Western Diocese

A series of lectures on a variety of spiritual topics were held during the Sanahin Institute Seminar on July 17-19, 2008, at Aldersgate Retreat Center in Pacific Palisades, California. Ms. Zar Der Mugrdechian, Dn. Grigor Avagyan, Mashdots Jobanian, Debbie Derderian, and Fr. Arshag Aivazian presented their lectures on the following themes: ‘prayer and spirituality,’ ‘five major feast days of the Armenian Church,’ The Armenian Church and the Book of Revelation,’ ‘Teaching techniques for high school students,’ and ‘comparative religions.’ In the last segment of the seminar, the participants watched “Understanding Our Divine Liturgy” DVD, produced by St. Mary Armenian Church in Yettem, California. A discussion ensued following the DVD presentation.

The Sanahin Institute was formed by the initiative of His Eminence Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, Primate of the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church of North America.