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St. Nersess Deacons' Training Program Concludes Successful Session in Jerusalem

7/17/2014

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New Rochelle, NY - Thirteen altar servers returned from a two week Deacons' Training Program in Jerusalem on July 7. Representing 10 parishes from ours dioceses, the young men age 18 and over participated in the first-ever St. Nersess conference in the Holy Land. Under the leadership of Fr. Daniel Findikyan and Fr. Daniel Karadjian, the participants were the personal guests of His Beatitude Abp. Nourhan Manougian, Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem, where they lived in the Armenian monastery. The program was subsidized through a generous gift from Dr. and Mrs. Garo and Cece Garibian of Philadelphia in memory of Abp. Torkom Manoogian, former Patriarch of Jerusalem and former Primate of the Eastern Diocese.

During their two weeks in the Holy Land, the young men participated in daily worship with the clergy and seminarians of the Patriarchate. They also assisted at Divine Liturgies celebrated at the tomb of Christ in the Holy Sepulchre, the tomb of Mary in the Garden of Gethsemane, the birthplace of Jesus in Bethlehem, the altar of the apostle James of Zebedee within the magnificent Armenian Church of Saints James, and the Holy Archangels Church deep in the Armenian Quarter.

The altar servers made pilgrimages to Holy Land sites, praying and singing at the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth, the Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fish on the Sea of Galilee, the Mount of Jesus' Temptation in Jericho, the Church of St. Peter's Denial, the Jordan River, and other sacred places. Participants also led daily Bible Studies at many of the holy places.

At the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth, participant Alex Calikyan recalled the incredible experience of the group filling the large church with their voices as they sang hymns and prayers to St. Mary. “It was very spontaneous…one of us would start singing and then we all joined in. We didn’t just take in the historical significance of standing in the place where St. Mary learned she was to become the mother of the Son of God. We fully comprehended Her importance of motherhood through song and prayers. It was inspiring and placed us in the right state of mind.”

The participants also paid their respects at the Armenian cemetery on Mount Zion, where they prayed for the souls of Abp. Torkom Manoogian, Abp. Tiran Nersoyan, Abp. Yeghishe Derderian, Abp. Norayr Bogharian, Abp. Guregh Kapikian and all of the deceased patriarchs, clergy and faithful of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem.

The conference and pilgrimage differed from other recent trips to the Holy Land in that the participants resided within the walls of the Armenian monastery, interacting every day with the clergy and youth of the Armenian Quarter, and sharing all their meals with the Armenian seminarians. Most memorable were the soccer games and a rousing musical evening where the deacons and seminarians joined in singing songs from the St. Nersess Song Book.

“Living with the seminarians in Jerusalem was an unbelievable, enriching experience,” recalled participant Samuel DeBlois. “We taught each other during the time we were together. We followed their routine, and learned how to serve with humility, be a better deacon. I knew what it was to be an Armenian Christian in America, but they taught us how to live and be an Armenian Christian in the monastery. Our foundation from previous Deacons’ Training Programs at St. Nersess was enhanced by this new experience.”

"Our extraordinary St. Nersess Deacons' Training Program in Jerusalem met all of my hopes and expectations," said Fr. Findikyan, who has directed the program for more than 15 years. "There is no better place to deepen our knowledge and appreciation for our church's worship than Jerusalem, which is truly the cradle of the Armenian Church's liturgical tradition. If that weren't enough, our Deacons' Training Program served to cultivate friendships with our brothers and sisters in Jerusalem, an historic and endangered Armenian community that is of inestimable importance for all Armenians." He continued, "Most important of all, Jerusalem challenged each one of us to follow Jesus Christ in our daily lives, to become ever more loving, forgiving and compassionate human beings."
                                                                                                           
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New Training Programs Further Distinguish St. Nersess Seminary

7/14/2014

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New Rochelle, NY – St. Nersess Armenian Seminary will be offering continuing education programs to clergy serving within our dioceses in the coming months. Beginning this fall, St. Nersess will roll out an Acculturation Program for priests who will be serving in our diocese but are trained abroad. Additional programs that will be offered to parish priests will include: Preaching, Bereavement Counseling, Marriage Counseling, and Parish Administration. The Rev. Fr. Mardiros Chevian, Dean of St. Nersess, presented the new Acculturation Program to members of the St. Nersess Board of Directors in May, where it was received enthusiastically. “When someone asks what St. Nersess offers to our Armenian community, we can now add to our list of degrees, lectures, seminars, deacons’ training, and summer conferences… that person’s parish priest can receive further training on relevant topics,” remarked Fr. Mardiros.

St. Nersess has traditionally offered a Master of Divinity Degree and Armenian Church Studies Diploma in conjunction with St. Vladimir’s Seminary to its students. Now its expanded programming will allow clergy to continue their education. For priests who will be serving in our diocese but are trained abroad, they will have the opportunity to partake in a new Acculturation program. This program will further prepare foreign born clergy in American culture and traditions, sacramental and pastoral practices, ecumenical and inter-church relations, youth ministry, and administrative practices within our diocesan parishes. The program has already received positive feedback from clergy who are from Armenia serving in our diocese.

Furthermore, clergy who have faithfully served our parishes for many years will now have the opportunity to take continuing education classes in areas of greatest concern to parishioners. In the Preaching Program, instruction will be given to clergy to create a framework for more meaningful preaching and connectivity to their congregation by rethinking the process of writing and presenting a weekly sermon. This workshop is intended for all levels of clergy – from the most experienced to the relatively new. For those with years of experience, it will serve to reinforce skills they already have and offer a new perspective on preaching. For new clergy, it will help them develop and practice a skill that often times is the “first impression” left on their congregants.

In the Parish Administration Program, clergy will further develop their organizational and management skills. They will also receive support in fundraising ideas and efforts and communicative skills with parishioners. The Bereavement and Marriage Counseling Programs are still under development but will assist clergy in relating to present day issues found in our families and communities. All programs will be administered by professionals in their respective fields.

St. Nersess remains the only Armenian seminary that not only prepares men as priests but also lay leaders for administrative roles within the Armenian Church. Over the past year, construction has continued on the new St. Nersess campus in Armonk, NY, which when completed will offer state of the art learning and living facilities for current St. Nersess seminarians, as well as new programming, support, and training for local clergy and Armenian priests from abroad. Opportunities are available to donate towards St. Nersess mission and expansion programs by visiting our website, www.stnersess.edu.  

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