PRESS OFFICE
Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern)
630 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10016
Contact: Jake Goshert, Communications Officer
Tel: (212) 686-0710; Fax: (212) 779-3558
E-mail: jakeg@armeniandiocese.org
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August 26, 2004
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Week of August 20 to August 26, 2004
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PRIMATE HEADED TO RACINE FOR ORDINATIONS THIS WEEKEND

Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian
Church of America (Eastern), will be at the St. Mesrob Church of Racine,
WI, this weekend. On Saturday night (8/28), he will lead a vespers
service at 6 p.m., followed by the ordination of acolytes. During the
Divine Liturgy on Sunday (8/29), starting at 9:30 a.m., the Primate will
ordain sub-deacons and a deacon. For more on his visit, including a
list of those to be ordained, click to our website:
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(Source: Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern), 8/25/04)
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CATHOLICOS CONSECRATES NEW CHURCH IN UKRAINE

On Monday (8/23) His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and
Catholicos of All Armenians, traveled to Kharkov, Ukraine, where he
consecrated the newly built Church of the Holy Resurrection on Tuesday
(8/24). It is the first Armenian Church in the eastern Ukraine.

(Source: Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, 8/24/04)
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PRIMATE VISITS HIGH SCHOOL GRADS AT ST. NERSESS

Last week the St. Nersess Armenian Seminary welcomed high school
graduates and college students for a week-long summer conference.
Archbishop Barsamian visited with the students last Tuesday (8/17). The
conference was just one of a series of week-long gatherings held
throughout the summer at the Seminary, during which students focus on
the Armenian Christian faith. For more on these programs and others St.
Nersess has for the public, click to its website:

(Source: St. Nersess Seminary, 8/26/04)
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PAYING RESPECTS TO LATE ARTIST

Last week the Armenian community laid to rest “Katchaz” Kechejian, an
artist who came to America 30 years ago from Armenia, where he lived
after leaving his native Beirut. His funeral was held last Friday
(8/20) at the St. Gregory the Enlightener Church in White Plains, NY,
where he was a parishioner. Archbishop Barsamian delivered remarks
during a wake held last Wednesday (8/18).

(Source: Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern), 8/25/04)
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NEW PRIEST ASSIGNED TO CATHEDRAL IN YEREVAN

The V. Rev. Fr. Anushavan Jamkotchian, a member of the Brotherhood of
Holy Etchmiadzin, has been assigned by His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme
Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, as the parish priest of the
Saint Gregory the Illuminator Mother Cathedral of Yerevan. Fr.
Jamkotchian recently completed his doctorate education at the Rheinische
Friedrich-Wilhelms University in Bonn, Germany.

(Source: Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, 8/25/04)
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FAMILY PAYS TRIBUTE TO MOTHER IN ARMENIA

Two siblings, Gregory Manuelian and Christine Brewster, recently paid
tribute to their late mother, Diane Manuelian, by working with the Fund
for Armenian Relief (FAR) — the Diocesan-affiliated aid organization —
to build a new playground for the children at the Nork Orphanage in
Yerevan. To read more about how the pair worked with FAR to build a
better future for Armenia, click to FAR’s homepage:

(Source: Fund for Armenian Relief, 8/24/04)
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STAND UP AGAINST GENOCIDE

The Eastern Diocese is working with a number of international ecumenical
and aid organizations to bring attention to the genocide in Sudan, and
to send help to the victims of the violence. Click to our website to
learn more, and to see how you can help:
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(Source: Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern), 8/24/04)

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