January 5, 2018 Western Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America H.E. Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate 6252 Honolulu Avenue La Crescenta, CA 91214 Tel: (818) 248-7737 Fax: (818) 248-7745 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.westernprelacy.org PRELATE TO PRESIDE OVER REQUIEM SERVICE AT FOREST LAWN ON MEMORIAL DAY On Sunday, January 7, 2018, Christmas Memorial Day, requiem service will take place at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills "Hall of Liberty" and Forest Lawn Glendale "Church of the Recessional" beginning at 10:00 a.m. H.E. Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate, will preside over the service at Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn. *** CHRISTMAS SERVICE AT GLENDALE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL On Friday, January 5, 2018, the feast of the Nativity and Theophany of our Lord Jesus Christ was celebrated at Glendale Memorial Hospital with a prayer service and the blessing of water. On behalf of H.E. Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate, Very Rev. Fr. Torkom Donoyan, Vicar General, conducted the service. He was accompanied and assisted by Archpriest Fr. Gomidas Torossian, Rev. Fr. Ardak Demirjian, Rev. Fr. Movses Shannakian, and Deacon Raffi Keshishian. Among the guests in attendance were State Senator Anthony Portantino, Glendale Mayor Vartan Gharpetian and Council members, Glendale Police Chief Robert Castro, Glendale Fire Chief Greg Fish, Congressman Adam Schiff's representative, and hospital administrators and staff. Chaplain Cassie McCarty greeted the guests and thanked the clergy for once again visiting and spreading the joy of Christmas, after which Senator Portantino conveyed his well wishes. Fr. Torkom spoke on the start of a new year and the Birth of our Lord as a time of renewal, and explained the meaning behind the blessing of water, and wished for Christ's peace, light, and love, to shine in the world and bring healing and harmony for all. The Blessing of the Home service and blessing of water ceremony followed, after which attendees received blessed water and prayer books. Afterward, clergy blessed a newborn and presented a prayer book to the new parents. ***