News

The Eastern Diocese’s Krikor and Clara Zohrab Information Center will host a lecture and book signing on Monday, Apr. 18, at 7 p.m. EDT, in Guild Hall of the Diocesan Center in NYC (630 Second Ave., New York). Historian Dr. Vartan Matiossian will discuss his book, The Politics of Naming the Armenian Genocide: Language, History, and “Medz Yeghern.” Book signing and reception will follow. E-mail zohrabcenter@armeniandiocese.org for details. Click here to view a flyer; learn more on the Zohrab Center website.

The Eastern Diocese’s Krikor and Clara Zohrab Information Center will hold another evening of online instruction in classical Armenian, titled “Krapar yev Kini,” on Monday, Mar. 28, at 7 p.m. EDT, over the Zoom video conference platform. This session will be led by Matt Sarkisian, who will present incantations, prayer scrolls, and magical texts from the 15th to 18th centuries. Visit the Krapar & Kini website to learn details and find out about upcoming events. Click the following link to register online. (E-mail zohrabcenter@armeniandiocese.org to receive the texts in advance and be added to the group’s mailing list.)

The ACYOA of Hye Pointe Church in Bradford, MA, will sponsor a Palm Sunday dinner on Sunday, Apr. 10, following services at the church (1280 Boston Rd., Bradford). RSVP (by Apr. 6) to (978) 372-9227, or armenianchurchathyepointe@verizon.net. For information visit the parish website, or click the link to view a flyer.

The Hye Pointe Church of Bradford, MA, will hold another of its Friday night Lenten dinners, on Friday, Mar. 18, at the church (1280 Boston Rd., Bradford). Dinners meet every Friday night through Lent, Mar. 4 through Apr. 8, 5-6:15 p.m., followed by a prayer service at 6:30-7 p.m. RSVP for dinners only at (978) 372-9227. For information visit the parish website, or click the link to view a flyer.

Holy Trinity Church (Cheltenham, PA) is hosting its 2022 season of online Lenten Lectures, continuing on Friday, Mar. 11, at 7 p.m. EST. Friday evening sessions over the Zoom video platform will continue on Mar. 18, Apr. 1 & 8, with an in-person gathering for Michink (Mid-Lent) on Sunday, Mar. 27, following badarak at the church (101 Ashmead Rd., Cheltenham). All events are open to the public; e-mail nancybasmajian@verizon.net for a registration link. Click here to view a flyer with details of all the lectures.