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December 9, 2015

International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime

Posted 4:16pm

by Paul Olson Dag Hammarskjöld used to invite people over to his house to listen to records of Johann Sebastian Bach. Considering all that Mr. Hammarskjöld had to do as the UN’s second General Secretary, this seems really odd. But today’s event began with the UNSRC orchestra playing Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Air”. As the group… Read more »

April 16, 2015

Observing the 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide

Posted 11:09am

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide—the systematic massacre of one and a half million Armenians that began on April 24, 1915, and continued into the early 1920s. The 221st General Assembly (2014) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) called on congregations to remember this event in worship on April 26, 2015 (the… Read more »

March 29, 2010

Care for God’s earth in Armenia and America

Posted 7:00pm

Visit Armenia with the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program and the Presbyterian Environmental Ministries Office: Explore how people of faith care for God’s earth in Armenia and what that can teach us for caring for God’s earth in America Learn about Armenia’s…

March 11, 2010

Promote the Armenia Travel/Study Seminar

Posted 5:17pm

The Presbyterian Peacemaking Program and the Environmental Ministries Office are partners in a travel/study seminar to Armenia on November 1-12. Participants will: * Explore how people of faith care for God’s earth? * Learn about Armenia’s relationships with its neighbors,…

March 7, 2010

Observe World Water Day

Posted 6:20pm

From the blog of our colleague, the Presbyterian Environmental Ministries Office: World Water Day, meant to draw attention to the importance of freshwater and to advocate for sustainable management of freshwater resources, is on March 22. The Ecumenical Water Network…

February 3, 2010

Environmental and Peacemaking Travel Study Seminar to Armenia

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Would you like to visit Armenia and: Explore how people of faith care for God’s earth? Learn about Armenia’s relationships with its neighbors, including Turkey? Visit reforestation sites and pristine forests in need of protection from mining that threatens them?…

October 9, 2009

Nazeli visits Miami Valley Presbytery, Ohio

Posted 12:37am

Presbyterians in the Presbytery of Miami Valley (Ohio) are among those who had the opportunity to meet Dr. Nazeli Vardanyan from Armenia. Her visit included a presentation at Sinclair Community College where she made a presentation. Students had the opportunity…

October 8, 2009

Nazeli in Western New York

Posted 4:41pm

Among her stops visiting Presbyterians, Dr. Nazeli Vardanyan from Armenia visited the Presbytery of Western New York. Dr. Vadranyan is director of Armenia Forest, a non-governmental organization (NGO) and president of GOY, an NGO focusing on environmental issues. Her visit…

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