Apr 12, 2015
On Monday, April 6, 2015, St. Illuminator‘s Cathedral welcomed Councilwoman Rosie Mendez (District 2) and Mr. Burton Leon, portfolio manager for NYCHA, to review and provide support for Cathedral Hall’s Side Door Project (handicap access ramp to sidewalk).
They were accompanied by Ms. Vanessa Diaz-Lopez and Ms. Marcela Medina and given a tour of the Cathedral by Fr. Mesrob Lakissian, Pro bono Counsel to the Cathedral, Mr. Christopher Parnagian, Esq., and Treasurer of the Board of Trustees, Mr. Yervant Kasparian.
Mr. Yervant Kasparian, Mr. Christopher Parnagian, Esq., Councilwoman Rosie Mendez,
Rev. Fr. Mesrob Lakissian, Mr. Burton Leon and Ms. Vanessa Diaz-Lopez
Mar 20, 2015
Father Mesrob, Board of Trustees members and the 100th Anniversary committee of the St. Illuminator’s Cathedral working together in preparation for the historic event to be held on Sunday, May 17, 2015:
Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral at 10:30am, celebrated by H.H. Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia.
The Pontifical banquet in honor of His Holiness and the Cathedral’s 100th Anniversary will be held at The New York Palace in Manhattan at 4:00pm.
For more information and reservation please contact Cathedral’s office: (212) 689-5880,office@stilluminators.org
Rev. Fr. Mesrob Lakissian with the members of Cathedral’s 100th Anniversary committee Mrs. Rosemary Alashaian, Mr. Joseph Vartanian, Ms. Alice Movsesian, Mrs. Zaghig Callian, Mr. Avedis Alashaian, Ms. Neiri Amirian, Ms. Aghavni (Aggie) Ellian and Board of Trustees Mrs. Lalig Vartanian, Mr. Artur Martirosyan, PhD, Mr. Antranig (Tony) Vartanian, Mr. Yervant Kasparian, Mr. Alex Alahverdian, Mr. Michael Yetemian and Mr. Viken Najarian
Feb 1, 2014
On Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at the John Pashalian Hall of St. Illuminator’s Cathedral the audience learned much during the lecture/multimedia presentation by OXFAM representatives Mr. Jonathan Puddifoot and Ms. Margarita Hakobyan.
Rev. Fr. Mesrob Lakissian opened the event with his welcoming remarks and introduced Mr. Jonathan Puddifoot and Ms. Margarita Hakobyan.
OXFAM is an international confederation of 17 organizations working in approximately 90 countries worldwide to find solutions to poverty and injustice around the world.
“OXFAM has been working in Armenia since the early 1990s, fighting poverty and making sure that people’s voices are heard. We work with more than 140 countries across six regions of Armenia to develop projects that bring lasting change to people’s lives. We work with the government to ensure the rights of poor people are put first, and conduct extensive research to help advocate for changes. We are working to improve the health sector, to improve the outlook for smallholder farmers and to help communities respond to natural disasters. We are empowering women and young people to get involved in the decisions affect them most”, stated Ms. Hakobyan.
Mr. Puddifoot presented a photograph taken in one of the rural Armenian villages to the
St. Illuminator’s Cathedral
Mr. Jonathan Puddifoot, OXFAM Regional Programme Manager of Eastern Europe
Ms. Margarita Hakobyan, Country Director of OXFAM in Armenia
Feb 1, 2014
H. E. Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan, Prelate, will officiate the Divine Liturgy and H. G. Bishop Anoushavan Tanielian will deliver the Sermon this Sunday, December 8, at St. Illuminator’s Cathedral. Following the Liturgy His Eminence will officiate over the Solemn Requiem Service in remembrance of Archbishop Mesrob Ashjian, Prelate of the Eastern Prelacy of the United States and Canada from 1978 to 1998. Archbishop Mesrob passed away ten years ago, on December 2, 2003, during a visit to the United States.
A Baptismal Font dedicated to the loving memory of the late Prelate will be blessed. The Font is a gift from the Ashjian, Seropian, Yessaian, and Papazian families.
«Մեր ազգին համար, մեր եկեղեցիին համար ամէն մէկ հայ անուն է, դիմագիծ է, կեանք է, ապագայ է, թանկագին է: Ամէն մէկը՝ անփոխարինելի արժէք է»:
Մեսրոպ Արքեպիսկոպոս Աշճեան
«Գրական Թերթ» – 2002
Our generation has been chosen to be part of one of the most difficult, but also most exciting, eras in Armenian history. More than ever we need the vision to recognize and act on the responsibilities that have been placed on our shoulders. If we recognize and act on our responsibilities, if we live our faith, then I believe that the future of the Armenian nation is bright.
Archbishop Mesrob Ashjian
“A Message for the New Year” (1996)
Feb 1, 2014
Ms. Arsineh Tavitian donated a beautiful hand cross to the St. Illuminator’s Cathedral in honor of her beloved parents Mr. & Mrs. Dikran and Hripsime Tavitian.
The sudarium (բռնիչ – prnich) of the hand cross has been donated by Mrs. Ossanna Toumayan.
Feb 1, 2014
On Sunday, December 1st, Rev. Fr. Mesrob Lakissian, pastor of St. Illuminator’s Cathedral, represented Archbishop Oshagan at the 5th Annual Armenian Youth Talent concert at Weill Recital Hall of Carnegie Hall, organized by “Direct Help for Armenian People.” The event was dedicated to the 110th anniversary of the great Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian and 5th Anniversary of AYT.
Rev. Fr. Mesrob Lakissian with Dr. Svetlana Amirkhanian, President and Founder of Direct Help for Armenian People
