ST. JOHN ARMENIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN

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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

STEWARDSHIP & PLEDGE

Dear Parishioners & Friends of St. John,

For the past several years, a voluntary program of stewardship has replaced the old dues paying system for determining voting membership in our parish. Because Stewardship is not focused on specific dollar amounts, it encourages people to give what they can afford in time and talent as well as money. Now is the time to renew your stewardship and commitment to St. John.

Please take the time to submit a stewardship pledge online. Stewardship is a decision each individual must make and be committed to our parish with their time, talent and treasure.

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THOUGHTS & WRITINGS OF

HIS GRACE BISHOP MESROP PARSAMYAN

March 31, 2025

PLAYFUL PEACE

Did you know that the Armenian word for peace, Khaghaghoutiun [Խաղաղութիւն], which we hear so often during Badarak, comes from the root word khaghal [խաղալ] meaning “to play.” Isn’t that amazing? Peace, at its very core, is tied to this idea of pure, childlike playfulness.

Think about the way children play. They aren’t burdened by yesterday’s worries or tomorrow’s fears. They’re just enjoying the moment —laughing, running, and soaking in every bit of joy life has to offer. And that’s the heart of true peace. It’s a peace that renews your joy, refreshes your soul, and allows you to move through life with a light, playful spirit.

ST. JOHN MARKS MID-LENT WITH A POTLUCK AND A SPEAKER

The final days before Easter are noted on the calendars of most Christian denominations, but for the Orthodox churches, each of those days is endowed with special meaning.

On Sunday March 31, St. John the Baptist Armenian Church observed mid-Lent (michink) with a potluck of vegan dishes in keeping with Armenian fasting traditions and a talk by Rev. Fr. Panteleimon Dalianis from Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Wauwatosa.

SAINTS AND FEASTS

St Gregory The Illuminator Commitment to the Pit

March 31, 2025

ST. GREGORY’S COMMITMENT TO THE PIT

On Saturday, April 5, 2025, the Armenian Church celebrates one of the three days in its liturgical calendar devoted to St. Gregory the Illuminator, the patron saint of the Armenian Church. The three days are: Entrance into the Pit; Emergence from the Pit; and Discovery of his remains. ..

Sunday, April 6, 2025

Sunday, April 6, 2025, is the sixth and final Sunday of Great Lent, known as Sunday of Advent (Kalesdyan Giragi). On Advent Sunday we are asked to ponder the mystery of the first coming of Christ and especially his second coming which is …

This Week in Armenian History

March 28, 2025

BIRTH OF GREGOIRE ASLAN

French-Armenian actor and musician Grégoire Aslan was a versatile presence in film and TV sets, as well as on the stage.

He was born Krikor Aslanian to an Armenian family in Constantinople on March 28, 1908. They moved to Paris, and he made his professional debut at the age of eighteen as a vocalist, trumpeter and drummer with the dance band of Ray Ventura et ses Collegiens. He then launched an acting career under the name of Coco Aslan and also performed with guitarist Django Reinhardt.

He appeared in more than 110 films and TV roles between 1935 and 1979. His first film appearance, uncredited, was in Marc Didier’s Le Billet de mille (1935). His first credited appearance happened in Feux de joie (1939). During World War II he toured South America with actor Louis Jouvet and eventually started his own theatre troupe. He became a ubiquitous presence in many British and American films, mostly in the role of foreigner – Russian, Frenchman, Italian, German, Albanian, and Middle Easterner – with equal expertise.