The student of Vanadzor's Youth Center won a gold medal at the international karate tournament


Alen Gevorgyan, a student of the Olympic karate class of the Youth Center of Vanadzor, participated in the "Autumn 2024" international karate tournament in St. Petersburg as part of the Armenian team and won a gold medal. He has been practicing karate for 12 years.

 

Saint Mary the Virgin Church was re-consecrated in Vahagn community of Lori region


The new church of the Vahagn community was built in 2017 with the benevolence of the Paremuzyan family. Until then, there was no functioning church in the community. The only humble shrine was destroyed after the 1988 earthquake and has not been restored. The newly built church has been renovated and beautified, the church now also has a baptismal font.
 

Women displaced from Artsakh participate in sewing and pattern and modeling courses with the support of the church


With the blessing of the Patriarch of All Armenians Garegin II and the patronage of the Armenian Diocese of France, a three-month program of re-specialization in sewing and fashion and modeling for women displaced from Artsakh is running in the Tun social educational center of Gugark Diocese. A few more weeks and these women from Artsakh living in Vanadzor, in addition to acquiring new professional skills, will also receive sewing machines and necessary accessories to ease the social care of their families with a new craft.

 

One hundred schoolchildren received stationery packages on the occasion of the Knowledge Day


Volunteers of Gugark Diocese Youth Union and "Tun" Social Education Center have been collecting stationery and supplies in the social boxes placed near the large supermarkets of Vanadzor for several days. In addition, more than 438 thousand drams were collected in the money boxes purchase school supplies and donate them to students who need them.

The Church of the Holy Mother of God was re-consecrated after improvement, furnishing and renovation


Dorbandavank Holy Mother of God Church is an early medieval structure. It was last renovated in the 1980s. On the initiative of the diocesan primate, a group of local benefactors took care of the improvement and furnishing of the church. The doors and windows were changed, the issue of lighting was solved. A altar curtain, chandelier and candlesticks were donated to the church.

The 11th "Fresco" modern art and spiritual film festival has started


The ceremonial opening of the festival took place in Vanadzor, then continued in Yerevan. Representatives of various branches of art, clergy, psychologists, and pedagogues arrived in Armenia to participate in the festival, with the aim of speaking to the society about universal values: love, tolerance, and pacifism in the language of culture. The festival was organized by "Children's Special Creative Center" SNOC.

The Mother See organized a three-month training course for the women of Artsakh


With the blessings of the Patriarch of All Armenians and the patronage of the Armenian Diocese of France, the Social Service Office of the Mother See and the Diocese of Gugark are starting a three-month professional training program. The participants are women from Artsakh. With this program, participants are provided with opportunities for integration in the new settlement in order to prevent unemployment, emigration and solve social problems. The Mother See is simultaneously implementing several programs for those forcibly displaced from Artsakh. At the call of the Catholicos of all Armenians, the dioceses of the church and Armenians around the world responded and supported those programs.

 

Saint Grigor Narekatsi Church of Gugark Diocese in Vanadzor was re-consecrated


After the renovation, the Mother Church of St. Grigor Narekatsi of Vanadzor was re-consecrated. The main problem was the repair of the roof, ceiling and walls damaged by rainwater. The work took several months. In the process, it became necessary to restore the Holy Altar and the damaged parts of the voluminous murals decorating the walls of the church.

The students of Vanadzor's Youth Center karate class returned with victory from two tournaments


Alen Gevorgyan, a member of Vanadzor's Youth Center, took first place in the "Open Georgia" international karate tournament held in Georgia. Allen has now been named to the national team. At the karate tournament, the students of Youth Center also won silver and bronze medals. 3 out of 4 participants returned with a prize.

The Youth Center of Vanadzor hosted the students of all other Youth Center


On the International Day of Children's Protection, the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and AGBU Vanadzor Youth Center hosted the students of all 7 Youth Center operating in the republic. There are karate, gymnastics, chess, tapestry, classical and national dance classes and many other classes in Vanadzor. This time, artistic groups from other Youth Center performed for the students of Vanadzor.

The Lebanese “Association of Religious Women" helped the people of Artsakh


The Lebanese Association of Religious Women of Holy Etchmiadzin distributed aid to Artsakh families under the care of Gugark Diocese in the form of name packages with the names of all family members. Each family was also given financial aid. The chairman of the association met the people of Artsakh in the St. Grigor Narekatsi Presbyterian Church of Vanadzor.

New Year's puppet show for children from Artsakh of Gugark Diocese


Dozens of children and schoolchildren from Artsakh settled in Vanadzor city had the opportunity to watch the New Year's performance of the Vanadzor Puppet Theater in the hall of the St. Grigor Narekatsi Church of the Gugark Diocese.