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St. John Armenian Church of Milwaukee

Church Services

Join us on Sundays
Morning Service       9am
Divine Liturgy          10am

Միացէք մէզի ամէն Կիրակի
Առաւօտեան Ժամ. 9։00-ին
Ս. Պատարագ       10։00-ին

St. John Armenian Church of Greenfield, Wisconsin

Office Hours

Monday              Closed
Tuesday            10am to 3pm
Wednesday      10am to 3pm
Thursday          10am to 3pm
Friday                10am to 3pm

Telephone (414) 282-1670

2026 DIOCESAN ASSEMBLY IN MILWAUKEE

We’re excited to inform you that St. John Armenian Church and Milwaukee Armenian Community and Cultural Center will host the Diocesan Assembly and Clergy conference in 2026. We will periodically update our community and the delegates through our www.diocesanassembly.com website on the Assembly and let you know when the Registration and Gala reservations are open.

Meanwhile, please watch this short clip on our church and the beautiful city. You may want to incorporate “pleasure” with your “business” trip to Milwaukee in 2026.

Time in Milwaukee:
THOUGHTS & WRITINGS OF

HELD IN HIS HANDS

During the summer months, I like to take my evening walks from St. Vartan Cathedral to St. Patrick’s Cathedral and back—2.6 miles through the heart of New York City. And right there at the entrance of Rockefeller Center, there’s a famous statue of Atlas. This bronze figure is straining under the weight of the entire world on his shoulders. You can feel the pressure in his muscles. That’s how many of us are living. Carrying the weight of the world on our shoulders.

And yet, just across the street, tucked inside the quiet of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, there’s another statue. This one is of Jesus, just a boy. And He, too, is holding the whole world, but effortlessly in his hand. He’s not straining, He’s not …

LATEST NEWS

FROM PALM SUNDAY THROUGH EASTER, ST. JOHN KEPT A FULL SCHEDULE

Palm Sunday is the celebratory bridge between two periods of profound reflection on the Armenian Church calendar, Lent and Holy Week. On Palm Sunday, the sanctuary curtain was opened, the gospel reading commemorated Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem, Holy Communion was offered for the first time in 40 days and the Opening of the Doors ceremony was performed.

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Apparition of the Holy Cross

APPARITION OF THE HOLY CROSS

The Apparition of the Holy Cross is the first feast dedicated to the Holy Cross in the Armenian liturgical calendar. It is celebrated in remembrance of the appearance of the sign of the cross over the city of Jerusalem in 351 that remained in the sky for several hours.

BIRTH OF GARNIK KALASHIAN

Garnik Kalashian had a short, but intense life both as a poet and a public person.

He was born on May 16, 1885. He graduated from the Nersisian School of Tiflis in 1906. He participated in the activities of the local Armenian Literary of Society and the literary circle led by Hovhannes Tumanian, called “Vernatun” (Cenacle). In 1907, he became an auditor in the Commercial Institute of Moscow. He was proficient in half a dozen languages.

Kalashian established close ties with the revolutionary students at the Lazarian College of Moscow and participated in demonstrations, while he also distributed pamphlets….

Rev. Fr. Guregh Hambardzumyan

Rev. Fr. Guregh Hambardzumyan

Pastor

For all your spiritual and sacramental needs kindly reach out to our pastor Rev. Fr. Guregh Hambardzumyan, directly.

For a brief introduction to our pastor please click on the photo above.

Ձեր բոլոր հոգեւոր եւ խորհրդակատարութեանց կարիքներուն համար հաճեցէք դիմել եկեղեցւոյս հոգեւոր հովիւ՝ Արժ. Տէր Կիւրեղ Քհնյ. Համբարձումեանին։

Milwaukee WEATHER

Who We Are

Milwaukee Armenian Community and Cultural Center

St. John the Baptist Armenian Orthodox Church

Address
7825 W. Layton Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53220

Phone
(414) 282-1670

Email
FrGuregh@stjohnarmenianchurch.org

Pastor
Rev. Fr. Guregh Hambardzumyan

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