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    PRESS OFFICE
    Armenian Holy Apostolic Church Canadian Diocese
    Contact; Deacon Hagop Arslanian, Assistant to the Primate
    615 Stuart Avenue, Outremont Quebec H2V 3H2
    Tel; 514-276-9479, Fax; 514-276-9960
    Email; [email protected] Website; www.armenianchurch.ca


    CLERGY MEETING
    OF THE CANADIAN ARMENIAN CHURCH DIOCESE
    WAS HELD IN VANCOUVER

    The conference of the clergy of the Canadian Diocese of the Armenian
    Church was held on Friday May 28, in Saint Vartan Armenian Apostolic
    Church of Vancouver, presided by His Eminence Bishop Bagrat Galstanian,
    Primate.

    Main items on the agenda were issues related to the mission of the
    Church and discussion of activities of the past year. The invocation
    was offered by the Primate, who conducted a ceremony of Church Rites,
    Prayers and Readings of Psalms as well as hymns dedicated to the repose
    of the soul of the first Primate of the Canadian Diocese Archbishop
    Vazken Keshishian. Bishop Galstanian interpreted the message from
    the Gospel of St. John (Chapter 17). Pointing its relevance to
    our contemporary issues, His Eminence said that "the formation of a
    community is the reflection of the Holy Trinity. The Church is involved
    in that mission, by trying to change not just the shape of the world,
    but to change its essence. The Church is against the world, but for
    the world. Today, particularly on these shores, it is our sacred duty
    to lead our children to spiritual life and to orthodox faith".

    The clergy conference then discussed in detail the spiritual and
    re-organizational activities of the Primate during the past year of
    his tenure. The conference highly commended the tireless efforts of the
    Primate of creating the Department of Christian Education that actively
    pursues its objectives, with a special attention on programs of Sunday
    Schools and the training of teachers for Christian Education. This
    year a special project has been embarked upon for children attending
    Diocesan Summer Camp, including teaching of our Church History, Rites
    and Hymns based on modern pedagogical principles. The conference
    welcomed the initiative of the Primate of establishing the new
    approach of Feast Days (visit our website www.armenianchurch.ca),
    that has created a new enthusiasm in our faithful.

    The Clergy Conference noted with pride the visits and meetings that
    the Primate held with heads of sister churches of the Roman Catholic,
    Anglican and Evangelical churches, as well as with Islamic religious
    leaders, all of which will certainly have a positive impact on the
    future course of the Diocesan activities. The Conference welcomed with
    joy the arrival of Rev. Fr. Hayrig Hovhannessian, who has been called
    to serve our Diocese upon the directive of His Holiness Karekin II,
    Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians.

    The conference ended by prayers to Almighty God for the repose of
    the souls of martyrs of the First Republic of Armenia, of the battles
    of Sartarabad, Pashaparan and Gharakiliseh. Prayers were then raised
    for the Brotherhood of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and for the
    health of His Holiness the Catholicos, as well as for the strengthening
    of the Motherland, Armenia.

    The Conference was closed by the Lord's Prayer and by singing of the
    hymn "Etchmiadzin I Hore".

    Divan of the Diocese

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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