TWO-DAY CONGRESS OF CLERGYMEN AND CHURCH COUNCILS OF ARMENIAN DIOCESE
OF TEHRAN FINISHES
TEHRAN, AUGUST 19, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. A two-day Congress
of Clergymen and Church Councils of the diocese took place at the
national primacy of the Armenian diocese of Tehran on August 16-17.
Archimadrite Nshan Topuzian, the Primate of the Aterpatakan Armenian
Diocese, and the complete group of the clergymen of the Tehran Armenian
Diocese participated in the Congress held under the patronage and
chairing of Archbishop Sepuh Sargsian, the primate of the Armenian
diocese of Tehran. According to the “Alik” daily, during the discussion
of the second day, His Holiness explained comprehensively clergymen’s
obligations, summing up: “Pastor’s constant and warm relation with his
parishioners, his sermonizing and celebrating, stimulated by a prayer,
are the best data for success and only success.” The second lecture
delivered by Archbishop Sepuh Sargsian on the theme “Clergyman – Church
Council – People Relation” touched upon modern issues and agendas. At
the end, members of the Church Councils were given opportunity to make
a speech. At the closing of the Congress, among his final practical
advice and estimations, His Holiness expressed his double happiness
and anxiety on the occasion of agendas came out of the Congress,
and said: “I believe that, working together, thinking and planning
together, and especially, carrying out our activities, we can serve
our people wider.”