{"id":9974,"date":"2016-09-28T10:39:55","date_gmt":"2016-09-28T10:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/?p=9974"},"modified":"2016-09-28T10:39:55","modified_gmt":"2016-09-28T10:39:55","slug":"his-holiness-aram-i-salutes-anca-advocacy-for-the-armenian-cause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/?p=9974","title":{"rendered":"His Holiness Aram I Salutes ANCA Advocacy for the Armenian Cause"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Bestows \u201cKnight of Cilicia\u201d Medal on Executive Director Aram Hamparian<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, recognized the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ancagrassroots\/?fref=ts\">Armenian National Committee of America\u2019s<\/a> (ANCA) <!--more Continue reading \/ \u0531\u0574\u0562\u0578\u0572\u057b\u0568 \u2192--> leadership in advancing the Armenian Cause, bestowing the Knight of Cilicia Medal on Executive Director Aram Hamparian, in honor of the ongoing and tireless work of the ANCA Board, staff, volunteers and supporters across the United States.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9976\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9976\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9976\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.armeniancause.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ANCA-Catholicos-Aram-I-Aram-Hamparian-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"His Holiness Aram I awards ANCA Exec. Director Aram Hamparian the \u201cKnight of Cilicia\u201d award for the ANCA\u2019s tireless advocacy for the Armenian Cause\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ANCA-Catholicos-Aram-I-Aram-Hamparian-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ANCA-Catholicos-Aram-I-Aram-Hamparian-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ANCA-Catholicos-Aram-I-Aram-Hamparian-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ANCA-Catholicos-Aram-I-Aram-Hamparian.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9976\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">His Holiness Aram I awards ANCA Exec. Director Aram Hamparian the \u201cKnight of Cilicia\u201d award for the ANCA\u2019s tireless advocacy for the Armenian Cause<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe advocacy, the enhancement, the promotion of the Armenian Cause has been a priority item on the agenda of the Catholicosate of Cilicia and its Prelacies,\u201d explained His Holiness during a special visit to the ANCA offices on Wednesday, noting that the work of the ANCA is \u201cvery close to our hearts, to our minds, and to our mission as a church.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thanking the ANCA Board, staff, volunteers, and donors across the U.S., His Holiness noted, \u201cAll of us, in different ways, in different forms, in different levels to different degrees should participate in the work of such centers because what you are doing is part of the agenda of our nation \u2013 strengthening the independence of Armenia, strengthening the self-determination of the Armenians in Karabakh and all the things that you are doing in the form of advocacy \u2013 the promotion of the Armenian Cause.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bestowing the Knight of Cilicia medal, His Holiness explained, \u201cin decorating Aram, I decorate all of you, your colleagues, your assistants, all of you, who together \u2013 I would like to underscore \u2018together\u2019 \u2013 engage in this sacred mission. And I am sure, now that Aram becomes Knight, he will continue this mission with renewed engagement \u2013 with the spirit of a Knight of Cilicia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hamparian humbly accepted the award on behalf of all who strive to realize the just national and democratic aspirations of the Armenian nation, including those who work in the public spotlight and, of course, the many more whose devotion and hard work remain largely unheralded.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Photos and video from His Holiness\u2019 remarks are available on the ANCA Facebook page \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/anca.org\/facebook\">anca.org\/facebook<\/a> \u2013 and <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_UO3J6Fh0To\">YouTube Channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">His Holiness Aram I\u2019s delegation visiting the ANCA included Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan, Prelate of the Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of Eastern US; Very Rev. Housig Mardirossian, Director of Ecumenical Relations; Rev. Bedros Manuelian, Director of the Audio Visual Department and staff-bearer; and Dr. Dertad Manguikian, a member of the Catholicosate of Cilicia Central Committee.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ANCA team was joined by Soorp Khatch Armenian Church Board of Trustees members Hrant Jamgochian and Jemma Simonian; local representatives of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation and Armenian Relief Society; and community advocates, who engaged in a lively discussion with His Holiness on a broad range of topics, from the Catholicosate\u2019s efforts to secure the return of its historic seat in Sis from Turkish authorities, to the challenges facing Armenian American communities in expanding Armenian language and cultural education and broadening community participation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Photo: His Holiness Aram I and Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan with Greater Washington DC area community representatives following his visit at the ANCA.<\/em><\/p>\n<p 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