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    PRESS OFFICE
    Diocese of the Armenian Church in Canada
    Contact: Deacon Hagop Arslanian, Assistant to the Primate
    615 Stuart Ave., Outremont-Montreal H2V 3H2
    Tel: (514) 276-9479
    Fax: (514) 276-9960
    E- mail: [email protected]
    Web: _www.armenianchurch.ca_ (http://www.armenianchurch.ca/)
    August 24, 2007
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    CANADA: Primate Galstanian Concluded a Successful Calgary Visit
    During his pastoral visit to Calgary, from August 16 through 19, the Primate
    of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Canada held important ecumenical and
    community meetings and celebrated Holy Divine Liturgy on the Feast of the
    Assumption of the Holy Mother of God.
    His Eminence met with the Anglican Bishop of the Diocese of Calgary, Rt.
    Rev. Derek Hoskin, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Calgary Rt. Rev. Frederick
    Henry, Mr. Wayne Cao, Member of Alberta Legislature Chair of Calgary Fort
    Constituency, Cabinet Representative of Government Calgary Caucus.
    Discussions focused on the Calgary Armenian Community and future
    developments. The Ecumenical Relations of our Diocese with the two respective Dioceses
    in Calgary. Bishops Hoskin and Henry thanked Primate Galstanian for this
    initiative and agreed to work together on issues of mutual concern. In his
    meeting with Mr. Wayne Cao, member of Alberta Legislature, Bishop Galstanian
    discussed the issue of the Armenian Genocide and the possibility of the official
    recognition by Alberta's Legislature. Mr. Cao promised to considerBishop
    Galstanian's request in due time. Accompanying the Primate in these meetings were
    Mr. Daniel Takvorian, Ms. Maida Beileryan and Ms. Anoush Newman, members of
    the Calgary Armenian Community.
    On Sunday, August 19, 2007 His Eminence celebrated Holy Divine Liturgy and
    performed the Blessing of the Grape ceremony. Around 200 faithful Canadian
    Armenians were present at the celebration of Holy Badarak that took place at St. Steven's Anglican Church.
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