Final preparations underway for Armenian Festival in Worcester

Spectrum News 1
Oct 19 2023



By Meghan Parsons, Worcester


WORCESTER, Mass. - The kitchen at Armenian Church of Our Savior is buzzing as a group of volunteers is hard at work making and baking food and treats for the Armenian Festival. 

This year, they're expanding the event to people outside of the church. Organizers said there's a rich Armenian heritage in Worcester and they're inviting neighbors and friends to stop by this weekend and celebrate their culture, including a lineup full of traditional Armenian food. 

"We have a vegetarian herb bread, they have different types of kabobs, we have Armenian round bread, Armenian dumplings, Armenian meat pizza," said Father Tadeos Barseghyan. "The Armenian community is one of the oldest communities in the city of Worcester. In fact, the Armenian Church of Our Savior is the first Armenian church in America."

They are also offering tours of the church, selling goods from Armenia and giving presentations about the country. The festival runs Saturday from 12 to 6 p.m.

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Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS