PRELATE TO PRESIDE OVER DIVINE LITURGY AT ST. MARY’S CHURCH IN GLENDALE On Sunday, July 21st, 2013, H.E. Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate, will preside over Divine Liturgy at St. Mary’s Church in Glendale, where he will also deliver the sermon. *** ARMENIAN RELIEF SOCIETY 93RD REGIONAL CONVENTION On Friday, July 12, the Armenian Relief Society […]
On Tuesday, July 9, 2013, the quarterly meeting of the Council of Oriental Orthodox Bishops of the Western United States was held at St. Ephraim Syriac Orthodox Cathedral in Burbank, led by the spiritual leaders of the Churches, H.E. Mor Clemis Eugene Kaplan of the Syriac Orthodox Church, H.E. Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate of the […]
On Sunday, July 7, 2013, the Armenian Church celebrated the Feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord with Divine Liturgy and sermons exalting one of the greatest events in the life of Jesus Christ. At Forty Martyrs Church in Orange County, the atmosphere this year was even more festive with the celebration of the […]
On Tuesday, July 2nd, 2013, H.E. Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate, welcomed newly re-elected Catholicosate Central Executive member Dr. Dertad Manguikian, who is on a visit from the Eastern United States. Dr. Manguikian was accompanied by Prelacy Executive Council member and long-time friend Mr. Vahan Bezdikian The Prelate and guests discussed issues of mutual concern […]
On Tuesday, July 2nd, 2013, H.E. Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate, welcomed Very Rev. Fr. Raphael Andonian, Pastor of Holy Cross Armenian Catholic Church of Boston. Fr. Raphael also bears the title Chancellor of the Armenian Catholic Church of the United States and Canada. The conversation centered on the spiritual service offered to Armenian faithful […]
On Tuesday, June 25, 2013, H.E. Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate, visited benefactor Mr. George Tumanjan to present the Pontifical Encyclical of His Holiness Catholicos Aram I and “Knight of Cilicia” medal, which was bestowed upon him in response to a request by the Prelate. Holy Cross Cathedral Pastor Rev. Fr. Ashod Kambourian and Board […]
PRELACY PROVIDES RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AT AYF AND ZAVARIAN CAMPS Each year the ARF “Zavarian” Gomideh of Crescenta Valley organizes an 8-week day camp where children ages 5 and up enjoy various activities and receive Armenian language, culture, and history instruction. The 6th annual day camp began on June 17 and runs until August 9. Each […]
On Tuesday, June 25, 2013, H.E. Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate, welcomed the visit of Armenian Evangelical Ministers, led by Minister of the Armenian Evangelical Union of North America Rev. Joe Matossian. Rev. Matossian was accompanied by a delegation of Armenian Evangelical Ministers from Armenia, who are currently in Los Angeles. They were; Rev. Mkrtich Melkonyan, […]
H.E. Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate, and the Religious and Executive Councils are pleased to announce to our faithful that Rev. Fr. Karekin Bedourian has been appointed Pastor of Forty Martyrs Church in Orange County, where he will begin his service on Monday, July 1st, 2013. On Sunday, July 7, the Feast of Transfiguration, Fr. Karekin […]
The weekend of June 22nd and 23rd, 2013 was a special one for the St. Gregory Church parish community of San Francisco, as faithful gathered to celebrate Parish Pastor Archpriest Fr. Khoren Habeshian’s 80th birthday and lifetime achievements. H.E. Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate, arrived in San Francisco on Saturday, June 22 to preside over the […]
PONTIFICAL THANKSGIVING PRAYERS ON THE 18TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CONSECRATION OF HIS HOLINESS CATHOLICOS ARAM I – PRELATE TO PRESIDE OVER SERVICES AT ST. GREGORY CHURCH IN SAN FRANCISCO On Tuesday, June 18, 2013, H.E. Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate, returned from Antelias where he was participating in the Catholicosate General Assembly. The Prelate was re-elected […]
On Wednesday June 12, 2013, the General Assembly began its deliberations under the presidency of His Holiness Catholicos Aram I. One hundred delegates and official guests representing the Dioceses in the Diaspora took part in the Assembly. H.E. Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate, headed the Western Prelacy delegation, which was comprised of fifteen delegates. During the […]
His Eminence Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate, the Executive Council, and the “Harut Barsamian Scholarship Fund” Committee hereby announce that applications for the Scholarship Fund are being accepted for the 2013-2014 academic year. The Fund was established by Prof. Harut Barsamian to assist students of Armenian descent in obtaining higher education in the United States. The […]
PRELATE TO PARTICIPATE IN CATHOLICOSATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN ANTELIAS On Wednesday, June 5, 2013, H.E. Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate, departed for Lebanon where he will head the Western Prelacy delegation at the Catholicosate General Assembly presided over by H.H. Catholicos Aram I. The Assembly, which will be held from June 12 to Saturday, June 15, […]
