The Armenian Church of Southwest Florida was honored to welcome Diocesan Primate Archbishop Khajag Barsamian to Naples, FL, from February 25 to 27.
Primate Welcomes Syriac Patriarch to Diocesan Center with Ecumenical Luncheon
On Wednesday, March 1, Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern), hosted an ecumenical luncheon at the Diocesan Center honoring the leader of the Syriac Orthodox Church: His Holiness Ignatius Aphrem II, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East.
Martyrs of Avarayr Remembered at St. Vartan Cathedral
On Thursday, February 23, 2017, the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America commemorated the Feast of Vartanantz with a Divine Liturgy service and dinner program held at St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral in New York.
New Deacons Take Next Step as Leaders in Armenian Church
On February 12, as St. Sarkis Church of Carrollton, TX, celebrated its name day during the Divine Liturgy, the parish watched two of its altar servers become ordained as deacons of the Armenian Church.
Archbishop Ordains Acolytes, Deacons at St. Sarkis in Dallas
Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America, visited St. Sarkis Church in Carrollton, TX, from February 10 to 12, as the parish celebrated its name day. The visit occurred as the parish is taking a bold step into its future.