YEREVAN, AUGUST 30, NOYAN TAPAN. Within the framework of the "Catholicos Karekin II Work Project - Armenian Build on Faith" construction program, the Habitat Armenia organization will finish this construction of 37 houses which will symbolize the Mother See of the Armenian Apostolic Church with its 36 dioceses. Noyan Tapan was informed about it by the Habitan Armenia Public Relations Department. Within the framework of the "Armenian Build on Faith" project, a series of international volunteers will participate on September 4-9 in the final stage of construction works of a 24-apartment building in Gavar. Karekin II Catholicos of All Armenians will participate in the opening ceremony of the event. Start of volunteer works will be announced by the blessing of His Holiness on September 4, during the opening ceremony of the project in the "Armenia Marriott" hotel. On the next day, September 5, works will start in the city of Gavar where all international and local volunteers will join to beneficiary families of Armenian Habitat to bring to end construction of the latters' flats. The house blessing and opening ceremony of the building will take place on September 9. "Catholicos Karekin II Work Project - Armenian Build on Faith" construction program was created this April 20, based on a Memorandum of Understanding signed at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin between International Habitat and the Armenian Apostolic Church. Under leadership of Karekin II, the Armenian Apostolic Church was for the first time involved in the Habitat activity in 2005, within the framework of the Jimmy Carter Work Project in the U.S. state of Michigan. And the cooperation between the Armenian Apostolic Church and International Habitat was stated just during that period of time. The Armenian Habitat organization started functioning in 2000. It has built 209 houses by now, for more than 1000 needy people.

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