The 2023 ACYOA Seniors General Assembly and Sports Weekend will run May 26-29, hosted by St. Leon Church of Fair Lawn, NJ (12-61 Saddle River Rd., Fair Lawn). Click the link to view a flyer. Information and registration details will be announced soon on the ACYOA website.
New York’s St. Vartan Cathedral complex will host a concert by the Tmbata Orchestra, on Saturday, Apr. 1, at 8 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.), at the Diocesan Center (630 Second Ave., at 35th St., NYC). Founded by Arik Grigoryan at the Tumo Center in Yerevan, Tmbata Orchestra known for its original blend of rock, experimental, and Armenian folk music. Click the following links to purchase securely tickets online; also to learn about Tmbata’s U.S. tour, and sample their music. For information on the NYC event, e-mail at ara@edrcorp.net, or click the link to view a flyer.
Join the Eastern Diocese’s Krikor and Clara Zohrab Information Center, along with the International Armenian Literary Alliance (IALA) and the National Association for Armenian Studies & Research (NAASR), for a live literary evening on Wednesday, Mar. 29, at 7 p.m. EST, in Guild Hall of the Diocesan Center in New York City (630 Second Ave., at 35th St., New York). Armenian author Shushan Avagyan will present her volume titled, A Book, Untitled, with translator Deanna Cachoian-Schanz and academic Dr. Lisa Gulesserian (click here to learn about and purchase the book; copies will also be sold at the event). This is the second event in the monthly reading series, “Literary Lights”; a book signing and reception will follow. Click the following links to view a flyer and to read more about the event.
The ACYOA is holding regional, day-long Lenten retreats, for ACYOA Seniors across the Eastern Diocese. The retreats will be facilitated by the ACYOA Central Council in partnership with a host parish in each region. The retreats will take place in the following regions, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.:
All young adults, clergy, and youth workers are encouraged to join one of the four, day-long regional retreats, to explore the three pillars of Great Lent: Fasting, Charity, and Prayer. Don’t miss this opportunity to enrich your Lenten journey with peers from the ACYOA. Click the following link to register for the ACYOA Seniors Lenten Retreats. For information, contact Jennifer Morris at jenniferm@armeniandiocese.org.
The ACYOA is holding four, regional, day-long Lenten retreats, for ACYOA Seniors across the Eastern Diocese. The retreats will be facilitated by the ACYOA Central Council in partnership with a host parish in each region. The retreats will take place in the following four regions, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.:
All young adults, clergy, and youth workers are encouraged to join one of the four, day-long regional retreats, to explore the three pillars of Great Lent: Fasting, Charity, and Prayer. Don’t miss this opportunity to enrich your Lenten journey with peers from the ACYOA. Click the following link to register for the ACYOA Seniors Lenten Retreats. For information, contact Jennifer Morris at jenniferm@armeniandiocese.org.
