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Feast of St. Vartan the Captain and his Companions in Yerablur Martyr’s ChurchA celebratory Divine Liturgy was offered in Yerablur Martyr's Church, followed by a Requiem Service offered for the fallen heroes of Artsakh war in Yerablur Pantheon.
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Dance performance “The Girl on the Moon”The stage of National Academic Theatre after G. Sundukyan presented the premiere of dance performance “The Girl on the Moon”. On the initiative of the stage producer Arina Araratyan, the performance brought together not only professional dancers onto the stage, but also young people with disabilities.
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“Illuminator's Lantern” Church Loving Union is two years old“Few young people, too many things to be done: I was often concerned with the activities of the union, but time seemed to put everything in its place. New young people appeared, who came to the right place at the right time”, - says Father Derenik Sahakyan, the founder of “Illuminator's Lantern” Church Loving Union. On February 2, the Union marked its second anniversary.
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12th British Film Festival in Armenia kicked offFrom February 22 through March 16, the best pieces of contemporary British film art, covering comedies, physiological thrillers and documental dramas, will be presented in Yerevan, Goris, Gavar, and Gyumri cinemas. This year the festival is devoted to inclusive and communication problems.
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145th anniversary of Hovhannes Tumanyan in the museum named after the poetOn February 19, festive events came to add the numerous excursions to Tumanyan Museum. On the occasions of the anniversary of the most loved poet of Armenians and the day of presenting books, the Museum had prepared many surprises.
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Mid-term pedagogical meeting of spiritual-educational institutions of the Mother SeeDuring the mid-term pedagogical meeting of spiritual-educational institutions of the Mother See, the Rectors of Gevorkian Theological Seminary, Vaskenian Seminary and Harichavank Seminary presented detailed reports on the learning process in spiritual institutions.
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Admission contest for Armenian Humanitarian Seminary of Calcutta finalizedThe admission contest for teachers and students for the new academic year of Armenian Humanitarian Seminary of Calcutta has been finalized. 23 pupils and 63 teachers had applied for admission.
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Today is the day of presenting booksHovhannes Tumanyan’s birthday is marked as the day of presenting books. On that day, creative unions, publishing houses, literary magazines and periodicals present newly published books. Even the bookstores take a note of the increasing vivacity of the celebration each year. For many, the day of presenting books has now become a favorite celebration.
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Recent decisions of the Canonization CommitteeRecently another meeting of the Canonization Committee of the Armenian Church was convened in the Mother Cathedral of the Great House of Cilicia. The issues discussed included, in particular, the condition of canonization and canonization of 1915 Genocide victims.
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New booksNew Armenian translation of the tragedy “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare is now available at bookstores. Other books include Armenian translation of the novel “The Old King in His Exile” by famous Austrian novelist Arno Geiger, second revised edition of modern Armenian translation of “Book of Lamentations” by Grigor Narekatsi.
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Pre-feast Service of the Feast of St. Sarkis at St. Sarkis Church of NorkTomorrow, on February 15, our Church will celebrate the Feast of St. Sarkis the Captain, Patron of Love and Youth. Today the believers participated in the pre-feast service of in St. Sarkis Church of Nork.
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Divine Liturgy for Tearnyndaraj (The Feast of Presentation of the Lord) in St. Sarkis Mother ChurchA Divine Liturgy for Tearnyndaraj (The Feast of Presentation of the Lord) was offered in St. Sarkis Mother Church of Araratian Patriarchal Diocese. A Blessing Service of newly-weds was also offered.
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