On October 21st we gathered at Brae Burn Country Club of Purchase, NY to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the formation of St. James Armenian community and the 25th anniversary of the consecration of our beloved St. Gregory the Enlightener Armenian Church. By the grace of our Lord half a century ago our community members came together to establish…
St. Gregory’s annual picnic was held on September 24, which ended up being a very rainy day! The rain did not deter the St. Gregory community, however, from celebrating our Armenian heritage and culture. Thanks to our beautiful church complex and the ingenuity and determination of our picnic team, we were able to have a wonderful “indoor picnic” with…
Sunday, June 4th, was a special day at our parish! We were honored to welcome the Very Reverend Father Mesrop Parsamyan, Primate of the Eastern Diocese, and His Grace Bishop Daniel Findikyan to St. Gregory for the ordination of five remarkable young men: Andrew Kayaian, Arthur Ipek, Daniel Bullock, Avedis Ovanessian and Kyle Pidedjian. Bishop Daniel celebrated the Divine…
We have completed another successful academic year with our Armenian School. On Sunday, May 21st, we celebrated the graduation of five students – Angela Badurina, Levon Keshishian, Olivia Martin, Sofia Ortiz, and Isabella Ortiz. Also, five kindergarten students moved up to the 1st grade – Vahram Dadoyan, Stella Kamparosyan, Gor Karapetyan, Emilia Kayserian, and Gohar Sargsyan. We offer our…
The current Parish Council members are: Elizabeth Shagalian Vranka (chair), Arman Bedonian (vice chair), Chris Bonfiglio (treasurer), Ron Sanossian (vice treasurer, absent), Arek Ohanissian (recording secretary, absent), Sybil Postian (corresponding secretary), Janet Ozsolak (adviser), Joanne Chitjian (adviser), Gayane Manukyan (adviser, absent), Edik Eskandarian (adviser, absent), Tom Daw (adviser, absent). On behalf of our parishioners we would like to congratulate…
April 30th, a few of our ACYOA Juniors, Juniors’ adviser Christ Pahigian LeFevre, and parent chaperones carpooled to St. Vartan Cathedral to join six other ACYOA Jr Chapters from the NY/NJ/PA/CT. Following Badarak, Eastern Diocesan Primate Fr. Mesrop Parsamyan welcomed the group of nearly 100 ACYOA juniors to the Diocesan Center. “How inspiring it is to bring young souls into…
On April 29th, a rainy Saturday morning, the Women’s Guild hosted another thoughtful and interesting book discussion. “Lessons in Chemistry” by Bonnie Garmus stimulated conversation on the role of women in science, sexual discrimination and the history of women’s rights. Our next book will be “Horse” by Geraldiine Brooks, the Pulitzer Prize winning author. The date of the next…
On Easter weekend, April 8th and 9th, we also welcomed Gegham Abrahamyan and Tsovinar Muradyan internationally acclaimed, multiple –award-winning artists who travelled from Seattle, WA to present some of their sculptures. Click here to read more about Gegham Abrahamyan and Tsovinar Muradyan
Please click here to view the photo album On Easter Sunday, it was especially heartwarming to see the sanctuary, once again, full with many of our parishioners who joined us for this great celebration. Holy Week culminated on Easter Eve and Easter Sunday celebrating the resurrection of our Lord as we proclaimed: “Christ is Risen from the dead.” The Blessing…
We commemorated Holy Week and the last days of our Lord’s life on earth with ancient, solemn, and meaningful church services. This year along with the Washing of the Feet service we performed the Remembrance of the Ten Maidens service. The Washing of Feet service commemorates how Christ washed the feet of His apostles, setting an example of humility and…
