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PRESS RELEASE
Eastern Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America
138 East 39th Street
New York, NY 10016
Tel: 212-689-7810
Fax: 212-689-7168
e-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.armenianprelacy.org
Contact: Iris Papazian
JUNE 8, 2006
PHOTOGRAPHS OF CONSECRATION ON THE WEB
As we reported in a special edition of Crossroads earlier this week, the
V. Rev. Fr. Anoushavan Tanielian, Vicar of the Eastern Prelacy and
Ecumenical Officer for North America, received the Episcopal consecration
last Sunday, June 4, in the Cathedral of St. Gregory the Illuminator,
Antelias, Lebanon, by His Holiness Aram I. Two other clergymen were elevated
to the rank of Bishop: V. Rev. Fr. Neshan Topouzian, Prelate of the Diocese
of Tabriz, and V. Rev. Fr. Papken Charian, Prelate of the Diocese of
Isfahan.
To see photographs click http://www.armenianprelacy.org/060506a.htm
PRESEN TATIONS AT THE NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY
The two major presentations during the National Representative Assembly
concerning parish development given by Rev. Fr. Nerses Manoogian, pastor of
St. Gregory Church, Philadelphia, and Stephen Hagopian, secretary of the
Prelacy Executive Council, are on the Prelacy web page. To view the NRA page
click http://www.armenianprelacy.org/2006NRA.htm
PLG MOTHERS' DAY LUNCHEON
Photographs of the annual Mothers' Day luncheon sponsored by the Prelacy
Ladies Guild are now on the Prelacy web page. To view the photos click
http://www.armenianprelacy.org/060606a.htm
MILES TONE YEAR FOR DATEV INSTITUTE
This year the St. Gregory of Datev Summer Institute is marking its 20th
anniversary. Special anniversary celebrations are being planned for the
weekend of July 8 and 9, which is also the culminating weekend of the
Institute's one-week intensive study and recreational program.]
On Saturday, from 9 am to 12:30 pm, a seminar on "Youth, Faith and Life"
will convene at the St. Mary of Providence Conference Center in Elverson,
Pennsylvania. Leaders of the seminar are Rev. Fr. Antranig Baljian, pastor
of St. Stephen Armenian Church in Watertown, Massachusetts and V. Rev. Fr.
Paul Nadim Tarazi, PhD, Professor of Biblical Studies and Biblical Languages
at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in New York.
Saturday evening a celebratory banquet will take place at the Holiday
Inn at Morgantown, Pennsylvania. The weekend will conclude on Sunday, June
9, with the celebration of the Divine Liturgy by Archbishop Oshagan at St.
Gregory Church, Philadelphia. A farewell picnic will take place in the
afternoon on the church grounds.
For complete information click
http://www.armenianprelacy.org/datevatsi.htm
HOL Y CROSS CHURCH TO PRESENT SPRING CONCERT
The Holy Cross Church, Troy, New York, will present a Spring Concert
this Sunday, June 11. The concert will take place in John Sarkis Hall
following the Divine Liturgy celebrated by the pastor, Rev. Fr. Bedros
Shetilian.
The concert, hosted by Alvard Besanian, will feature performances by:
Arpi Shetilian, violin; Yeretzgeen Marineh Shetilian, piano; Chakee
Kazandjian, vocalist; Valerie Altounian, clarinet; Liza Bardakjian, poetry
readings. For information: 518-274-1477.
COMMEMORATION OF PROPHET ELIJAH
This Sunday, June 11, the Armenian Church commemorates the Prophet
Elijah, one of the greatest and most remarkable prophets of the Old
Testament. His commemorative day is on a Sunday because he is considered to
be the greatest of the prophets who appeared at the Transfiguration as the
prophet of "life" and the new covenant, and he did not experience death but
was rather taken to heaven. He is remembered in the hymn Ee Verin during the
Requiem Service: "Receive us in Jerusalem above, in the dwellings of the
angels, in Eden paradise where Enoch and Elijah live worthily resplendent in
purity and in old age. O Merciful Lord, have mercy upon the souls of ours
who have fallen asleep."
COMMEMORATION OF SAINTS HRIPSIME AND GAYANE
On Monday and Tuesday, June 12 and 13, the Armenian Church commemorates
the lives of Saints Hripsime and Gayane, respectively.
Thirty-three nuns, led by Gayane, fled to Armenia from the Roman Empire
to escape persecution. One of the nuns, Hripsime, was a great beauty and the
Armenian King Drtad wanted to marry her. When she refused to marry and
refused to renounce Christ, she and all of her companion nuns were tortured
and killed. Upon his release from his imprisonment in the pit, St. Gregory
had chapels built over the relics of the nuns. The chapels were rebuilt
during the pontificate of Catholicos Sahag Bartev (4th century). In the 7th
century Catholicos Gomidas had two beautiful cathedrals built-Cathedral of
St. Hripsime and the Cathedral of St. Gayane. Contemporary art historians
believe that the design of the Cathedral of St. Hripsime greatly influenced
the future direction of Armenian architecture. Catholicos Gomidas also wrote
a beautiful sharagan in their memory, Antsink Nviryalk.
WEDNESDAY IS FLAG DAY
Wednesday, June 14, is Flag Day, marking the 229th anniversary of the
official adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the national flag. The flag,
as we know it today, has a blue field of 50 white stars representing the 50
states, and thirteen red and white stripes representing the original
thirteen colonies. The last state to be admitted into the Union was Hawaii
on July 4, 1960.
Calendar of Events
June 11-Spring Concert presented by Holy Cross Church, 101 Spring Ave.,
Troy, NY, in John Sarkis Hall following church services. For information:
518-274-1477.
June 18-Fathers' Day celebration at St. Illuminator Cathedral, 221 E. 27th
Street, New York City, following Divine Liturgy. Organized by the Cathedral's
Ladies Guild. For information: 212-689-5880.
June 18-St. Gregory Church, Indian Orchard, Massachusetts, Annual Father'
Day Picnic and Reunion, following church service. For information:
413-543-4763.
July 22-Ladies Guild of Sts. Vartanantz Church, Providence, Rhode Island,
and Ani Chapter of Armenian Relief Society co-host gala dance at Greek
Orthodox Annunciation Church. For information, 401-286-8107.
June 24-Siamanto Academy graduation, Armenian Center, Woodside, NY.
July 2-9-St. Gregory of Datev Summer Institute. For details click
http://www.armenianprelacy.org/datev.htm
August 8-Soorp Asdvadzadzin Armenian Apostolic Church of Whitinsville,
Massachusetts, Annual Golf Tournament, 11:30 am registration. Blackstone
Valley Country Club, Sutton, MA. For details contact David, 508-234-3261.
August 13-Annual picnic, Holy Cross Church, Troy, New York.
August 20-Soorp Asdvadzadzin Armenian Apostolic Church of Whitinsville,
Massachusetts, Annual Church Picnic, 12 noon on the church grounds. For
details: 508-234-3677.
September 28-4th Annual Golf Outing hosted by Sts. Vartanantz Church,
Ridgefield, New Jersey. Bergen Hills Country Club, River Vale, New Jersey.
For reservations and/or information: 201-943-2950.
October 22-Holy Cross Church, Troy, NY, anniversary celebration.
Visit our website at www.armenianprelacy.org
Eastern Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America
138 East 39th Street
New York, NY 10016
Tel: 212-689-7810
Fax: 212-689-7168
e-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.armenianprelacy.org
Contact: Iris Papazian
JUNE 8, 2006
PHOTOGRAPHS OF CONSECRATION ON THE WEB
As we reported in a special edition of Crossroads earlier this week, the
V. Rev. Fr. Anoushavan Tanielian, Vicar of the Eastern Prelacy and
Ecumenical Officer for North America, received the Episcopal consecration
last Sunday, June 4, in the Cathedral of St. Gregory the Illuminator,
Antelias, Lebanon, by His Holiness Aram I. Two other clergymen were elevated
to the rank of Bishop: V. Rev. Fr. Neshan Topouzian, Prelate of the Diocese
of Tabriz, and V. Rev. Fr. Papken Charian, Prelate of the Diocese of
Isfahan.
To see photographs click http://www.armenianprelacy.org/060506a.htm
PRESEN TATIONS AT THE NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY
The two major presentations during the National Representative Assembly
concerning parish development given by Rev. Fr. Nerses Manoogian, pastor of
St. Gregory Church, Philadelphia, and Stephen Hagopian, secretary of the
Prelacy Executive Council, are on the Prelacy web page. To view the NRA page
click http://www.armenianprelacy.org/2006NRA.htm
PLG MOTHERS' DAY LUNCHEON
Photographs of the annual Mothers' Day luncheon sponsored by the Prelacy
Ladies Guild are now on the Prelacy web page. To view the photos click
http://www.armenianprelacy.org/060606a.htm
MILES TONE YEAR FOR DATEV INSTITUTE
This year the St. Gregory of Datev Summer Institute is marking its 20th
anniversary. Special anniversary celebrations are being planned for the
weekend of July 8 and 9, which is also the culminating weekend of the
Institute's one-week intensive study and recreational program.]
On Saturday, from 9 am to 12:30 pm, a seminar on "Youth, Faith and Life"
will convene at the St. Mary of Providence Conference Center in Elverson,
Pennsylvania. Leaders of the seminar are Rev. Fr. Antranig Baljian, pastor
of St. Stephen Armenian Church in Watertown, Massachusetts and V. Rev. Fr.
Paul Nadim Tarazi, PhD, Professor of Biblical Studies and Biblical Languages
at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in New York.
Saturday evening a celebratory banquet will take place at the Holiday
Inn at Morgantown, Pennsylvania. The weekend will conclude on Sunday, June
9, with the celebration of the Divine Liturgy by Archbishop Oshagan at St.
Gregory Church, Philadelphia. A farewell picnic will take place in the
afternoon on the church grounds.
For complete information click
http://www.armenianprelacy.org/datevatsi.htm
HOL Y CROSS CHURCH TO PRESENT SPRING CONCERT
The Holy Cross Church, Troy, New York, will present a Spring Concert
this Sunday, June 11. The concert will take place in John Sarkis Hall
following the Divine Liturgy celebrated by the pastor, Rev. Fr. Bedros
Shetilian.
The concert, hosted by Alvard Besanian, will feature performances by:
Arpi Shetilian, violin; Yeretzgeen Marineh Shetilian, piano; Chakee
Kazandjian, vocalist; Valerie Altounian, clarinet; Liza Bardakjian, poetry
readings. For information: 518-274-1477.
COMMEMORATION OF PROPHET ELIJAH
This Sunday, June 11, the Armenian Church commemorates the Prophet
Elijah, one of the greatest and most remarkable prophets of the Old
Testament. His commemorative day is on a Sunday because he is considered to
be the greatest of the prophets who appeared at the Transfiguration as the
prophet of "life" and the new covenant, and he did not experience death but
was rather taken to heaven. He is remembered in the hymn Ee Verin during the
Requiem Service: "Receive us in Jerusalem above, in the dwellings of the
angels, in Eden paradise where Enoch and Elijah live worthily resplendent in
purity and in old age. O Merciful Lord, have mercy upon the souls of ours
who have fallen asleep."
COMMEMORATION OF SAINTS HRIPSIME AND GAYANE
On Monday and Tuesday, June 12 and 13, the Armenian Church commemorates
the lives of Saints Hripsime and Gayane, respectively.
Thirty-three nuns, led by Gayane, fled to Armenia from the Roman Empire
to escape persecution. One of the nuns, Hripsime, was a great beauty and the
Armenian King Drtad wanted to marry her. When she refused to marry and
refused to renounce Christ, she and all of her companion nuns were tortured
and killed. Upon his release from his imprisonment in the pit, St. Gregory
had chapels built over the relics of the nuns. The chapels were rebuilt
during the pontificate of Catholicos Sahag Bartev (4th century). In the 7th
century Catholicos Gomidas had two beautiful cathedrals built-Cathedral of
St. Hripsime and the Cathedral of St. Gayane. Contemporary art historians
believe that the design of the Cathedral of St. Hripsime greatly influenced
the future direction of Armenian architecture. Catholicos Gomidas also wrote
a beautiful sharagan in their memory, Antsink Nviryalk.
WEDNESDAY IS FLAG DAY
Wednesday, June 14, is Flag Day, marking the 229th anniversary of the
official adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the national flag. The flag,
as we know it today, has a blue field of 50 white stars representing the 50
states, and thirteen red and white stripes representing the original
thirteen colonies. The last state to be admitted into the Union was Hawaii
on July 4, 1960.
Calendar of Events
June 11-Spring Concert presented by Holy Cross Church, 101 Spring Ave.,
Troy, NY, in John Sarkis Hall following church services. For information:
518-274-1477.
June 18-Fathers' Day celebration at St. Illuminator Cathedral, 221 E. 27th
Street, New York City, following Divine Liturgy. Organized by the Cathedral's
Ladies Guild. For information: 212-689-5880.
June 18-St. Gregory Church, Indian Orchard, Massachusetts, Annual Father'
Day Picnic and Reunion, following church service. For information:
413-543-4763.
July 22-Ladies Guild of Sts. Vartanantz Church, Providence, Rhode Island,
and Ani Chapter of Armenian Relief Society co-host gala dance at Greek
Orthodox Annunciation Church. For information, 401-286-8107.
June 24-Siamanto Academy graduation, Armenian Center, Woodside, NY.
July 2-9-St. Gregory of Datev Summer Institute. For details click
http://www.armenianprelacy.org/datev.htm
August 8-Soorp Asdvadzadzin Armenian Apostolic Church of Whitinsville,
Massachusetts, Annual Golf Tournament, 11:30 am registration. Blackstone
Valley Country Club, Sutton, MA. For details contact David, 508-234-3261.
August 13-Annual picnic, Holy Cross Church, Troy, New York.
August 20-Soorp Asdvadzadzin Armenian Apostolic Church of Whitinsville,
Massachusetts, Annual Church Picnic, 12 noon on the church grounds. For
details: 508-234-3677.
September 28-4th Annual Golf Outing hosted by Sts. Vartanantz Church,
Ridgefield, New Jersey. Bergen Hills Country Club, River Vale, New Jersey.
For reservations and/or information: 201-943-2950.
October 22-Holy Cross Church, Troy, NY, anniversary celebration.
Visit our website at www.armenianprelacy.org