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    ST. ILLUMINATOR'S CATHEDRAL REOPENS AFTER MAJOR RENOVATIONS

    http://www.hairenik.com/weekly/2009/0 8/31/st-illuminator%e2%80%99s-cathedral-reopens-af ter-major-renovations/
    August 31, 2009

    New York City's famous St. Illuminator's Armenian Apostolic Cathedral
    is reopening, one year after it closed its doors to undergo a
    major renovation. Made possible by financial support from friends,
    parishioners, and other bodies of the church, and overseen by Father
    Mesrob Lakissian and the Church Reconstruction Committee, the reopening
    of St. Illuminator's represents a step forward for New York City's
    Armenian community.

    The Mayr Yegeghetzi has always been known as the "Ellis Island" to New
    York's Armenian immigrants because of the very important role it played
    in welcoming them to Manhattan from all over the world. Located at 221
    East 27th Street, St. Illuminator's was the first Armenian cathedral
    in New York City. Named in honor of St. Gregory the Illuminator, the
    patron saint of the Armenian Church, it opened its doors in 1916. Due
    to the events of World War I, however, it was not formally consecrated
    until April 1921. Since then, the cathedral has continuously served
    new Armenian Americans. From providing emergency housing to dislocated
    Armenian families who escaped the genocide, to supplying food and
    clothing to Armenians who escaped the turmoil in the Middle East in the
    1960's, St. Illuminator's has been a spiritual home to its congregation
    and a beacon of hope to the countless members of the Armenian Diaspora.

    Today, St. Illuminator's is a beloved place where Armenians from all
    ages come to pray, participate in its beautiful liturgy, and receive
    the holy sacraments. During the year-long renovation process, the
    Divine Liturgy was offered every Sunday at the Armenian Center in
    Woodside, Queens, under the auspices of Father Lakissian.

    On Sat., Sept. 19 at 7 p.m., His Eminence Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan,
    Prelate of the Armenian Apostolic Church of the Eastern United States,
    will lead a special service re-consecrating the cathedral's altar. On
    Sun., Sept. 20 at 10:30 a.m., he will celebrate the Divine Liturgy
    and deliver the sermon inaugurating a new era for the cathedral.

    Over the next few months, work will continue at the cathedral's lower
    level and the Board of Trustees and delegates of St. Illuminator's
    will continue to raise funds to support the renovation effort.

    For more information or to make a donation to the St. Illuminator's
    reconstruction fund, call the cathedral's office at (212) 689-5880
    or visit http://stilluminators.org.
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