Sts. Vartanantz Church of Chelmsford, MA, will hold its annual picnic on Sunday, Aug. 8, 12-6 p.m., at the church (180 Old Westford Rd., Chelmsford). Armenian food & pastries; children’s activities; live music & dancing with to the Jason Naroian Ensemble. In the event of rain, picnic will be in the Kazanjian Memorial Ballroom. Click on the link to view a flyer.
Hye Pointe Church of Haverhill, MA, will hold its annual picnic on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 21-22, 12-5 p.m., at the church facility (1280 Boston Rd., Haverhill). Live music, Armenian delicacies. For information call (978) 372-9227, or visit the parish website. To view a flyer, click here.
St. Nersess Armenian Seminary will celebrate its 60th anniversary on the evening of Saturday, Nov. 13, with a banquet honoring the first “12 Vocations” to emerge from the seminary. Cocktails at 6 p.m., dinner at 8 p.m., at Old Tappan Manor (137 Orangeburgh Rd., Old Tappan, NJ). This year’s honorees are Fr. Kevork Arakelian (1973); Fr. Garabed Kochakian (1976); Fr. Yeprem Kelegian (1977); Fr. Mardiros Chevian (1985); Fr. Shnork Demirjian (1991); Fr. Diran Bohajian (1993); Fr. Sahak Kaishian (1993); Fr. Tavit Boyajian (1993); Fr. Arakel Aljalian (1993); Fr. Vasken Kouzouian (1994); Fr. Stepanos Doudoukjian (1996); and Fr. Simeon Odabashian (1996). For more information, contact event co-chair Lynn Beylerian at lynnbeylerian@gmail.com, or go to www.stnersess.edu. Click the link to view a flyer.
People are already responding warmly to the invitations and promotional mailers that went out this summer. The seminary has established an online page to RSVP, make donations, and submit message for publication in the keepsake booklet for the evening. All donations will benefit the seminary and its ongoing mission. Click here to donate, RSVP, and learn more.
St. Leon Church (Fair Lawn, NJ) is hosting an online discussion on Wednesday, June 30, at 7 p.m. Join UK-based security and political analysts Lilit Gevorgyan and former diplomat Armen Kharazian as they discuss A Master Plan? Russo-Azeri Strategy for Armenian Pacification—as broadcast over the Zoom platform and YouTube. A Q&A session will follow. This will be the first in a series of discussions on the post-war Armenian reality, titled What’s Next? Click the following links to view a flyer with info and to register in advance. For questions contact Ara Araz at (917) 837-1297 or ara@edrcorp.net. To view the Youtube broadcast, click here.
St. Sahag & St. Mesrob Church of Wynnewood, PA, will continue its online lecture series “Armenia, Artsakh & the Aftermath” on Thursday, June 17, at 7 p.m. Guests speakers Rouben Gargaloyan and Narine Shakhramanyan, co-founders of Learning Mission NPO, will talk about their organization and its mission and impact in the wake of the Artsakh War. The event will be held over the Zoom conference platform. For details, call (610) 642-4212, view the event flyer, or visit the parish website or Facebook page. (Please note: The AAA Series will take a break after this event and continue again in the fall.)
