PRESS RELEASE
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Information Services
Address: Vagharshapat, Republic of Armenia
Contact: Rev. Fr. Ktrij Devejian
Tel: (374 1) 517 163
Fax: (374 1) 517 301
E-Mail: ktrij@etchmiadzin.am
April 22, 2004

Representatives of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin to Participate
in Eastern Diocesan Assembly and Clergy Conference

>From April 26-28, the annual Clergy Conference of the Diocese of the
Armenian Church of America (Eastern) will convene in White Plains, New York,
following which, from April 29-May 1, the annual Diocesan Assembly will take
place. The host parish this year is St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian
Church.

Upon the Pontifical Order of His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and
Catholicos of All Armenians, Rev. Fr. Vahram Melikian and Rev. Fr. Asoghik
Karapetian will participate in the Conference and Assembly as the
representatives of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. During their stay in
the United States, the Reverend Fathers will also visit Armenian communities
and parishes throughout the diocese. They are scheduled to visit parishes
in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Florida and
Washington D.C.

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