Bay Area Regional Meeting

The first Diocesan regional meeting of 2015 was held on January 10, 2015. Presided by the Primate, St. Vartan Armenian Church of Oakland was the host parish of the regional meeting. Priests, Parish Council Chairs, Parish Delegates and representatives from St. Andrew Armenian Church of Cupertino, St. John Armenian Church of San Francisco, St. James Armenian Church of Sacramento and St. Vartan Armenian Church of Oakland participated in the meeting.

The meeting was chaired by Diocesan Council Vice-Chairman Mr. Greg Tcherkoyan. Topics on the agenda included the upcoming Diocesan Assembly in May, the Centennial Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, education and training of new clergy, new pastoral assignments, the Armenian Church Youth Organization, the Summer Camp Program, and other Diocesan related issues.

Thoughts and ideas were exchanged after which a question and answer session ensued.

In his closing remarks, the Primate commended the leadership of Archpriest Fr. Datev Harutyunian, the Vicar of the Northern Region for wonderfully organizing the meeting. The Primate also expressed his gratitude to Rev. Fr. Hovel Ohanyan, Pastor of St. Vartan Armenian Church and members of the Ladies Society for their gracious hospitality in hosting the regional meeting.

DIOCESAN COUNCIL MEETING

The Northern Regional meeting was followed by the first Diocesan Council meeting of 2015. Presided by the Primate, the Diocesan Council meeting was chaired by Mr. Antranik Zorayan. Agenda topics included the upcoming Diocesan Assembly, the Centennial of the Armenian Genocide and the announcement of the sanctification of the 1.5 million martyrs by His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians on April 23rd.

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