On Thursday, February 23, 2017, the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America commemorated the Feast of Vartanantz with a Divine Liturgy service and dinner program held at St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral in New York.
Easter Celebrated at St. Vartan Cathedral
Morning clouds gave way to afternoon sunshine on Easter Sunday, as worshippers spilled onto the plaza of New York’s St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral for the traditional “Release of Doves” ceremony.
Christmas at St. Vartan Cathedral
On Friday, January 6, worshipers gathered at New York’s St. Vartan Cathedral for the observance of the Feast of the Nativity and Theophany of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
Christmas Services at St. Vartan Cathedral
The Nativity and Baptism of Jesus Christ will be observed at New York’s St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral on Tuesday and Wednesday, January 5 and 6, 2016. A special liturgical schedule will be in effect for these “Armenian Christmas” services; please make a note of the times.
A New Sculpture at St. Vartan Cathedral
Through the centuries, artists have grappled with the portrayal of human suffering. For Armenian-American artist Michael Aram, who set out to make a sculpture to commemorate the centennial year of the Armenian Genocide of 1915, the central question was this: “How would I start telling the story of my family, and the millions like them, who found no words to tell their own story?”