Diocesan Primate Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan was among the community leaders receiving special honors this week from New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
Bishop Mesrop Speaks at Building Re-Dedication
On Friday, September 13, Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan spoke at a special ceremony in White Plains, NY, during which the town’s “Edwin Michaelian Office Building” was re-dedicated.
Celebrate “Khatchveratz” on Sunday, Sep. 15
New York’s St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral will hold a special service on Sunday, September 15, to honor the major feast day known as Khatchveratz, or the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.
In Memoriam: Edward Balassanian (1936-2024)
This week brought the sorrowful news that a longtime friend of the Eastern Diocese had left us.
Diocese Holds Symposium of Armenian Language Teachers
The Eastern Diocese’s Armenian Language Ministry held its annual Teachers’ Symposium on Saturday, September 7, at the Diocesan Center in New York. Dn. Hovhannes Khosdeghian organized the gathering of some 40 Armenian School teachers and principals from nine Diocesan parishes