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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

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

THE MELODY WITHIN

I remember vividly the first time I heard Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata. I was just a teenager, not knowing much about classical music. But when those notes filled the room, it was like they reached into the deepest part of my heart. I was captivated, and in that moment, I made a decision: I was going to learn to play that piece on the piano.

Here’s the thing—I had never touched a piano before. Not a single lesson, not a clue where to start. But something about that melody stirred my soul, and I couldn’t let it go. I got the music score and went to work. Day by day, I figured it out. I struggled to read the notes. My fingers stumbled over the keys. But six months later, after countless hours of practice, I could play the Moonlight Sonata by heart.

GREAT LENT
Բուն Բարեկենդան, Poon Paregentan, Great Lent, Armenian Church

EVE OF GREAT LENT

Poon Paregentan is the last Sunday preceding the six-week, forty-day period of Great Lent. It falls seven weeks prior to the Resurrection (Easter Sunday) and, along with the Feast of the Resurrection (Easter), is a moveable feast within an interval of thirty-five days between February 1 and March 7.

The theme of Poon Paregentan is recalling man’s life of perfect harmony with God in the Garden of Eden before his fall from Grace. The hymns and odes of the day recall the story of God creating mankind in His image and likeness, placing man sinless in a bountiful garden paradise and allowing him to share in His divinity. The Lenten period of strict fasting, penance and reconciliation ultimately prepares us for Easter—the Feast of the Glorious Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

SAINTS AND FEASTS
Tatev Monestary

SAINTS HONORED ON SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 2025

SAINTS HONORED ON SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 2025: St. John, Patriarch of Jerusalem, Hovhan Odznetsi (St. John of Odzoon), Hovhan Vorodnetsi (St. John of Orodni), Krikor Datevatsi (St. Gregory of Datev).

Sunday, March 23, 2025

The fourth Sunday of Lent is the Sunday of the Steward (Dendesi Giragi, Տնտեսի Կիրակի). The parable of The Unrighteous Steward is in the Gospel of Luke, Chapter 16, verses 1 to 8. This parable is about a rich man and his steward. The steward was one who looked out for his own personal benefit…

This Week in Armenian History

TREATY OF MOSCOW

The Treaty of Moscow was signed between Soviet Russia and Kemalist Turkey on March 16, 1921. The Russian side yielded to most Turkish demands, and signed a document that was utterly damaging to Armenia for the sake of Russian-Turkish “friendship and brotherhood.”

The treaty was the outcome of the second Russian-Turkish conference, held in Moscow from February 26-March 16, 1921, with the participation of two Russian (Georgi Chicherin, the Commissar of Foreign Affairs, and Jelal Korkmasov) and three Turkish representatives (Yusuf Kemal bey, Riza Nur bey, and Ali Fuad pasha). Stalin, the Commissar of Nationalities, lobbied against any claim from Turkey that could put the Russian-Turkish alliance in risk. In a letter to Lenin on February 12, 1921, he had written: “I just learned yesterday that Chicherin really sent a stupid (and provocative) demand to the Turks to clean Van, Mush, and Bitlis (Turkish provinces with enormous Turkish supremacy) to the benefit of Armenians.

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։

MID-LENTEN-LUNCHEON-2025

March 30 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm CDT
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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