2008 AACCWD Assembly
Nov 16, 2008 — The 6th annual assembly of the Association of Armenian Church Choirs-Western Diocese (AACCWD) was held on November 7-9, 2008. The successful event was hosted by St. Gregory Armenian Church of Pasadena. Under the leadership of Very Rev. Fr. Baret Dz. V. Yeretsian, Mrs. Elise Tashjian, Choir Director and other choir members the event was a huge success.
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Diocesan News
Getting Rid of Landmines and Cluster Bombs in Nagorno Karabakh
Nagorno Karabakh, which over the last decade has had some of the world's most dangerous ground to walk on, is turning a corner. After working steadily in the region since 2000, The HALO Trust, an international charity, has cleared more than 26 square kilometres of minefields and 125 square kilometers of battlefields, and destroyed 51,600 landmines, cluster bombs and other unexploded ordnance (UXO). Statistics show just 5 casualties in 2007 and 10 in the first ten months of 2008, markedly down from the 2004 peak of 43. Read More.
LSCC Pilgrimage to the Diocese
On Wednesday, November 12, 2008, the Central Council of the Ladies Society of the Western Diocese held the “Pilgrimage Day to the Diocese.”
Over 70 women from various parishes of the Western Diocese participated in this unique Pilgrimage. Also, seven clergymen and other church affiliates were present during the pilgrimage.
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Primate Attends the Armenian Eyecare Project Event
On November 9, 2008, His Eminence Archbishop Hovnan Derderian attended the Armenian Eyecare Project event in Newport Beach, California. The project’s mission is to eliminate preventable blindness and make eye care accessible to all Armenians.
Mr. and Mrs. Nishan and Ruby Ann Derderian were honored during the event. Mr. and Mrs. Nishan and Ruby Ann Derderian are one of the Godfathers couples of the Mother Cathedral of the Western Diocese.
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Archpriest Fr. Vartan Kasparian Represents the Primate at National Council of Churches
Archpriest Fr. Vartan Kasparian, Pastor of St. Mary Armenian Church of Yettem, accompanied by Fr. Zaven Markosyan, Pastor of the Armenian Church of Denver, represented the Primate at this year’s Assembly in Denver, Colorado. On November 12, 2008, the annual General Assembly of the National Council of Churches USA and Church World Service convened Tuesday for its three-day annual meeting in the Renaissance Denver Hotel in Denver. Read More.
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Events
- Prayer Breakfast in Honor of Dennis P. Zine, L.A. City Councilmember
November 22, 9:30am
- FIFTH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BALL
December 06, 7:00pm
- In Remembrance of the 1988 Earthquake Victims
December 07, 4:00pm
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