SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - A special guest this Monday evening at a Springfield church as the "season of the Holy Cross" continues across the nation. $10K awarded to Ronald McDonald House in Springfield Saint Gregory Armenian Church in Indian Orchard received a Pontifical Visit from His Holiness Aram this Monday evening. Aram, the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia, has been a peacemaker in the Middle East since 1995. His visits to various parishes strengthen national and religious values and unite the faithful, especially in this time of uncertainty. "It's rejuvenating the community's faith, he's speaking to the youth, but he's trying to reach out to the entire community and convey his message. And you know he's got several messages he wants to give to them to provide the guidance that you normally get from the head of the church," said Aram Sarafian, Chairman of the Executive Council of the Eastern Prelacy. After Monday, he is set to visit Worcester County next. He will be heading across New England and the Midwest until October 23rd. Local News Headlines Why flags are flying at half-staff in Massachusetts on Tuesday Fifth Street Bridge in Montague closed until Friday for repairs Governor Healey's new gun law faces backlash Saint Gregory Armenian Church in Indian Orchard received a Pontifical Visit from His Holiness Aram WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.