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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.

Sts. Vartanantz Church of Chelmsford, MA, will hold the latest lecture in its 50th season of the “Fr. Ghevont Samoorian Lenten Program of Spiritual Renewal” on Friday, Mar. 15, 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.

Sts. Vartanantz Church of Chelmsford, MA, will begin its 50th season of Lenten programs–the “Fr. Ghevont Samoorian Lenten Program of Spiritual Renewal”–on Friday, Mar. 8, at 6:30 p.m. at the church (180 Old Westford Rd., Chelmsford). The lecture series is titled “Who Christ Is: The ‘I Am’ Sayings of Jesus”; the schedule will meet on four Friday evenings of Lent, and end on Thursday, Apr. 4. Open to the public; for information click on the links to view a flyer and log onto the parish website.

The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education at NJ’s St. Elizabeth College will hold its annual Armenian Genocide commemoration on Tuesday, Apr. 30, at the college’s Annunciation Center (2 Convent Rd., Morristown, NJ). Dinner at 6:30 p.m.; program at 7:30 p.m. with keynote roundtable discussion featuring Khatchig Mouradian (Columbia University), Adrienne (editor of Forced Into Genocide), and Fr. Arshen Aivazian (senior Armenian Church pastor). Shushi Dance Ensemble also to perform. Free and open to public, but registration is required. Click on the links to register online and to view a flyer.