St. Mary Armenian Church will be closed on Sunday, February 7 due to weather conditions.

Welcome to St. Mary’s website!

St. Mary Armenian Church serves the Greater Washington, DC and Baltimore communities. Our mission is to proclaim and grow together in our Apostolic Faith in Christ Jesus and to sustain our Christian Armenian heritage and identity. It is our hope that this website will help us to better communicate our mission and the broad range of spiritual and cultural services that our Church provides.

For you to feel the genuine and inclusive characteristic of Christian worship, love, caring, hospitality and fellowship you have to witness the warmth and welcoming attitude of our parish in person. We welcome you to be a part of our church, worship with us and experience the true love of Christ as we grow together as a community.

Holy Matrimony

The Sacrament of Matrimony is the mystery of the unity of the Christian couple with God’s blessing to lead a true marital life and with the purpose of procreation.  This union between man and woman is likened to the spiritual relationship between Christ and His Church.  Just as the union between Christ and the Church is based on love and fidelity, in the same way the married couples are united by the mutual love with the blessing of God. 

The Sacrament of matrimony was established by God even in the Garden of Paradise, when the first man received the Divine blessing and command to multiply and feel the earth. In the New Testament we see that the marriage is blessed and confirmed by Christ Himself when He by His presence sanctified the wedding of Cana of Galilee, where by His divine power He changed water into wine. Thus He blessed the marriage with a new blessing.  

In our church, today the couple who are to be wedded are required to contact the Church Office at least eight months prior to the date of a Wedding in order to ensure the availability of the Pastor and sanctuary, as well as to schedule pre-marital meetings with the Pastor.