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Armenian version:

THE NEWLY ELECTED COMMITTEE
OF ACUSA VISITS HIS HOLINESS ARAM I

His Holiness Aram I received the newly elected committee of the Armenian
Church University Students’ Association (ACUSA) in his office in Antelias on
November 19.

The new committee is formed of Sarkis Avedisian, Viken Djamboulian, Garen
Tashdjian, Gacia Koyoumdjian and Saro Kindirdjian. The spiritual adviser of
ACUSA, Rev. Fr. Mesrob Sarkissian, accompanied the committee.

The chairman of the committee and its spiritual adviser briefed His Holiness
on the union’s proposed agenda of activities for next year.

His Holiness Aram I congratulated the committee on its election and praised
the work of the Association in general, emphasizing on a number of points.

The Catholicos first stressed the importance of preserving the Association’s
unique identity as an association dedicated to spreading the values and
traditions of the Armenian Church.

Secondly, His Holiness highlighted the importance of maintaining the
national identity of the Armenian Church in the work of ACUSA through a
comprehensive approach to issues related to the Armenian Church and its
mission.

Finally, he emphasized that the Armenian youth should be more actively
involved in the mission of the Armenian Church with all its various aspects.

Dwelling on each point separately, His Holiness called on the Armenian youth
to gather around the Armenian Church away and safe from the various harmful
addictions afflicting the current world.
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The Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia is one of the two Catholicosates of
the Armenian Orthodox Church. For detailed information about the youth
activities of the Cilician Catholicosate, you may refer to the web page of
the Catholicosate, The Cilician Catholicosate, the
administrative center of the church is located in Antelias, Lebanon.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress