November 16, 2006
PRESS RELEASE
Western Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America
H.E. Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate
6252 Honolulu Avenue
La Crescenta, CA 91214
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CELEBRATION OF THE 106TH ANNIVERSARY OF HOLY TRINITY CHURCH OF FRESNO
On Sunday, November 12, 2006, the 106th Anniversary of Holy Trinity
Armenian Apostolic Church in Fresno was celebrated with Divine Liturgy
and a sermon by His Eminence Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian,
Prelate. Very Rev. Fr. Muron Aznikian, and Rev. Vahan Gosdanian
assisted at the altar. In his sermon, the Prelate credited the founders
of the church, who made every effort possible to establish the church
on solid ground for our children and for the coming generation of
faithful Armenians.
Following Divine Liturgy, the parishioners gathered at the church
social hall where the annual banquet of the church was held. Rev.
Vahan Gosdanian offered the opening prayers, followed by the
singing of the American and Armenian National Anthems by Ms. Angele
Ohannessian. The master of ceremonies was Board of Trustees Chairman
Mr. Jeff Tanielian, and the meal was prepared by the parish Men’s
Society. More than 250 individuals were in attendance to celebrate
the anniversary of the church.
It has become the annual tradition of the parish to honor individuals
for their outstanding service to the church and community. The honorees
this year were Mrs. Patricia Bouloutian, Mrs. Lylian Chooljian,
and Ms. Patricia Sevoian. As the recipients were unaware of the
recognition they were about to receive, this was a pleasant and
special moment for each one of them and their families.
Subsequently, Mr. Hrair Messerlian, chairman of the newly formed
Outreach and Strategic Committee, reported on various concerns
collected through a questionnaire and offered his observations. The
artistic portion of the program consisted of musical selections
in Armenian and English by Salbi Mailyan accompanied by Naira
Shahsouvarian. As the grand finale, Naira pleased everyone by playing
Alexander Haroutounyan’s Sasountsineri Bar on the parish’s new baby
grand piano.
The event concluded with encouraging remarks by the Prelate and Rev.
Vahan Gosdanian, followed by the collective singing of Giligia.