New Alliance “For Family” established in ArmeniaToday around hundred non-governmental organizations and seven parties announced about the creation of the alliance called “For Family”. The alliance will primarily focus on the prevention of the introduction of juvenile justice system. |
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Gifts for aged people with disabilitiesWithin the scope of the charity program of Araratian Patriarchal Diocese “We are Equal”, on the International Day of the Disabled a number of donations were organized. Packages of clothing and domestic appliances were distributed to the Arabkir community’s elderly people of with disabilities. |
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Hamo SahyanOnce the poet was asked why didn’t he write memoirs, he answered: “When I was still a child, my father would put me on the donkey and send me to bring apples. Once as I was coming down a hill, I saw that the saddlebag tore and all the apples scattered on the ground. The memories are likewise, once on the floor, you can’t go back and collect them”. |
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\Divine Liturgy of Oath\ of Bishop Vardan NavasardyanOn the occasion of being called to the bishopric, BishopVardan Navasardyan, Director of the Christian Education Center, celebrated his first Episcopal "Divine Liturgy of Oath". |
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Bishop Abgar Hovakimyan Celebrates \Divine Liturgy of Oath\ at the Mother See of Holy EtchmiadzinOn November 18, at the Holy altar of ascension, Bishop Abgar Hovakimyan, Primate of the Armenian Diocese of Canada, celebrated his first Episcopal "Divine Liturgy of Oath". |
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Two-language edition of Tekeyan’s“Selected Poems” publishedThe collection of “Selected Poems” by the famous poet VahanTekeyan was published. The book is in two languages – Armenian and English. The presentation of the collection took place at the Armenian State Pedagogical University. |
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Episcopal Ordination in the Mother SeeOn November 16, in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Episcopal ordinations and consecrations were held. Rev. Fr. Narek Berberyan, Primate of the Armenian Diocese of Brazil, Rev. Fr. Abgar Hovakimyan, Primate of the Armenian Diocese of Canada and Rev. Fr. Vardan Navasardyan, Director of the Christian Education Center of Mother See were ordained by the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians. |
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Press conference: school subject of Armenian Church History and the Armenian Armed Forces ChaplaincyRecently, there are discussions about teaching the subject Armenian Church History and inexpediency of chaplaincy in the Armed Forces in the press. A press conference on this pressing topic was convened hosting Armed Forces Chaplain Father Koryun Karapetyan, National Assembly Deputy Ruzanna Muradyan, the Headmaster of Base School N166 Margarita Kushkyan, theologian Vardan Khachatryan. |
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New Manuscripts to MatenadaranThe Manuscript Museum (Matenadaran) of Mashtots in Yerevan was replenished with yet another high-value donation. Boston-based family of Ghrdians brought 5 penned manuscripts and more than 150 volumes of ancient printed books. Ghrdian sisters thus fulfilled the dream of their brother Ruben Ghrdian who passed away young. |
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Five year anniversary of consecration of St. Gevork Church in MasisIn 2009, St. Gevork Church in Masiswas consecrated by Patriarch Karekin II. This year, on November 1, the residents of Masis were meeting NavasardKchoyan, the Primate of Araratian Patriarchal Diocese to jointly celebrate the consecration of the Church. |
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Contemporary Armenian Music Festival kicked offVahram Babayan, Stepan Sukiasyan, Irina Khachatryan and Nubar Aslanyan: these four contemporary composers were honored to attend the opening of Contemporary Armenian Music Festival. The concert tool place on October 31, in Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall. |
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Belorussian Culture Days in ArmeniaFrom October 15-20, Armenia hosted the delegation of the Belorussian Ministry of Culture led by the Minister Boris Svetlov. These days, Belorussian culture days are organized in Armenia. |