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Successful Deacons' Training Program at St Nersess Seminary

7/9/1998

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New Rochelle, NY: Last Sunday, July 5, 1998, twelve young men from parishes throughout the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America completed a program to train them to become deacons. The ten-day program was designed for experienced altar servers, as well as those with no prior experience. Lay and clergy instructors taught classes in chanting the deacons' parts of the Divine Liturgy, censing (poorvar), vesting the priest, the Morning Service (Aravodyan Zham), chanting the gospel, and the Requiem Service (Hokehankist). 

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The deacons also had daily instruction in the theology of the Divine Liturgy and its meaning today. By the last day of the program, participants who did not formerly know the Armenian alphabet were reading the deacons' litanies in the ancient alphabet of the Armenian people. Other participants studied some fundamentals of Classical Armenian (Krapar), the language of the Armenian liturgy, using an innovative method developed at St Nersess Seminary. 





Invited guests made presentations on:
  • Armenian Sacred Art
  • Armenian Calligraphy
  • The Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem
  • Our Sister: The Syrian Orthodox Church
  • Role of the deacon in the Bible, and in the Armenian Church today
  • Leading Committed Lives as Armenian Christians in America today
Daily Bible Study and Morning and Evening Services combined with social and athletic activities and an outing in New York City to round out the program. 

On Tuesday evening, July 1, His Eminence Abp. Khajag Barsamian, Primate of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America visited the conference and led an engaging discussion on the vocation to priesthood in the Armenian Church. He shared personal reflections on his own calling to become a priest and later a bishop of the Church. Fr Sarkis Petoyan, an alumnus of St Nersess Seminary, ordained just days earlier in Los Angeles, and spending his forty-day retreat at the Seminary, added his own thoughts to the discussion. 


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On the two Sundays falling within the ten-day course, the participants and staff participated in the Divine Liturgy at St Vartan Armenian Cathedral and Holy Cross Church of Armenia, both in New York City. 

Participants came from Texas, Michigan, Illinois, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and New York. The conference was directed by VRev Fr Daniel Findikyan, Assistant Professor of Liturgy at St Nersess Seminary. He was joined by Deacon Aren Jebejian, Deacon-in-Charge of St Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Church, Chicago; and Sub-Deacon Patrick Kaprelian of St Leon Armenian Church, Fair Lawn, NJ.


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St Nersess Announces Fall Semester Adult Education Course

7/8/1998

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July 8, 1998

Liturgy 211: Scripture Readings of the Liturgical Year

A team-taught course which will examine the connection between the Sunday Bible readings appointed in the Armenian Lectionary (Jashots) and the feasts of the liturgical year. The first semester will focus on the feasts of the Cross, Advent and Theophany (Christmas). Attentive reading and exegesis will combine with the study of the origin, structure, and theology of these festal periods. In this way the student will come to understand the Bible in its liturgical context. This course is a component of St Nersess Seminary's Master of Arts in Armenian Christian Studies, and is open to all interested. 

Instructors:
  • Dr. Abraham Terian, Professor of Armenian Patristics and Academic Dean
  • Fr. Daniel Findikyan, Assistant Professor of Liturgy

Requirements: 
Regular reading assignments from the Bible, a written assignment and written final exam. Students attending the course for credit must be present at all scheduled classes. 

Tuition:
$150 for registered students and auditors. Transfer credit may be available for college students. 

Time:
Sept. 16 - Dec. 9, 1998, 12 Wednesday Evenings, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. For further information and registration contact the Seminary: info@stnersess.edu

St. Nersess Armenian Seminary's Master of Arts in Armenian Christian Studies offers English-speaking lay men and women a graduate-level education in the Christian culture of the Armenian people. Core courses are offered in the areas of Classical Armenian, Armenian Church History, Armenian Patristics and Theology, Armenian Liturgy, and Society. The program is designed to prepare educators and candidates for other non-ordained ministries in the Armenian Church.

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Clergy Continuing Education Program

7/8/1998

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July 8, 1998

The Badarak: A Closer Look 

The theology of the Armenian Church is encapsulated in our Badarak, an ancient Liturgy that expresses and celebrates the distinctive Christian witness of the Armenian people. This three-day program will examine the origin of the Armenian Divine Liturgy, how its structure and theology compare with the liturgies of other ancient churches, its distinctive features, its meaning for Armenian Americans today, and practical issues related to its celebration and interpretation in the parishes. 

The leisurely pace of the program will allow ample opportunity for relaxation, socializing with colleagues, and prayer. Meet the seminarians, join the Seminary's rhythm of daily worship, walk our beautiful campus grounds, enjoy home-cooked meals. Return to your parish refreshed, revitalized, and ready to serve our holy church better. 

Instructors:
  • Dr. Abraham Terian, Professor of Armenian Patristics and Academic Dean
  • Fr. Daniel Findikyan, Assistant Professor of Liturgy
  • Fr Vahan Hovhanessian, Pastor, St Leon Armenian Church, Fair Lawn, NJ

Eligibility:
Open to clergy of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America. Enrollment is limited to ten. 

Cost:
$35 registration fee includes tuition, materials, meals at St. Nersess and lodging at the Christian Brothers Residence, across the street from St. Nersess Seminary.

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