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 with in-person worship as well as the online broadcast of services.
Welcome to the Eastern Diocese, Fr. Vartan & Fr. Vazgen
This week our Diocesan Primate Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan and Vicar Fr. Simeon Odabashian welcomed two new priests to the Eastern Diocese: Fr. Vartan Hayrapetyan and Fr. Vazgen Andreasyan.
Նոր Սրբապատկերներու Օրհնութիւն
Հինգշաբթի, փետրուար 27-ին, Սրբոց Վարդանանց տօնն էր, եւ Առաջնորդ Մեսրոպ Սրբազան Պարսամեան նախագահեց Ամերիկայի Արեւելեան Թեմին Նիւ Եորքի Սբ. Վարդան Մայր Տաճարին տօնակատարութեան:
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.
The Icons of Sts. Vartanantz Day
Two heroic-scale icon paintings dominated the sanctuary of New York’s St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral, during its Sts. Vartanantz Day celebration on Thursday, February 27.