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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/
June 12, 2014
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POPE FRANCIS AND CATHOLICOS ARAM MEET
`Your solidarity with the Armenians during the 100th Anniversary
Commemorations of the Genocide will be a valuable contribution to our
just cause' (Catholicos Aram)
`The history of emigration, persecutions and the martyrdom experienced
by so many of the faithful has inflicted deep wounds on the hearts of
all Armenians. We must see and venerate these as wounds inflicted on
the very body of Christ.' (Pope Francis)
Following a private meeting between Pope Francis and Catholicos Aram
I, Pope Francis and Catholicos Aram met with the delegation that
accompanied the
Catholicos. In his speech the Catholicos noted that since 1997 he has
had the opportunity to meet Popes John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and
currently, His Holiness Francis I.
Catholicos Aram I then spoke of the special relations between the
Roman Catholic Church and the Catholicosate of Cilicia during the time
of the Kingdom of Cilicia and after the Genocide when the Holy See
settled in Antelias,
Lebanon.
The Catholicos expressed his appreciation of the Pope's effort to take
the church to the people, which he said is also at the heart of the
Armenian Orthodox Church and to which it is fully committed. He
invited all churches to leave confessional differences aside and face
together the urgent challenges confronting humanity.
Speaking of the Middle East, the Catholicos said that despite the
current violence in the region, Christians would continue to witness
for their faith, fulfill their duties, and demand their rights as
citizens of their countries.
Speaking about the Centenary of the Armenian Genocide that will be
commemorated in 2015, the Catholicos thanked the Pope for his past
positions towards the Armenian cause and spoke of the
one-and-a-half-million Armenians that had lost their lives and of the
churches, homes, sources of livelihood, spiritual and cultural
heritage that had been lost in the Genocide that had been perpetrated
upon the Armenians by the Ottoman Turks. The Catholicos paid tribute
to Pope Benedict XV who denounced the Armenian Genocide in a letter to
Sultan Mehmet V in 1915. The Catholicos asked the Pope to continue
advocating for the rights of the Armenian People.
In his response, Pope Francis, noted that Catholicos Aram's
=80=9Ccommitment to the cause of Christian unity is known to all. You
have been especially active in the World Council of Churches and you
continue to be most supportive of the Middle East Council Churches,
which plays such an important role in assisting the Christian
communities of that region as they face numerous difficulties. Nor can
I fail to mention the significant contribution which Your Holiness and
the representatives of the Catholicosate of Cilicia have made to the
Joint Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church
and the Oriental Orthodox Churches. I am convinced that on our journey
towards full communion we share the same hopes and a similar sense of
responsibility as we strive to be faithful to the will of the
Lord Jesus Christ.'
Referring to the Armenian Genocide, the Pope said `the Armenian people
represent a part of the Christian world that is irrevocably marked by
a history of trials and sufferings courageously accepted for the love
of God. The Armenian Apostolic Church has had to become a pilgrim
people; it has
experienced in a singular way what it means to journey towards the
Kingdom
of God. The history of emigration, persecutions and martyrdom
experienced by so many of the faithful has inflicted deeps wounds on
the hearts of all Armenians. We must see and venerate these as wounds
inflicted on the very body of Christ, and for this very reason a cause
for unfailing hope and trust in the provident mercy of the father.'
At the end of formal speeches, the two Pontiffs and the delegation
accompanying Catholicos Aram I, coming from Europe, the Middle East,
and North and
South America, attended a special prayer service. Following the
service, the delegates were formally introduced to the Pope.
KARAGEUZIAN FOUNDATION DIRECTORS VISIT PRELACY
The newly appointed Executive Director of the Karageuzian Foundation,
accompanied by the directors of the Foundation in Armenia and Lebanon,
visited the Prelacy offices yesterday where they were received by the
Vicar General, Bishop Anoushavan Tanielian.
DATEV SUMMER PROGRAM FOR YOUTH
St. Gregory of Datev Institute will hold its 28th annual summer
program for youth ages 13-18 at St. Mary of Providence Center in
Elverson, Pennsylvania, from June 29 to July 6, 2014. The program is
sponsored by the Prelacy's Armenian Religious Education Council
(AREC). For information and registration, please visit the Prelacy
website (armenianprelacy.org/arec/datev
(http://t.e2ma.net/click/ksoxe/4f4cee/c2i9gb)).
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Rev. Fr. Mesrob Lakissian with Mrs. Eranouhi Shahbazian.
CATHEDRAL'S ELDEST MEMBER AND SURVIVOR OF GENOCIDE DIES
Mrs. Eranouhi Shahbazian, who was one of the most dedicated members of
the
Cathedral since she came to the United States from Romania many
decades ago with her family, passed away on June 6 at the age of 103.
Mrs. Shahbazian, a survivor of the Armenian Genocide, was born on
August 25, 1910, in Ordou, Turkey. At the age of five she lost her
mother, and later her father. She was reunited with her sister in an
orphanage from where they were first sent to Russia and then to
Romania.
SATURDAY SCHOOL GRADUATION IN WATERTOWN
St. Stephen's Saturday School in Watertown, Massachusetts, held its
year-end program, highlighted by the graduation of 12 students from
the 12th grade. St. Stephen's is the only ANEC-affiliated one-day
school
whose classes extend through the high school level.
The program was dedicated to the elders of the community in accordance
with the declaration of His Holiness Aram I, proclaiming 2014 as the
Year of the Elders. This year's graduates were: Talar Kaya, Barkev
Chaghlasian, Aren Torigian, Arlene Cimen, Sarkis Toukhmanian, Aida
Barsoumian,
Ani Khachadrian, Karni Berejiklian, Alek Kotikian, Raffi Bilanian,
Anette Calisir, and Taleen Saghrian.
The 12th grade graduates with 11th and 12th grade teacher, Mr. Khajag
Megerdichian; Pastor, Archpriest Fr. Antranig Baljian; Principal,
Mrs. Mayda Melkonian, and School Committee Chairman, Mr. Missak
Barsoumian.
GRADUATES HONORED IN DOUGLASTON
Last Sunday St. Sarkis Church, Douglaston, New York, honored graduates
of the Armenian community in a special Church Service and luncheon
that followed. Honored were, College Graduates: Hagop Nercessian and
Leon Zohrabian; High School Graduates: Armen Bijimenian, Arthur
Mouradian and Christapor Megherian; Eighth Grade graduates: Nicole
Mark, Shushan Aghavian, Cassandra Trivino, Isabel Hagobian, Raffi
Hagobian, Mimi Bijimenian, and Arev Ebrimian; Sixth Grade Graduates:
Peter Agopian and Alicia Mordjikian; and Fifth Grade graduate Michael
Trivino.
Sixteen graduates and their families attended the Divine
Liturgy. Bishop Anoushavan, Vicar of the Prelacy, and Rev. Fr. Nareg
invited the graduates to the altar where His Grace prayed for each one
as he presented them with a
specially designed satin stole representing St. Sarkis Church, hand
crafted by Mrs. Jeanette Nenejian. Following church services the
graduates and their families were invited to join in a special
luncheon and program. (Reported by Seta Megherian)
Bishop Anoushavan and Rev. Fr. Nareg Terterian, pastor of St. Sarkis
Church, Douglaston, New York with the 2014 graduates.
TANIEL VAROUJAN ARMENIAN SCHOOL GRADUATES
The graduates of the Taniel Varoujan Armenian Saturday School in
Glenview,
Illinois, with Archpriest Fr. Zareh Sahakian, Pastor of All Saints
Church,
Mrs. Talin Artinian, Principal, Mrs. Arpie Dekirmenjian, Vice
Principal, Mrs. Rita Arakelian, 7th grade teacher, and Mrs. Silva
Bedian, 7th grade teacher.
MOURAD SATURDAY SCHOOL HANTES
The Mourad Armenian Saturday School of Sts. Vartanantz Church,
Providence,
Rhode Island, concluded the school year with its annual Hantes at Hope
Highlands School in Cranston. The program included singing,
recitations, dance
performances, and drama. Students, parents, and the principal Deegen
Anahid Kibarian and the teachers all worked diligently during the
school year to
prepare this year's presentation that was dedicated to the =80=9CYear
of the Elderly.' Honorees were three long-time servants of
the school: Mrs. Carol Mesrobian (School Committee treasurer), former
co-principal Mrs. Rozanne Arzoomanian, and the current principal,
Mrs. Kibarian.
Five students won the essay contest sponsored by the Armenian Relief
Society. Seven students, David Ayriyan, Anahid Donoyan, Taleen
Donoyan, Armen Eghian, Datev Katchatryan, Rosdom Mkrtschjan, and Lorie
Simonian, graduated, and participated in the Divine Liturgy by reading
from the Gospel in Armenian and English, reciting the Havadamk (Nicene
Creed), giving the Voghchooyn
(Kiss of Peace), and performing ushering duties. Next school year,
these graduates will serve as assistant teachers, as members of the
church choir, or serve on the altar.
A dance presentation by the younger grades.
Honorees and graduates with Archpriest Fr. Gomidas Baghsarian,
Mrs. Maggie
Nalbandian, and School Committee chair, Hagop Khatchadourian.
STS. VARTANANTZ CHURCH (NJ) INDUCTS NEW BOARD
Induction services for the new Board of Trustees of Sts. Vartanantz
Church, Ridgefield, New Jersey, took place last Sunday after the
Divine Liturgy. Rev. Fr. Hovnan Bozoian, pastor, conducted the service
in the presence of a
large number of parishioners. At the end of the induction service, Der
Hovnan congratulated the new Board of Trustees on behalf of the
Prelate and Vicar General, and the Sts. Vartanantz family and wished
them health and good
luck in their service.
Rev. Fr. Hovnan Bozoian with the members of the new board of
trustees. Front row, left to right, Karoun Dayermenjian (secretary),
Apraham Dermenjian (chair), Fr. Hovnan (pastor), Lynn Mahlebjian (Vice
Chair), Vicken Mazbanian (treasurer). Back row, left to right:
Advisors, Nora Sarajian, Vahe Asayan, Silva Kouyoumdjian, Mher
Azazian, and Garo Khatchadourian.
PRESENTATION ON WORLD VISION PROGRAMS IN ARMENIA
Last Sunday, a presentation on World Vision International Charitable
Organization's operations in Armenia, was presented at
St. Illuminator's Cathedral. The presentation was facilitated by
Rev. David L. Snyder, the Church Partnerships (Officer of World
Vision's U.S. office, and Dr. Artur Martirosyan, a member of the Board
of Trustees of St. Illuminator's Cathedral, and former staff member of
World Vision in Armenia.
In his opening remarks, Dn. Shant Kazanjian, director of the Prelacy's
Armenian Religious Education Council (AREC) welcomed the guest
speaker, thanked World Vision for its worldwide charitable work,
especially in Armenia, and stressed the importance for cooperation.
Rev. Snyder described the mission of World Vision and its important
role in Armenia. Dr. Martirosyan stressed the new initiative by World
Vision US to engage with the US-based Armenian Diaspora primarily
through the Armenian
Church. The presentation was accompanied with impressive video
materials on how the change is brought to an ordinary Armenian village
through the facilitation of World Vision Armenia as well as a video
describing the global nature of World Vision and the objective of
child sponsorship. At the conclusion of the presentation,
Rev. Fr. Mesrob Lakissian, pastor of the Cathedral presented a copy of
the book, Living Faith, to Rev. Snyder, and thanked all of the
participants.
World Vision presentation took place at the Cathedral. Left to right,
Dn. Shant Kazanjian, Rev. Fr. Mesrob Lakissian, Rev. David L. Snyder,
Dr. Artur
Martirosyan.
BIBLE READINGS
Bible readings for Sunday, June 15, First Sunday after Pentecost,
(Beginning of Sundays of Resurrection) are: 1 Kings 18:29-46; 2 Kings
2:1-15; James
5:16-20; Luke 4:25-30.
Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another,
so that you may be healed. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and
effective. Elijah was a human being like us, and he prayed fervently
that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not
rain on the earth. Then he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain and
the earth yielded its harvest.
My brothers and sisters, if anyone among you wanders from the truth
and is
brought back by another, you should know that whoever brings back a
sinner
from wandering will save the sinner's soul from death and will cover a
multitude of sins. (James 5:16-20)
For a listing of the coming week's Bible readings click here
(http://t.e2ma.net/click/ksoxe/4f4cee/8mk9gb).
REMEMBRANCE OF THE PROPHET ELIJAH
This Sunday, June 15, the Armenian Church commemorates the Feast of
Elijah, the Messianic prophet of the Old Testament recorded in 1 and 2
Kings. Elijah was the greatest prophet in the Old Testament and
therefore his feast day falls on a Sunday. He appeared along with
Moses at the Transfiguration as the prophet of life and the new
covenant; Moses was representative of the
old covenant. The Armenian Church (like all the Eastern churches)
holds Elijah in the highest esteem. Most importantly, Elijah did not
experience death, but was taken to heaven, like the Holy Mother of
God. He is mentioned in the Armenian hymn Ee Verin, sung during the
Requiem Service.
`Receive us in Jerusalem above, in the dwellings of the angels, in
Eden, the paradise where Enoch and Elijah live worthily resplendent in
dove-like purity and in old age. O merciful Lord, have mercy upon the
souls of
ours who have fallen asleep.'
(From the Armenian hymn Ee Verin Yerousaghem (Receive us in Jerusalem
above), sung during the Requiem Service.)
SAINTS HRIPSIME AND GAYANE AND THEIR COMPANIONS
This Monday and Tuesday, June 16 and 17, the Armenian Church
commemorates the virgin saints Hripsime and Gayane and their
companions. Thirty-three nuns, led by Gayane, left Rome and sought
refuge in Armenia hoping to escape the Roman Emperor who desired one
of the nuns, the beautiful Hripsime. In Armenia, King Dertad became
captivated by Hripsime's beauty and sought to wed her. She
refused. Enraged, the king had Hripsime (and the other nuns)
imprisoned and tortured to death.
When Gregory was released from his imprisonment in the deep pit (Khor
Virab) he built chapels over the relics of the nuns, which Catholicos
Sahag Bartev later renovated. During the 7th century, churches were
built over both sites. The church dedicated to Saint Hripsime, built
by Catholicos Gomidas,
is considered to be an architectural masterpiece and influenced the
future
course of Armenian architecture. Catholicos Gomidas also wrote a
sharagan (hymn) in their memory-the well-known Antsink Nviryalk
(Dedicated Beings).
The two churches, as well as a third (Shoghakat) are in the city of
Etchmiadzin (Vagharshapat), not far from the complex of buildings that
comprise the Holy Mother See of Etchmiadzin, designated by UNESCO as a
World Heritage
site.
THIS WEEK IN ARMENIAN HISTORY
(Prepared by the Armenian National Education Committee[ANEC])
Birth of Tigran Petrosian
(June 17, 1929)
Armenia was not an independent state in the 1960s, when Tigran the
Great was the king of the world. Tigran Petrosian put Armenia and
Armenians on the
world map of chess. His almost impenetrable defensive playing style
earned
him the nickname `Iron Tigran' by Soviet grandmaster Lev Polugaievsky.
Petrosian was born in Tiflis on June 17, 1929. He learned to play
chess at
the age of 8, though his father, who was illiterate, encouraged him to
continue studying. He was orphaned during World War II and was forced
to sweep
streets to earn a living.
He began training at the Tiflis Pioneers' Palace in 1941, and became a
candidate Master at the age of 17 (1946). He then moved to Yerevan and
won the Armenian chess championship. He earned the title of Master
during the USSR junior chess championship of 1947.
After moving to Moscow in 1949, Petrosian's career as a chess player
advanced rapidly. In 1951 and 1952 he earned the titles of
International Master and Grandmaster. In the tournament of candidates
for world championship of 1953, he arrived in fifth position. After
the 1956 candidates' tournament, he made a turnaround in his
production. He went on to win the 1959 and 1961 USSR championships,
and after winning the candidates' tournament of 1962 in Curacao, he
earned the right to challenge Mikhail Botvinnik, another Soviet
player, for the title of world chess champion. Petrosian
won the match in 1963 with a final score of 12.5 to 9.5.
Upon becoming world champion, Petrosian became editor-in-chief of the
chess monthly Shakhmatnaya Moskva (1963-1966) and campaigned for the
publication of a chess newspaper for the entire Soviet Union. This
newspaper became known as 64. He would become its founding editor from
1968-1977. He earned a
Ph.D. in Philosophical Science at Yerevan State University in 1968,
with his dissertation entitled `Chess Logics: Some Problems of Logic
of Chess Thought.'
After successfully defending his crown in 1966 against Boris Spassky,
Petrosian, who had won the Soviet championship in 1969, was challenged
again by
the same player in the same year. This time, Spassky won the match by
12.5-10.5.
The Armenian player continued his career and participated four more
times in the candidates' tournament (1971, 1974, 1977, and 1980). He
won again the Soviet championship in 1975. He participated as a
representative of the USSR in ten Chess Olympiads from 1958-1978,
where he obtained the third all-best performance of all times (79.5
per cent, with only one defeat on 129 games) and won six individual
gold medals.
Petrosian photographed during a match with rival Bobby Fischer in
Belgrad,
Yugoslavia, 1970.
In his 1973 book on grandmasters of chess, New York Times journalist
Harold C. Schonberg said that `playing him was like trying to put
handcuffs on an eel. There was nothing to grip.' Boris Spassky,
Petrosian's successor, described his style of play: `Petrosian reminds
me of a hedgehog. Just when you think you have caught him, he puts out
his quills."
Petrosian passed away of stomach cancer in Moscow on August 13,
1984. He was buried in the cemetery of Vagankovo, where world chess
champion Garry Kasparov unveiled a memorial on his grave in 1987,
depicting the laurel wreath of a world champion and an image contained
within a crown of the sun shining above the twin peaks of Mount
Ararat. In the district of Davtashen, in Yerevan, a monument honoring
the world-famous player was opened in 2006 on the street that carries
his name.
Tigran Petrosian contributed enormously to popularize chess in
Armenia. The country became a great power in the chess world after
independence. Grandmaster Tigran L. Petrosian, born a month after his
death, was named after him.
Previous entries in `This Week in Armenian History' are on
the Prelacy's web site (www.armenianprelacy.org)
SYRIAN ARMENIAN COMMUNITY NEEDS OUR HELP MORE THAN EVER
The crises in Syria, including the recent upheaval in Kessab, require
our financial assistance. Please keep this community in your prayers,
your hearts, and your pocketbooks.
PLEASE DO NOT FORGET OUR ONGOING RELIEF EFFORTS FOR THE ARMENIAN
COMMUNITY
IN SYRIA WHERE CONDITIONS ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY MORE DIFFICULT.
THE NEED IS REAL.
THE NEED IS GREAT.
DONATIONS TO THE FUND FOR SYRIAN ARMENIAN RELIEF CAN BE MADE ON LINE.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
June 15-St. Gregory Church, annual Father's Day Picnic, 12
noon to 5 pm on the church grounds at 135 Goodwin Street, Indian
Orchard, Massachusetts. Enjoy many favorite Armenian dinners including
shish kebab and rice pilaf. Baked goods available for
purchase. Raffle, Armenian music and dancing, and activities for
children. Admission and parking are free. For information,
413-543-4763.
June 16-17-St. Sarkis Church, Dearborn, Michigan, Sunday School Teens
Seminar at Colombiere Conference and Retreat Center, Clarkston,
Michigan.
June 22-Sts. Vartanantz Church, Ridgefield, New Jersey, Nareg Saturday
School year-end Hantes, following the Divine Liturgy.
June 22-Wisconsin chapter of SOAR (Society for Orphaned Armenian
Relief) Golf Outing, Meadowbrook Country Club, 2149 N. Green Bay Road,
Racine; 11 am lunch and registration; 1 pm shotgun start; 5:30 pm
finish; 6 pm dinner and entertainment. Golf event with dinner $150 per
golfer; $50 dinner
and program for non-golfers. Registration and/or information:
262-352-4140.
June 23-Holy Trinity Church, Worcester, Massachusetts, 11th Annual
Golf Outing, Sterling National Country Club, Sterling,
Massachusetts. Tee off: 9 am, shotgun start, scramble format. $145 per
person includes: Golf, cart, breakfast, dinner, prizes, raffles, and
chance to win a two-year lease on a 2014 Land Rover with a hole in
one. For information: Kap Kaprielian,
[email protected] or 508-872-9629.
June 24-26-Vacation Bible Camp for preschool (age 4) to 6th grade
students at St. Sarkis Church, Dearborn, Michigan, from 10 am to 2
pm. Religious activities, lessons, crafts, and games. For information:
313-336-6200.
June 28-St. Stephen's Church, New Britain, Connecticut, Ladies Guild
Cooking Class, `Short Cuts to Armenian Cooking,'
11 am, Mock Manti. $15 for each class; $40 for three classes.
June 29 - July 6: St. Gregory of Datev Institute Summer Program for
youth ages 13-18 at the St. Mary of Providence Center in Elverson,
Pennsylvania, sponsored by the Prelacy's Armenian Religious Education
Council (AREC). For information, contact the AREC office at
212.689.7810 or at
[email protected].
June 29-St. Hagop Church, Racine, Wisconsin, Annual Armenian Picnic
and `Madagh' blessing at 11 am, by Rev. Fr. Daron Stepanian, pastor of
St. Hagop Church, at Johnson Park, 6200 Northwestern Avenue. Shish
kebab and chicken dinners, sarma, penelee, khurabia, and more. Live
Armenian music; children's activities, raffle drawing. For
information: Zohrab at [email protected].
July 14-39th Annual St. Sarkis Golf & Tennis Classic, Meadowbrook
Country Club, Northville, Michigan. $250 donation for golf breakfast,
lunch, and banquet. $125 donation banquet only. Reservations:
313-336-6200.
July 19-`A Hye Summer A Night IX,' sponsored by the Ladies Guild of
Sts. Vartanantz Church, Providence, and Armenian Relief Society Ani
Chapter, 7 pm to 12 midnight. Dinner Dance at Alpine Country Club,
Pippen Orchard Drive, Cranston, Rhode Island, featuring Hachig
Kazarian,
John Berberian, Ken Kalajian, and Jason Naroian. Dinner-Dance, $50;
dance only after 8:30 pm, $35 (with student ID $25). RSVP before June
30. Call Joyce Yeremian, 401-354-8770, [email protected] or Joyce
Bagdasarian, 401-434-4467, sweetano6aol.com.
July 26-St. Stephen's Church, New Britain, Connecticut, Ladies Guild
Cooking Class, `Short Cuts to Armenian Cooking,'
11 am, Boereg. $15 for each class; $40 for three classes.
August 17-St. Sarkis Church (Dearborn) Grape Blessing Family Fun
Picnic at Kensington Park, Kensington, Michigan. Good food, music,
biking, soccer, dancing, magician, swimming, playscape, kids games,
door prizes, face painting, tavloo tournament and more.
August 17-Sts. Vartanantz Church, Ridgefield, New Jersey, Annual
Picnic and Blessing of the Grapes, 1-5 pm at Saddle River County Park,
Wild Duck Pond area. Music, delicious Armenian food and desserts, arts
and
crafts, and playground for children, cards, and tavloo, and more.
September 18-Sts. Vartanantz Church, Ridgefield, New Jersey, 12th
Annual Golf Classic, River Vale Country Club, River Vale, New
Jersey. Rain or Shine. 11 am registration and Grilled Lunch Buffet; 1
pm Tee Off. Format: Shotgun Scramble (All player levels welcome). Golf
Outing Reservation: $195; limited to first 128 paid golf
reservations. Reservation includes: Grilled lunch buffet, dinner
banquet, golf, cart, and range balls. Contests and
Prizes. Sponsorships available. For information: 201-943-2950.
October 3-St. Sarkis Armenian Church, Douglaston, New York, Saturday
School Dinner Dance Gala.
Web pages of the parishes can be accessed through the Prelacy's web
site.
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Parishes of the Eastern Prelacy are invited to send information about
their major events to be included in the calendar. Send to:
[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/
June 12, 2014
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POPE FRANCIS AND CATHOLICOS ARAM MEET
`Your solidarity with the Armenians during the 100th Anniversary
Commemorations of the Genocide will be a valuable contribution to our
just cause' (Catholicos Aram)
`The history of emigration, persecutions and the martyrdom experienced
by so many of the faithful has inflicted deep wounds on the hearts of
all Armenians. We must see and venerate these as wounds inflicted on
the very body of Christ.' (Pope Francis)
Following a private meeting between Pope Francis and Catholicos Aram
I, Pope Francis and Catholicos Aram met with the delegation that
accompanied the
Catholicos. In his speech the Catholicos noted that since 1997 he has
had the opportunity to meet Popes John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and
currently, His Holiness Francis I.
Catholicos Aram I then spoke of the special relations between the
Roman Catholic Church and the Catholicosate of Cilicia during the time
of the Kingdom of Cilicia and after the Genocide when the Holy See
settled in Antelias,
Lebanon.
The Catholicos expressed his appreciation of the Pope's effort to take
the church to the people, which he said is also at the heart of the
Armenian Orthodox Church and to which it is fully committed. He
invited all churches to leave confessional differences aside and face
together the urgent challenges confronting humanity.
Speaking of the Middle East, the Catholicos said that despite the
current violence in the region, Christians would continue to witness
for their faith, fulfill their duties, and demand their rights as
citizens of their countries.
Speaking about the Centenary of the Armenian Genocide that will be
commemorated in 2015, the Catholicos thanked the Pope for his past
positions towards the Armenian cause and spoke of the
one-and-a-half-million Armenians that had lost their lives and of the
churches, homes, sources of livelihood, spiritual and cultural
heritage that had been lost in the Genocide that had been perpetrated
upon the Armenians by the Ottoman Turks. The Catholicos paid tribute
to Pope Benedict XV who denounced the Armenian Genocide in a letter to
Sultan Mehmet V in 1915. The Catholicos asked the Pope to continue
advocating for the rights of the Armenian People.
In his response, Pope Francis, noted that Catholicos Aram's
=80=9Ccommitment to the cause of Christian unity is known to all. You
have been especially active in the World Council of Churches and you
continue to be most supportive of the Middle East Council Churches,
which plays such an important role in assisting the Christian
communities of that region as they face numerous difficulties. Nor can
I fail to mention the significant contribution which Your Holiness and
the representatives of the Catholicosate of Cilicia have made to the
Joint Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church
and the Oriental Orthodox Churches. I am convinced that on our journey
towards full communion we share the same hopes and a similar sense of
responsibility as we strive to be faithful to the will of the
Lord Jesus Christ.'
Referring to the Armenian Genocide, the Pope said `the Armenian people
represent a part of the Christian world that is irrevocably marked by
a history of trials and sufferings courageously accepted for the love
of God. The Armenian Apostolic Church has had to become a pilgrim
people; it has
experienced in a singular way what it means to journey towards the
Kingdom
of God. The history of emigration, persecutions and martyrdom
experienced by so many of the faithful has inflicted deeps wounds on
the hearts of all Armenians. We must see and venerate these as wounds
inflicted on the very body of Christ, and for this very reason a cause
for unfailing hope and trust in the provident mercy of the father.'
At the end of formal speeches, the two Pontiffs and the delegation
accompanying Catholicos Aram I, coming from Europe, the Middle East,
and North and
South America, attended a special prayer service. Following the
service, the delegates were formally introduced to the Pope.
KARAGEUZIAN FOUNDATION DIRECTORS VISIT PRELACY
The newly appointed Executive Director of the Karageuzian Foundation,
accompanied by the directors of the Foundation in Armenia and Lebanon,
visited the Prelacy offices yesterday where they were received by the
Vicar General, Bishop Anoushavan Tanielian.
DATEV SUMMER PROGRAM FOR YOUTH
St. Gregory of Datev Institute will hold its 28th annual summer
program for youth ages 13-18 at St. Mary of Providence Center in
Elverson, Pennsylvania, from June 29 to July 6, 2014. The program is
sponsored by the Prelacy's Armenian Religious Education Council
(AREC). For information and registration, please visit the Prelacy
website (armenianprelacy.org/arec/datev
(http://t.e2ma.net/click/ksoxe/4f4cee/c2i9gb)).
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Rev. Fr. Mesrob Lakissian with Mrs. Eranouhi Shahbazian.
CATHEDRAL'S ELDEST MEMBER AND SURVIVOR OF GENOCIDE DIES
Mrs. Eranouhi Shahbazian, who was one of the most dedicated members of
the
Cathedral since she came to the United States from Romania many
decades ago with her family, passed away on June 6 at the age of 103.
Mrs. Shahbazian, a survivor of the Armenian Genocide, was born on
August 25, 1910, in Ordou, Turkey. At the age of five she lost her
mother, and later her father. She was reunited with her sister in an
orphanage from where they were first sent to Russia and then to
Romania.
SATURDAY SCHOOL GRADUATION IN WATERTOWN
St. Stephen's Saturday School in Watertown, Massachusetts, held its
year-end program, highlighted by the graduation of 12 students from
the 12th grade. St. Stephen's is the only ANEC-affiliated one-day
school
whose classes extend through the high school level.
The program was dedicated to the elders of the community in accordance
with the declaration of His Holiness Aram I, proclaiming 2014 as the
Year of the Elders. This year's graduates were: Talar Kaya, Barkev
Chaghlasian, Aren Torigian, Arlene Cimen, Sarkis Toukhmanian, Aida
Barsoumian,
Ani Khachadrian, Karni Berejiklian, Alek Kotikian, Raffi Bilanian,
Anette Calisir, and Taleen Saghrian.
The 12th grade graduates with 11th and 12th grade teacher, Mr. Khajag
Megerdichian; Pastor, Archpriest Fr. Antranig Baljian; Principal,
Mrs. Mayda Melkonian, and School Committee Chairman, Mr. Missak
Barsoumian.
GRADUATES HONORED IN DOUGLASTON
Last Sunday St. Sarkis Church, Douglaston, New York, honored graduates
of the Armenian community in a special Church Service and luncheon
that followed. Honored were, College Graduates: Hagop Nercessian and
Leon Zohrabian; High School Graduates: Armen Bijimenian, Arthur
Mouradian and Christapor Megherian; Eighth Grade graduates: Nicole
Mark, Shushan Aghavian, Cassandra Trivino, Isabel Hagobian, Raffi
Hagobian, Mimi Bijimenian, and Arev Ebrimian; Sixth Grade Graduates:
Peter Agopian and Alicia Mordjikian; and Fifth Grade graduate Michael
Trivino.
Sixteen graduates and their families attended the Divine
Liturgy. Bishop Anoushavan, Vicar of the Prelacy, and Rev. Fr. Nareg
invited the graduates to the altar where His Grace prayed for each one
as he presented them with a
specially designed satin stole representing St. Sarkis Church, hand
crafted by Mrs. Jeanette Nenejian. Following church services the
graduates and their families were invited to join in a special
luncheon and program. (Reported by Seta Megherian)
Bishop Anoushavan and Rev. Fr. Nareg Terterian, pastor of St. Sarkis
Church, Douglaston, New York with the 2014 graduates.
TANIEL VAROUJAN ARMENIAN SCHOOL GRADUATES
The graduates of the Taniel Varoujan Armenian Saturday School in
Glenview,
Illinois, with Archpriest Fr. Zareh Sahakian, Pastor of All Saints
Church,
Mrs. Talin Artinian, Principal, Mrs. Arpie Dekirmenjian, Vice
Principal, Mrs. Rita Arakelian, 7th grade teacher, and Mrs. Silva
Bedian, 7th grade teacher.
MOURAD SATURDAY SCHOOL HANTES
The Mourad Armenian Saturday School of Sts. Vartanantz Church,
Providence,
Rhode Island, concluded the school year with its annual Hantes at Hope
Highlands School in Cranston. The program included singing,
recitations, dance
performances, and drama. Students, parents, and the principal Deegen
Anahid Kibarian and the teachers all worked diligently during the
school year to
prepare this year's presentation that was dedicated to the =80=9CYear
of the Elderly.' Honorees were three long-time servants of
the school: Mrs. Carol Mesrobian (School Committee treasurer), former
co-principal Mrs. Rozanne Arzoomanian, and the current principal,
Mrs. Kibarian.
Five students won the essay contest sponsored by the Armenian Relief
Society. Seven students, David Ayriyan, Anahid Donoyan, Taleen
Donoyan, Armen Eghian, Datev Katchatryan, Rosdom Mkrtschjan, and Lorie
Simonian, graduated, and participated in the Divine Liturgy by reading
from the Gospel in Armenian and English, reciting the Havadamk (Nicene
Creed), giving the Voghchooyn
(Kiss of Peace), and performing ushering duties. Next school year,
these graduates will serve as assistant teachers, as members of the
church choir, or serve on the altar.
A dance presentation by the younger grades.
Honorees and graduates with Archpriest Fr. Gomidas Baghsarian,
Mrs. Maggie
Nalbandian, and School Committee chair, Hagop Khatchadourian.
STS. VARTANANTZ CHURCH (NJ) INDUCTS NEW BOARD
Induction services for the new Board of Trustees of Sts. Vartanantz
Church, Ridgefield, New Jersey, took place last Sunday after the
Divine Liturgy. Rev. Fr. Hovnan Bozoian, pastor, conducted the service
in the presence of a
large number of parishioners. At the end of the induction service, Der
Hovnan congratulated the new Board of Trustees on behalf of the
Prelate and Vicar General, and the Sts. Vartanantz family and wished
them health and good
luck in their service.
Rev. Fr. Hovnan Bozoian with the members of the new board of
trustees. Front row, left to right, Karoun Dayermenjian (secretary),
Apraham Dermenjian (chair), Fr. Hovnan (pastor), Lynn Mahlebjian (Vice
Chair), Vicken Mazbanian (treasurer). Back row, left to right:
Advisors, Nora Sarajian, Vahe Asayan, Silva Kouyoumdjian, Mher
Azazian, and Garo Khatchadourian.
PRESENTATION ON WORLD VISION PROGRAMS IN ARMENIA
Last Sunday, a presentation on World Vision International Charitable
Organization's operations in Armenia, was presented at
St. Illuminator's Cathedral. The presentation was facilitated by
Rev. David L. Snyder, the Church Partnerships (Officer of World
Vision's U.S. office, and Dr. Artur Martirosyan, a member of the Board
of Trustees of St. Illuminator's Cathedral, and former staff member of
World Vision in Armenia.
In his opening remarks, Dn. Shant Kazanjian, director of the Prelacy's
Armenian Religious Education Council (AREC) welcomed the guest
speaker, thanked World Vision for its worldwide charitable work,
especially in Armenia, and stressed the importance for cooperation.
Rev. Snyder described the mission of World Vision and its important
role in Armenia. Dr. Martirosyan stressed the new initiative by World
Vision US to engage with the US-based Armenian Diaspora primarily
through the Armenian
Church. The presentation was accompanied with impressive video
materials on how the change is brought to an ordinary Armenian village
through the facilitation of World Vision Armenia as well as a video
describing the global nature of World Vision and the objective of
child sponsorship. At the conclusion of the presentation,
Rev. Fr. Mesrob Lakissian, pastor of the Cathedral presented a copy of
the book, Living Faith, to Rev. Snyder, and thanked all of the
participants.
World Vision presentation took place at the Cathedral. Left to right,
Dn. Shant Kazanjian, Rev. Fr. Mesrob Lakissian, Rev. David L. Snyder,
Dr. Artur
Martirosyan.
BIBLE READINGS
Bible readings for Sunday, June 15, First Sunday after Pentecost,
(Beginning of Sundays of Resurrection) are: 1 Kings 18:29-46; 2 Kings
2:1-15; James
5:16-20; Luke 4:25-30.
Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another,
so that you may be healed. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and
effective. Elijah was a human being like us, and he prayed fervently
that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not
rain on the earth. Then he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain and
the earth yielded its harvest.
My brothers and sisters, if anyone among you wanders from the truth
and is
brought back by another, you should know that whoever brings back a
sinner
from wandering will save the sinner's soul from death and will cover a
multitude of sins. (James 5:16-20)
For a listing of the coming week's Bible readings click here
(http://t.e2ma.net/click/ksoxe/4f4cee/8mk9gb).
REMEMBRANCE OF THE PROPHET ELIJAH
This Sunday, June 15, the Armenian Church commemorates the Feast of
Elijah, the Messianic prophet of the Old Testament recorded in 1 and 2
Kings. Elijah was the greatest prophet in the Old Testament and
therefore his feast day falls on a Sunday. He appeared along with
Moses at the Transfiguration as the prophet of life and the new
covenant; Moses was representative of the
old covenant. The Armenian Church (like all the Eastern churches)
holds Elijah in the highest esteem. Most importantly, Elijah did not
experience death, but was taken to heaven, like the Holy Mother of
God. He is mentioned in the Armenian hymn Ee Verin, sung during the
Requiem Service.
`Receive us in Jerusalem above, in the dwellings of the angels, in
Eden, the paradise where Enoch and Elijah live worthily resplendent in
dove-like purity and in old age. O merciful Lord, have mercy upon the
souls of
ours who have fallen asleep.'
(From the Armenian hymn Ee Verin Yerousaghem (Receive us in Jerusalem
above), sung during the Requiem Service.)
SAINTS HRIPSIME AND GAYANE AND THEIR COMPANIONS
This Monday and Tuesday, June 16 and 17, the Armenian Church
commemorates the virgin saints Hripsime and Gayane and their
companions. Thirty-three nuns, led by Gayane, left Rome and sought
refuge in Armenia hoping to escape the Roman Emperor who desired one
of the nuns, the beautiful Hripsime. In Armenia, King Dertad became
captivated by Hripsime's beauty and sought to wed her. She
refused. Enraged, the king had Hripsime (and the other nuns)
imprisoned and tortured to death.
When Gregory was released from his imprisonment in the deep pit (Khor
Virab) he built chapels over the relics of the nuns, which Catholicos
Sahag Bartev later renovated. During the 7th century, churches were
built over both sites. The church dedicated to Saint Hripsime, built
by Catholicos Gomidas,
is considered to be an architectural masterpiece and influenced the
future
course of Armenian architecture. Catholicos Gomidas also wrote a
sharagan (hymn) in their memory-the well-known Antsink Nviryalk
(Dedicated Beings).
The two churches, as well as a third (Shoghakat) are in the city of
Etchmiadzin (Vagharshapat), not far from the complex of buildings that
comprise the Holy Mother See of Etchmiadzin, designated by UNESCO as a
World Heritage
site.
THIS WEEK IN ARMENIAN HISTORY
(Prepared by the Armenian National Education Committee[ANEC])
Birth of Tigran Petrosian
(June 17, 1929)
Armenia was not an independent state in the 1960s, when Tigran the
Great was the king of the world. Tigran Petrosian put Armenia and
Armenians on the
world map of chess. His almost impenetrable defensive playing style
earned
him the nickname `Iron Tigran' by Soviet grandmaster Lev Polugaievsky.
Petrosian was born in Tiflis on June 17, 1929. He learned to play
chess at
the age of 8, though his father, who was illiterate, encouraged him to
continue studying. He was orphaned during World War II and was forced
to sweep
streets to earn a living.
He began training at the Tiflis Pioneers' Palace in 1941, and became a
candidate Master at the age of 17 (1946). He then moved to Yerevan and
won the Armenian chess championship. He earned the title of Master
during the USSR junior chess championship of 1947.
After moving to Moscow in 1949, Petrosian's career as a chess player
advanced rapidly. In 1951 and 1952 he earned the titles of
International Master and Grandmaster. In the tournament of candidates
for world championship of 1953, he arrived in fifth position. After
the 1956 candidates' tournament, he made a turnaround in his
production. He went on to win the 1959 and 1961 USSR championships,
and after winning the candidates' tournament of 1962 in Curacao, he
earned the right to challenge Mikhail Botvinnik, another Soviet
player, for the title of world chess champion. Petrosian
won the match in 1963 with a final score of 12.5 to 9.5.
Upon becoming world champion, Petrosian became editor-in-chief of the
chess monthly Shakhmatnaya Moskva (1963-1966) and campaigned for the
publication of a chess newspaper for the entire Soviet Union. This
newspaper became known as 64. He would become its founding editor from
1968-1977. He earned a
Ph.D. in Philosophical Science at Yerevan State University in 1968,
with his dissertation entitled `Chess Logics: Some Problems of Logic
of Chess Thought.'
After successfully defending his crown in 1966 against Boris Spassky,
Petrosian, who had won the Soviet championship in 1969, was challenged
again by
the same player in the same year. This time, Spassky won the match by
12.5-10.5.
The Armenian player continued his career and participated four more
times in the candidates' tournament (1971, 1974, 1977, and 1980). He
won again the Soviet championship in 1975. He participated as a
representative of the USSR in ten Chess Olympiads from 1958-1978,
where he obtained the third all-best performance of all times (79.5
per cent, with only one defeat on 129 games) and won six individual
gold medals.
Petrosian photographed during a match with rival Bobby Fischer in
Belgrad,
Yugoslavia, 1970.
In his 1973 book on grandmasters of chess, New York Times journalist
Harold C. Schonberg said that `playing him was like trying to put
handcuffs on an eel. There was nothing to grip.' Boris Spassky,
Petrosian's successor, described his style of play: `Petrosian reminds
me of a hedgehog. Just when you think you have caught him, he puts out
his quills."
Petrosian passed away of stomach cancer in Moscow on August 13,
1984. He was buried in the cemetery of Vagankovo, where world chess
champion Garry Kasparov unveiled a memorial on his grave in 1987,
depicting the laurel wreath of a world champion and an image contained
within a crown of the sun shining above the twin peaks of Mount
Ararat. In the district of Davtashen, in Yerevan, a monument honoring
the world-famous player was opened in 2006 on the street that carries
his name.
Tigran Petrosian contributed enormously to popularize chess in
Armenia. The country became a great power in the chess world after
independence. Grandmaster Tigran L. Petrosian, born a month after his
death, was named after him.
Previous entries in `This Week in Armenian History' are on
the Prelacy's web site (www.armenianprelacy.org)
SYRIAN ARMENIAN COMMUNITY NEEDS OUR HELP MORE THAN EVER
The crises in Syria, including the recent upheaval in Kessab, require
our financial assistance. Please keep this community in your prayers,
your hearts, and your pocketbooks.
PLEASE DO NOT FORGET OUR ONGOING RELIEF EFFORTS FOR THE ARMENIAN
COMMUNITY
IN SYRIA WHERE CONDITIONS ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY MORE DIFFICULT.
THE NEED IS REAL.
THE NEED IS GREAT.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
June 15-St. Gregory Church, annual Father's Day Picnic, 12
noon to 5 pm on the church grounds at 135 Goodwin Street, Indian
Orchard, Massachusetts. Enjoy many favorite Armenian dinners including
shish kebab and rice pilaf. Baked goods available for
purchase. Raffle, Armenian music and dancing, and activities for
children. Admission and parking are free. For information,
413-543-4763.
June 16-17-St. Sarkis Church, Dearborn, Michigan, Sunday School Teens
Seminar at Colombiere Conference and Retreat Center, Clarkston,
Michigan.
June 22-Sts. Vartanantz Church, Ridgefield, New Jersey, Nareg Saturday
School year-end Hantes, following the Divine Liturgy.
June 22-Wisconsin chapter of SOAR (Society for Orphaned Armenian
Relief) Golf Outing, Meadowbrook Country Club, 2149 N. Green Bay Road,
Racine; 11 am lunch and registration; 1 pm shotgun start; 5:30 pm
finish; 6 pm dinner and entertainment. Golf event with dinner $150 per
golfer; $50 dinner
and program for non-golfers. Registration and/or information:
262-352-4140.
June 23-Holy Trinity Church, Worcester, Massachusetts, 11th Annual
Golf Outing, Sterling National Country Club, Sterling,
Massachusetts. Tee off: 9 am, shotgun start, scramble format. $145 per
person includes: Golf, cart, breakfast, dinner, prizes, raffles, and
chance to win a two-year lease on a 2014 Land Rover with a hole in
one. For information: Kap Kaprielian,
[email protected] or 508-872-9629.
June 24-26-Vacation Bible Camp for preschool (age 4) to 6th grade
students at St. Sarkis Church, Dearborn, Michigan, from 10 am to 2
pm. Religious activities, lessons, crafts, and games. For information:
313-336-6200.
June 28-St. Stephen's Church, New Britain, Connecticut, Ladies Guild
Cooking Class, `Short Cuts to Armenian Cooking,'
11 am, Mock Manti. $15 for each class; $40 for three classes.
June 29 - July 6: St. Gregory of Datev Institute Summer Program for
youth ages 13-18 at the St. Mary of Providence Center in Elverson,
Pennsylvania, sponsored by the Prelacy's Armenian Religious Education
Council (AREC). For information, contact the AREC office at
212.689.7810 or at
[email protected].
June 29-St. Hagop Church, Racine, Wisconsin, Annual Armenian Picnic
and `Madagh' blessing at 11 am, by Rev. Fr. Daron Stepanian, pastor of
St. Hagop Church, at Johnson Park, 6200 Northwestern Avenue. Shish
kebab and chicken dinners, sarma, penelee, khurabia, and more. Live
Armenian music; children's activities, raffle drawing. For
information: Zohrab at [email protected].
July 14-39th Annual St. Sarkis Golf & Tennis Classic, Meadowbrook
Country Club, Northville, Michigan. $250 donation for golf breakfast,
lunch, and banquet. $125 donation banquet only. Reservations:
313-336-6200.
July 19-`A Hye Summer A Night IX,' sponsored by the Ladies Guild of
Sts. Vartanantz Church, Providence, and Armenian Relief Society Ani
Chapter, 7 pm to 12 midnight. Dinner Dance at Alpine Country Club,
Pippen Orchard Drive, Cranston, Rhode Island, featuring Hachig
Kazarian,
John Berberian, Ken Kalajian, and Jason Naroian. Dinner-Dance, $50;
dance only after 8:30 pm, $35 (with student ID $25). RSVP before June
30. Call Joyce Yeremian, 401-354-8770, [email protected] or Joyce
Bagdasarian, 401-434-4467, sweetano6aol.com.
July 26-St. Stephen's Church, New Britain, Connecticut, Ladies Guild
Cooking Class, `Short Cuts to Armenian Cooking,'
11 am, Boereg. $15 for each class; $40 for three classes.
August 17-St. Sarkis Church (Dearborn) Grape Blessing Family Fun
Picnic at Kensington Park, Kensington, Michigan. Good food, music,
biking, soccer, dancing, magician, swimming, playscape, kids games,
door prizes, face painting, tavloo tournament and more.
August 17-Sts. Vartanantz Church, Ridgefield, New Jersey, Annual
Picnic and Blessing of the Grapes, 1-5 pm at Saddle River County Park,
Wild Duck Pond area. Music, delicious Armenian food and desserts, arts
and
crafts, and playground for children, cards, and tavloo, and more.
September 18-Sts. Vartanantz Church, Ridgefield, New Jersey, 12th
Annual Golf Classic, River Vale Country Club, River Vale, New
Jersey. Rain or Shine. 11 am registration and Grilled Lunch Buffet; 1
pm Tee Off. Format: Shotgun Scramble (All player levels welcome). Golf
Outing Reservation: $195; limited to first 128 paid golf
reservations. Reservation includes: Grilled lunch buffet, dinner
banquet, golf, cart, and range balls. Contests and
Prizes. Sponsorships available. For information: 201-943-2950.
October 3-St. Sarkis Armenian Church, Douglaston, New York, Saturday
School Dinner Dance Gala.
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