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The Cultural Committee of Sts. Sahag & Mesrob Church (Providence, RI) will broadcast another episode of its online series, “Armenian Cultural Hour” on Friday, May 14, at 7:30 p.m. This week’s streamed program is a concert of Armenian music featuring artists Garo Nichanian, Sara Erzinkian, David Ayriyan, and composer Konstantin Petrossian. 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.

Holy Martyrs Church of Bayside, NY, will hold its 2021 “Vacation Bible School” as an in-person event meeting Monday, June 28 through Thursday, July 1, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, at the church facility (209-15 Horace Harding Expy., Bayside). Children 5-11 years old will learn under the theme “Destination Dig: Unearthing the Truth about Jesus.” Click the following link to register your child online, or e-mail lindayenicag@gmail.com. Registration deadline is June 1. Registration fee includes daily lunch and snack; discount available for two or more children. Pandemic precautions (including mask-wearing, etc.) will be strictly observed. Holy Martyrs is also seeking volunteers age 13 and older to help during camp. For questions or to volunteer, contact Mandonian12@gmail.com, or kdeukmed@gmail.com.

The Armenian Church of Jacksonville, FL, will hold a picnic on Sunday, May 16, from 1 to 4 p.m., at Julington Creek Plantation Park Pavilion (875 Davis Pond Blvd., St. Johns, FL). RSVP by May 10 to vladimiryan@yahoo.com. Click here to view a flyer with information.

The Eastern Diocese’s summer camp programs will operate this year—as they did in 2020—as virtual activities, run remotely but interactively over the Internet. The directors of Hye Camp and St. Vartan Camp, along with staff of the Diocese’s Department of Youth and Young Adult Ministries, are excited to welcome campers and their families to another summer of Virtual Camp—which will run Sunday, July 18 through Saturday, July 24.  There is no cost to register for the program, and registration will remain open until the start of the camp week. However, those who register before June 18 will receive a camp “care package” in the mail. (Those who register after that date will receive a digital copy of the printed items contained in the camp package.) To register for the Diocese’s 2021 Virtual Summer Camp, click here. Click on the following links to view an informative flyer, FAQ sheet, and sample schedule.

The 2021 ACYOA General Assembly will go forward as a virtual gathering on Saturday, May 22. Armenian Church youth from across the Eastern Diocese will meet over the Zoom conference platform on that date, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. EDT (9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. CDT). The online forum is open to all young adults of the Eastern Diocese; indeed all who are interested in joining and observing the ACYOA General Assembly are welcome to tune in. Click the following link to register online for the 2021 ACYOA Virtual General Assembly. The registration deadline is Wednesday, May 19. Contact the ACYOA Central Council (acyoacc@gmail.com) with questions about eligibility to take part in the assembly as a voting delegate.