Artashat Festival and the Feast Day of St. John the Baptist Church


On October 19, the feast day and the 10th anniversary of the consecration of the St. John the Evangelist Church in Artashat were celebrated. On that day, the Armenian Apostolic Church also celebrates the feast of the Evangelists: St. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The relic of St. Luke the Evangelist was brought to the church from Holy Etchmiadzin.

 

A church-owned Sunday school has opened near the Holy Mother of God Church in Dashtavan


The clergy performed a Home-blessing ceremony, blessed the household goods, members, and benefactors. Sunday school groups will operate, youth union meetings will be held, as well as Bible study classes, and dinners will be organized after Sunday services.

 

Archimandrite Ruben Zargaryan delivered a speech for the people of Artsakh


The Artsakh Diocese's "Entsa" Social-Spiritual and Psychological Center is organizing Bible study and interpretation courses for Artsakh youth. This time, the speaker for them was Archimandrite Ruben Zargaryan, a member of the Brotherhood of the Mother See.

Authority and responsibility


What does the Bible say about the divine principle of authority? Commentary by Rev. Ruben Zargaryan.

The 20th anniversary of the urology department was celebrated at the Izmirlian Medical Center of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin


The department was established in 2005 by the efforts of Professor Arthur Grabsky and his colleagues with the aim of providing modern, professional urological care. In 2024, Izmirlian Medical Center acquired the latest and unique technologies for the treatment of urolithiasis and other urological diseases.

 

A concert entitled "The Bells of Haghartsin" was organized at the Haghartsin Monastery Complex


At the suggestion of Arevik Beglaryan, a young composer and pianist living in Germany, a concert entitled “The Bells of Haghartsin” was organized in the refectory of the Haghartsin Monastery Complex. The pianist was born, raised, and received her musical education in Frankfurt am Main. She is a winner of competitions in Germany, has performed with the Frankfurt Philharmonic Orchestra, and at the Beethovenhaus Chamber Music Concert Hall in Bonn. In addition to the young pianist’s work dedicated to Haghartsin, gems of Armenian spiritual and classical music were also performed.

 

Avetis Social-Cultural Center opened in Sevkar community of Tavush


A music school used to operate on the site of the Avetis Social and Educational Center. Over time, the building fell into disrepair and was in poor condition due to lack of renovation. In 2004, it was transferred to the Armenian Apostolic Church through the efforts of the late Archbishop Sepuh Chuljyan. Since May 2025, the Vicar of the Tavush Diocese, Archbishop Samvel Mkhitaryan, has been seeking the help of benefactors to thoroughly renovate the center.
Sasun Avetisyan, Hakob Menemshyan, Karen Grigoryan, and the Armenian Eastern Diocese of the USA were assisting.

 

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Students of the Youth Center in Malatia won 1st place in the "Univers Art" competition


The miniatures of the students of the miniature painting class of the Armenian Children's House in Malatia: "Empty Tomb" by Mane Javadyan, "Ascension" by Elen Tsaturyan, "Annunciation" by Tigran Hovsepyan, and "Destruction of Hell" by Karina Ghazaryan participated in the "Univers Art" international festival and won first place. About 600 children aged 5-18 participated in that competition. The works were exhibited at the Artists' Union.

Nagorno-Karabakh: Cultural rights violations and forced displacements


The work “Nagorno-Karabakh: Violations of Cultural Rights in the Context of Forced Displacement” has been published. The book is dedicated to the study of the multifaceted violations of the cultural rights of Artsakh Armenians forcibly displaced from their historical homeland as a result of the wars, ethnic cleansing, genocidal acts, racial hatred, discrimination, and systematic destruction of cultural heritage unleashed by Azerbaijan in 2020-2023, and the presentation of mechanisms for their protection. Anna Sargsyan spoke with the author of the monograph, Candidate of Historical Sciences Armine Tigranyan.

On the feast of the Holy Cross of Varaga, the St. Nshan Church in Yernjatap was reconsecrated


The consecration ceremony began with the opening of the doors, then the Primate of the Aragatsotn Diocese, Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan, anointed the church's holy table, baptismal font, columns, and the iron cross placed on the top of the church with holy myron. After the consecration, Father Hovhannes Torgomyan celebrated the Holy Liturgy under the presiding authority of the diocesan Primate.

 

Believers celebrated the commemoration day of Saint George at the Marmarashen Church


Bishop Gevorg Saroyan, the Primate of the Diocese of Masyatsotn, blessed the faithful, asking for the saint's intercession for Armenia and the Church, which are experiencing difficult times. At the end of the liturgy, a celebration was organized in the church and a love meal was served.