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    PRESS RELEASE
    Eastern Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America
    138 East 39th Street
    New York, NY 10016
    Tel: 212-689-7810
    Fax: 212-689-7168
    e-mail: [email protected]
    Website: http://www.armenianprelacy.org
    Contact: Iris Papazian

    June 30, 2005

    ST. GREGORY OF DATEV SUMMER INSTITUTE
    BEGINS THIS WEEKEND
    Seventy-five students ranging from ages 13 to 18 will gather this
    weekend at the St. Mary of Providence Center in Elverson, Pennsylvania, for
    the 19th annual week-long St. Gregory of Datev Institute Armenian Christian
    Studies Program, under the directorship of V. Rev. Fr. Anoushavan Tanielian,
    Vicar General of the Eastern Prelacy.
    For more information go to:
    http://www.armenianprelacy.org/05datevprep.htm

    GARY SETIAN ANCIENT ARMENIAN COINS AWARDED
    The Armenian National Education Committee (ANEC) annually awards ancient
    Armenian coins to graduates of Armenian Schools who have excelled in
    Armenian studies. The coins, courtesy of Mr. Gary Setian of Massachusetts,
    depict Armenian royalty and are awarded to a select few students. This year
    the coins were those of Levon I, King of Cilicia and were awarded to more
    than 30 students.
    For more information and list of students receiving the awards go to:
    http://www.armenianprelacy.org/Setian%20Coin%20Award%20Recipients%202004-2005.htm

    PRELATE AND VICAR ATTEND ORDINATION
    Archbishop Oshagan and V. Rev. Fr. Anoushavan Tanielian attended the
    Episcopal ordination of the Most Rev. Charles D. Balvo, Titular Archbishop
    of Castello and Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, yesterday, June 29, at St.
    Patrick's Cathedral at the invitation of His Eminence Edward Cardinal Egan,
    Bishop of New York.

    ARCHBISHOP OSHAGAN MAINTAINS BUSY SCHEDULE
    DURING THE JULY 4TH HOLIDAY
    Archbishop Oshagan's busy schedule will continue through the July 4th
    weekend.
    On Sunday, July 2 he will attend the Divine Liturgy at St. Gregory the
    Illuminator Church in Philadelphia.
    On Sunday evening he will attend the banquet in celebration of the
    Olympic games organized by the HMEM in Philadephia. On Monday, July 4 he
    will preside over the Olympic Parade and Closing Ceremonies.
    On Sunday he will travel to Elverson, Pennsylvania, to visit the
    "Datevatzis" who will be beginning their week-long studies at the annual
    Datev Institute.

    V. REV. FR. TANIEL GARABEDIAN RETURNS TO U.S. TODAY
    V. Rev. Fr. Taniel Garabedian who was ordained a celibate priest last
    year on June 6, 2004, will return to the United States today and join the
    clergy serving the Eastern Prelacy. Father Taniel remained in Lebanon
    following his ordination for additional training. He grew up in New Jersey
    and is a graduate of the Sunday School of St. Vartanantz Church in
    Ridgefield, and the St. Gregory of Datev Institute. Father Taniel will be an
    instructor at the Datev Institute next week. Welcome home Father Taniel.

    MESROB MASHTOTZ MEDAL PRESENTED TO EDWARD BOGHOSIAN
    Last Saturday evening Archbishop Oshagan attended the 40th anniversary
    celebration of the Armenian Reporter. On this occasion the Prelate presented
    the founder and senior editor of the Reporter, Edward Boghosian, with the
    Cilician See's Mesrob Mashtotz Medal on behalf of His Holiness Aram I,
    Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia. Archbishop Oshagan read the
    Catholicos' encyclical before presenting Mr. Boghosian with the coveted
    medal.

    URGENT APPEAL FROM REPRESENTATIVE
    OF THE NAGORNO KARABAKH REPUBLIC
    This week we received an urgent appeal from Vardan Barseghian, the
    representative of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, asking for help for a
    ten-year-old girl, Yana Mikhailian, from Karabakh in need of a bone marrow
    transplant. The Hematology Institute in Yerevan working with the Armenian
    Bone Marrow Registry located matching bone donors in Germany. The estimated
    cost of the treatment is $100,000. Time is critical and Mr. Barseghian is
    asking for financial support. Baroness Caroline Cox has already pledged
    $12,000. The Eastern Prelacy is accepting donations which will be forwarded
    to the fund. Please send your contributions to the Armenian Prelacy, 138 E.
    39th Street, New York, NY 10016. Indicate "For Yana" in the memo area of
    your check, payable to Armenian Apostolic Church of America.

    JEWISH WEEKLY FEATURES MAJOR ARTICLE ON GENOCIDE
    The Jewish Week, a weekly newspaper published in New York City,
    published an article written by a staff writer, Steve Lipman, entitled "The
    Hidden Holocaust," about the Armenian Genocide. The article, published in
    the April 22nd issue, describes how the Armenian Genocide receives little if
    any support from the organized Jewish community. It describes how
    "Realpolitik" has triumphed over ethical considerations. The article spans
    nearly three full pages of the tabloid newspaper. Lipman notes: "The Turkish
    Embassy in Washington, the Israeli Consulate here, and major Jewish
    organizations contacted by The Jewish Week did not respond to requests for
    comment on this issue."

    FEAST OF THE TRANSFIGURATION
    This Sunday, July 3, the Armenian Church celebrates one of its five
    Tabernacle Feast Days: Transfiguration (Aylakerputiun / Vartavar). The Feast
    of Transfiguration is marked fourteen weeks after Easter. It commemorates an
    episode in the New Testament recorded by four evangelists: Matthew, Mark,
    Luke, and Peter.
    The Transfiguration took place on the "Holy Mountain" (believed to be
    Mt. Tabor) where Jesus had gone with Peter, James, and John to pray. As He
    was praying, "His face shone like the sun and His garments became white as
    light." The Patriarch Moses and Prophet Elijah appeared at His side (Mt.
    17:1-8). It was at this moment that His appearance was transfigured
    revealing Himself as God to His disciples.
    As in many other instances, an old pagan feast was combined with the new
    Christian feast. In this case, the pagan feast of Vartavar, when Armenians
    would decorate the temple of the Goddess Asdghig with roses, pigeons would
    be released, and people would engage in water games. Asdghig was the goddess
    of love, beauty and water. Vartavar is the name-day for those named:
    Vartges, Vartavar, Vart, Alvart, Zevart, Lousvart, Nevart, Baidzar,
    Vartanoush, Vartiter, Varvar, to mention a few.
    In the Armenian tradition, the day after the five major feast days is
    Memorial Day when traditionally the faithful go to cemeteries to venerate
    their departed loved ones. Hence, this Monday, the day after
    Transfiguration, is Memorial Day.

    MONDAY IS INDEPENDENCE DAY
    Monday, July 4, is Independence Day, marking the 229th anniversary of
    the creation of the United States of America.
    In his prayer for the nation, President Thomas Jefferson said on March
    4, 1801: "Almighty God, Who has given us this good land for our heritage; We
    humbly beseech Thee that we may always prove ourselves a people mindful of
    Thy favor and glad to do Thy will. Bless our land with honorable ministry,
    sound learning, and pure manners. Save us from violence, discord, and
    confusion, from pride and arrogance, and from every evil way. Defend our
    liberties, and fashion into one united people, the multitude brought hither
    out of many kindreds and tongues.."

    NEW ITEMS AT PRELACY BOOKSTORE
    The Prelacy Bookstore receives new inventory on a regular basis. Here
    are five recent offerings.
    Item #YZA003: Madenakirk Hayots, (Armenian Classical Literature), Volume
    III, Sixth Century. Hardcover, $32.00. Also available: Set of Volumes I, II,
    III, $110.00.
    Item #RLE001: Rescued Armenian Treasures from Cilicia, by Ludwig
    Reichert. Hardcover. Text in English; color reproductions, 184 pages.
    $120.00.
    Item #CDE034: Kutahya Tiles and Pottery from the Armenian Cathedral of
    St. James, Jerusalem, by John Carswell & C.J.F. Dowsett. Volumes I and II in
    one binding. Color and black and white photographs, 206 pages. $60.00.
    Item #DD012: Treasures: Songs and Dances from Armenia, Armenian Cultural
    Collection. DVD, featuring Tatoul Altounian Song and Dance Ensemble and
    State Dance Ensemble of Armenia. $20.00.
    Item #DD008: I Hate Dogs! The Last Survivor and Back to Ararat, A
    Forgotten Genocide. Both on one DVD. $25.00.
    Much more is available. Visit the Prelacy web site:
    www.armenianprelacy.org.

    REMEMBERING HIS HOLINESS KAREKIN I
    Yesterday, June 29, marked the sixth anniversary of the passing of His
    Holiness Karekin I. His Holiness is remembered for his visionary leadership
    as Prelate of the Eastern Prelacy in the 1970s, his eighteen-year dedicated
    pontificate as the Catholicos of Cilicia, and his all too short four-year
    pontificate as Catholicos of All Armenians. Asdvatz Hokeen Lousavoreh.

    THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
    Thomas Jefferson, at the age of 33, wrote the first draft of the
    Declaration of Independence as a member of a committee that included John
    Adams and Benjamin Franklin. The Continental Congress made some changes in
    the draft, but by and large, it remains primarily the work of Jefferson. It
    was adopted on July 4, 1776. It was the most daring document produced to
    date. It was unheard of and unthinkable that a fledgling, divided country
    made up of thirteen separate colonies with, at best, a ragtag army, would
    have the temerity to produce a damning document against the most powerful
    country of the time demanding "certain unalienable rights, that among these
    are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
    At Crossroads our celebration of the Fourth of July each year includes a
    reading of the entire Declaration of Independence. We end today's edition of
    Crossroads with the final paragraph of the Declaration, with capitals,
    punctuation, and italics exactly as originally written:
    "We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in
    General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for
    the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the
    good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these
    United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States;
    that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that
    all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and
    ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they
    have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish
    Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may
    of right do.-And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance
    on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our
    Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor."

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