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Sunday, November 17, 2024, marked another memorable day in St. Stepanos church. The Annual Thanksgiving luncheon traditionally organized by St.Stepanos WG was sponsored by Ara and Shake Karakashian in Honor of the Dedicated Service of Rev. Fr. Daniel and Yn. Mariam Karadjian to St. Stepanos... Read More →

On Friday, October 4, 2024, at the Diocesan Mother Cathedral of St. Vartan, the Service of the reception of the newly blessed Holy Muron took place, led by the Diocesan Primate, His Grace Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan. Among the clergies and pastors of the Eastern Diocese present at the service, the... Read More →

On Sunday, September 22, 2024, our community was blessed by the presence of His Grace Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan, Primate of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church. He celebrated the Divine Liturgy (Badarak) and presided over several milestones of this day, namely the 30th anniversary of the... Read More →

May 19 was a special day for the community of St. Stepanos Armenian Church, as members gathered to celebrate three significant events: the graduation of the Sunday school students, a ceremony honoring Mr. Haytaian for his dedicated service as the Superintendent and teacher of both the Sunday... Read More →

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 supplies to... 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 the presence of... 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 youth discussed... 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. We left at the... 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. During that... Read More →