[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 82 (Wednesday, June 3, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1289]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF STS. VARTANANTZ ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC 
                    CHURCH OF RIDGEFIELD, NEW JERSEY

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                         HON. STEVEN R. ROTHMAN

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 3, 2009

  Mr. ROTHMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the 50th 
anniversary of Sts. Vartanantz Armenian Apostolic Church of Ridgefield, 
New Jersey.
  On May 19, 1957, a community's dream began to take shape. On that 
day, ground was broken for what was then known as the Armenian 
Apostolic Church of New Jersey. In two short years, the Armenian 
American community of Bergen County came together and raised the 
necessary funds to realize the dream of building a church.
  On May 3, 1959, the church was consecrated by His Eminence Archbishop 
Khoren Paroyian, Nuncio of His Holiness Zareh I, Catholicos of the 
Great House of Cilicia.
  Sts. Vartanantz today stands as a beacon of Armenian American 
community life in Bergen County with its Sunday school, the Nareg 
Saturday Armenian School, the ladies guild, the men's club, the seniors 
groups, and several cultural, youth, educational, and fraternal 
organizations working to perpetuate the Armenian faith and heritage.
  I extend my congratulations to the pastor, Rev. Fr. Hovnan Bozoian, 
the Board of Trustees, and all members and friends of Sts. Vartanantz 
and wish them many more years of growth and service to the Armenian 
American community.
  I sincerely hope that my colleagues will join me in celebrating the 
50th anniversary of Sts. Vartanantz Church for its contributions to the 
Armenian American residents of Bergen County, as well the larger 
Armenian American community in the United States.

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