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Since 1984, members of the parishes elect Diocesan Delegates of the Canadian Diocese for a period of three years during the Annual General Assembly.
Elected Diocesan Delegates represent their parishes at the Annual Diocesan Assembly by presenting the concerns of the latter. It is this same Assembly that elects the Primate of the Diocese of Canada for a period of five years and the Diocesan Council for a period of four years, as an executive body that receives its mandate from the Diocesan Assembly and is accountable to it The Diocesan Delegates' Assembly is the highest church authority of the Diocese of Canada.
The delegates are expected to take part in at least one executive group of their parish. They are expected to be aware of the concerns of the parish and participate in parish meetings in order to be able to better represent their electors and make necessary suggestions during the Annual Diocesan Assembly. |
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Diocesan Annual Delegates Assembly, NEXT WEEKEND will focus on Youth
Upon the sanction and blessings of His Holiness Karekin II Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, the Annual Delegates Assembly of the Armenian Church Canadian Diocese, will convene on the weekend of May 4-6.
Following the Reports of the Primate, Diocesan Council, Clergy and the Auxiliary bodies of the Diocese in Canada, special discussion sessions will focus on the YOUTH, with the catch phrase “THE ARMENIAN CHURCH, HOME FOR THE YOUTHâ€. Saint Vartan Armenian Church will host this year’s Assembly in Mississauga, Ontario. Sixty delegates from across Canada will be present to review the annual report of the various departments and projects, and will have the opportunity to (discuss and) approve the future initiatives to be undertaken by the Diocese. This year, for the first time in the history of the Armenian Church Canadian Diocese, youth representatives from ACYOC and other auxiliary bodies will attend the assembly and participate in the discussion sessions.
On May 5, 2007 a special dinner-reception will be held in honor of the delegates. On Sunday May 6, 2007, His Eminence Bishop Bagrat Galstanian, Primate will celebrate Divine Liturgy in Holy Trinity Armenian Church of Toronto.