Christmas Message
Dear Friend,In this season of gratitude, we are reminded of your commitment to St. Nersess and your support of our education. We pray you will have a blessed New Year and a joyous Theophany - the celebration of God’s revelation
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
Snapshot of Three Recent Graduates
Dear St. Nersess Supporter, In normal times, we would have mailed our annual Fall Appeal asking you to help fund the education of our students - future priests and non-ordained leaders - and support our educational goals for the 2020-21
Nobel Peace Prize
By: Grace Petoyan, daughter of Archpriest Fr. Sarkis Petoyan, St. Gregory Armenian Church, Pasadena, CAThe Nobel Peace Prize is an award for people who have done or are doing an act to improve the world. There are many people who deserve
Fall Semester Begins with a Student from the Western Diocese
St. Nersess Armenian Seminary began its fall semester on August 24. "We are happy to welcome back our seminarians and two new students who will study for service in the Armenian Church," remarked the Rev. Fr. Mardiros Chevian, Dean.This year,
Orientation Retreat Held at the Seminary
The seminary held its annual orientation retreat on September 11-13 on campus with proper "distancing". However, the sense of spiritual and brotherly/sisterly closeness permeated. One of the topics was, "What is your brand, your rule of life?" During the discussion,
SUCCESSFUL DEACONS’ TRAINING PROGRAM
This summer, the annual Deacons' Training Program was held virtually due to COVID-19. Shortened to five days and held online in the evenings from 7pm --9:30pm, the program ran from June 29 - July 3 with 32 participants from the
Clergy From Around the Country and Armenia Attend Worship Service
Last evening, Tuesday, June 30, St. Nersess Seminary held its final worship service for the academic year. Clergy from the Eastern and Western Dioceses and Armenia joined students and members of the faculty to participate in the Evening Service Երեկոյեան
Recent Graduates Participate in Mini-Internships
On May 15, Dn. Timothy Aznavourian and Dn. Armen Terjimanian received their MDiv degrees from St. Nersess Seminary and St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary without any fan-fare due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. Shortly after, the two graduates began mini-internships for
St. Nersess Alumni Celebrate Graduates Virtually
Members of the St. Nersess Alumni Association from around the country, along with other clergy, gathered virtually on May 19 to celebrate this year's graduating class. The evening began with a Vespers service, presided by Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, Primate of