St. Leon Church in Fair Lawn, NJ, will hold a “Family Disco Party,” on Friday, Nov. 25, at 7 p.m., at the church’s Abajian Hall (12-61 Saddle River Rd., Fair Lawn). Click the link to view a flyer with information on tickets, reservations, and more. E-mail youthdirector@stleon.org for details, or click here to purchase tickets online.
Sts. Vartanantz Church of Chelmsford, MA, will hold its annual Food Festival on Saturday, Nov. 19, 12 noon-7 p.m., at the church (180 Old Westford Rd., Chelmsford). Eat-in or take-out, but all lunches and dinners, along with Country Store items, must be pre-ordered by Wednesday, Nov. 9. The menu includes Armenian favorites; click the following links to learn more on the parish website, and to view/download the Food Festival flyer, food order form, and sponsorship form.
Catholic University of America in Washington, DC, will celebrate its acquisition of the 3,000-volume library of the late, great scholar of Armenian studies Robert W. Thomson, with an exhibit and lecture, on Friday, Oct. 28. Bp. Daniel Findikyan will be the special speaker in Heritage Hall (620 Michigan Ave. N.E., Washington) beginning at 5 p.m., with a reception to follow. The speech is paired with an exhibit of Armenian books from the Thomson and university collections, in Mullen Library (May Gallery, Rm. 119). The event is sponsored by CUA’s Institute for the Study of Eastern Christianity. Click the following links to read more about the Thomson Collection at CUA, and to view a flyer for the Oct. 28 event.
Dr. Jesse Arlen, director of the Eastern Diocese’s Krikor and Clara Zohrab Information Center, will deliver a six-part online lecture series entitled, “An Introduction to Medieval Armenian Poetry,” on Thursday evenings–Oct. 20, Nov. 3, Nov. 10, Nov. 17, Dec. 1, and Dec. 8–at 7 p.m. EDT, over the Zoom video platform. The lectures are being offered through St. Nersess Seminary’s Public Lecture Series, and will have a sequel in the spring semester. Click the link to register for the series.
The Armenian Church Diocese of Australia & New Zealand will present an online lecture by Abp. Vicken Aykazian, titled “The World Council of Churches 11th Assembly & the Ecumenical Role of the Armenian Church,” on Wednesday, Oct. 26. For viewers in the United States, the lecture will take place at 5 a.m. EDT (which, please note, corresponds to 8 p.m. in Sydney, Australia), over the Zoom conference platform. Abp. Aykazian is the Diocesan Legate and Ecumenical Director of the Eastern Diocese, and a newly-elected Vice Moderator of the WCC. To receive a registration link, e-mail Nishan Basmajian, at diocese@armenian.com.au. (UPDATE: See the Zoom log-in information below.) Click the following links to access the Australian Diocese’s Facebook page, and to view a flyer.
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