“Our record of Christian witness should not be presented as something belonging solely to the past: a dead heritage of archaic values and lovely-but-irrelevant items in a museum. Rather, it needs to be presented as a dynamic alternative to the prevailing world-view, and as a rebuke to the nihilism of post-modern culture.” –His Holiness Catholicos Karekin I
Armenian Church Community of Tampa Bay St. Petersburg Florida
Sunday Worship & Fellowship: 10:30AM-1:30PM
“At that time our blessed and wonderful land of Armenia became truly worthy of admiration, where by the hands of two colleagues, suddenly, in an instant, Moses, the law-giver, along with the order of the prophets, energetic Paul with the entire phalanx of the apostles, along with Christ’s world-sustaining gospel, became Armenian-speaking.” –Koriun Vardapet, On the Invention of the Armenian Alphabet, The Life…
October 13 is the feast of the Holy Translators in the Armenian Apostolic Church. To celebrate God’s gift of the Armenian heritage, Der Hovnan will provide 36 short daily translations of wisdom from the Armenian Church tradition. After you read and reflect, please share with others to become yourselves—Holy Translators!
August 12 is the Feast of the Assumption of the Holy Mother of God where we Bless Grapes immediately after Divine Liturgy and hold a BBQ picnic with music and games! Armenian style BBQ and sides dishes will be served. Cost for meal is $15 dollars for adults children under 5 are free. Tickets sold…
SATURDAY JULY 21, 2012 | 3-5 PM AT ST. HAGOP ARMENIAN CHURCH Presentation and discussion by Elise Antreassian & Gilda Buchakjian (Kupelian), coordinators of Religious Education & Armenian Studies at the Diocese of the Armenian Church, NY, NY. Open to all, geared especially to parents and leaders of all St. Hagop organizations…Please Join Us!
Enjoy this inspiring video from a great servant of our church…who also visited St. Hagop in its early years! Archbishop Yeghishe Gizirian, senior bishop of the E. Diocese, speaks about his path to the priesthood, his ministry, and the convictions he lives by. Produced by the E. Diocese of the Armenian Church.
Small Group Study Session, Beginning Wed. June 27th at 6:30 PM What is an Armenian Orthodox Christian? How can living like one enrich your life? When: Wednesdays from 6:30-8PM starting Wed. June 27th What: We will explore our history, worship and faith as Armenian Orthodox Christians in this seven part series. No knowledge, faith or ethnic background presumed. All…