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WESTERN DIOCESE E-NEWSLETTER
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Diocesan News
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PRIMATE’S EASTER MESSAGE
`Put on Christ’
“Put on Christ” The Resurrection of the Lord is the most
inspiring and powerful event in the history of the world, one which
continues to challenge us to live our God-given life spiritually
transformed in all circumstances during all times. “Put on
Christ”. (Rom 13:14) This is a message by St. Paul addressed to
the Galatians, but equally to us all, enlightening in our spirituality
the truth about Christ our Lord and the message conveyed to all
mankind. However, this message needs to be embodied and applied not
only in our personal lives, but mostly in our communities.
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PRIMATES PASTORAL VISIT TO DESERT COMMUNITY
On March 20th, 2007, His Eminence Archbishop Hovnan Derderian,
Primate of the Western Diocese made a pastoral visit to the Armenian
Community of Palm Desert and met with the parish council to discuss
the construction of the new church as well as the assignment of a
permanent pastor to the community.
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LOS ANGELES COUNCIL OF RELIGIOUS LEADERS MONTHLY MEETING
On March 21st, 2007, His Eminence Archbishop Hovnan Derderian hosted
the monthly meeting of the Los Angeles Council of Religious Leaders,
during which he discussed the 80th Anniversary of the Western Diocese
and its schedule of celebrations.
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PRIMATE PRESIDES OVER LENTEN SERVICES AT ST. JOHN GARABED
On March 21st, 2007, His Eminence Archbishop Hovnan Derderian
presided over and delivered the sermon during the Lenten service in
St. John Garabed Armenian Church of Hollywood.
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PRIMATE PRESIDES OVER ETCHMIADZIN CHILDRENÂ’S FUND MEETING
On March 22nd, 2007 His Eminence Archbishop Hovnan Derderian
presided over the Etchmiadzin Children’s Fund (ECF) Executive
Committee meeting. During the meeting he introduced the committee to
the plans to sponsor a new orphanage in Armenia recently adopted by
the Western Diocese. ECF has pledged to contribute $30,000 annually to
the orphanage which will be operated under the supervision of the
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. His Eminence also offered his sincere
congratulations to the committee for their successful annual
fundraising event which took place in January.
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DIOCESAN SUB-COMMITTEEÂ’S MEETING
On the evening of March 22nd, 2007, His Eminence presided over a
meeting of the leaders of the Diocese’s various sub-committees
and auxiliary bodies.
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PRIMATE ATTENDS Â?PASSAGE OF INDIAÂ’
On March 23rd, 2007, His Eminence Archbishop Hovnan Derderian
attended an event entitled “Passage of India” organized by
the Paradon Committee of the AGBU Manoogian-Demirdjian Day School. The
event was in support of the school and was chaired by Mr. Vicken
Gulvartian. ( =386)
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL MEETING
On March 24th, 2007 the first Diocesan regional meeting of 2007 took
place at St. John Garabed Armenian Church of Hollywood. During the
meeting, the Parish Councils in attendance were given an extensive
report of Diocesan activities as well as the 80th Anniversary
celebrations. They were also given ample time to discuss matters
related to their respective parishes.
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PRIMATES PASTORAL VISIT TO LAS VEGAS
On March 24 & 25, 2007, His Eminence Archbishop Hovnan Derderian
made a pastoral visitation to the annual reception of the Las Vegas
community. During the reception Mr. and Mrs. Haig Adamian, Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Avakian, Mr. and Mrs. Sarkis Frungian, and Mr. and Mrs. Mike
Ladah were honored by the Primate for their continued support and
dedication to the Armenian Church. The following day, Divine Liturgy
was celebrated by the Primate. In his sermon, His Eminence commended
Very Rev. Fr. Asbed Balian and the members of the Parish Council and
stressed the importance of building a house of worship for the
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ORIENTAL ORTHODOX CHURCH YOUTH LEADERS GATHER FOR SPIRITUAL DAY
On Saturday March 24th, 2007, the youth of the Western Diocese of the
Armenian Church, the Western Prelacy of the Armenian Church and the
Coptic and Syriac Dioceses gathered for a one day long spiritual
retreat. ( =389)
ACYO HOSTS SUCCESSFUL FIRST ANNUAL JUNIOR RETREAT
On the weekend of March 23th, 2007, 45 junior ACYO members from
several parishes gathered at the Coptic Village retreat center to
participate in the first annual ACYO Junior Retreat. The topic of the
retreat was the “Holy Week in the Life of Juniors.”
Dn. Kevork Halladjian was in attendance and led the prayer services
and various classes throughout the weekend. The event was successful
due to the dedication of the ACYO Central Council responsible for
planning and executing it as well as the support of many ACYO parents.
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NOR HAYASTAN DAILY CELEBRATES 15TH ANNIVERSARY
On Sunday 25th, 2007, Rev. Fr. Sipan Mekhsian, chancellor of the
Western Diocese, represented the Primate at the 15th Anniversary of
Nor Hayastan newspaper and conveyed the best wishes of the primate to
the editor. ( =391)
UCLA HONORS PROMINENT WRITER BERJ ZEITOUNTSIANTS
A reception was held in honor of prominent writer Berj Zeitountsiats
at the campus of the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)
and was hosted by the Chair of the Armenian Studies
Department. Representing the Primate was Rev. Fr. Zaven Arzoumanian
who conveyed congratulations on behalf of the Primate.
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CITY ATTORNEY DELGADILLO TO HOST 80TH
“I would like to congratulate the Western Diocese on this
milestone occasion and offer my thanks for their service as a source
of hope, spiritual nourishment, inspiration and education for the
Armenian Community and for the faithful,” Delgadillo.
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HARUT SASSOUNIAN HONORED BY ARMENIAN COMMUNITY
"An Evening Honoring Harut Sassounian" was held at the
Western Diocese of the Armenian Church of North America on Sunday,
March 18, 2007. On this occasion, more than 500 community leaders and
friends attended a program and reception to pay tribute to Harut
Sassounian for his effective and compassionate leadership as President
of the United Armenian Fund and Vice President of the Lincy
Foundation. He was also honored for his contributions in the field of
journalism, as the Publisher of the California Courier newspaper.
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WESTERN DIOCESE MOURNS PRIME MINISTER OF ARMENIA
It is with deep sorrow that the Western Diocese inform its faithful
that the Prime Minister of Armenia, Andranik Margarian passed away
today at the age of 56 from heart attack in his apartment.
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Upcoming Events
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4/18: BOOK PRESENTATION `GENOCIDEOLOGY’ BY DR. GEVORK KHERLOPIAN
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4/27: Armenian Shabbat
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5/2: 80th Annual Diocesan Assembly
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churches in 16 western states. It was established in 1898 as the
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and Canada. In 1927 the Western Diocese was formed to exclusivly serve
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