Armenian Church of Bangladesh

Looking Forward, Remembering Our Past

Christmas Service January 7th 2022

We are delighted to announce there will be a Christmas Mass conducted at the Armenian Church, Dhaka on Friday 7th January 2022 between 5pm and 6pm. There will be refreshments afterwards.

Please note this is NOT an Armenian service.

The service will be undertaken by the Church of Bangladesh led by Reverend Martin Adhikari and assisted by Brother Guillaume respectively.

**IMPORTANT COVID-19 NOTICE** To enable everyone to participate safely, we must ask you to ensure there is always adequate spacing between all those attending. Visitors are also respectfully requested to wear masks. This is for your own health and safety, as well as our staff and those conducting the service.

 

Armenian Church, Dhaka
January 5th, 2022.

BBC Film About the Armenian Church, Dhaka

On December 25th 2021 the BBC published a short information film on the Armenian Church Bangladesh, it is actually mostly in English with some Bengali, please do take a look. Our warden, Armen Arslanian speaks about our historic building and his involvement in keeping the church preserved, and our Heritage Coordinator, Liz Chater, speaks about the history of the church as well as her own family ties to Dhaka.

We continue to raise awareness of our unique and special Armenian heritage and the footprint the Armenians had in Bangladesh. To watch the clip please follow either of these links.

https://www.facebook.com/BBCBengaliService/videos/305869961456366

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQLbJXbrlrI

Christmas Service 1st January 2022

We are delighted to announce there will be a service conducted at the Armenian Church, Dhaka on Saturday 1st January 2022 between 9a.m. and 12 midday.

Please note this is NOT an Armenian service.

The service will be undertaken by Father Augustine, a Coptic Priest.

**IMPORTANT COVID-19 NOTICE** To enable everyone to participate safely, we must ask you to ensure there is always adequate spacing between all those attending. Visitors are also respectfully requested to wear masks. This is for your own health and safety, as well as our staff and those conducting the service. Let’s look after each other.

 

Armenian Church, Dhaka
December 29th, 2021

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

It’s been another difficult year for all of us. May the spirit of Christmas bring us peace, love, health, and joy to you all.

The Board of the Armenian Church of Holy Resurrection, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Christmas – Armenian Church Bangladesh 2021

All Souls Day 2021

Today is All Souls Day. Our caretaking team here at the Armenian Church Dhaka humbly remember all our Armenian ancestors buried in our Churchyard. On a calm, still evening, we light a candle for each soul and remember them with reverence and respect. Always remembered, never forgotten.

 

Opening of Armenian Church Dhaka – Post Lockdown August 2021

On the 10th August 2021, lockdown will end in Dhaka. We would like to advise all our followers that the Armenian Church will be reopening to the public on the 11th August 2021.  We look forward to welcoming visitors again to our beautiful church.  Should we experience excessive numbers of visitors our staff will limit how many people enter at any one time.  This will be for your safety as well as our staff.  We do request that when you are on the church premises, you continue to ensure social distancing from other visitors.  We must all help each other to stay safe.  Our opening times will be 9am – 5pm each day. Should you have any queries, you can contact our Manager, Al Mamun M Rashel on 8801730738151.

Christmas Mass 2021

A Christmas Mass was held by The Church of Bangladesh hosted at the Armenian Church Dhaka on Friday 8th January 2021. With limited space available, the church was able to accommodate just over 60 people in a Covid-19-safe environment. Afterwards refreshments were served. The service was conducted by Reverend Simpson Mazumdar, assisted by Father Franco, and Brother Guillaume respectively. Given the current pandemic, we are extremely grateful any kind of service was held at all, and our thanks are extended to Reverend Simpson for ensuring it was conducted safely.

Christmas Service 8th January 2021

We are delighted to announce there will be a Christmas Mass conducted at the Armenian Church, Dhaka on Friday 8th January 2021 at 5pm.

Please note this is NOT an Armenian service.

The service will be undertaken by the Church of Bangladesh led by Reverend Simson Mazumdar, and assisted by Father Franko and Brother Guillaume respectively.

**IMPORTANT** Our Church is quite small and, regretfully, because of the Corona virus, we must limit the number of people in the congregation this year to 50 individuals only. For your own health and safety, this will allow our staff to ensure adequate spacing between all those attending. We also request that all visitors should wear a face covering.**

Armenian Church, Dhaka
January 6th, 2021

Mr. Michael Martin

It is with the utmost regret and deepest sadness that we must inform you of the passing away today of Mr. Michael Martin the late caretaker of the Armenian Church in Dhaka. He was 89 years of age.

It was only a few years ago Mr. Martin had retired to Canada to spend more time with his family. A devoted family-man he particularly enjoyed being with his grandchildren.

Mr. Martin was instrumental in maintaining the survival of the Armenian Church in Dhaka. Without the many personal sacrifices and complete devotion to the church, the premises and the history of the Armenians in Dhaka, would not have survived today. He and his family spearheaded what can only be described as a monumental effort to preserve our beautiful church, and it is something that will never be forgotten.

You may wish to take some time to read Mr. Martin’s life story, written in his own words http://armenianchurchbangladesh.com/…/mr-martin-in-his-own…/

Our condolences are extended to Mr. Martin’s family and in particular his daughters, Eleanor, Christine and Cheryl.

Armen Arslanian
Warden, Armenian Church, Dhaka

Christmas Service 10 January 2020

A Christmas Mass was held by The Church of Bangladesh hosted at the Armenian Church Dhaka on Friday 10th January. It was so nice to see the church full with many people from different faiths attending, as well as local Christians. The service was conducted by Reverend Simpson Mazumdar, assisted by Father Franco, Father Brice and Brother Guillaume respectively.

 

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