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First Annual Sunday School Tree Lighting

by Alin Manukyan

Members of St. Thomas and Sunday School staff have been busy preparing for the Christmas season! It is with thanks to their efforts that our lobby has been adorned with a beautiful Christmas tree and peaceful nativity display. The Sunday School asks that you please join us Sunday, December 18, right after Soorp Badarak, for the first annual St. Thomas Sunday School Christmas tree lighting ceremony! As part of the ceremony, Fr. Papken will also bless the children. Celebrations will continue as the students sing joyful Armenian Christmas carols.

Nativity Scene on Display

by Alin Manukyan

Every year, members of the St. Thomas ACYOA Juniors volunteer to set-up a beautiful nativity scene on the church grounds for everyone to see and enjoy. Shant Amerkanian, Mathew Bourghol, Victoria Bourghol, and Cindy Mutafoglu assembled the nativity on Saturday, December 3rd. Wishing everyone a blessed Christmas season!

Got New Year’s Eve Plans?

by Alin Manukyan

December is in full-swing, and the holidays are fast approaching! What are you doing this New Year’s Eve? Why not spend the last hours of 2016, and the first moments of 2017 with your extended friends and family at St. Thomas. There will be abundant food, including appetizers, a sit-down dinner, traditional sweets, music, party favors, and champagne! It’s a great way to welcome the New Year, a night you do not want to miss. Arrange your table(s) and make your reservations today!

Kirikian Armenian School Students Learn Fire Safety

by Alin Manukyan

On Saturday, December 3rd, students were exposed to fire safety first-hand from a local expert. A dedicated member of the Tenafly fire department volunteered his time to teach our youngsters and Armenian school staff several fire safety techniques, including how to escape from a potential fire.

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