Diocese of the Armenian Church of the United Kingdom and Ireland - Volume 4, Issue 23

View in browser Diocese of the Armenian Church of the United Kingdom and Ireland Armenian Church News Latest E-Newsletter Volume 4, Issue 23 10 July 2018 Click to view the full PDF of the newsletter MEETING WITH THE POPE IN BARI His Grace Bishop Hovakim Manukyan met the Pope Francis in Bari, Italy, at St. Nicolas Church. His Grace attended the summit representing His Holiness Karekin II, praying for and discussing issues in the Middle East. ‘’With the blessing of His Holiness Karekin II, I attended a closed meeting with the Patriarchs, church leaders and representatives of churches in the Italian city of Bari, invited by Pope Francis to discuss the Middle East issues. We started the day at the St. Nicholas Church, venerating the saints' relics, then a prayer for peace took place outside the Church. After that a roundtable discussion was held around the Middle East crisis''.  Read more PAN-ARMENIAN YOUTH CHURCH ORGANIZATION PILGRIMAGE International ACYO Pan Armenian Assembly convened at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin on 4 July 2018, and His Grace Hovakim Manukyan joined with 6 representatives of the UK’s Armenian Church Youth Organisation – 2 from Manchester, 2 from Dublin and 2 from London. A tennis tournament will take place before the start of the festival, at Acton Playing Fields. The tournament is being organised jointly with the Japanese community. Games will start at 10 am and everyone is welcome to participate. Get in touch with Dick Bedrossian if you’d like further information: dickbedrossian@gmail.com We are also pleased to announce that we will be showing the World Cup Final on a large screen during the Festival. Follow the Festival's Facebook Page Book Club with R P Sevadjian | The Bishop's House | 12 July, 19:00pm Rubina Sevadjian is joining us to talk about two of her books: IN THE SHADOW OF THE SULTAN - a coming of age story, In the Shadow of the Sultan is a work of fiction based on fact, and THE DARKER SHADOW, written for younger readers and those who do not know much of the recent history of the Armenian people. Read all about a series of brand new programmes at the Bishop’s House, open to everyone. Find out more information, upcoming dates and details on the website. Read about these topics in detail, learn about upcoming events and more in our newsletter GO TO OUR ASK THE BISHOP SECTION ON THE WEBSITE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, IDEAS, SUGGESTIONS AND CONCERNS Registered office address: Kemp House 152-160 City Road, London EC1V 2NX Correspondence address: 27 Haven Green,  London W5 2NZ 0208 998 9210 primatesoffice@armeniandiocese.org.uk Website : armeniandiocese.org.uk This email was sent to tr8seta@gmail.com You received this email because you are registered with the Armenian Diocese of the UK and Ireland to receive our newsletters Unsubscribe here © 2016 Armenian Diocese of the UK and Ireland