A Reflection by V. Rev. Fr. Harutyun Damadyan
Hayr Harutyun is from the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople and has been residing and studying at St. Nersess since September. CELEBRATION AT ST. NERSESS SEMINARY St. Nersess Seminary is a wonderful complex, in which St. Hagop Chapel has an important role. During
Meaningful Clergy Workshop Concludes
On December 2-3, St. Nersess Seminary hosted a clergy continuing education workshop, "Walking Together Through Challenging Places: The Companionship Model for Providing Care," which was also open to parish lay leaders. The two-day workshop focused on pastoral care for people
Western Diocese Hosts Deacons’ Workshop
On Saturday, October 8, His Eminence Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, Primate of the Western Diocese and Vice President of the St. Nersess Board of Directors, and the Deacons Council of the Western Diocese hosted a day long Deacons’ Workshop at its
Support Our Seminary This Fall!
Dear St. Nersess Supporter, As we progress through the Fall Semester, I would like to share how your support continues to benefit our seminarians in their education and how our programs reach many beyond our campus. We have seven full-time students this
Strolling with the Dean – An Ancient Custom Introduced at Our Seminary
It is customary in some of our monasteries for clergy to “jemel” or to stroll in discussion. This often takes place after evening services. It is from that verb that we get the word “jemaran”, a word for seminary. This
Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople Shares with St. Nersess
Fr. Mardiros Chevian and Hayr Harutyun Damadian The Very Rev. Fr. Harutyun Damadıan, a vartabed from the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople, arrived at St. Nersess on September 22. During his extended stay at the seminary until the end of April,
St. Nersess Deacons’ Training Program in Jerusalem
The long-awaited pilgrimage to Jerusalem, postponed from 2020, took place August 1-15, 2022. With the blessing of His Beatitude Archbishop Nourhan Manougian, the Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem, ten altar servers from both the Eastern and Western Dioceses gathered at St.
Successful Inaugural Youth Choir Workshop!
The inaugural Yn. Diane Chevian Memorial Youth Choir Workshop took place July 7-10 at the seminary and was a great success thanks to the capable staff who led the program and the 18 eager teenagers, ages 13-17, who attended from
Dean Attends Memorial Requiem for Canon Robert Wright
On May 19, a Memorial Eucharist in Memory of the Rev. Canon Dr. J. Robert Wright, a longtime friend and supporter of the Armenian Church, was held at the General Theological Seminary in New York City. Representing St. Nersess Armenian
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