Ordination related updates

A NEW SHEPHERD FOR GOD’S FLOCK

Last Saturday was a powerful, unforgettable day. My heart is still overflowing with joy and gratitude because I had the honor of performing my first priestly ordination in our Diocese at St. Sahag Armenian Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. We’ve been blessed to witness a divine mystery unfolding right before our eyes: Deacon Serop Krajekian has been transformed into a new creation in the Lord, Father Nersess.

A new priest means a new chapter, a new outpouring of grace, a fresh wind of the Spirit. Just as a baptism fills a family with joy, just as a wedding brings celebration, the St. Sahag community, our Eastern Diocese, and the entire Armenian Church rejoice because God has raised up a shepherd to lead His flock.

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THE SACRAMENT OF THE ORDINATION OF A BISHOP ACCORDING TO THE ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC ORTHODOX CHURCH

The ceremony for the ordination of a bishop (also known as “consecration”) is one of the more opulent ceremonies of the Armenian Church. It reflects the magnitude of the bishop’s unique ministry in the church. In the Armenian Church the Catholicos presides at all bishops’ ordinations with the participation of at least two additional bishops. The Armenian word for bishop, yebeesgobos, comes directly from the Greek word episkopos, which appears numerous times in the New Testament.

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Newly Ordained Priest Begins his Ministry in Milwaukee

Rev. Fr. Guregh Hambardzumyan returned to his new home following 40 days of seclusion. It was the newly ordained priest’s first Sunday celebrating divine liturgy at St. John the Baptist Armenian Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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Ordination in Milwaukee

St. John Armenian Church of Milwaukee, WI, cordially invites you to the ordination of its pastor Rev. Deacon Albert Hambardzumyan. Saturday, April 10, 2021@10:00am. Celebratory Banquet @ 3:00 pm. The service will be livestreamed on church’s Facebook page.

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