Two St. Nersess Graduates’ Parishes Consecrate Churches
It doesn’t happen very often, but in the course of one week, two graduates of the seminary, who were also classmates, each celebrated the consecration of a new church. “To witness the consecration of two churches one week apart, one in
Dean and Seminarians Visit St. James Armenian Church
Over the Palm Sunday weekend, Fr. Mardiros Chevian and the seminarians traveled to St. James Armenian Church in Watertown, MA. During their stay, on April 9, they had the opportunity to tour the Armenian Library & Museum of America (ALMA)
Six Decades and Counting
Sixty years of vision, commitment, new ideas, hard work, enthusiasm, prayers, and an abiding faith.Sixty years of leadership, instruction, worship, and formation of seminarians.Sixty years producing 50+ graduates serving the Armenian Church as bishops, priests, deacons and lay ministers here
A Celebration of 12 Ministries
On the evening of November 13, nearly 200 guests filled the grand ballroom of the Old Tappan Manor in New Jersey to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the seminary and honor twelve individuals who hold the distinct honor of being
St. Nersess to Honor First 12
St. Nersess Armenian Seminary will be celebrating its 60th Anniversary on November 13 at a special banquet which will honor the vocations of the first 12 priests who graduated from St. Nersess and St. Vladimir's Seminaries and were ordained. The celebratory
Snapshot of Three Recent Graduates
Dear St. Nersess Supporter,               In normal times, we would have mailed our annual Fall Appeal asking you to help fund the education of our students - future priests and non-ordained leaders - and support our educational goals for the 2020-21
Nobel Peace Prize
By: Grace Petoyan, daughter of Archpriest Fr. Sarkis Petoyan, St. Gregory Armenian Church, Pasadena, CAThe Nobel Peace Prize is an award for people who have done or are doing an act to improve the world. There are many people who deserve
Orientation Retreat Held at the Seminary
The seminary held its annual orientation retreat on September 11-13 on campus with proper "distancing". However, the sense of spiritual and brotherly/sisterly closeness permeated. One of the topics was, "What is your brand, your rule of life?" During the discussion,
SUCCESSFUL HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER CONFERENCE
This summer, the annual High School Summer Conference was held virtually due to COVID-19. Shortened to five days and held online in the evenings from 7pm - 9:30pm, the program ran from July 13 -17 with 30 participants from the
SUCCESSFUL DEACONS’ TRAINING PROGRAM
This summer, the annual Deacons' Training Program was held virtually due to COVID-19. Shortened to five days and held online in the evenings from 7pm --9:30pm, the program ran from June 29 - July 3 with 32 participants from the