Adult Formation

St. Hagop Armenian church offers a range of education and formation opportunities for adults which include worship, sermon-series, pastoral counseling, Bible-study, lectures on the Armenian Church, etc. See some of our regularly recurring offerings below, contact pastor with interest.

Learning Lament-Lenten Sermon Series

5 Week Lenten Sermon Series-Sunday Feb.18 to March 18. Join us to discover the importance of Lament in Biblical & Armenian Church tradition, and to recover its power for healing and peace today. After our shorter Lenten Badarak, and in place of a sermon, Fr. Hovnan will lead an interactive in-church study on the lost art of Lament. Badarak will begin…

Life in the Trinity-Lenten Sermon Series

5 Week Lenten Sermon Series from Sunday March 5-April 2. Join us to encounter the Holy Trinity, a deep truth of God and creation, which has inspired Armenian Church faithful for centuries. After our shorter Lenten Badarak, and in place of a sermon, Fr. Hovnan will lead an interactive in-church study on the Trinity. Parishioners…

Advent Candlelight Dinner

December 8, 2016
St. Hagop Armenian Church
Adult Formation, Church Events, Community, Ministries

Nearly 100 parishioners gathered in the Shahnasarian Hall for St. Hagop Armenian Church’s first Advent Candlelight dinner. The faithful shared a dish and light conversation, after which four speakers gave intimate testimonies of the workings of faith, hope, love and joy in their lives. The evening culminated in the lighting of advent candles while all…

St. Hagop Advent Dinner-Wed Dec 7 at 7PM

October 30, 2016
St. Hagop Armenian Church
Adult Formation, Church Events, Community, Ministries

St. Hagop Advent Dinner Wednesday, December 7, 2016 7pm at The Shahnasarian Hall Join your St. Hagop Family for a Candlelight Advent Dinner and hear speakers with testimonies of Faith, Hope, Love and Joy. ~ Հաւատք, Հոյս, Սէր եւ Ուրախութիւն ~ The event is free, all you have to do is bring a dish and join us…

Advent Study & Sermon Series-When God Comes Down

Recover the meaning of Christmas through study, fellowship & worship. This 5 week study on the book “When God Come Down” will take place in regional groups for weeknight studies and on Sundays with Fr. Hovnan. Books available in the Narthex, or online by clicking here. Contact fr.hovnan@sthagopfl.org with interest.

“How the Badarak Works: Functions, Agents and Roles”-Fr. Findikyan Presentation Fri. Sept 30

September 15, 2016
St. Hagop Armenian Church
Adult Formation, Armenian Heritage, Church Events, Presentations

Few would disagree that the Divine Liturgy of the Armenian Church is beautiful and mystical. Yet for many the Badarak is little more than an archaic pageant, and doesn’t seem to accomplish anything. Yet by carefully reading selected prayers, litanies and hymns of the Divine Liturgy, Fr. Daniel will show how the choir and people in the pews fit into…

Lenten Sermon Series: The 50 Words of Worship

January 29, 2016
St. Hagop Armenian Church
Adult Formation, Armenian Heritage, Church Events, Ministries, Presentations

It is an old tradition in the Armenian Church, that Lent be a time to learn and grow stronger in faith. After our shortened Lenten Badarak, and in place of the sermon, Fr. Hovnan will lead an in-church study, this year on the topic “The 50 Words of Worship.” Parishioners are encouraged to take notes…