Patriarchal See Announces New Pilgrimages

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PATRIARCHAL SEE ANNOUNCES NEW PILGRIMAGES

The Chancellery of the Armenian Patriarchate announces that three
pilgrimages have been organized during the next couple of months.

The Chancellor, the Revd. Dr. Krikor Damatyan, announced that the three
pilgrimages organized are the following:

a)  Pilgrimage to the Armenian Church of St. George in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, on
24-26 June 2005.  The Surp Takavor (Christ the King) Choir of the Armenian
Church of Kadikoy, Istanbul, will give a concert in Plovdiv on this
occasion.

b) Pilgrimage to the Armenian Monastery of Saint Thaddeus in Northern Iran,
between 7-12 July, 2005.

c) Pilgrimage to the Armenian Church of the Holy Mother-of-God in Vakifli
Village, Musa Dagh, 12-15 August, 2005.

For further details, please contact:

VIP Tours (Ms. Vartuhi Ergunesh), phone: (+ 90) 212 230 13 31 / ext. 201,
Fax: (+ 90) 212 241 19 95,  e-mail: rose@vip.com.tr, and

Athena Tours (Ms. Arzu Dayan), phone: (+ 90) 296 93 47 / 48   Fax: (+ 90)
212 296 93 08, e-mail: athenatour@ttnet.net.tr