On Tuesday, January 1st, 2019, our parishes will usher in the New Year with a prayer service, offering our faithful the opportunity to commence the New Year in the Lord’s House to thank God for the blessing of another year and pray for a healthy, happy, peaceful, and prosperous year ahead.
On Saturday, January 5th, the eve of the Feast of the Nativity and Theophany of our Lord Jesus Christ will be celebrated with Divine Liturgy followed by the Jrakalooys service. H.E. Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate, will conduct Christmas Eve service and deliver his message at Holy Cross Cathedral in Montebello. H.G. Bishop Torkom Donoyan, Vicar General, will conduct Christmas Eve service and deliver his message at the Crescenta Valley Church.
On Sunday, January 6, the Feast of the Nativity and Theophany of our Lord Jesus Christ will be celebrated with Divine Liturgy and blessing of water. The Prelate will celebrate Christmas Divine Liturgy and deliver his message at Holy Martyrs Church in Encino. H.G. Bishop Torkom Donoyan, Vicar General, will celebrate Christmas Divine Liturgy and deliver his message at St. Mary’s Church in Glendale.
Please contact your local parish for service times.
On Monday, January 7, Merelots, clergy members will gather at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills “Hall of Liberty” and Forest Lawn Glendale “Church of the Recessional” for requiem services in memory of all departed loved ones. The Prelate will preside over the service at Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn. The service begins at 10:00 a.m.
Finally, on Tuesday, January 8, the Prelate, accompanied by clergy members, will conduct the blessing of water at Glendale Memorial Hospital. The service will take place in the hospital lobby and begins at 12:30 p.m.
We invite our faithful to join us at these spiritually uplifting services to fittingly celebrate the New Year and the Birth and Revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.