News

Holy Ascension Church of Trumbull, CT, will host a regional celebration of the Feast of the Holy Ascension of Jesus Christ, on Thursday, May 13, at the church (1460 Huntington Trnpk., Trumbull). Diocesan Primate Bishop Daniel Findikyan will preside over the services, which begin with a Night Service at 10:20 a.m., and continue with the Divine Liturgy at 11 a.m. EDT. Fr. Voski Galstyan will be the celebrant, and Fr. Mesrob Hovsepyan the preacher of the day. Diocesan clergy of the NY, NJ, CT, RI communities will participate, hosted by parish pastor Fr. Untzag Nalbandian. Click the following link to watch the service broadcast on the parish Facebook page.

PLEASE NOTE that all pandemic regulations (wearing masks, keeping social distance, etc.) will be observed. If you plan to attend, call Heather Tarpinian at (203) 434-2818, or e-mail the pastor at untzag.nalbandian@att.net. A light take-away lunch will follow services. Click here to view a flyer.

Sts. Sahag and Mesrob Church of Providence, RI will host its 2021 golf outing on Monday, June 28, at 10 a.m., at the Cranston Country Club (69 Burlingame Rd., Cranston, RI). Click the links to view a flyer with contact information, or to access the parish website.

The Cultural Committee of Sts. Sahag & Mesrob Church (Providence, RI) will broadcast another episode of its online series, “Armenian Cultural Hour” on Friday, May 7, at 7:30 p.m. This week’s streamed program is an English-language documentary titled, “Armenia: The Land of Noah.” 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.

St. Leon Church (Fair Lawn, NJ) is hosting an online book event on Wednesday, May 11, at 7:30 p.m. Watch a conversation between historians Ümit Kurt and Dirk Moses, on Kurt’s book, The Armenians of Aintab: The Economics of Genocide in an Ottoman Province, as broadcast over the Zoom platform and YouTube. Click the link to view a flyer with info. For questions contact Ara Araz at (917) 837-1297 or ara@edrcorp.net. To register, go to https://bit.ly/3jz5kr3. To view the Youtube broadcast, click here.

Holy Trinity Church of Cheltenham, PA, will hold a meeting of its Zoom Book Club on Thursday, May 20, at 7 p.m. EDT. The group will read the play The Beast on the Moon (by Richard Kalinoski), with Fr. Yeprem Kelegian facilitating the discussion. Open to the public; e-mail nancybasmajian@verizon.net for a registration link, and to receive a free electronic copy of the play. Click here to view a flyer with information.