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Armenian Church of Florida 2021 Lenten Schedule & Programming
St. David Armenian Church (Boca Raton, FL)
- Sunday, February 14, 2021: Poon Paregentan: Morning Service at 9:30AM. Holy Badarak/Divine Liturgy at 10:30AM
- Sunday, February 21, 2021: Sunday of the Expulsion: Morning Service at 9:30AM. Holy Badarak/Divine Liturgy at 10:30AM
- Sunday, February 28, 2021: Sunday of the Prodigal: Morning Service at 9:30AM. Holy Badarak/Divine Liturgy at 10:30AM
- Sunday, March 7, 2021: Sunday of the Steward: Morning Service at 9:30AM. Holy Badarak/Divine Liturgy at 10:30AM
- Sunday, March 14, 2021: Sunday of the Judge: Morning Service – 9:30 AM, Holy Badarak/Divine Liturgy at 10:30 AM
- Sunday, March 21, 2021: Sunday of the Advent
- Sunday, March 28, 2021: Palm Sunday (see flyer below)
Friday Lenten Dinner will be held every week. See below and check back for more information posted weekly through Lent.
Schedule of Holy Week Services
- April 1 – Holy Thursday Remembrance of the Last Supper
- Holy Badarak 11:00 a.m.
- Washing of the Feet Ceremony (Vodunluva) 6:30 p.m.
- The Order Betrayal and Passion of Our Lord 8:00 p.m.
- April 2 – Holy Friday Remembrance of the Crucifixion of Christ
- The Order of the Crucifixion of Christ 12:00 p.m.
- The Entombment of Our Lord Jesus Christ 7:00 p.m.
- April 3 – Holy Saturday Easter Eve (Jurakalooyts)
- Holy Saturday Brunch & Easter Egg Hunt – for children 9:00 a.m.
- Divine Liturgy 5:30 p.m.
- April 4 – Easter Sunday Feast of Resurrection of Jesus Christ
- Morning Service 9:30 a.m.
- Divine Liturgy 10:15 a.m.
St. Hagop Armenian Church (Pinellas Park, FL)
Sunday, March 7, 2021: Lenten Divine Liturgy 10:00-11:15 AM
Arevagal Lenten Sunrise Service 11:15-11:45 AM
Sermon Series-5 Signs of Healthy Church Culture 11:45-12:15 PM
Fellowship with masks & distance 12:15-1:30 PM
Tuesday, March 9, 2021: Parish Council Meeting 6:00-8:00 PM
Wednesday, March 10, 2021: Virtual Discussion Group-Church Culture 7:30-8:30 PM
(participants must register in advance below to get link to join zoom)
Note to Online Worshippers: For Sundays of Lent, our livestream will begin 30 mins. later at 11:15 AM, and end at 12:15PM. We will livestream the beautiful Sunrise (Arevagal) service and the ‘5 Signs of Healthy Church Culture’ series.
Note to In-Person Worshippers: The time of in-person worship has not changed from 10:30AM-12:15PM. The choir & priest will start the closed curtain Lenten Badarak early in order to offer the beautiful Sunrise Arevagal service thereafter.
Sunday Sermon Series
Join us on Lenten Sundays Feb. 21-Mar. 21, in person or via livestream, to explore Bishop Daniel’s challenge to each parish in our Diocese: How to develop a church culture that best forms Christians of the Armenian Orthodox way? Presentation goes from 11:30 AM-12:15 PM. All are welcome.
Wednesday Virtual Discussion Group
Join us via zoom on Lenten Wednesdays Feb. 24-Mar. 24 from 7:30-8:30 PM for interactive follow-up discussions on developing a church culture that best forms Christians of the Armenian Orthodox way. Participants must pre-register click here to receive zoom link. Register once for any/all Wednesday sessions.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvdOuoqDMsE9E5GEs_2IREMh9d-LrYPAtm
Soorp Haroutiun Armenian Church (Orlando, FL)
Please join the Armenian community of Orlando every Wednesday evening starting at 6:30 PM for the Lenten Service at the Church or on Facebook Live now through March 28, 2021.
Lenten Bible Study will start at 7:15PM following the service in person and will be held using Zoom Meeting.
Launch Zoom Meeting: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/6249377521?pwd=N3k3UzNKZXpQMlslZ3JWMmN6QzJzQT09
Meeting ID: 624 937 7521
Passcode: Church
St. Mary Armenian Church (Cooper City, FL)
Great Lent Prayer Services
All Lenten Prayer Services begin at 7:00 PM. Gospel Message will follow
- February 26: Lenten Prayer, 7:00 pm.
- February 28: Sunday of the Prodigal Son, Holy Badarak at 10:30 am.
- March 5: Lenten Prayer, 7:00 pm.
- March 7: Sunday of the Stewart, Holy Badarak at 10:30 am.
- March 12: Lenten Prayer, 7:00 pm.
- March 14: Sunday of the Judge. Holy Badarak at 10:30 am.
- March 19: Lenten Prayer, 7:00 pm.
- March 21: Sunday of the Advent. Holy Badarak at 10:30 am.
- March 26: Lenten Prayer, 7:00 pm.
- March 28: PALM SUNDAY and Youth Day. Holy Badarak at 10:30 AM
Armenian American Community of Orlando to Protest Turkish-Azerbaijan Aggression
ORLANDO, FL – Members of the public are invited to join the Armenian American community of Central Florida on Monday, October 5, 2020 at 12:00pm noon to protest Turkish and Azerbaijani aggression.
The protest comes in response to a week long assault by Azerbaijan’s and Turkey’s military on America’s democratic ally Armenia and Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) in the South Caucasus.
The protest will begin at 12:00pm Noon at Lake Eola Park, 566 East Robinson St., Orlando, Florida 32803 at the temple structure (pictured). At 12:30pm, protestors will march from Downtown Lake Eola Park temple to the office of the Orange County Mayor, 201 South Rosalind Ave., Orlando, Florida 32801.
CDC social-distancing guidelines will be strictly enforced. Masks are required. For more information please contact Mike Hunanyan at (407) 913-0098.
Armenian Man Dies from Coronavirus After Visiting Disney World Orlando
Jeff Ghazarian (Facebook Photo)
A 34-year-old Armenian man from Glendora, California died after being diagnosed with the coronavirus. Jeffrey Ghazarian died on Thursday, March 19 at a Pasadena hospital, where he was hooked up to a ventilator for five days, after being diagnosed with the coronavirus on March 13.
He had visited Disney World in Orlando, Florida before returning to Los Angeles. He became the second person in Los Angeles County to succumb to the coronavirus.
“He suffered a lot and put up a good fight. We will miss our Jeff everyday but we are thankful for all the fun happy memories of the times we had together,” his sister wrote on his Facebook page, according to TMZ.
Ghazarian’s family told TMZ that he flew from Los Angeles to Orlando on March 2 for a work conference, but stayed a few extra days to visit Disney World and Universal theme parks with friends.
According to his family, on March 7 Ghazarian developed a cough, and the next day he coughed up blood. He flew back to LAX on March 9 and immediately went to the emergency, where he also had a high fever. The Ghazarian family told TMZ that a chest x-ray confirmed he had pneumonia. He was tested for COVID-19 and sent home with fluids and antibiotics and instructed to self-quarantine until he got the results.
On March 13, the results of his test came back positive for the coronavirus. According to TMZ, Ghazarian was given a portable oxygen meter to keep an eye on his. On March 14 he was taken by ambulance to the hospital and quickly transferred to the ICU when it was discovered his lungs were 60 to 70 percent blocked with pneumonia. Doctors decided the best path forward was to sedate and intubate, hoping a ventilator would help his lungs heal, according to family accounts provided to TMZ.
Ghazarian passed away Thursday morning. His family said he was he had a history of asthma and frequent bronchitis as a child, though he outgrew that. He also had undergone surgery for testicular cancer back in 2016.
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