On Sunday, March 06 2016, after the Divine Liturgy and Arevakal` Sunrise Service, St. Vartan Armenian Apostolic Church Ladies Guild, for “Michink or Median Day of Great Lent”, had prepared a lent lunch and a presentation of the Armenian Christian Women’s Day. At Setrak Kalpakian Hall, the speaker of the event was Mrs. Haigo Matossian.
Mrs. Haigo Matossian started her speech by quoting from the Scriptures, Book of Proverbs 31.10 “Who shall find a virtuous woman? for such a one is more valuable than precious stones”.
Mrs. Matossian highlighted the role of the Armenian Christian woman as daughter, sister, wife, mother and active member in the society. She emphasized women’s importunates in the Home, Church, School and Community. These responsibilities are gifts from God which must be kept sacred, maintained and offered to the children to be able to have spiritually and physically healthy generation. Archpriest, Rev. Keghart Garabedian and Ladies Guild chair-lady Mrs. Araxie Kassardjian thanked Mrs. Haigo Matossian for her presentation.
After the presentation, Armenian pastry-lobe “gatta” with coffee was offered. As tradition, there was a hidden Gold Cross in one of the gatta’s which was won by Mrs. Lusik Petrossian
