St. Nersess Preaching Program: Summer Updates and Upcoming Offerings
The St. Nersess Preaching Program continues to build momentum with meaningful workshops and valuable resources for clergy. Following the success of its second workshop, held last month in the Midwest, the Program is currently finalizing videos and materials to complete the second module which will soon be available on its website. The second Preaching Program workshop was held at St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Church in Chicago. Led by Fr. Sergius Halvorsen, the session focused on homiletical creativity as an expression of humility, drawing from liturgical and spiritual texts. Participants presented draft sermons and received peer feedback, fostering deeper reflection on preaching and spiritual growth. The St. Nersess Preaching Program is busy finalizing videos to post on its website to complete the second module following the Preaching Workshop held last month in the Midwest. Click here to view a recap video from this session. The second Preaching Program workshop was held at St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Church in Chicago. Led by Fr. Sergius Halvorsen, the session focused on homiletical creativity as an expression of humility, drawing from liturgical and spiritual texts. Participants presented draft sermons and received peer feedback, fostering deeper reflection on preaching and spiritual growth. This month, the third workshop will be held in Northern California on July 17 at St. Vartan Armenian Church, Oakland focusing on Storytelling in Preaching. In August, we post a new Karoz series on the Mother of God for clergy to use in preparation for their sermons for the Feast of the Assumption of the Holy Mother of God on August 17. Included in this latest series is the following:
Nerses Lambronatsi, An Encomium on the Assumption of the All-blessed Theotokos
Grigor Tatewatsi, A Homily on the Theotokos, on Prov. 31:14
Grigor Tatewatsi, Another Homily on the Assumption of the Theotokos and on the Annunciation, from Song of Songs 4:12
Grigor Tatewatsi, Homily on the Assumption of the Virgin Mother of God, from Prov. 31:29
Petros Siwnetsi, Praise to the Holy Mother of God and Ever-virgin Mary
All clergy of the Eastern and Western Dioceses of the Armenian Church of America are welcome to register to access this material for free! Please reach out to Arpi Nakashian Bullockian, Chief Program Officer, at arpi@stnersess.edu for your code to waive the $500 fee, or if you have any questions.
Click HERE to view a short recap video from this Chicago session.
RECAP VIDEO LINK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJT0vYbyDmM