LOS ANGELES, JUNE 29, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Democrat Congressman of the United States of America Steve Rathman at the House of Representatives marked the 50th anniversary of the Saint Vartanants Church of New Jersey on June 3. He made a special note on this occasion in the Congress archives, mentioning among the congratulation words that the church, with its seminaries and different organizations, remains a "lighthouse" for the Armenians of New Jersey. According to Asbarez, pastor of the church Hovnan Bozoian welcomed Rathman's this step on behalf of the Church Trusteeship. Steve Rathman since 1997 has been representing at the Congress the ninth electoral district of New Jersey where the district of Bergen is.

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