Armenia Service Program
The Armenia Service Program or ASP has a long history of providing young adults with a unique opportunity to affirm their faith, discover their homeland and serve its people in a meaningful way.
2024 Armenia Service Program Recap
The Armenia Service Program (ASP) has a long history of providing young adults with a unique opportunity to affirm their faith, discover and connect with their homeland, and serve its people in a meaningful way. Participants return home enriched and inspired by their experience and eager to strengthen their bond with the homeland and their Church. ​
The 2024 Armenia Service Program was held from July 8 to July 29. Fr. Hakob Gevorgyan of Holy Trinity Armenian Church in Cheltenham, PA led the group of 24 participants from across the Eastern Diocese through our homeland for a fruitful journey filled with opportunities to serve and explore. Participants visited historical and cultural sites, prayed in ancient monasteries, worked on a Fuller Center house build, and spent five days at Camp Aragats -- a summer camp for underprivileged and orphaned children throughout Armenia, run by Fund for Armenian Relief.
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We were pleased to offer this wonderful experience at the reduced special rate of $1,700.00 for our participants thanks to the generosity of the Dadourian Foundation, ACYOA subsidies, and fundraising efforts. The full rate of the program is $2,850.00.
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The program rate included all ground transportation and transfers in Armenia, lodging, all sightseeing tours with a bilingual (Armenian and English) tour guide, most meals over the twenty day itinerary, and more.
You can check out a daily recap by our 2024 ASP participants by visiting the Armenia Service Program Facebook Group.
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Be on the lookout for 2025 Armenia Service Program information later this year!
We ask that you support ASP by:
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Promoting the program with your local youth by posting information on your parish website, e-newsletters, social media channels and church bulletins.
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Identify one or more young adult in your parish community to recruit and encourage to attend, and to sponsor if possible.
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Provide financial assistance as a parish community to the program, when possible.
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Have any questions? Please feel free to contact Jennifer Morris, Department of Youth and Young Adult Ministries, at jenniferm@armeniandiocese.org or at (248) 648-0702.