PRESS RELEASE
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Fr.Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Officer
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E- mail: cathcil@cathcil.org
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PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon
Armenian version:
SECOND ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SEMINARY TEACHERS HELD IN BIKFAYA
The second annual meeting of the Seminary teachers convened upon an
invitation from the administration in the Seminary reading room in Bikfaya
on June 16 to discuss issues related to the past academic year and review
the Seminary’s academic curriculum.
The administration asked the Catholicos to address the teachers during the
inauguration of the meeting to provide a guiding framework for the
discussions. Following the opening prayers, the Pontiff pointed to the main
areas of the Seminary’s curriculum, underlining among them the linguistic,
religious and Armenology fields. Highly praising the role of teachers, the
Pontiff talked about their commitment and dedication, stressing that aside
from the subjects they teach, teachers are called upon to provide spiritual
formation to their students.
"Spiritual-intellectual formation does not have a start and an end and it
is the teachers that forms the future man, Armenian, religious leader,
servant of the nation in students as a driving force behind all positive
aspirations," His Holiness said, adding that the emphasis should be put on
spiritual inspiration rather than verbatim teaching from textbooks.
In consecutive sessions the teaching staff discussed the work carried out
during the previous academic year and took several decisions in this
respect. The explanations provided by Dean V. Rev. Shahe Panossian helped
the participants have a clearer view of the educational academic curriculum
planned by administration members Rev. Sipan Ketchedjian and Rev. Magar
Ashkarian for adoption during the next academic year.
On this occasion all the teachers received copies of the new issue of the
Seminary yearbook "Kelatsor", where the intellectual development of Seminary
students is reflected in several articles in the religious, historical,
literary, music and other fields.
The Seminary students honored their teachers with a lunch table in the
vineyard of the Seminary in Bikfaya. The event marked one of the most
pleasant experiences of the academic year, when students and teachers
gathered together in a warm atmosphere, putting behind them the heavy
burdens of the day-to-day work throughout the year.
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The Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia is one of the two Catholicosates of
the Armenian Orthodox Church. For detailed information about the Theological
Seminary of the Cilician Catholicosate, you may refer to the web page of the
Catholicosate, The Cilician Catholicosate, the
administrative center of the church is located in Antelias, Lebanon.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress