²è²æÜàð êð ²¼²ÜÀ ÎÀ Ð²Ü Æê²äºî¾ ê ø²è²êüæò زÜβÜò ºÎºÔºòôàÚ ê ä²î²ð² ÆÜ ÎÇñ³ÏÇ, 23 ú áëïáëçý, »ÙÇë μ³ñ»ç³ý ²é³çÝáñ¹ ³ñÓñ î Øáõß»Õ ²ñù سñïÇñáë»³Ý åçïç ѳݹÇë³å»ï úñ Ý ø³áõýãçç êñμáó ø³é³ëýçó سÝϳÝó»Ï»Õ»óõáÛ ê ä³ï³ñ³ ÇÝ»õ åçïç áë³ýó ûñáõ³ý Û³ïáõÏ å³ï ³ÙÁ ¾ÝëÇÝáÛÇ êñμáó ܳѳï³Ï³ó»Ï»Õ»óõáÛ ê ä³ï³ñ³ ÇÝ Ý»ñÏ³Û åçïç ÁÉɳۻõ åçïç ù³ñá½ øáõ ÛÃÇ»õ ²ñ³μ³Ï³Ý ÌáóÇ ºñÏÇñÝ»ñáõÝ Î³ÃáÕÇÏáë³Ï³Ý áë³ýáñ¹ ³ñÓñ î ÎáñÇõÝ ²ñù ä³å»³ý H. E. THE PRELATE TO PRESIDE OVER HOLY MASS AT FORTY MARTYRS CHURCH OF ORANGE COUNTY On Sunday, August 23, His Eminence Arch. Moushegh Mardirossian will preside over Holy Mass at the Forty Martyrs church in Orange County and deliver the sermon. The Catholicosal Vicar of Kuwait and the Gulf Countries, H. E. Arch. Gorun Babian, who is visiting Los Angeles, will preside over Holy Mass at the Holy Martyrs church in Encino and deliver the sermon. 1
²è²æÜàð êð ²¼²ÜÀ ä²î²ð² ºò ºô ʲÔàÔúðÐܾø βî²ðºò ê ²êîàô²Ì²ÌÆÜ ºÎºÔºòôàÚ Ø¾æ ê ²ëïáõ³Í³ÍÝ³Û ì»ñ³ áëù³ý»õ ÎÉ»Ýï ÛÉÇ ê ²ëïáõ³Í³ÍÇݻϻջóõáÛ ³Ýáõ³Ý³Ïáãáõû³Ý ½áÛ ïûý»ñáõý ³éÇÃáí«Â»ÙÇë μ³ñ»ëý³ù ²é³çÝáñ¹ êñμ³½³ýá ÎÇñ³ÏÇ«16 ú áëïáëçý ê ä³ï³ñ³ Ù³ïáõó³Ý»ó ÎÉ»Ýï ÛÉÇ ê ²ëïáõ³Í³ÍÇݻϻջóõáÛ Ù ç«³å³«û³õ³ñï ê ä³ï³ñ³ ǫϳï³ñ»ó ˳ÕáÕûñÑÝ ùç ³õ³Ý¹³Ï³Ý ³ñ³ñáÕáõ- ÃÇõÝÝ áõ Ù³ï³ÕÇ ûññýáõãçõýá Æñ å³ï ³ÙÇÝ Ù ç«²é³çýáñ¹ êñμ³½³ýá Ñ³Ý ³Ù³Ýûñ Ý ³Ý¹ñ³¹³ñÓ³õ ²ëïáõ³- ͳÙûñ ³é³ùÇÝáõÃÇõÝÝ»ñáõÝ«áñ ¹³ñ»ñ ß³ñáõÝ³Ï ûñçý³ï ͳé³Û³Í μáéáñ ùñçëïáý»³û ÏÇÝ»ñáõÝ ²Ý í»ñ ³é³õ ²ëïõá³Í³Ùûñ ³½ÝõáõÃÇõÝÁ«ËáݳñÑáõÃÇõÝÝ áõ ²ëïáõÍáÛ å³ïáõçñ³ýý»ñáõý áõ ûɳ¹ñ³ÝùÝ»ñáõÝ Ñ³õ³ï³ñÇ٠ϳï³ñáÕ ÙÁ ÁÉɳÉáõ Ñ³Ý ³Ù³ÝùÁ«áñáÝó ѳٳñ ³ñųݳó³õ ßÝáñÑùÝ»ñáõ ø³ñá½ç ³õ³ñïÇÝ, ²é³çÝáñ¹ êñμ³- ½³ÝÁ ϳï³ñ»ó ˳ÕáÕûñÑÝ ùý áõ Ù³ï³ÕûñÑÝ ùá ²ñ³ñáÕáõÃÇõÝÝ»ñ Ý»ïù, ²é³çÝáñ¹ êñμ³½³ýá ϳï³ñ»ó μ³óáõùá»ï»õ»óõáû ßñç³ ³ÏÇÝ Ù ç ѳëï³ïáõ³Í óáõó³ï³ëï³ïçý, áñáõý íñ³û åçïç ³ñӳݳ ñáõçý»ï»õ»óõáû ³ñ³ñáÕáõ- û³Ýó áõ Ó»éݳñÏÝ»ñáõÝ Å³Ù³Ý³Ï³óáÛóÁ ²Ûë óáõó³ï³ëï³ïá ݳ˳ӻé- ÝáõÃÇõÝݻϻջóõáÛ»ñÇï³ë³ñ¹³Ï³Ý ËÙμ³ÏÇÝ 2
PRELATE CELEBRATED THE FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION OF THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD AT ST. MARY S CHURCH IN GLENDALE On Sunday, August 16 th, and on the occasion of the Feast of the Assumption of the Holy Mother of God, as well as the name day of St. Mary s Church in Glendale, the Prelate celebrated Divine Liturgy and delivered the sermon at St. Mary s Church. His Eminence highlighted the virtues of the Holy Virgin, stressing that she was a model role to all Christian women, and especially the Armenian women throughout centuries The Prelate also conducted the blessing of madagh (offering) and grapes following Divine Liturgy. After the ceremonies, the Prelate and the church officials headed to the front yard of the church where the blessing of the newly erected sign-post was performed. 3
²ØºðÆβÚÆ ºðºø ºغðàô ²è²æÜàð ܺðàô ÄàÔàì ÐÆôðÀÜβÈàôº²Ø ø²ü²î²úæ ²è²æÜàð ²ð²ÜÆÜ Ødzó»³É Ü³Ñ³Ý Ý»ñáõ ²ñ»õ»É»³Ý«²ñ»õÙï»³Ý Â»Ù»ñáõ»õ ø³ý³ï³ûç »ÙÇ»ñ»ù ²é³çÝáñ¹Ý»ñÁª ³ñÓñ î. úß³ï³ý ²ñù âûéáû»³ý ( ²ñ»õ»É»³Ý »Ù), ³ñÓñ î. Øáõß»Õ ²ñù سñïÇñáë»³Ý (²ñ»õÙï»³Ý Â»Ù)»õ ³ñÓñ î. Ê³Å³Ï ²ñù Ú³Ïáμ»³Ý (ø³ý³ï³ûç »Ù) ú áëïáë 19»õ 20ÇÝ«Û³ïáõÏ Ñ³Ý¹ÇåáõÙ ÙÁ áõý»ó³ý ø³ý³ï³ûç гÛáó »ÙÇ ²½ ³ÛÇÝ ²é³çÝáñ¹³ñ³ÝÇÝ Ù ç ºñ»ù ²é³çÝáñ¹Ý»ñÁ ùýý³ñï»óçý »ٻñÁ Ûáõ½áÕ Ñ³ë³ñ³Ï³ó ѳñó»ñ, áñáý»óçý áë Û³ñ³μ»ñáõ- ÃÇõÝÝ»ñÁ ë»ñï³óýáõ Ýáñ³Ýáñ ÙÇçáóÝ»ñ»õ å³ïñ³ëï»óçý ûٻñáõ Ï»³ÝùÇÝ ³éÝãáõ³Í Ñá-»õáñ, í³ñã³ï³ý, ïýï»ë³ï³ý, ϳ½Ù³Ï»ñåã³Ï³Ý, Û³ñ³μ»ñ³Ï³Ý ѳñó»ñ ßûß³ áõ Íñ³ ÇñÝ»ñ«ÇÝãå ë»õ ûٻñáõ»Ï»Õ»óÇÝ»ñáõÝ Ñ»ï ϳåáõ³Í ÍÇë³Ï³Ý«¹³ëïdzñ³Ïã³Ï³Ý«Ï»Ýó³- Õ³ÛÇÝ áõ μ³ñ»ï³ñ áõ㻳ýó Ñ»ï ϳåáõ³Í ѳñó»ñáõ ÃÕóÍñ³ñÝ»ñ ÚÇß»³É ѳñó»ñÝ áõ Íñ³ ÇñÝ»ñÁ åçïç ùýý³ñïáõçý ²ÝÃÇÉdzëÇ Ù ç ݳ˳ï»ëáõ³Í ³ÛÝ ÅáÕáíÇÝ, áñ Û³é³çÇÏ³Û ÜáÛ»Ùμ»ñÇÝ, Ø»ÍÇ î³ýý ÎÇÉÇÏÇáÛ Î³ÃáÕÇÏáëáõû³Ý ²½ ³ÛÇÝ Îñûݳϳݻõ ø³õ³ù³ï³ý ÅáÕáíÝ»ñÁ åçïç ѳٳËÙμ ²Ù»ñÇϳÛÇÝ»ñ»ù ûٻñáõ ²é³çÝáñ¹Ý»ñáõÝ áõ ÅáÕáí³Ï³Ýáõû³Ý Ý»ñϳ۳óáõóÇãÝ»ñáõÝ Ñ»ï 4
NORTH AMERICA S THREE PRELATES HOLD A TWO DAYS MEETING IN CANADA The Prelates of the Eastern and Western Prelacies of the United States, His Eminence Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan and His Eminence Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, held consecutive meetings with His Eminence, Archbishop Khajag Hagopian, Prelate of the Armenian Prelacy of Canada, in Montreal on August 19 and 20, 2009. The Prelates planned several projects related to the spiritual, administrative, financial, and organizational aspects of the Prelacies. They also prepared reports on all of the churches of the North American Prelacies, with regards to the different communities and services each church offers, in order to meet the spiritual needs of its members and the requirements of Christian education tasks. The Prelates also discussed common concerns and issues, as well as new methods of improving communication and dialogue between the Prelacies. The issues and projects outlined during these sessions will be further examined during the next World Assembly meeting at the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia in Antelias, Lebanon, in November of this year. 5
ìºð²øàôî ²Ù³éݳÛÇÝ ³ñÓ³Ïáõñ¹ Ý»ïù, ²½ ì³ñå³ñ³ýý»ñá ù³ýç ÙÁ ûñ Ý åçïç í»ñ³μ³ý³ý Çñ»Ýó ¹áõéÝ»ñÁ, ÁݹáõÝ»Éáõ ѳٳñ Ù³ÝϳÙëáõñ Ý ÙÇÝã»õ»ñÏñáñ¹³Ï³Ý ϳñ Ç ³ß³Ï»ñïÝ»ñ, ѳÛÏ³Ï³Ý Ñá»õáñ áõ Ùß³ÏáõóÛÇÝ ³õ³Ý¹Ý»ñáí»õ ³éáÕç ÙÃÝáÉáñïÇ Ý»ñù»õ ¹³ëïdzñ³Ï»Éáõ Ù»ñ Ýáñ³Ñ³ë ë»ñáõý¹á ÐÇÝ ß³μÃÇ, ú áëïáë 27-Á í»ñ³ùáõï ê³ý üñ³ýëçëùáûç éáõ½»³ý ¼³ù³ñ»³Ý ì³ëåáõñ³ï³ý ²½ ³ÛÇÝ í³ñå³ñ³ýçý àõëáõùý³ï³ý ³é³çÇÝ ûñá åçïç áñí³¹ñáõç ÏáÏÇÏ Û³Ûï³ Çñ ÙÁ ÍÝáÕÝ»ñÁ ³éÇà åçïç áõý»ý³ý ͳÝûóݳÉáõ í³ñå³ñ³ýç Ýáñ ïýûñ ÝáõÑÇÇݪ îçïçý Îñ Ûë ²ÝïáÝ»³ÝÇ ²é³çÝáñ¹ êñμ³½³ý гÛñÁ Ý»ñÏ³Û åçïç ÁÉÉ³Û μ³óù³ý ѳݹÇëáõû³Ý»õ Çñ ûññýáõãçõýý»ñý áõ Û³çáÕáõû³Ý Ù³ÕóÝùÝ»ñÁ åçïç áë³ýó í³ñå³ñ³ýç ïýûñ Ýáõû³Ý, å³ïï³ý Ù³ñÙÇÝÝ»ñáõÝ, áõëáõóã³ï³½ùçý, ³ß³Ï»ñïáõû³Ý»õ ÍÝáÕÝ»ñáõÝ ÐÇÝ ß³μÃÇ, ú áëïáë 27-Á í»ñ³ùáõï ݳ»õ ì³ñ³ý»õ ²Ýáõß Þ³ÙÉ»³Ý ²½ ì³ñå³ñ³ýç ³é³çÇÝ ¹³ë³ñ³ÝÇ ³ß³Ï»ñïÝ»ñáõÝ Ñ³Ù³ñ äçïç áñí³¹ñáõç ÏáÏÇÏ Û³Ûï³ Çñ ÙÁ, ÍÝáÕÝ»ñÁ ³éÇà åçïç áõý»ý³ý ͳÝûóݳÉáõ áõëáõóçãý»ñáõý, ÏñÃ³Ï³Ý Íñ³ ÇñÇÝ»õ í³ñå³ñ³ýç ÙÃÝáÉáñïÇÝ Ú³ÛïÝ»Ýù, áñ ²½ ³ÛÇÝ μáéáñ í³ñå³ñ³ýý»ñá ÐÇÝ ß³μÃÇ, 3 ê»åï»ùμ»ñç ³é³õûïáõÝ å³ßïûý³å ë åçïç í»ñ³μ³ý³ý Çñ»Ýó ¹áõéÝ»ñÁ»õ áõëáõùý³ï³ý 2009-2010 ï³ñ»ßñç³ýá ëïç½μ åçïç ³éÝ ²é³çÝáñ¹ êñμ³½³ý Ñûñ»õ »ÙÇë Ñá»õáñ ѳÛñ»ñáõ ³é³çÝáñ¹áõû³Ùμ«í»ñ³ÙáõïÁ åçïç ϳï³ñáõÇ ³ÕûÃùáí»õ μ³óù³ý ³ñ³ñáÕáõÃÇõÝÝ»ñáí BACK TO SCHOOL The summer vacation of the schools is almost over and both students and educators are ready for the new academic year of 2009-2010. The official back to school day of the Prelacy schools is the morning of September 3 rd. His Eminence the Prelate and the Pastors of your churches will join the students and educators in prayer for a successful new year. His Eminence the Prelate will visit San Francisco s Krouzian-Zekairain-Vasbouragan school on Thursday, September 27, for the official opening ceremony of the new academic year. 6
ÎÆð²ÎÜúðº²Ú äðàòüºðàô ìºð²øàôî ²ñ»õÙï»³Ý Ù»ñ »ÙÇÝ Ñ³Ù³ñ«Ê³ãí»ñ³óÇ ïûýá ³õ³Ý¹³μ³ñ Ù»ñ ÎÇñ³ÏÝûñ»³Û ¹åñáóÝ»ñáõ í»ñ³ùáõïç»õ ³ß³Ï»ñïÝ»ñáõ ³ñӳݳ ñáõ㻳ý ûñý ²ñӳݳ ñáõãçõýý»ñá ÏÁ ëïëçý ÎÇñ³ÏÇ, ê»åï»ùμ»ñ 6-ÇÝ ÆëÏ ÎÇñ³ÏÇ, ê»åï»ùμ»ñ 13-ÇÝ, ʳãí»ñ³ó ïûýçý, Ù»ñ»Ï»Õ»óÇÝ»ñáõ ÎÇñ³ÏÝûñ»³Û í³ñå³ñ³ýý»ñá å³ßïûý³å ë åçïç μ³ý³ý Çñ»Ýó ¹áõéÝ»ñÁ, ÁݹáõÝ»Éáõ ѳٳñ Ù»ñ Ù³ÝáõÏÝ»ñÝ áõ å³ï³ýçý»ñá, áñáýù ³éÇÃÁ åçïç áõý»ý³ý ѳÕáñ¹³ÏÇó ¹³éݳÉáõ ѳۻϻջóõáÛ Ñ³õ³ïùÇÝ»õ å³ïùáõ㻳ý ²é Ç å³ïñ³ëïáõãçõý Ýáñ ï³ñ»ßñç³ýçý, Þ³μ³Ã, ê»åï»ùμ»ñ 5-ÇÝ, ²é³çÝáñ¹ êñμ³½³ý Ñûñ ݳ˳ ³Ñáõû³Ùμ«ÎÇñ³ÏÝûñ»³Û åñáóý»ñáõ ì³ñçã سñÙÇÝÇ Ý³Ë³Ó»éÝáõû³Ùμ»õ ³é³çÝáñ¹áõû³Ùμ ²½ ²é³çÝáñ¹³ñ³ÝÇ øñçëïáý ³Ï³Ý ³ëïÇñ³Ïáõû³Ý μ³å³ýùáõýùç í³ñçãý»ñ ݪ»ñå î ØÇõéáÝ Ì ìñ¹ ²½ÝÇÏ»³ÝÇ, áõëáõóã³ï³ý Éë³ñ³Ý-ѳõ³ù ÙÁ ï»õç åçïç áõý»ý³û ²½ ²é³çÝáñ¹³ñ³ÝÇ îç ñ³ý»õ ¼³ñáõÑÇ î ñ Ô³½³ñ»³Ý ëñ³ñçý Ù ç«îçñ³ïýûñ»³û í³ñå³ñ³ýý»ñáõ ï»ëáõãý»ñáõý»õ áõëáõóçãý»ñáõý ѳٳñ àõëáõóçãý»ñáõý åçïç Ý»ñϳ۳óáõÇ ï³ñ»ï³ý áõëáõùý³ï³ý Íñ³ ÇñÁ ÎÇñ³ÏÝûñ»³Û ¹åñáóÝ»ñáõ Éë³ñ³Ý-ѳõ³ùÁ ÏÁ ½áõ ³¹ÇåÇ ²½ ²é³çÝáñ¹³ñ³ÝÇ ê îñ¹³ï»õ ê ²ßË Ý Ù³ïñ³Ý Ù ç ³Ùë³Ï³Ý ¹ñáõû³Ùμ ï»õç áõý»óáõ Ñ»ñÃ³Ï³Ý ê ä³ï³ñ³ ÇÝ ²é³çÝáñ¹ êñμ³½³ý Ñûñ ïýûñçýáõùáí, Þ³μ³Ã, ê»åï»ùμ»ñ 5-Ç»ñ»ÏáÛ»³Ý ê ä³ï³ñ³ åçïç Ù³ïáõóáõÇ Ù³ïñ³Ý Ù ç SUNDAY SCHOOLS ALSO RESTART THEIR MISSION The Sunday Schools of our churches will restart their mission on the day of the Holy Cross. Registrations will start on Sunday, September 5 th at the church offices. Prior to the new school year, the Christian Education department of our Prelacy has organized a one day conference for the directors and teachers of Sunday schools. The day long conference will be held under the auspices of His Eminence the Prelate on Saturday, September 5 th, at the Prelacy s Dikran and Zarouhi Der Ghazarian Hall, starting 11 am. The same evening, Devine Liturgy will be offered at the Prelacy s St. Dertad and St. Ashkhen chapel. The Prelate will preside over the ceremony that starts at 6:30 pm. 7