He was a man of holiness and generosity; but also a man who could countenance the cruelest violence. His very name confessed his loyalty to God—but also prefigured the loneliness that can follow any man with such loyalties. He was Elijah the Tishbite, Elijah “the Stranger”:
After a long period of anticipation and preparation, the faithful of Hye Pointe Church in Bradford, MA, will soon bear witness to the consecration of a beautiful new Armenian sanctuary.
This week, the 122nd Diocesan Assembly will convene at the Marriott Hotel in Springfield, MA. St. Mark Armenian Church of Springfield will host the Clergy Conference (meeting April 30-May 2), and the Diocesan Assembly (meeting May 2-4), bringing together hundreds of Armenian Church leaders from the Eastern Diocese.
Sunday, April 28, 2024 was a special occasion at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City, renowned as the largest Gothic cathedral in the world. On that day, Episcopalian and Armenian faithful gathered for a solemn prayer service and commemoration of the Armenian Genocide.
For the Feast of the Apparition of the Holy Cross (April 28), a lost sermon by the late Archbishop Tiran Nersoyan.
