The St. Hagop Church of St. Petersburg. FL, will hold an organ recital with virtuoso Haig Mardirosian on Sunday, Mar., 24, at 1:30 p.m. in the church sanctuary (7020 90th Ave. N, Pinellas Park). Click here for information on the artist. For details of concert, and to purchase advance tickets online, click here.
Chelmsford Friday Night Lenten Series
Sts. Vartanantz Church of Chelmsford, MA, will hold the last lecture in its 50th season of the “Fr. Ghevont Samoorian Lenten Program of Spiritual Renewal” on Thursday, Apr. 4, at 6:30 p.m. at the church (180 Old Westford Rd., Chelmsford). Open to the public; for information on the complete schedule, view a flyer or click here to access the parish website.
Fair Lawn Lenten Lecture Series
St. Leon Church of Fair Lawn, NJ will host a lecture series throughout Great Lent, on six Friday evenings (Mar. 8, 15, 22, 29 and Apr. 5, 12) at the church (12-61 Saddle River Rd., Fair Lawn). Evening service begins at 7:30 p.m., with lecture at 8:30. Sponsored by the Sarkis Gabrellian Endowment Fund. Free and open to the public. Click here to view a flyer with the roster of dates and speakers.
Vaping 101: A Seminar for Parents
Holy Trinity Church (Cambridge, MA) invites the community to “Vaping 101: A Seminar for Parents,” an informative and educational session designed to help parents learn more about the dangerous epidemic of teen vaping. Sunday, Apr. 7, 12:30-2 p.m., at the church (145 Brattle St., Cambridge). Presenters include Carlene Newell, Health Educator/Tobacco Specialist; Karen Koretsky, Arlington Youth Health and Safety Coalition; and Cindy Sheridan Curran, Arlington High School Truancy Officer. Sponsored by the Holy Trinity Parent Partnership. Admission is free; light refreshments served. RSVP (suggested but not required) by Apr. 5 to youth@htaac.org. For information, log onto the parish website.
Course on Bioethics and the Armenian Church
St. James Church of Watertown, MA, will present an interactive, 4-part course on bioethical and ethical issues: “Real Life. Real Issues. A Four-Session Bioethics Course,” at the church (465 Mt. Auburn St., Watertown). The course will meet on Mondays–Mar. 11, Mar. 18, Mar. 25, and Apr. 8–starting at 7 p.m., co-led by Fr. Arakel Aljalian and Yn.Natasha Aljalian (currently a Fellow at Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics), who will discuss topics from the perspective of bioethics and Armenian Church teachings. Click here to view a flyer with information.
