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25th Anniversary Commemoration of Sumgait Massacres

Tuesday, April 16, 2013
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The 25th Anniversary of the massacres in Sumgait, which became the catalyst for the war of the independence of Nagorno-Kharabagh, St. John Armenian church offered requiem prayers on March 3, 2013.  Requiem prayers were offered in the courtyard before the memorial in memory of the victims of the massacres. The names of all those known dead were read solemnly one by one. Following the requiem service, a memorial event was held in St. John Fellowship Hall, under the organization Michael Oganessian.

Sunday School Family Night, Fun for Kids and Parents!

Thursday, April 18, 2013

On Friday night, April 12th, the families of St. John Sunday School once again gathered together for an evening of fun and fellowship. Under the guidance of Sunday School superintendent Paula Boghossian, the families each brought a food item for a potluck dinner. The main purpose for the evening's gathering was to give our young ones an opportunity to practice for their musical performance at our annual banquet.

California State Assembly Session Commences with Primate's Opening Prayer

Tuesday, April 16, 2013
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On April 15, 2013,His Eminence Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, Primate of the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church of North America, accompanied by Diocesan clergy Rev. Fr. Datev Harutyunian, Rev. Fr. Asoghig Jamgotchian, Rev. Fr. Hovel Ohanyan and Rev. Fr. Mesrop Ash, and community members gathered at State Capitol in Sacramento where His Eminence delivered the opening prayer before the Assembly.

Chorag and Simit Bakeoff!

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

The contest for Choreg and Simit organized by St. John Ladies Society, took place on Easter Sunday, March 31, during Fellowship Hour. 

Our judges: Angel Ailanjian, Sima Kouyoumdjian Kesecker and Amelia Surabian had a difficult task to choose from all the delicious entries. All entries were blind, and they had to rate each entry on taste, texture, moisture, overall appearance and "would you buy this product?"

The judges choices are as follows:

Lenten Recipe: Bean Casserole Loopyai Aghtsan (plaki)

Tuesday, March 12, 2013
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1  20-ounce can white kidney beans
1  cup water
2  carrots, peeled and diced
2  celery ribs, diced
2  medium poteoes, peeled and diced
2  cloves garlic, minced
¼ cup minced parsley
2  tablespoons minced dill
¼ teaspoon black peper
¼ teaspoon ME re pepper
2  teaspoons salt, or to taste
1  teaspoon tomato paste
1  medium tomato, diced
1/3 cup olive oil lemon slices
 

    Greetings from Armenia Presentation

    Tuesday, March 12, 2013
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    On February 24th, Tigran Antonian, Carmen Kestekyan, and Naryne Sarkiss presented “Greetings from Armenia: An Afternoon of Pictures and Stories”.  The Church hall was filled with parishioners eager to hear about the experiences of these three young adults in Armenia for a month through the CYMA program.  A slide show presentation highlighted points of interest on the trip to Armenia.

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