A common image runs through the Gospel readings for the upcoming Sunday of Great Lent: the Sunday of the Judge. Two stories show Jesus talking about the coming of God’s kingdom, and the way to pray to our Heavenly Father.
A Visit to the Myrtle Beach Mission Parish Reinforces Faith
On March 21 and 22, Diocesan Primate Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan paid a visit to the Myrtle Beach Mission Parish in South Carolina. He found there an Armenian community that is small but mighty, embodying strong connections to heritage, and a faith that truly reflects the resilience of the Armenian Christian identity.
Holy Week at St. Vartan Cathedral: April 13 through 20
Holy Week signals the end of the Lenten period of separation, and a return to the full life of the church. The coming Holy Week will go forward in the Eastern Diocese with in-person worship as well as the online broadcast of services.
Welcome to the Eastern Diocese, Fr. Vartan & Fr. Vazgen
This week our Diocesan Primate Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan and Vicar Fr. Simeon Odabashian welcomed two new priests to the Eastern Diocese: Fr. Vartan Hayrapetyan and Fr. Vazgen Andreasyan.
Yesterday, Today, and Always
Five years ago, on the evening of March 18, 2020, the worldwide Armenian Church joined together in a Day of Prayer