The Eastern Diocese is pleased to announce that Yn. Arpi Kouzouian will return to oversee the St. Vartan Camp program this summer.
Abp. Aykazian Participates in Interfaith Prayer Service for Earthquake Victims
Archbishop Vicken Aykazian, Diocesan Legate and Ecumenical Director of the Eastern Diocese, was among the religious leaders taking part in an interfaith prayer service at Georgetown University, in the wake of a series of earthquakes that have shaken the Near East this month.
Enrich Your Experience of Great Lent
To help our faithful realize a more meaningful experience of Great Lent, the Eastern Diocese has created as number of resources, available online and through our local parishes.
2023 Diocesan Assembly to Meet In-Person in Dallas
The 121st Diocesan Assembly will convene May 4-6, 2023, at the Marriott Hotel in Plano, TX. St. Sarkis Church of Carrollton, TX, will host the Diocesan Assembly and the Clergy Conference (meeting May 2-4), bringing together hundreds of Armenian Church leaders from the Eastern Diocese.
Expulsion and Temptation
The Armenian Church lays special emphasis on the season of Great Lent as a “school” for personal spirituality. The faithful are guided on a kind of “pilgrimage of the soul,” with each Sunday of Lent dedicated to a story from Scripture