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St. Peter Armenian Church & Youth Ministries~R Center
632 W. Stocker St.
Glendale, CA 91202
Contact: Fr. Vazken Movsesian
Tel: 818.244.9696
FAX: 818.244.8090
EMAIL: [email protected]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE –
Youth Ministries’ Writing Competition Gives Armenian Youth a Voice
The Armenian Church Youth Ministries’ is pleased to announce the winners for
its First Annual Writing Contest. This year’s theme was "The Life of My
Armenian Family during the Genocide." An Apple Macbook® and iPod® are among
the prizes which will be awarded to winners on Sunday, February 11, 2007 at
the St. Peter Youth Ministries’ Center in Glendale.
Entries were received over the course of several months. Ari Jon Filian, 16,
of Pasadena, California, was selected for the first place award for his
touching and powerful short story "Families Not Forgotten". Filian writes,
"Remember, my fellow Armenians. . . God’s gift to us is our identity, our
heritage. When everything else is taken from us there is God and there is
our heritage. Never forget your people, never forget Armenia!"
Other top winners include Talar Kikilian (14) and Tamar Barsoumian (15) for
their stirring stories of a generation coming to terms with a bloody past.
These stories and others are available for reading at
The competition is sponsored by the Youth Ministries and funded through a
grant by the Jerry & Mariam Manoukian family of Los Altos, California. The
purpose of the competition is to stimulate and encourage young Armenian
voices in the community. Dr. Mariam Manoukian and Elize Manoukian,
co-authors of "The Other Side of Ararat" (Abril Books, 2005) will be on hand
to make the award presentations.
The public is invited to attend and encourage this new group of writers,
Sunday, February 11, St. Peter Armenian Church & Youth Ministries’ Center,
632 W. Stocker St., Glendale, CA beginning at 10:30AM. Mission director, Fr.
Vazken Movsesian will be addressing the winners and congregation at 11:30. A
light lunch follows the services where prizes will be award.
For further information and to read the winning entries please visit
inhisshoes.org or hyeyouth.com
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