Armenian church in Riverside to see its first acolytes ordained

Armenian church in Riverside to see its first acolytes ordained

Press-Enterprise, CA
April 19 2008

11:47 PM PDT on Friday, April 18, 2008
The Press-Enterprise

Archbishop Hovnan Derderian of the Armenian Apostolic Church will be
in Riverside on Sunday to attend the ordination of two acolytes.

Acolytes are boys and girls who assist priests in worship services. The
two boys ordained Sunday will be the first ordained at the Armenian
Apostolic Church of Riverside.

The worship service and ordination begin at 1:30 p.m. A reception
follows at 3:30. The Armenian Apostolic Church of Riverside meets at
All Saints Episcopal Church, 3847 Terracina Drive, Riverside.

Derderian is archbishop of the Western Diocese of the Armenian
Apostolic Church.

For more information, call 949-786-3906.

–David Olson