`Karekin II Work Project’ will get Blessing from His Holiness

ArmRadio.am
01.09.2006 18:02

At 3 pm on September 4th in Armenia Marriott Hotel an opening ceremony
of ` His Holiness Karekin II Work Project’ will take a place.

His Holiness Karekin II will give His blessing to the project during
the ceremony. Volunteer construction works will be taken place in
Gavar, Gegharkunik region.

>From September 4 to 9 volunteers from different countries (USA,
Europe and Canada), different backgrounds (church dignitaries and high
ranking officials) churches (Armenian Apostolic and NCCCA) ages and
occupations will come together to finish construction of a 24-unit
condominium building in Gavar, region of Gegharkunik for the needy
families, already selected by HFH Armenia in the frame of the Armenian
Building on Faith 2006.

In the number of International volunteers that are coming to Armenia a
team of National Council of Churches of Christ of America led by the
General Secretary Dr. Bob Edgar, Chair of the International Board of
Director Dr. Nic Retsinas and the Chair of the Board of Directors for
Europe and Central Asia Area Paul Eckelshot and of course the
Catholicos and Supreme Patriarch of All Armenians His Holiness Karekin
II.

On April 20th an agreement between Habitat for Humanity and Armenian
Apostolic Church was assigned. In the frame of this agreement
`Catholicos Karekin II Work Project ` Armenian Build on Faith’ was
launched. HFH Armenia will build 37 homes in the frame of this
project, symbolizing The Holy See of Mother Echmiadzin and 36 dioceses
of Armenian Apostolic Church.