On the evening of Tuesday, October 6, a new 10-foot tall, bronze-and-polished-steel sculpture will be unveiled and blessed in an outdoor ceremony on the plaza of St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral in Manhattan.
Huyser Concert at Diocesan Center
By Florence Avakian
Electricity was in the air as more than 200 people streamed into Haik and Alice Kavookjian Auditorium of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern) on June 26, 2015, to hear the acclaimed Huyser Music Ensemble.
Genocide Centennial in New York City
By Florence Avakian
An estimated 15,000 people from all over America’s east coast took part in the Armenian Genocide Centennial gathering in Times Square, New York City, on Sunday, April 26, 2015—the largest such gathering in the history of the event.
Easter Celebrated at St. Vartan Cathedral
Close to 2,000 worshippers gathered at St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral in New York on Easter Sunday and greeted one another with the joyous words, “Krisdos haryav ee merelotz! Orhnyal eh harootiunun Krisdosee!” during church services at the cathedral on April 5.
Holy Week at St. Vartan Cathedral
St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral will observe Holy Week, March 29 through April 4, with a series of special services, culminating in the Easter Sunday celebration on April 5, 2015.