Message from Der Shnork, Pastor of St Sarkis Church CANONISATION OF THE HOLY MARTYRS OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

 

By the  orders of HG Bishop Vahan, the Primate, our Diocese will 

be joining  Holy Ejmiadzin in commemoration of the canonisation 

of 1,500,000  martyrs of the 1915 Genocide, which will take place 

in the Mother See  on Saturday, April 23rd.  

At 16:15 local time (19:15 Armenian time  which symbolically marks 

the start of the Genocide), the bells of St  Sarkis and St Yeghiche 

Armenian Churches in Lo the Holy Trinity Church in 

Manchester will ring for 100 times to coincide with the ringing of 

the bells of the Mother Cathedral in Ejmiadzin and all  Armenian 

Churches all over the world. It will be followed by a short  ceremony. 

Please try to assemble in the church by 16:00. 

If you wish to watch the whole ceremony of the canonisation, it will be

broadcasted live at St Yeghiche Armenian Church starting at 14:15.