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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


    THE 21ST DIOCESAN ASSEMBLY COMMENDED THE NEW INITIATIVES OF THE CANADIAN
    DIOCESE

    The 21st Assembly of the Canadian Diocese of the Armenian Holy
    Apostolic Church highly commended the successful programs initiated
    during the past year within the Diocese.

    This year has been of a special significance, because it marked
    the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Diocese. This
    milestone became an impetus to the Primate, His Eminence Bishop Bagrat
    Galstanian, who was elected Primate a year ago. In his own words,
    the young Bishop said, "This was a year of changes, of challenges
    for revitalization and reform within the Diocese with involvement
    of the youth in a variety of projects and at different levels of
    responsibility."

    One of the most successful of the new initiatives has been the
    establishment of the Press Office of the Diocese in the last several
    months. With limited personnel and resources, thanks to a group of
    dedicated young volunteers led by Deacon Hagop Arslanian, Assistant
    to the Primate it has been possible to set up a mechanism of issuing
    timely Press Releases and maintaining a state-of-the-art website
    with almost daily updates of information related to the Diocese and
    its activities.

    Other initiatives have been the establishment of a summer camp and a
    centralized Sunday School organization as investment in the future
    of the Diocese, said the Primate in his first annual report, and
    remarked that this year has been one of learning and reorganization.

    The Assembly approved with commendations the reports of Canadian
    Youth Mission to Armenia (CYMA) and of the Children's Fund for Armenia
    (CFFA).

    The 21st Diocesan Assembly was convened in Vancouver, BC, on May 28-30,
    2004, hosted by Saint Vartan Armenian Church, to help rejuvenate
    this remote Parish. On this occasion the Assembly expressed its
    filial faithfulness to His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and
    Catholicos of All Armenians as His Pontifical Letter of Blessing was
    read at the Assembly. Letters of congratulations and good wishes were
    also sent by the Premier of British Columbia the Honorable Gordon
    Campbell and by the Mayor of the city of Vancouver the Honorable
    Larry Campbell. The Eastern Diocese of United States was represented
    by Mr. John Amboyan, who conveyed to the Assembly the message of H.E
    Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate of the Eastern Diocese.

    Chairman of the Diocesan Council Mr. Jack Stepanian submitted a
    resolution to increase the number of the members of the Diocesan
    Council considering the expansion of the activities of the
    Diocese. Mr. Stepanian also talked about the new vision of the
    Diocese and presented a plan for raising public support for the
    Diocesan projects.

    The three sessions of the Assembly were concluded by adoption of a
    statement of gratitude and appreciation to the Catholicos of All
    Armenians, the Prime Minister of Canada, the Premier of British
    Columbia, the Mayor of the City of Vancouver, the Canadian Parliament
    (for recognizing the Armenian Genocide), the Primate of the Diocese,
    the Diocesan Council and the Organizing Committee of the Assembly.

    Next year the Assembly will be held in St. Catherine, hosted by Saint
    Gregory the Illuminator Parish, the first Armenian church established
    in Canada 75 years ago.

    Divan of the Diocese
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