With the deepest sorrow, the entire Eastern Diocese mourns the passing of Maestro Khoren Mekanejian: composer, conductor, and director of Music Ministry in the Diocese for three decades.
Meeting of Bishops from Orthodox & Oriental Orthodox Churches
The Hierarchs of the Standing Conference of Oriental Orthodox Churches and of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America gathered in fraternal love and prayer on Friday, April 25, 2025, at Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine, at Ground Zero in New York City.
Bishop Mesrop: Resilience After 110 Years
Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan reflects on the 110th year of remembrance of the Armenian Genocide of 1915.
Catholicos Honors the Memory of the Genocide Saints
On April 24, His Holiness Karekin II led members of the Brotherhood of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin to the solemn Genocide Memorial at Dzidzernagpert, to honor the memory of the Holy Martyrs of the Armenian Genocide.
123rd Diocesan Assembly Convenes This Week in Haverhill, MA
This week, the 123rd Diocesan Assembly will convene at the Hilton Hotel in Woburn, MA. Holy Archangels Church of St. Michael and St. Gabriel, in Haverhill, will host the Clergy Conference (meeting April 29-May 1), and the Diocesan Assembly (meeting May 1-3), bringing together hundreds of Armenian Church leaders from the Eastern Diocese.