CATHOLICOS ARAM I MEETS WITH
CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU
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His Holiness Catholicos Aram I met with Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 6. The meeting, attended by Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Melanie Joly; Archbishop Papken, Prelate of Armenian Prelacy of Canada; Hagop Der Khatchadourian, President of ANC-International, and Mher Karakachian, Chairman of the Armenian National Committee of Canada, focused on various topics concerning the Armenian-Canadian community and the broader international landscape.
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CATHOLICOS ARAM I VISITS NIAGARA FALLS COMMUNITY
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His Holiness Catholicos Aram I visited the Armenian community of Niagara Falls, New York, on Thursday, June 8, making a one-time detour into the United States during his pontifical tour of Canada.
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PRELATE ACCOMPANIES CATHOLICOS IN
CANADIAN PONTIFICAL VISIT
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With Archbishop Anoushavan, Prelate, as celebrant, Catholicos Aram I presided over Divine Liturgy at Bon Pasteur Church in Laval, Quebec, on Saturday, June 3. It was one of the highlights of His Holiness’ pontifical visit to Canada, in the first days of which Archbishop Anoushavan accompanied him.
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NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY WRAPS UP
WITH NEW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
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Under the presidency of His Eminence Archbishop Anoushavan, Prelate, the 2023 National Representative Assembly convened from Thursday, May 18, to Saturday, May 20. The host, Sts. Vartanantz Church of Providence, RI excelled in its level of organization and hospitality.
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SIAMANTO ACADEMY COMPLETES SCHOOL YEAR
WITH GRADUATION CEREMONY
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The Siamanto Academy once again completed its school year with more than two dozen students. This year’s graduates are Areni Chaglasian, of New Jersey, and Hovig Kehian, of St. Stephen’s Saturday School, of Watertown, MA.
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ARCHBISHOP ANOUSHAVAN IN NEW JERSEY
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On Sunday, June 11, Archbishop Anoushavan, Prelate, will attend the Divine Liturgy at Sts. Vartanantz Church (Ridgefield, NJ). Very Rev. Fr. Sahag Yemishian, Pastor, will celebrate the Divine Liturgy and deliver the sermon.
Our faithful may follow the Divine Liturgy via live streaming.
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WE HAVE 49 ORPHANS WITHOUT SPONSORS
We are currently looking forward for sponsors for 49 war orphans on the waiting list of the St. Nerses the Great Organization of Armenia.
We have 418 individual and institutional sponsors from the United States, Canada, France, and Armenia who have taken care of 1,522 minors and university students enrolled in our Orphan Sponsorship Program, administered by the Prelacy through the St. Nerses the Great Organization. Since 1993, a total of 3,676 orphans in Armenia and Artsakh have been sponsored.
We are grateful to all the sponsors who support our efforts with an annual contribution of $250 per child, as well as with additional amounts as special gifts. The contribution brings much needed relief to the financial burdens of the recipients and their families, and also boosts their morale.
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Children are admitted into the Orphan Sponsorship program only when a sponsor is secured for them.
They remain a beneficiary until the age of 18 or longer if they decide to pursue higher education in a university of their choice.
Our program’s General Fund consists of one-time donations, in-lieu-of-flowers donations, and generous donations from some of our sponsors. It helps sponsored children receive their bi-monthly stipend even if their sponsors cannot continue their initial commitment, submit their payment late, or skip a year of their contribution for any reason. The fund will supply their stipend until another sponsor is secured for them or they become 18.
If you cannot make a long-time commitment but would like to contribute to the Orphans General Fund, please visit https://armenianprelacy.org/programs/orphans-fund/ and choose the option “Other” for your tax-exempt charitable donation to the program.
You can always contact the Prelacy by email (sophie@armenianprelacy.org) or telephone for the sponsorship of both minors and university students. It is also possible to make donations of shares or IRA contributions.
Click here for online sponsorship of minors up to the age of 18.
Click here for online sponsorship of orphans who become students at a higher education institution upon turning 18.
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The Prelacy’s Orphan Sponsorship program, established in 1993, remains the centerpiece of the Prelacy’s mission in Armenia and Artsakh. We are pleased to share some of the letters that children regularly address to their sponsors.
This week’s letter is from Lena,* who is sponsored by Mr. & Mrs. Vahe Dombalagian
* We use only the first names of the children to protect their privacy.
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cDear Sponsor,
This is Lena. I was born and raised in Artsakh’s Martuni city. I am 11 years old, and I grew up in a family of heroes. I lost my dad, brother, uncle, and grandfather. I had many losses, and it will be very painful for me to lose my Monteberd-Martuni.
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Bible readings for Sunday, June 11, Second Sunday after Pentecost—Feast of Holy Echmiadzin: Proverbs 9:1-6; Zechariah 3:7-4:9; Hebrews 9:1-10; John 10:22-30.
Hebrews 9:1-10
John 10:22-30
To read this Sunday's Bible Readings click here.
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Thursday, June 8: St. John the Baptist and Athenogenes the Bishop.
Saturday, June 10: St. Gregory the Illuminator—Deliverance from the Pit.
Sunday, June 11: Feast of Holy Echmiadzin.
Monday, June 12: The Holy Children of Bethlehem, Acacius the Martyr, Mucius the Priest, and Codratus the Soldier.
Tuesday, June 13: Sts. Nooneh and Maneh the Virgins.
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FEAST OF ST. GREGORY THE ILLUMINATOR: DELIVERANCE
FROM THE PIT
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This Saturday, June 10, is the Feast of St. Gregory the Illuminator’s deliverance from the pit (Khor Viraben Yelkuh). Gregory is revered as the patron saint of the Armenian Church. He is recognized and memorialized in both eastern and western hierarchical churches. The Armenian liturgical calendar reserves three feast days in his honor: Entrance into the pit; deliverance from the pit, and discovery of relics.
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SAINT JOHN THE FORERUNNER
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Today, June 8, we celebrate the Feast of St. John the Baptist (also called the Forerunner). John the Baptist is prominent in each of the four Gospels. He is associated with the beginning of the ministry of Jesus and is considered to be the “forerunner” to Jesus the Messiah.
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FEAST OF HOLY ETCHMIADZIN
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This Sunday, June 11, is the Feast of Holy Mother Etchmiadzin, the cathedral built by St. Gregory after his deliverance from the pit, to the specifications he saw in a vision, and on the place marked by the Lord with a golden hammer. This feast day commemorates the establishment of the Armenian Church and the end of paganism.
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"THE ARMENIAN AMIRA CLASS OF ISTANBUL"
(Hagop L. Barsoumian)
In the preface of this remarkable book, Prof. Khachig Tololyan writes:
“Hagop Barsoumian disappeared (he was kidnapped on 31 January 1986 and in all probability murdered at an unknown date) before he could revise this work for publication. The text of this work is essentially that of his PhD dissertation for Columbia University, researched and written in the late 1970s under the direction of Professor Nina Garsoian. At the time of its completion around 1979 it was, as it remains now, the most thorough study of the Armenian amiras of the Ottoman empire.
Emerging in the early eighteenth century, the amiras dominated the communal life of Ottoman Armenians for more than a century, roughly 1750-1857, before losing their status and power. Barsoumian offers an analytical narrative that tells of the emergence, dominance and eventual disappearance of this elite group, which may arguably be called the internal “ruling class” of the Ottoman Armenian community during the period.”
Click here to purchase your copy from the Prelacy bookstore
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THE ARMENIAN LANGUAGE
(Moushegh Ishkhan, 1914-1990)
The Armenian language is the home
and haven where the wanderer can own
roof and wall and nourishment.
He can enter to find love and pride,
locking the hyena and the storm outside.
For centuries its architects have toiled
to give its ceilings height.
How many peasants working
day and night have kept
its cupboards full, lamps lit, ovens hot.
Always rejuvenated, always old, it lasts
century to century on the path
where every Armenian can find it when he’s lost
in the wilderness of his future, or his past.
(Translated by Diana Der Hovanessian)
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Death of Moushegh Ishkhan (June 12, 1990)
Moushegh Ishkhan was one of the most relevant names in Diaspora poetry in the 1940s-1960s and his decades-long work as a teacher forged generations of students.
Moushegh Djenderedjian was born in Sivri Hisar, near Ankara, in 1913. He was exiled with his family in 1915. He managed to survive the Armenian Genocide and finally settled in Damascus. His life changed upon a chance meeting with a teacher while he was struggling to make a living.
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MUSICAL ARMENIA ALUMNUS KAREN HAKOBYAN WILL OFFER
A CONCERT IN NEW YORK
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WE WELCOME YOUR LETTERS AND NEWS REPORTS
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Crossroads welcomes your letters, as well as school and parish news in English and/or Armenian. Letters should be addressed to the Editor and may be edited for clarity and style. Please indicate the city, town, and state where you are writing from, as well as the country if you are writing from outside the United States. The deadline for submitting items is Tuesday evening.
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June 26 — 20th Annual Golf Tournament at Sterling Country Club. Holy Trinity Church, Worcester, Massachusetts.
July 2-9 — St. Gregory of Datev Institute Summer Program for youth ages 13-18, at St. Mary of Providence Center in Elverson, PA. For information, contact Dn. Shant at 212-689-7810 or shant@armenianprelacy.org.
July 30 — Annual Church Picnic and Blessing of the Grapes. St. Stephen’s Church, Watertown, Massachusetts.
August 6 — Annual Church Picnic and Blessing of the Grapes. Sts. Vartanantz Church, Providence, Rhode Island.
August 13 — Annual Church Picnic and Blessing of the Grapes. Holy Trinity Church, Worcester, Massachusetts.
August 20 — Annual Church Picnic and Blessing of the Grapes. Soorp Asdvadzadzin Church, Whitinsville, Massachusetts.
September 17 — Anniversary Banquet, Holy Trinity Church, Worcester, Massachusetts.
September 24 — Annual celebration. Holy Cross Church. Troy, New York.
October 1 — Annual celebration. St. Gregory Church. North Andover, Massachusetts.
October 8 — Annual celebration. St. Sarkis Church. Dearborn, Michigan.
October 19 to November 21 — Pontifical visit of His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, to the Eastern Prelacy.
November 3-5 — Ladies’ Guild Food Fest, St. Gregory the Illuminator Church, Philadelphia, PA.
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