St. Stepanos Armenian Church celebrated the 30th Anniversary

On the weekend of Aug 26 & 27, 2017, the St. Stepanos Armenian Church celebrated the 30th Anniversary of its consecration while also celebrating its 60th year as an organized parish of the Diocese. The festivities began on Saturday, at the Oyster Point Hotel in Red Bank, NJ,...
Read More →

Bible Adventure and Father’s Day Picnic

The weekend of Saturday, June 24th and Sunday, June 25th was full of exciting activities and events at St. Stepanos Armenian Church in Elberon, NJ. The weekend commenced Saturday morning with the annual bible sleepover camp.  This year’s lesson was the story of David an...
Read More →

Women’s Guild Day

It was a bittersweet celebration of Women’s Guild Day which we celebrated on Sunday, June 4th. Special Requiem Service (Hokehankisd) was conducted by Der Hayr in memory of our Women’s Guild members. An elaborate fellowship hour followed at the church hall, prepared by...
Read More →

English Tea Party dedicated to Mother’s Day

Around 50 people, adults and children attended  the English Tea on May 13 at St. Stepanos  despite the weather. The event was chaired by Ala Monokian.It was a beautiful family atmosphere; some of the guests were celebrating three generations together, others came with  sisters or...
Read More →

Joint Cultural Mother’s Day Concert in St. Stepanos

On Sunday, May 21, St. Stepanos Armenian Church in Elberon, NJ hosted a joint cultural Mother’s Day Concert featuring the St. Stepanos Church Knar Children’s Choir, directed by Ms. Alyne Corrigan and the Lithuanian Cultural Spindulelis “Sunray” Ensemble, directed by Ms. Violeta...
Read More →

Saintly Women’s Day

Saintly Women’s Day hosted by our Women’s Guild On Saturday, March 18, 2017, the St. Stepanos Women’s Guild hosted a service and program to honor Saintly Women of Vartanantz. Members of other New Jersey parishes also joined in commemoration. The day started with Rev. Fr. Daniel...
Read More →

St. Stepanos Women’s Guild Learns how to make St. Sarkis Halva

On Sunday, January 22, 2017, the St. Stepanos Women’s Guild and friends gathered after church services for a cooking class led by member, Yester Garabedian. Mrs. Garabedian taught the attendants how to make St. Sarkis Halva. The class was timely as the feast day honoring St....
Read More →

Our 2017 Christmas Concert

The Second Sunday of the new calendar year brought upon the celebration of the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ, at St. Stepanos Armenian Church. After church services our annual Christmas Concert took place in the sanctuary. Mr. Armen Orbelyan, Master of Ceremonies, welcomed...
Read More →