The parishioners of the St. Sarkis Church of Charlotte,
NC, are anticipating an extraordinary milestone this weekend, as their
deacon-in-charge, Dn. Benjamin Rith-Najarian, becomes a priest of the Armenian
Church. Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Diocesan Primate, will
ordain Dn. Benjamin into the holy priesthood in services at the Charlotte
church. The ordination will begin with the traditional Service of Calling on
Saturday, December 6. On Sunday, December 7, Archbishop Barsamian will
celebrate the Divine Liturgy and ordain Dn. Benjamin. A celebratory banquet
will follow.
The newly-ordained priest will travel to St. Nersess
Seminary for his 40-day period of seclusion, which will involve fasting,
meditation, and prayer. He will later return to St. Sarkis Church as its
pastor.
Dn. Benjamin holds a bachelor’s degree in the natural
sciences and a master of divinity from St. John’s University of Minnesota. He
is also a graduate of St. Nersess Armenian Seminary, and has studied in
Jerusalem, Syria, and Armenia. In August 2013, Dn. Benjamin and his wife
Danielle DerAsadourian relocated to Charlotte, where Dn. Benjamin was appointed
as deacon-in-charge.
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