REMINDERS: London Genocide Centenary Events - 23-24 April 2015

23-24 April  - Continuation of Centenary 100 Hour Vigil (AGCCC)

opposite Downing Street near the statue of Montgomery

  

23-April - Ealing Green (AGCCC)
Candlelight Vigil at Armenian Genocide Memorial Tree 

16:00 - 19:00 with speakers and readings

23 April  - St Yeghiche and St Sarkis Churches

CANONISATION OF THE HOLY MARTYRS OF THE 

ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

 

By order of HG Bishop Vahan, the Primate, our Diocese 

will be join Holy Echmiadzin in commemoration of the canonisation 

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

in the Mother See  on Thursday 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 will ring 100 bells to coincide with the ringing of 

bells of the Mother Cathedral in Echmiadzin and all Armenian 

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

Please try to assemble in St Sarkis Church by 16:00. 

The whole ceremony of the canonisation will be broadcasted live 

at St Yeghiche Armenian Church starting at 14:15. 

23 April - Victoria Charity Centre Conference Room
11 Belgrave road, SW1V 1RB 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Facing History UK Workshop: 

World War 1, the Middle East, and the Place of the 

Armenian Genocide 

How did the Armenian Genocide factor into the wider picture 

of war and geopolitics in 1915? What is the significance of the 

genocide, and why should we find ways to teach it in Key 

Stage 3 history classes? In this workshop, we will share 

resources and teaching strategies to address these questions, 

and more. 

 24 April - Vigil in front of the Turkish Embassy (AYF)

Belgravia Square from 13:30 to 18:30.

24 April - St James Church, 147 Piccadilly (AGCCC)
The Sinfonietta Centenary Memorial Concert

at 19:30 

with works by renowned Armenian composers.