September 5, 2008
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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PRELATE TO PRESIDE OVER DIVINE LITURGY AT THE CRESCENTA VALLEY PARISH
On Sunday, September 14th, the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy
Cross will be celebrated by the Armenian Apostolic Church. As with all
major feasts, a weeklong fast precedes the Feast of the Exaltation of the
Holy Cross, the eve of which is on Sunday, September 7th.
On this occasion H.E. Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate,
will preside over Divine Liturgy and deliver the sermon at the Armenian
Apostolic Church of Crescenta Valley. The service will begin at 1:00 p.m.
THE LINCY FOUNDATION MAKES AN UNPRECEDENTED CONTRIBUTION OF $1,025,000 TO
PRELACY SCHOOLS
It is with great gratitude that H.E. Archbishop Moushegh
Mardirossian, Prelate, the Executive Council, and the Board of Regents of
Prelacy Schools announce that The Lincy Foundation has made an unprecedented
contribution in the amount of $1,025,000 to Prelacy Schools for the
2008-2009 academic year.
The contributions were made to the following schools:
Rose & Alex Pilibos Armenian School
Holy Martyrs Ferrahian Armenian School
Mesrobian Armenian School
Vahan & Anoush Chamlian Armenian School
Ari Guiragos Minassian Armenian School
Krouzian-Zekarian-Vasbouragan Armenian School
Richard Tufenkian Armenian Pre-School
Levon & Hasmig Tavlian Armenian Pre-School
Alongside their annual donations to Prelacy Schools, The Lincy
Foundation has this year allocated an additional sum based on the individual
needs and circumstances of each of our schools. These disbursements will
enable our schools to continue to provide the highest standard of education
to generations of Armenian youth. "We are grateful for this extraordinary
contribution and wish to express our genuine appreciation to The Lincy
Foundation for their encouragement and enduring support of our endeavors and
mission", stated Archbishop Mardirossian.
The Western Prelacy and affiliated bodies once again convey their
heartfelt thanks to The Lincy Foundation for their generous endowments and
invaluable contribution to the progress and prosperity of our communities in
Armenia and the Diaspora.
PRELATE CONVEYS HIS BLESSINGS ON THE START OF THE
NEW SCHOOL YEAR
On Wednesday, September 3rd, Prelacy Schools commenced the 2008-2009
academic year. H.E. Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate, visited
Prelacy Schools and offered his blessings to the faculty and students for a
successful school year. The Prelate visited Rose and Alex Pilibos School and
Vahan and Anoush Chamlian School on Wednesday, and was in telephone contact
with the principals of the schools he could not visit personally.
Upon his arrival at Pilibos School, the Prelate was greeted by the
principal, faculty, and students. In his message addressed to the students,
the Prelate emphasized the special role of the Armenian School in that
alongside the academic curriculum, our schools have an additional mission to
instill in our students our spiritual and national values.
During his visits to the schools, the Prelate also presented the
principals with the recent donation made by The Lincy Foundation to Prelacy
Schools, which this year was in the unprecedented amount of $1,025,000. The
rest of the checks were presented to each of the schools by the chairman of
the Executive Council and pastors.
Prelacy pastors also attended the ceremonies of their local schools
to convey their blessings and to read the Prelate’s back to school message
to the students.