Twice a year you receive special envelopes and are asked to pay “Youghakin,” but many may know little about the practice. Youghakin is made up of two Armenian words: “yough” and “kin.” “Youghakin” literally means the price of oil or donation in lieu of oil.

In olden days, prior to electricity, oil lamps and lanterns illuminated homes and worship places. Parishioners donated oil to keep the church lighted. After the invention of electricity, as oil lamps were replaced with electrical lamps, the Armenian Apostolic Church continued asking members to bring symbolic contributions for the illumination of the church through the youghakin program at Christmas and Easter. Read More »

Thank you to our Donors!

Mark Derderian

April 14, 2023

Youghakin

Melanie Brown

April 13, 2023

Youghakin

Noyem and Ted Wu

April 13, 2023

Youghakin

Margarit Torosyan

April 13, 2023

Youghakin

Lyudmila Avdeyeva

April 13, 2023

Youghakin

Varsenik Sardaryan

April 9, 2023

Youghakin

Cynthia Tezaris

April 9, 2023

Youghakin

Georgiy and Irina Pilunts

April 9, 2023

Youghakin

Lazar & Knarik Grigorian

April 9, 2023

Youghakin

Karina and Andronik Grigoryan

April 9, 2023

Youghakin

Georgiy & Karine Mirzoyan

April 9, 2023

Youghakin

Edward & Cynthia Messikian

April 9, 2023

Youghakin