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It’s been a tradition for many years to kick off the holidays with the St. Stepanos Bake Sale in December. When we think of the Christmas bake sale, we think of our dearest friend, Nargis Buchakjian who always chaired this event with a lot of love, taste, and creativity. This year we were happy... Read More →

What can be better than gathering for a Thanksgiving feast with a family? That is exactly how everyone felt on Sunday, November 20, 2022, at the St. Stepanos Thanksgiving Luncheon sponsored by the Women’s Guild. The Sirvart Hovnanian Hall was decorated beautifully with the seasonal theme. The... Read More →

Շատ մը կնունքներու ներկայ գտնուած եմ, ըլլայ բարեկամներու զաւակներու և կամ զաւակներուս և թոռնիկներուս. բայց այս մէկը բացառիկ ազդեցութիւն մը թողուց վրաս:         Նոյեմբեր ամսուայ պայծառ Շաբաթ օր մը, կէսօրուայ ժամերուն, մօտ 50 անձինք հաւաքուած էին Ս. Ստեփանոս եկեղեցին, ողոցու... Read More →

On Sunday, November 6th following church services, the St. Stepanos Armenian Church held a special luncheon featuring live vocal and instrumental performances, celebrating their collective appreciation of music and sharing the release of the St. Stepanos Musical Talents Album, with all proceeds... Read More →

On Sunday, September 11, 2022, St.Stepanos Armenian Church celebrated The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. The Feast is one of the five Major feasts days in the Armenian Church calendar, and it is a very important celebration among the feasts dedicated to the Holy Cross. In fact, the... Read More →

On Sunday, August 14, 2022, we observed the Feast of the Assumption of the Holy Mother of God. Our Pastor Rev. Fr. Daniel Karadjian, celebrated the Divine Liturgy and delivered a sermon based on the significance of The Holy Mother of God in our church and in our daily life. Services concluded... Read More →

This past Friday, June 24, 2022, the Sunday/Armenian Schools had their field trip to the Legoland Discovery Center in Yonkers, NY. The 43 participants from 7 months old to 78 years old were accompanied by Der Hayr and the organizer for the trip Armenian School teacher Varduhi Brutyan. The... Read More →

On Saturday, June 11, 2022, the St. Stepanos Women’s Guild members gathered as a family for a luncheon hosted by Der Hayr and Yeretsgin Mariam. Der Hayr demonstrated his exceptional culinary skills by making the most delicious kebab and Lula kebabs. The side dishes and desserts made by our... Read More →

On Sunday, May 15th, on the last day of the Armenian School and Sunday School for the school year 2021-2022, St. Stepanos in Elberon, NJ had its Sunday School Graduation.This year was special since the prior 2 years we were not able to have graduation due to the pandemic. Therefore we had for... Read More →