International Broadcast of Holy Nativity Divine Liturgy

[Takmazian Maral]

PRESS RELEASE
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Information Services
Address:  Vagharshapat, Republic of Armenia
Contact:  Rev. Fr. Ktrij Devejian
Tel:  (374 10) 517 163
Fax:  (374 10) 517 301
E-Mail:  [email protected]
January 4, 2007

International Broadcast of Holy Nativity Divine Liturgy

The Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and the Shoghakat Television Company,
working in conjunction with the `First Channel' of Armenian television
(`H1'), are pleased to announce the live global telecast of the Pontifical
Divine Liturgy on the Feast of the Holy Nativity and Theophany in Holy
Etchmiadzin.  The celebrant will be His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme
Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians.

Armenian communities throughout the world will be able to watch Christmas
Divine Liturgy broadcast live from the Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin
on Saturday morning, January 6, 2007, on the Armenian H1 `First Channel'
available through satellite providers. 

Please refer to the list below for times and dates of the live broadcast in
your community:

Republic of Armenia - Saturday, January 6 at 10:30 AM
Republic of Nagorno Karabagh - Saturday, January 6 at 10:30 AM
GMT - Saturday, January 6 at 6:30 AM

Middle East
Lebanon - Saturday, January 6 at 8:30 AM
Syria - Saturday, January 6 at 8:30 AM
Israel - Saturday, January 6 at 8:30 AM
Jordan - Saturday, January 6 at 8:30 AM
Kuwait - Saturday, January 6 at 9:30 AM
Iraq - Saturday, January 6 at 9:30 AM
Iran - Saturday, January 6 at 10:00 AM
United Arab Emirates - Saturday, January 6 at 10:30 AM

Europe
United Kingdom - Saturday, January 6 at 6:30 AM
France - Saturday, January 6 at 7:30 AM
Germany - Saturday, January 6 at 7:30 AM
Austria - Saturday, January 6 at 7:30 AM
Italy - Saturday, January 6 at 7:30 AM
Switzerland - Saturday, January 6 at 7:30 AM
Spain - Saturday, January 6 at 7:30 AM
Netherlands - Saturday, January 6 at 7:30 AM
Belgium - Saturday, January 6 at 7:30 AM
Sweden - Saturday, January 6 at 7:30 AM
Czech Republic - Saturday, January 6 at 7:30 AM
Hungary - Saturday, January 6 at 7:30 AM
Baltic States - Saturday, January 6 at 8:30 AM
Romania - Saturday, January 6 at 8:30 AM
Ukraine - Saturday, January 6 at 8:30 AM
Greece - Saturday, January 6 at 8:30 AM
Cyprus - Saturday, January 6 at 8:30 AM
Russian Federation (Moscow) - Saturday, January 6 at 9:30 AM
Russian Federation (Saint Petersburg) - Saturday, January 6 at 9:30 AM
Russian Federation (Krasnodar) - Saturday, January 6 at 9:30 AM

North America
United States (New York) - Saturday, January 6 at 1:30 AM
United States (Chicago) - Saturday, January 6 at 12:30 AM
United States (Denver) - Friday, January 5 at 11:30 PM
United States (Los Angeles) - Friday, January 5 at 10:30 PM
Canada (Montreal) - Saturday, January 6 at 1:30 AM
Canada (Toronto) - Saturday, January 6 at 1:30 AM
Mexico (Mexico City) - Saturday, January 6 at 12:30 AM

South America
Venezuela - Saturday, January 6 at 2:30 AM
Argentina - Saturday, January 6 at 3:30 AM
Brazil - Saturday, January 6 at 4:30 AM
Uruguay - Saturday, January 6 at 4:30 AM

Africa
Egypt - Saturday, January 6 at 8:30 AM
South Africa - Saturday, January 6 at 8:30 AM
Ethiopia - Saturday, January 6 at 9:30 AM
Sudan - Saturday, January 6 at 9:30 AM

Asia
Turkey - Saturday, January 6 at 8:30 AM
Georgia - Saturday, January 6 at 10:30 AM
India - Saturday, January 6 at 12:00 Noon
Thailand - Saturday, January 6 at 1:30 PM
Singapore - Saturday, January 6 at 2:30 PM

Australia & Pacific
Australia (Sydney) - Saturday, January 6 at 5:30 PM
Australia (Melbourne) - Saturday, January 6 at 5:30 PM
New Zealand - Saturday, January 6 at 7:30 PM