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The parish council and ACYOA of St. Sarkis Church in Carrollton, TX, will ring in 2023 with a New Year’s Eve Celebration, beginning on Saturday, Dec. 31, from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m., in the beautiful Hall of Lights at the church campus (4421 Charles St., Carrollton, TX). A full menu buffet with a range of meat, poultry, fish, and vegetarian options catered by Esma Sargsyan will be served with desserts provided by Natalie Bakery. Music circa Yerevan Nights DJ’d by Susanna Khechumyan Swantek. RSVP required by Dec. 26. Click the following links to view a flyer and purchase tickets.

St. Leon Church of Fair Lawn, NJ, will hold its annual “Armenian Christmas Dance” on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, 7 p.m. to midnight, at the church (12-61 Saddle River Rd., Fair Lawn). For details, reservation and ticket information, click on the link to view a flyer.

The Women’s Guild of Sts. Vartanantz Church of Chelmsford, MA, will hold its annual Christmas Dinner on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023, following badarak at the church (180 Old Westford Rd., Chelmsford). Kathy Almas Geyer will be honored as the Guild’s Woman of the Year; special cultural presentation by Church School students. RSVP (required) via e-mail to ihamel@yahoo.com. Click the link to view a flyer with details.

Longtime pastor Fr. Garabed Kochakian will lead an online lecture on “Miraculous Images in the Armenian Church,” on Monday, Dec. 12, from 7 to 8 p.m. EST, over the Zoom video platform. Der Garabed will discuss Armenian Christian iconography and his own role as an icon painter; a Q&A will follow. The lecture is presented by the Knight of Vartan Nareg-Shavarshan Lodge. Click here for the Zoom link; or use meeting ID 513 796 7520, and passcode E8JUPR. For information e-mail ericbush13@hotmail.com, or click the link to view a flyer.

The ACYOA’s yearly Mission Trip will run from Thursday, Feb. 16 through Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023. The weekend-long, faith-based service trip for young adults will bring outreach to the Eastern Diocese’s mission parish in Atlanta. Additionally, participants will work with Habitat for Humanity on a home being built in nearby Roswell, GA. The Mission Trip is open to all young adults 18 and older, and will be limited to 18 participants (applicants should be prepared to do physical labor at a Habitat for Humanity site). Online registration is now open on the ACYOA website. Click the following links to learn more, and to register for the trip. The application deadline is Jan. 9. Acceptance notifications will be e-mailed by Jan. 12, and accompanied by additional information. Please direct inquiries to Jennifer Morris at jenniferm@armeniandiocese.org, or at (248) 648-0702.