PRELATE TO PRESIDE OVER DIVINE LITURGY AT
ST. GARABED CHURCH IN HOLLYWOOD
Sunday, July 15, 2012, is the Feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ.
On this day, H.E. Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate, will celebrate Divine Liturgy and deliver the sermon at St. Garabed Church in Hollywood.
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PRELATE AND EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEET WITH
BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF PRELACY PARISHES
In the past month, H.E. Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate, and Executive Council have been visiting Prelacy parishes to meet with Boards of Trustees and discuss issues pertaining to each respective parish.
The main purpose of these visits is for the new Executive Council (elected at the Representatives Assembly in April), to become acquainted with the representatives of each church, and also to gain information about the activities and endeavors of each parish community.
The first of these meetings took place nearly a month ago with Forty Martyrs Church in Orange County and the North Hollywood Parish.
On Tuesday, July 10, 2012, the Prelate and Executive Council met with the Board of Trustees and Delegates of St. Sarkis Church in Pasadena. During their discussion, great consideration was given to youth and Sunday School activities, and the importance of strengthening these fields of activity.
The visits will continue in the coming weeks and will cover all Prelacy Churches and parishes.
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PRELATE VISITS THE STUDENTS OF HOLY TRINITY CHURCH
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL IN FRESNO
On Monday, July 9, 2012, H.E. Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate, departed for Fresno to visit the annual Vacation Bible School (VBS) organized by Holy Trinity Church. Each year, this event brings together kids, teens, and adults to discover God’s love for His children through educational and fun activities geared towards our young church members. This year’s VBS began on Sunday, July 8 and continued until Thursday, July 12.
The Prelate’s visit began with dinner with the children and their parents. Joining them were Parish Pastor Rev. Fr. Vahan Gosdanian, Board of Trustees Chair Mr. Varoujan Der Simonian and members, Delegates, and Executive Council member Mr. Bill Saatjian.
His Eminence then delivered his message to the children on the theme “SKY: Everything is Possible with God”. The focus of his message was to trust God at all times; no matter how you feel, where you are, what people do, or what happens, to trust in God. To teach the children this important message, the Prelate told them about the raising of Lazarus and of the boundless love and power of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The Prelate continued his meeting with the children by interacting with them at the different VBS stations.
In the evening, the Prelate had an opportunity to meet with the Church Pastor, Board, Delegates, and Deacons to discuss various issues pertaining to the parish.
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PRELATE WELCOMES AUTHOR ALICE NAVASARGIAN
On Friday, July 6, 2012, H.E. Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate, welcomed to the Prelacy author Mrs. Alice Navasargian, who had come to present the Prelate with her latest book “The Immortals”: A Pictorial Anthology of Historiographic Works and a Brief History of Armenia and Armenians in Persia. This is the author’s third book devoted to Armenian contributions to the arts.
Executive Council Chair Mrs. Rima Boghossian and Ladies Auxiliary members Mrs. Dzovig Zetlian participated in the meeting.
The Prelate thanked Mrs. Navasargian for the book, commended her for her dedication in this field, and also thanked her for her years-long support and encouragement of the Prelacy’s endeavors.
Given that H.H. Catholicos Aram I has proclaimed the year 2012 as the “Year of the Armenian Book”, the Prelate extended an invitation to the author to participate in a future Prelacy event dedicated to the Armenian Book, where her latest book will also be highlighted.
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