91.
Learning to Be a Witness for Christ, at the ACYOA Seniors Retreat
The Eastern Diocese held its annual “ACYOA Seniors National Fall Retreat” over the weekend of November 10-12, at St. Iakovos Retreat Center in Kansasville, WI. Some 40 young adults from 19 parishes across the Eastern Diocese gathered for a weekend focused on the theme “Be a Witness.”
Shnorhali, Singer of Light: A Celebration of Sacred Music
From September 22 to 24, Holy Trinity Church in Cambridge, MA, was filled with the resplendent sound of sacred music, as the Sacred Music Council of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America presented its latest Sacred Music Festival