NEW YORK, NY—The 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide
will be held in Times Square (43rd St. & Broadway) on Sunday, April 26 from
1:45 – 4 pm. This historic event will pay tribute to the 1.5 million Armenians
who were massacred by the Young Turk Government of the Ottoman Empire and to
the millions of victims of subsequent genocides worldwide.
The Divine Liturgy and Times Square program will begin with
church services at 10 am at St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral, located at 630
Second Avenue at 34th Street. His Eminence Archbishop Khajag Barsamian will
serve as celebrant and His Eminence Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan as homilist.
The procession to Times Square will start at 12:00 pm and the program, which
will feature speakers from the political, media and scholarly fields, will
begin at 1:45 pm. Guest artist is acclaimed musician Sebu Simonian from the Los
Angeles-based indie pop band Capital Cities. Dr. Stephen Smith, Executive
Director of the USC Shoah Foundation, will serve as keynote speaker. The Areni
Choir will be singing the Armenian and American national anthems as well as God
Bless America.
For parishes organizing transportation to New York, buses
should drop off passengers at Second Avenue and park on 35th Street (between
First and Second Avenues). Buses will depart for Times Square following
services and park on 42nd Street (between 6th Avenue and Broadway). Passengers
will be picked up from Times Square (at 43rd Street and Broadway, between 4:30
pm and 5 pm). Sandwiches will be available after services. All events will move
forward, rain or shine.
For more information on the procession, buses, floats and
volunteers, please contact: Edward Barsamian (procession), 347-556-2666, Leo
Manuelian (buses), 917-418-3940, Sona Manuelian (buses), 551-427-8763, Edward
Boladian (floats) 917-885- 0221, Tigran Sahakyan (volunteers) 212-444-8003
The 2015 Genocide Commemoration in Times Square is organized
by the Mid-Atlantic Knights and Daughters of Vartan in affiliation with the
Armenian Genocide Centennial Committee of America (Eastern Region).
This event is free and open to the public. For more
information please visit www.kov.org, www.april24nyc.com,
www.armenianradionj.com, www.theforgotten.org, www.armenian-genocide.org,
www.twentyvoices.com.
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