ARMENIAN CHURCH WELCOMES NEW PRIEST

Thousand Oaks Acorn
January 28, 2010

LEADERS-Parish council members of the Armenian Apostolic Church of
Ventura County are, from left, David Essayan, Nadia Agopyan-Miu,
Arlene Saryan, the Rev. Haroutioun Tachejian, Margaret Mooradian,
Steve Kamajian and Greg Shmavonian. Not pictured is Avie Balekian. The
church meets twice a month in Thousand Oaks.

The Rev. Haroutioun Tachejian is the new parish priest of the Armenian
Apostolic Church of Ventura County.

Tachejian was ordained in 1992 and has been the pastor of St. Gregory
the Illuminator Armenian Church in Seville, France, and St. Mary
Magdeline Armenian Church in Belgium.

He is fluent in English, Armenian, French, Arabic and Turkish. The
Armenian Apostolic Church celebrates Divine Liturgy at 12:15 p.m. on
the second and fourth Sunday of the month at St. Patrick’s Episcopal
Church, One Church Road, Thousand Oaks.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress