The National Council of Churches’ annual general assembly met November 11-13 in Minneapolis, Minn., under the joint presidency of Archbishop Vicken Aykazian, NCC President and Legate of the Diocese, and Bishop Johncy Itty (who chairs the board of directors of the NCC’s outreach arm, Church World Service).

The meeting marked the last time the country’s largest ecumenical organization would gather under Archbishop Aykazian’s presidency. Elected to a standard… [Continue...]

President Barack Obama recently responded to a joint letter co-authored by the Eastern and Western Dioceses, the AGBU, and the Armenian Assembly of America with respect to the normalization of relations between Armenia and Turkey. The joint letter was issued in September.

In his response, President Obama wrote that the process of normalizing relations between Armenia and Turkey “has important benefits for the future of both countries.” In addressing… [Continue...]

Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern), recently appointed four priests to serve parishes in Waukegan, IL, Cheltenham, PA, Cleveland, OH, and St. Paul, MN. The four priests – Rev. Fr. Paren Galstyan, Rev. Fr. Hagop Gevorgyan, Rev. Fr. Martiros Hakobyan, and Rev. Fr. Hratch Sargsyan – completed their studies in Armenia and were ordained there prior to their arrival in the U.S… [Continue...]

On November 13th, 2009  St. Sarkis embarked on a “joint” fundraiser with our neighbors St. Vincent DePaul Roman Catholic Church.

A “Mediterranean Dinner” was planned and executed by both parishes working together and we are happy to report it was a BIG success.  We served “319” dinners with the help of many volunteers. St. Sarkis is a small Parish and partnering with St. Vincent provided a successful fundraiser for both… [Continue...]

We are pleased to announce that the Diocese will be working in partnership with the AGBU Summer Intern Program to offer an eight-week internship at the Diocese Center in New York during the summer of 2009 for young adults between 20-26. For more information or to receive an application, please contact College Ministry Facilitator Julie Hoplamazian at julieh@armeniandiocese.org or 212-293-1254… [Continue...]

The Azarian family will be offering a scholarship in memory of Mary Anne. Eligible candidates are those currently enrolled in undergraduate or post-graduate studies. Applications will be available in the hall foyer, deadline February 28th. The scholarship will be awarded on March 15th, 2009… [Continue...]

For more information and to download an application, go to www.armeniandiocese.org or contact ACYOA Executive Secretary Nancy Basmajian at acyoa@armeniandiocese.org or 212-293-1248. Application deadline is February 15, 2009… [Continue...]

Our Stewardship Campaign is under way and we are currently at 29% of our goal.

The Stewardship Campaign is solely for the purpose of St. Sarkis establishing the commitment from our community for a full time pastor.

ALL Stewardship will be held in a separate account for clergy. In order for us to continue with Badarak services, we will need everyone’s help… [Continue...]