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PRESS OFFICE
Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern)
630 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10016
Contact: Jake Goshert, Coordinator of Information Services
Tel: (212) 686-0710 Ext. 60; Fax: (212) 779-3558
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.armenianchurch.org
October 15, 2004
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GEORGIAN ARCHBISHOP VISITS EASTERN DIOCESE
Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian
Church of America (Eastern), met with Georgian Orthodox Church
Archbishop Nicholaos of the Akhalkalaki and Kumurdo region of Georgia,
at the Diocesan Center in New York City on Wednesday, October 13, 2004
Archbishop Nicholaos was in America planning an upcoming visit by
Georgian Orthodox His Holiness Patriarch Illia II. He talked with the
Primate about the possibility of the Patriarch visiting the St. Vartan
Cathedral, as he did during an earlier visit to the U.S.
The two archbishops also talked about reaching out to the Armenians who
live in the Akhalkalaki and Kumurdo region of Georgia. Archbishop
Barsamian presented Archbishop Nicholaos with a copy of the
Russian-language Divine Liturgy pew book, so his Armenian worshipers can
learn prayers in both Russian and Armenian, rather than Georgian.
Also at the meeting was Garnik Nanagoulian, executive director of the
Fund for Armenian Relief (FAR), the Diocesan-affiliated international
aid organization. They spoke of possible ways FAR could join with other
organizations to work on improving the lives of the Armenians in Georgia
and their Georgian neighbors.
-- 10/15/04
E-mail photos available on request. Photos also viewable in the News
and Events section of the Eastern Diocese's website,
www.armenianchurch.org.
PHOTO CAPTION (1): Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate of the Diocese
of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern), presents a Russian-language
Divine Liturgy pew book to Georgian Orthodox Church Archbishop Nicholaos
of the Akhalkalaki and Kumurdo region of Georgia, during a meeting at
the Diocesan Center in New York City.
PHOTO CAPTION (2): Garnik Nanagoulian, executive director of the Fund
for Armenian Relief (FAR), talks with Georgian Orthodox Church
Archbishop Nikoloz of the Akhalkalaki and Kumurdo region of Georgia,
during a meeting at the Diocesan Center on October 14, 2004.
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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern)
630 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10016
Contact: Jake Goshert, Coordinator of Information Services
Tel: (212) 686-0710 Ext. 60; Fax: (212) 779-3558
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.armenianchurch.org
October 15, 2004
___________________
GEORGIAN ARCHBISHOP VISITS EASTERN DIOCESE
Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian
Church of America (Eastern), met with Georgian Orthodox Church
Archbishop Nicholaos of the Akhalkalaki and Kumurdo region of Georgia,
at the Diocesan Center in New York City on Wednesday, October 13, 2004
Archbishop Nicholaos was in America planning an upcoming visit by
Georgian Orthodox His Holiness Patriarch Illia II. He talked with the
Primate about the possibility of the Patriarch visiting the St. Vartan
Cathedral, as he did during an earlier visit to the U.S.
The two archbishops also talked about reaching out to the Armenians who
live in the Akhalkalaki and Kumurdo region of Georgia. Archbishop
Barsamian presented Archbishop Nicholaos with a copy of the
Russian-language Divine Liturgy pew book, so his Armenian worshipers can
learn prayers in both Russian and Armenian, rather than Georgian.
Also at the meeting was Garnik Nanagoulian, executive director of the
Fund for Armenian Relief (FAR), the Diocesan-affiliated international
aid organization. They spoke of possible ways FAR could join with other
organizations to work on improving the lives of the Armenians in Georgia
and their Georgian neighbors.
-- 10/15/04
E-mail photos available on request. Photos also viewable in the News
and Events section of the Eastern Diocese's website,
www.armenianchurch.org.
PHOTO CAPTION (1): Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate of the Diocese
of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern), presents a Russian-language
Divine Liturgy pew book to Georgian Orthodox Church Archbishop Nicholaos
of the Akhalkalaki and Kumurdo region of Georgia, during a meeting at
the Diocesan Center in New York City.
PHOTO CAPTION (2): Garnik Nanagoulian, executive director of the Fund
for Armenian Relief (FAR), talks with Georgian Orthodox Church
Archbishop Nikoloz of the Akhalkalaki and Kumurdo region of Georgia,
during a meeting at the Diocesan Center on October 14, 2004.
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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress