Shamlian-Tatikian School Dance Group, SIPAN's Event
Truth-Under-Deliberation, by Shushan Artinian
AMAA Purchases Property for Evangelical School
YEREVAN—On a recent trip to Armenia, Armenian Missionary Association of America (AMAA) executive director Andrew Torigian officially purchased five acres of land in the Malatia-Sebastia district of Yerevan for the AMAA. This section of Yerevan is oftentimes referred to as “Bangladesh,” due to the high level of poverty among the more than 140,000 residents living there.
The land is the site of a proposed middle and high school complex, made possible through a generous commitment by Together, a capital campaign launched in October 2008. The success of this fundraising endeavor will strengthen the position of the AMAA to continue providing accessible and affordable education to the future generations of youth in Armenia.
The newly proposed complex will serve as an expansion of the current Khoren and Shoushanik Avedisian primary school, which currently only includes grades K-5 and received the distinguished honor of being the best school in Armenia. The new school will provide the same nurturing environment by offering a quality education, and cultural, spiritual, and moral training, while instilling a sense of patriotism and cultivating morality by awakening the desire and love of learning within the students.
The land is the site of a proposed middle and high school complex, made possible through a generous commitment by Together, a capital campaign launched in October 2008. The success of this fundraising endeavor will strengthen the position of the AMAA to continue providing accessible and affordable education to the future generations of youth in Armenia.
The newly proposed complex will serve as an expansion of the current Khoren and Shoushanik Avedisian primary school, which currently only includes grades K-5 and received the distinguished honor of being the best school in Armenia. The new school will provide the same nurturing environment by offering a quality education, and cultural, spiritual, and moral training, while instilling a sense of patriotism and cultivating morality by awakening the desire and love of learning within the students.
Chanitz.org Encourages the Use of Armenian Unicode
Source: Bulletin De L'ACAM, Mai-Septembre 2009
The Armenian Missionary Association of Canada Inc. Elects New Executive Officers
PRESS RELEASE
The Armenian Missionary Association of Canada Inc. (AMAC),
Elects New Executive Officers
The Board of Directors of the Armenian Missionary Association of Canada (AMAC), at its meeting on April 4, 2009 at the “Holiday Inn” Kingston Ontario, elected the following as the New Executive Officers of the Association for 2009.
David Torunian of Toronto (President),
Nubar Doramajian of Montreal (Vice President),
Lisa Albarian of Montreal (Recording Secretary),
Salpy Kadjemian of Toronto (Recording Secretary),
Hagop Basmadjian of Montreal (Treasurer).
Mihran Jizmejian of Toronto Executive Director (AMAC)
All correspondence to be addressed to the Executive Director
The Armenian Missionary Association of Canada Inc. (AMAC),
Elects New Executive Officers
The Board of Directors of the Armenian Missionary Association of Canada (AMAC), at its meeting on April 4, 2009 at the “Holiday Inn” Kingston Ontario, elected the following as the New Executive Officers of the Association for 2009.
David Torunian of Toronto (President),
Nubar Doramajian of Montreal (Vice President),
Lisa Albarian of Montreal (Recording Secretary),
Salpy Kadjemian of Toronto (Recording Secretary),
Hagop Basmadjian of Montreal (Treasurer).
Mihran Jizmejian of Toronto Executive Director (AMAC)
All correspondence to be addressed to the Executive Director
Vartanantz Day was different this year in the Armenian Evangelical Marash Church
Thursday, Feb. 22, it was Vartanantz. This year it was different, the pews of the Armenian Evangelical Marash Church were full and people were standing at the door. It wasn't an ordinary Vartanatz Day, during which the same speech would be recited with the hope that a courageous "Vartan" would come forth and lead the Armenians. This year it was different, because this time a courageous "Vartan", Hrant Dink, was remembered. This year it was different, because the speaker was the living martyr, Mrs. Rakel Dink. It was different, because you could feel the anguish, the pain, the emotional turmoil in her speech. No, it wasn't a distant Vartanantz Day, it was Rakel Dink, the wife of the late Hrant Dink, who was martyred in front of his office.
It was different, because Rakel Dink lived her Christian faith boldly, and she shared with us how she went through the temptation and how she kept her faith in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Raffi Chilingirian
It was different, because Rakel Dink lived her Christian faith boldly, and she shared with us how she went through the temptation and how she kept her faith in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Raffi Chilingirian
Rakel Dink Speaking in the Armenian Evangelical Marash Church (video)
To listen to the full speech, click on: Rakel Dink's Speech Given in Armenian Evangelical Marash Church
“Movses Khorenatsi” Award
March 27 is International Theatre Day. Each year on this date the president of Armenia recognizes the worthy and grants them awards.On March 27, 2009 the director of Armenian Evangelical Torosian School’s “Yeraz” Drama Group was granted the “Movses Khorenarsi” award.
Congratulations to the worthy director Mr. Robert Arakeian.
Aztag Newspaper Endorses the Blogging System
Aztag has started making use of the blog system and the Unicode Armenian.
Rev. Krikor Aghabaloghlu: "The comfort brings heaviness upon the man. It brings sleep."
USA Armenian Life: Courageous Reverend of the Armenians, during your sermons, you empower and encourage Christianity, courageous Christianity, active Christianity to which the Armenian people have been attached. What message would you like to relay to the Armenian Americans and, for that matter, to the entire Diaspora Armenians?
Rev. Krikor Aghabaloghlu: Brother, now, in a foreign country, the people are comfortable. The comfort brings heaviness upon the man. It brings sleep. Now we are over there, in a Muslim country. There is always a watcher. They keep you awake.
And you exert effort to stay awake. Here, (in the Diaspora) there is no problem. They come here and they go to sleep. They indulge in European traditions. They submerge into the lifestyle and they get lost!
I do not want the Armenian people to be assimilated in Europe. I do not want to go into oblivion. They should flourish even more. They should be awakened even more. Here, everything is in your hands. You should grab it and use it so that you can introduce and promote the Armenian nation among other nations. This is necessary. That is why I come, and speak courageously with God's grace. I want to encourage people, to awaken them, and to promote unity. That is the most difficult thing, because for many years, there hasn't been a strong organization that could bring us closer, you know.
There is only the Genocide issue. But besides that, we need to know more that we're Armenians.
USA Armenian Life: Meaning that we need to be guided by national awareness.
Rev. Krikor Aghabaloghlu: Aha! Yes! A leader is needed. A strong leader is needed. A Governor is needed. Oh! There is no government. Now, Armenia’s is something new at 16 years of age. Before that, we've been living under other countries’ rules. We should tell them that we would like to become a nation. Yes! Let's earn it!
Now look! The people of Turkey are intelligent. They go to Europe, send money to Turkey. They learn everything and they start working in Turkey. We also must acquire, earn and make Armenia stronger. There is a lone Armenia and there is a lone flag. There is nothing else.
On the other hand, the other objective is to strengthen Christianity, because, our Armenian people are chosen from among other people. We're the first nation that embraced Christ. We feel proud. But if you ask "who's Christ?" the Armenian child does not know. The Armenian family does not know. It's painful for me. How could it be that in a free country, the churches are empty? How could it be that all he churches are empty? You cannot be an Armenian only on April 24 or during a holiday. Our Armenian people have been sacrificed for just being Armenian, for just being Christian. Yet, they have preserved Christianity. They have not said: "Yes, when give up Christ I will win." They haven't! Had they said it, they would have been cursed.
From USA Armenian Life Magazine, an interview by Appo Jabarian
Rev. Krikor Aghabaloghlu: Brother, now, in a foreign country, the people are comfortable. The comfort brings heaviness upon the man. It brings sleep. Now we are over there, in a Muslim country. There is always a watcher. They keep you awake.
And you exert effort to stay awake. Here, (in the Diaspora) there is no problem. They come here and they go to sleep. They indulge in European traditions. They submerge into the lifestyle and they get lost!
I do not want the Armenian people to be assimilated in Europe. I do not want to go into oblivion. They should flourish even more. They should be awakened even more. Here, everything is in your hands. You should grab it and use it so that you can introduce and promote the Armenian nation among other nations. This is necessary. That is why I come, and speak courageously with God's grace. I want to encourage people, to awaken them, and to promote unity. That is the most difficult thing, because for many years, there hasn't been a strong organization that could bring us closer, you know.
There is only the Genocide issue. But besides that, we need to know more that we're Armenians.
USA Armenian Life: Meaning that we need to be guided by national awareness.
Rev. Krikor Aghabaloghlu: Aha! Yes! A leader is needed. A strong leader is needed. A Governor is needed. Oh! There is no government. Now, Armenia’s is something new at 16 years of age. Before that, we've been living under other countries’ rules. We should tell them that we would like to become a nation. Yes! Let's earn it!
Now look! The people of Turkey are intelligent. They go to Europe, send money to Turkey. They learn everything and they start working in Turkey. We also must acquire, earn and make Armenia stronger. There is a lone Armenia and there is a lone flag. There is nothing else.
On the other hand, the other objective is to strengthen Christianity, because, our Armenian people are chosen from among other people. We're the first nation that embraced Christ. We feel proud. But if you ask "who's Christ?" the Armenian child does not know. The Armenian family does not know. It's painful for me. How could it be that in a free country, the churches are empty? How could it be that all he churches are empty? You cannot be an Armenian only on April 24 or during a holiday. Our Armenian people have been sacrificed for just being Armenian, for just being Christian. Yet, they have preserved Christianity. They have not said: "Yes, when give up Christ I will win." They haven't! Had they said it, they would have been cursed.
From USA Armenian Life Magazine, an interview by Appo Jabarian