Western Diocese

On March 22^nd, 2007 His Eminence Archbishop Hovnan Derderian presided over the Etchmiadzin Children’s Fund (ECF) Executive Committee meeting. During the meeting he introduced the committee to the plans to sponsor a new orphanage in Armenia recently adopted by the Western Diocese. ECF has pledged to contribute $30,000 annually to the orphanage which will be operated under the supervision of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. His Eminence also offered his sincere congratulations to the committee for their successful annual fundraising event which took place in January.