Seminary Graduate Installed as Assistant Pastor
Last Sunday, August 2, Dn. Arin Parsanian, a 2026 seminary graduate, was installed as Assistant Pastor of St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Church in Pasadena, CA, by Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, Primate of the Western Diocese and Vice-President of the St.
St. Nersess Graduate Ordained A Priest
On February 21-22, Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan, Primate of the Eastern Diocese, performed his first priestly ordination in this diocese. On that date he ordained Dn. Serop Krajekian, a 2023 St. Nersess graduate, into the holy priesthood of the Armenian Church,
Upcoming Priestly Ordination of St. Nersess Graduate
On February 22, by the Grace of God and the consent of the people, the Right Reverend Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan, Primate of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America will ordain and anoint Deacon Serop Krajekian to the
Seminarian Diaconate Ordination
On Sunday, September 8, Arman Shirikyan, a current seminarian, was ordained to the holy order of the diaconate by His Grace Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan, Primate of the Eastern Diocese. Family, friends, seminarians, and parishioners filled Sts. Vartanantz Armenian Church in Chelmsford,
Western Diocese Primate Ordains Three Deacons
Last Sunday, on July 28, three St. Nersess seminarians were ordained deacons at St. Leon (Ghevontiants) Armenian Cathedral, in Burbank, CA. Arin Parsanian, Zareh Mirzayan, and Karo Boyadzhyan – all students of the Western Diocese – were ordained into the diaconate
New Director of Vocational Awareness to Speak at Deacons’ Training Program
Recently, Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan, Primate of the Eastern Diocese, appointed Fr. Krikor Sabounjian, a St. Nersess board member and pastor of the Armenian Church of the Holy Translators in Framingham, MA, as the Director of Vocational Awareness for the Eastern
Three Seminarians Ordained as Subdeacons
On Sunday, December 24, three seminarians - Arin Parsanian, Zareh Mirzayan, Karo Boyadzhyan - were ordained to the rank of subdeacon by Abp. Hovnan Derderian, Primate of the Western Diocese and Vice-President of the St. Nersess Board of Directors
Two Seminarians Become Ouraragirs
On August 6, Abp. Hovnan Derderian, Primate of the Western Diocese and vice president of the board of directors, elevated four altar servers to the rank of stolebearer (ouraragir) at the St. Leon (Ghevontiants) Armenian Cathedral in Burbank, CA, including
Seminarians Attend Annual Winter Retreat
The seminarians gathered on Enders Island in Mystic, CT, for their annual retreat on February 9-11, led by Dn. Yervant Kutchukian, Spiritual Director, and Professor Roberta Ervine. The theme was “Being Grounded in the face of Chaos: How do we
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