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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

    February 17, 2005
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    LENTEN RETREATS GIVE CLERGY CHANCE TO FOCUS ON FAITH

    Clergy throughout the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America
    (Eastern) are in the middle of their annual Lenten retreats, this year
    focused on helping clergy find a balance between their pastoral duties
    and their personal and family obligations.

    "Clergy must be a leader for the community, a father for the young, and
    a comforter for the ill and troubled, but at the same time they must be
    sure to be all those to their own family as well," said Archbishop
    Khajag Barsamian, Primate of the Diocese. "Today's clergy find
    themselves pulled in all directions, but we must never forget the
    importance of one's family."

    The first regional retreat was held from February 14 to 16, 2005, for
    the 12 clergy in the Mid-West region and Southern parishes. It brought
    clergy from Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Florida, and Texas to the
    Chicago suburb of Mudelein, IL.

    The guest leader of the Midwest retreat was Rev. Anthony Yazge, pastor
    of the St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Terre Haute, IN, who has
    been a leader in youth ministry in the Antiochian Archdiocese.

    The 16 clergy from the New England region -- Massachusetts, Rhode
    Island, Connecticut, and Watervliet, NY -- will meet in Shrewsbury, MA,
    for a session lead by Rev. Joseph Purpura, who has served as the youth
    director for the Antiochian Church for more than 10 years.

    The 25 clergy from the Mid-Atlantic region -- New York, New Jersey,
    Pennsylvania, Washington, Virginia, and Connecticut -- will meet from
    February 28 to March 2 for a retreat lead by Fr. Alexis Vinogradov, a
    pastor with the Orthodox Church of America who has worked on church
    architecture and in youth ministry.

    The annual Lenten retreats for clergy are organized by Fr. Karekin
    Kasparian, coordinator of the Diocese's Pastoral Support Ministry, which
    is charged with assisting pastors in doing their jobs well.

    -- 2/17/05

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