PRESS OFFICE
Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern)
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Contact: Karine Abalyan
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April 13, 2010
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PRIMATE TO PRESIDE OVER COMMEMORATION OF 95TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARMENIAN
GENOCIDE IN BOSTON
Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church
of America (Eastern), will visit Boston, Mass., on Sunday, April 25, as the
local community gathers to commemorate the 95th anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide with services and cultural performances.
Archbishop Barsamian will celebrate the Divine Liturgy at Holy Trinity
Church of Cambridge, beginning at 10 a.m. The badarak will be followed by a
requiem service for the martyred souls of the Armenian Genocide.
Leaders from the ecumenical community are scheduled to attend the event,
including His Eminence Metropolitan Methodios of Boston, of the Greek
Orthodox Metropolis of Boston, who will deliver the day’s homily.
In the afternoon, a program will be held at the nearby St. James Church of
Watertown, featuring the Antranig Dance Ensemble and cellist Ani Kalayjian.
A reception will follow. The event is free and open to the public.
The joint commemoration is organized by Holy Trinity Church and St. James
Church. For more information, call the church offices at (617) 354-0632 or
(617) 923-8860.
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