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| 2010 Diocesan Summer Camp Programs |
| Mark your calendars for a summer filled with friendship, fellowship, and fun at St. Vartan Camp and Hye Camp. The beginning of the 2010 camp season is only four months away and the brochures for St. Vartan Camp and Hye Camp have all been distributed. Online registration began on February 15 and the Diocese is looking forward to another fabulous summer. Brochures were mailed out in February to all past and prospective St. Vartan Camp families. To apply for camp, please go to www.armenianchurch.net/stvartancamp.
St. Vartan Camp 2010 at the Ararat Center in Greenville, NY Staff Training: Wednesday, June 23–Saturday, June 26 Session A: Sunday, June 27–Saturday, July 10 Session B: Sunday, July 11–Saturday, July 24 Session C: Sunday, July 25–Saturday, August 7 To receive more information about either camp program, contact Jennifer Morris, Youth Outreach coordinator, at jenniferm@armeniandiocese.org, or at (212) 686-0710 ext. 118. |
| ACYOA Jrs. Regional Retreat |
| "Called to Serve" is the theme of this year’s ACYOA Juniors regional retreats, which will be held across the Eastern Diocese in the coming weeks. Jennifer Morris, Youth Outreach coordinator at the Eastern Diocese, will be facilitating the retreats with the support of area clergy. Sessions are open to participants ages 13-18. The Mid-Atlantic retreat is scheduled for April 9-11, 2010 and will take place at the Don Bosco Retreat Center in Stony Point, NY. Please contact the Pastor for further information.
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| MER DOON ADVERTISING |
| The Parish Council has decided to accept advertising for the Mer Doon, to include advertising from parishioners and area businesses. If you are interested, please contact John Torcomian at 610.356.5568 or email John at jtorcomian@comcast.net[/url]. |
| MEMORIAL GARDEN UPDATE |
| When you come to church on Sundays, take a moment to look at some of the perennial flowers that are blooming now. Last summer, some Blackeyed Susans were planted in front of the sign on the lawn. In the back parking lot, where the basketball court is, there are colorful flowers blooming. These small steps are just the beginning of our Memorial Garden project.
We wish to acknowledge Anoush Berberian who has spent many hours designing the garden, cleaning it, planting the plants and moving things around. Her selfless efforts are much appreciated. If you have any questions or would like to be included in this project, please contact Jovia Keytanjian at 610.933.7511 or any member of our Parish Council. |
| GRADUATION ANNOUNCEMENTS/COLLEGE MINISTRY |
| If you have graduated or have a son, daughter or grandchild who is graduating, please forward the following to the office’s attention and we will highlight the achievements in the next issue of the Mer Doon: name, school graduated from, major, future plans, names of parents and grandparents, and any other information which you wish to include such as honors, awards, and hobbies.
The Pastor is also requesting that the following information be provided to the church office so that students from our parish can receive information on events and projects sponsored by the Diocesan College Ministry Program. Information needed is as follows: • Student Name • College • Class of • College Telephone • College Address • Home Address • Name of Person Submitting Information • Telephone • Relationship Please forward this information as your son or daughter (or grandchild) enters school this fall so that our parish and the Diocese can reach out to them to ensure they care included on the mailing list. |
| IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR OUR YOUTH |
| The Youth Committee is reminding all youth who are interested in attending St. Vartan Camp St. Nersess Summer Studies, or traveling to either Armenia or Jerusalem that there is grant money available. We want to encourage the young members of our Church community to attend these worthwhile programs. If you are interested in making a request for a grant to attend any of these programs, please contact either Mr. John Eskandarian (215.723.5427) or Mrs. Arpy Jones (610.565.2324) prior to your departure. We will make sure that any youths who are interested in attending will not be kept back due to financial concerns.
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| UPDATE ON MEMORIAL HALL PLAQUES FOUND IN CHURCH |
| In the Fall 2006 issue of the Mer Doon, we announced that memorial plaques had been discovered with Armenian writing and dates. Several parishioners have responded with the history of these plaques. When the church was located at 6006 Walnut Street, when parishioners passed away in the late 1940s, money given in lieu of flowers to the church resulted in a memorial plaque being made for the deceased. These plaques were placed on the wall in the hallway leading up the stairs to the second floor where the church was located. Many thanks to Helen Parseghian, Richard Oski and Rose Kazanjian who provided details.
We are now in the process of determining the best way to utilize these plaques. The leading choices are giving the plaque to the family or returning them to a place of prominence in an appropriate place in the church. Family members of those whose names were listed should contact Steve Barsamian at 215.988.0500 with their suggestions. A copy of the Fall 2006 issue of the Mer Doon is on the website for those who wish to review the list. |
| COME MAKE PARAG HATZ WITH THE WOMEN'S GUILD |
| The Women's Guild will be having lessons on the making of parag hatz. Please contact Alice Torossian at 215-663-8817 if interested. |
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Keep checking back for more updates and be sure to check the web calendar for further information on upcoming events. More information and details on the above activities will be included in the next issue of the Mer Doon.
