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WESTERN DIOCESE E-NEWSLETTER
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Bible Readings
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Sorry, there are no readings for this week.
Diocesan News
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PRIMATE ATTENDS MEETING OF MAYORS OF YEREVAN AND LOS ANGELES
On Friday February 23rd 2007 an important meeting took place at the
City Hall in Los Angeles where American political figures, Armenian
Clergy, and Representatives from cultural and education institutions
attended.
(http://www.armenianchurchw d.com/news/story.php?id=360)
ST. PETER ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH HOSTS "BEAT CANCER" EVENT
Steve Kechichian has leukemia. He needs a bone marrow transplant. You
can help. It’s that simple.
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WESTERN DIOCESE HOSTS 2007 DEBUTANTE BALL
On Sunday, February 18th the Ladies Auxiliary hosted the 2007
Debutante Ball at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills,
California. Once again, after months of hard work the ladies hosted an
amazing evening for faithful of the Western Diocese. Most remarkably
this year had a record number of debutantes participating. 24
debutantes and their family and friends, as well as those of the
escorts gathered to celebrate our young generation. Master of
Ceremonies was Adrienne Krikorian, prominent lawyer and long time
servant of the Armenian Church.
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ACTION REQUIRED FOR THE HOLY FIRE CEREMONY
Urgent Demand
The Holy Fire Ceremony is a religious ceremony that takes place on the
Saturday of Holy Week, within the Tomb of Jesus Christ in the Church
of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Christians believe that, during
the ceremony, the Holy Fire descends from Heaven and lights up the
lamp within the Tomb of Christ, thereby symbolizing the Resurrection
of Christ and his victory over death. The descent of the fire from
heaven is one of the greatest miracles of Christianity, being the
divine revelation of Jesus himself. For this reason, the Holy
Saturday ceremony is the holiest one for the Eastern Churches. These
churches include the Greek Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, Coptic
Orthodox and Jacobite-Syrians; all participate in the Holy Saturday
ceremony.
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Upcoming Events
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3/11: Special Requiem Service for Hrant Dink & Khoren H. Balian
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3/11: All-Armenian Memorial Tribute to Hrant Dink
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The Western Diocese of the Armenian Church of North America, providing
spiritual guidance and leadership to the Armenian Apostolic community,
is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit, tax-exempt organization comprised of 47
churches in 16 western states. It was established in 1898 as the
Diocese of the Armenian Church encompassing the entire United States
and Canada. In 1927 the Western Diocese was formed to exclusivly serve
the western United States.
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