Western Diocese of the Armenian Church of America 3325 North Glenoaks Blvd. Burbank, Ca 91504 Tel: 818-558-7474 Fax: 818-558-6333 Web: http://www.armenianchurchwd.com/ His Holiness Karekin ii catholicos of all armenians In the western DIOCESE his holiness visits savey tufenkian school Wednesday, June 8, 2005 At 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 8, 2005 His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, paid a Pontifical visit to the Savey Tufenkian School where he was greeted by the administration, students and faculty of the school. His Holiness was accompanied by high ranking clergy, including His Eminence Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, Primate of the Western Diocese; His Eminence Archbishop Nerses Bozabalyan of the Mother See; His Eminence Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, as well as several clergy of the Diocese. A program took place by the students of the school in honor of His Holiness, during which principal Arsine Yegazarian and His Eminence Archbishop Mardirossian conveyed their remarks. His Holiness blessed the children and conveyed to them the blessings of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. his holiness meets with Government and ecumenical guests during vip Luncheon Wednesday, June 8, 2005 His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, met with government and ecumenical guests on June 8, 2005 during a VIP Luncheon hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Walter and Laurel Karabian. The Luncheon was held in the Kalaydjian Hall of the Arshag and Eleanor Dickranian Complex of the Western Diocese in Burbank. His Holiness was accompanied by His Eminence Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, Primate of the Western Diocese; His Eminence Archbishop Nerses Bozabalyan of the Mother See; His Eminence Archbishop Vatche Hovsepian, as well as several Diocesan clergy. Mr. Richard Mushegain, Esq., former Chair of the Diocesan Council, served as Master of Ceremonies. Mr. Walter Karabian, Esq. delivered the opening remarks in which he welcomed His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, to the Western Diocese. Mr. Karabian introduced his daughter, Madeline Karabian, who in both Armenian and English beautifully welcomed His Holiness on behalf of her family, and gave a perspective on the family's personal history and involvement within the Western Diocese. Over 200 guests including government and religious leaders were present during the reception. Mr. Karabian acknowledged the federal and state government and official leaders, as well as judges in attendance. Local government leaders were introduced by Paul Krekorian, President of the Burbank Unified School District. His Eminence Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, Primate of the Western Diocese, introduced the Ecumenical leaders who were present, Rev. Fr. John Bakas, Dean of the St. Sophia Cathedral; Rev. Fr. Alexei Smith, Director of the Ecumenical & Interreligious Office; His Eminence Mor C. Eugene Kaplan, Archbishop of the Western Archdiocese of the Syriac Orthodox Church; His Grace Bishop Serapion, Primate of the Coptic Orthodox Church; Rev. Dr. Paul Lance; Dr. Michael Mata, Claremont School of Theology; Rev. Dr. Fr. Efstathios Mylonas, Coptic Orthodox Church; Bishop Dean Nelson, Evangelical Lutheran Church; Rev. Fr. Justin Rose, Greek Orthodox Church; Rev. Dr. Lloyd Saatjian, United Methodist Church; Rev. Gregory Bishay, Coptic Orthodox Church; Albert Cohen, Southern California Ecumenical Council, Rabbi Mark Diamond, Board of Rabbis, Rev. Fr. Gwynne Guibord, Episcopal Diocese of LA; Rev. Mark Jauffman, Chaplain of Glendale Memorial Hospital; Dr. Jay Johnson, Southern California United Church of Christ; Very Rev. Josiah Trenham, Antiochan Orthodox Church; Rev. Sally Welch, Southern California Ecumenical Council. His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians addressed the attendees, thanking them for their continued support of the Western Diocese and her missions. He blessed them and conveyed to them his love from the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. Government and civic leaders included Supervisor Michael Antonovich, Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor-Elect of Los Angeles, Mary Boger, President, BUSD; Lisa Kalustian, Chief Deputy Director, Office of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger; Joyce Streator, Council Member, Pasadena; Bob Yousefian, Glendale City Council; Greg Krikorian, GUSD; Katherine Barger Leibrick, Chief Deputy to Sup. Antonovich; Rafi Manoukian, Mayor of Glendale; Judge Ronald Sohigian; Prof. Jonathan Kemp, Director, Davenport Institute; Peter Abajian, Lena Kaimian and Nicole Shahian, Armenian Assembly; Randy Adams, Glendale Chief of Police; Dennis Zine, Los Angeles City Council; Dr. Michael Mata, Claremont School of Theology; James Bozajian, Mayor of Calabasas; Haig Kartounian, District Representative, Cong. Adam Schiff; Frank Quintero and Ara Najarian, Glendale City Council; Michael Mahdessian, LA Planning Commission; Andrew Adelman, General Manager, City of LA Dept. of Building and Safety; Sarkis Aghazarian, Senior Building Inspector, City of LA Dept. of Building and Safety; John Boyajian, LA Transportation Commission; Berj Boyajian and Sarkis Kitsinian, Board Member, Mayor's office of International Trade; G. Steve Simonian, Chief, Bureau of Investigations; Dr. Dean Nielsen, President, Woodbury University; Congresswoman Lois Capps; Cindy Montanez, California State Assembly; Laura Chick, LA City Controller; Maria Mehranian, Planning Commission, La Canada; Linda Shahinian, Planning Commission, Culver City; Armond Agakhani, Parks and Recreations Commission, Glendale. reception for his holiness and recipients of medals of honor and letters of pontifical blessings Wednesday, June 8, 2005 A reception was held on June 8, 2005 in the Kalaydjian Hall of the Diocese for His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians and the recipients of Medals of Honor and Letters of Pontifical Blessings. The reception was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Armen and Nora Hampar. His Holiness was accompanied by His Eminence Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, Primate of the Western Diocese and His Eminence Archbishop Vatche Hovsepian. The clergy of the Diocese were also in attendance. His Holiness entered the Hall in a procession consisting of the Diocesan clergy, singing the hymn, `Hrashapar'. The evening began with the Invocation by His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians. Master of Ceremonies Mr. Parsegh Kartalian invited to the podium the host of the evening Mr. Armen Hampar, who welcomed His Holiness and conveyed his joy in having the opportunity to host the reception for His Holiness. Entertainment during the reception was provided by Capri Mugrdichian Compton who presented several musical selections accompanied by Gloria Michaelian. His Eminence Archbishop Hovnan Derderian welcomed His Holiness Karekin II and extended to the guests of honor his appreciation for the dedication with which they have served the Western Diocese. His Eminence made two noteworthy announcements. He announced a list of individuals who have made significant donations to the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, which the Catholicos announced will be allocated towards the renovation of Holy Etchmiadzin Church in Tbilisi, Georgia. The second announcement made by the Primate was that Dn. Dr. Varoujan Altebarmakian, benefactor of the Diocese and current Chair of the Diocesan Council, was appointed to the Supreme Spiritual Council, comprised of Archbishops and laymen who under the presidency of the Catholicos meet regularly in Holy Etchmiadzin. Following the address of the Primate a Pontifical Encyclical read issued by His Holiness Karekin II, bestowing the St. Gregory the Illuminator Medal of Honor upon Mr. Albert Boyajian, who through his generous donations through the past several years has supported numerous activities of the Diocese. In appreciation of their selfless service to the Mother See, the Western Diocese, their parishes, and their faithful, the clergy of the Diocese were each given a cross by His Holiness, to be worn around heir necks. In his closing remarks His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, congratulated the recipients of the Medals of Honor. He commended their unrelenting dedication and devotion to the Armenian Apostolic Church, the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, the Western Diocese and the Armenian people both in Armenia and the Diaspora. Seeing the vast crowd of medal recipients gathered in the hall, he said, `My, what a great army we have before us.' He urged them to continue their service to the Church in the name of God and for the prosperity of the Armenian Apostolic Church. His Holiness also extended his appreciation to Mr. and Mrs. Armen Hampar, the hosts of the evening and presented to them a silver cross. The Catholicos also recognized the 75th Birthday of His eminence Archbishop Vatche Hovsepian, former primate, and commended his accomplishments during his tenure. OFFICE OF THE WESTERN DIOCESE June 8, 2005 Burbank, California
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