Following his visit to the Myrtle Beach mission parish, Diocesan Primate Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan spent time among the faithful of the Armenian Church of Atlanta, at Hye Doon, on Saturday and Sunday, March 22-23.
A Visit to the Myrtle Beach Mission Parish Reinforces Faith
On March 21 and 22, Diocesan Primate Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan paid a visit to the Myrtle Beach Mission Parish in South Carolina. He found there an Armenian community that is small but mighty, embodying strong connections to heritage, and a faith that truly reflects the resilience of the Armenian Christian identity.
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Weekend Visit to the Southwest Florida Community
From February 28 to March 3, Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan was in Naples, FL. visiting the Diocese’s Southwest Florida mission parish. He celebrated the Divine Liturgy on the afternoon of Sunday, March 2, at a local Episcopal Church, with some 130 people participating. An equally large crowd attended the banquet that followed church services, where guests had a chance to meet and talk with the Primate, and hear his encouraging words for the future.
“Visiting this unique mission parish is like experiencing a cross-section of our Diocese, with faithful from many different parishes joining the year-round residents to create a truly vibrant and enthusiastic community,” Bishop Mesrop said.
Bishop Mesrop’s visit to Naples was also an opportunity for him to make pastoral visitations to elderly faithful, offer his blessings, and spend time with local families.
New Lenten Drive takes Inspiration from Diocesan Roots
It began with the generation that survived the Armenian Genocide and found refuge in America. They built our Cathedral out of gratitude to our Lord Jesus Christ, for the blessings He gave them. In the early 1950s, faithful of all ages gave their support to the project—often collecting nickels and dimes in a “Cathedral Fundraising Box” that could be seen in every Armenian home.