ST. JOHN ARMENIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN

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Come and join us on Sundays for Worship. Experience Christ as He has been worshiped for 1700 years in the Armenian Orthodox Church.

Armenian Churches in the Midwest Area

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

This week, the 123rd Diocesan Assembly will convene at the Hilton Hotel in Woburn, MA. Holy Archangels Church of St. Michael and St. Gabriel, in Haverhill, will host the Clergy Conference (meeting April 29-May 1), and the Diocesan Assembly (meeting May 1-3), bringing together hundreds of Armenian Church leaders from the Eastern Diocese.

We’re happy to inform you that our Parish will host the 2026 Diocesan Assembly and Clergy conference next year. Stay tuned, additional information will be forthcoming soon.

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THOUGHTS & WRITINGS OF

HIS GRACE BISHOP MESROP PARSAMYAN

April 30, 2025

THE SCENT OF GOD’S PRESENCE

Recently, I visited the new Commodity Fragrances store in the SoHo neighborhood in New York City, opened by our dear friends Vicken and Rosette Arslanian. What a beautiful place it is! The design is modern, almost like an art gallery. As you walk in, you can feel the atmosphere shift. Every scent, every detail is designed to lift your senses and make you pause, reflect, and breathe in something refreshing.

As I walked through that boutique, sampling the different fragrances, a saying from one of the Desert Fathers came to mind. He said, “Whoever enters a perfume shop, even if they buy nothing, still leaves with the sweet fragrance.” What a powerful truth! …

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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SAINTS AND FEASTS

GREEN SUNDAY, SUNDAY OF THE WORLD CHURCH

From Armenian Diocese of America

April 28, 2025/by stjohnInAfter Easter, Saints & Feasts Tags:Green Sunday

GREEN SUNDAY, SUNDAY OF THE WORLD CHURCH

Easter Sunday is followed by a period of fifty days (Hinoonk). This period from the Resurrection to Pentecost (Hokekaloost) is dedicated to the glorification of the Resurrection. Each of the seven Sundays of Hinoonk has a special name. This Sunday, May 5th, is Green Sunday (Ganach Giragi), also called Sunday of the World Church (Ashkharhamadoor), that commemorates the establishment in Jerusalem of the first Christian church where Christ had the Last Supper and met with the Apostles in the upper room after the Resurrection.

Green Sunday most probably originates from an ancient holiday celebrating spring. Our forefathers, seeing mother earth bloom after long winter months, glorified the Creator with an act of thanksgiving and celebrated by decorating the church …

This Week in Armenian History

April 24, 2025

DEATH OF KONSTANTIN ORBELIAN

Konstantin Orbelian, a music prodigy, became one of the mainstays of Armenian jazz in the twentieth century.

He was born on July 29, 1928, in the town of Armavir (North Caucasus). His musical talents became clear at an early age. He was sent to a school for gifted children at the Baku Conservatory, but he studied there for a short time. His father was arrested and shot during the Stalin purges in 1936. Two years later, his mother was arrested and sentenced to five years of exile. Their children Haroutioun and Konstantin became “children of people’s enemies” overnight.

Eleven-year-old Konstantin Orbelian was immediately expelled from the musical school and had to earn some living as a musical accompanist to gymnasts.

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 Armenian Fest 2025

July 20 @ 11:00 am - 5:00 pm CDT Milwaukee Armenian Fest

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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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