Crossroads E-Newsletter - In Memoriam - February 11, 2014

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Crossroads E-Newsletter - In Memoriam - February 11, 2014

02-11-2014, 05:02 AM

PRESS RELEASE
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/

IN MEMORIAM

ARCHPRIEST FR. DR. GORUN SHRIKIAN

1929-2014

His Eminence Archbishop Oshagan, Prelate, and the Religious and
Executive Councils of the Eastern Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic
Church of America announce with deep sorrow the passing of Archpriest
Fr. Dr. Gorun Shrikian who died early this morning, February 11, 2014,
in Dearborn, Michigan.

Visiting hours will take place on Thursday, February 13, 6 to 9
p.m. at St. Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church, 19300 Ford Road,
Dearborn, Michigan, where Der Gorun served as pastor for more than
thirty years. Visiting hours will continue on Friday evening, 6 to 9
p.m., with the Dan Gark (Homecoming / Wake) service at 7 p.m. The
final consecration (Extreme Unction) will take place Saturday,
February 15, during the Divine Liturgy, which will begin at 10 a.m.,
at St. Sarkis Church, with Archbishop Oshagan officiating. Interment
will follow at Oakland Hills Memorial Garden Cemetery in Novi,
Michigan. A Memorial Luncheon will follow at 3 p.m. in the St. Sarkis
Church hall.

Heartfelt condolences are extended to Der Gorun's immediate survivors
that include his three children, Anie, Dirouhie, and Movses,
grandchildren, his brother Archpriest Fr. Nareg Shrikian, and his
sister Mrs. Sosy Bidanian. His wife, Yeretzgin Arpine, predeceased
him.

May his memory shine forever with our Lord and Savior, whom he served
so faithfully.

Archpriest Fr. Gorun Shrikian (baptismal name Pailag) was born on
January 28, 1929, in the village of Yoghoon-Olouk, Musa Dagh to
Archpriest Movses and Yeretzgin Nectar Shrikian. In 1939 the Shrikian
family, along with many of their compatriots, established an
all-Armenian town in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon known as Anjar, where
he completed his primary education.

In 1954, he married Arpine Makhoulian, and they were blessed with
three children. After attending the Theological Seminary of the
Catholicosate of Cilicia in Antelias, Lebanon, he was ordained a
priest in 1956, and named Gorun. He continued his theological
education at the Seminary for two years while assuming teaching
responsibilities.

Der Gorun and his family came to the United States in 1959 where he
served as pastor of St. Gregory the Illuminator Church in Granite
City, Illinois. In 1965 he was assigned to serve St. Sarkis Church in
Dearborn, Michigan. He served that parish for 33 years.

He continued his theological education at Concordia Seminary and
received his Master of Arts in Religion (M.A.E.) degree in 1967. He
then entered the doctoral program and successfully earned his
Ph.D. His doctoral thesis, Armenians under the Ottoman Empire and the
American Mission's Influence on their Intellectual and Social
Renaissance, was published three years ago.

He was a prolific writer and he developed educational materials for
Armenian schools, Sunday schools, and adult education classes. He
wrote many articles and books for the Prelacy, many of which are used
to this day. His articles on timely topics appeared regularly in the
Prelacy's monthly publication, Outreach. He served as chairman of the
Prelacy's Religious Council and the Armenian Religious Education
Council (AREC).

Der Gorun retired in 1998, becoming pastor emeritus of St. Sarkis
Church. He continued writing and lecturing and remained alert and
actively involved to the end. He has left behind a rich and enduring
heritage of scholarship and service.

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