Primate'S January 2018 Schedule

January 1 – St. Leon (Srbots Ghevontiants) Armenian Cathedral - New Year’s Day Divine Liturgy

January 3 – Ararat Home

January 5 – Glendale Adventist Medical Center – Blessing of the Water Service

St. Leon Armenian Cathedral - Christmas Eve Divine Liturgy

January 6 – St. Leon Armenian Cathedral – Christmas Divine Liturgy (Celebrant and Homilist)

Evening: Christmas Reception at Nazareth and Sima Kalaydjian Hall

January 8 – Berj Zeituntsian Event

January 11 – Words in Action: Language and Education in the Armenian Diaspora

A collaboration between the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Armenian Communities Department, the UCLA Narekatsi Chair, UCLA’s National Heritage Language Resource Center & USC’s Institute of Armenian Studies. (Co-sponsored by the Glendale Library Arts & Culture)

January 12 – 14 – 69^th Annual ACYO Convention  (St. John Garabed Armenian Church, San Diego)

January 13 – Luncheon celebrating Armenian Grammy Nominated Composers

January 14 – St. Sarkis Armenian Church, Santa Clarita

Afternoon: ARF Day Celebration

January 16 – Event Honoring Nina Hachigian

January 18 – Armenian Program of the 2018 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

(Co-sponsored by the Western Diocese, Embassy of the Republic of Armenia and the Consulate General)

January 19 – Pastoral Visit to St. John Armenian Church in San Francisco

Ecumenical gatherings

January 20 – Diocesan Council Meeting

Evening: Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles – Requiem for the Unborn

January 21 – Holy Apostles Armenian Church of La Crescenta – Celebrant and Homilist

January 22 – Pastoral visit to St. Garabed Armenian Church in Rancho Mirage

Clergy Executive Council meeting

January 23 – Morning: Clergy Exec. Council Meeting

Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry Board to Visit the Western Diocese

Evening: Appreciation Dinner Honoring the STARKEY Foundation

January 25 – Ararat Home residents to visit the Western Diocese

Evening: Presentation of AUA’s Educational Mission and Vision in Armenia

January 27 – Pastoral visit to Holy Resurrection Armenian Church in Seattle

January 28 – Pastoral Visit to St. Kevork Armenian Church in Portland