St. James Armenian Church

Joint Meeting - St. James Men's Club and Trinity Men's Union
2015-10-05 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Holy Trinity Armenian Church, 145 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA, United States
**PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE AT HOLY TRINITY CHURCH**
hosted by the Trinity Men's Union

6:00 p.m., Social Hour; 7:00 p.m., Dinner
Charles and Nevart Talanian Cultural Hall

Guest Speaker: Karen Guregian
Sports Reporter and New England Patriots Beat Writer for the Boston Herald. Karen has been a member of the Boston Herald sports staff since 1984, performing a variety of jobs. Since 2007, she has covered the Patriots full-time, both as the main beat writer as well as beat columnist. Read more.

Donation for the losh kebab and kheyma dinner is $15. RSVP by October 3 to tmuhtaac@gmail.com or call the Holy Trinity Church office, 617.354.0632, All are welcome to attend.

Junior Choir Rehearsal & Ice Cream Party
2015-10-04 12:30 - 13:30 | St. James Armenian Church, 465 Mt. Auburn St., Watertown, MA, 02472, United States
All young voices ages 5-18 are invited to join our junior choir for our fall rehearsal season! Learn our sacred hymns, improve singing technique, and make friends!
Join us for our first rehearsal on Sunday, October 4 immediately following Divine Liturgy (about 12:30 pm). Rehearsal will be followed by ICE CREAM - Make Your Own Sundaes!
Led my Maestro Artur Veranian. Rehearsals will take place on Sundays this fall, immediately following Divine Liturgy and will last approximately 40 minutes.
Rehearsals will prepare youth for special participation in:

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service (December 24th)
Divine Liturgy on Youth Sundays (last Sunday of the month)
Jrakalooyts Divine Liturgy on Armenian Christmas Eve (January 5th)

Contact Nicole Simmons for additional information.

St. James Book Club Meeting
2015-10-01 19:30 - 21:00 | St. James Armenian Church, 465 Mt. Auburn St., Watertown, MA, 02472, United States
The next selection of the St. James Book Club is Everything I Never Told You by Christine Ng.
Light refreshments will be served. All are welcome!
Contact Yn. Natasha at aljalian@comcast.net if you would like to attend, or for more information.

Walk With Us! ABMDR Walk of Life
2015-09-26 10:00 - 13:00 | MA
Join us for the Fourth New England Walk of Life and raise funds for the Armenian Bone Marrow Registry on September 26th. Check in and registration begins at 10 AM. Walk starts at 11 AM. Starts from ACEC- 47 Nichols Ave and ends at the Town Hall with the Fair in the Square Festival.
WE ALSO ENCOURAGE ALL OUR PARISHIONERS TO JOIN THE ARMENIAN BONE MARROW DONOR REGISTRY’S DATABASE.
JOIN THE ST. JAMES TEAM!
FIND WALK INFORMATION HERE
THE CAUSE
Every year thousands of people die of Leukemia. In US alone every 4 minutes someone is diagnosed with Leukemia, and every 10 minutes someone dies of Leukemia. These are our children, parents, siblings, family, cousins, grandchildren, grandparents and neighbors.
Due to the unique genetic make-up of Armenians, it is nearly impossible to find suitable matches for ethnic Armenian patients within the existing international registries. As a result, thousands of Armenian lives have been lost to leukemia and other life-threatening blood disorders.
As THE registry that helps facilitate recruiting and identifying matched unrelated bone marrow donors for ethnic Armenians, ABMDR is crucial in saving these lives.
Walk of Life’s goal is to bring our community members together to fight against leukemia and life-threatening blood disorders. It helps ABMDR to save lives by:

Raising public awareness of leukemia
Recruiting donors to add to its internationally recognized Registry
Raising funds to tissue type these donors, to educate the public, and to serve patients.

(SOURCE: WWW.ABMDR.AM)

September Hye Cafe
2015-09-25 18:30 - 21:00 | St. James Armenian Church, 465 Mt. Auburn St., Watertown, MA, 02472, United States
Join us for food, fellowship, and more! Kebab, Kheyma, Imam Bayeldi, and other delicious specialties will be available.
Featuring:

Musical Entertainment by Bob Raphalian - Violin, Dave Ansbigian - Guitar and Vocals, Brian Ansbigian - Oud, Joe Sarkissian - Dumbeg and Vocals
Piano selections by Sadie Aznavoorian Cheshire
A slideshow from this year's St. James Pilgrimage to Armenia

Reservations are available for parties of 6 or more - call the church office at 617-923-8860 no later than 5 p.m. on Thursday, September 24th. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Dinner served at 6:30 p.m. Volunteers appreciated and welcome on Thursday night, September 24th for Hye Café preparations!
For more information please contact Linda Sahagian at 617-407-6600 or at hyelinda65@aol.com.

An Evening With Eric Bogosian - SOLD OUT
2015-09-14 18:15 - 21:00 | St. James Armenian Church, 465 Mt. Auburn St., Watertown, MA, 02472, United States
**THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT AND RESERVATIONS ARE CLOSED.**
Men's Club and Women's Guild Joint Dinner Meeting
Featuring speaker Eric Bogosian - Actor, Playwright, Novelist
Topic: His Book "Operation Nemesis"
Social hour at 6:15pm, Dinner at 7:00pm
Losh Kebab and Kheyma Dinner
$14 per person
Charles Mosesian Cultural and Youth Center
Keljik Hall.
(photo by Monique Carboni)

St. James Erebuni Armenian School - Opening Day
2015-09-12 10:00 - 13:00 | St. James Armenian Church, 465 Mt. Auburn St., Watertown, MA, 02472, United States
Join us! We encourage all families to enroll their children in the St. James Erebuni Armenian School.
Programs are available from pre-school to 8th grade. Classes begin Saturday, September 12th and are from 10:00am to 1:00pm. Chess Lessons are also offered.
Please contact Principal Armine Manukyan at amedz@verizon.net with any questions.

Free Family Movie Night
2015-08-26 18:30 - 20:30 | St. James Armenian Church, 465 Mt. Auburn St., Watertown, MA, 02472, United States
6:30pm - All ages invited!
Featuring the movie "Home" on the big screen!

Children are invited to bring blankets and sleeping bags - seating will also be provided. Snack and refreshments will be served.
Charles Mosesian Cultural and Youth Center, Keljik Hall.
RSVP to Tina Kurkjian - tinakurk@yahoo.com or 781-727-3643.

Feast of the Assumption and Grape Blessing Service
2015-08-16 10:00 - 12:30 | St. James Armenian Church, 465 Mt. Auburn St., Watertown, MA, 02472, United States
FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION OF THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD (ASDVADZADZIN) AND BLESSING OF GRAPES SERVICE
Morning Service 8:30am
Divine Liturgy 10:00am
Feast of the Assumption of the Holy Mother-of-God
The Feast of the Assumption of the Holy Mother-of-God is a non-variable commemoration and the oldest of all those dedicated to St. Mary. The Armenian Church celebrates this feast day on the nearest Sunday to August 15, a practice adopted at the time of St. Nersess the Graceful.
Assumption comprises a week of fasting, Navagadik, and a Memorial Day. In the early centuries, the observance took place over the course of three days; but as arranged by Shnorhali, it was extended to nine days. The tradition concerning the dormition of the Holy Mother did not become a basic teaching (doctrine) of the church until the 9th century; and it wasn't until the 12th century that the feast was titled "the Assumption."
On the Feast of the Assumption, the blessing of grapes takes place immediately after the Divine Liturgy. (source:www.armenianchurch-ed.net)
