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Late Pastor Honored at Saint Gregory Church in North Andover

4/18/2024

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The late Very Rev. Fr. Yeghishe Manjikian (1942-2024) served as pastor of St. Gregory Armenian Apostolic Church of Merrimack Valley from 2000-2003
  ​       On Sunday, April 14, parishioners of Saint Gregory Armenian Apostolic Church in North Andover, Massachusetts, gathered to honor the late Very Rev. Yeghishe Manjikian on the occasion of the 40th day of his passing. Fr. Yeghishe served in the Eastern Prelacy during the years 1997-2003, the last three of which he spent as pastor of Saint Gregory Church.
    Following the solemn Requiem service in the church sanctuary, everyone gathered in Jaffarian Hall for a memorial tribute in his memory. The church’s pastor, Rev. Fr. Stephan Baljian, relayed the condolences and blessings of His Eminence Archbishop Anoushavan Tanielian, Prelate, who, due to prior commitments, could not be there to preside in person.
    Der Hayr acknowledged that, due to the amount of time that had passed since Hayr Soorp served as pastor of the church, that most people in attendance were either too young or too new to the parish to have known him. He also mentioned that gathering together to memorialize one of the church’s former pastors was an important step in honoring/preserving the history and legacy of the church community, and although in its short history of 53 years, there have been seven priests who have served as pastor, only three of those priests – including himself – remain alive today.
    He then read the biography of Fr. Manjikian, highlighting his early life, his entry into the Seminary of the Catholicosate of Cilicia and subsequent ordination as a member of the monastic brotherhood, his many stints in pastoral and administrative roles in various dioceses and his prolific output in the area of Armenian history and literary scholarship.
    Offering his own personal reflection, Der Stephan remembered him as a very scholarly man who also had a great sense of humor. He revealed that he remembered enjoying his classes, especially his Classical Armenian class, at the St. Gregory of Datev Institute during the years prior to his leaving for Antelias to pursue his studies for the priesthood.
      Dn. James Haddad, who was also among the parishioners gathered, also reflected on how Hayr Yeghishe had been his Classical Armenian teacher during his time at the Seminary later in that same decade.
     Deacon Avedis Garavanian also made a heartfelt tribute to the late Hayr Yeghishe, remembering his stern demeanor when it came to church knowledge, and also his keen intellect and warm sense of humor. “We could always count on him to teach us the right thing to do on the altar,” Dn. Avedis said, “whether it was the proper place to stand, the correct pronunciation or reading or the proper way to sing the chants of the Liturgy. He was a very supportive priest to the altar servers.”
    Deacon Dr. John Saryan remembered how his vast knowledge of Armenian history, language and culture was akin to that of his late parents, Sarkis and Arminé Saryan. He recalled how Hayr Soorp’s presence and pastoral care was a blessing to him and his family when Mr. Saryan passed away in late 2001.
     
    Hayr Yeghishe entered into his eternal repose on February 21 and was laid to rest at the Holy See in Antelias.
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Fr. Stephan Baljian, Pastor, read the biography of Fr. Yeghishe and offered words of praise for his life and character
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Deacon Avedis Garavanian offering his reflections on the late Hayr Yeghishe
    Կիրակի, 14 Ապրիլին, յաւարտ Ս. Պատարագի, Ս. Գրիգոր Լուսաւորիչ եկեղեցւոյ (Նորթ Անտովըր, Մէսէչուսէթս) ծխականները ոգեկոչեցին հանգուցեալ Գերպ. Տ. Եղիշէ Ծ. Վրդ. Մանճիկեանը, վախճանման քառասունքին առիթով։ Անցեալ 21 Փետրուարին մահացած Հայր Եղիշէն 1997-2003ին ծառայած էր Թեմիս մէջ, իսկ 2000-2003ին վարած էր Ս. Գրիգոր Լուսաւորիչ եկեղեցւոյ հոգեւոր հովուութեան պաշտօնը։
    Հոգեհանգստեան պաշտօնէն ետք, ներկաները հաւաքուեցան «Ճաֆարեան« սրահին մէջ։ Հոգեւոր հովիւ՝ Արժպ. Տ. Ստեփան Քհն. Պալճեան, ներկաներուն հաղորդեց Թեմիս բարեջան Առաջնորդ՝ Անուշաւան Արքեպիկոպոսի ցաւակցութեան եւ օրհնութեան խօսքը։ Այլ պարտականութիւններու պատճառով, Առաջնորդ Սրբազան Հայրը չէր կրցած անձամբ ներկայ ըլլալ եւ նախագահել հանդիսութեան։
    Տէր Հայրը նշեց, թէ ներկաներուն մեծամասնութիւնը շատ երիտասարդ էր կամ ծուխին նորանդամակցած՝ Հայր Եղիշէն ճանչցած ըլլալու համար։ Նախկին հովիւներէն մէկուն այս ոգեկոչումը կարեւոր քայլ մըն էր պահպանելու համար ծուխի պատմութիւնը, որ իր 53-ամեայ պատմութեան մէջ եօթը հովիւներ ունեցած է։ Այնուհետեւ կարդաց Հայր Եղիշէի կենսագրականը եւ յիշեց զինք իբրեւ հմուտ եւ նոյն ատեն զուարթախոհ անձնաւորութիւն մը, որուն գրաբարի դասերը վայելած էր «Ս. Գրիգոր Տաթեւացի» լսարանին մէջ, նախ քան Անթիլիաս մեկնումը քահանայական դասերուն հետեւելու համար։
    Յակոբ Սրկ. Հատտատ նաեւ վերյիշեց Հայր Եղիշէի գրաբար դասերը Անթիլիասի մայրավանքին մէջ նոյն տասնամեակին։ Աւետիս Սրկ. Կառաւանեան եւ տոքթ. Ճոն Սրկ. Սարեան իրենց սրտալից տուրքը մատուցեցին հանգուցեալ վարդապետի յիշատակին։

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