On Saturday, February 11th, Armenian School hosted a fabulous event celebrating Poon Paregentan. Over 140 people came together, enjoyed the delicious food, entertainment, Armenian music, dance and more. We express our appreciation to the wonderful team of teachers, parents and committee members who helped make this event a great success. Please click here to view the photo album
FAMILY PIZZA NIGHT AND NUSHKHAR BAKING WITH DER HAYR On Friday, January 27th, about 50 parishioners (families, couples, and individuals) gathered at St. Gregory’s Tutak hall for a family pizza night. Following the pizza dinner, Der Mesrob held a short presentation in the sanctuary explaining the meaning of the Holy Communion, the chalice, the nushkhar (wafer – the bread used…
MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY SERVICE EVENT A SUCCESS! On Monday, January 16th, St. Gregory’s partnered with Project Linus to hold the Parish’s first National Day of Service Project. Project Linus is a national not-for-profit organization that provides new handmade blankets to children in need. We had a phenomenal response to the event, with over 50 parishioners and their families volunteering Monday morning to make “no-sew” blankets for area…
A very festive Children’s Christmas Party was co-sponsored by the Armenian School and the Sunday School. Click here to view the photo album
The Sunday School students of Edna Cassetta’s class made their own glittering Snow Globes to add sparkle and brightness for the holidays.
We welcomed author Antonia Arslan, and Professor Siobhan Nash-Marshall who presented and discussed Ms. Arslan’s newly published novella, Silent Angel. Arslan, a diminutive, charming and humble personality who is also the author of the best-selling The Skylark Farm and Road to Smyrna, commented, “I wrote this small book and it was also placed in Yerevan’s great Matenadaran Library of…
On Saturday, December 10, St. Gregory’s Outreach committee created 42 Christmas packages for our senior parishioners. Each Christmas tote bag was filled with homemade Armenian treats, jams, sweets, and a Christmas ornament. The team of amazing volunteers included bakers, shoppers, assemblers, and a delivery team. Der Mesrob led the team of Women’s Guild members, parish council members and parishioners…
This past Sunday, November 13th our St. Gregory’s church community celebrated three deserving honorees at our annual St. Gregory Award luncheon. The worthy recipients were Margrit Hamparsoumian, Rita Kurkjian, and Nectar Sarkissian Munro. All three ladies have devoted numerous years of dedicated service to our parish. Sunday’s luncheon was a fitting event celebrating their contributions and accomplishments. The food provided by Krichian Caterers…
As an act of love and support, we put together and mailed out care packages to the young men and women of our parish while they are away at college. Over the course of past a few weeks, we updated the list of the young people ages 18-22 who are currently in college or taking a temporary break from…
