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May 16, 2007
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LONG-TIME CHURCH SUPPORTER TO HELP PLAN VISIT BY CATHOLICOS

Lynn Beylerian, a long-time community leader from the St. Leon Church in
Fair Lawn, New Jersey, has joined the Diocesan staff as coordinator for this
fall’s Pontifical visit to the Eastern Diocese by His Holiness Karekin II,
Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians.

"I love the Church and I enjoy doing this sort of work," said Beylerian, who
will be serving in a volunteer capacity.

>From 1979 to 2006, she was president of Treasure Island Incorporated, a
retail establishment with stores throughout the New York City/Tri-state
region. Since closing the stores, she has been a stay-at-home mom. She and
her husband Arthur have two children, 13-year-old Aline and 12-year-old
Christine.

A life-long member of the St. Leon Church, she has served on the parish
council, sung in the choir, been a member of the Women’s Guild, and is a
member of the Building Committee which is undertaking a multi-million dollar
construction project to build the Charles and Grace Pinajian Complex, named
after Beylerian’s parents.

"I grew up involved in Church. It was never a question for us, my parents
were involved so it was never a should we or shouldn’t we. We just always
were involved," she said of her community involvement.

The Catholicos will visit the Diocese throughout the month of October. His
tentative schedule includes stops in New York City, New England, Washington,
Charlotte, St. Petersburg, South Florida, Dallas, Houston, Cleveland,
Chicago and Wisconsin, Minneapolis, and Detroit.

Committees have been established at the Diocesan as well as the local level
to organize and arrange for the visit. During his stops, the Catholicos will
meet with parish leaders, parishioners, local ecumenical leaders,
politicians, and media.

"This is a very wide-spread visit," Beylerian said. "There are so many
committees involved. That will be the biggest challenge, just to coordinate
them. This is really many smaller events all wrapped up into one visit."

Beylerian, who has a bachelor’s in business administration from Pace
University, will be working out of the Diocesan Center in New York City.

"We are glad to welcome someone with her passion, energy, and background to
help us with this exciting visit," said Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate
of the Diocese. "This Pontifical visit will be an exciting opportunity for
His Holiness to see the evolution of the Diocese, to see our parish
communities and hear what our faithful are seeking from the Church."

— 5/16/07

E-mail photos available on request. Photos also viewable in the News and
Events section of the Eastern Diocese’s website,

PHOTO CAPTION (1): Lynn Beylerian, a long-time leader of the St. Leon
Church in Fair Lawn, NJ, has joined the Diocesan staff as coordinator of the
upcoming Pontifical visit to the Eastern Diocese by His Holiness Karekin II,
Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians.