Central Council Report - Year 2000, Quarters 1 - 4
1999-2000 Central Council officers:
President His Eminence Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate
Chair Dr Socrates Boyajian
Vice Chair Ms. Arpie Kouzouian
Treasurer Mr Allan Tossoonian
Recording Secretary Deacon Gregory Krikorian
Corresponding Secretary Yeretzgin Roberta Kochakian
Advisor Mrs. Louise Yardumian
Special Projects Ms. Mary Selvinazian
Diocesan Programs Fr Untzag Nalbandian
Clergy Liaison Fr Daniel Findikyan
Diocesan Programs Maestro Khoren Meikhanedjian
2000-2001 Central Council officers, per elections of the 54th Choir Assembly:
President His Eminence Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate
Chair Dr Socrates Boyajian
Vice Chair Ms. Arpie Kouzouian
Treasurer Mr Allan Tossoonian
Recording Secretary Adrienne Damian
Corresponding Secretary Paul Ketchoyian
Advisor Deacon Gregory Krikorian
Special Projects Ms. Mary Selvinazian
Diocesan Programs Fr Untzag Nalbandian
Clergy Liaison Fr Daniel Findikyan
Diocesan Programs Maestro Khoren Meikhanedjian
Central Council Telephone Conference Calls and Face to Face Meetings:
01 01/29/00 Conference Call
02 02/05/00 Conference Call
03 02/12/00 at Diocese - face to face meeting
04 02/26/00 at Holy Trinity Church, Cambridge, MA - face to face meeting
05 03/11/00 Conference Call
06 04/01/00 Conference Call
07 05/05/00 at Diocesan Assembly, face to face meeting
08 06/03/00 Conference Call
09 06/10/00 at Holy Trinity Church, Cambridge, MA - face to face meeting
10 07/08/00 Conference Call
11 08/05/00 Conference Call
12 08/19/00 at St Mary's Armenian Church, Washington D.C. - face to face meeting
13 09/09/00 Conference Call
14 10/21/00 Conference Call
15 11/02/00 at St Gregory the Iluminator Armenian Church, Haverhill, MA - face to face meeting
16 11/04/00 at St Gregory the Iluminator Armenian Church, Haverhill, MA - face to face meeting
17 12/16/00 Conference Call
Conference calls take place on Saturday mornings promptly between 8:30-9:30am, on the first Saturday of each month, our schedules permitting. The agendas of our meetings are posted on our web site: www.sograd.com\aacca.
The face to face meeting of 02/12/00 took place at the Diocese and Surpazan Hayr was able to attend the meeting and give us guidance on our Junior Choir Program.
The face to face meeting of 02/26/00 (participants consisting of the Junior Choir Program Core Committee of the Central Council) took place at the Holy Trinity Church, Cambridge, MA. The meeting was dedicated to the planning stages of the Junior Choir Program, under the leadership of the Junior Choir Program Chairman, Deacon Gregory Krikorian.
The face to face meeting of 05/05/00 took place during the Diocesan Assembly weekend. In addition to having the Central Council meeting, members of the Central Council were invited to participate in the Diocesan Assemblyıs workshops.
The face to face meeting of 06/10/00 took place at the Holy Trinity Church, Cambridge, MA, and was dedicated for further planning stages of the Junior Choir Program.
The face to face meeting of 08/19/00 took place at St Mary's Armenian Church, Washington, D.C. The focus of the meeting was the Junior Choir Program and how the rollout of this program was going to be introduced during the 54th Choir Assembly workshops.
The face to face meeting of 11/2/00 was the pre-assembly meeting in Haverhill, MA. The Central Council met to make final arrangements for the 54th Choir Assembly
The face to face meeting of 11/4/00 was the post-assemly meeting in Haverhill, MA. The newly elected Central Council meet, conducted its internal elections and set the date for its next meeting - a conference call for 12/16/00.
Note: In addition to conference calls and face to face meetings, e-mails are used quite extensively between the Central Council members as a form of quick and informal communication. Over 1000 e-mails have been exchanged over the course of this past year among the Central Council members.
Central Council Financial Report:
This information will be forwarded to the Diocesan Council by our Treasurer in February 2001.
Publicity:
Newspaper articles have been submitted to a combination of: The Armenian Church, Armenian Reporter, Armenian Mirror-Spectator - regarding:
1 - Jerusalem Pilgrimage Choir
2 - Junior Choir Program
3 - Khorenian Badarak publication
4 - Year 2000 Scholarships offered by the AACCA
5 - 54th Annual Choir Assembly
6 - AACCA's web site
7 - AACCA's participation in St Vartan's Camp
Publications:
The Abbreviated Sunday Morning Service (dedicated to past Central Council member Norman Noorjanian) is scheduled for publication in 2001. A draft of the publication was made available at the 54th Annual Choir Assembly.
Scholarships:
This year the Central Council awarded four scholarships:
Two $250 scholarships to St Nersess Conferences - awarded 6/10/00.
One $250 scholarship to the St Vartan Camp - awarded 6/10/00.
One $500 scholarship for the Margaret E. Hagopian Fund - awarded 8/19/00.
The 54th Annual Choir Assembly:
This took place in Haverhill, MA, November 2-5, 2000 hosted by the parish choir of St Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Church. Arpie Kouzouian was the Central Council liaison with the local parish, working with the host parish choir assembly chairman Paul Tavitian.
The 54th Choir Assembly was a successful spiritual experience. The business sessions were conducted as scheduled. We also had musical workshops by Maestro Khoren Meikhanedjian and Mrs Louise Yardumian that focused on the Junior Choir Program.
The 55th Annual Choir Assembly will be hosted by the Armenian Church of the Holy Ascension, in Trumbul, CT.
The 56th Annual Choir Assembly will be hosted by the St James Armenian Church, in Watertown, MA.
A detailed account (the minutes) of the 54th Choir Assembly will be forwarded to the Diocesen Council before month end January 2001.
Standing Central Council Projects:
01 - 2000 Annual Assembly - sponsor - Ms. Arpie Kouzouian
02 - Junior Choir Program - sponsor - All
03 - Music Camp (St Varan) - sponsor - Mrs. Louise Yardumian
04 - Publication of the Abbreviated Sunday Morning Service - sponsor - Dr Socrates Boyajian
05 - The Internet AACCA web site - sponsor - Mr Allan Tossoonian and Dr Socrates Boyajian
06 - English Instructional Hymnal - sponsor - Mr Allan Tossoonian
07 - Fundraiser 2000 - sponsor - Ms. Mary Selvinazian
08 - Scholarships 2000 - sponsor - Ms. Arpie Kouzouian
09 - Choir Robes and Veils - sponsor - Ms. Mary Selvinazian
10 - The Voice publication - sponsor - Mrs. Louise Yardumian
11 - Publicity - sponsor - Ms. Mary Selvinazian
12 - Mailing List - sponsor - Mr Allan Tossoonian and Ms. Mary Selvinazian
Special Projects:
Mary Selvinazian serves as the Special Projects coordinator. Year 2000 activities have include: the Fund Raiser, support for the Junior Choir Program, Choir Robes and Veils orders, and various newspaper publicity activities.
Support from the Diocese:
The Central Council would like to thank Maestro Khoren Meikhanedjian for his continued input and feedback regarding the formation of the Junior Choir Program. We thank Fr Untzag Nalbandian who is always available to us and offers his guidance and support. We also would like to thank Surpazan Hayr for support of our activities.
Year 2000 Objective of the Central Council:
The primary objective of the Central Council this year is to plan and deploy a comprehensive Junior Choir Program - one that can be used by our parishes for both the purposes of encouraging new choir membership, and to also offer a foundation of knowledge for full spiritual participation in our church services.
Looking ahead to 2001:
Respectfully submitted
Dr Socrates Boyajian
Chairman, Central Council
Association of Armenian
Church Choirs of America
January 16, 2001