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Armenian Sisters Academy
440 Upper Gulph Road
Radnor, PA 19087
Contact: Susan Pogharian
Tel: 610-757-7090
Fax: 610-687-2450
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.asaphila.org
Armenian Sisters Academy to Commemorate 95th Anniversary of Armenian
Genocide
Students at the Armenian Sisters Academy, Radnor, PA will remember their
ancestors who perished in the first genocide of the 20th century. On
April 24, 1915, prominent Armenian intellectuals and clergy were rounded
up and killed as a prelude to massacres and deportations that resulted
in 1.5 million deaths. On Friday, April 23, 2010, Academy students will
commemorate this tragedy with priests from all five local Armenian
churches. Students will participate in a planting ceremony at 9:00 a.m.
with the commemorative program and requiem service at 10 am. Priests in
attendance will be:
Very Reverend Armenag Bedrossian of St. Mark's Armenian Catholic
Church, Wynnewood, PA,
Reverend Father Hakob Gevorgyan, Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church,
Cheltenham, PA
Very Reverend Father Oshagan Gulgulian, St. Sahag & St. Mesrob Armenian
Apostolic Church, Wynnewood, PA,
Archpriest Fr. Nerses Manoogian, St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian
Apostolic Church, Philadelphia, PA,
Reverend L. Nishan Bakalian, Armenian Matyr's Congregational Church,
Havertown, PA
Academy students will also participate in the following commemorative
events:
Armenian Genocide Walk, 1 pm, Saturday, April 24, 2010 at the steps to
the Philadelphia Art Museum.
Inter-Communal Committee April 24 Commemoration
Saturday, April 24, 2010
6:30 pm
St. Sahag & St. Mesrob Church
630 Clothier Road
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania 19096
For more information on this event, contact Susan Pogharian at
610-757-7090 or [email protected]. For more information on the
Armenian Sisters Academy, visit www.asaphila.org.
Armenian Sisters Academy
440 Upper Gulph Road
Radnor, PA 19087
Contact: Susan Pogharian
Tel: 610-757-7090
Fax: 610-687-2450
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.asaphila.org
Armenian Sisters Academy to Commemorate 95th Anniversary of Armenian
Genocide
Students at the Armenian Sisters Academy, Radnor, PA will remember their
ancestors who perished in the first genocide of the 20th century. On
April 24, 1915, prominent Armenian intellectuals and clergy were rounded
up and killed as a prelude to massacres and deportations that resulted
in 1.5 million deaths. On Friday, April 23, 2010, Academy students will
commemorate this tragedy with priests from all five local Armenian
churches. Students will participate in a planting ceremony at 9:00 a.m.
with the commemorative program and requiem service at 10 am. Priests in
attendance will be:
Very Reverend Armenag Bedrossian of St. Mark's Armenian Catholic
Church, Wynnewood, PA,
Reverend Father Hakob Gevorgyan, Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church,
Cheltenham, PA
Very Reverend Father Oshagan Gulgulian, St. Sahag & St. Mesrob Armenian
Apostolic Church, Wynnewood, PA,
Archpriest Fr. Nerses Manoogian, St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian
Apostolic Church, Philadelphia, PA,
Reverend L. Nishan Bakalian, Armenian Matyr's Congregational Church,
Havertown, PA
Academy students will also participate in the following commemorative
events:
Armenian Genocide Walk, 1 pm, Saturday, April 24, 2010 at the steps to
the Philadelphia Art Museum.
Inter-Communal Committee April 24 Commemoration
Saturday, April 24, 2010
6:30 pm
St. Sahag & St. Mesrob Church
630 Clothier Road
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania 19096
For more information on this event, contact Susan Pogharian at
610-757-7090 or [email protected]. For more information on the
Armenian Sisters Academy, visit www.asaphila.org.