This week’s observance of Holy Week will go forward in the Eastern Diocese under observance of local safety regulations, with provision for in-person worship as well as the online broadcast of services.
Ordinarily, 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 under observance of local safety regulations, with provision for in-person worship as well as the online broadcast of services.
In a modification of previous plans, the upcoming 120th Diocesan Assembly will convene in a “hybrid” format, incorporating both in-person and online participation. Primate Bishop Daniel made the announcement in a directive to Diocesan leaders, dated March 25, 2022.
With world attention currently focused on the eruption of yet another war, the Armenian Church’s remembrance of the Vartanantz saints on February 24, 2022, held a special urgency.
St. Vartan Cathedral marks the Eve of the Feast of Christ’s Presentation to the Temple.
