"Ugly Christmas Sweater Party"
Reported by Nyrie Bedrossian
On Friday, December 14th, the St. Sarkis Salt & Light Youth Group and the AYF Hyortik Juniors hosted a Christmas party for all of their members and families. The theme was "ugly christmas sweaters" and everyone who attended certainly seemed to embrace the idea. There were over 130 guests who attended, all dressed in fun and silly Christmas themed clothing. We were honored with the presence of our Prelate, Archbishop Anoushavan Tanielian, Der Nareg Terterian and Der Mesrob Lakissian among our attendees, who all showed their wonderful sense of humor and also participated in the evening's dresscode.
The guests enjoyed a delicious dinner, prepared by Yeretsgin Annie, as well as an awesome selection of music played by our DJ for the night, Greg Dostur. Greg certainly got everyone in the mood with his Christmas music, and the youth seemed to really enjoy the Armenian dance music, which got them on the dance floor, having fun and even doing traditional Armenian Shoorch bar. The entire evening had a wonderful festive atmosphere, with Chadrjian Hall decorated beautifully for Christmas, and a fun photo booth area set up with silly props for everyone to gather, snap pictures and laugh around.
In addition to the festive celebrations, we also celebrated the successes of both of the host organizations, the Salt & Light Youth Group and the AYF Hyortik chapter. Two Hyortik junior executive members, Aris Givilekian and Aren Bedrossian, did a wonderful job presenting to the room about AYF activities and the various local and regional events that members can participate in, as well as the most recent and very successful ACE weekend that the New York Hyortik chapter hosted. Additionally, Nyrie Bedrossian and Raffi Nenejian spoke on behalf of Salt & Light Youth Group, reflecting on the growth and accomplishments of the youth group over the past year and a half. They particularly wanted to recognize and thank various committee members and group facilitators for their commitment to the youth group program with a small token of appreciation. In their remarks, it was mentioned that the success and growth of the youth group would not be possible without the commitment and dedication of our facilitators: Lena Felice, Yn. Annie, Aleene Voskerijian, Liza Kabarajian, Arev Mouradian, Raffi Nenejian, Razmig Nenejian, Michael Gostanian, Edmond Demirjian and of course Der Nareg Terterian. Following the recognition, Der Nareg addressed the room with some insightful words about the importance of having active and vibrant youth organizations within with our church. Archbishop Anoushavan then spoke enthusiastically to the youth about how important it is for the youth organizations to work together and encourage our youth to be active in their church and their Armenian community and he encouraged the adults in the room to take an active role in becoming leaders for the youth.
The night continued with music, dancing, and laughter and was a wonderful way for our community members, adults and youth together, to celebrate the joy and love of the Christmas Season. Looking forward to many more success celebrations for both the Salt & Light Youth Group and the AYF Hyortik chapter in 2019!
The guests enjoyed a delicious dinner, prepared by Yeretsgin Annie, as well as an awesome selection of music played by our DJ for the night, Greg Dostur. Greg certainly got everyone in the mood with his Christmas music, and the youth seemed to really enjoy the Armenian dance music, which got them on the dance floor, having fun and even doing traditional Armenian Shoorch bar. The entire evening had a wonderful festive atmosphere, with Chadrjian Hall decorated beautifully for Christmas, and a fun photo booth area set up with silly props for everyone to gather, snap pictures and laugh around.
In addition to the festive celebrations, we also celebrated the successes of both of the host organizations, the Salt & Light Youth Group and the AYF Hyortik chapter. Two Hyortik junior executive members, Aris Givilekian and Aren Bedrossian, did a wonderful job presenting to the room about AYF activities and the various local and regional events that members can participate in, as well as the most recent and very successful ACE weekend that the New York Hyortik chapter hosted. Additionally, Nyrie Bedrossian and Raffi Nenejian spoke on behalf of Salt & Light Youth Group, reflecting on the growth and accomplishments of the youth group over the past year and a half. They particularly wanted to recognize and thank various committee members and group facilitators for their commitment to the youth group program with a small token of appreciation. In their remarks, it was mentioned that the success and growth of the youth group would not be possible without the commitment and dedication of our facilitators: Lena Felice, Yn. Annie, Aleene Voskerijian, Liza Kabarajian, Arev Mouradian, Raffi Nenejian, Razmig Nenejian, Michael Gostanian, Edmond Demirjian and of course Der Nareg Terterian. Following the recognition, Der Nareg addressed the room with some insightful words about the importance of having active and vibrant youth organizations within with our church. Archbishop Anoushavan then spoke enthusiastically to the youth about how important it is for the youth organizations to work together and encourage our youth to be active in their church and their Armenian community and he encouraged the adults in the room to take an active role in becoming leaders for the youth.
The night continued with music, dancing, and laughter and was a wonderful way for our community members, adults and youth together, to celebrate the joy and love of the Christmas Season. Looking forward to many more success celebrations for both the Salt & Light Youth Group and the AYF Hyortik chapter in 2019!