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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.

On April 15th at 7:00 PM EST, Armenian Society of Columbia University will be hosting a special teach-in about about Save the ARQ’s work to legally protect the historic Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem. Hear directly from the founders of Save The ArQ and learn how you can get involved in this crucial effort to safeguard the 1,700-year-old Armenian presence in Jerusalem. To register for the event, (either online or in-person,) click here. To view a flyer, click here.

Image above: Armenian Museum in the Armenian Quarter. (AP Photo/ Maya Alleruzzo)