Weekly News – April 4, 2014

PRAYERS FOR ARMENIAN BONE MARROW DONOR REGISTRY AND REQUIEM
FOR HRATCH MURADYAN IN PRELACY CHURCHES

By the request of the Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry (ABMDR) Board of Directors and the ordinance of the Prelate, the first Sunday of April is designated as a day of prayer for ABMDR patients. ABMDR volunteers will also set up information booths in a number of our parishes to provide information on the organization’s mission and to register donors.

By the initiative of the Armenian Youth Federation, also on this day, requiem service will be held in Prelacy Churches in memory of Hratch Muradyan, Artsakh war heroand mayor of Proshyan, on the one-year anniversary of his assassination. A community gathering will follow in the church courtyard.

Please join us in prayer for the health and complete recovery of all those receiving care from the ABMDR and for the soul of Hratch Mouradian and all of our fallen heroes.

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PILIBOS SCHOOL 44^TH ANNIVERSARY BANQUET

On the evening of Friday, March 28, the 44^th anniversary banquet of Rose and Alex Pilibos School was held under the auspices of the Prelate at Palladio Banquet Hall, hosted by Prelacy sponsors Mr. and Mrs. Varant and Hoori Melkonian. Executive Council member Dr. Navasart Kazazian was in attendance.

The Prelate attended the celebration and delivered his congratulatory remarks and well wishes for continued successes to the School’s administration, faculty, students, parents, sponsors and friends.

His Eminence also congratulated the Melkonian family, who were honored by the school administration, and commended their continued generosity and support to the community.

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BENEFACTOR HARRY NADJARIAN TO RECEIVE
HOUSE OF LEBANON “PRIDE OF HERITAGE” AWARD

On Saturday, April 5^th, the House of Lebanon will hold its annual Gala Banquet, during which community benefactor Harry Nadjarian will be bestowed the 2014 “Pride of Heritage” Award for his philanthropy and civic leadership.

Given that the Prelate will be unable to attend the banquet as he in Lebanon participating in the Catholicosate General Assembly, His Eminence sent a congratulatory letter to Mr. Nadjarian, in which he commended the benefactor’s generosity and spirit of Christian charity and goodwill toward the less fortunate and for the advancement of the Armenian Church, our Prelacy, schools, and community institutions.

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