St. Stephen's Armenian Apostolic Church of Greater Boston

Սուրբ Ստեփանոս Հայաստանեայց Առաքելական Եկեղեցի

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Get ready for the BEST bazaar in New England!!! Visit our website for information on menus, pasty and gourmet items for sale, auction items and gift store purchases! #armenianchurch #armenian #church #armenianfood #bazaar #pilaf #kebab #festival

This year marks the 150th anniversary of #Gomidas Vartabed, an #Armenian composer, ethnomusicologist, researcher, and singer. Did you know that our choir is the only choir in the @armenianprelacy that sings the Gomidas Badarak? Join the choir as they host a special coffee hour in celebrating Gomidas’ life and accomplishments. #armenianchurch #armenian #church #soorpstepanos #ststephenschurch #choir #sing

Today was a busy day! We celebrated a major feast day- Khatchverats- and welcomed our Sunday School students for a new academic year! Read below for more information on today’s feast day! #armenianchurch #armenian #church #cross #exaltation #jesus #sundayschool ****** Today, the Armenian Church commemorates the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Khachverats), which is the last of the five Tabernacle Feasts observed by the Armenian Church during the liturgical year. The Exaltation celebrates the transformation of the cross as an instrument of punishment into a venerated symbol of life and victory. A sacred religious symbol that was now exalted and glorified. The cross, once a means of death for criminals, became the dominant symbol of triumph over death. The ceremony for the Exaltation begins with the decoration of the Cross with sweet basil (rehan), a sign of royalty, and also as a symbol of the living cross that is carried around the church in a procession led by the priest, and followed by deacons and altar servers. After the Bible readings, the officiating priest lifts the Cross and makes the sign of the Cross, and blesses the four corners of the world (Andastan service), asking God’s blessing and bounty for the prosperity of the Armenian Church and for the fruitfulness of the land, and all the holy places and inhabitants thereof.

This Sunday marks the start of our new academic year! We can’t to see our students, old and new. Be sure to check the church website for registration information! #arnenianchurch #soorpstepanos #ststephenswatertown #sundayschool #school #religion #jesus #bible #church

Who’s ready for our picnic tomorrow?! We hope to see everyone at @ayfcamphaiastan for our annual #churchpicnic. Bring your family and friends and enjoy some kebab on a sunny Sunday afternoon. Blessing of the grapes will take place at 3pm under the auspices of @armenianprelacy Prelate, His Eminence Archbishop Anoushavan Tanielian and New England clergy. See you tomorrow! #armenianchurch #armenian #church #ststephenschurch #ststephenswatertown #picnic #camp #kebab #famouspilaf

Բարի և Օհրնեալ Կիրակի: Blessed and good Sunday to all. #ArmenianChurch #soorpstepanos #ststephenswatertown

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Upcoming Events

Bible Study October 22, 2019 at 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm St Stephens Armenian Apostolic Church, 38 Elton Ave, Watertown, MA 02472, USA
63rd Annual Church Bazaar November 1, 2019 at 9:30 am – 8:00 pm Armenian Cultural and Educational Center
63rd Annual Church Bazaar November 2, 2019 at 9:30 am – 8:00 pm Armenian Cultural and Educational Center

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