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St. Vartan on Your iPad

February 10th, 2012    |    No Comments »

This Vartanants Day the Eastern Diocese is proud to introduce the first-ever Armenian Church iBook designed for the iPad.

Hagop Nersoyan’s “The Story of Sts. Vartanants” is brought to life on your iPad with interactive features, including:

  • Photo galleries: browse historic maps of Armenia and more
  • Video: watch young people reflect on what the Battle of Avarayr means to them
  • Audio: listen to St. Vartan and St. Ghevont’s stirring speeches in English and Armenian
  • Animated Map: explore the key sites of 4th and 5th century Armenia
  • Glossary: look up terms as your read
  • Notetaking: highlight your favorite passages and return to them later

From the makers of Vemkar, this compelling digital book invites readers to revisit St. Vartan’s stand against the Persian army in defense of Armenia’s existence as a Christian nation. Download it, and begin your adventure today.

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Vemkar App Now Available For Android

June 8th, 2011    |    No Comments »

The popular iPhone app is now available in the Android Market!

It’s loaded with useful features: daily scripture readings, photo and video galleries, Armenian spiritual and folk music, a calendar of events, a directory of Diocesan parishes, a prayer request function, and much more. Log on to post a comment, share an image with friends, or read the latest news from the Eastern Diocese.

In Armenian, a “Vemkar” is the specially anointed stone that serves as a movable altar, which can be used for ritual functions in the absence of a permanent sanctuary. As a portable tablet, it allows the sacred power of the Armenian Church to be brought to people in even the most remote places. The Vemkar app places access to the Armenian Church in the palm of your hand.

Click here to download the app.

The Armenian Church in the palm of your hand.

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New App from the Eastern Diocese

March 1st, 2011    |    No Comments »

The Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America is pleased to announce VEMKAR—a new mobile application for the iPhone and iPod touch.

The app—available free of charge in the App Store and on iTunes—incorporates a wide range of features, including daily scripture readings, photo and video galleries, Armenian spiritual and folk music, a calendar of events, a directory of Diocesan parishes, a prayer request function, and much more. Log on to post a comment, share an image with friends, or read the latest news from the Eastern Diocese.

In Armenian, a “Vemkar” is the specially anointed stone that serves as a movable altar, which can be used for ritual functions in the absence of a permanent sanctuary. As a portable tablet, it allows the sacred power of the Armenian Church to be brought to people in even the most remote places. The Vemkar app places access to the Armenian Church in the palm of your hand.

Download the Vemkar app—and join a little bit of history in the making.

Screenshots from Vemkar, the new app of the Eastern Diocese.

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Join the Conversation

October 25th, 2010    |    No Comments »

Since the launch of our new website last summer, the Eastern Diocese has been expanding its online outreach to better serve our readers in an ever-advancing digital media age.

In August, we developed a redesigned e-newsletter featuring more compelling graphics and a reliable format accessible on all major e-mail platforms.

In September, our “friends” list on Facebook logged 1,000 names. We continue to be inspired by the many comments and questions—and by the steady stream of friend requests—we receive on a daily and weekly basis.

Recently, we’ve also introduced a Twitter account (www.twitter.com/EasternDiocese) to share the latest news about the Eastern Diocese and the global Armenian Church, and to initiate dialogue about other Armenian-related issues of interest to our followers.

Our networking on Facebook and Twitter also allows us to better connect users with other Armenian Church organizations, from local parishes to other dioceses to Holy Etchmiadzin.

This month, we set up a Posterous page (www.easterndiocese.posterous.com), where users can upload photographs and video from their computers, or directly from their mobile phones. To kick-off this effort, we announced a photo contest on the topic of “What is Armenian about your day?” We invite our readers to share digital photos on the site by e-mailing them to post@easterndiocese.posterous.com (please include a caption in the subject of your e-mail, and your full name in the body). We hope to feature the best entries in our e-newsletter in the coming weeks.

Of course digital media is always evolving, and reshaping the way we communicate with each other. Our goal is to keep up with these changes while continuing to bring our readers relevant, useful, and interesting information about our church.

Lastly, an enterprise like this can only succeed with the full-participation of all our readers. We welcome your feedback and suggestions, and we encourage you to join the conversation on our website, on YouTube, on Facebook, on Twitter, and anywhere else we may end up next.

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