Pastor's Mid-Week Message


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  1. Austin Science March
  2. Armenian Genocide Film next weekend
Reminders here about two upcoming events here in Austin you don't want to miss.  The Science March is an opportunity to be in solidarity with the science community and experts in climate change.  The movie "The Promise" is an opportunity to be in solidarity with the Armenian community in raising visibility for the 1.5 million Armenians lost in that genocide in 1915.  

I hope you will take part in one or both of these causes this weekend.

Nelis and I are in Washington, D.C. this weekend for the Science March there.  I will try to post pictures to our Faith Facebook page. 

Blessings,

Kyle



scienceThe Austin March for Science is happening Saturday, April 22 - Earth Day! We'll stand in solidarity with friends and allies around the world to support and defend all things SCIENCE!

Science is more than just important. We couldn't live without it.

Here is the schedule of events:

9-11 a.m. - Teach-in on the Texas Capitol grounds
11 a.m.-Noon - Rally at the Texas Capitol
Noon - March from the Capitol to the Earth Day celebration at Huston-Tillotson University

You're also welcome to join the Facebook group at AustinMarch.com and follow on Twitter @scimarchaustin. Organizers can be reached via FB or email at scimarchaustin@gmail.com

Want to volunteer? Sign up here! http:// volunteer.austinmarch.com/

Looking for official T-shirts? http://try.bonfire.com/ marchforscienceaustin/

Thank you for marching! Science needs all the help it can get right now. See you all on Earth Day!

Faith folks who have mentioned going so far are Bill and Kathy Renfro. Please contact the Renfros if you would like to meet up with others from our church who are going. Kathy can be reached at 512-636-8186 or krenfro2000@gmail.com



genocide
We have created flyers for you with all the confirmed theater locations in Texas where The Promise will premiere on  April 21. There may be ad
ditional theaters added between now and Monday, however the listing on the flyers provided are definite. 

The link below contains print versions for you to distribute to members of the Armenian community who will attend Easter services at church this coming weekend. You will also find electronic versions that can be used for eblasts and social media posts. We also encourage you to share this with non-Armenian organizations and churches in Texas, explaining to them why it is important for the film to be supported in theaters opening weekend  April 21-23. 

AUSTIN

DALLAS

HOUSTON

SAN ANTONIO


We realize the Armenian community is organizing a buyout showing on  Friday, April 21 in Houston and on  Sunday, April 23 in Plano (Dallas). We hope you can also promote all the theater locations on the flyer so that there is widespread attendance at multiple locations. 

We thank you for your support for this film and for mobilizing Armenians and non-Armenians in Texas. 

Please feel free to contact me should you have any questions. 

Warm regards,

Haig Boyadjian

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I need your help! On  April 24,
I will be showing "The Promise" at the Texas State Capital. The movie will begin at  4pm. It is free and the intended audience are members of the Texas House and Senate. I have coordinated with Rep. Scott Sanford to show the movie because he has sponsored House Resolution 191 (click to see) to recognize the Armenian Genocide. In early May, the House will be holding a hearing and I have arranged for two Genocide experts to come to Austin to testify before the hearing. 

As you can imagine, the Turks have been very busy since the introduction of this resolution and they have been handing out lots of flyers and denialist propaganda.

I need your help! I want to find about a dozen volunteers to help me work the Capitol all day on  April 24. We would go into each office, hand out an invitation to the movie and hand out a flyer about the truth regarding the Armenian Genocide. This will help ensure that we fill all 350 seats in the movie auditorium and hand out information that would be in support of House Resolution 191. If you are willing to help, please fill out your information at the following URL.
Even if you cannot come to help, you are still welcome to come to the movie but will need to RSVP at the link below.

Thanks
Mihran Aroian



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