Deacon Ordained at St. Nersess Seminary
On Sunday, July 1, Seminarian Timothy Aznavourian was ordained to the holy order of the diaconate by His Eminence Archbishop Vicken Aykazian, Ecumenical Director and Diocesan Legate of the Eastern Diocese. Vicken Srpazan was invited to officiate at the ordination
Deacons’ Training Program Welcomes Participants From 12 States and Armenia
From June 28 - July 7, the Deacons' Training Program welcomed a group of 32 young men who gathered together to learn the music and rituals of the Badarak and other services of the Armenian Church as well as their
Cheltenham Parish Hosts Forum on Adult Faith Formation
On Saturday, June 2, the Adult Christian Education (ACE) ministry team of Holy Trinity Church in Cheltenham, PA held a one-day retreat at St. Nersess Seminary to discuss adult faith formation. The informal gathering was under the leadership of their
Saluting a Soldier of Light
On Saturday, March 24, a day-long conference on His Holiness Karekin Hovsepian, the late Catholicos of Cilicia and former Primate of the Diocese, took place at the campus of St. Nersess Seminary in its "His Holiness Karekin I Center."Under the
St. Nersess Seminarians Participate in National Council of Churches Annual Assembly
For the first time, St. Nersess Seminary was invited to send representatives to the Christian Unity Gathering, the annual assembly of the National Council of Churches of Christ (NCC). Held November 8-10 in Silver Spring, MD, two seminarians – Dn.
Chapel Dome Cross Consecrated
On July 27, High School Summer Conference B participants were fortunate to participate in and witness the seminary's chapel dome cross consecration by Abp. Khajag Barsamian, Primate of the Eastern Diocese and President of the St. Nersess Board of Directors. During
First Continuing Education Workshop Held at St. Nersess Seminary
A Parish Management Workshop, co-sponsored by St. Nersess Armenian Seminary and the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern) was held June 5 – 7 at the seminary in Armonk, New York. This workshop was presented as part of
RECLAIM Conference Held at Western Diocese
With the blessing of Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, Primate of the Western Diocese and Vice-President of the St. Nersess Board of Directors, the Rev. Fr. Mardiros Chevian, dean, traveled to Burbank, California on March 10-12, to attend the RECLAIM Faith Rally
St. Nersess Dean Visits Jerusalem
In January, during the Feast of the Nativity and Theophany of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Rev. Fr. Mardiros Chevian, dean of St. Nersess Seminary, traveled to Jerusalem to meet with His Beatitude Archbishop Nourhan Manougian, the Armenian Patriarch of
Four Students from Jerusalem’s Sts. Tarkmanchatz Visit St. Nersess Seminary
by Florence AvakianNow, in its 11th year, an innovative pro-gram brings young Armenian students from Jerusalem’s Sts. Tarkmanchatz School to a summer program at St. Nersess Seminary, providing them with unique opportunities. For the first time, the number of students