The Knights and Daughters of Vartan will sponsor “Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day,” at the Genocide monument on Bergen County Courthouse Green (10 Main St., Hackensack, NJ), on Monday, Apr. 28, at 12:30 p.m. (participants should arrive by 12 noon). Guests include Bergen County Executive James Tedesco, members of the county Board of Commissioners. To view a flyer, click here.
Holy Cross Church of Union City, NJ, will welcome Diocesan Primate Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan to preside over a tribute banquet on Sunday, May 4, at Villa Amalfi (793 Palisade Ave., Cliffside Park), at 1:30 p.m. Event follows Episcopal Divine Liturgy at the church (318 27th St., Union City), starting at 10 a.m. Parishioners Zack Apkarian, Vasken Bagdat, Berch Manukian, Mari Okan to be honored. RSVP (by Apr. 27) required; to reserve call the church office at (201) 864-2480. To view a flyer, click here.
The Eastern Diocese’s Sacred Music Council will hold its 2025 “Boyajian Young Choir Directors Program” from Monday to Wednesday, July 7-9, on the campus of St. Nersess Seminary (486 Bedford Rd., Armonk, NY). Open to young people 13 years and over, active in parish choirs or church life, with basic music reading skills. This year’s program focuses on conducting techniques, sight-singing, and vocal training, with instruction from leading musicians from across the Diocese. Registration deadline is June 1. The Sacred Music Council will fully underwrite the cost of tuition and boarding (but not the travel expenses).
For information, contact Fr. Hovhan Khoja-Eynatyan at smc@armeniandiocese.org. Click the following links to read more and learn details, to download a registration form, and to view a flyer.
Sts. Sahag & Mesrob Church of Providence, RI, will host the 70th Anniversary Concert of the Armenian Chorale of Rhode Island, on Saturday, Jun. 28, at 7 p.m., in the church’s Egavian Cultural Center (70 Jefferson St., Providence). To view a flyer, click here.
Sts. Sahag & Mesrob Church (Providence, RI) will hold its annual Youth Talent Show, Art Exhibit and Concert, on Sunday, Jun. 1, at 1:30 p.m., in the church’s Egavian Cultural Center (70 Jefferson St., Providence). Sponsored by the parish Cultural Committee.
