Armenian Church E-Newsletter, Issue 43

17 OCTOBER 2012

ISSUE 43 VOLUME 3

E-NEWSLETTER H- J:RJIK A WEEKLY ONLINE PUBLICATION OF THE PRIMATE’S OFFICE OF THE DIOCESE OF THE

ARMENIAN CHURCH OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND

ARMENIAN PATRIARCH TORKOM MANOOGIAN ENTERS HIS ETERNAL REST

Etchmiadzin, 12 October, 2012: On October 12, 2012 His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, was informed by His Eminence Archbishop Nourhan Manougian, Vicar General of the Patriarchate in Jerusalem, that His Beatitude Patriarch Archbishop Torkom Manoogian of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem, entered his eternal rest in Jerusalem at the age of 93 years old after long years of illness. His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, the members of the Supreme Spiritual Council of the Armenian Church, the Brotherhood of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, and the entire class of clergy, deeply mourn the death of Patriarch Archbishop Torkom Manoogian, and pray that the Lord grant consolation of the Holy Spirit to all our believers, and keep the St. James Brotherhood in His blessings and care.

BIOGRAPHY

The Late Patriarch was born on 16 February 1919, in a refugee camp near the desert town of Baquba, north of Baghdad, Iraq. After completing his elementary education in Baghdad, he entered the Theological Seminary of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem. On 2 August 1936, he was ordained a Deacon by his spiritual father and favorite teacher, then Patriarch of Jerusalem, Archbishop Torkom Koushagian, and joined the Brotherhood of St. James in Jerusalem. He was ordained a celibate priest on 23 July 1939, and given the priestly name of Torkom. From 1939- 1946 he served in various capacities at the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem. In July 1946 he was appointed the Pastor of the Holy Trinity Armenian Church in Philadelphia, USA. In 1951 he was appointed the Vicar of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America. In 1962, he was elected to serve as the Primate of the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church of America. On 14 October of that same year he was consecrated bishop at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, by His Holiness Vazken I, Catholicos of All Armenians of Blessed Memory. Four years later, Bishop Torkom was elected to serve as the Primate of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America in April 1966. On 22 March 1990, after having served six consecutive terms (24 years) as the Primate of the Eastern Diocese, Abp. Torkom was elected the 96th Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem. The Chancellor’s Office of the Jerusalem Patriarchate announced (ENGLISH & ARMENIAN) that the funeral services for Patriarch Torkom will be on Monday, 22nd October at the Armenian Cemetery on Mount Zion in Jerusalem.

http://armenianchurch.co.uk/documents/Patriarch_Torkom_Communique_AR.pdf

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http://armenianchurch.co.uk/documents/Patriarch_Torkom_Communique_EN.pdf

THE PRIMATE’S OFFICE Armenian Church of Great Britain and Ireland c/o Hye Doon, 25 Cheniston Gardens, London W8 6TG

The Primate’s Office

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DO NOT MISS THE REPEAT PERFORMANCE OF THE SPECTACULAR OPERA

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DUBLIN MISSION PARISH COUNCIL, IRELAND - ANNOUNCEMENT Under the presidency of our Primate, His Grace Bishop Vahan Hovhanessian, I have the pleasure of informing you that our 2nd Annual General Meeting of Mission Parish Council in Dublin (MPC) will be held on Sunday, 11th November starting at 2 p.m. in the Minor Hall in Taney Parish Centre. On arriving you will be asked to Register! Preceding the Meeting, we will be celebrating Badarak starting at 1 p.m. in the Taney Parish Church.

Agenda for the Meeting:

1) Registration 2) Opening Prayer 3) Review and Acceptance of last year’s Assembly Minutes 4) Election of New Members 5) MPC Chairman Report (Activities) 6) MPC Treasurer’s Report 7) New Business: Collection of Dues / Annual Fees 8) Other business 9) Closing Prayer

Tea/Coffee will be provided and as usual feel free to bring your own food to share. We are looking forward to seeing you.

With kind regards, Ayda Sarafian-Lundon Chairwoman Armenian Mission Parish Council in Dublin

BADARAK AND BIBLE IN BIRMINGHAM MISSION PARISH

The Mission Parish Council of Birmingham, has scheduled the next Badarak in Birmingham to be celebrated on Sunday the 21st of October, 2012 at 4:00pm at the St. John's Church in Birmingham B11 4RG. The celebrant of the day will be the Very Rev d Fr. Garegin Hambartzumyan. Serving at the Altar and singing the choir parts will be Deacon Artur Bobikyan and Tubir Hovik Hovhannisyan. Following the service a brief Bible Study session will take place at the St. John's church hall. The Council has announced that the Birmingham’s Annual Assembly will take place on 18th November, following Badarak, to discuss various items on the agenda including an annual membership fee of 10 per person and the diocesan Bylaws. All are welcome.

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The weekend of 11 to 14 October, His Grace Bishop Vahan Hovhanessian, Primate, led a group of nine young men and women, members of the Armenian Church Youth Fellowship (ACYF) of Great Britain and Ireland, on the first “ACYF Annual Service Project” to the Armenian Monastery of San Lazzaro in Venice, Italy. The Service Project included volunteer work at the musical library of the Monastery, Bible Study sessions, general discussions, participation in the worship and liturgical life of the Monastery and tours of the various historic and cultural sites in Venice. The group, with the Primate and the Very Revd Fr. Garegin Hambartzumyan arrived Marco Polo Airport in Venice late Thursday night, 11th October, 2012. The entire day Friday was spent visiting historical sites in Venice, including the famous Cathedral of St. Mark, and enjoying the fellowship of the members of the group. Early Saturday morning, 13th October, the ACYF volunteers arrived by boat at the Mekhitarist Monastery. Under the supervision of the French-Armenian Maestro Alexandre Siranossian, the 9 ACYF volunteers helped in organizing the large and impressive collection of musical manuscripts, early musical publications, songbooks, disks and CDs of the Monastery’s library. Several of the collections were relocated from a section within the library to another and a list was prepared of the monastery’s collection. That Saturday, the ACYF members were the guests of the Monastery for lunch and dinner at the historic and impressive dining hall. The ACYF members were so inspired by their work and the fellowship at the Monastery that the same evening they offered to help even in the kitchen-work and in cooking! Sunday morning, the volunteers returned to the Monastery to participate in the Divine Liturgy (Badarak) where His Grace Bishop Vahan delivered the sermon. The ACYF group members had the honor of meeting with the General Abbot of the Mekhitarist Monastery, Rt Revd Elia Kilaghbian, who welcomed them to the monastery and expressed his gratitude and appreciation of their work and programme. Fr. Krikor, a monk of the Mekhitarist brotherhood, led the group through an inspiring guided tour of the various facilities of the monastery including its Museum and Manuscript Library. The weekend included recreational activities as well. Following Sunday Badarak the ACYF members were invited to a football match with the seminarians. Also, as an extra bonus, the group was treated to a ride on the historic “Armenia” boat in the vicinities of Venice. The Service Project ended with a fellowship of all involved which included the spontaneous singing of patriotic Armenian songs, enjoying delicious Armenian coffee and more importantly the inspiring fellowship with the monks. The ACYF members returned home inspired and uplifted by their work and the many things they learned about this beautiful Armenian island and monastic community as well as the many nice people they got to meet. For further information about forthcoming ACYF events or future “ACYF Service Projects” E-mail ACYF or check their Facebook. - VideoClip

Are you interested to help in the ministry of the Armenian Church by joining the Church choirs or altar servers?

Please write to the Primate’s Office: primatesoffice@armenianchurch.co.uk

‘The AGBU Europe «GORIZ» programme, aiming at identifying, training and networking the future leaders of Armenian communities in Europe, will launch its fourth season in Yerevan from 18-21 October 2012 with a seminar on the relationships with the media and communication. Entitled ‘EU-Eastern Partnership Youth seminar about media and communication’, the project aims at reinforcing the participants’ competencies in media communication and to present the necessary tools and attitude to give a strong impact to their actions. Awarded to receive the support from ‘Youth in Action’ programme from the European Commission in the framework of a special action with eastern partnership countries, it will gather 22 participants from 10 countries, coming from the EU, Armenia, Turkey and Ukraine. Dr Arman Sarvarian, Chairman of the St Sarkis Parish Council and member of the British Armenian Lawyers Association, will participate in the programme.

MANCHESTER ACYF NOVEMBER 3RD, 5P.M.

It is time to give a new lease of life to our Armenian Church Youth Fellowship of Manchester and for that reason our visiting priest Fr. Garegin Hambardzumyan is inviting young people living in Manchester and its surroundings to a meeting around a glass of wine on Saturday, November 3rd, at 5p.m. During the meeting we are aiming to discuss ways in which our Armenian young people of Manchester can be involved in the community life through many exciting activities. Join us if you are interested!

BAPTISMS  STELLA VICTORIA KASSABIAN, daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul and Monique Kassabian was baptised and confirmed at St Sarkis

Armenian Church 15 September 2012.

WEDDINGS  NICHOLAS ODDY, son of John & Jean Oddy married REBECCA KIOUMEDJIAN daughter of Hossep & Maro Kioumedjian, on

Saturday 8th September 2012 at St Yeghiche church, the best man was Mark Finn.  PIERS COX, son of Simon & Madeleine Cox married CELINE MANKASSARIAN daughter of Zareh & Yvette Mankassarian on

Saturday 15th September 2012 at St Yeghiche church, the best man was Steven Adamian  MATTHEW ODYSSEUS-TRAVERS son of Kenneth & Christoulla Travers married NADIA ALTEPARMAKIAN daughter of

Stephan & Sylva Alteparmakian on Sunday 16th September 2012 at St Yeghiche church, the best man was Michael Odysseus- Travers.  AGOP MOURADIAN and EUN SOON PARK were married at St Sarkis Armenian Church on 15 September 2012. The best man was

Streak Mouradian.

Congratulations to all!

FUNERALS  MARIE KARNOUGIAN born in Cyprus in 1923, passed away 1 September 2012. Funeral Service took place at Gunnersbury Cemetery

Chapel on 10 September 2012. Burried at the same cemetery.  PERUZ GARABEDIAN born in Cyprus in 1929, passed away 19 August 2012. Funeral Service took place at Hendon Cemetery Chapel

on 19 September 2012. Burried at the same cemetery.  ALFRED AVANESSIAN born in Tehran, Iran in 1926, passed away 4 September 2012. Cremated at Mortlake Crematorium on 17

September 2012. God rest their souls in peace and comfort their families and loved ones.

Congratulations to all!

There were no baptisms at St. Yeghiche Church this month.

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SCRIPTURE READINGS According to the Armenian Church Lectionary

Sunday – 21 October

Isaiah 20:2-21:6 Galatians 4:3-18 Luke 4:14-23

Monday – 22 October Proverbs 15:27-32 Joel 2:12-13 1 Timothy 1:12-17 Matthew 27:50-61

Tuesday – 23 October Wisdom 1:11-15 Lamentations 3:22-56 1 Timothy 5:17-21 Matthew 10:26-33

Wednesday – 24 October Wisdom 1:11-15 Lamentations 3:22-56 1 Timothy 5:17-21 Matthew 10:26-33

Thursday – 25 October Wisdom 3:11-17 Isaiah 51:22-52:3 1 Thessalonians 2:13-16 John 15:11-16

Friday – 26 October Galatians 5:2-15 Luke 5:17-26

Saturday – 27 October Proverbs 11:2-11 Isaiah 61:3-7 Hebrews 13:7-9

John 16:33-17:8

COURSE IN CLASSICAL ARMENIAN

The Continuing Education Ministry of the Primate’s Office of the Armenian Church of Great Britain and Ireland is happy to announce the offering of a course in reading and translating Classical Armenian, the language of the Badarak (Patarag) and Armenian Church Liturgy. The course will be offered by H.G. Bishop Vahan Hovhanessian, and will meet in the Vicarage. You do not need to know any Armenian to join the course. Advance knowledge of the characters of the Armenian Alphabet is helpful but not required. Classes will meet on Mondays in the evening at 8:00pm, beginning on the 5th November, 2012. A donation of £50 will help defray the cost of the handout materials to be distributed to the students. To sign up or for further information please contact the Primate’s Office: 0208 127 8364.

OPERA GALA EVENING AT THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC

You are invited to join us in Celebration of the First anniversary of the episcopal Ordination of His Grace Vahan Hovhanessian, Primate, at an Opera Gala Evening at the Royal College of Music produced by Anais Heghoyan who will feature in the programme as well as many other internationally acclaimed singers and pianists including Artur Bobikyan. The heads of many Christian Churches and other dignitaries in England will be present and seats are limited. Please book your tickets in advance. This not-to-miss event will take place on Sunday the 4th of November at 7.30pm in the Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall at The Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2BS. For booking or any enquiries please contact Anais on 07931 377 539 or Mimi on 07931 377 537. Click here to download the flyer.

This year’s guest lecturer for the “Annual Constantinople Lecture” will be H.G. Bishop Vahan Hovhanessian, Primate. The title of the lecture is: “The New Testament Apocrypha and the Armenian Church Canon of the Bible.” The lecture, which is sponsored by the Anglican and Eastern Churches Association in conjunction with the Nikean Club, is scheduled on Thursday 22nd November 2012. And will take place at Lambeth Palace, London SE1 7JU, by special permission of His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury. The evening will start at 5:30 with Evensong followed by Bishop Vahan’s lecture and at 7:00pm Buffet supper, carriages at 9:00pm. Tickets for the event, including buffet supper, are £23 per person. For tickets please write to The General Secretary, Anglican and Eastern Churches Association, c/o The Old Deanery, Dean’s Court, London EC4V 5AA, or e-mail: janet.laws@btopenworld.com. Closing date for booking tickets is: Friday, 9th November 2012. For further information, Click Here.

DINNER & TALK @ LAMBETH PALACE

BIBLE STUDY SESSION THIS THURSDAY

The next Bible Study session in English is scheduled on the following Thursday, 25th

October at 7:00pm, in the Nevart Gulbenkian Hall of the St. Sarkis Church in London.

Join us in our discussion of the Word of God in a casual and friendly atmosphere. We

continue reading the Book of Revelation. All are welcome.