Parishioners of St. Thomas Church in Tenafly, NJ, welcomed Diocesan Primate Fr. Mesrop Parsamyan on Palm Sunday, April 2. It was the continuation of a longtime tradition, whereby the arajnort shares that feast day—which is also the parish’s consecration anniversary—with the Tenafly faithful.
This Saturday starts the most important week in the Armenian Church liturgical calendar, a period dense with unique services and ceremonies that chronicle the final week of Jesus Christ’s ministry, and lead us to his resurrection.
Diocesan Primate Fr. Mesrop Parsamyan joined more than 100 parishioners and friends at Holy Ascension Church in Trumbull, CT, on Saturday, March 25, 2023, to celebrate the parish’s 92nd anniversary.
In the Armenian Church, the final weekend of Lent strikes a theme of endings and beginnings, urging us to reflect deeply about the passages and changes in our lives.
Holy Week signals the end of the Lenten period of separation, and a return to the full life of the church. The coming Holy Week will go forward in the Eastern Diocese with provision for in-person worship as well as the online broadcast of services.
