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Abp. Haigazoun Najarian, Primate of Australia & New Zealand, will deliver an online lecture on Wednesday, July 28, titled “The Armenian Church in Solidarity with Armenian Statehood.” For viewers in the United States, the lecture will take place at 5 a.m. EDT (which, please note, corresponds to 7 p.m. in Sydney, Australia), over the Zoom conference platform. Earlier in his ministry, Abp. Najarian was a longtime priest and Vicar General of the Eastern Diocese. To receive a registration link, e-mail Nishan Basmajian by July 24, at diocese@armenian.come.au. Click the link to view a flyer.

The Cultural Committee of Sts. Sahag & Mesrob Church (Providence, RI) will broadcast another episode of its online series, “Armenian Cultural Hour” on Friday, July 9, at 7:30 p.m. This week’s streamed program is a concert featuring the Hekimyan Band from Yerevan. Click the link to watch the livestream on the parish Facebook page (accessible even if you don’t have a personal Facebook account). Click the following link to view a flyer.

Upcoming programs include:

• July 16: “Flutes & Sopranos”, featuring Soloists and Symphony Orchestra of the Armenian National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet, Harutyun Arzumanyan, Music Director & Conductor
• July 23: Favorite Armenian Songs, featuring  Armen Hovhanessyan & Salbi Mailyan

St. Gregory the Enlightener Church Women’s Guild is holding its “All-American BBQ” fundraiser to benefit the Fuller Center for Housing in Armenia, on Sunday, Jul. 25, at 12:30 p.m., at the church (1131 North St., White Plains, NY). Enjoy summer barbecue favorites. All health/safety regulations will be observed. Space is limited; no walk-ins. Pre-paid advance reservation by July 16 recommended: call or text Adriane Bonfiglio at (914) 649-1072. Click the link to view a flyer with information.

Sts. Vartanantz Church of Chelmsford, MA, will hold a presentation on the destruction of Armenian monuments in Artsakh, on Sunday, July 18, during the post-badarak Fellowship Hour at the church (180 Old Westford Rd., Chelmsford). Isabelle Kapoian, recent graduate from the University of New Hampshire (majoring in Economics with a minor in International Affairs and Art), will speak on Azerbaijan’s manipulation of the international narrative regarding its systematic destruction of ethnic Armenian cultural property in surrendered Nagorno-Karabagh. A Question & Answer session will follow. Click on the link to view a flyer.

Sts. Vartanantz Church of Chelmsford, MA, will hold Vartavar Water Festival on Sunday, July 11, following the Divine Liturgy, on the church picnic grounds (180 Old Westford Rd., Chelmsford). Food, games, and plenty of water to “shower” your friends and family. Bathing suits recommended. Click on the link to view a flyer.