LEADERS–Parish council members of the Armenian Apostolic Church of Ventura County are, from left, David Essayan, Nadia Agopyan-Miu, Arlene Saryan, the Rev. Haroutioun Tachejian, Margaret Mooradian, Steve Kamajian and Greg Shmavonian. Not pictured is Avie Balekian. The church meets twice a month in Thousand Oaks. The Rev. Haroutioun Tachejian is the new parish priest of the Armenian Apostolic Church of Ventura County.

Tachejian was ordained in 1992 and has been the pastor of St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Church in Seville, France, and St. Mary Magdeline Armenian Church in Belgium.

He is fluent in English, Armenian, French, Arabic and Turkish. The Armenian Apostolic Church celebrates Divine Liturgy at 12:15 p.m. on the second and fourth Sunday of the month at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church, One Church Road, Thousand Oaks.

For more information, call (805) 208-2308, e-mail vcarmenianchurch@gmail.com. or go to the church website at www.armenianchurchvc.com.