When the 121st Diocesan Assembly of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America began its opening session, it was the first time the body had met in a completely in-person manner in more than three years, since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Mothers are the ambassadors of God’s love and providence on earth,” wrote the saintly Patriarch Shnork Kaloustian in this classic Mother’s Day homily.
His Holiness Karekin II marked Armenia’s annual “Victory Day” on May 9, 2023, with a message reflecting on the painful realities of war and loss experienced by Armenians in the past three years.
For the Feast of the Apparition of the Holy Cross (May 7), a lost sermon by the late Archbishop Tiran Nersoyan.
The 121st Diocesan Assembly is convening this week. St. Sarkis Church of Dallas will host the Clergy Conference (meeting May 2-4), and the Diocesan Assembly (meeting May 4-6), bringing together hundreds of Armenian Church leaders from the Eastern Diocese.
