On February 12, as St. Sarkis Church of Carrollton, TX, celebrated its name day during the Divine Liturgy, the parish watched two of its altar servers become ordained as deacons of the Armenian Church.
Dawn of a New Era at St. Nersess Seminary
Saturday, November 12 marked the long-awaited opening of the new campus of St. Nersess Seminary in Armonk, NY. His Holiness Karekin II, the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, officiated over the ceremonies.
He was assisted by Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate of the Eastern Diocese and President of the seminary, and Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, Primate of the Western Diocese.
A New Book on Holy Week
By Florence Avakian
“The center of gravity of the Armenian Church’s liturgical year is undoubtedly Holy Week,” the eight days leading to Easter, says the introduction of a fascinating new book which debuted on Thursday evening, March 19, during a lecture presented by its author, the Very Rev. Fr. Daniel Findikyan, director of the Diocese’s Krikor and Clara Zohrab Information Center.