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Eastern Prelacy of the Armenian Apost. Church of America and Canada
H.E. Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan
Prelate, Easter Prelacy and Canada
138 East 39th Street
New York, NY 10016
Tel: 212-689-7810
Fax: 212-689-7168
Web: http://www.armenianprelacy.org/
APRIL 19, 2012
COMMEMORATIONS OF THE 97th ANNIVERSARY OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
Next Tuesday is April 24thArmenian Martyrs Daythe day when Armenians
worldwide commemorate the beginning of the genocide that claimed one
and one-half million lives, and displaced many thousands more from
their ancestral homeland resulting in the loss of the Armenian
Motherland.
DIVINE LITURGY AND REQUIEM SERVICE AT ST. ILLUMINATORS CATHEDRAL
The Divine Liturgy and a solemn requiem service will take place on
Tuesday, April 24, at 7 pm, at St. Illuminators Cathedral, New York
City, in commemoration of the 97th anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide. The Liturgy will be celebrated by Archpriest Fr. Krikoris
Keshishian, pastor of St. Stephens Church, New Britain,
Connecticut. Der Krikoris will celebrate the Liturgy and Requiem
Service on the Martyrs Altar where relics of the martyrs and sand from
Der Zor are kept with reverence.
TIMES SQUARE COMMEMORATION THIS SUNDAY
Archbishop Oshagan will participate in the annual gathering at New
Yorks Times Square (43rd & Broadway) commemorating the Armenian
Genocide this Sunday, April 22, beginning at 2 pm. Archbishop Oshagan
will deliver the invocation. The annual commemoration is sponsored by
the Knights and Daughters of Vartan, co-sponsored by the AGBU,
Armenian Assembly of America, Armenian National Committee of America,
ADL-Ramgavars and Armenian Council of America, and with the
participation of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America,
Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America, Armenian
Missionary Association of America, Armenian Catholic Eparchy for
U.S. and Canada, Mid-Atlantic ACYOA, Armenian Youth Organizations, and
University Armenian Clubs.
Free transportation to and from Times Square is available from all New
York and New Jersey Armenian Churches, the Armenian Center in
Woodside, and from Brooklyn (front of Chase Bank, 1002 Brighton Beach
Avenue. For details go to www.kofv.org (
http://e2ma.net/go/12679651965/214059963/228793642/24882/goto:http://www.kofv.org
)
PRELATE INVITED TO DELIVER OPENING PRAYER IN U.S. SENATE
AND INVOCATION AT CAPITOL HILL GENOCIDE OBSERVANCE
Archbishop Oshagan has been invited to deliver the opening prayer in
the Senate on Wednesday, April 25. In the evening of the same day His
Eminence will deliver the invocation at the annual Capitol Hill
Observance of the Armenian Genocide in the Senate Kennedy Caucus
Room. This annual event is sponsored by the Congressional Caucus on
Armenian issues, and with the support of the Embassy of the Republic
of Armenia and the Office of the Nagorno Karabagh Republic. Armenian
Americans and supporters from across the United States will join
senators and representatives in marking this solemn anniversary,
reaffirming the commitment of the American people to truth and
justice.
The Prelates Invocation at the Senate will be broadcast on C-Span 2
and streamed online on www.cspan.org (
http://e2ma.net/go/12679651965/214059963/228793643/24882/goto:http://www.cspan.org
), as well as on www.senate.gov (
http://e2ma.net/go/12679651965/214059963/228793644/24882/goto:http://www.senate.gov
).
Two pieces of legislation have recently been introduced in the Senate
related to the Armenian Genocide. The first, the Armenian Genocide
Resolution, (S. Res. 399), offered by Senators Robert Menendez
(D-N.J.) and Mark Kirk (R-Ill) calls upon the U.S. government to
properly recognize the Armenian Genocide and to use the lessons of
this atrocity to prevent future crimes against humanity.
The second legislation, the Return of Churches Resolution
(S. Res. 392), introduced by Senators Scott Brown (R-Mass), Diane
Feinstein (D-Calif), and Mark Kirk calls upon Turkey to return stolen
Christian church properties to their rightful owners.
The Senate Kennedy Caucus Room is located in the Russell Senate Office
Building, room 325.
ARCHBISHOP OSHAGAN WILL PARTICIPATE IN
GENOCIDE COMMEMORATION AT CATHEDRAL
Archbishop Oshagan will deliver the invocation and address the
gathering at a commemoration marking the 97th anniversary of the
Armenian Genocide. The event is hosted by the Armenian National
Committee of New York and will take place at St. Illuminators
Cathedral in New York on Friday, April 27 at 7 pm. Mourad Papazian,
chairman of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation of France, is the
keynote speaker. Ambassador Garen Nazarian, Armenias Permanent
Representative to the United Nations, will also address the
gathering. The commemoration will include performances by renowned
soprano, Anoush Barclay, who will sing the national anthems of the
United States and Armenia, the St. Illuminators Huyser Music Ensemble,
and distinguished violinist, Cecee Pantikian. For information:
646-468-9061.
ARCHBISHOP OSHAGAN ATTENDS OPENING OF
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS EXHIBITION
Archbishop Oshagan attended the opening of the Library of Congress
exhibition, To Know Wisdom and Instruction: The Armenian Literary
Tradition at the Library of Congress, yesterday evening in Washington,
DC. This exhibition honors the 500th anniversary of the first printed
Armenian book and the decision by UNESCO to designate Yerevan as the
World Book Capital 2012. In 1512, Hakob Meghapart created the first
Armenian press in Venice and he published the first printed Armenian
book, Urbatagirk (Book of Fridays), which was the beginning of a rich
literary tradition.
In honor of this milestone anniversary and in honor of Yerevans
designation as the World Book Capital for 2012, His Holiness Aram I,
Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, designated the year 2012 as
the Year of the Armenian Book. In his pontifical message, His Holiness
noted that In spite of major advances in the areas of audio-visual and
communication technology, we believe that the printed book has a
special place and role in education, in the promotion of our cultural
and spiritual values and traditions, as well as in our churchs
missionary outreach and community building. On this occasion of the
500th anniversarywe call upon our people and particularly the youth,
students, and teachers not to become drowned in the
new technologies that make reading easy and give quick and superficial
information. Let us recover and rediscover the true vocation of the
Armenian book.
The exhibition at the Library of Congress will continue until
September 26. A digital version of the exhibition is available on the
Library of Congress website, www.loc.gov/exhibits (
http://e2ma.net/go/12679651965/214059963/228793645/24882/goto:http://www.loc.gov/exhibits
).
The opening of the Exhibition took place last night. From left to
right: Vartan Gregorian, President of the Carnegie Corporation of New
York, Archbishop Oshagan, Levon Avdoyan, curator of the exhibition,
and James Billington, the Librarian of Congress.
MORE EASTER PHOTOS
We are happy to present some more Easter photographs sent by our
parishes.
Parishioners at Sts. Vartanantz Church, Ridgefield, New Jersey,
waiting to receive Communion from their parish priest, Rev. Fr. Hovnan
Bozoian.
Bishop Anoushavan, Vicar, giving Communion on Holy Saturday to Denis
Teague, assisted by Deacons John Saryan and Avedis Garavanian at
St. Gregory Church, North Andover, Massachusetts. During the communion
breakfast the Vicar answered some thoughtful questions posed by the
students like, Why did Christ die on the cross? Who makes khatchkars?
Why did you become a priest?
Archpriest Fr. Zareh Sahakian with deacons and altar servers at All
Saints Church, Glenview, Illinois, and a view of the
congregation.(photos by Tina Tcholakian Photography)
NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY WILL CONVENE IN PROVIDENCE
The National Representative Assembly (NRA) will convene in Providence,
Rhode Island, at Sts.Vartanantz Church. The Clergy Conference will
begin on Wednesday, May 9, and the full assembly will convene Thursday
morning, May 10 and end at noon on Saturday, May 11. For information
click here (
http://e2ma.net/go/12679651965/214059963/228793646/24882/goto:http://www.armenianprelacy.org/index.php/nra
).
The NRA is the highest ecclesiastical and administrative body of the
Prelacy. It is composed of a ratio of one-seventh clergy and
six-sevenths lay delegates. The clergy delegates are elected by the
Clergy Conference and the lay delegates by the membership of their
respective parishes.
CONVENTION BANQUET FRIDAY, MAY 11
The NRAs Convention Banquet, under the auspices of His Eminence
Archbishop Oshagan, will take place Friday, May 11, 6:30 pm, at the
Crowne Plaza at the Crossings, 801 Greenwich Avenue, Warwick, Rhode
Island. The banquet is open to the public. During the program youth
awards and certificates of merit will be presented to selected members
of the Sts. Vartanantz community. Advance reservations ($70 per
person) must be made by May 5. Contact the Sts. Vartanantz Church
office at 401-831-6399.
PRELATE AND VICAR BID FAREWELL TO CONSUL GENERAL OF LEBANON
Archbishop Oshagan and Bishop Anoushavan went to the Lebanese
Consulate in New York this week to bid farewell to the Consul General,
His Excellency Antoine Azzam, who is returning to Lebanon. The Prelate
and Vicar expressed profound thanks to Mr. Azzam for his cordial,
friendly and helpful service during his term of office in New York.
RELIGIOUS AND EXECUTIVE COUNCILS TO MEET
The Religious and Executive Councils of the Eastern Prelacy will
convene their regular monthly meeting tomorrow and Saturday, April 20
and 21, at the Prelacy offices in New York City.
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BIBLE READINGS
Note: Beginning last Monday (April 16) and continuing until Pentecost
(June 4), each day four Gospels are read in the following order: (1)
MorningLuke; (2) MiddayJohn; (3) EveningMatthew; (4) Evening
dismissalMark.
Bible readings for Sunday, April 22, are: (1) Luke 6:12-45; (2) Acts
9:23-31; 1 Peter 2:1-10; John 2:23-3:12; (3) Matthew 8:18-9:8; (4)
Mark 3:6-12.
The Pharisees went out and immediately conspired with the Herodians
against him, how to destroy him.
Jesus departed with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude
from Galilee followed him; hearing all that he was doing, they came to
him in great numbers from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, beyond the Jordan,
and the region around Tyre and Sidon. He told his disciples to have a
boat ready for him because of the crowd, so that they would not crush
him; for he had cured many, so that all who had diseases pressed upon
him to touch him. Whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell
down before him and shouted, You are the Son of God! But he sternly
ordered them not to make him known. (Mark 3:6-12)
For a listing of the coming weeks Bible readings click here (
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).
THIS SUNDAY IS GREEN SUNDAY
Easter Sunday is followed by a period of fifty days (Hinoonk) during
which there are no fasting days and no saints days. This period from
the Resurrection to Pentecost (Hokekaloost) is dedicated to the
glorification of the Resurrections. Each of the seven Sundays of
Hinoonk has a special name. Last Sunday, the first Sunday after
Easter, was New Sunday.
This Sunday, April 22, is Green Sunday (Ganach Giragi), also known as
Sunday of the World Church (Ashkharhamadoor). The concept of Green
Sunday most probably comes from an ancient folk holiday celebrating
spring. Our forefathers, seeing mother earth bloom after long winter
months, glorified the Creator with an act of thanksgiving and
celebrated by decorating the church and themselves with greenery. The
reawakening of nature is also symbolic of the Resurrection. Green is
the color of life, freshness and promise. After a barren winter we are
filled with hope, life, and love.
Green Sunday is also an appropriate time for us to remember our
obligations to be good stewards of the earth and the gifts that have
been given to us by God. With this in mind, 19 years ago, on May 12,
1993, the Clergy Conference at the National Representative Assembly
that took place at Soorp Khatch Church, Bethesda, Maryland, issued a
strong statement on the environment and recommended that every year,
Green Sunday, the second Sunday following Easter, be declared a day
when all the members of the Church observe the sanctity of Gods
creation and the purity of the environment.
CHECK OUR WEB PAGE (WWW.ARMENIANPRELACY.ORG (
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Report and photographs on 40th anniversary of ordination of Bishop
Anoushavan Tanielian.
Report and photographs on Musical Armenia concert.
Information for delegates and other attendees of the National
Representative Assembly.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
April 20Armenian Heritage, Film and Food, presented by Holy Martyrs
Armenian Day School, the Anthropology Museum of the People of New
York, and The Armenian Cultural Educational Research Center Gallery at
Queens College, 7 pm at the Armenian Church of Holy Martyrs
Auditorium, 209-15 Horace Harding Boulevard, Bayside, New
York. Program includes power point show of Ancient Armenian costumes;
sneak preview of After Water there is Sand, directed by a HMDS
graduate, Saro Varjabedian. The movie is in English and was filmed in
Armenia. Buffet of foods and desserts, followed by Q&A. Information:
718-428-5650.
April 22Gathering at Times Square, New York City, commemorating the
97th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, 2 pm at 43rd Street and
Broadway. Sponsored by the Knights and Daughters of
Vartan. Co-sponsored by: AGBU, Armenian Assembly of America, Armenian
National Committee of America, ADL-Ramgavars and Armenian Council of
America. With the participation of the Diocese of the Armenian Church
of America, Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America,
Armenian Missionary Association of America, Armenian Catholic Eparchy
for U.S. and Canada, Mid-Atlantic ACYOA, AYF, Armenian Youth
Organization s, and University Armenian Clubs. Free bus transportation
to and from Times Square from all New York and New Jersey Armenian
churches, and from Armenian Center, Woodside, NY, in Brooklyn in front
of Chase Bank, 1002 Brighton Beach Avenue and corner of Coney Island
Ave. For information: http://kofv.org (
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//kofv.org )
April 24Commemoration of 97th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide,
sponsored by the New Jersey Armenian National Committee, at
Sts. Vartanantz Church, 461 Bergen Boulevard, Ridgefield, New
Jersey. Requiem Service at 7 pm; program at 8 pm. Keynote speaker,
Professor Ugur Ungor, Assistant Professor of History at Utrecht
University in the Netherlands, who will discuss his recent book,
Confiscation and Colonization: The Young Turk Seizure of Armenian
Property. Admission is free.
April 27Armenian Genocide 97th Anniversary Commemoration sponsored by
the Armenian National Committee of New York, St. Illuminators
Cathedral, 221 E. 27th Street, New York City, 7 pm. Archbishop Oshagan
Choloyan will open the commemoration with an invocation and
message. Guest speaker is Mourad Papazian, Chairman, ARF Central
Committee of France. For information: Doug (646)468-9061.
April 29Ladies Guild of Sts. Vartanantz Church, Ridgefield, New
Jersey, will present the New Jersey premier of The Hye LegionThe
Gamavor, a musical true story performed by the actors and singers of
The Way We Were Ensemble. Light lunch and program following church
services. Adults, $20; Children, $10.
May 3Avak Luncheon, at noon, St. Gregory Church, North Andover,
Massachusetts. Father Lenny Faris, pastor of St. George Orthodox
Church, Lowell, will present amusing anecdotes behind the priesthood.
May 6St. Illuminators Cathedral will present the New York City
premiere of The Hye LegionThe Gamavor musical based on a true story,
at 1 pm. Musical will be performed by the actors and singers of The
Way We Were ensemble. $20 adults; $10 children. Refreshments will
follow.
May 9-12National Representative Assembly of Eastern Prelacy, hosted by
Sts. Vartanantz Church, Providence, Rhode Island. Clergy conference on
May 9; full delegation May 10 to 12. Accommodations at Crowne Plaza
Hotel, Warwick, Rhode Island. Check Prelacy web page
(www.armenianprelacy.org (
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)) for details
May 11-12National Association of Ladies Guilds (NALG), 30th
anniversary celebration and annual conference in conjunction with the
National Representative Assembly, Crowne Plaza, Warwick, Rhode
Island. For information: Mary Derderian 781-762-4253.
May 4 thru May 24Sixteen performances in May (including matinee
performances on Saturdays and Sundays) of Herand M. Markarians new
play commissioned by the New York State Theater Institute,
Silence. With award-winning actress Lorraine Serabian. This story of
love, loss, and relentless search by a women for her son after the
Armenian genocide of 1915, is directed by Kevin Thomson. Performances
at the Shell Theater in the Times Square Arts Building, 300 West 43rd
Street, New York City. Reserve tickets now ($18): SmartTix.com or
212-868-4444. For information: [email protected]
(mailto:[email protected]).
June 14St. Gregory Church of Merrimack Valley, North Andover, Mens
Club 3rd Annual Cigar Night & Dinner, in Blessed Memory of Fr. Vartan
Kassabian. Surf & Turf dinner, Open Bar, Cigars, Live & Silent
Auctions, Raffles. Tickets must be purchased in advance by sending a
check for $125 payable to St. Gregory Mens Club, 158 Main Street,
North Andover, Massachusetts 01845, or contact Greg Minasian at
[email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) or 978-470-3075.
June 18Holy Trinity Church, Worcester, Massachusetts, 9th Annual Golf
Outing at Sterling National Country Club, Sterling,
Massachusetts. Continental breakfast, golf, dinner, prizes and
gift. $140 per golfer. For information: Kap Kaprielian at
[email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) or church office
508-852-2414.
June 24St. Hagop Church, Racine, Wisconsin, annual Madagh Picnic at
Jonsons Park, Racine.
July 14Sts. Vartanantz Church Ladies Guild and ARS Ani Chapter,
Providence, Rhode Island, A Hye Summer Night VI dance, featuring
Hachig Kazarian, Richard Hagopian, Kenneth Kalajian, Jason Naroian, 8
pm to 1 am; $35 adults; $15 children 16 and under. At the Annunciation
Greek Orthodox Church, 175 Oaklawn Avenue, Cranston, Rhode
Island. Mezza will be served. Limited seating. For tickets and
information: 401-434-4467 (Joyce Bagdasarian); 401-354-8770 (Joyce
Yeremian).
Web pages of the parishes can be accessed through the Prelacys web
site.
To ensure the timely arrival of Crossroads in your electronic mailbox,
add [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) to
your address book.
Items in Crossroads can be reproduced without permission. Please
credit Crossroads as the source.
Parishes of the Eastern Prelacy are invited to send information about
their major events to be included in the calendar. Send to:
[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
Eastern Prelacy of the Armenian Apost. Church of America and Canada
H.E. Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan
Prelate, Easter Prelacy and Canada
138 East 39th Street
New York, NY 10016
Tel: 212-689-7810
Fax: 212-689-7168
Web: http://www.armenianprelacy.org/
APRIL 19, 2012
COMMEMORATIONS OF THE 97th ANNIVERSARY OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
Next Tuesday is April 24thArmenian Martyrs Daythe day when Armenians
worldwide commemorate the beginning of the genocide that claimed one
and one-half million lives, and displaced many thousands more from
their ancestral homeland resulting in the loss of the Armenian
Motherland.
DIVINE LITURGY AND REQUIEM SERVICE AT ST. ILLUMINATORS CATHEDRAL
The Divine Liturgy and a solemn requiem service will take place on
Tuesday, April 24, at 7 pm, at St. Illuminators Cathedral, New York
City, in commemoration of the 97th anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide. The Liturgy will be celebrated by Archpriest Fr. Krikoris
Keshishian, pastor of St. Stephens Church, New Britain,
Connecticut. Der Krikoris will celebrate the Liturgy and Requiem
Service on the Martyrs Altar where relics of the martyrs and sand from
Der Zor are kept with reverence.
TIMES SQUARE COMMEMORATION THIS SUNDAY
Archbishop Oshagan will participate in the annual gathering at New
Yorks Times Square (43rd & Broadway) commemorating the Armenian
Genocide this Sunday, April 22, beginning at 2 pm. Archbishop Oshagan
will deliver the invocation. The annual commemoration is sponsored by
the Knights and Daughters of Vartan, co-sponsored by the AGBU,
Armenian Assembly of America, Armenian National Committee of America,
ADL-Ramgavars and Armenian Council of America, and with the
participation of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America,
Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America, Armenian
Missionary Association of America, Armenian Catholic Eparchy for
U.S. and Canada, Mid-Atlantic ACYOA, Armenian Youth Organizations, and
University Armenian Clubs.
Free transportation to and from Times Square is available from all New
York and New Jersey Armenian Churches, the Armenian Center in
Woodside, and from Brooklyn (front of Chase Bank, 1002 Brighton Beach
Avenue. For details go to www.kofv.org (
http://e2ma.net/go/12679651965/214059963/228793642/24882/goto:http://www.kofv.org
)
PRELATE INVITED TO DELIVER OPENING PRAYER IN U.S. SENATE
AND INVOCATION AT CAPITOL HILL GENOCIDE OBSERVANCE
Archbishop Oshagan has been invited to deliver the opening prayer in
the Senate on Wednesday, April 25. In the evening of the same day His
Eminence will deliver the invocation at the annual Capitol Hill
Observance of the Armenian Genocide in the Senate Kennedy Caucus
Room. This annual event is sponsored by the Congressional Caucus on
Armenian issues, and with the support of the Embassy of the Republic
of Armenia and the Office of the Nagorno Karabagh Republic. Armenian
Americans and supporters from across the United States will join
senators and representatives in marking this solemn anniversary,
reaffirming the commitment of the American people to truth and
justice.
The Prelates Invocation at the Senate will be broadcast on C-Span 2
and streamed online on www.cspan.org (
http://e2ma.net/go/12679651965/214059963/228793643/24882/goto:http://www.cspan.org
), as well as on www.senate.gov (
http://e2ma.net/go/12679651965/214059963/228793644/24882/goto:http://www.senate.gov
).
Two pieces of legislation have recently been introduced in the Senate
related to the Armenian Genocide. The first, the Armenian Genocide
Resolution, (S. Res. 399), offered by Senators Robert Menendez
(D-N.J.) and Mark Kirk (R-Ill) calls upon the U.S. government to
properly recognize the Armenian Genocide and to use the lessons of
this atrocity to prevent future crimes against humanity.
The second legislation, the Return of Churches Resolution
(S. Res. 392), introduced by Senators Scott Brown (R-Mass), Diane
Feinstein (D-Calif), and Mark Kirk calls upon Turkey to return stolen
Christian church properties to their rightful owners.
The Senate Kennedy Caucus Room is located in the Russell Senate Office
Building, room 325.
ARCHBISHOP OSHAGAN WILL PARTICIPATE IN
GENOCIDE COMMEMORATION AT CATHEDRAL
Archbishop Oshagan will deliver the invocation and address the
gathering at a commemoration marking the 97th anniversary of the
Armenian Genocide. The event is hosted by the Armenian National
Committee of New York and will take place at St. Illuminators
Cathedral in New York on Friday, April 27 at 7 pm. Mourad Papazian,
chairman of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation of France, is the
keynote speaker. Ambassador Garen Nazarian, Armenias Permanent
Representative to the United Nations, will also address the
gathering. The commemoration will include performances by renowned
soprano, Anoush Barclay, who will sing the national anthems of the
United States and Armenia, the St. Illuminators Huyser Music Ensemble,
and distinguished violinist, Cecee Pantikian. For information:
646-468-9061.
ARCHBISHOP OSHAGAN ATTENDS OPENING OF
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS EXHIBITION
Archbishop Oshagan attended the opening of the Library of Congress
exhibition, To Know Wisdom and Instruction: The Armenian Literary
Tradition at the Library of Congress, yesterday evening in Washington,
DC. This exhibition honors the 500th anniversary of the first printed
Armenian book and the decision by UNESCO to designate Yerevan as the
World Book Capital 2012. In 1512, Hakob Meghapart created the first
Armenian press in Venice and he published the first printed Armenian
book, Urbatagirk (Book of Fridays), which was the beginning of a rich
literary tradition.
In honor of this milestone anniversary and in honor of Yerevans
designation as the World Book Capital for 2012, His Holiness Aram I,
Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, designated the year 2012 as
the Year of the Armenian Book. In his pontifical message, His Holiness
noted that In spite of major advances in the areas of audio-visual and
communication technology, we believe that the printed book has a
special place and role in education, in the promotion of our cultural
and spiritual values and traditions, as well as in our churchs
missionary outreach and community building. On this occasion of the
500th anniversarywe call upon our people and particularly the youth,
students, and teachers not to become drowned in the
new technologies that make reading easy and give quick and superficial
information. Let us recover and rediscover the true vocation of the
Armenian book.
The exhibition at the Library of Congress will continue until
September 26. A digital version of the exhibition is available on the
Library of Congress website, www.loc.gov/exhibits (
http://e2ma.net/go/12679651965/214059963/228793645/24882/goto:http://www.loc.gov/exhibits
).
The opening of the Exhibition took place last night. From left to
right: Vartan Gregorian, President of the Carnegie Corporation of New
York, Archbishop Oshagan, Levon Avdoyan, curator of the exhibition,
and James Billington, the Librarian of Congress.
MORE EASTER PHOTOS
We are happy to present some more Easter photographs sent by our
parishes.
Parishioners at Sts. Vartanantz Church, Ridgefield, New Jersey,
waiting to receive Communion from their parish priest, Rev. Fr. Hovnan
Bozoian.
Bishop Anoushavan, Vicar, giving Communion on Holy Saturday to Denis
Teague, assisted by Deacons John Saryan and Avedis Garavanian at
St. Gregory Church, North Andover, Massachusetts. During the communion
breakfast the Vicar answered some thoughtful questions posed by the
students like, Why did Christ die on the cross? Who makes khatchkars?
Why did you become a priest?
Archpriest Fr. Zareh Sahakian with deacons and altar servers at All
Saints Church, Glenview, Illinois, and a view of the
congregation.(photos by Tina Tcholakian Photography)
NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY WILL CONVENE IN PROVIDENCE
The National Representative Assembly (NRA) will convene in Providence,
Rhode Island, at Sts.Vartanantz Church. The Clergy Conference will
begin on Wednesday, May 9, and the full assembly will convene Thursday
morning, May 10 and end at noon on Saturday, May 11. For information
click here (
http://e2ma.net/go/12679651965/214059963/228793646/24882/goto:http://www.armenianprelacy.org/index.php/nra
).
The NRA is the highest ecclesiastical and administrative body of the
Prelacy. It is composed of a ratio of one-seventh clergy and
six-sevenths lay delegates. The clergy delegates are elected by the
Clergy Conference and the lay delegates by the membership of their
respective parishes.
CONVENTION BANQUET FRIDAY, MAY 11
The NRAs Convention Banquet, under the auspices of His Eminence
Archbishop Oshagan, will take place Friday, May 11, 6:30 pm, at the
Crowne Plaza at the Crossings, 801 Greenwich Avenue, Warwick, Rhode
Island. The banquet is open to the public. During the program youth
awards and certificates of merit will be presented to selected members
of the Sts. Vartanantz community. Advance reservations ($70 per
person) must be made by May 5. Contact the Sts. Vartanantz Church
office at 401-831-6399.
PRELATE AND VICAR BID FAREWELL TO CONSUL GENERAL OF LEBANON
Archbishop Oshagan and Bishop Anoushavan went to the Lebanese
Consulate in New York this week to bid farewell to the Consul General,
His Excellency Antoine Azzam, who is returning to Lebanon. The Prelate
and Vicar expressed profound thanks to Mr. Azzam for his cordial,
friendly and helpful service during his term of office in New York.
RELIGIOUS AND EXECUTIVE COUNCILS TO MEET
The Religious and Executive Councils of the Eastern Prelacy will
convene their regular monthly meeting tomorrow and Saturday, April 20
and 21, at the Prelacy offices in New York City.
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BIBLE READINGS
Note: Beginning last Monday (April 16) and continuing until Pentecost
(June 4), each day four Gospels are read in the following order: (1)
MorningLuke; (2) MiddayJohn; (3) EveningMatthew; (4) Evening
dismissalMark.
Bible readings for Sunday, April 22, are: (1) Luke 6:12-45; (2) Acts
9:23-31; 1 Peter 2:1-10; John 2:23-3:12; (3) Matthew 8:18-9:8; (4)
Mark 3:6-12.
The Pharisees went out and immediately conspired with the Herodians
against him, how to destroy him.
Jesus departed with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude
from Galilee followed him; hearing all that he was doing, they came to
him in great numbers from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, beyond the Jordan,
and the region around Tyre and Sidon. He told his disciples to have a
boat ready for him because of the crowd, so that they would not crush
him; for he had cured many, so that all who had diseases pressed upon
him to touch him. Whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell
down before him and shouted, You are the Son of God! But he sternly
ordered them not to make him known. (Mark 3:6-12)
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THIS SUNDAY IS GREEN SUNDAY
Easter Sunday is followed by a period of fifty days (Hinoonk) during
which there are no fasting days and no saints days. This period from
the Resurrection to Pentecost (Hokekaloost) is dedicated to the
glorification of the Resurrections. Each of the seven Sundays of
Hinoonk has a special name. Last Sunday, the first Sunday after
Easter, was New Sunday.
This Sunday, April 22, is Green Sunday (Ganach Giragi), also known as
Sunday of the World Church (Ashkharhamadoor). The concept of Green
Sunday most probably comes from an ancient folk holiday celebrating
spring. Our forefathers, seeing mother earth bloom after long winter
months, glorified the Creator with an act of thanksgiving and
celebrated by decorating the church and themselves with greenery. The
reawakening of nature is also symbolic of the Resurrection. Green is
the color of life, freshness and promise. After a barren winter we are
filled with hope, life, and love.
Green Sunday is also an appropriate time for us to remember our
obligations to be good stewards of the earth and the gifts that have
been given to us by God. With this in mind, 19 years ago, on May 12,
1993, the Clergy Conference at the National Representative Assembly
that took place at Soorp Khatch Church, Bethesda, Maryland, issued a
strong statement on the environment and recommended that every year,
Green Sunday, the second Sunday following Easter, be declared a day
when all the members of the Church observe the sanctity of Gods
creation and the purity of the environment.
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Report and photographs on 40th anniversary of ordination of Bishop
Anoushavan Tanielian.
Report and photographs on Musical Armenia concert.
Information for delegates and other attendees of the National
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
April 20Armenian Heritage, Film and Food, presented by Holy Martyrs
Armenian Day School, the Anthropology Museum of the People of New
York, and The Armenian Cultural Educational Research Center Gallery at
Queens College, 7 pm at the Armenian Church of Holy Martyrs
Auditorium, 209-15 Horace Harding Boulevard, Bayside, New
York. Program includes power point show of Ancient Armenian costumes;
sneak preview of After Water there is Sand, directed by a HMDS
graduate, Saro Varjabedian. The movie is in English and was filmed in
Armenia. Buffet of foods and desserts, followed by Q&A. Information:
718-428-5650.
April 22Gathering at Times Square, New York City, commemorating the
97th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, 2 pm at 43rd Street and
Broadway. Sponsored by the Knights and Daughters of
Vartan. Co-sponsored by: AGBU, Armenian Assembly of America, Armenian
National Committee of America, ADL-Ramgavars and Armenian Council of
America. With the participation of the Diocese of the Armenian Church
of America, Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America,
Armenian Missionary Association of America, Armenian Catholic Eparchy
for U.S. and Canada, Mid-Atlantic ACYOA, AYF, Armenian Youth
Organization s, and University Armenian Clubs. Free bus transportation
to and from Times Square from all New York and New Jersey Armenian
churches, and from Armenian Center, Woodside, NY, in Brooklyn in front
of Chase Bank, 1002 Brighton Beach Avenue and corner of Coney Island
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April 24Commemoration of 97th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide,
sponsored by the New Jersey Armenian National Committee, at
Sts. Vartanantz Church, 461 Bergen Boulevard, Ridgefield, New
Jersey. Requiem Service at 7 pm; program at 8 pm. Keynote speaker,
Professor Ugur Ungor, Assistant Professor of History at Utrecht
University in the Netherlands, who will discuss his recent book,
Confiscation and Colonization: The Young Turk Seizure of Armenian
Property. Admission is free.
April 27Armenian Genocide 97th Anniversary Commemoration sponsored by
the Armenian National Committee of New York, St. Illuminators
Cathedral, 221 E. 27th Street, New York City, 7 pm. Archbishop Oshagan
Choloyan will open the commemoration with an invocation and
message. Guest speaker is Mourad Papazian, Chairman, ARF Central
Committee of France. For information: Doug (646)468-9061.
April 29Ladies Guild of Sts. Vartanantz Church, Ridgefield, New
Jersey, will present the New Jersey premier of The Hye LegionThe
Gamavor, a musical true story performed by the actors and singers of
The Way We Were Ensemble. Light lunch and program following church
services. Adults, $20; Children, $10.
May 3Avak Luncheon, at noon, St. Gregory Church, North Andover,
Massachusetts. Father Lenny Faris, pastor of St. George Orthodox
Church, Lowell, will present amusing anecdotes behind the priesthood.
May 6St. Illuminators Cathedral will present the New York City
premiere of The Hye LegionThe Gamavor musical based on a true story,
at 1 pm. Musical will be performed by the actors and singers of The
Way We Were ensemble. $20 adults; $10 children. Refreshments will
follow.
May 9-12National Representative Assembly of Eastern Prelacy, hosted by
Sts. Vartanantz Church, Providence, Rhode Island. Clergy conference on
May 9; full delegation May 10 to 12. Accommodations at Crowne Plaza
Hotel, Warwick, Rhode Island. Check Prelacy web page
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May 11-12National Association of Ladies Guilds (NALG), 30th
anniversary celebration and annual conference in conjunction with the
National Representative Assembly, Crowne Plaza, Warwick, Rhode
Island. For information: Mary Derderian 781-762-4253.
May 4 thru May 24Sixteen performances in May (including matinee
performances on Saturdays and Sundays) of Herand M. Markarians new
play commissioned by the New York State Theater Institute,
Silence. With award-winning actress Lorraine Serabian. This story of
love, loss, and relentless search by a women for her son after the
Armenian genocide of 1915, is directed by Kevin Thomson. Performances
at the Shell Theater in the Times Square Arts Building, 300 West 43rd
Street, New York City. Reserve tickets now ($18): SmartTix.com or
212-868-4444. For information: [email protected]
(mailto:[email protected]).
June 14St. Gregory Church of Merrimack Valley, North Andover, Mens
Club 3rd Annual Cigar Night & Dinner, in Blessed Memory of Fr. Vartan
Kassabian. Surf & Turf dinner, Open Bar, Cigars, Live & Silent
Auctions, Raffles. Tickets must be purchased in advance by sending a
check for $125 payable to St. Gregory Mens Club, 158 Main Street,
North Andover, Massachusetts 01845, or contact Greg Minasian at
[email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) or 978-470-3075.
June 18Holy Trinity Church, Worcester, Massachusetts, 9th Annual Golf
Outing at Sterling National Country Club, Sterling,
Massachusetts. Continental breakfast, golf, dinner, prizes and
gift. $140 per golfer. For information: Kap Kaprielian at
[email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) or church office
508-852-2414.
June 24St. Hagop Church, Racine, Wisconsin, annual Madagh Picnic at
Jonsons Park, Racine.
July 14Sts. Vartanantz Church Ladies Guild and ARS Ani Chapter,
Providence, Rhode Island, A Hye Summer Night VI dance, featuring
Hachig Kazarian, Richard Hagopian, Kenneth Kalajian, Jason Naroian, 8
pm to 1 am; $35 adults; $15 children 16 and under. At the Annunciation
Greek Orthodox Church, 175 Oaklawn Avenue, Cranston, Rhode
Island. Mezza will be served. Limited seating. For tickets and
information: 401-434-4467 (Joyce Bagdasarian); 401-354-8770 (Joyce
Yeremian).
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