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    PRESS RELEASE
    Diocese of the Armenian Church of Australia & New Zealand
    10 Macquarie Street
    Chatswood NSW 2067
    AUSTRALIA
    Contact: Laura Artinian
    Tel: (02) 9419-8056
    Fax: (02) 9904-8446
    Email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>

    4 August 2005

    INVITATION TO ARMENIANS AROUND THE GLOBE TO JOIN IN THE 170TH
    ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS OF THE ARMENIAN CHURCH IN SINGAPORE

    Where Armenians settle, an Armenian Church is first to sprout. So it
    was for the Armenian Community of Singapore in the early 19th century
    when it built the very first Christian sanctuary in Singapore in 1835,
    the Armenian Apostolic Church of St Gregory the Illuminator located
    at 60 Hill Street, Singapore.

    With fewer than 830 Armenians ever having lived in Singapore and
    Malaysia, it is said that Armenians impacted the social, civic
    and economic life of the early British trading settlements in both
    countries. Author Nadia H. Wright explores the significant contribution
    of Armenians in her book entitled "Respected Citizens: the History
    of Armenians in Singapore and Malaysia" and traces the existence
    of four Singaporean icons to Armenians: the Church of St Gregory,
    the Raffles Hotel, the Straits Times newspaper and the "Vanda Miss
    Joaquim" orchid ~ popularly known as the Singapore orchid that is
    the national flower of Singapore.

    To mark the 170th anniversary of Singapore's Armenian Apostolic
    Church of St Gregory the Illuminator, the Trustees of the Church and
    Armenians living in Asia have planned a weekend of celebration from
    11-13 November and extend an invitation to Armenians around the globe
    to partake in this very special event.

    With the fatherly blessing of His Holiness Karekin II Supreme Patriarch
    and Catholicos of All Armenians, the celebrations will be presided
    by His Eminence Archbishop Aghan Baliozian, Primate of the Diocese of
    the Armenian Church of Australia and New Zealand & Pontifical Legate
    of India and the Far East.

    A special website has been created to serve as a guide to the
    celebrations in Singapore with information on the history of the
    Church, program of planned events, recommended accommodation and
    tours/excursions of Singapore and the surrounding region. The website
    address is www.armeniansinasia.org <http://www.armeniansinasia.org/>
    and it is highly recommended the site be frequently visited for
    updates and latest information on the celebratory events.

    This will be an unsurpassable opportunity for Armenians all over
    the world to gather and honour an international Armenian treasure, a
    landmark of Singapore that is connected to our ancestral heritage and
    to share a spirit of unity in Christian faith that has kept Armenians
    bonded for more than 1700 years.

    Questions and expressions of interest may be directed to
    [email protected]
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