The Armenian Church Youth Organization of America (ACYOA) Seniors from across the Eastern Diocese just returned from the fourth annual ACYOA Seniors Mission Trip. The ACYOA Central Council partnered with Habitat for Humanity of North Central Georgia and the Armenian Church of Atlanta Mission Parish in Roswell, GA the weekend of February 20-23, 2025. The Mission Trip was underwritten by a grant from the Dadourian Foundation and funds from the ACYOA Central Council, which covered the participants’ lodging, ground transportation, meals, and donation fees to participate in a Habitat for Humanity house build.
Catholicos Honors Eight Diocesan Clergymen on Ghevontiantz Day
At the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin on February 25, His Holiness Karekin II, the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, presided over the celebration of the Feast of Sts. Ghevontiantz, with some 250 clergy from dioceses throughout Armenia participating.
Diocesan Clergy Gather at Fair Lawn for St. Leontius Day
In celebration of the feast day of St. Ghevont/Leontius, Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan presided over a service at St. Leon Armenian Church in Fair Lawn, NJ.
The Eve of Avarayr: St. Vartan’s Address to His Troops
In honor of the Armenian Church’s “Feast of St. Vartan the Warrior and His Companions” (Feb. 27, 2025), read the oration Vartan delivered before his 66,000-man army, on the eve of the Battle of Avarayr in A.D 451—retold in English for a modern readership.
From the Archives Vault: Vartan & the Battle of Avarayr
With the Feast of St. Vartan being celebrated this week (on February 27), the Eastern Diocese has dusted off a video treasure from its archives: a vintage TV retelling of the dramatic story of Vartan and the Battle of Avarayr.