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
Fall Semester Concludes
On Saturday, December 11, the seminary concluded its fall semester with a celebration of Holy Badarak. Fr. Haroutiun Sabounjian, a 2018 seminary graduate and pastor of the Armenian Church of the Holy Resurrection, New Britain, CT, was the guest celebrant. Fr.
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
2021 Fall Semester Has Begun
The fall semester has begun at St. Nersess Armenian Seminary. "We are happy to welcome back our new and returning students for the fall semester," announced the Rev. Fr. Mardiros Chevian, Dean. While all the students are engaged in coursework during
Seminarians Participate in Annual Retreat
The seminarians gathered on Enders Island in Mystic, CT, for their annual Lenten Retreat (delayed until Eastertide due to the pandemic) on April 16-18, led by Dn. Yervant Kutchukian, Spiritual Director, and Professor Roberta Ervine. The theme was "Jesus calming the storms: recognizing God’s
St. Vladimir’s Class Visits the Seminary
Students from the Systematic Theology class, taught by Dr. Peter Bouteneff at St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, visited St. Nersess on April 19. They joined the seminarians for Vespers in the chapel, followed by a dinner in the Keleshian Dining Hall
Intensive Course Offered to Students of St. Nersess and Holy Etchmiadzin
This semester and for the first time, St. Nersess Armenian Seminary used the “Intensive Week,” March 22-25, to host a virtual five-session course for students of St. Nersess and Gevorkian Seminary of Holy Etchmiadzin. The course, entitled “The Psalms in
Recent Graduate To Be Ordained
St. Nersess is proud to announce that Dn. Albert Hambardzumyan, a 2019 graduate, will be ordained to the Holy Order of Priesthood by His Grace Bishop Daniel Findikyan on April 9 and 10. Both the Service of Calling to the
Spring Semester Begins
The seminarians began their Spring semester on January 11. Last week, they practiced their nushkhark making skills with Fr. Daniel Karadjian, instructor of Practical Liturgics and pastor of St. Stepanos Armenian Church, Long Branch, NJ. On January 13, Bishop Daniel Findikyan
Fall Semester Concludes
On Saturday, December 12, the seminary concluded its Fall semester with a celebration of Badarak on the Feast of St. James of Nisibis (St. Hagop). Fr. Hakob Gevorgyan, pastor of Holy Trinity Armenian Church in Cheltenham, PA, was the guest celebrant and