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...

Stanislav (Stas) Nikulin, 31, of Rocky Hill, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, February 13, 2020. He is the loving son of Natalya Mnatsakanova and of the late Yuriy Nikulin. In addition to his mother, Stas leaves behind his brother Sergey Nikulin, his brother’s fiancé Michelle Saldana, and his loving niece...