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PRESS RELEASE
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Fr.Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Director
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E- mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.ArmenianOrthodoxChurch.org/
PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon
"OUR CLERGY ARE WHOLLY COMMITTED TO SERVE OUR CHURCH AND PEOPLE", said Aram
I on the occasion of the 17th anniversary of his election and consecration
On Sunday, 1 July 2012, during the Holy Liturgy, special thanksgiving
prayers were offered to thank the Almighty for the 17 years of Spiritual
guidance, leadership and service of His Holiness Aram I as Catholicos of
Cilicia.
At the end of the Holy Liturgy, the Catholicos received the members of the
clergy and the faithful at his residence. In his message, he said, "The
locus of the vocation of our clergy, irrespective of clerical ranking, has
been to serve our people. In my 17 years as Catholicos, while serving our
church as spiritual leader, I have sought to encourage all initiatives that
would prepare the next generation of clergy to serve our church, our people
and our homeland. I have observed with great satisfaction the growing
numbers of our clergy and their effective outreach to our community." His
Holiness then thanked all those people who had contributed to the
fulfillment of the vision and mission of the Catholicosate.
The thanksgiving celebration came to a close with the seminary choir singing
the Cilicia anthem of the Catholicoste and spiritual songs marking the
occasion, and the clergy and laity personally wishing His Holiness Aram I
long life.
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Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Fr.Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Director
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E- mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.ArmenianOrthodoxChurch.org/
PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon
"OUR CLERGY ARE WHOLLY COMMITTED TO SERVE OUR CHURCH AND PEOPLE", said Aram
I on the occasion of the 17th anniversary of his election and consecration
On Sunday, 1 July 2012, during the Holy Liturgy, special thanksgiving
prayers were offered to thank the Almighty for the 17 years of Spiritual
guidance, leadership and service of His Holiness Aram I as Catholicos of
Cilicia.
At the end of the Holy Liturgy, the Catholicos received the members of the
clergy and the faithful at his residence. In his message, he said, "The
locus of the vocation of our clergy, irrespective of clerical ranking, has
been to serve our people. In my 17 years as Catholicos, while serving our
church as spiritual leader, I have sought to encourage all initiatives that
would prepare the next generation of clergy to serve our church, our people
and our homeland. I have observed with great satisfaction the growing
numbers of our clergy and their effective outreach to our community." His
Holiness then thanked all those people who had contributed to the
fulfillment of the vision and mission of the Catholicosate.
The thanksgiving celebration came to a close with the seminary choir singing
the Cilicia anthem of the Catholicoste and spiritual songs marking the
occasion, and the clergy and laity personally wishing His Holiness Aram I
long life.
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http://www.armenianorthodoxchurch.org/v04/doc/Photos/Photos754.htm
http://www.armenianorthodoxchurch.org/v04/doc/Photos/Photos755.htm