On Saturday, March 9, Armenian Religious Education Council (AREC) director Dn. Shant Kazanjian conducted a 4-hour seminar for Sunday School teachers from New York and New Jersey. The event was hosted by St. Illuminator’s Cathedral in New York City and began with a Sunrise Service (Arevakal) at the church led by Rev. Fr. Mesrob Lakissian (pastor of the Cathedral) and Rev. Fr. Hovnan Bozoian (pastor of Sts. Vartanantz Church in Ridgefield, New Jersey), assisted by deacons Shant Kazanjian and Vahan Kouyoumdjian, M.D. The seminar explored the Eucharist (Soorp Badarak), beginning with a historical and scriptural overview of the liturgy (in general and Armenian) followed by an exploration into each part. Dn. Shant used a video of a typical service to analyze and explain what is done during each part and its meaning.
