Episcopal sermon delivered by His Grace Bp. Mesrop Parsamyan, Primate of the Eastern Diocese of America on October 6, 2024.
Armenian Church Community of Tampa Bay St. Petersburg Florida
Sunday Worship & Fellowship: 10:30AM-1:30PM
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What soon became clear was that the deepest spiritual treasure of our nation was not hidden only in its architecture, but buried deep within the hearts of the faithful men and women who first came to this country and generation of immigrants thereafter, like us, who keep the flame of faith alive. You could see…
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In his presidential campaign announcement speech, RFK Jr said ‘I have so many skeletons in my closet that if they could all vote, I could run for king of the world.” Nothing to be proud of there, but at least he told the truth, albeit easier to do when you have no real chance of…
First, we must note that this Gospel reading is one of the few that occurs two times a year-acknowledging how often storms pop up in life and urging us to be prepared. This reading is like a fire drill, a cell phone alert to always be vigilant-since money problems, work problems, health problems, often come…
In 2026, the Sagrada Familia, the Church of the Holy Family in Barcelona is set to be completed. I’ve never seen Antoni Gaudi’s masterpiece in person, but the pictures are stunningly beautiful, bold flying buttresses and twisted towers rising up over the plain urban landscape. Even more compelling than how this cathedral looks finished, is the story…
Let’s go about it this way. If you asked the average person Olympic couch surfer what kind of medal they would prefer winning and rank them in order, 99% would say we first want Gold, if not gold then silver, if not silver then bronze. Well as is often the case, our Christian faith reverses…