Holy Trinity Church of Cheltenham, PA, will hold a meeting of its Zoom Book Club on Thursday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m. EDT. The group will read The Human Comedy by William Saroyan, with Lucy Aghazarian facilitating the discussion. Open to the public; e-mail nancybasmajian@verizon.net for a registration link. Click here to view a flyer with information.
St. Leon Church in Fair Lawn, NJ, will present a screening of the film Gate to Heaven, followed by a discussion with filmmaker Jivan Avetisyan, on Friday, Oct. 8, at the church’s Abajian Hall (12-61 Saddle River Rd., Fair Lawn). Outdoor wine reception (weather permitting) with filmmaker at 7 p.m. Screening at 7:45 p.m., followed by discussion. Masks required. Click the following links to: buy tickets, view the trailer, learn more about the film, read about Jivan Avetisyan. To view a flyer with information, click here.
FILM SYNOPSIS: Haunted by his past, German journalist Robert Sternvall returns to Artsakh, in 2016, after 22 years when the Nagorno-Karabakh war reignites to cover the conflict. As a result of his journalistic investigation, Robert meets Sophia Marti, a young opera singer, who happens to be the daughter of missing photojournalist Edgar Martirosyan, whom Robert abandoned in captivity during the fall of the village of Talish of Nagorno-Karabakh in 1992. As their romance develops, Robert’s guilty conscience catches up with him.
The “Sts. Vartanantz and Hye Pointe Golf Outing,” jointly sponsored by Sts. Vartanantz Church of Chelmsford, and Hye Pointe Church of Bradford, MA, will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 13, at Butter Brook Golf Club, Westford, MA. Shotgun start at 10 a.m. Golfers of all skill levels welcome. For information e-mail StsVGolf@earthlink.net. Proceeds to benefit scholarships for Diocesan youth programs. Click the link to a view flyer with event information and registration/sponsorship details.
St. Leon Church of Fair Lawn, NJ, will hold its 24th annual Golf Open on Monday, Oct. 18, at Ramsey Golf & Country Club (105 Lakeside Dr., Ramsey, NJ). Registration at 10 a.m., followed by practice and lunch; shotgun start at 12 noon. Proceeds benefit St. Leon Church. Click on the link to download a three-page flyer with information on registration and sponsorships.
The Eastern Diocese is pleased to offer a series of four day-long regional retreats for ACYOA Juniors in the coming fall season. These in-person gatherings are designed to enrich young spiritual life, while also reuniting Diocesan youth for a day of fun after the long isolation of the pandemic. The Diocesan Department of Youth and Young Adult Ministries will be organizing the retreats, which are open to all youth 13 to 18 years of age across the Diocese. Join in a day of fun, fellowship, and a chance to catch up with fellow young faithful of the Armenian Church. Click here to register in advance.
The remaining retreats will take place in the following locale:
New York/New Jersey: Saturday, November 6
Holy Martyrs, Bayside, NY (11 a.m.-5 p.m.)
(View the flyer here.)
Michigan/Ohio: Saturday, November 6
St. John Church, Southfield, MI (10 a.m.-3 p.m.)
(View the flyer here.)
Please Note: All local, state, and CDC guidelines at the time of the retreats will be observed. Masks may be required when indoors, regardless of vaccination status. Participants will be e-mailed confirmation of the relevant guidelines prior to the day of the retreat.
