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Young Detroiters Gather for St. Nersess Day

4/9/2005

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April 9, 2005

More than 40 high school and college students gathered today for an all-day "mini" St. Nersess conference at St. John's Armenian Church, Southfield, MI. The theme of the day was "The Armenian Church: Security for your Inner Homeland." It featured a variety of interactive discussions and activities intended to help the young people find peace and security in Christ within the life of the Armenian Church.

Sessions and discussions were led by V. Rev. Fr. Daniel Findikyan, Seminary Dean and Rev. Fr. Stepanos Doudoukjian, Director of the St. Nersess Youth Programs. Also participating in the day's acitvities was St. Nersess alumnus Rev. Fr. Sarkis Petoyan, Pastor of St. John Armenian Church, San Francisco, CA. A Bible Study was prepared and led by the Pastor of the Detroit parish, Rev. Fr. Garabed Kochakian and his wife, Yeretzgin Roberta. Fr. Garabed is one of the early alumni of the Seminary. Yet another presenter was Jason Demerjian, Director of College Ministry for the Eastern Diocese and a part-time seminarian at St. Nersess.


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Highlights of the day included a talk by Fr. Petoyan entitled, "Finding Peace in the Divine Liturgy." Drawing on passages from prayers and hymns of the Badarak, Fr. Sarkis emphasized that peace is one of the great benefits God gives us through the Divine Liturgy, saying, "The word 'peace' is mentioned 27 times during the Badarak."

In another presentation with the surprising title, "Anti-Virus Protection for Your Soul," Jason Demerjian referred to the seven deadly sins mentioned in the Divine Liturgy as "viruses" that can damage and disable us in our daily lives just as computer viruses do. "The sacraments, especially baptism and holy communion, are the antidotes to these spiritual viruses of our day," he said.


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A typical St. Nersess experience is more than lectures and discussions. After a delicious lunch, the conferencees and their leaders gathered around the piano for an "Armenian hootenannny."

"Today's mini-conference reopened my eyes to who I truly am and where I come from; the many distractions in life camouflaging my eyes from it. It made me start searching for my own inner peace," said Jonathan Banks.

Another participants commented, "It was great to take a break from school and work to think about God's place in my life and refocus. I also had a lot of fun!"


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"I feel more comfortable about going to St. Nersess for the first time," said Anahid Matossian. "I can't wait to maybe finally get the chance to learn more about my background," she added.

The all-day program was part of a full weekend of activities related to St. Nersess Armenian Seminary. On Friday, Fr. Daniel Findikyan led a workshop for deacons and altar servers on the traditional Armenian ceremony known as Antasdan, the Blessing of the Four Corners of the World. He was assisted by by Deacon Rubik Mailian, St. John's Musical Director and Pastoral Assistant and yet another St. Nersess alumnus.


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On Saturday night 400 people were anticipated for an Armenian dance. The proceeds will benefit a scholarship fund to enable St. John's to send its young people to the Seminary's youth conferences. Last summer over 10% of the St. Nersess conference participants were Detroiters.

"The math is very simple," said St. John's Pastor, Fr. Garabed Kochakian, when asked why his parish organized this St. Nersess Weekend. "When our kids go to St. Nersess in the summer they come back charged with new enthusiasm and energy for their Christian faith and their Armenian identity," he said, adding, "That translates into new life and growth for our parish."


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Divine Liturgy on the Feast of the Annunciation

4/7/2005

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April 7, 2005

V. Rev. Fr. Vazken Karayan celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Seminary chapel for the St. Nersess community early Thursday morning, April 7 to commemorate the Feast of the Annunciation to the Holy Mother of God.

Fr. Karayan is the Pastor of Holy Cross Armenian Church, Union City, NJ, and a St. Nersess alumnus. He is a member of the brotherhood of Sts. James in Jerusalem.

The Feast of the Annunciation (Avedoomn Soorp Asdvadzadzni) commemorates the moment of Christ's conception in the womb of the Virgin Mary by the Holy Spirit, as announced to her by the angel Gabriel. 

"Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High," the angel told Mary according to the Gospel of Luke.


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When Mary questioned how such a thing could happen, the angel said something which is at the heart of the Christian faith: "With God nothing will be impossible" [Luke 1:28-38].

Participating in the Divine Liturgy were all of the seminarians and members of the seminary staff including the dean, V. Rev. Fr. Daniel Findikyan and Rev. Fr. Daniel Karadjian, a student from Bulgaria. Present as well as Rev. Fr. Karekin Kasparian, Pastor of nearby St. Gregory the Enlightener Armenian Church and a member of the Seminary's Board of Directors.


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Armenian Priesthood Grows by One: Fr. Bedros Kadehjian Ordained

4/3/2005

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April 3, 2005

St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral, New York

His Eminence Abp. Khajag Barsmian, Primate of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America, ordained Deacon Ara Kadehjian to the holy priesthood this morning, renaming him Fr. Bedros. Fr. Bedros is a 2000 graduate of St. Nersess Armenian Seminary and the 36th clergyman produced by the Seminary.

The impressive Armenian ceremony of ordination, considered by many to be the most solemn in christendom, took place during the celebration of the Divine Liturgy on the first Sunday of Eastertide, known as Nor Geeragee (New Sunday).

During his sermon, Abp. Barsamian made poignant reference to the death yesterday of His Holiness Pope John II, calling him "the greatest churchman of the twentieth century and a friend of the Armenians." He urged the newly-ordained Fr. Bedros to emulate the Pope's profound dedicaton to God, his love of all peoples and his humility.


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Serving as godfather to the newly-ordained was Deacon Charles Pinajian, senior deacon at St. Leon Armenian Church, Fair Lawn, NJ. Deacon Charles and his wife Grace are well-known in the New York/New Jersey area as dedicated children and benefactors of the Armenian Church, including St. Nersess Seminary.

Fr. Bedros' sponsoring priest was Fr. Mardiros Chevian, another St. Nersess alumnus and past dean.


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Fr. Bedros is married to the former Tina Bogoshian (now Yeretzgin Tina), daughter of Mimi and the late Stephan Bogoshian of River Edge, NJ. Their first child, Arev Aznive was born on February 11, 2005.

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As a teenager, Fr. Bedros served as as an acolyte and stole-bearer on the Cathedral altar. During the summer of 1992, Ara participated in St. Nersess Seminary's Mission to Armenia, which led him the next year to enroll as a pre-seminary student at Concordia College in Bronxville, NY, from which he was graduated with a bachelor's degree in history in 1997.

In 1998, he was ordained sub-deacon by Abp. Barsamian. He received a Master of Divinity degree from St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in May of 2004 and a diploma in Armenian Church Studies from St. Nersess shortly thereafter.*

Ara spent the summer of 2000 in the Armenian Patriarchate in Jerusalem, furthering his studies in Armenian liturgy and language. Shortly after his return, he was ordained deacon, again by Abp. Barsamian, on October 1, 2000 at St. Mary Armenian Church in Washington, DC.


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Fr. Bedros has gained wide experience in church ministry. From October 2000 to October 2002 he served as the assistant to the pastor of the Armenian Church of the Holy Ascension in Trumbull, CT. He then transferred to St. Leon Armenian Church, Fair Lawn, NJ, where he worked side-by-side with the pastor, St. Nersess alumnus Fr. Diran Bohajian, until May 2004.

Fr. Bedros has also completed an intensive program of Clinical Pastoral Education, a chaplaincy internship at NYU-Mount Sinai Hospital.


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For the last nine months Fr. Bedros has served at the Diocesan Center in New York, working closely with the Executive Director, and most recently serving as interim coordinator of the Diocese's Mission Parish Program.

Following the ordination services, Fr. Bedros was escorted to St. Nersess, where, as is customary in the Armenian Church, he will spend 40 days in prayer and spiritual preparation for his priestly ministry. He will celebrate the Divine Liturgy for the first time on Pentecost Sunday, May 15, 2005, at St. Vartan Cathedral.

*An earlier version of this press release inadvertently failed to mention Fr. Bedros' Master of Divinity degree, which he earned in 2004. The Seminary expresses its apologies to Fr. Kadehjian for this oversight.


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