For many decades, the four Armenian churches of Southeast Wisconsin jointly observed Martyrs Day on April 24 with requiem services (prior to 2015) and other commemorations. This year, the four churches marked Martyrs Day by celebrating Sunday liturgy together on April 23 at St. John the Baptist Armenian Church, Greenfield. Priests, deacons, sub-deacons, choir members and…
This season, St. John the Baptist Armenian Church observed the Christmas holiday with a month of special events stretching from early December through early January. On Saturday night, December 17, St. John hosted a concert by the Narek Bell Choir. Conducted by Rev. Fr. Hovhan Khoja-Eynatyan of St. James Armenian Church, Evanston…
On Sunday, November 9, St. John the Baptist Armenian Church celebrated its 79th anniversary with Divine Liturgy followed by a banquet and program. The Diocesan Vicar of the Eastern Diocese, Very Rev. Fr. Simeon Odabashian, was the guest celebrant.
In a talk at St. John Armenian Church of Milwaukee during its Feb. 27 observation of Vartanants, Dr. Levon Saryan provided the battle with its historical context, outlining the events that came before and after Avarayr.
