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On Sunday November 1,  2015 St. Stepanos performed a special ceremony consecrating the parish’s new Icon of the Holy Martyrs  of the Armenian Genocide.  The Ceremony began with the children of the Sunday School carrying the Icon replica into the Sanctuary. Ryan Kozak, Arianna... Read More →

By Silva Terjanian The past few months have been very busy and fruitful for the Guild. Foremost, a Big thank you to all members for all of your help. Without all of your joined efforts, hard work, our events could not have been so successful. The Easter Bake sale, chaired by... Read More →

On Sunday September 20, 2015 St. Stepanos Armenian Church celebrated the 24th year of Armenia’s Independence. The festivities started with our flag raising ceremony at the front of the Church alongside Ocean Avenue. This is a tradition started by the Armenian Cultural Club... Read More →

On Sept. 13, 2015, the St. Stepanos Women’s Guild held a special fellowship in celebration of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. The Chairs of the event Marie Haytaian and Ginny Sabonjian  with their committee comprised of Lori Lombardi, Anna Marie Rooney, Sonia... Read More →

St. Stepanos celebrated two milestones: the 20th anniversary of the ordination of Rev. Fr. Daniel Karadjian and the ordination of five altar servers. On Saturday evening, June 20, the Rev. Fr. Daniel Karadjian was honored during a banquet in the church hall. Archbishop Khajag... Read More →

It was a bright and sunny day in Long Branch, NJ on April 24, but the April winds were still whipping their cold whips, trying not to allow us to forget the past winter. Nevertheless, neither the cold nor the wind could discourage Armenians and Americans alike from flocking to... Read More →

We are happy to announce the publication of the new book: Komitas (1869-1935) Victim of the Great Crime by our parishioner Meliné Karakashian PhD. The book is the researched story of Komitas Vartabed’s development, his immense contribution to the preservation of Armenian... Read More →

Sunday, December 29, 2014 was a special day for St. Stepanos Armenian Church with multiple special events. The day included the celebration of the Feast of St. Stepanos, the patron saint of the parish. At the end of Badarak, during the singing of the Hymn of St. Stepanos, Deacons... Read More →

Jersey Shore neighbors and parishioners of St. Stepanos Armenian Church in Elberon, N.J. turned out for the annual church bake sale held by the St. Stepanos Women’s Guild December 20 and 21. This year, the addition of a gift auction drew crowds eager to scoop up sweet and savory... Read More →

The Armenian American Social Club (AASC) held its annual Christmas party in the afternoon of December 11, 2014 at the ARTISAN Restaurant, on Hooper Avenue in Toms River, NJ. Aside from being a celebration of Christmas this luncheon was also dedicated to honoring the long-time... Read More →