Armenian Church in CT hosts annual festivalAugust 20, 2012 - 17:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Church of the Holy Resurrection hosted its 71st Annual Armenian Festival Sunday, August 19 afternoon - the largest of its kind in Southern New England, CT, New Britain Herald reports. “It about the culture, the heritage; this is how you maintain it,” explained parishioner Malcolm Sagherian, a Newington resident whose parents survived the Armenian Genocide. Like they would at a big family picnic, visitors sat around picnic tables enjoying the classic Armenian dishes and live music from the Harry Bedrossian Ensemble. “This is a remarkable parish; they single-handedly built this church,” said Rev. Kapriel Mouradjian, who every August looks forward to “picnic season” when all the Armenian churches in the diocese in New England hold their own picnics, inviting fellow parishes and reuniting old friends and relatives. “It’s a great day of fellowship and fun; next time we’ll be in Springfield, Mass.,” he said. The diocese holds about a dozen yearly local and regional events, so parishioners are able to stay in close contact and stay close to their faith at the same time. For the younger crowd, there are dances, sport weekends, leadership conferences, and Lenten retreats. “Social events do strengthen the church because you enjoy each others’ company and then want to be together, and that flows into the sanctuary,” said the Reverend. Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency. Partner news | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |