Diocesan Clergy Attend Monthly Luncheon At Ararat Home

On April 5, 2016, the Very Rev. Fr. Pakrad Bourjekian and Archpriest Fr. Hovsep Hagopian attended the monthly luncheon at Ararat Home in Mission Hills. The event’s major sponsor was the Western District Committee of the Armenian General Benevolent Union along with all AGBU chapters, branches and organizations in the Southern California area. Prior to the start of the opening prayer, Father Pakrad, on behalf of the Diocesan Primate, invited the guests to join him in a moment of silence for those soldiers and civilians who perished as a result of the Azeri military aggression. The moment of silence was followed by a requiem prayer for the repose of their souls. The clergyman blessed the tables and thanked the Board of Directors of Ararat Home for the invitation and the AGBU for their compassionate care for the elderly of the community. Father Pakrad also added that his fellow Brother in Christ Archpriest Fr. Hovsep Hagopian pays regular visits to nursing home offering the elderly morally and spiritually guidance.