“Former Tiflis” – this is how the famous Tbilisian Armenian painter Giorgi Manoyan called his private exhibition, which was launched on November 21 in Galust Gyulbenkyan hall at “Hayartun” center of the Armenian Diocese in Georgia. The exhibition was the initiative of the center and the Union of Armenian Painters of Georgia. There were around sixty drawings for the visitors to admire – Havlabar, Sirachkhan, districts of Sololak, Gogilo, houses of the Khurshudyans, Dzegvelovs, Tamamshevs, Pitoev statue, Red Bible, churches of St. Norashen, St. Echmiadzin, St. Gevorg. All these drawings have been preserved as memoirs from the former Tiflis. The aim of this painter, who lived in Havlabar all his life, is to preserve and transfer to generations the once picturesque buildings, the day by day disappearing Armenian trace and the vanishing old city with the help of pictures.

On November 21, 2014 members of the Council for Religious Minorities adjunct to the People’s Defender of Georgia had a meeting with the President of Georgia in his residence. The Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church in Georgia, His Grace Bishop Vazgen Mirzakhanyan and the director of Legal Affairs and Cooperation Department of the Diocese, Levon Isakhanyan, also took part in the meeting. The President’s Advisor for the issues of Ethnic Minorities, Sophio Shamanidi, also attended the meeting.

On November 20, 2014 an open lesson, titled “The boons of the autumn”, was held in the Primary School “St. Movses the Khorenatsi” (director Yevguenya Markosyan) at the Armenian Diocese in Georgia. The lesson was devoted to the summary of autumn theme. Autumn, with all its boons, had moved to Galust Gyulbenkyan hall, where the Primate of the Armenian Diocese in Georgia, directors of departments of the “Hayartun” center had taken their seats. It was sure visible that the Primary School staff, parents of the pupils, had done their best to show the numerous colors of autumn. And the beautifully and expressively decorated hall was a perfect proof for that.

Նոյեմբերի 16-ին Մայր Աթոռ Սուրբ Էջմիածնում, հընթացս Ս. Պատարագի տեղի ունեցավ եպիսկոպոսական ձեռնադրություն և օծում: Ձեռամբ Ն.Ս.Օ.Տ.Տ. Գարեգին Բ Ծայրագույն Պատրիարք և Ամենայն Հայոց Կաթողիկոսի եպիսկոպոսության աստիճան ստացան Բրազիլիայի հայոց թեմի առաջնորդ Տ. Նարեկ վարդապետ Բերբերյանը, Կանադայի հայոց թեմի առաջնորդ Տ. Աբգար վարդապետ Հովակիմյանը և Մայր Աթոռի Քրիստոնեական դաստիարակության կենտրոնի տնօրեն Տ. Վարդան վարդապետ Նավասարդյանը: