On Saturday, February 12, friends, family, and former parishioners gathered in Silver Spring, Md., to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the ordination of the Rev. Fr. Vertanes Kalayjian into the holy priesthood.

Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern), presided over the event. “Der Vertanes’s preaching, his kindness and generosity, have affected… [Continue...]

In New York City on Friday, January 21, 2011, the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, His Holiness Karekin II, presided over the monthly meeting of the Diocesan Council—the administrative body which governs the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America.

Diocesan Primate Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, in his role as president of the Diocesan Council, welcomed His Holiness to the Diocesan Center, and expressed his thanks for… [Continue...]

Sunday, December 19th St. Sarkis celebrated the Christmas Holiday with Parish Christmas Event that included the children’s Pageant presentation, directed by Sylvie Yessayan,  and then Parish luncheon in the Acopian Hall. Over eighty people were in attendance that enjoyed the meal while listening Christmas music and songs; the children had an excellent time with the arrival of Santa Claus and the distribution of the gifts.

Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern), was one of 20 U.S. church leaders to meet with President Barack Obama, in a White House meeting on Monday, November 1.

The heads of 16 Christian denominations—including the Armenian, Greek Orthodox, Presbyterian, Episcopal, Evangelical Lutheran, and other churches—along with executives from the National Council of Christ in the U.S.A., and Church World Service, took… [Continue...]

Archbishop Vicken Aykazian, Director of Ecumenical Relations at the Eastern Diocese, met last month with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman, and National Security Adviser Gen. James Jones.

In meeting with the State Department and White House officials, Archbishop Aykazian joined Christian, Jewish, and Muslim leaders taking part in sessions organized under the umbrella of the National Interreligious Leadership Initiative… [Continue...]

On Wednesday, September 22, Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern), welcomed Edward Nalbandyan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, and his wife Mrs. Natalya Nalbandyan, to St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral and the Diocesan Center.

A dinner was hosted in Minister Nalbandyan’s honor. Leaders of the Armenian-American community—including AGBU… [Continue...]

Archbishop Avak Asadourian, the Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of Iraq, led representatives of the country’s recently formed ecumenical organization on an official visit to the United States this month, where they met with members of Congress to discuss the situation of Christians in Iraq.

While on the East Coast, Archbishop Asadourian also had the opportunity to participate in the July 11 ordination of the Rev… [Continue...]

Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern), ordained Dn. Leon Khoja-Eynatyan to the holy priesthood last weekend at St. Mary Church of Washington, D.C.

The two-day ceremony began on Saturday evening, July 10. Dn. Leon knelt before the altar in a traditional calling service that symbolizes a deacon’s formal presentation to the… [Continue...]

On Friday, April 30, Archbishop Khajag Barsamian was re-elected to a sixth term as Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern) at the 108th Diocesan Assembly in Chicago, Ill.

Upon announcement of his re-election, clergy led a procession into the main meeting room, where parish delegates stood to welcome the Primate, as clergy approached Archbishop Barsamian one by one to offer their congratulations and to… [Continue...]