V.
Rev. Fr. Daniel Garabedian leads the traditional home blessing
ceremony at the Christmas reception/open house hosted by Archbishop
Oshagan Choloyan, Prelate of the Eastern Prelacy. From left
to right: Rev. Fr. Mesrob Lakissian; Rev. Fr. Nareg Terterian,
pastor of St. Sarkis Church, Douglaston, NY; Archbishop Oshagan;
Hayr Daniel; V. Rev. Fr. Anoushavan Tanielian, Vicar General;
V. Rev. Fr. Shahe Panossian, Chairman of the Religious Council
and pastor of Sts. Vartanantz Church in Ridgefield, New Jersey;
Ambassador Armen Martirosyan, Permanent Representative of Armenia
to the United Nations; and Movses Abelian, United Nations Secretary
of Administrative and Budgetary Committee for Program Coordination. |