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.
Who Was the Prophet Elijah?
He was a man of holiness and generosity; but also a man who could countenance the cruelest violence. His very name confessed his loyalty to God—but also prefigured the loneliness that can follow any man with such loyalties. He was Elijah the Tishbite, Elijah “the Stranger”:
Diocesan Vicar Attends Ecumenical Gatherings
Diocesan Vicar Fr. Simeon Odabashian represented Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan at two ecumenical gatherings in early June.
New Women’s Guild Central Council Meets Online
A meeting of the Women’s Guild Central Council (WGCC) took place on the evening of June 9, as an online gathering led by Diocesan Vicar Fr. Simeon Odabashian.
D-Day Plus 29,585
June 6, 2025 marks the 81st anniversary of D-Day: the greatest invasion in the history of mankind; the greatest military force ever unleashed in the cause of liberation.