Deacons’ Training Program Held on New St. Nersess Campus
From June 25 - July 3, the Deacons' Training Program, led by the Very Rev. Fr. Daniel Findikyan, welcomed a group of 23 young men who gathered together to learn the music and rituals of the Badarak and other services
Final Summer Conferences in New Rochelle
In 1963, the tradition of hosting summer conferences for youth began at St. Nersess Seminary in Evanston, Illinois. When the seminary relocated to New Rochelle in 1978, the summer conferences continued to attract thousands of young people for 37 years.
Ninth Successful Year of Jerusalem Students Attending St. Nersess Summer Conferences
BY FLORENCE AVAKIAN On the lovely grounds and in the serene atmosphere of St. Nersess Armenian Seminary, two bright and enthusiastic 16-year old students from the Sts. Tarkmanchatz School of Jerusalem’s Armenian Patriarchate took part in the annual summer conferences. “Our two
St. Nersess Deacons’ Training Program Concludes Successful Session in Jerusalem
Thirteen altar servers returned from a two week Deacons' Training Program in Jerusalem on July 7. Representing 10 parishes from ours dioceses, the young men age 18 and over participated in the first-ever St. Nersess conference in the Holy Land. Under
Lenten Retreat with Fr. Yeprem
The seminarians gathered for their annual Lenten Retreat at Enders Island in Mystic, CT, on March 21-23. Rev. Fr. Yeprem Kelegian, St. Nersess Spiritual Director, led the retreat which was centered on our "joy-filled spiritual journey with the Lord." Although
Dr. Ervine Lectures at GTS
Dr. Roberta Ervine, professor of Armenian Studies at St. Nersess, was honored to be the guest lecturer at the General Theological Seminary in New York City as part of the St. Nersess Fall Lecture Series. Her topic, "Medieval Armenians Consider
Seminary to Sponsor Deacons’ Training November 1-3
Deacons' Training "Double" WorkshopSt. Nersess Seminary, with the blessing of His Eminence Abp. Khajag Barsamian, Primate of the Eastern Diocese, will hold a Deacons' Training "Double Workshop" on the weekend of November 1-3, 2013 at St. Stepanos Armenian Church, Elberon,
Young Musicians Gather for Training at St. Nersess
The Boyajian Youth Choir Directors Program began Tuesday evening at St. Nersess Armenian Seminary with six talented Armenian-American teenagers in attendance. The program is named in memory of Dr. Socrates Boyajian, composer, musicologist, vioiinist, and long-time organist and choir director of
Future Deacons Gather at St. Nersess for Learning and Service
The Seminary's annual Deacons' Training Program concluded this week, sending 22 young men back to their parishes to serve the church with new knowledge, refined liturgical skills and uplifted faith. The participants, aged 14 to 22, came from 12 states as