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On Sunday, December 3rd after Badarak and a lovely coffee hour, Lara Bakhtiraian blessed the parishioners of Saint Stepanos Armenian Church with her beautiful voice in her vocal concert: “Christmas in Artsakh.” All proceeds from the performance were donated to provide much-needed... Read More →

St. Stepanos Church in Elberon (Long Branch), New Jersey celebrated 35 years since its Consecration. The ribbon was cut in 1987 by its benefactors, Kevork and Sirvart Hovnanian, with Archbishop Torkom Manougian presiding.On November 5th the parish of St. Stepanos was honored by... Read More →

On Sunday, October 1, a group of 11 youths came together at St. Stepanos Church in Elberon, NJ to discuss forming an ACYOA Juniors chapter. The youth were greeted by Central Council member, Andrew Yenicag, who discussed the mission of the ACYOA and different annual events. The... Read More →

On Saturday, June 17th the Armenian & Sunday of St. Stepanos had an exciting and enjoyable field trip to the Liberty Science Center (LSC) outside of Jersey City with Der Hayr leading us. A bus from Stouts met us at the church with the planned departure to the LSC at 9:00 PM.... Read More →

On Sunday, May 21 following the Divine Liturgy St. Stepanos Church celebrated Ascension Day. This holiday we celebrate on the 40th day after Easter. The Book of Acts tells us that after His Resurrection, Christ stays on earth for 40 days and appears to the apostles and believers.... Read More →

At the end of January Der Daniel Karadjian asked the Sunday School to host Very Rev. Fr, Mamigon Kiledjian for one Sunday in February, March, and April 2023 to have a one-hour lesson for teaching the Sharagans of the Soorp Badarak. The children that would participate ranged from... Read More →

On Saturday, April 15th the Sunday and Armenian Schools had their Easter Breakfast which included the Egg fight and the Easter egg hunt. The day started with a short service in the sanctuary conducted by Der Daniel who had the assistance of the Mouradian brothers Dylan and Alek... Read More →

Easter is the most important holy day for Christians all over the world. The celebration of the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ is the culmination of a series of ritual commemorations known as Holy Week. For The Armenian Apostolic Church, Holy Week is the recreation of the... Read More →

Every year the Stepanos Armenian Church Women’s Guild comes together to host our yearly Easter holiday event and Palm Sunday bake sale. The amount of work that goes into the planning of these events takes months of preparation and hard work.  Hours upon hours go into baking for... Read More →