Yettem Scenes

Armenian Food Festival to be Held on May 17

The 35th Annual St. Mary Armenian Church Food Festival will be held this year on Thursday, May 17 at the Veteran's Memorial Building in Visalia. Lunch will be served from 11:00 -2:00 PM and dinner will be available from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Tickets are a bargain at only $12 per person and can be purchased from church members. Dine in and take-out meals are available. For information contact Food Festival Chairman Jim Soxman at 733-8741 or CLICK HERE.

ACYO Sports Weekend To Be Held May 25 - 27

The Yettem ACYO will be fielding multiple teams this year for the annual Western Diocese Sports Weekend to be held May 25 through May 27.  Sporting events will be held at Buchanan High School in Clovis. Last year our teams had a great cheering section that we want to duplicate again this year. A tentative schedule can be viewed by CLICKING HERE. Keep checking back to our webpage for more up-to-date information of when our teams will be competing and for pictures during the event.

Memorial Day Grave Blessings and Visitation

If you are interested in having Father Vartan visit and bless the graves of your loved ones on Monday, May 28, please contact the church office. Please call 528-6892 no later than Friday, May 18, to make the necessary arrangements. CLICK HERE

Phillip Hagopian To Play in Concert on June 3 at 3 PM

Phillip Hagopian (son of Armen and Rose Hagopian and grandson of Richard and Geraldine Hagopian and Oshan Madanyan) was newly named as the 2012 Music Teachers' Association of California "Young Artist Guild Member". On Sunday, June 3, at 3:00 PM, Phillip will be presenting works by Bach, Beethoven, Liszt, Debussy and Prokofiev at the Concert Hall at CSU Fresno. Admission is free. For more information CLICK HERE.

Picnic in the Park - Sunday, June 10

The Mr. & Mrs. Club is sponsoring the 47th Annual Family Picnic on Sunday, June 10, at Mooney Grove Park in Visalia. Church services in the park will begin at 10:30. Lunch will be served starting at 12 p.m. Lunch includes both a hamburger and a hot dog, chips, drinks and a dessert for only $12. For more information CLICK HERE.

St. Mary Church Memorial Wall

The "Memorial Wall" project began in June 2001. Four Hundred names of present and past parishioners and loved ones have been placed on the blocks since then. The present wall is nearly filled. The Ways and Means Committee is in charge of this project and wishes to inform parishioners that only TEN spaces remain on the present wall. The price is $150 for each name. Contact Jim Soxman at 733-8741 for more information.

Diocesan Summer Camp Information Available

The Armenian Church Summer Camp Committee has released some information about Summer Camp 2012. For more information CLICK HERE.

Diocesan Pamphlets Now Available

The Western Diocese has recently published a set of pamphlets written in English and Armenian about different aspects of our faith. Titles include: The Sacrament of Marriage, Holy Communion, The Armenian Church and Baptism. To download these from the Western Diocese website CLICK HERE.

Pictures and Videos of Events Archived

Click on "Events Pictures" from the left hand blue bar to see a slide show of current and past Yettem activities.

Anniversary Shirts Available

ACYO Chairman David Safrazian reports that there are a limited number and sizes of 100th Anniversary shirts still available for sale. The shirts are being sold for $10. Call the church office if you are interested and they will have David give you a call.   

Parish Priests Interviews on Diocesan Website

A set of interviews with parish priests has been uploaded to the Diocesan website. Click the underlined link that follows to see the one featuring Father Vartan from our parish.  The Priest and the Church (Archpriest Fr. Vartan Kasparian - St. Mary, Yettem)     

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