The outdoor plaza of St. Vartan Cathedral in New York City was the setting for a beautiful summer evening gathering on Thursday, June 12. Billed as a joyful reunion of Armenian community members who came of age during the 1970s and ’80s, people from throughout the region came together to share laughter and stories that had endured through the years.
In a message to clergy and lay leaders of the Eastern Diocese, Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan calls on the faithful to unite in prayer on Sunday’s Feast of Holy Etchmiadzin.
A statement from the Primate and Diocesan Council, on the troubling situation in our homeland. Read it in English and Armenian.
This Sunday will be observed as Father’s Day across the United States: a chance to reflect, with gratitude, on the deeper meaning of fatherhood. While the surrounding popular culture may sometimes fail to treat fatherhood with due seriousness, the Armenian Church accords great reverence and respect to fathers.
On Friday, June 6, Diocesan Primate Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan joined clergy and faithful of the Syriac Orthodox Church for a solemn evening of remembrance and prayer.
