February 27, 2007
PRESS RELEASE
Western Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America
H.E. Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate
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La Crescenta, CA 91214
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WESTERN PRELACY SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS’ ONE-DAY SEMINAR
The directors and teachers of Prelacy Sunday Schools gathered at
St. Mary’s Church in Glendale on Saturday, February 24, 2007, for a one-day
seminar that was held under the auspices of H.E. Archbishop Moushegh
Mardirossian, Prelate, and organized by the Sunday School Directorate.
Similar gatherings take place regularly with the directive of the Prelacy
Christian Education Department to provide supplementary information to our
Sunday Schools’ instructors on topics including church history, sacraments,
calendar, and various other subject matters. In addition to Christian
Education Department Co-Directors Very Rev. Fathers Muron Aznikian and
Barthev Gulumian, Rev. Gomidas Torossian, Pastor of St. Mary’s Church,
participated in the gathering along with about 40 teachers.
Following the opening prayer, the Prelate commended the
organizing of the gathering, stressing the need for further educational
seminars. The Prelate then advised the participants to be devoted in their
service, to live a selfless and God-pleasing life, and to perform good
deeds.
During the lecture portion of the seminar, in a lecture titled
"The Sundays of Great Lent", Hayr Muron presented in detail the eight
Sundays of Lent, from Paregentan to Easter Sunday, while Hayr Barthev
presented and taught hymns unique to the Sundays of Lent. A question and
answer session followed. Throughout the seminar, teachers were also offered
the opportunity to voice their concerns about issues relating to religious
education instruction. In turn, the directors were given guidelines and
examples of Sunday School curricula which were prepared by the Christian
Education Department,
The seminar concluded with a group picture, the singing of the
Sunday School anthem, and the closing prayer.