Armenian Church Welcomes New Priest

Emil Lazarian News

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

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS