March 22, 2007
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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WESTERN PRELACY LENTEN SERVICES AND BIBLE STUDY

The forty days of Lent preceding the Glorious Resurrection of
our Lord Jesus Christ is a time of prayer, introspection, and spiritual
renewal and growth. During this period, sunrise and evening services are
offered in all Prelacy Churches on Wednesdays and Fridays.
H.E. Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate, has been
presiding over services regularly at our Prelacy churches and offering his
spiritual messages to our faithful, encouraging them to live repentantly and
prepare for the feast of the Glorious Resurrection of Christ with renewed
faith.
Throughout the rest of the year, spiritual guidance is offered
to our faithful and especially to our youth through Bible studies and
spiritual gatherings under the direction of Very Rev. Fathers Muron Aznikian
and Barthev Gulumian, co-chairs of the Religious Education Department, with
the following schedule;

– Tuesdays: St. Mary’s Church in Glendale from 7-8 p.m. by Hayr Barthev
– Wednesdays: Crescenta Valley parish from 7-8 p.m. by Hayr
Muron
– Wednesdays: St. Sarkis Church in Pasadena from 7-8 p.m. by
Hayr Barthev
(Youth Gathering)
– Thursdays: St. Garabed Church in Hollywood from 7-8 p.m., by
Hayr Barthev
(Youth Bible Study)
– Saturdays (twice a month): St. Mary’s Church, from 5-7 p.m.
Hayr Barthev and Hayr Muron
(Youth Bible Study)

Bible studies are also conducted regularly by Mr. Krikor
Misserlian and the Armenian Ecclesiastical Brotherhood, at St. Garabed
Church, St. Mary’s Church, Holy Cross Cathedral in Montebello, Holy Martyrs
Church in Encino, and Forty Martyrs Church in Orange County. The schedule
is as follows:

– St. Garabed: Wednesdays 7-8:30 p.m., Thursdays 9:30-11:00 a.m.
– Holy Cross: Mondays 7:30-8:30 p.m., Fridays 7:30-8:30 p.m.
– St. Mary’s: Wednesdays 7-8:30 p.m., Thursdays 10:30a.m.-12:00 p.m.,
Thursdays 12:30-2:00 p.m., Fridays 9:30-11:00 a.m., Saturdays 3:00-4:00 p.m.
– Holy Martyrs: Tuesdays 7:30-8:30 p.m.
– Forty Martyrs: Mondays 7:30-8:30 p.m., Tuesdays 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
– St. Sarkis: Thursdays 7:30-8:30 p.m.

By the ordinance of the Prelate, spiritual guidance also
continues to be offered to Armenian inmates in the Los Angeles area under
the supervision of Chaplain Raffi Garabedian. In addition, Very Rev. Fr.
Barthev Gulumian visits the North County Correctional Facility in Valencia
every Saturday while Rev. Ashod Kambourian, Pastor of Holy Cross Cathedral
in Montebello, visits inmates at the Twin Towers prison in Downtown every
Monday.