Diocesan Primate Bishop Daniel has issued an update on the Armenian Church’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dear Faithful: In this disruptive time for the world, I greet you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, with the everlasting truth of his Gospel: “Be not afraid.” Yesterday we received...

I send my blessings and comfort to our people in this season of Great Lent. The daily developments in the Coronvirus/COVID-19 pandemic are troubling to witness, and are affecting everyone in our society. Our church cannot be unmoved by these developments. In issuing the following directive, the Eastern Diocese has...

Parish Leadership at St. George is taking the events associated with the COVID-19 pandemic very seriously. With the utmost concern for the safety and well-being of our parishioners, we have made the decision to cancel all activities at the church beginning Friday, March 13, 2020 through Friday, March, 27, 2020....

The ritual that we call the “Kiss of Peace” is an ancient Christian practice mentioned frequently in the Bible [Romans 16:16, 1 Corinthians 16:20, 2 Corinthians 13:12, 1 Thessalonians 5:25, 1 Peter 5:14], It is apparent that the earliest Christians had the custom of greeting one another “with, a holy...

Like many aspects of our liturgy, the curtain in front of the altar has both a functional purpose and a symbolic meaning. The curtain is closed three times during the Divine Liturgy. The first time is at the beginning of the Divine Liturgy, after the celebrant and altar servers have...

The Bible passages read on Sunday during the Badarak, or on any other day of the year during the church services, are appointed in the Armenian Church’s Lectionary, which is called the Jashots Keerk. Guided by this book, every Armenian Church in the world reads the very same Bible selections...