During the last year, with the blessings of the Lord and by divine providence, the Spiritual Superintendence of Akhaltsikhe has provided assistance to needy families of the region through its social program.

On August 13, 2017, the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church celebrated the Feast of the Assumption of the Holy Mother of God. The Fourth Tabernacle Feast, the oldest feast dedicated to the Holy Mother of God was solemnly marked in all the churches of the Armenian Diocese in Georgia.

On August 5, 2017, the “House of Hovhannes Tumanyan” Center for Science and Culture opened its doors at 18 Amaghleba Street in Tbilisi (Hovhannes Tumanyan’s last home in Tbilisi), turning a new page over in the history of Georgian-Armenian cultural ties.

On August 4, 2017, the Saint George Cathedral in Tbilisi was turned into a crowded concert hall, where the Makar Yekmalyan Choir of the Cathedral of Saint George gave a concert. The concert was dedicated to the opening of the “House of Hovhannes Tumanyan” Center for Science and Culture at Hovhannes Tumanyan’s last home in Tbilisi. Through the efforts of the choirmaster Svetlana Tatoeva and piano player Karen Mirzoyan the choir presented classical music and religious songs program for the audience.