Sts. Vartanantz Church was founded in 1957 and the Church was consecrated on May 2, 1959. Affiliated with the Catholicate of Cilicia, Sts. Vartanantz was established in 1957 by the petition of parishioners in Northern New Jersey, who wanted to have their own church. The Church was named Sts. Vartanantz to commemorate the heroic struggle of its patron saints. In 451 the Armenian army led by Vartan Mamigonian, fought against the fire-worshipping King Yazgert, who wanted to force the Armenians to turn back from their Christian faith.

Our Church is a beautiful brick building with large wooden hand carved doors, opening into a vestibule with two stained glass windows. There is a small office in the vestibule and another larger office with three stained glass windows located adjacent to the balcony. Twelve stained glass windows representing Christ’s Baptism, Resurrection and the Saints of the Armenian Church surround the sanctuary. A large stained-glass mural, above our front doors, depicts the spiritual centers of the Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin in Armenia and St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Antelias, Lebanon.

A balcony situated above the church entrance is home to our choir, were their melodious voices are heard as if coming from heaven above.

Join us Each Sunday

10:00 am Morning Service
10:30 am Badarak
10:45 am – Sunday School begins

IT’S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR AGAIN, our annual Food Festival will be held on Saturday, November 2 from 3 to 10 pm and Sunday, November 3 from 12:30 to 4 pm.   On Saturday, we will be serving kebab dinners hot off the grill, freshly made gyro platters, along with an array of mezze and desserts to compliment your meal.   Sunday’s menu features our traditional KAVOURMA dinner and the drawing of our annual raffle. 

A special treat this year will be live music by Shant Massoyan, Raffi Massoyan and Steve Vosbikian for your listening and dancing pleasure! We wish to thank our anonymous donor for underwriting this portion of the weekend.  You, too, can help make this weekend a big success by becoming a sponsor.  (See sponsorship form on the back)

Our Food Festival is not just food, we also have an impressive Tricky Tray Auction on Saturday and a children’s room with activities for our little ones.  Of course, takeout will be offered for those of you who wish to enjoy our food at home. This is our biggest fundraising event of the year, so whether you come and stay for a few hours or stop by for takeout, we need your support!

Available for sale will also be our homemade Manti, Kufteh, Sou Buereg, and Tourshe.  We suggest you use the pre-order form to order before we’re sold out!

Another way you can offer support is to consider becoming a sponsor or purchasing an ad on the placemat seen by over 500 attendees.  This would help in making the Food Festival even more successful.

In these challenging times, we appreciate your generosity towards our efforts to maintain and perpetuate our church and community.

Our sincere thanks,
Lynn Mahlebjian, Bea Movsesian & Aram Haroutunian
2024 Food Festival Co-Chairs

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