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PRESS RELEASE
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Fr.Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Director
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E- mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.ArmenianOrthodoxChurch.org/
PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon
MEMBERS OF THE ARMENIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH ATTEND THE WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES'
CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEETING IN CRETE (GREECE)
At the invitation of His All Holiness Bartholomew, the Ecumenical Patriarch,
the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches met in Crete (Greece)
to prepare for the next Assembly
The Armenian Orthodox Church was represented by Archbishop Vicken Aykazian
and Ms Paula Der Matoyan from the Holy See of Etchmiadzin, and Archbishop
Nareg Aykazian and Ms Teny Pirri-Simonian from the Holy See of Cilicia.
The Central Committee members focused on the 10th Assembly, which is to be
held in South Korea in 2013. The members finalized the documents to be
presented to the Assembly for discussion and action by the delegates of the
Churches. The topics included: unity of the Church, mission and evangelism,
environment and diakonia.
The Public Affairs Committee also discussed the situation in Syria and
adopted a statement addressing the Christian presence in the Middle East and
calling all warring parties in Syria to respect the will of the people for
the sake of the common good.
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photo: http://www.armenianorthodoxchurch.org/v04/doc/Photos/Photos763.htm#9
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Fr.Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Director
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E- mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.ArmenianOrthodoxChurch.org/
PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon
MEMBERS OF THE ARMENIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH ATTEND THE WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES'
CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEETING IN CRETE (GREECE)
At the invitation of His All Holiness Bartholomew, the Ecumenical Patriarch,
the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches met in Crete (Greece)
to prepare for the next Assembly
The Armenian Orthodox Church was represented by Archbishop Vicken Aykazian
and Ms Paula Der Matoyan from the Holy See of Etchmiadzin, and Archbishop
Nareg Aykazian and Ms Teny Pirri-Simonian from the Holy See of Cilicia.
The Central Committee members focused on the 10th Assembly, which is to be
held in South Korea in 2013. The members finalized the documents to be
presented to the Assembly for discussion and action by the delegates of the
Churches. The topics included: unity of the Church, mission and evangelism,
environment and diakonia.
The Public Affairs Committee also discussed the situation in Syria and
adopted a statement addressing the Christian presence in the Middle East and
calling all warring parties in Syria to respect the will of the people for
the sake of the common good.
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photo: http://www.armenianorthodoxchurch.org/v04/doc/Photos/Photos763.htm#9