At the invitation of Rev. Fr. Mesrob Lakissian, pastor, and the Board of Trustees of St. Illuminator’s Cathedral in New York, a three-hour seminar was held for the board members on Christian Basics, conducted by Dn. Shant Kazanjian, Director of the Prelacy’s Armenian Religious Education Council (AREC), yesterday evening, January 25.
Bishop Anoushavan and Rev. Fr. Mesrob Lakissian with the participants including the AGBU Dance Ensemble.
Manhattan’s Florence Gould Hall was filled to capacity last Sunday for St. Illuminator’s Huyser Music Ensemble performance of “Heartbeat of Our Land.” The performance included a special presentation by the AGBU Antranig Dance Ensemble.
Huyser Music Ensemble fulfilled its promise of keeping Armenian music alive by giving a performance of a lifetime and kept the audience in joy, pride and tears. The performance earned standing ovations from an appreciative audience.
Rev. Fr. Mesrob Lakissian, pastor of St. Illuminator’s Cathedral, with some students at St. Illuminator’s Day School, display some of the books collected for COAF schools in Armenia.
The PTO of St. Illuminator’s Day School in Woodside, New York, organized a book drive to benefit the Children of Armenia Fund (COAF). English-language books are in short supply and thanks to the PTO, students, and Rev. Fr. Mesrob Lakissian, books were collected and will be sent to the COAF schools.
Last Friday evening a reception in honor of all Armenian workers at the United Nations took place at St. Illuminator’s Cathedral in New York City. The reception was hosted by the Armenian Mission to the United Nations and St. Illuminator’s Cathedral.
The attendees at a reception last Friday at the Cathedral’s Pashalian Hall in honor of all Armenian workers at the United Nations.
H. G. Bishop Anoushavan Tanielian, Vicar of the Prelacy, flanked by H.E. Garen Nazarian, Armenia’s Ambassador to the United Nations, and Rev. Fr. Mesrob Lakissian, pastor of St. Illuminator’s Cathedral.
Archbishop Oshagan, Bishop Anoushavan, and Rev. Fr. Mesrob Lakissian, pastor of the Cathedral, with the senior citizens group during the Christmas party.
Archbishop Oshagan and Bishop Anoushavan joined with the senior citizens group of St. Illuminator’s Cathedral to celebrate Christmas on Tuesday, December 20. The Prelate and Vicar enjoyed spending the afternoon with the seniors and wished them good health and happiness.
Last Sunday St. Illuminator’s Cathedral in New York City was filled with parishioners and friends to witness the ordination of Krikor Esayan to the Diaconate. Bishop Anoushavan Tanielian was the celebrant of the Divine Liturgy and ordination service. Assisting His Grace at the altar was Rev. Fr. Mesrob Lakissian, pastor of the Cathedral.
A Requiem Service on the occasion of the 8th anniversary of the passing of His Eminence Archbishop Mesrob Ashjian took place following the Liturgy, in remembrance of the Prelacy’s former Prelate, who served from 1978 to 1998.
At the conclusion of the liturgy, ordination, and requiem services, the faithful were invited to gather in Pashalian Hall where a beautiful buffet luncheon prepared by St. Illuminator’s family of parishioners, was served in memory of Archbishop Mesrob, and in honor of the newly-ordained deacon, Krikor Esayan.