With great sorrow, the Eastern Diocese mourns the loss of Frank Avakian Stoneson, a beloved leader of our community, who passed away in Naples, FL, on September 4, 2024. He was 89.
A Miracle Named Mary
On September 8, the worldwide Armenian Church celebrates the Feast of the Nativity of the Holy Mother-of-God.
Accuser and Accused
The Armenian Church calendar occasionally gives us an unlikely pairing of saints on a single feast day: an “odd couple” who don’t quite fit together. That’s the case with the day dedicated to St. John the Forerunner and Job the Righteous—observed this year on September 5.
Eastern Diocese Announces Scholarship Recipients
The Eastern Diocese has announced the recipients of the 2024-25 academic year Diocesan scholarships.
A Solemn Prayer, Twenty-Three Years After 9/11
Hard though it is to believe, an entire generation has elapsed since that infamous day of 23 years ago: September 11, 2001. We offer prayers to God for His mercy, protection, and remembrance, as across our nation, people solemnly commemorate the anniversary.