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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/
June 19, 2014
The Armenian Prelacy =99¦ 138 East 39th Street =99¦ New York, NY
10016
tel: 212-689-7810 =99¦ Fax: 212-689-7168 =99¦ Email:
[email protected]
40th DAY REQUIEM FOR DIRAMAYR MARY CHOLOYAN
This Sunday, June 22, a 40th day requiem service will be said
following the Divine Liturgy for Diramayr Mary Choloyan, mother of our
Prelate, Archbishop Oshagan, at St. Illuminator's Cathedral in New
York City. Following the service the Cathedral will offer Madagh in
memory of Diramayr who died on May 7.
Archbishop Oshagan expresses his sincere thanks for the many
condolence messages he received. His Eminence said, `I am grateful for
the many messages and cards received by mail, email, telephone, and
donations in-lieu-of-flowers. My family and I were truly comforted by
the many thoughtful and caring expressions of sympathy.'
KESSAB LIBERATED BY SYRIAN ARMY;
WIDESPREAD DAMAGE REPORTED
According to reporting by Reuters, rebel and al Qaeda-affiliated
militants, who seized the town of Kessab in March by way of the
Turkish border, have
withdrawn, and the Syrian Army officially announced its recapture and
liberation. There is widespread damage to homes, businesses, and
infrastructure resulting in the lack of water, electricity, and
telephone service. The Syrian army reported that engineering teams
were removing mines
and explosives planted by the `terrorist gangs.' A number of
Armenians returned to Kessab early this week to assess the damage to
their residences in order to plan their return in the near
future. Homes, community centers, schools, and churches have sustained
heavy damage.
The situation in Aleppo continues to be serious. The Armenian
populated section of `Nor Gyugh' is reported to be deserted and
devastated.
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.
TO DONATE NOW CLICK HERE
(https://t.e2ma.net/click/k8gye/4f4cee/828ihb) AND SELECT SYRIAN
ARMENIAN RELIEF IN THE MENU. OR IF YOU PREFER YOU MAY MAIL YOUR
DONATION TO:
Armenian Prelacy
138 E. 39th Street
New York, NY 10016
Checks payable to: Fund for Syrian Armenian Relief
Thank you for your help
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
(https://t.e2ma.net/click/k8gye/4f4cee/ov9ihb)).
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FAVORITE ARMENIAN SONGS OFFERED BY MARGAR YEGHIAZARYAN
A concert by Margar Yeghiazaryan, organized by St. Illuminator's
Cathedral and Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society of
New York, took place last night at the Armenian Center in Woodside,
New York.
Mr. Yeghiazaryan, a native of Etchmiatzin, Armenia, credits his mother
for
instilling in him the love of music. His mother sang in several choirs
and
cherished Armenian music and folklore. A graduate of the Komitas State
Conservatory of Yerevan, he has performed in Armenia and abroad. He is
a soloist with the famous KOHAR Symphony Orchestra and Choir and has
toured with them several times.
Rev. Fr. Mesrob Lakissian, pastor of the Cathedral, expressed
heartfelt congratulations and thanks to Mr. Yeghiazaryan on behalf of
the organizers for his spectacular performance.
BIBLE READINGS
Bible readings for Sunday, June 22, Second Sunday after Pentecost,
Feast of Holy Etchmiadzin are: Proverbs 9:1-6; Zechariah 3:7-4:9;
Hebrews 9:1-10; John 10:22-30.
At that time the festival of the Dedication took place in
Jerusalem. It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the
portico of Solomon. So the Jews gathered around him and said to him,
`How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell
us plainly.' Jesus answered, `I have told you, and you do not
believe. The works that I do in my Father's name testify to me; but
you do not believe, because you do not belong to my sheep. My sheep
hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal
life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my
hand. What my Father has given me is greater than all else, and no one
can snatch it out of the Father's hand. The Father and I are one'
(John 10:22-30).
For a listing of the coming week's Bible readings click here
(https://t.e2ma.net/click/k8gye/4f4cee/kgbjhb).
FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST AND BISHOP ATHENOGENES
Today, June 19, is the Feast of St. John the Baptist (also called the
Forerunner), and Bishop Athenogenes.
John the Baptist is prominent in each of the four Gospels. He is
associated with the beginning of the ministry of Jesus and is
considered to be the
`forerunner' to Jesus the Messiah. He baptized those who repented
their sins, and he preached of the coming of one after him who is
greater than he and would baptize not with water but with the
Spirit. In the
third chapter of Matthew, John is reluctant to baptize Jesus and does
so only after encouragement from Jesus. The Armenian Church considers
St. John the Baptist as one of the two prime intercessors to Jesus,
the other being the Blessed Mother.
Athenogenes, a bishop and theologian was burned to death along with
ten of
his disciples in Sebastia, Armenia, during the persecution of
Christians by Emperor Diocletian. Athenogenes wrote a hymn of praise
proclaiming the divinity of the Holy Spirit. He is remembered as
singing this hymn as he went
into the flames.
FEAST OF ST. GREGORY THE ILLUMINATOR: DELIVERANCE FROM THE PIT
This Saturday, June 21, is the Feast of St. Gregory the Illuminator's
deliverance from the pit (Khor Viraben Yelkuh). Gregory is revered as
the patron saint of the Armenian Church. He is recognized and
memorialized
in both eastern and western hierarchical churches. The Armenian
liturgical
calendar reserves three feast days in his honor: Entrance into the
pit, deliverance from the pit, and discovery of relics. In addition to
these three
days, there are several feast days to which he is closely connected,
namely the feast days for Sts. Hripsimiantz, Sts. Gayaniantz,
Shoghakat, Holy Etchmiadzin, and King Trdat. The Roman Catholic
Church, Orthodox churches, and Oriental Orthodox churches have special
days in their calendars for the veneration of St. Gregory, who is
considered to be one of the Fathers of the
early Christian church.
Gregory was condemned to the pit in 287 AD by King Trdat and the
persecution of Christians began. After the martyrdom of a group of
nuns who came to Armenia from Rome led by Hripsime and Gayane, Trdat
was stricken with strange maladies. His sister, Khosrovidukht, had a
dream that Gregory was the only person who could heal her
brother. Miraculously, Gregory was still alive
after many years in the pit, thanks to an angelic woman who lowered
food and water into the pit each day. Gregory emerged from the pit;
the king was healed and baptized, and he declared Christianity to be
the official religion of Armenia.
Gregory was not the first to preach Christianity in Armenia. That
distinction belongs to the apostles Thaddeus and Bartholomew who came
to Armenia in
the first century, and thus gave the Armenian Church its apostolic
designation. Nevertheless, Gregory is revered in the Armenian Church
and is considered by Armenians to be the father of their
faith. Hundreds of churches have been built and named in his honor.
`The ancient calendars of the still undivided Church celebrated him
[Gregory] on the same day in both the East and the West as a tireless
apostle of truth and holiness. The father in faith of the whole
Armenian people, St. Gregory still intercedes from heaven today, so
that all the children
of your great nation may at last gather round the one table prepared
by Christ, the divine Shepherd of one flock.'
Pope John Paul II in his `Apostolic Letter for the 1700th Anniversary
of the Baptism of the Armenian People,' issued February 2, 2001.
FEAST OF HOLY ETCHMIADZIN
This Sunday, June 22, is the Feast of Holy Mother Etchmiadzin, the
cathedral built by St. Gregory after his deliverance from the pit, to
the specifications he saw in a vision, and on the place marked by the
Lord with a golden hammer. This feast day commemorates the
establishment of the Armenian Church and the end of paganism.
Etchmiadzin is the oldest example of a four-altar, four-pillar, domed,
cruciform church in Christian architecture. More than 1,700 years old,
it is the oldest surviving Armenian Christian site. Relief sculptures
on the exterior walls are some of the oldest examples of the Christian
Armenian art of sculpting.
NEWS FROM THE CATHOLICOSATE
CATHOLICOS WRITES TO INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION
His Holiness Aram I sent the following letter to Dr. Paulo Sergio
Pinheiro, chairman of the Independent International Commission of
Inquiry for Syria
while he was visiting Pope Francis at the Vatican:
Dear Dr. Paulo Sergio Pinheiro,
I am writing to you as the Head of the Spiritual Head of Armenians in
Syria and many communities in the Diaspora.
I read your 29 July 2013 report to the General Assembly of the UN on
the situation in Syria, which you made as the Chairman of the
Independent International Commission of Inquiry for Syria. I still
remember your statement that `Syria is in free-fall' and your
description of a =80=9Cfragmented society' in which `fighters are
changing allegiances.' I would add that minorities are also the
victims of violence perpetrated by all sides.
With great grief I have been observing the victimization of my
community. The late events in Kessab, facilitated by Turkey,
demonstrate the free hand
with which third-party countries are exploiting the situation. As we
prepare to commemorate in 2015 the 100th anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide perpetrated by Ottoman Turkey, modern Turkey has forced
another tragedy upon our people. Our community in Kessab, which have
been displaced from their historical land of Cilicia, have lost
everything and have become refugees once more.
I am currently on an official visit to Pope Francis I in the
Vatican. I would like very much to meet with you and share our concern
personally. However, my representative in Switzerland, Ms. Teny
Pirri-Simonian is available to brief you on the situation of our
people in Kessab. I would appreciate if you could meet her
personally.... If that would not be possible, I propose that we
forward to you information concerning the situation of the Armenian
community in Syria.
I pray that the report of your commission will touch the heart of all
those contributing to the disintegration of Syria and the
victimization of helpless minorities.
I look forward to hearing from you through our representative.
CATHOLICOS RECEIVES ECUMENICAL VISITS IN ANTELIAS
Last week His Holiness Aram I received Bishop Arseni, representative
of the Russian Orthodox Church in Syria and Lebanon. Bishop Arseni
conveyed the greetings of Patriarch Kirill. The Catholicos and Bishop
discussed the situation of Christians in the Middle East. His Holiness
asked the Bishop to transmit his greetings to the Patriarch, who is a
long-time ecumenical colleague.
Later on the same day, Rev. Pierre Lacoste, representing the French
Protestant Federation, met with His Holiness. They spoke of the long
friendly relationship between the French and Armenian people. His
Holiness expressed the profound gratitude of the Armenian people to
France for its support of the Armenian cause.
THIS WEEK IN ARMENIAN HISTORY
(Prepared by the Armenian National Education Committee[ANEC])
Death of Ghazaros Aghayan
(June 20, 1911)
Ghazaros Aghayan was one of the important names in the literary and
education awakening of Eastern Armenians in the late nineteenth
century.
He was born on April 4, 1840, in the Armenian village of
Bolnis-Khachen, currently in Georgia. After receiving elementary
education in his birthplace, in 1853 he entered the Nersisian School
of Tiflis, but left after a year.
He would become an autodidact.
He worked as a typographer in Tiflis, Moscow, and St. Petersburg. In
1867 he returned to the Southern Caucasus, and became the manager of
the printing house of Holy Etchmiadzin and the editor of the monthly
Ararat of the Holy See (1869-1870). He later entered the educational
field and taught in schools of Akhaltskha (Akhaltsikhe), Alexandropol
(Gumri), Yerevan, and Shushi
(1870-1882), and was also the diocesan director of the Armenian
schools of
Georgia.
He was a theoretician of education. The aim of his pedagogical system
was to develop `strong, smart, and virtuous' citizens. He gave
preeminence to learning the mother tongue and to moral and esthetic
education. He was against corporal punishments and favored co-ed
schools, as well as practical education and physical education. He
wrote many works in the field, and his textbook `Study of the Mother
Tongue' was particularly appreciated; its first volume, with 33
printings, was the most commonly used first-grade textbook in Armenian
schools for four decades (1875-1916).
Ghazaros Aghayan with Hovhannes Tumanian
Aghayan, who wrote the first autobiographical novel in Armenian
literature
(`Arutin and Manuel,' 1867) was also a famed author of children's
poetry and tales; his tale `Anahit' (1881) is a classic of the
genre. His fairy tale `Aregnazan' and his poem `Tork Angegh' are also
well-known works.
He worked in the editorial boards of the monthly Portz and the
children journal Aghbiur. In 1895 he was arrested with the charge of
being a member of
the Hunchakian Party; he was exiled first to Nakhichevan-on-the-Don,
and then to Crimea (1898-1900). He remained under police surveillance
until the end of his life. In the 1900s he was the elder member of the
literary cenacle `Vernatun' (Attic), together with Hovhannes Tumanian,
Avetik Isahakian, Levon Shant, and Derenik Demirjian. He passed away
on June 20, 1911, in Tiflis.
Aghayan was the father-in-law of renowned painter Martiros Sarian
(1880-1972) and maternal grandfather of composer Ghazaros Sarian
(1920-1998).
Previous entries in `This Week in Armenian History' are on
the Prelacy's web site (www.armenianprelacy.org
(https://t.e2ma.net/click/k8gye/4f4cee/08bjhb))
LAST GENOCIDE SURVIVOR IN MERRIMACK VALLEY DIES
Tom Vartabedian, the veritable journalist, reports that the last
genocide survivor in Merrimack Valley, Massachusetts, died on June 12.
Nazalie
`Nellie' Nazarian was 102 years old, still living independently with
the help of two granddaughters. Just weeks prior to her death, she
attended a genocide commemoration at North Andover High School, and
also
attended the unveiling of a genocide memorial at Lowell City Hall.
Nellie escaped the massacre in her native village of Chimisgazag by
taking
refuge in the mountains with her family. She eventually settled in the
United States where she met and married her husband Stephen, who died
in 1965.
To read Tom's story about `Nellie' click here
(https://t.e2ma.net/click/k8gye/4f4cee/g1cjhb).
THE ARMENIAN LANGUAGE CORNER
(Prepared by the Armenian National Education Committee[ANEC])
The Armenian Squirrel
The Greek language has been a provider of Armenian words from very old
times, although it may have been played a less remarkable role than
the impact
of French over the English language.
Squirrels are very cute when they run around parks and backyards, but
they
may become pesky if they turn to get refuge into someone's home. In
any case, that's an issue for a specialized company. Our issue is
to explain how Anglo-American and Armenian squirrels are related to
each other.
The Armenian squirrel (Õ½Õ¯Õ«Ö=82Õ¼ skiour) got its name
from the Greek language: skiouros, literally `shadow-tailed,' from
skia `shadow' and oura `tail.' But the name does not appear in
Classical Armenian literature, thus it must have been borrowed in
later time. Linguist Hrachia Adjarian even suspected that the word may
have actually come from Latin.
As a matter of fact, the Latin word is sciurus, which seems to have
originated from the Vulgar Latin word
scurius and its diminutive
scuriolus. From this last word came the Old French escureuil (Modern
French écureuil), which became the Anglo-French esquirel and then,
after the fourteenth century, appeared in the English language as
squirrel.
In conclusion, American and Armenian squirrels are distant cousins.
FROM THE BOOKSTORE
100th Anniversary of Genocide at the Bookstore
The Prelacy's Bookstore has an extensive collection of books in
Armenian and English about the Genocide including histories,
historical novels, memoirs, eye witness testimonies, essays, and
poetry. Through next April
we will feature one or two books each week from the Bookstore's
collection.
Now available in paperback:
SKYLARK FARM
By Antonia Arslan
This is the new softcover edition of Antonia Arslan's story about a
family's international struggle to stay alive during the Armenian
Genocide. Yerwant's relatives prepare for his homecoming from years
spent living in Italy, but the festivities are overshadowed by the
imminent threat of World War I. As the Young Turks begin to execute
their plan of
exterminating the Armenians, Yerwant's family struggles to reach Italy
and safety, leaving behind their `little city.'
Skylark Farm, 268 pages, softcover, $18.00, plus shipping & handling.
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To order these or other books, contact the Prelacy Bookstore by email
at [email protected] or telephone, 212-689-7810.
IT'S OFFICIAL: SUMMER ARRIVES SATURDAY
The sun will reach its northernmost point in the sky on Saturday, June
21 at 6:51 am, daylight saving time, thus signaling the official start
of the summer of 2014, in our part of the world.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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, 2014: 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 4-St. Asdvadzadzin Church, Whitinsville, Massachusetts, Annual
Golf Tournament.
August 17-St. Asdvadzadzin Church, Whitinsville, Massachusetts, Annual
Picnic and Blessing of the Grapes.
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.
October 19-St. Asdvadzadzin Church, Whitinsville, Massachusetts, His
Eminence Archbishop Oshagan will ordain sub-deacon Ara Stepanian
during the Divine Liturgy and preside over the parish's 57th Annual
Banquet.
Web pages of the parishes can be accessed through the Prelacy's web
site.
To ensure the timely arrival of Crossroads in your electronic mailbox,
add
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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]
From: A. Papazian
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 19, 2014
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40th DAY REQUIEM FOR DIRAMAYR MARY CHOLOYAN
This Sunday, June 22, a 40th day requiem service will be said
following the Divine Liturgy for Diramayr Mary Choloyan, mother of our
Prelate, Archbishop Oshagan, at St. Illuminator's Cathedral in New
York City. Following the service the Cathedral will offer Madagh in
memory of Diramayr who died on May 7.
Archbishop Oshagan expresses his sincere thanks for the many
condolence messages he received. His Eminence said, `I am grateful for
the many messages and cards received by mail, email, telephone, and
donations in-lieu-of-flowers. My family and I were truly comforted by
the many thoughtful and caring expressions of sympathy.'
KESSAB LIBERATED BY SYRIAN ARMY;
WIDESPREAD DAMAGE REPORTED
According to reporting by Reuters, rebel and al Qaeda-affiliated
militants, who seized the town of Kessab in March by way of the
Turkish border, have
withdrawn, and the Syrian Army officially announced its recapture and
liberation. There is widespread damage to homes, businesses, and
infrastructure resulting in the lack of water, electricity, and
telephone service. The Syrian army reported that engineering teams
were removing mines
and explosives planted by the `terrorist gangs.' A number of
Armenians returned to Kessab early this week to assess the damage to
their residences in order to plan their return in the near
future. Homes, community centers, schools, and churches have sustained
heavy damage.
The situation in Aleppo continues to be serious. The Armenian
populated section of `Nor Gyugh' is reported to be deserted and
devastated.
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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DONATION TO:
Armenian Prelacy
138 E. 39th Street
New York, NY 10016
Checks payable to: Fund for Syrian Armenian Relief
Thank you for your help
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
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FAVORITE ARMENIAN SONGS OFFERED BY MARGAR YEGHIAZARYAN
A concert by Margar Yeghiazaryan, organized by St. Illuminator's
Cathedral and Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society of
New York, took place last night at the Armenian Center in Woodside,
New York.
Mr. Yeghiazaryan, a native of Etchmiatzin, Armenia, credits his mother
for
instilling in him the love of music. His mother sang in several choirs
and
cherished Armenian music and folklore. A graduate of the Komitas State
Conservatory of Yerevan, he has performed in Armenia and abroad. He is
a soloist with the famous KOHAR Symphony Orchestra and Choir and has
toured with them several times.
Rev. Fr. Mesrob Lakissian, pastor of the Cathedral, expressed
heartfelt congratulations and thanks to Mr. Yeghiazaryan on behalf of
the organizers for his spectacular performance.
BIBLE READINGS
Bible readings for Sunday, June 22, Second Sunday after Pentecost,
Feast of Holy Etchmiadzin are: Proverbs 9:1-6; Zechariah 3:7-4:9;
Hebrews 9:1-10; John 10:22-30.
At that time the festival of the Dedication took place in
Jerusalem. It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the
portico of Solomon. So the Jews gathered around him and said to him,
`How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell
us plainly.' Jesus answered, `I have told you, and you do not
believe. The works that I do in my Father's name testify to me; but
you do not believe, because you do not belong to my sheep. My sheep
hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal
life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my
hand. What my Father has given me is greater than all else, and no one
can snatch it out of the Father's hand. The Father and I are one'
(John 10:22-30).
For a listing of the coming week's Bible readings click here
(https://t.e2ma.net/click/k8gye/4f4cee/kgbjhb).
FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST AND BISHOP ATHENOGENES
Today, June 19, is the Feast of St. John the Baptist (also called the
Forerunner), and Bishop Athenogenes.
John the Baptist is prominent in each of the four Gospels. He is
associated with the beginning of the ministry of Jesus and is
considered to be the
`forerunner' to Jesus the Messiah. He baptized those who repented
their sins, and he preached of the coming of one after him who is
greater than he and would baptize not with water but with the
Spirit. In the
third chapter of Matthew, John is reluctant to baptize Jesus and does
so only after encouragement from Jesus. The Armenian Church considers
St. John the Baptist as one of the two prime intercessors to Jesus,
the other being the Blessed Mother.
Athenogenes, a bishop and theologian was burned to death along with
ten of
his disciples in Sebastia, Armenia, during the persecution of
Christians by Emperor Diocletian. Athenogenes wrote a hymn of praise
proclaiming the divinity of the Holy Spirit. He is remembered as
singing this hymn as he went
into the flames.
FEAST OF ST. GREGORY THE ILLUMINATOR: DELIVERANCE FROM THE PIT
This Saturday, June 21, is the Feast of St. Gregory the Illuminator's
deliverance from the pit (Khor Viraben Yelkuh). Gregory is revered as
the patron saint of the Armenian Church. He is recognized and
memorialized
in both eastern and western hierarchical churches. The Armenian
liturgical
calendar reserves three feast days in his honor: Entrance into the
pit, deliverance from the pit, and discovery of relics. In addition to
these three
days, there are several feast days to which he is closely connected,
namely the feast days for Sts. Hripsimiantz, Sts. Gayaniantz,
Shoghakat, Holy Etchmiadzin, and King Trdat. The Roman Catholic
Church, Orthodox churches, and Oriental Orthodox churches have special
days in their calendars for the veneration of St. Gregory, who is
considered to be one of the Fathers of the
early Christian church.
Gregory was condemned to the pit in 287 AD by King Trdat and the
persecution of Christians began. After the martyrdom of a group of
nuns who came to Armenia from Rome led by Hripsime and Gayane, Trdat
was stricken with strange maladies. His sister, Khosrovidukht, had a
dream that Gregory was the only person who could heal her
brother. Miraculously, Gregory was still alive
after many years in the pit, thanks to an angelic woman who lowered
food and water into the pit each day. Gregory emerged from the pit;
the king was healed and baptized, and he declared Christianity to be
the official religion of Armenia.
Gregory was not the first to preach Christianity in Armenia. That
distinction belongs to the apostles Thaddeus and Bartholomew who came
to Armenia in
the first century, and thus gave the Armenian Church its apostolic
designation. Nevertheless, Gregory is revered in the Armenian Church
and is considered by Armenians to be the father of their
faith. Hundreds of churches have been built and named in his honor.
`The ancient calendars of the still undivided Church celebrated him
[Gregory] on the same day in both the East and the West as a tireless
apostle of truth and holiness. The father in faith of the whole
Armenian people, St. Gregory still intercedes from heaven today, so
that all the children
of your great nation may at last gather round the one table prepared
by Christ, the divine Shepherd of one flock.'
Pope John Paul II in his `Apostolic Letter for the 1700th Anniversary
of the Baptism of the Armenian People,' issued February 2, 2001.
FEAST OF HOLY ETCHMIADZIN
This Sunday, June 22, is the Feast of Holy Mother Etchmiadzin, the
cathedral built by St. Gregory after his deliverance from the pit, to
the specifications he saw in a vision, and on the place marked by the
Lord with a golden hammer. This feast day commemorates the
establishment of the Armenian Church and the end of paganism.
Etchmiadzin is the oldest example of a four-altar, four-pillar, domed,
cruciform church in Christian architecture. More than 1,700 years old,
it is the oldest surviving Armenian Christian site. Relief sculptures
on the exterior walls are some of the oldest examples of the Christian
Armenian art of sculpting.
NEWS FROM THE CATHOLICOSATE
CATHOLICOS WRITES TO INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION
His Holiness Aram I sent the following letter to Dr. Paulo Sergio
Pinheiro, chairman of the Independent International Commission of
Inquiry for Syria
while he was visiting Pope Francis at the Vatican:
Dear Dr. Paulo Sergio Pinheiro,
I am writing to you as the Head of the Spiritual Head of Armenians in
Syria and many communities in the Diaspora.
I read your 29 July 2013 report to the General Assembly of the UN on
the situation in Syria, which you made as the Chairman of the
Independent International Commission of Inquiry for Syria. I still
remember your statement that `Syria is in free-fall' and your
description of a =80=9Cfragmented society' in which `fighters are
changing allegiances.' I would add that minorities are also the
victims of violence perpetrated by all sides.
With great grief I have been observing the victimization of my
community. The late events in Kessab, facilitated by Turkey,
demonstrate the free hand
with which third-party countries are exploiting the situation. As we
prepare to commemorate in 2015 the 100th anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide perpetrated by Ottoman Turkey, modern Turkey has forced
another tragedy upon our people. Our community in Kessab, which have
been displaced from their historical land of Cilicia, have lost
everything and have become refugees once more.
I am currently on an official visit to Pope Francis I in the
Vatican. I would like very much to meet with you and share our concern
personally. However, my representative in Switzerland, Ms. Teny
Pirri-Simonian is available to brief you on the situation of our
people in Kessab. I would appreciate if you could meet her
personally.... If that would not be possible, I propose that we
forward to you information concerning the situation of the Armenian
community in Syria.
I pray that the report of your commission will touch the heart of all
those contributing to the disintegration of Syria and the
victimization of helpless minorities.
I look forward to hearing from you through our representative.
CATHOLICOS RECEIVES ECUMENICAL VISITS IN ANTELIAS
Last week His Holiness Aram I received Bishop Arseni, representative
of the Russian Orthodox Church in Syria and Lebanon. Bishop Arseni
conveyed the greetings of Patriarch Kirill. The Catholicos and Bishop
discussed the situation of Christians in the Middle East. His Holiness
asked the Bishop to transmit his greetings to the Patriarch, who is a
long-time ecumenical colleague.
Later on the same day, Rev. Pierre Lacoste, representing the French
Protestant Federation, met with His Holiness. They spoke of the long
friendly relationship between the French and Armenian people. His
Holiness expressed the profound gratitude of the Armenian people to
France for its support of the Armenian cause.
THIS WEEK IN ARMENIAN HISTORY
(Prepared by the Armenian National Education Committee[ANEC])
Death of Ghazaros Aghayan
(June 20, 1911)
Ghazaros Aghayan was one of the important names in the literary and
education awakening of Eastern Armenians in the late nineteenth
century.
He was born on April 4, 1840, in the Armenian village of
Bolnis-Khachen, currently in Georgia. After receiving elementary
education in his birthplace, in 1853 he entered the Nersisian School
of Tiflis, but left after a year.
He would become an autodidact.
He worked as a typographer in Tiflis, Moscow, and St. Petersburg. In
1867 he returned to the Southern Caucasus, and became the manager of
the printing house of Holy Etchmiadzin and the editor of the monthly
Ararat of the Holy See (1869-1870). He later entered the educational
field and taught in schools of Akhaltskha (Akhaltsikhe), Alexandropol
(Gumri), Yerevan, and Shushi
(1870-1882), and was also the diocesan director of the Armenian
schools of
Georgia.
He was a theoretician of education. The aim of his pedagogical system
was to develop `strong, smart, and virtuous' citizens. He gave
preeminence to learning the mother tongue and to moral and esthetic
education. He was against corporal punishments and favored co-ed
schools, as well as practical education and physical education. He
wrote many works in the field, and his textbook `Study of the Mother
Tongue' was particularly appreciated; its first volume, with 33
printings, was the most commonly used first-grade textbook in Armenian
schools for four decades (1875-1916).
Ghazaros Aghayan with Hovhannes Tumanian
Aghayan, who wrote the first autobiographical novel in Armenian
literature
(`Arutin and Manuel,' 1867) was also a famed author of children's
poetry and tales; his tale `Anahit' (1881) is a classic of the
genre. His fairy tale `Aregnazan' and his poem `Tork Angegh' are also
well-known works.
He worked in the editorial boards of the monthly Portz and the
children journal Aghbiur. In 1895 he was arrested with the charge of
being a member of
the Hunchakian Party; he was exiled first to Nakhichevan-on-the-Don,
and then to Crimea (1898-1900). He remained under police surveillance
until the end of his life. In the 1900s he was the elder member of the
literary cenacle `Vernatun' (Attic), together with Hovhannes Tumanian,
Avetik Isahakian, Levon Shant, and Derenik Demirjian. He passed away
on June 20, 1911, in Tiflis.
Aghayan was the father-in-law of renowned painter Martiros Sarian
(1880-1972) and maternal grandfather of composer Ghazaros Sarian
(1920-1998).
Previous entries in `This Week in Armenian History' are on
the Prelacy's web site (www.armenianprelacy.org
(https://t.e2ma.net/click/k8gye/4f4cee/08bjhb))
LAST GENOCIDE SURVIVOR IN MERRIMACK VALLEY DIES
Tom Vartabedian, the veritable journalist, reports that the last
genocide survivor in Merrimack Valley, Massachusetts, died on June 12.
Nazalie
`Nellie' Nazarian was 102 years old, still living independently with
the help of two granddaughters. Just weeks prior to her death, she
attended a genocide commemoration at North Andover High School, and
also
attended the unveiling of a genocide memorial at Lowell City Hall.
Nellie escaped the massacre in her native village of Chimisgazag by
taking
refuge in the mountains with her family. She eventually settled in the
United States where she met and married her husband Stephen, who died
in 1965.
To read Tom's story about `Nellie' click here
(https://t.e2ma.net/click/k8gye/4f4cee/g1cjhb).
THE ARMENIAN LANGUAGE CORNER
(Prepared by the Armenian National Education Committee[ANEC])
The Armenian Squirrel
The Greek language has been a provider of Armenian words from very old
times, although it may have been played a less remarkable role than
the impact
of French over the English language.
Squirrels are very cute when they run around parks and backyards, but
they
may become pesky if they turn to get refuge into someone's home. In
any case, that's an issue for a specialized company. Our issue is
to explain how Anglo-American and Armenian squirrels are related to
each other.
The Armenian squirrel (Õ½Õ¯Õ«Ö=82Õ¼ skiour) got its name
from the Greek language: skiouros, literally `shadow-tailed,' from
skia `shadow' and oura `tail.' But the name does not appear in
Classical Armenian literature, thus it must have been borrowed in
later time. Linguist Hrachia Adjarian even suspected that the word may
have actually come from Latin.
As a matter of fact, the Latin word is sciurus, which seems to have
originated from the Vulgar Latin word
scurius and its diminutive
scuriolus. From this last word came the Old French escureuil (Modern
French écureuil), which became the Anglo-French esquirel and then,
after the fourteenth century, appeared in the English language as
squirrel.
In conclusion, American and Armenian squirrels are distant cousins.
FROM THE BOOKSTORE
100th Anniversary of Genocide at the Bookstore
The Prelacy's Bookstore has an extensive collection of books in
Armenian and English about the Genocide including histories,
historical novels, memoirs, eye witness testimonies, essays, and
poetry. Through next April
we will feature one or two books each week from the Bookstore's
collection.
Now available in paperback:
SKYLARK FARM
By Antonia Arslan
This is the new softcover edition of Antonia Arslan's story about a
family's international struggle to stay alive during the Armenian
Genocide. Yerwant's relatives prepare for his homecoming from years
spent living in Italy, but the festivities are overshadowed by the
imminent threat of World War I. As the Young Turks begin to execute
their plan of
exterminating the Armenians, Yerwant's family struggles to reach Italy
and safety, leaving behind their `little city.'
Skylark Farm, 268 pages, softcover, $18.00, plus shipping & handling.
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To order these or other books, contact the Prelacy Bookstore by email
at [email protected] or telephone, 212-689-7810.
IT'S OFFICIAL: SUMMER ARRIVES SATURDAY
The sun will reach its northernmost point in the sky on Saturday, June
21 at 6:51 am, daylight saving time, thus signaling the official start
of the summer of 2014, in our part of the world.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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, 2014: 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 4-St. Asdvadzadzin Church, Whitinsville, Massachusetts, Annual
Golf Tournament.
August 17-St. Asdvadzadzin Church, Whitinsville, Massachusetts, Annual
Picnic and Blessing of the Grapes.
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.
October 19-St. Asdvadzadzin Church, Whitinsville, Massachusetts, His
Eminence Archbishop Oshagan will ordain sub-deacon Ara Stepanian
during the Divine Liturgy and preside over the parish's 57th Annual
Banquet.
Web pages of the parishes can be accessed through the Prelacy's web
site.
To ensure the timely arrival of Crossroads in your electronic mailbox,
add
[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]
From: A. Papazian