F
E A S T S 2009
JANUARY
Thursday 1 New Year (Nor Dari, Amanor)
Monday 5 Arm. Christmas Eve (Jrakaluyts)
Tuesday 6 Arm. Christmas (Sourp Dznunt) & Baptism
Wednesday 7 Memorial Day (Merelots)
FEBRUARY
Saturday 7 St. Sarkis & son Mardiros
Saturday 14 Dyarentarach
Thursday 19
Sunday 22 Start of Great Lent (Poon Paregentan)
Monday 23 First Day of Lent
MARCH
Sunday 8 Daylight Saving Time
Tuesday 17 St. Patrick’s
Wednesday 18 Mid-point of Lent (Michink)
Friday 20 1st day of Spring
Saturday Forty Martyrs
APRIL
Sunday 5 Palm Sunday (Dzaghgazart)
Tuesday 7 Annunciation
Thursday 9 Great Thursday (Avak Hinkshapti)
Friday 10 Good Friday (Khatchelutiun & Taghum)
Saturday 11 Easter Eve (Jrakaluyts Sourp Haroutian)
Sunday 12 Easter (Sourp. Zadig & Haroutiun)
Monday 13 Memorial Day (Merelots)
Friday 24 Armenian Genocide Memorial Day
MAY
Sunday 3 Consecration of Sts. Vartanantz Church
Sunday 10 Mother’s Day (Mayreru Or)
Thursday 21 Ascension (Hampartsum)
Monday 25 Memorial Day (US)
Thursday 28 Armenian Independence Day (1918)
(Arachin Hanrabedutiun)
Sunday 31 Pentecost (Hokekalust)
JUNE
Sunday 21 Father’s Day (Hayreru Or)
1st day of Summer
Thursday 25
JULY
Wednesday 4 Independence Day (US)
Sunday 19 Transfiguration (Vartavar)
Monday 20 Memorial Day (Merelots)
AUGUST
Sunday 16 Assumption of Holy Mother of God
(Sourp Asdvadzadzin)
Monday 17 Memorial Day (Merelots)
SEPTEMBER
Monday 7 Labor Day (Ashkhadanki Or)
Sunday 13 The Holy Cross (Khatchverats)
Monday 14 Memorial Day (Merelots)
Monday 21 Armenian
(Yergrort Hanrabedutiun)
Saturday 26
Sunday 27 Feast of Holy Cross of Varak (Sourp Khatch)
OCTOBER
Saturday 10 Holy Translators (Sourp Tarkmanchats)
Monday 12 Columbus Day
Sunday 18 Feast of Kyud Khatch
Monday 19 Sourp Hovsep
NOVEMBER
Sunday 1 Daylight Saving Time
Wednesday 11 Veteran’s Day
Saturday 14 Feast of All Saints (Amenayn Srpots)
Thursday 26 Thanksgiving (Kohapanutian Or)
DECEMBER
Saturday 5 Holy Apostles Thaddeus & Bartholomew
Saturday 12
Friday 25 Christmas
Saturday 26 St. Stepanos