Orthodox Observer - January 2002

VOL. 67 NO. 1186

JANUARY 2002

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Archbishop Receives Warm Welcome on First Official Visit to Greece ATHENS, Greece Archbishop Demetrios received a warm and enthusiastic welcome on his first official visit to Greece Jan. 12-18, which took place following an invitation by the Greek government.

The government of Greece issued the official invitation to honor Archbishop Demetrios and through him, the Greek American community.

by Stavros Papagermanos

The Archbishop and his official party arrived in Athens on Jan. 12 and were welcomed by the Secretary General of Hellenes Abroad, Dimitris Dolis, Ambassador Ioannis Karakasis, director of the Office of Religion and Church Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Consul General of Greece in New York Dimitris Platis; representatives of Archbishop Christodoulos of Athens and All Greece, and other government officials.

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Archbishop Demetrios lays a laurel wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens.

Addressing the members of Parliament.

Upon arriving, Archbishop Demetrios expressed his joy for the ensuing visit and his hope that the high-level meetings to follow would contribute to an increased unity, deeper understanding on both sides and strengthening of ties with Greece.

The Archbishop s delegation consisted of prominent members of the clergy and laity: Metropolitan Iakovos of Krinis, presiding hierarch of the Diocese of Chicago; Bishop Nicholas of Detroit; Michael Jaharis, vice chairman of the Archdiocesan Council; Alexander Spanos, philanthro-

pist, businessman and Archdiocesan Council member; Dr. Nicholas Madias, dean of the School of Medicine at Tufts University; Andrew Athens, president of SAE; Eleni Huszagh, president of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA and Archdiocesan Council member; Professor George Pilitsis, director of the Department of Greek Education; Fr. Nicholas Bacalis, president of the Archdiocesan Presbyters Council; Fr. Alexander Karloutsos, executive director of the Archbishop Iakovos Leadership 100 Endowment Fund; and Nektarios Morrow and Panteleimon Papadopoulos, Deacons to the Archbishop.

That Saturday evening Archbishop Demetrios visited Archbishop Christodoulos at the Archdiocese of Athens. The two Church leaders had a short private meeting after which Archbishop Christo-

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OFFICIAL VISIT TO GREECE Archbishop s Encyclical u 10,15 Archdiocese News u 2-5, 7-8 Books u 9 Challenge u 29 Classifieds u 28 Clergy Update u 14 Diocese News u 31 Ecum. Patriarchate u 6, 24 Greek section u 15-25 Holy Scripture Reading u 14

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36th CLERGY-LAITY CONGRESS Offering Our Orthodox Faith to Contemporary America

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s we begin this new year we do so in anticipation of the unique opportunities for worship and ministry that will be presented to us in our homes, parishes, and communities. byArchbishop Demetrios

For the passing of one year and the inception of another leads us to remember the events, experiences, struggles and accomplishments of the past, but also to ponder, plan, and hope in what the new year might bring.

One event that we are looking towards as the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America is the Biennial Meeting of the Clergy/Laity Congress to be held in Los Angeles June 30 July 5.

Certainly, we eagerly await this event as a time of sincere discussion and edifying fellowship; but it is also important to affirm that this is a time when we gather in the name of Christ to strengthen our witness of faith and love, to facilitate the work of our parishes, our Dioceses, and our Holy Archdiocese, and to receive and share a vision for mission and ministry in a time and place where the needs and challenges are immense.

This awareness of the condition of our contemporary world, of our divine calling, and of our God-given resources for service, has guided our selection of the theme for this year s Congress Offering Our Orthodox Faith to Contemporary America. In prayerful contemplation of the tremendous tasks and opportunities that are before us, this theme was chosen not simply as a necessary slogan, but as a true reflection of the life we are called to live as Orthodox Christians a state of being, of heart, mind, and action.

Thus, this phrase becomes much more than a theme. It is an orientation, a guide for our gathering and for the planning and implementation of all facets of the work of the Church.

As we prepare for the Congress in our parishes, departments, organizations, and institutions, it is crucial that we examine this theme carefully and apply it in every possible way to our meetings, programs, and presentations

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The verse from Holy Scripture that accompanies and defines our theme is John 20:21: Jesus said to them, Peace

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The discussion centered on the recent events of Sept. 11 and the vibrant life and activities of the Orthodox Church in America.

In comments to the press outside Archdiocese offices, Archbishop Demetrios said: In America we feel we are in a condition of mission because this is the destiny of Greek Orthodoxy, to serve and provide the message of faith and to always be in a mode of self-transcendence, so we can transmit and share what it was given to us to the whole world and not limit ourselves to our narrow boundaries.

Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of Athens Thirty-five years after his ordination as bishop in the Cathedral of Athens, His Eminence returned to celebrate the Divine

official visit to the White House with President Bush. Prior to his Washington visit, the Prime Minister had met with the Archbishop in New York and then went together to tour Ground Zero.

The meeting was held in a simple but cordial atmosphere and the prime minister met and talked with all the members of the delegation. The Archbishop along with Metropolitan Iakovos, Michael Jaharis and Alex Spanos participated in the private session that followed. Prime Minister Simitis thanked the Archbishop for his contribution to the success of his recent trip to the U.S. and said that the atmosphere of friendship and cooperation between the two countries would soon yield more visible and tangible results.

At the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Afterward, His Eminence and the entire party proceeded to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier where Archbishop Demetrios placed a laurel wreath at the

Prime Minister Simitis and Archbishop Demetrios with Metropolitan Iakovos of Krinis, Bishop Nicholas of Detroit, Deputy Foreign Minister Magriotis (far left) and other members of the delegation.

Liturgy, assisted by hierarchs, priests and deacons of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and the chancellor of the Archdiocese of Athens, Fr. Thomas Synodinos.

The magnificent Liturgy, in a packed Cathedral, was broadcast live by the National Channel ERT throughout Greece and via satellite throughout the world.

In his emotional sermon, His Eminence transfixed the congregation with a detailed description and anecdotal details of the tragedy of September 11 and its effect on the entire community.

We are the vanguard of Orthodoxy in the Western Hemisphere . This is our mission and the work entrusted to us by the venerable Ecumenical Patriarchate it is a difficult mission, a mission of Orthodox witness, said the Archbishop.

Official Program The following day, Monday, Jan. 14, began with a visit to Prime Minister Costas Simitis, who had just returned from an

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Tomb in a solemn ceremony, followed by the national anthem played by the Navy band.

The homage paid to the Unknown Soldier, is homage paid to freedom, justice and peace, values for which Greece has struggled and sacrificed a lot, said the Archbishop after the ceremony.

A meeting followed with the president of the Parliament, Apostolos Kaklamanis, who expressed the great grief, sympathy and solidarity of the people of Greece for the tragedy of Sept. 11, both to the Greek-American community and the American people alike and announced that the Parliament had agreed to make a contribution to the Archdiocese September 11th Relief Fund, specifically for victims families.

In honor of his visit, Parliament awarded Archbishop Demetrios its Gold Medal.

His Eminence and delegation members next met with the Foreign Minister

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Members of the delegation with Archbishops Christodoulos and Demetrios and members of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Athens.

George Papandreou to discuss Greek and Greek American issues, specifically how to combat the perception that some Greeks are anti-American, and the recent 60 Minutes report, which all had agreed had presented a biased and false reporting of the facts.

Both Mr. Papandreou and Mr. Simitis reported that President Bush had thanked them for the Greek government s support following Sept. 11. Mr. Papandreou said he would be most appreciative of advice and assistance from His Eminence and the delegation.

His Eminence later met with leaders of parliamentary opposition parties and parliamentary Committees for Hellenism Abroad, led by President Grigorios Niotis, and for World Orthodoxy led by its president, Ms. Evangelia Shinaraki.

Papandreou and Archbishop Christodoulos.

Throughout their visit, the Archbishop and delegation members also attended several social functions and dinners hosted by Church and government leaders.

In the evening, University of Athens officials, at a special ceremony in the packed ceremonial room of the institution, presented Archbishop Demetrios with an 1,100-page volume of a collection of academic treatises prepared especially for him by many of Greece s leading academicians, professors and literary personalities in recognition of his lifelong achievements. This publication had been in preparation since March 1999, before his election as Archbishop of America, as a means of honoring his great stature in the academic world.

300,000 Euros for Victims

Fruitful meeting at the Ministry of Education

On Tuesday, Jan. 15, Mr. Kaklamanis presented a check for 300,000 Euros (approximately $265,000) to Archbishop Demetrios at a special session of the Greek Parliament Committees on Hellenism Abroad and World Orthodoxy at the old Senate Room of the Parliament.

His Eminence addressed the Parliament and painted a convincing picture of a strong, diversified, vibrant and progressive Greek-American community, which enjoys respect and prosperity and is highly regarded within the American society.

Many members responded enthusiastically and expressed love, respect, pride and admiration for the person of the Archbishop and the flock he represents.

Head of State Honors President of the Republic Costis Stephanopoulos received Archbishop Demetrios at the Presidential Palace and accorded him honors reserved for heads of state. Following a meeting between them, Mr. Stephanopoulos hosted a luncheon that included Foreign Minister

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Archbishop Demetrios visited the Minister of Education and Religion Petros Efthimiou the morning of Jan. 16. Delegation members and Minister s staff participated in the meeting, which was viewed as productive. There was true and substantive communication, said the Archbishop afterwards. It was a first assessment of facts and possibilities which will become the basis upon which we can built in the future.

Mr. Efthimiou said that, on behalf of the Ministry, certain obligations were undertaken relating to the training and continuous education of teachers, the establishment of educational programs in Greece and the U.S. and the supply of textbooks, a practice already in effect.

The Gold Medal of Athens Later that day, Athens Mayor Dimitris Avramopoulos and the City Council awarded the Gold Medal of Worthiness of Athens to Archbishop Demetrios in a glorious ceremony held at City Hall.

Mayor Avramopoulos, in his remarks, said to the Archbishop, The city of Athens, the capital of World Hellenism, the city of Apostle St. Paul, the city where you studied theology, welcomes you with excitement and bestows upon you its highest honor, in recognition of the extremely important and colossal work you are doing.

His Eminence thanked the mayor and the City Council for the high honor and also the camaraderie and love displayed by the citizens of Athens who, through the

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Later, Chargé d Affaires of the U.S. Embassy Michael Cleverley, in the absence of Ambassador Miller who was abroad, hosted a luncheon for the Archbishop at his residence.

In the afternoon, the Archbishop visited Elpida-Hope a residence for children surviving cancer. He met with the children and their parents and was apprised of the institution s mission by the board s president, Ms. Marianna Vardinoyiannis.

referred to the efforts for the promotion of the Athens 2004 Olympics and the creation of a body of Greek-American volunteers. (info at www.athens.olympic.org) He also said that the Greek government would work together with the Archdiocese for the development of hospitality summer programs for Greek-American youth.

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Three New Bishops Elected They will serve as assistant bishops

Onassis Foundation At a dinner Jan. 16 with Onassis Foundation President Stelios Papademetriou, the Archbishop and board members discussed cooperation between the Foundation and the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese.

Many prominent Athenians were invited, along with delegation members.

Also present were Deputy Foreign Minister Yiannis Magriotis and Ambassador Lucas Tsilas, director of the Alexander Onassis Foundation USA.

Foreign Minister George Papandreou met with the Archbishop and his delegation around the conference table at the ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Archbishop presented Ms. Vardinoyiannis with a check as a symbolic contribution of the Archdiocese to the children s needs.

The official schedule of the Archbishop concluded in a Wednesday afternoon meeting with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Yiannis Magriotis, charged with affairs of Hellenism Abroad.

A common plan of action was agreed upon as a basis for future meetings and discussions.

After the hour-and-a-half-long meeting, the Archbishop said: We concluded there is ample and substantial potential for cooperation in the Educational, Cultural and generally in the Greek Heritage areas. We also concluded that the Church with its central role could be the center from which these activities can emanate.

Mr. Magriotis said that the Church has contributed a lot to these areas and will contribute even more in the future. He

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In the morning of Thursday Jan. 17, on his way to the airport for Thessaloniki, Archbishop Demetrios stopped at the Archdiocese of Athens Home for the Aged at Agia Paraskevi. He venerated the chapel of St. Nektarios and sat at a breakfast with residents. His Eminence addressed the residents and volunteers at the home, expressed the love and concern of the Archdiocese of America and presented the director with a check, as a symbolic contribution to the needs of the home.

In Thessaloniki In a magnificent ceremony held later at Thessaloniki s City Hall, Mayor Vassilis Papageorgopoulos awarded Archbishop Demetrios with the highest honor of his birth city, the Golden Key. It was a moving ceremony in the city of Alexander the Great, the city-recipient of two epistles from St. Paul.

The Archbishop was welcomed at the

His Eminence with the President of Greece Costis Stephanopoulos and Archbishop Christodoulos.

Bishop-elect Andonios

Bishop-elect Gerasimos

NEW YORK The Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, upon recommendation of the Archdiocese Holy Eparchial Synod, elected three American clergymen on Dec. 11, 2001, to the rank of assistant bishop to Archbishop Demetrios.

The Very Rev. Archimandrite Savas Zembillas, Archdeacon Gerasimos Michaleas and the Very Rev. Archimandrite Andonios Paropoulos are being ordained during February.

Archbishop Demetrios and other hierarchs, including Archbishop Iakovos, Metropolitan Maximos of Aenos, Presiding Hierarch of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Bishop Alexios of Atlanta, and Bishop Kallistos (Ware) of Diokleia, will ordain Bishop-elect Savas Zembillas, chancellor of the Archdiocese, with the title Bishop of Troas, at Holy Trinity Archdiocesan Cathedral on Saturday, Feb. 2, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord Jesus Christ. airport by the mayor, the Prefecture governor, Kostas Papadopoulos; many other dignitaries and his brother, Antonios Trakatellis, a professor and European Parliament member.

He was then welcomed at the Prefecture of Thessaloniki headquarters and honored in a special celebratory session.

Addressing the Archbishop at the City Hall ceremony, Mayor Papageorgopoulos expressed the deep feelings of love, respect and admiration of all Thessalonians towards their Thessalonian Archbishop In his response, the Archbishop said he felt very moved by the honor bestowed upon him by his birth city If New York is the Capital of the World then Thessaloniki, the city of St. Demetrios, the city of St. Gregory Palamas, of Cyril and

Bishop-elect Savas

Bishop-elect Gerasimos Michaleas, for many years the Archdeacon and assistant to the president of Hellenic College/Holy Cross, and recently appointed chief secretary of the Archdiocese Eparchial Synod, will be ordained to the priesthood by Metropolitan Methodios of Aneon on Feb. 2, at the Holy Cross Chapel in Brookline, Mass.

His ordination as Bishop of Krataias will be performed Feb. 9 at Annunciation Cathedral in Boston by Archbishop Demetrios, Archbishop Iakovos, Metropolitan Methodios, and other members of the Synod.

Bishop-elect Andonios Paropoulos, director of St. Michael s Home for the Aged and of the newly created Archdiocesan Department of Philanthropy, will be ordained Bishop of Phasiane on Feb. 23 at Holy Trinity Cathedral in New York, by Archbishop Demetrios, Archbishop Iakovos, and other hierarchs of the Synod.

Methodios, the city which is the recipient of two epistles of St. Paul, is the Capital of the People . he exclaimed to an enthusiastic audience.

Following the ceremony, at a dinner hosted by the mayor, the Archbishop had the rare opportunity to reunite, after many years, with fellow students from the Experimental School (elementary through high-school) of Thessaloniki.

Invitation to Archbishop Christodoulos Returning to Athens where he was to depart for New York on Jan. 18, Archbishop Demetrios, during a farewell visit to Archbishop Christodoulos, invited him for an official visit, planned for sometime in 2003.

Hundreds of people came to see and listen to the Archbishop at the University of Athens.

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1st Memorial Dedicated in U.S. for Sept. 11 Victims Service for WTC Firefighter Victim Draws 1,500 NEW YORK For many New Yorkers hardest hit by the World Trade Center terrorist attacks, the families of those who died, the pain inflicted on September 11 will not go away. byJim Golding

Especially tragic is the remains of most of the nearly 3,000 victims who died have not been recovered.

Yet, nearly every day beginning in midSeptember, a seemingly endless succession of memorial services have taken place throughout the New York metropolitan area in communities where they lived, including the 300 firefighters who died heroically trying to save others in the collapse of the Twin Towers.

The tragedy has not spared local Greek Orthodox families. Since October, memorials for two firefighters killed in the attack have taken place for Lt. Peter Panagiotis Brennan of Blue Point, Long Island, and James Pappageorge of Corona, Queens.

Archbishop Demetrios presided at the service for Lt. Brennan at St. John s Church in Blue Point on Oct. 2 and for James Pappageorge on Dec. 14 at Transfiguration Church in Corona.

The Corona service included the participation of New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and the state s lieutenant governor, Mary Donohue, who were joined by more than 1,500 firefighters, police, and family and friends of the victim.

Other dignitaries attending included Greece s U.N. ambassador and the consul generals of Greece and Cyprus.

Prior to the start of the nearly four-hour service shortly after 11 a.m., 98th Street in front of the church was filled with mourning firefighters in their dress uniforms standing at attention for the procession that included a fire truck bedecked with a black wreath on its grill followed by a Scottish bagpipe contingent playing a dirge. Even the dark gray overcast sky seemed to grieve as a steady light rain fell throughout the day.

Nearly 600 of the mourners, including Pappageorge s mother, Olga; sister, Helen; fiancée Gina Pinos and other relatives and friends filed into the church as the haunting refrains of a song called Only Time played over the sound system. Another 300 proceeded to the basement hall to watch the service on a large-screen TV. Archbishop Demetrios conducted the service, with a large portrait of James Pappageorge placed on the solea in lieu of a casket. He was joined by the Very Rev. Archimandrite Cleopas Strongylis, pastor; former pastor Fr. Demetrios Antokas, Fr. Michael Dobre, a Romanian Orthodox priest who occasional assists Fr. Strongylis, and the Archbishop s deacon, Panteleimon Papadopoulos.

The service also was the occasion for the unveiling of the first memorial in the United States dedicated to the Sept. 11 victims, an eight-foot replica of a 9th century Byzantine Patriarchal Cross in the church courtyard facing the Transfiguration day school on 38th Avenue, where Pappageorge completed his early education.

In his eulogy for the fallen firefighter, Archbishop Demetrios called Pappageorge a heroic young man. He said there is no way to express the pain of friends and family of the departed and that the firefighter was a victim of one of the most explosive, ugly forces of meanness in the face of that meanness he was taken to God.

For Mayor Giuliani, the service was a scene replayed many times in a long series of memorials and funerals he has attended for New York s bravest since the attacks.

He spoke after the Archbishop and expressed his gratitude to Pappageorge s family and praised them for his sacrifice.

All of us are in your debt that we never can repay, said the mayor, who recalled the firefighter s sister, a police detective, said told him that as a child visiting toy stores her brother would immediately go to the toy ambulances and fire trucks.

He was very proud of being a firefighter, the mayor continued. He showed great care and generosity to other people and proved himself a dedicated public servant and hero. The people who attacked us wanted to destroy us, but the firefighters and others who gave up their lives demonstrated just the opposite.

They made us stronger.

Thank you for bringing up such a fine young man. He s an American patriot.

At the end of his comments, Mayor Giuliani asked the entire congregation to rise and offer Pappageorge a Orthodox Observer photos standing ovation.

For Pappageorge s sister, Helen, her NYPD street-wise, MEMORIAL SERVICE for firefighter James no-nonsense narcotics detecPappageorge (left); (above) Mayor Rudolph tive persona melted into that Giuliani and Lt. Gov. Mary Donohue (to left of U.S. of a vulnerable kid sister who flag) watch as a fire truck begins the procession in tearfully vented her feelings front of Transfiguration Church; (below) A U.S. flag and recalled growing up with her brother, who was a year suspended from two extended ladders at a older. I feel dumbfounded, firefighter’s funeral was an all-too-common scene angry and lonely, she told in New York in the months following Sept. 11. the congregation. This has left an empty void in my life, adding, he will always be remembered as a brave hero.

She vowed to him that she would take care of their mother for the rest of her life.

(Their father had passed away last year).

Lt. Gov. Donohue offered condolences on behalf of Gov. George Pataki to the family and praised the firefighter s dedication and sacrifice. He answered his calling unequivocally, she said.

Other eulogies were given by his fiancée, Gina Pinos, who was to marry Pappageorge in June. Her young son from a previous marriage, with whom Pappageorge would spend time with, also attended the service.

Fr. Cleopas, read a letter of condolence from Patriarch Bartholomew. Helen Lydakis, principal of Transfiguration school, recalled his years as a He was in a profession of helping, of serving and of student, and several of his colleagues in the Fire Departreaching out, His Eminence said. We offer him back to ment and close friends reminisced about Pappageorge.

God in deep pain and sorrow, and with a deep sense of Ninth-grader Stavros Dimopulos read a condolence mesgratitude. He honored human beings and became a real sage to the family from President George Bush.

At the brief cross dedication ceremony held outside human being.

He died as a hero, Archbishop Demetrios contin- in the rain, Archbishop Demetrios, joined by the mayor, ued. He died as a martyr in an area targeted by the dark lieutenant governor, and other clergy, pulled away the red, white and blue covering draped over the cross, which powers of terror.

The Archbishop observed that this 21st century trag- rests on a four-foot base.

The memorial service ended with the presentation to edy has produced a combination of hero and martyr through persons such as Pappageorge who displayed the Pappageorge s family of his firefighter s helmet and an American flag. qualities of both.

The Archbishop noted the 29-year-old Greek American had accomplished much in his short life that people living many years never accomplish. He also said the loving environment of his church and family had cultivated his soul.

Pappageorge had trained and worked as an emergency medical service paramedic before he became a firefighter.

He was assigned to Engine Company 23 in Manhattan.

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‘Faces’ Exhibit Presents Sept. 11 Heroes, Including Archbishop Demetrios tiful. It was beyond words seeing His Eminence amongst the many heroes in the exhibition. It s a constant reminder that people of all faiths will always unite together in times of tragedy and that Christ is amongst us all.

Among the others who posed, were many in their work clothes. Their faces byJim Golding show the stress and sadness of individuals death brought by the who just survived the hijacked airliners exmost terrifying ordeal ploding into the Twin of their lives.

Towers and the PentaTo create the picgon. tures, he used a speBut along with cially built Polaroid the thousands of dead camera measuring 12and injured, Sept. 11 feet by 16 feet by 12 produced hundreds feet high (larger than of heroes either a one-car garage) that through their involveprinted the images 40 ment in saving lives or inches wide and 80 rallying the traumainches high in 90 sectized country to over- Orthodox Observer onds on photographic come the catastrophe. paper nine feet in To honor them, LIFE PHOTOGRAPHER Joe McNally standing length. The mounted with his portrait of Archbishop Demetrios. veteran Life photographotographs bear an pher Joe McNally con- He was the last staff photographer for Life identifying metal plate and his career with the magazine spanned ceived of creating lifealong with a descriptwo decades. size portraits of these tion of their involvement in Sept. 11 or a memorable quote. men and women, and a few children.

In executing the project, Mr. McNally Three weeks after the tragedy, he set said he had been shooting up a studio near Ground Zero and invited through tears a lot in hearing 272 people involved with Sept. 11 the stories of heroism, loss and to pose. recovery.

They represented He said at the end of the various occupations, inproject he felt drained emocluding firefighters, potionally and physically, but lice, rescue workers, along convinced that the effort with Mayor Rudolph Giuwas worthwhile. I think liani and one Church leader, this might be the most Archbishop Demetrios. significant thing I will do In the days and weeks as a photographer, he following Sept. 11, His Emisaid. nence mobilized and inThe free-of-charspired not only our Greek Orge exhibit will also go thodox faithful to come to the on display in Boston, Lonaid of St. Nicholas parish, whose don, San Francisco, Chicago, Los church was buried in the rubble, Angeles, and other cities. but Americans of many walks of The schedule is as follows: Jan. 30life to offer whatever assistance they could Feb. 13, Boston Public Library; March 3to those touched by the tragedy.

The resulting exhibit, Faces of 17, The Royal Exchange in London; April Ground Zero: A Tribute to America s He- 1-19, the Metreon in San Francisco; May 8-22, Chicago Public roes, contains 87 lifeLibrary; June 13-July size photographs 9, the Skirball Center mounted on nine-foot in Los Angeles (coinpanels. ciding with the ClergyThey were on disLaity Congress). play in Manhattan from Other cities unJan. 9-20 in Vanderbilt der consideration but Hall, inside the main as yet not scheduled entrance to Grand Ceninclude Hong Kong, tral Terminal.

Tokyo, Washington, Thousands of Dallas and Atlanta. commuters and tourPART OF the “Faces of Ground Zero” exhibit From Feb. 28ists passing through in Vanderbilt Hall at Grand Central Terminal.

March 3, about a third the hall daily viewed of the photos in the exhibit will be on disthe awe-inspiring photos.

The exhibit is presented by Time/AOL- play at the Javits Center in New York as Time Warner and is sponsored by the in- part of the larger Art Expo.

For anyone unable to see the exhibit vestment firm Morgan Stanley in tribute to the rescue workers, firefighters and in person, some of the photos, including police officers who led its employees at the Archbishop s, also appear in a new Time-Life book, One Nation America Rethe World Trade Center to safety.

It is a lump-in-the-throat, eyes-well- members September 11, 2001, available in bookstores. The 192-page volume of ing-with-tears sight.

It gives you a chill, said Marissa color photos and accompanying text, Costidis, managing director of GOTele- which recently led the New York Times Bestseller List, is published by Little, com, after seeing the exhibit.

Her coworker, Maria Andriotis, execu- Brown and Company, and includes an intive administrative assistant at the Archdio- troduction by New York Mayor Rudolph cese, commented, I thought it was beau- W. Giuliani.

NEW YORK The tragedy of Sept.

11 has affected our daily lives for years to come. Reminders of the terrorist attack against the United States and its aftermath appear daily in the electronic and print media and horrible images are etched in our minds of the terror, devastation and

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36th CLERGY-LAITY CONGRESS Equipping the Faithful for the Work of Ministry A Program for Education and Ministry

Under the guidance of Archbishop Demetrios the departments and staff of the Archdiocese are preparing an extensive educational program that will be offered to the clergy and laity attending the 2002 Biennial Meeting of the Clergy/ Laity Congress in Los Angeles.

In previous years programs have been offered by the Departments of Religious Education, Youth and Young Adults, Interfaith Marriage, and Internet Ministries.

The planning for this year s Congress seeks to build and expand upon this vital task by offering presentations and resources that assist the faithful and our parishes in implementing the theme of our Congress Offering Our Orthodox Faith to Contemporary America.

This emphasis on education and the development and enhancement of ministry is critical both in offering a true

witness of the life we are called to live as Orthodox Christians and in addressing the tremendous challenges, tasks, and opportunities of our contemporary world.

Thus, our Congress provides us with a unique gathering and forum where we can bring together the tremendous pastoral, intellectual, and educational resources of our Holy Archdiocese to equip the faithful for continued growth and for the work of ministry.

The topics and sessions that will be offered will be a coordinated effort on the part of the Archdiocese to provide people with practical guidance and resources for establishing and/or enhancing various programs, ministries, and activities in the life of the parish.

A forthcoming issue of the Observer will include a detailed program of the sessions that will be offered.

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PARTICIPANTS IN the Archdiocese Spelling Bee with Bishop Dimitrios of Xanthos. The winner, Sophia Kamvisios, is immediately to the left of His Grace.

Archdiocese Hosts Annual Spelling Bee NEW YORK The annual Archdiocese spelling bee held Jan. 8 drew 10 students from area parochial schools.

The winner, who will go on to compete in city-wide competition was Sophia Kamvisios, an 8th grade student at the William Spyropoulos Day School in Flushing, NY Sophia is the daughter of John and Demetra Kamvisios of Flushing.

The runner up (alternate) is Karina Fatova, an 8th grade student at the Greek American Institute in the Bronx.

Other students who participated in

the Archdiocesan competition were as follows: Michael Akis, Transfiguration School, Corona; George Zisiadis, St. Demetrios School, Astoria; Despina Tsevdos, D & G Kaloidis Parochial School, Brooklyn; Jamie Kakleas, Soterios Ellenas Parochial School, Brooklyn; Aspasia Hotzoglou. A. Fantis, Brooklyn; Dmitriy Guzner, The Three Hierarchs Parochial School, Brooklyn; Dimitrios Voultepsis, The Cathedral School, New York; Tammy Halkias, Jamaica Day School, Jamaica.

2002 Archdiocesan Yearbook Available Events of Sept. 11th Dominate Past Year NEW YORK The 2002 Yearbook of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese will be available Feb. 15. A special section is devoted to the tragic events of September 11th,which impacted the lives of all Americans, and specifically the Greek Orthodox community that lost several individuals and the destroyed St. Nicholas Church.

Designed as an easy-to-read, accurate reference handbook of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, the 274-page new edition includes directories of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Archdiocesan departments and institutions, parishes, priests, religious and secular media resources and a two-page spread for each Diocese. Special features include, guidelines on contemporary moral and social issues by The Rev. Dr. Stanley Harakas, Archbishop

Iakovos Professor of Orthodox Theology, Emeritus, Holy Cross School of Theology; a comprehensive Church calendar and explanation on determining the date of Easter, listings of more than 160 web sites of interest to Orthodox Christians, Church instructions on the Sacraments, contact information for Greek and Cypriot Consular offices, national cultural and ethnic federations, and listing of Byzantine, and Modern Greek Studies programs.

Prepaid copies may be obtained by calling (617) 850-1230 or sending a check or money order or credit card information for $18,plus $5.00 per book for handling for church or business; $6.25 per book for handling for individuals, payable to Holy Cross Bookstore, 50 Goddard Avenue, Brookline, MA 02445 For more information call: (617) 8501230 Fax: (617) 850-1430 email:HCBKS@omaccess.com

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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Chairs International Religious Conference in Brussels NEW YORK. His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Romano Prodi, President of the European Commission, convened a meeting of more than 100 Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders in Brussels, Belgium in late December on the theme The Peace of God in the World Towards Peaceful Coexistence and Collaboration Among the Three Monotheistic Religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. byGeorge Schira

The conference issued the Brussels Declaration a document condemning conflicts fought in the name of religion and affirming the common contributions of the three monotheistic religions to the positive condition of humanity. The Declaration began with a preamble referencing the terrorist attack of September 11, but including all existing conflicts in various regions of the world.

The meeting was organized by His Grace Bishop Emmanuel of Reghion, who heads the Liaison Office of the Orthodox Church to the European Union, and The Group of Policy Advisors of the European Commission. Bishop Emmanuel said the meeting was the first international summit between religious leaders after the tragic events of September 11.

Archbishop Demetrios of America gave an impassioned account of the events surrounding September 11 from his direct experience at that time in New York City and concluded by saying: we have continuously experienced not simply the need and the reality of coexistence, but the intensification of collaboration among the leaders and communities of different religions. Should we wait for additional tragic events in order to proceed with this task?

Are the signals given to us, and we have been living with the effect of these signals in New York, by the September 11th drama enough to lead us to a systematic, intense, responsible planning and action along the same very positive, very constructive lines for establishing the peace of God in the

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European Commission President Romano Prodi told the meeting: We cannot allow the name of God to be invoked in order to kill other human beings or religious faith to be used as a pretext for evil and crimes against humanity.

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attendance were Roman Catholic Cardinals, Jewish and Muslim leaders.

Rabbi Arthur Schneier, President of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation, said: Dialogue between the descendants of Abraham is more relevant today than it was before September 11 . Dialogue is not a luxury, it is a necessity.

Sheikh Zaki Badawi, Chairman of the Imams Mosques Council of the UK, delivered a message from Prince El Hassan of Jordan, who said: I pray for our success together in abolishing hunger and creating a world of peace.

U.S. President George W. Bush sent a message, read by Andrew Natsios, Administrator of USAID, in which he said: Interfaith meetings such as this help connect meetings of all faiths while fostering greater understanding of the common beliefs we share as peace-loving people.

Other religious leaders attending included, Cardinal Kasper, President of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity, Konrad Raiser, Secretary General of the World Council of Churches, Sheikh Ahmed Kuftaro, Grand Mufti of Syria and France s Chief Rabbi Rene-Samuel Sirat. Also attending was EU Commissioner for Social Affairs Anna Diamantopolou.

Patriarch Bartholomew Visits Iran on a Peace Mission TEHRAN, Iran Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Iranian Minister of Islamic Culture and Guidance Mr. Ahmad Masjed Jamei signed a common agreement for dialogue and cooperation on Monday byNicholas Manginas

Jan. 14, 2002, in Tehran, the last day of His All Holiness 3day visit to Iran. The agreement provides for continuaN. Manginas tion of the dialogue between Patriarch Bartholomew addresses Iranian goverment officials Orthodoxy and Islam by holding Inter-religious dialogues in Iran and His All Holiness concluded: we love other countries, cooperation on a cultural you without haughtiness as brothers, and and academic level, exchange of students we sincerely hope that, with God s good and scholars, holding common film festi- pleasure, the dialogue between us will vals and other cultural events in Iran, bear much and good fruit.

On Sunday morning Patriarch BarthoGreece and other countries and the establishment of a coordinating committee lomew presided over a Divine Liturgy at which will work on finding concrete ways the Greek-Orthodox Church of the Annunto implement this agreement or any other ciation the only one in Tehran. We feel relevant proposals. The dialogue between and understand your struggles and your Christians and Muslims will seek to con- spiritual needs and our heart is always tribute to the common desire for world with you, he said to the small number of peace and inter-religious understanding. Greek-Orthodox faithful in attendance.

The day before, the Ecumenical PatriThe Ecumenical Patriarch met with the President of the Islamic Republic of arch delivered a speech at the Institute of Iran Mohammad Katami on Jan. 13 in International and Political Studies of the Tehran. The two leaders discussed the Iranian Foreign Ministry on the subject of need for inter-religious and intercultural The Contribution of Religion to the Estabdialogue and the Iranian President ex- lishment of Peace in the Modern World.

In that the Patriarch noted: Accordpressed his concerns for the materialistic views that dominate today s world. His All ing to our Christian faith, dialogue and Holiness congratulated Mr. Katami for his mutual understanding constitute God-lovwillingness to engage in dialogue and the ing works and obligations of every human newly displayed openness of his govern- person that loves God. Consequently, we ment towards the West. The Orthodox all are obliged to listen in good faith to Church warmly supports this inter-reli- our fellow human beings with attention gious and intercultural dialogue, as you and sympathy and with a disposition to do said Patriarch Bartholomew ad- understand them, and to speak to them dressing President Katami as he contin- the truth sincerely and in a human-loving ued: [it is] God s highest will, as it is manner, without arrogance or fanaticism, clearly derived from all sacred scriptures, so that through dialogue we may demolthe peaceful co-operation among human ish prejudices and whatever else inhibits beings as the foundation of peace, justice, peaceful cooperation and coexistence, or and equal opportunity for all human be- leads to spiritual and material conflicts and ings for cultural and spiritual growth. And lamentable bloodsheds and destructions.

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OFFERING OUR ORTHODOX FAITH TO CONTEMPORARY AMERICA

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be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you. This passage of commissioning implies an offering, one that is made by God to us and through us.

God the Father sent to us Christ the Son; He offered Him to us so that we might have abundant life, enduring peace, and eternal salvation.

As we respond to this divine offering, Jesus himself transfers this unique act of the Triune God and sends us to offer the message of the Gospel to the world.

To be sent by Christ into the world with this saving message means that we have offered ourselves to God in the service of His kingdom.

Through faith we have believed in the message of salvation, we have received the Holy Spirit, and we have committed to a daily and life-long transformation and communion in the power and presence of the Lord.

As Christians we are turning from sin and evil with a willingness to do the will and work of Christ with our time, gifts, abilities, and resources.

Therefore, the offering of the Son by the Father and the offering of ourselves to God in response to His redemptive gift leads us to offer to others the unfailing love, the abundant life, and the unwavering truth that has been granted to us from above.

These things for which the human heart yearns and searches love, life, and truth are the essence, the epitome of our faith.

II.Offering Our Orthodox Faith

Our offering of the Gospel to our society and to our world is both personal and communal. As a person, each one of us is receiving life and salvation through our faith in God. As a community, the Body of Christ, the Church, we are led in the path of salvation through the worship, teaching, and manner of life that has been offered through the centuries. This constitutes Our Orthodox Faith.

Within our personal life, our Orthodox faith is a dynamic, transforming reality, which directs our thoughts, words, and actions and guides our relationships, aspirations, and decisions in God s divine will.

Through prayer and spiritual discipline we seek to know and apply His will by surrendering our needs to His unlimited providence, by facing our struggles with His invincible power, by growing in knowledge in His infinite wisdom, and by experiencing true joy in His unfailing presence.

In this manner, our faith not only leads us to the abundant life promised by Christ, but through us it offers peace, strength, and assurance in a world of uncertainty.

Our personal relationship with God and the salvific renewal that comes through His divine presence is consecrated and nurtured within the Church, the Body of Christ.

The Church is where we are directed in the way of salvation, where we are guided in the true worship of God, and where we are given the knowledge and means for spiritual growth.

Through the Holy Sacraments we are received into and sustained in the community of believers. Through the order of worship, through our services, hymns, Holy Scripture, preaching and teaching, iconography, and architecture we are lead to the true understanding of God and His revelation.

Through the lives and writings of Saints we are offered divine truth in deed and word. Through sacred history we are shown the power of faith in the midst of suffering and persecution.

All of this is given to us within the context of our communion and fellowship

with our brothers and sisters in Christ. As Orthodox Christians we are given a tremendous treasure of faith that not only leads us to salvation, but it also compels us to offer it to others. Yes, when we wholeheartedly embrace the Orthodox faith, we make it Our Orthodox Faith; and when we commit to a life in Christ and in His Church, we are sent by Him to minister and to love.

We are sent to offer compassionate service and a testimony of faith to the world, and more specifically, to the people of America.

III.Offering Our Orthodox Faith to Contemporary America

The tragic events of September 11th provoked deep reflection by many Americans as we coped with the loss of life, the threat to our national security and our personal and familial well being, and the uncertainty of the future.

All of these are the unavoidable conditions of life; however, their unprecedented concentration in one day led many to consider the status of their relationships with God and with their fellow human beings.

This level of contemplation often uncovers longings, needs, and questions that manifest a person s search for purpose and truth, for understanding and direction that will provide assurance and hope throughout life, not only in the midst of tragedy.

What is able to satisfy these longings in a true and enduring way? How can these needs be addressed in a manner that cares for the salvation of the soul as well as a person s physical well being?

Where are the answers to the questions that are posed by those who are seeking a true and enduring manner of life and being? These questions become even more pressing when we examine the social, cultural, and intellectual challenges of contemporary America.

What adequately addresses the devaluation of marriage and the disintegration of familial bonds? What guides people to live in moderation and to make wise choices in the most technologically advanced society in the history of the world?

What engenders a benevolent awareness that seeks to use wealth and resources to meet the needs of others? What provides substance in responding to acute bio-ethical and environmental issues?

What offers a sure foundation that upholds the potential of the heart and mind, that fosters acceptance of others and concern for their lives, and that leads people beyond themselves to true communion with God and one another?

As Orthodox Christians we know that our faith in God and our presence and labors in this world as the Church are what is needed to address adequately the challenges of contemporary life and to bring healing, meaning, and direction to the lives of those around us.

In the midst of a world of challenge, our task is to equip ourselves properly so that we are able to minister faithfully in truth and love. If we are to offer our Orthodox faith to others, we must not only grow in the knowledge and experience of the faith, but we must also commit ourselves to planning, implementing, and enhancing both our witness of Orthodoxy and the types of programs and ministries that lead our parishes in genuine service.

In our willingness to be sent by our Lord Jesus Christ as He was sent by God the Father, in our deep commitment to sharing the Gospel with others, and in our affirmation that we have a sacred mission to bear witness to the truth, we will be Offering Our Orthodox Faith to Contemporary America.

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NCCC President Visits Cuba

AHEPA to Hold Convention in New York City

NEW YORK (NCCC) On her firstever Sunday in Cuba, Jan. 20, National Council of Churches in Christ President Elenie Huszagh began the day with one of the world s oldest Christian communities and ended with one of the newest. She witnessed Cuban ecumenical history as those two communities - Greek Orthodox and Pentecostal - drew closer together.

Mrs. Huszagh, an attorney and Greek Orthodox lay leader from Nehalem, Ore., spent two full days in Cuba, Jan. 20-21, the guest of the Greek Orthodox Church and Greek embassy there.

Sunday morning, Mrs. Huszagh participated in the liturgy and groundbreaking for a new Greek Orthodox church, St. Nicholas, in Old Havana. Sunday evening, she attended services at the Free Pentecostal Church where Marcial M. Hernandez, executive secretary of the Cuban Council of Churches, is pastor.

Liturgists included Metropolitan Athenagoras, a Russian Orthodox priest from Havana, a Greek Orthodox deacon and two Greek Orthodox priests - one, a native Cuban and the other, a native Colombian. The service was partly in Spanish, partly in Greek.

At the conclusion of the liturgy, Bishop Dimitrios of Xanthos, Ecumenical Officer of the Greek Orthodox of America, representing His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, read a message on the Ecumenical Patriarch s behalf.

Most significant was Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Athenagoras announcement at the end of the morning liturgy that the Greek Orthodox Church would apply for membership in the Cuban Council of Churches. That Council currently counts 25 mainline Protestant and Pentecostal bodies along with 11 ecumenical groups as members.

The Greek Orthodox Church s membership application has yet to be processed formally, but Cuban Council of

WASHINGTON The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA), has postponed the 2002 Supreme Convention, scheduled for Athens, Greece, until 2003, announced Supreme President Andrew T. Banis.

According to the supreme president, the annual convention will be held in New York City, July 16-21, 2002, at the New York Hilton. It has been 34 years since New York City hosted the event.

We feel a strong commitment to help the United States in this time of need by supporting its economy, said Banis. In a confident and bold manner, our members have demonstrated their seriousness to meet their patriotic duty to our country by bringing the convention to New York City in an effort to assist the citizens and businesses of this great city.

According to Banis, the annual meeting is one of the largest gatherings of Hellenes in North America, averaging 3,000 participants from around the world, including Canada, Australia, Greece, and Cyprus.

AHEPA, an organization founded by immigrants in pursuit of the American Dream, is proud to return and help the city that embraced this vision and welcomed our immigrant forefathers with open arms, he added.

According to Banis, the organization has officially notified the government of Greece of the postponement.

In doing so, we made it clear that the decision to move the Athens meeting to 2003 in no way reflected on the confidence we have in Greece as a venue, said the president. Rather,

Churches leaders, with whom Mrs. Huszagh met on Monday (Jan. 21), were enthusiastic. For the first time in more than 40 years, the Cuban Council of Churches will be more than pan-Protestant, Mrs. Huszagh said. All agree that the presence of the Orthodox will enrich the Council. For its part, the Greek Orthodox Church wants to be part of the Cuban ecumenical movement.

The Greek community in Cuba dates to the turn of the 20th century. The Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Havana served the sizeable business and diplomatic community there, but it was converted into a theater during the Cuban revolution and the Orthodox community scattered.

The St. Nicholas Church groundbreaking marks the reorganization of the Greek Orthodox Church community in Cuba, which is part of the Mexico City-based Metropolis of Panama and Central America, led by Metropolitan Athenagoras since it was established in 1997. Now recognized by the Cuban government, the Greek Orthodox Church in Cuba hopes both to build the new church and to recover Sts. Constantine and Helen Church for worship.

Mrs. Huszagh said she was impressed with the extent and complexity of the 61-year-old Cuban Council of Churches work, which includes a Youth Department, a Women s Department and the Medical Commission, working to organize donations of medicine and establish health programs to meet needs precipitated by the economic crisis in Cuba.

The distance from the United States to Cuba is so small, Mrs. Huszagh said.

We are in the same small part of the world.

We need to be in contact and to be helpful to each other. For many years the churches were the only link between Cuba and the United States. Christians can relate to each other in ways that countries cannot.

having our meeting in the United States next year is an effort to show support for the travel and tourism industry, which is currently in need of such assistance.

We are grateful for the Greek government s understanding and flexibility, said Banis.

In addition to holding the annual meeting in New York City, AHEPA will assist the economy of our nation s capital, also reeling from the events of Sept. 11, by having its 35th Biennial Congressional Banquet, in Washington, D.C., March 25, 2002. The gala affair averages 1,000 people, said Banis. This year s theme is We Honor America.

AHEPA is the largest GreekAmerican association in the world with 521 chapters in the United States, Canada, Greece, and Cyprus, and sister chapters in Australia. It was established in 1922 by visionary Greek-Americans to protect Hellenes from prejudice originating from the KKK, and in its history, AHEPA has joined with the NAACP and B nai B rith to fight discrimination.

The mission of the AHEPA family is to promote the ideals of Hellenism, education, philanthropy, civic responsibility and family and individual excellence.

The AHEPA family consists of four organizations: AHEPA, Daughters of Penelope, Sons of Pericles and Maids of Athena.

For more information about the AHEPA family, or any of its programs, please contact AHEPA Headquarters, 202.232.6300. For instant information visit www.ahepa.org.

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EDITORIAL

The Archbishop s Trip to Greece Archbishop Demetrios official visit to Greece at the invitation of the Greek government was substantive, important and necessary.

The Archbishop of America is more than the spiritual leader and father of the vast number of Greek Orthodox faithful in America. Archbishop Demetrios is the person in whom the Greek state recognizes a great personality and presence in Hellenism and Orthodoxy.

He is someone who, in a short period, has managed to unite, lead and represent all Greek-Orthodox Americans of Greek descent, be they first, second, third or fourth generation, and also those faithful with no ancestral ties to Greece.

The Church in America is the point of convergence for all.

The Greek state s interest for all in the Greek-American, Greek-Orthodox community is clear and given and thus the interest for the cultivation of the best possible relations with the Holy Archdiocese of America.

The developing international conditions dictate the need for dialogue; the development and the cultivation of relationships on every level since it is clear that the actions and dynamics in one area have a direct effect on the dynamics in other areas seemingly different but, in fact, related.

The Archbishop s trip had one goal shared by both sides: the strengthening of the ties between the Omogeneia and Church in America with Greece and the better understanding by Greece of the life and stature of the Church in the United States. Substantive strides were made towards this goal.

Accompanying His Eminence was a small, select group of prominent and distinguished people representative of our Church and community and its high level of achievement and progress.

In his meetings he spoke repeatedly of the Omogeneia as the vanguard of Orthodoxy in the Western hemisphere. and observed that this lead-role of the Omogeneia constitutes the eternal witness of Hellenism and Orthodoxy in the world, a witness of truth and righteousness.

His Eminence made repeated references to events and initiatives in our Greek-Orthodox communities, as he himself witnessed in his visits, which demonstrate the effort to preserve the

u Inspiring issue t Editor, We congratulate you on an inspired, September 11, special edition.

My sister and I are proud of the impressive contributions that Greek Americans have made to the city of New York.

We are saddened that some of them lost their lives, during the vicious attack against The World Trade Center. Our hearts broke, too, after learning that beloved, St. Nicholas Church had collapsed. Kally and I are second generation Americans, of Greek ancestry. We are proud of our Greek American heritage. Surely, New York s Greek community will occupy a prominent position in the rebuilding of that city s

traditions and the cultural elements, which constitute one s cultural identity and conscience and are indicative of the strength of the Omogeneia when it comes to issues of international relations that affect Greece. We are uncompromising in projecting whatever is right, just and true said the Archbishop.

On the other hand, the Greek state, paid great honors to Archbishop Demetrios and the representative group accompanying him, recognizing not only the individuals but in essence all the Omogeneia, its achievements, contributions and potential. There were many laudatory remarks and expressions of respect, love, solidarity and pride towards the entirety of the Greek-American community.

Every opportunity was taken to express in the clearest manner the solidarity and grief of the Greek state and Greek people both to the Greek-American community and to all Americans in general for the events of Sept. 11.

At the same time, Greece s unequivocal condemnation of the terrorist attack of Sept. 11 or any other terrorist action was reiterated. All elements of the political life in Greece recognized and applauded the timely and swift reaction of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America in dealing with the Sept. 11 tragedy, providing relief were it was needed and keeping the channels of communication open through the timely actions and initiatives of the Archbishop on the political and religious level.

Through his meetings and discussions, the Archbishop created channels of communication necessary for a further productive relationship. A foundation of common planning was laid for a series of issues of common interest. The true picture of the Church and the Omogeneia today was presented and clarified with no misunderstandings or misconceptions in the future. A Church that evolved over the years and is now diversified, strong and vibrant, with sensitivities and great potential.

Thus, in the minds of Greece s leaders and people, the Church s position was strengthened and its leadership role and preeminent role of Archbishop Demetrios were consolidated, while Orthodoxy s dynamic presence and limitless potential in the contemporary world came to light.

spiritual, economic, and social structure.

Michael J. Tsangaris Kally J. Tsangaris Merrillville, Ind.

u Jerusalem tray t Editor, At certain times of the year special trays are passed in our churches for worthwhile causes; example, the September 11 disaster, St. Basil s Academy, Holy Cross Seminary, Philoptochos, etc.

Because of past and ongoing events, the Church of Jerusalem, you might say, is under siege. I believe the time has come for us to emulate the early Church as recorded in 2 Corinthians, chapter 8, verse 4.

Chris Brusalis Scottsdale, Ariz.

u Let Christ do the cleaning t Editor, Two thousand years ago, Joseph and Mary traveled to Bethlehem. They arrived seeking a place to dwell, a place for Mary to bear her child, the Christ, the savior of the world.

The only dwelling available to them was a cave a stable. Even though Mary bore within her the King of Kings, Joseph and Mary didn t tell the innkeeper that they would stay in the cave only after it had been cleaned and prepared (sanctified) for them.

They entered it and though the cave, like our hearts, was the home of beasts, full of filth and darkness, they chose to dwell within it. It was the presence of Christ that transformed and sanctified that place.

Just the same, it is the power and the presence of the Holy Spirit dwelling within our hearts that brings sanctification, first to our hearts, and then to every aspect of our lives.

Can any of us go even a day without sin in our lives? The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. (Jer 17:9 NIV) Can we, by ourselves, make our hearts pure and holy?

Can we ever make our hearts such that Christ can dwell within us? Isaiah speaks of God as a consuming fire who cannot be in the presence of sin, Who of us can dwell with the consuming fire?

With all of this, how can I, or anyone, ever hope to sanctify our hearts so that Christ can dwell within us? The answer is that we cannot, but God can.

It is not my work that makes me holy.

It is His work. You see, God knew that we couldn t work to gain our salvation, that s why He first gave man the Law to show us that we could not. After thousands of years of failing to live up to what was straightforward and simple, He gave us His Son, with the only condition being that we had to individually accept Him. Yet, we still allow ourselves to fall back into the trap of the Law that we must do something to receive the gift of salvation.

We can never do enough to make ourselves worthy of such a precious gift. It is wholly

by God s grace. All that is needed for Christ to dwell in our hearts is our faith in Him, for it is by grace you have been saved, through faith and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God not by works, so that no one can boast. (Eph 2:9-10 NIV) At the time when God s grace is freely given, our hearts are still full of sin Christ spoke these words to the church in Laodicea, Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me. (Rev 3:20 NIV) As Christ accepted the tax collectors, the prostitutes, the adulterers, and all who sought Him even while they were still in their sins, He will accept us as we are and where we are, right now, but He won t allow us to stay that way.

Asking Christ into our hearts is the first step, not the ultimate goal. This is the start of our transformation and sanctification of our lives. Paul said And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord s glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. (2 Co 3:18 NIV) Colossians 3:1-10 speaks of the transformation that takes place after we open our hearts and Christ dwells within us, not before. We are then raised with Christ and then are to set our hearts on things above.

It was the humblest of beginnings with the filth of the world surrounding Him that Christ chose to dwell among us.

So it is with each of us and with the condition of our hearts.

Our sanctification is by grace, not a condition of our works. If you haven t accepted this gift above all gifts Christ dwelling within you if you are still trying to purify yourself, or even if you are still reveling in your sins, then take the first step. Ask Christ into your hearts with true faith and repentance. Let Christ do the cleaning.

Robert Huffman Lancaster, Ohio

u CBS Report t (Following is a letter to CBS 60 Minutes producer Don Hewitt from Alexander Philon, Greece s ambassador to the United States, relating to a segment on terrorism in Greece that aired in January 6.)

Dear Mr. Hewitt: Mr. Bradley displayed an uncharacteristic lack of fairness in his one-sided story on terrorism in Greece in last Sunday s 60 Minutes . On an issue of such sensitivity, he chose not to present the other side of the story and gave no forum to the Greek authorities to state their case, despite the fact that he had a long interview with the Greek Foreign Minister, Mr. George Papandreou, not a word of which was mentioned.

Mr. Bradley rehashed old information without providing any evidence to substantiate the allegations of the critics and chose to ignore both the Greek government s anti-terrorism efforts and the close and growing cooperation with the U.S., such as new legislation passed in the Greek Parliament and the U.S.- Greek Agreement on Combating Organized Crime and Terrorism.

The new legislation provides nonjury, all judge trials for terrorists, DNA testing, a witness protection program, broader police powers of surveillance, confidential hotlines to gather tips and a public information campaign. Remarkably, your report failed to include comments from any representatives of the governments of Greece, the United States or the United Kingdom and failed to report that the U.S. State Department s Report on Terrorism states that the government of Greece is taking positive steps to fight this enemy.

Instead, Mr. Bradley chose to give the floor to two former U.S. officials who, on the basis of outdated information, castigate the Greek government, while consistently ignoring repeated invitations to produce evidence for their assertion of the governing party s complicity in protecting terrorists.

Most prejudicial of all was the program s emphasis on the danger of terrorist action at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, again choosing to ignore the stronglystated opinions of senior Olympic and U.S. officials who have expressed full confidence in the security and success of the 2004 Games. Instead, your program resorted to damaging scare tactics, raising the specter of terror, but totally ignoring the fact that, with an expenditure of more than $600 million and the active collaboration of the U.S., Scotland Yard, and the security agencies of other governments, Greece by the common consent of those best able to judge is preparing an Olympic event that will rank among the safest and most successful of the modern era.

Sincerely, Alexander Philon Ambassador of Greece

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Archiepiscopal Encyclical

The 2002 YEARBOOK

Feast of the Three Hierarchs and the Day of Greek Letters

of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

To the Most Reverend Hierarchs, the Reverend Priests and Deacons, the Monks and Nuns, the Presidents and Members of the Parish Councils of the Greek Orthodox Communities, the Day and Afternoon Schools, the Philoptochos Sisterhoods, the Youth, the Hellenic Organizations, and the entire Greek Orthodox Family in America Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today we commemorate the sacred memory of the Three Holy Hierarchs and Ecumenical Teachers: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom.

We celebrate not only their holy words and deeds, but also the great intellectual legacy that these three profound thinkers forged for the Church, the legacy of a humanism that is both genuinely Christian and deeply Hellenistic in its substance and expression.

One cannot study the writings of the Three Hierarchs without being impressed by their deep sense of honor that belongs to humankind as a race of rational creatures.

For though we are flesh and blood, we are nonetheless endowed, through the gift of reason, with so many of the divine graces of our Creator.

The Fathers, therefore, speak so often in voices of awe and wonder when considering the unique place of man in the dispensation of God. Despite our finiteness and fallenness, the Three Hierarchs do break out into poetic flights of doxology when they extol our intellectual endowments that make us a little lower than the angels, crowned with glory and honor (Psalm 8:5).

St. Basil declares that the mind is good, and in it we have that which is according to the image of the Creator (Epistle 233). In this opinion he no doubt recalls the statement of the ancient philosopher Aristotle, who held that happiness is action in accordance with our greatest human virtue, Reason, which is also perhaps divine, or at least the most divine element within us (Nicomachean Ethics, 1177 a15).

Man is formed of earth, says St. Basil, but is nevertheless the work of God s hands; weaker than animals and inferior in terms of natural advantages, but ordained to command them and, thanks to the privilege of reason, capable of raising [himself] to heaven (Hexaemeron, Homily 6).

St. John Chrysostom in turn takes up the idea of the mind as a means to holiness.

From consideration of human abilities compared to the greater speed and strength of animals, we may appreciate the wisdom of God and the honor He has bestowed upon us ; for reason and art afford to man far more advantages than the specialized skills of the animals.

Though human beings have not feathers and pinions like the eagle, they by reason can soar even higher, as high as heaven, and above heaven itself, and above the heaven of heavens, even to where Christ sits at the right hand of God (Homily 11, On the Statues).

St. Gregory the Theologian speaks even more expressively on the honor accorded to each human being as a rational being, as a citizen of the realm of thought and a partaker of the intellectual natures that are akin to Deity Itself.

Humankind is a combination of the things of heaven and earth, of the visible and invisible, a microcosm, a recapitulation of the entire universe in miniature, halfway between greatness and lowliness; in one person combining spirit and flesh; spirit because of the favor bestowed on him, flesh on account of the height to which he had been raised.

Humankind is a composite creation displaying the whole riches of goodness of the Creating Logos (Oration 45, On Pascha).

It is with these thoughts in mind, inspired by the Three Holy Hierarchs and Ecumenical Teachers, that we as the Greek Orthodox Church in America look forward to our 2002 Biennial Clergy-Laity Congress this summer, where we shall consider the theme Offering our Orthodox Faith to Contemporary America.

One of the chief offerings we bring to this world is our uniquely Orthodox Christian understanding of the value of human reason in the spiritual life. Religion and reason are not in contradiction; rather, true faith and sound reason are complimentary.

Reading and study, scholarship and science, are gifts of God that draw us to Himself; for, as St. Basil says, we cannot become like God unless we have knowledge of Him, and there is no knowledge without learning (On the Holy Spirit 1.2).

In a world where irrational and even anti-rational forces seem sometimes so strong, let our Orthodox Christian voice ring out clear and true in harmony with the Three Hierarchs and our Hellenic heritage: as Euripides somewhere says, Reason can wrestle and overthrow terror.

This is the Orthodox Tradition that we offer to our world: a reasonable worship (cf. Romans 12:2) that overthrows superstition, an intelligible faith that overcomes the temptations of worldliness (cf. 1 John 5:4), and a perfect love that casts out fear (cf. 1 John 4:18), along with hatred and irrationality.

I pray that the privilege of our legacy of learning may be conveyed through all our parishes, Greek schools, and Archdiocesan institutions to the students, teachers, and supporters of Greek Letters everywhere, through the intercessions of these Three Holy Hierarchs and Ecumenical Teachers of the Church of Christ.

With paternal love in Christ,

ÿ DEMETRIOS Archbishop of America

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Dr. Tom Papademetriou, son of Hellenic College/Holy Cross professor the Rev. Dr. George Papademetriou, and himself an HC/HC graduate, recently was appointed to the arts and humanities faculty of Richard Stockton College in New Jersey. He will teach a course in modern Hellenism. Dr. Papademetriou joins the Rev. Dr. Demetrios Constantelos and Dr. Alexander Alexakis in the Hellenic Studies Program.

u Chamber orchestra

Nashville Chamber Orchestra recently hosted a month-long celebration of the Greek story in America as told through music, including a world premiere composition by Atlanta-based composer Nickitas J. Demos. Orchestras in Cleveland, Philadelphia, Colorado Springs, Colo., Kansas City, South Carolina, Baton Rouge, La., and others have performed his works. The six-city tour included a preview at Nashville s Parthenon.

u Coast Guard award

The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded Nick E. Mpras with Superior Achievement Award, its highest honor for civilians, for his managing of the intermodal Bridge Administration Program. He has also received 50 other awards, including the Department of Transportation s Meritorious Silver Medal. Mr. Mpras serves on the St. Katherine Church parish council in Falls Church, Va., and is also assistant chanter.

u Promotes Orthodoxy

Orthodox Christian activist Nicholas Royce of Los Angeles recently discussed Orthodoxy with the city s new mayor, James Hahn, and called upon him to include more Orthodox Christians at special events. He has also been recognized in the publication California Legionnaire for his recent letter to Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld urging that Orthodox Christianity be represented in various Defense Department programs, including recognition of Orthodox holy days, inclusion in faith group labs of the Department of the Navy, and reestablishment of an Orthodox program at the U.S. Naval Academy.

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Rebecca Pappas and Stephanie Pappas of Junior Girl Scout Troop 453, and Christine Pappas of Brownie Girl Scout Troop 131, were awarded their Eastern Orthodox Girl Scout religious medals Dec. 2 by Fr. Andrew Skordalakis of Annunciation Church, Pensacola, Fla. The awards, for juniors known as Chi-Rho, and for Brownies, the Award of St. George, are the result of a summer of intense study of the faith, charitable works, knowledge of the Bible, the parts of the church and its liturgy, and participation in church and family, and several community projects.

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A Young Community on the Grow FREDERICK, Md. This north-central Maryland community has achieved remarkable success in only a decade of existence.

Sts. Peter and Paul Church, consisting mostly of American-born Greek Orthodox Christians of Greek descent, many converts some through intermarriage and others of their own volition and a small number of immigrants, Most parishioners live in Frederick, a city of about 50,000, but many also come from western Maryland, southern Pennsylvania, the eastern Panhandle of West Virginia and northwestern Virginia.

Economic activities include private business and many professionals, real estate, investments and technology.

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It took 10 years, but the parish of Sts. Peter and Paul came into being in April 1991. Fr. Stavropoulos had sent letters in January to a list of more than 175 families in the region that Mrs. Flizanes provided.

He assigned to the newl Greek Orthodox Church of Frederick, a part-time priest, Fr. Steven Vlachos of Cherry Hill, N.J., who had been the first priest for St. George Church in Bethesda, the neighboring parish 40 miles to the southeast.

Fr. Vlachos celebrated the first liturgy on the Sunday of Thomas, April 14, at the Episcopal church in downtown Frederick.

He also appointed several committees to help establish the parish on a sound footing in the initial months he served as pastor.

Over the past decade, eight priests have been assigned to the community.

1997, Fr. Ernest Arambiges, a retired priest from St. Demetrios Church in Baltimore for several months until Fr. Kousoulas arrival in June.

Fr. Kousoulas pursues a highly active ministry, particularly on Sundays, which he describes as jam-packed with activities. With some parishioners living up to an hour away, distance and travel time preclude their participation in weekday activities at the church.

To overcome this problem, following Sunday Divine Liturgy, various organizations hold their activities, which include parish council meetings and dance group classes. Only Greek school, with about 20 students, meets Saturdays.

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Name: St. Peter and Paul Greek Orthodox Church Location: Frederick, Md. Diocese: New Jersey Size: about 150 families Founded: 1991 Clergy: Fr. Anastasios Kousoulas (Holy Cross 96) Noteworthy: Young parish serves congregants from four states More than 20 years ago, young Greek Orthodox people from the Washington and Baltimore areas began moving in and around the state s second largest city in search of more affordable housing.

Frederick, founded in the 1740s and named for Frederick Calvert, the sixth and last Lord Baltimore, lies some 50 miles conveniently to the northwest of both cities at the junction of Interstate 70, leading to Baltimore, and Interstate Spur 270, connecting to the Capital Beltway.

The surrounding county of the same name is known for its dairy farms and leads the state in milk production. Frances Scott Key, composer of the Star Spangled Banner, began his law career here.

Today, Frederick is home to hightech manufacturing firms and to Fort Detrick, a major center for cancer and biological warfare research, including anthrax.

By the early 1980s, the nucleus existed for a permanent small Greek Orthodox community.

A resident of nearby Mount Airy, Catherine Flizanes, wrote to Archbishop Iakovos in 1981 aboutthe need for a Greek Orthodox church, a parish history states.

In September of that year, Metropolitan Silas of New Jersey sent a reply asking for a petition from interested families.

Coincidentally, the diocese chancellor at the time, the Very Rev. Germanos Stavropoulos, served as a catalyst for the effort to establish the parish. He happened to be an avid Civil War buff familiar with area s rich history from that era and took a keen interest in helping to establish the community.

ST. PETER AND PAUL GREEK ORTHODOX CURCH Fr. Patrick Viscuso came to the parish in late 1991 and remained until 1993, when Fr. George Giannaris of Wilmington, Del., was assigned as part-time priest. By this time, about 40 families comprised the parish and services took place in an elementary school gymnasium 10 miles east of Frederick during most of 1993.

Under Fr. Giannaris, the community narrowly voted to purchase the Church of the Nazarene building on the north side of

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town for a b o u t $425,000. The church is located on 7 th Street between Fort Detrick and the Frederick Memorial Hospital.

Fr. Giannaris retired in 1994 and Frs. Paul Economides and George Kalpaxis, retired clergy from Annapolis and Baltimore, respectively, served over the next few months. That year, parishioners changed the name of the church to Sts. Peter and Paul.

The first full-time resident parish priest, Fr. Mark Arey, came to the community in October 1995 as Sts. Peter and Paul Church was elevated from a part-time mission parish.

Under his leadership, extensive interior improvements were made to the church, including the creation of an iconostasion. He also began the practice of excusing Church School children for classes following Holy Communion.

After Fr. Arey was reassigned in early

Fr. Kousoulas.

The parish also faces growing pains. We see our future as buying some property and starting a building fund, he said. He compared the present structure to a good used car that a newlywed couple buys. The car adequately serves its purpose during the early years but, as the family grows, considerations must be made for the new model car that can sufficiently meet the needs of the family.

Currently, half the church s revenue is derived from stewardship, with most of the remainder coming from the two annual Greek festivals, in the spring and fall. The parish has set aside 10 percent of the profit from the fall event for the Archdiocese s September 11 th Disaster Relief Fund.

Sts. Peter and Paul Church has an active Philoptochos chapter of some 30 members ranging in age from the 20s to over 80 years old. The organization supports many local charities, including those helping abused women, the International Orthodox Christian Charities and the ministries aided by the National Philoptochos.

The community also has an active youth ministry that serves a large number of pre-teens and about 10 GOYAage youth. About 25 children take part in the annual Summer Camp for Kids program for ages 4-12. Boys as young as age 5 and 6 are encouraged to serve in the altar. When we invest in our children from their infancy and through their early years, we have hope for not only a bright future, but also a bright present, said Fr. Kousoulas. compiled by Jim Golding

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PAN-ORTHODOX SCOBA Bishops Agree on 2003 Conference NEW YORK The fall meeting of the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA) convened Nov. 27, at the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese, in Englewood, N.J. Archbishop Demetrios, as SCOBA chairman, opened the meeting with prayer and reviewed events since the spring meeting in Washington, along with a report on Sept. 11 activities where he represented all the Orthodox.

Metropolitan Philip welcomed the assembled hierarchs to the Antiochian Archdiocese.

Metropolitan Christopher of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA & Canada, was appointed SCOBA secretary, following a request from Metropolitan Joseph of the Bulgarian Church that he be relieved of this position.

In the absence of Metropolitan Nicholas of the Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese in the USA, the treasurer s report was given by Bishop Dimitrios of Xanthos.

The Very Rev. Robert Kondratick, Orthodox Church in America, delivered a report on the 2001 Canonical Orthodox Bishops Conference in Washington.

Thirty-seven hierarchs participated in this event. In their review of this conference, the bishops agreed to plan another convocation of all canonical Orthodox bishops in spring 2003.

Because the Sunday of Orthodoxy this year falls on March 24, eve of the Feast of the Annunciation, the annual Sunday of Orthodoxy celebration in New York, where all SCOBA hierarchs would normally participate, will not take place. The bishops decided to conduct local celebrations, where each hierarch would head local pan-Orthodox services. Emphasis this year will spotlight Orthodox youth and the participation of college-age young people in Sunday of Orthodoxy activities.

Dean Triantafilou, executive director of the International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) presented the organization s annual report.

Metropolitan Philip offered words of gratitude to laypersons throughout the world, who have volunteered their services to IOCC. The hierarchs extended special thanks to Charles Ajalat, who is completing his final term as IOCC president.

SCOBA oversees the on-going work of several commissions.

A report on the newly-revitalized Orthodox Christian Campus Commission (OCCC) was given by the Rev. Michael Nasser of the Antiochian Archdiocese, OCCC chairman. The hierarchs were pleased to hear of this renewal on some college campuses, where Orthodox students are numerous and have shown strong interest in this new effort.

On behalf of the Ecumenical Commission, Bishop Dimitrios presented the names of two new appointees to the Orthodox/Lutheran Dialogue: The Rev. Emmanuel Clapsis of Holy Cross School of Theology, and the Rev. John Behr of St. Vladimir s Seminary.

Archbishop Demetrios spoke of the installation of Elenie Huszagh as president of the National Council of Churches of Christ, for the next two years.

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capacity. The Very Rev. Leonid Kishkovsky, Orthodox Church in America, served as president in the early 1990s.

Mrs. Huszagh was installed by Ambassador Andrew Young, following the celebration of Orthodox Vespers by Archbishop Demetrios at Ascension Cathedral in Oakland, Calif.

Bishop Dimitrios reported on the United Nations event sponsored in October by the Eastern/Oriental Joint Commission; and Mr. Gregory Yova, Executive Director of Project Mexico, delivered a presentation on St. Innocent s Orphanage in Tijuana, Mexico and other efforts of Project Mexico. The hierarchs also approved a proposal from the Orthodox Theological Society of America to re-vitalize the Commission on Contemporary Social and Moral Issues.

SCOBA hierarchs discussed the establishment of a full-time office in Washington, DC, in light of recent world events and the obvious absence of a single Orthodox voice in the nation s capital. The Bishops expressed their full support to opening an Orthodox Christian office in Washington, and approved the creation of a team to prepare a final proposal to make this a reality.

Before adjourning, the dates of May 14, 2002 at the chancery of the Orthodox Church in America in Syosset, NY, and October 15, 2002 at the Consistory of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the USA in South Bound Brook, NJ were set for their Spring and Fall Meetings respectively.

Hierarchs participating in the SCOBA Fall Meeting were: Archbishop Demetrios, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America;

Metropolitan Theodosius, Orthodox Church in America; Metropolitan Philip, Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese; Metropolitan Christopher, Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA & Canada; Archbishop Anthony, Ukrainian Orthodox Church, and Metropolitan Joseph, locum tenens, Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese.

Also present were: Bishop Antoun, Antiochian Archdiocese; and Bishop Dimitrios of Xanthos, General Secretary.

From the Study and Planning Commission, the following were present: Mr. Charles Ajalat, and Fathers Nicholas Apostola, Robert Kondratick, Leonid Kishkovsky, Frank Estocin and Michael Rosco. Consultants present were: Mr. Dean Triantafilou, IOCC; Rev. Michael Nasser, OCCC; and Mr. Gregory Yova, Project Mexico.

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Faith

Theophany Hearing the Voice of God This is My beloved Son, in Whom I am well pleased. (Matt. 3:17).

The hearing of this divine sentence constitutes the crux of the historical event known as Theophany or Epiphany, the event by which the Anointed One of God takes a more visible step to enter our fallen human history.

by Rev. Dr. Dumitru Macaila

The beloved Son of the Father is no one else but the very Creator of the world, Who according to the eternal counsel of the Holy Trinity, became one of us to recreate the world by grace after our ancestors Fall. The price He had to pay cannot be fully comprehended by our human mind.

The Father wants the world, prone to listen to the old Deceiver, to know that He is well pleased in His Son: This is My beloved Son! Only the Son, generated from the Father from before all eternity, as God-Man, has the power to bring every human being back to the Father.

On one imperative condition: to listen to the voice of the Father that points to Christ, the Son of God, on the day of His Baptism. Christ, of Whom the prophetic voice of the Psalmist witnessed: The Lord has said to Me, You are My Son, today I have begotten You (Psalm 2:7).

One stands no chance to see Christ at His Baptism, to hear the voice of the Father, if one did not see Christ at Christmas.

Tragically enough, each and every year, less and less people are willing to see Christ, the indescribable Gift (II Cor. 9:15), given to us by the Father, at Christmas.

I feel no joy to resume the point that I made during my recent TV interview, that the way most of our contemporary Christians celebrate Christmas is a Christ-less way. It seems to me that the way Christmas is celebrated here in the States is much closer to the Roman pagan Saturnalia, a time of unrestrained merrymaking, than to the pristine way Christmas is to be celebrated. In not seeing the One born in the cave of Bethlehem as the Son of God is tantamount to render Christmas void of meaning. And what s happening at Yuletide is just a fragment of the big picture.

But this is not what we are supposed to celebrate at Epiphany. The hymn of the feast teaches us to fearlessly and accurately profess our faith: When Thou, O Lord, was baptized in the Jordan, the worship of the Trinity was made manifest. For the voice of the Father bore witness unto Thee, calling Thee His beloved Son! And the Spirit, in the form of a dove confirmed His word as sure and steadfast. O Christ our God, Who hast appeared and enlightened the world, glory to Thee.

Yes, the God made manifest at the Baptism of Christ is the same that appeared at the oak of Mamre to Abraham, and to reject the God made manifest at Christ s Baptism is tantamount to rejecting the One made manifest at the oak of Mamre.

Remember the way the patriarch was addressing the three angels who visited him: sometimes he was addressing them in the singular, sometimes in the plural, i.e., sometimes he speaks to the one God and sometimes to the three Divine Persons. This apparition is the closest revelation of the mystery of the Holy Trinity in the Old Testament.

But it could not be as close or as open as the one occurred at Christ s

Baptism, simply because the second Person of the Holy Trinity was not incarnate, was not one of us at the time.

Christ s Baptism is His manifestation as the Messiah, the Son of God, the centuries-awaited Savior. The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord (Isaiah 61:1-2). The Spirit of the Lord anointed the Man-Christ at His Baptism.

St. Cyril of Alexandria accurately expounds: For what reason did He choose to be anointed? It was our being destitute of the Spirit; the words befit the manhood, for it is not the divine nature that is anointed.

He proclaims deliverance to the captives, having bound the strong one, Satan.

Those also, whose heart was of old obscured by the darkness of the devil, He has illuminated by rising as some Sun of Righteousness.

And what does sending forth in deliverance those who were brokenhearted mean? It is the letting go free those whom Satan had broken by the rod of spiritual violence. And what does the acceptable year of the Lord mean? It signifies the joyful tidings of His own advent (Commentary on the Gospel of St. Luke).

Isaiah s prophecy is fulfilled in that Christ will bring blessings long awaited not only for the Jewish people; He will bring blessings for every human being that is oppressed by the artfulness of the devil.

By condescending to be immersed in the water of the Jordan River by the creature of His hands, Christ fills the whole universe with His sanctifying presence. As St. Gregory of Nyssa put it, Christ enters the sinful waters of the world and when He comes out purifies the entire world with Him. After being baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him (Mat. 3:16).

Strange as it may seem, the beginning of Theophany s celebration is to be found in the heretical activities of Gnosticism. This heresy that infested the early Church professed the idea that the individual salvation is brought about by knowledge, and not by faith and good works.

The Gnostics celebrated the feast of Epiphany on Jan.6 since on that day they celebrated the Aeon s birthday, the patron god of Alexandria, and they identified Christ with one of the aeons in their heretical system.

Soon after the first three Christian centuries that were painted with the martyrs blood were over, the Church had to protect her followers from the inside enemies. She had to oppose this pagan way of celebrating Epiphany by pointing to the crux of the Feast, i.e., the Manifestation of our Triune God during the Baptism of Christ.

Thus, the early Church not only gave to this great Feast its accurate meaning; she also started to celebrate Theophany on the same day with the Gnostics to countervail their heretical celebration.

In the Christian East Epiphany was celebrated together with the Nativity of

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JANUARY 2002

CLERGY U P D A T E Ordination to the Diaconate John L. Johns by Archbishop Demetrios, Holy Cross Chapel, Brookline, Mass., 10/25/01 Mr. Paul Pappas Metropolitan Maximos Holy Cross Chapel, Brookline, Mass., 01/20/02 Ordination to the Priesthood Rev. Dn. James Gardikes Metropolitan Maximos Annunciation Cathedral, Columbus, Ohio, 01/20/02 Rev. Dn. Athanasios Michalos Metropolitan Meliton St. John the Baptist Church, Sterling Heights, Mich., 02/02/ 02 Assignments: Fr. George Zugravu Holy Trinity Cathedral, New York (assistant), 09/16/01.

Fr. Dumitru Macaila Sts. Constantine & Helen Church, Swansea, Ill., 10/01/01.

Fr. Stavros Ballas Assumption Church, Flint, Mich., 10/15/01.

Fr. Nicholas Papedo Holy Trinity Cathedral, Phoenix, Ariz., 11/01/01.

Fr. George Nikas St. Barbara Church, Toms River, N.J., 11/01/01.

Fr. Constantine Makrinos St. George Church, Southgate, Mich., (assistant) 11/01/01.

Fr. Andrew Mahalares St. Nicholas Church, Lexington, Mass., 11/01/01.

Fr. Christos Pappas Ascension Church, Fairview, N.J., 11/01/01.

Fr. Constantine Combitsis St. Spyridon Church, New York, N.Y., 11/01/01.

Fr. Constantine Papadopoulos Evangelismos Church, Easton, Pa., 11/ 15/01.

Fr. Kyriakos Saravelas Annuncia-

tion Church, Newburyport, Mass., 11/ 25/01.

Fr. Stelios Menis Annunciation Church- Chattanooga, Tenn., 10/01/01 Fr. George Tsahakis Chancellor Diocese of Atlanta- Atlanta, 01/01/02 Fr. Michael Sitaras St. Luke Church Longmeadow, Mass., 01/15/02 Retired Priests Fr. Alexander Sgouros St. Elizabeth Church, Gainesville, Fla., 10/01/01 Fr. Nicholas Katinas Holy Trinity Cathedral Dallas, 12/31/01 Fr. Nicholas Klodnicki Annunciation Church Lincoln, Neb., 01/31/02 Fr. Stanley Voyiaziakis Sts. Constantine & Helen Church, Washington, 02/02/02 Offikia Bishop Alexios bestowed the offices of Archimandrite upon Fr. Anastasios Garaboa, 10/07/01, Economos upon Fr. Dennis Listerman, 10/14/01, and Protopresbyter upon Fr. Christopher T. Metropulos, 10/26/01.

Bishop Nicholas bestowed the offices of Protopresbyter upon Fr. George P. Savas, 10/14/01, and Economos upon Fr. Thomas J. Zaferes, 10/21/01, and Fr. Mark P. Emroll, 10/25/01.

Metropolitan Maximos bestowed the office of Protopresbyter upon Fr. Elias J. Katras, 11/04/01.

Metropolitan Isaiah bestowed the office of Archimandrite upon Fr. Demetrios Serfes, given the name Nektarios, 11/07/01.

Metropolitan Maximos of Ainou bestowed the office of Protopresbyter upon Rev. Fr. John Panagiotou

HOLY SCRIPTURE READINGS February 1 F-Rom. 8:28-39; Lk. 10:19-21 2 S-Heb. 7:1-17, Lk. 2:22-40 The Presentation of our Lord into the Temple 3 SUN -1 Tim. 4:9-15, Mt. 22:35-46 4 M-1 Peter 2:21-25, 3:1-9, Lk. 2:25-38 5 T-1 Peter 3:10-22, Mk. 6:7-13 6 W-Heb. 7:26-28, 8:1-2, Jn. 1:9-16 7 Th-1 Peter 4:12-19, 5:1-5, Mk. 6:45-53 8 F-Eph. 2:4-10, Mt. 10:16-22 9 SEph. 5:8-19, Lk. 21:12-19 10 SUN-2 Tim. 2:1-10, Mt. 25:14-30 11 M-Heb. 4:14-5:6, Mt. 10:1, 5-8 12 T-1 Peter 2:21-25, 3:1-9, Mk. 7:14-24 13 W-1 Peter 3:10-22, Mk. 7:24-30 14 Th-Epistle:1 Peter 1:1-10, Mk. 8:1-10

15 F-James 4:7-17, 5:1-9, Mt. 25:1-13 16 S-1 Peter 1:1-25, 2:1-10, Mk. 12:38-44 17 SUN-2 Cor. 6:16-7:1, Mt. 15:21-28 18 M-1 Peter 2:21-25, 3:1-9, Mk. 12:18-27 19 T-1 Peter 3:10-22, Mk. 12:28-38 20 W-1 Peter 4:1-11, Mk. 12:38-44 21 Th-1 Peter 4:12-19, 5:1-5, Mk. 13:1-9 22 F-2 Peter 1:1-10, Lk. 18:2-8 23S-2 Tim. 2:11-19, Mk. 13:31-37, 14:1-2 24 SUN-2 Cor. 4:6-15, Lk. 18:10-14 Triodion Begins 25 M-2 Peter 1:20-21, 2:1-9, Lk. 20:4647, 21:1-4 26 T-2 Peter 2:9-22, Mk. 13:24-30 27 W-2 Peter 3:1-18, Mk. 13:31-14:2 28 Th-1 John 1:8-10, 2:1-6, Mk. 14:10-42

March 1 M-Is. 4:2-6; Gen. 3:21-4:7; Prov. 3:344:22 2 T -Is. 5:7-16; Gen. 4:8-15; Prov. 5:1-15 3 W -5:16-26; Gen. 4:16-26; Prov. 5:16-6:3 4 Th -Is. 6:1-12; Gen. 5:1-24; Prov. 6:3-20 5 F Is. 7:1-14; Gen. 5:32-6:8; Prov. 6:20-7:1 6 S -Heb. 3:12-16; Mk. 1:35-44 7 SUN-Heb. 1:10:2-3; Mk. 2:1-12 8 M-Is. 8::13-9:7; Gen. 6:9-22; Prov. 8:1-21 9 T-Is. 9:9-10:4; Gen. 7:1-15; Prov. 8:32-9:11 10 W-Is. 10:12-20; Gen. 7:6-9; Prov. 9:12-18 11 Th-11:10-12:2; Gen. 7:8:3; Prov. 10:1-22 12 F-13:2-13; Gen. 8:4-21; Prov. 10:31-11:12 13 S-Heb. 10:32-38; Mk. 2:14-17 14 SUN-Heb. 4:14-5:6; Mk. 8:34-9:1 15 M-Is. 14:24-32; Gen. 8:21-9:7; Prov.

11:19-12:6 16 T-Is. 25:1-9; Gen. 9:8-17; Prov. 12:8-22 17 W-Is. 26:21-27:9; Gen. 9:18-10:1; Prov.

12:23-13:9 18 Th-Is. 28:14:22; Gen. 10:32-11:9; Prov.

13:20-14:6 19 F-Is. 29:13-23; Gen. 12:1-7; Prov. 14:15-26 20 S-Heb. 6:9-12; Mk. 7:31-37 21 SUN-Heb. 6:13-20; Mk. 9:17-31 22 M-Is. 37:33-38; Gen. 13:12-18; Prov.

14:27-15:4 23 T-Is. 40: 18-31; Gen. 15:1-15; Prov. 15:7-19 24 W-Is. 41:4-14; Gen. 17:1-9; Prov. 15:20-16:9 25 Th-Heb. 2:11-18; Lk. 1:24-38 26 F-Is. 45:11-17; Gen. 22:1-18; Prov. 17:17-18:5 27 S-Heb. 9:24-28; Mk. 8:27-31 28 SUN-Heb. 9:11-14; Mk. 10:32-45 29 M-Is. 48:17:49:4; Gen. 27:1-41; Prov.

19:16-25 30 T-Is. 49:6-10; Gen. 31:3-16; Prov. 21:3-21 31 W-Is. 58:1-11; Gen. 43:26-31, 45:1-16; Prov. 21:23-22:4

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ÁÑÉÈÌÏÓ 1186

ÁÑÉÓÔÅÓ ÅÍÔÕÐÙÓÅÉÓ ÁÐÏ ÔÇÍ ÅÐÉÓÊÅØÇ ÔÏÕ ÁÑ×ÉÅÐÉÓÊÏÐÏÕ ÓÔÇÍ ÅËËÁÄÁ ÁÑ×ÉÅÐÉÓÊÏÐÏÓ: «Ðñùôïðïñßá ç ÏìïãÝíåéá»

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ÓÞìåñá åïñôÜæïõìå ôçí éåñÜ ìíÞìç ôùí Ôñéþí Áãßùí Éåñáñ÷þí êáé Ïéêïõìåíéêþí ÄéäáóêÜëùí, Âáóéëåßïõ ôïõ ÌåãÜëïõ, Ãñçãïñßïõ ôïõ Èåïëüãïõ êáé ÉùÜííïõ ôïõ ×ñõóïóôüìïõ. Äåí ôéìïýìå ìüíï ôá Üãéá ëüãéá êáé Ýñãá ôùí, áëëÜ êáé ôçí ôåñÜóôéá ðíåõìáôéêÞ êëçñïíïìéÜ ôçí ïðïßáí áõôïß ïé åìâñéèåßò óôï÷áóôáß äçìéïýñãçóáí ãéá ôçí Åêêëçóßá. Åßíáé ç êëçñïíïìéÜ åíüò áíèñùðéóìïý ï ïðïßïò óôçí ïõóßá êáé åêöñáóÞ ôïõ åßíáé ãíÞóéá ×ñéóôéáíéêüò êáé âáèåéÜ Åëëçíéóôéêüò. Åßíáé áäýíáôï íá ìåëåôÞóç êáíåßò ôá ãñáðôÜ ôùí Ôñéþí Éåñáñ÷þí êáé íá ìçí åíôõðùóéáóèÞ áðü ôçí âáèåéÜ áßóèçóç ôçò ôéìÞò ç ïðïßá ðñïóÞêåé óôçí áíèñùðüôçôá ùò ãÝíïò ëïãéêþí üíôùí. Äéüôé åíþ åßìåèá óÜñêá êáé áßìá, åßìåèá ðáñÜ ôáýôá êáé ðñïéêéóìÝíïé, ìÝóù ôïõ äþñïõ ôçò ëïãéêÞò, ìå ðëåßóôåò áðü ôéò èåúêÝò ÷Üñåò ôïõ Äçìéïõñãïý ìáò. Ãé áõôüí ôïí ëüãï ïé ÐáôÝñåò ìéëïýí ìå äÝïò êáé èáõìáóìü üôáí èåùñïýí ôçí ìïíáäéêÞ èÝóç ôïõ áíèñþðïõ ìÝóá óôçí èåßá ïéêïíïìßá. ÐáñÜ ôï

ãåãïíüò üôé ç áíèñþðéíç öýóç åßíáé ðåðåñáóìÝíç êáé ðåðôùêõßá, ïé Ôñåßò ÉåñÜñ÷áé îåóðïýí óå ðïéçôéêÝò åîÜñóåéò äïîïëïãßáò üôáí åêèåéÜæïõí ôá äéáíïçôéêÜ ìáò ÷áñßóìáôá ôá ïðïßá ìáò ôïðïèåôïýí óå èÝóç «ëßãï ÷áìçëüôåñç ôùí áããÝëùí, óôåöáíùìÝíïõò ìå äüîá êáé ôéìÞ» (Øáëìüò 8:5). Ï ÌÝãáò Âáóßëåéïò äéáêçñýóóåé üôé «êáëüí ï íïõò êáé åí ôïýôù Ý÷ïìåí ôï êáô åéêüíá ôïõ êôßóáíôïò» (ÅðéóôïëÞ 233). ÅêöñÜæïíôáò ôçí ãíþìç ôïõ áõôÞ áíáìöéâüëùò Ý÷åé óôïí íïõ ôïõ ôïí áñ÷áßï öéëüóïöï ÁñéóôïôÝëç ï ïðïßïò ðßóôåõå üôé ç åõôõ÷ßá åßíáé ðñÜîç ç ïðïßá õðáãïñåýåôáé áðü ôçí ìåãßóôç áíèñþðéíç áñåôÞ, ôçí ËïãéêÞ, ç ïðïßá ßóùò íá åßíáé «èåúêÞ, Þ ôïõëÜ÷éóôïí ôï ðéü èåúêü óôïé÷åßï ìÝóá ìáò» (ÇèéêÜ ÍéêïìÜ÷åéá,1177, á15). Ï Üíèñùðïò åßíáé ðëáóìÝíïò áðü ÷þìá, ëÝãåé ï ÌÝãáò Âáóßëåéïò, áëëÜ äåí ðáýåé íá åßíáé ðëáóìÝíïò áðü ôï ÷Ýñé ôïõ Èåïý. Ï Üíèñùðïò åßíáé ðéü áäýíáôïò áðü ôá æþá êáé êáôþôåñïò áð áõôÜ åí ó÷Ýóåé ìå óùìáôéêÜ ðëåïíåêôÞìáôá, áëëÜ ðñïéêéóìÝíïò íá êõñéáñ÷Þ åð áõôþí êáé «[åî áéôßáò ôïõ ðñïíïìßïõ ôçò ëïãéêÞò, éêáíüò íá áíõøùèÞ óôïõò ïõñáíïýò» (ÅîáÞìåñïí, Ïìéëßá 6). Ï Áãéïò ÉùÜííçò ï ×ñõóüóôïìïò ìå ôç óåéñÜ ôïõ, áíáðôýóóåé ôçí éäÝá üôé ï íïõò åßíáé ìÝóïí ðïõ ïäçãåß óôçí áãéüôçôá. Áí áíáëïãéóèïýìå ôéò áíèñþðéíåò äõíáôüôçôåò óõãêñéôéêÜ ìå ôçí ìåãáëýôåñç ôá÷ýôçôá êáé äýíáìç ôùí æþùí, èá öèÜóïõìå óôï óçìåßï íá åêôéìÞóïõìå «ôçí óïößá ôïõ Èåïý êáé ôçí ôéìÞ ìå ôçí ïðïßá ìáò åðñïßêéóå». Äéüôé ç ëïãéêÞ êáé ç ôÝ÷íç ðñïóöÝñïõí óôïí Üíèñùðï ðïëý

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ÁÑ×ÉÅÐÉÓÊÏÐÉÊÇ ÅÃÊÕÊËÉÏÓ u óåë. 15 ðåñéóóüôåñá ðëåïíåêôÞìáôá áðü ôéò åîåéäéêåõìÝíåò äõíáôüôçôåò ôùí æþùí. ÐáñÜ ôï ãåãïíüò üôé åìåßò ïé Üíèñùðïé äåí Ý÷ïõìå öôåñÜ üðùò ï áåôüò, ìðïñïýìå åî áéôßáò ôçò ëïãéêÞò öýóåþò ìáò íá ðåôÜîùìå ðïëý øçëüôåñá ìÝ÷ñé ôïí ïõñáíü, êáé ðÜíù áðü ôïí ïõñáíü, êáé ðÜíù áðü ôïí ïõñáíü ôùí ïõñáíþí, åêåß ðïõ êÜèåôáé ï ×ñéóôüò åê äåîéþí ôïõ Ðáôñüò» ( Ïìéëßá 11, Åéò ÁíäñéÜíôáò). Ï Áãéïò Ãñçãüñéïò ï Èåïëüãïò ïìéëåß áêüìç ðéï åêöñáóôéêÜ ãéá ôçí ôéìÞ ðïõ äüèçêå óå êÜèå áíèñþðéíï ðëÜóìá, ùò ëïãéêü ïí, ùò ðïëßôç ôïõ ÷þñïõ ôçò óêÝøåùò êáé ùò ìÝôï÷ï ôïõ êüóìïõ ôùí ëïãéêþí öýóåùí ðïõ åßíáé óõããåíåßò ôïõ ßäéïõ ôïõ Èåïý. Ï Üíèñùðïò åßíáé Ýíáò óõíäõáóìüò óôïé÷åßùí åðïõñáíßùí êáé åðéãåßùí, ïñáôþí êáé áïñÜôùí, åßíáé Ýíáò ìéêñüêïóìïò, ìéá áíáêåöáëáßùóç óå ìéêñïãñáößá ïëïêëÞñïõ ôïõ óýìðáíôïò, «óôï ìåôáß÷ìéï ìåôáîý ìåãáëåßïõ êáé åõôÝëåéáò, óõíäõÜæïíôáò óå Ýíá ðëÜóìá ôï ðíåýìá ìå ôçí óÜñêá^ ôï ðíåýìá ëüãù ôçò ÷Üñéôïò ðïõ ôïõ äüèçêå, ôçí óÜñêá ëüãù ôïõ ýøïõò óôï ïðïßï Ý÷åé áíõøùèåß». Ç áíèñùðüôçò áðïôåëåß ìßá óýíèåôç äçìéïõñãßá ç ïðïßá öáíåñþíåé «üëïí ôüí ðëïýôï ôçò áãáèüôçôïò» ôïõ Äçìéïõñãïý Ëüãïõ ( ÊÞñõãìá 45, Ðåñß ÐÜó÷á). Ìå áõôÝò ôéò óêÝøåéò êáôÜ íïõí, åìðíåõóìÝíïé áðü ôïõò Ôñåßò Áãßïõò ÉåñÜñ÷áò êáé Ïéêïõìåíéêïýò ÄéäáóêÜëïõò åìåßò ç ÅëëçíéêÞ Ïñèüäïîïò Åêêëçóßá óôçí ÁìåñéêÞ ðñïóâëÝðïõìå ìå ÷áñÜ óôçí åðéêåßìåíç ÄéåôÞ Êëçñéêï-ËáúêÞ ÓõíÝëåõóç ôïõ 2002 ç ïðïßá èá ëÜâç ÷þñáí ôï êáëïêáßñé, üðïõ êáé èá ìáò áðáó÷ïëÞóç ôï èÝìá «ÐñïóöïñÜ ôçò Ïñèïäüîïõ Ðßóôåþò ìáò óôçí óýã÷ñïíç ÁìåñéêÞ». Ìéá áðü ôéò êõñéüôåñåò ðñïóöïñÝò ìáò óôïí êüóìï åßíáé ç ìïíáäéêÞ Ïñèüäïîç ×ñéóôéáíéêÞ áíôßëçøç ôçò óçìáóßáò ôçò áíèñùðßíçò ëïãéêÞò óôçí ðíåõìáôéêÞ æùÞ. Ç èñçóêåßá êáé ç ëïãéêÞ äåí âñßóêïíôáé óå äéÜóôáóç, áëëÜ ìÜëëïí ç áëçèéíÞ ðßóôç êáé ç óùóôÞ ëïãéêÞ áëëçëïóõìðëçñþíïíôáé. Ôï äéÜâáóìá êáé ç ìåëÝôç, ç áêáäçìáúêÞ ìüñöùóç êáé ç åðéóôÞìç åßíáé äþñá ôïõ Èåïý ôá ïðïßá ìáò åëêýïõí êïíôÜ Ôïõ. Ïðùò ëÝãåé êáé ï ÌÝãáò Âáóßëåéïò, «äåí ìðïñïýìå íá ãßíïõìå êáè ïìïßùóéí ôïõ Èåïý ÷ùñßò ôçí ãíþóç ôïõ Èåïý, êáé äåí õðÜñ÷åé ãíþóç ÷ùñßò åêìÜèçóç»(Ðåñß ôïõ Áãßïõ Ðíåýìáôïò 1.2). Óå Ýíáí êüóìï üðïõ äõíÜìåéò ðáñÜëïãåò êáé ìÜëéóôá áíôßèåôåò ìå ôçí ëïãéêÞ öáßíåôáé íá êáôÝ÷ïõí ìåñéêÝò öïñÝò ðïëëÞ äýíáìç, áò áöÞóïõìå ôçí Ïñèüäïîç ×ñéóôéáíéêÞ öùíÞ íá áíôç÷Þóç äõíáôÜ êáé áëçèéíÜ óå áñìïíßá ìå ôïõò Ôñåßò ÉåñÜñ÷áò êáé ôçí ÅëëçíéêÞ êëçñïíïìéÜ ìáò^ üðùò ëÝãåé êÜðïõ ï Åõñéðßäçò, «Ç ëïãéêÞ ìðïñåß íá ðáëáßøç ìå ôïí ôñüìï êáé íá ôïí õðåñíéêÞóç». ÁõôÞ åßíáé ç Ïñèüäïîç ÐáñÜäïóç ðïõ ðñïóöÝñïõìå óôïí êüóìï ìáò: ç ëïãéêÞ ëáôñåßá (Ñùì. 12:2) ç ïðïßá õðåñíéêÜ ôçí äåéóéäáéìïíßá, ç Ýëëïãç ðßóôç ç ïðïßá íéêÜ ôïí êüóìï (É ÉùÜí. 5:4), êáé ç ôÝëåéá áãÜðç ðïõ äéþ÷íåé ôïí öüâï (É ÉùÜí 4:18) êáé ìáæß ôïõ ôï ìßóïò êáé ôïí ðáñáëïãéóìü. Åý÷ïìáé ôï ðñïíüìéï ôçò êëçñïíïìéÜò ôçò ìáèÞóåùò ôï ïðïßï áðïëáìâÜíïõìå íá ìåôáäïèÞ óå üëåò ôéò åíïñßåò ìáò ìÝóù ôùí Åëëçíéêþí Ó÷ïëåßùí êáé Áñ÷éåðéóêïðéêþí éäñõìÜôùí óôïõò ìáèçôÜò, äéäáóêÜëïõò êáé õðïóôçñéêôÜò ôùí Åëëçíéêþí ÃñáììÜôùí ðáíôïý , äéÜ ðñåóâåéþí ôùí Ôñéþí ÌåãÜëùí Éåñáñ÷þí êáé Ïéêïõìåíéêþí ÄéäáóêÜëùí ôçò Åêêëçóßáò ôïõ ×ñéóôïý. ÌåôÜ ðáôñéêÞò áãÜðçò,

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ÊÁÔÁÍÕÎÇ ÓÔÏÍ ÌÇÔÑÏÐÏËÉÔÉÊÏ ÍÁÏ ÁÈÇÍÙÍ ÁÈÇÍÁ 35 ÷ñüíéá ìåôÜ ôçí ÷åéñïôïíßá ôïõ óå áñ÷éåñÝá, ðïõ Ýãéíå óôïí Ìçôñïðïëéôéêü íáü ôùí Áèçíþí, ï Óåâ. Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò ÁìåñéêÞò ê. ÄçìÞôñéïò ðñïÝóôç ôçí ÊõñéáêÞ 13 Éáíïõáñßïõ 2002, ôçò Èåßáò Ëåéôïõñãßáò óôïí ßäéï íáü, áõôÞ ôç öïñÜ ùò ÐñïêáèÞìåíïò ôçò Åêêëçóßáò ôçò ÁìåñéêÞò. Ç Èåßá Ëåéôïõñãßá Þôáí ìéá áðü ôéò ðéï óõãêéíçôéêÝò êáé êáôáíõêôéêÝò åìðåéñßåò êáôÜ ôçí äéÜñêåéá ôçò åðßóçìçò åðßóêåøçò ôïõ Áñ÷éåðéóêüðïõ êáé ðñïâëÞèçêå óå æùíôáíÞ ìåôÜäïóç áðü ôçí êñáôéêÞ ôçëåüñáóç óå üëç ôçí ÅëëÜäá êáé óå üëï ôïí êüóìï ìÝóù äïñõöüñïõ. Ìáæß ìå ôïí Áñ÷éåðßóêïðï ÄçìÞôñéï óõëëåéôïýñãçóáí ï Óåâ. Ìçôñïðïëßôçò ÊñÞíçò ê. ÉÜêùâïò, ï Åðßóêïðïò Íôéôñüéô ê. Íéêüëáïò, ï ðñùôïðñåóâýôåñïò ð. ÁëÝîáíäñïò Êáñëïýôóïò, ï ð. Íéêüëáïò ÌðáêÜëçò êáé ïé äéÜêïíïé ð. ÐáíôåëåÞìùí Ðáðáäüðïõëïò êáé ð. ÍåêôÜñéïò Ìüñïïõ áðü ôçí Áñ÷éåðéóêïðÞ ÁìåñéêÞò êáé åê ìÝñïõò ôçò Áñ÷éåðéóêïðÞò Áèçíþí ï ðñùôïóýãêåëïò ð. ÈùìÜò Óõíïäéíüò ï ïðïßïò êáé êáëùóüñéóå ôïí Óåâáóìéþôáôï åê ìÝñïõò ôïõ Áñ÷éåðéóêüðïõ Áèçíþí êáé ÐÜóçò ÅëëÜäïò ê. ×ñéóôïäïýëïõ êáé

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óõìðáñáóôáèåß óôá èýìáôá. ÊáôáëÞãïíôáò åîÝöñáóå ãéá ìéá áêüìç öïñÜ ôçí åõãíùìïóýíç ôçò Åêêëçóßáò ôçò ÅëëÜäïò «ãéá üóá êÜíåôå ãéá ôçí ÅëëÜäá êáé ôçí Ïñèïäïîßá». Ï Óåâ. Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò ÁìåñéêÞò ê. ÄçìÞôñéïò Üñ÷éóå ôçí ïìéëßá ôïõ ðñïò ôï åêêëçóßáóìá ìå ôçí Ýêöñáóç ôïõ óõããñáöÝá ôçò Áðïêáëýøåùò Áãßïõ ÉùÜííïõ ôïõ Èåïëüãïõ: «Ç åõëïãßá êáé ç äüîá êáé ç óïößá ÄÇÌ. ÐÁÍÁÃÏÓ êáé ç åõ÷áñéóôßá êáé ç äýíáÌÝëç ôçò áíôéðñïóùðåßáò ðïõ óõíüäåõóå ôïí Áñ÷éåðß- ìéò êáé ç éó÷ýò ôþ Èåþ óêïðï ðáñáêïëïõèïýí ìå åõëÜâåéá ôçí Èåßá Ëåéôïõñãßá. õìþí åéò ôïõò áéþíáò ôùí áíáöÝñèçêå óôïõò óôåíïýò äåóìïýò áéþíùí». öéëßáò êáé ôïõò êïéíïýò áãþíåò ðïõ Êáôüðéí ï Óåâ. Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò Ýêáíå óõíäÝïõí ôïõò äýï éåñÜñ÷åò. áíáöïñÜ óôïõò äåóìïýò ôïõ ìå ôï Íáü Ï Ðñùôïóýãêåëïò ôçò ÉåñÜò Áñ÷éåðé- áõôü üðïõ åêôüò áðü ôï üôé ÷åéñïôïóêïðÞò Ýðëåîå ôï åãêþìéï ôïõ Áñ÷éåðé- íÞèçêå åêåß, õðçñÝôçóå åðß ðïëëÜ Ýôç óêüðïõ Äçìçôñßïõ êáé ôüíéóå üôé äéáêñß- õðü ôïõò Áñ÷éåðéóêüðïõò Éåñþíõìï, íåôáé ãéá ôïí óåâáóìü ôçí áãÜðç êáé ôçí Óåñáöåßì êáé ×ñéóôüäïõëï. Ýìðñáêôç óõìðáñÜóôáóÞ ôïõ ðñïò ôçí Áíáöåñüìåíïò óôïí óêïðü ôçò åðéÏñèüäïîç Åêêëçóßá êáé ðñïò ôçí ÌçôÝñá óêÝøåùò ôïõ óôçí ÅëëÜäá, ï Áñ÷éåðßÐáôñßäá. Åõ÷Þèçêå åðßóçò ìáêñïçìÝ- óêïðïò ÄçìÞôñéïò ôüíéóå: «...Þñèáìå ãéá ñåõóç êáé áðü Èåïý äýíáìç óôï åêêëçóéá- íá ôïíßóïõìå ôçí Ýíôáóç ôçò ó÷Ýóåùò ìå óôéêü, êïéíùíéêü êáé åèíéêü ôïõ Ýñãï. ôïí éåñü ÷þñï ðïõ ëÝãåôáé ÅëëÜò. ÔáõôïÁíáöÝñèçêå åðßóçò óôïí ñüëï ôçò ÷ñüíùò, åßìáóôå åäþ ãéá íá ðñïóöÝñïõìå ÏìïãÝíåéáò, ôïíßæïíôáò üôé åßíáé ãíùóôÝò Ýóôù ì Ýíáí áìõäñü ôñüðï ôï óôïé÷åßï ïé ðñïóðÜèåéåò ðïõ ïé Ïìïãåíåßò, åßôå ðïõ äåí åßíáé ðáñÜ ç ðáñáìïíÞ óôçí ïìáäéêÜ, åßôå ìåìïíùìÝíá, åßôå ìå ôçí Ïñèïäïîßá». çãåóßá ôïõò êáôáâÜëëïõí ãéá ôçí áíôéìå»Áðïôåëïýìå, åßðå, Ýíá åßäïò åìðñïôþðéóç ôçò áíèåëëçíéêÞò ðáñáðëç- óèïöõëáêÞò ôçò Ïñèïäïîßáò óôï Äõôéêü ñïöüñçóçò, ðïõ êáôÜ êáéñïýò åðé÷åé- Çìéóöáßñéï... ÁõôÞ åßíáé ç áðïóôïëÞ êáé ñåßôáé. ¼ëïé ãíùñßæïõìå, õðïãñÜììéóå, ôï Ýñãï ôï ïðïßï ìáò Ý÷åé áíáôåèåß áðü ôïõò äéáñêåßò áãþíåò ôùí Ïìïãåíþí ìáò ôï Óåðôü Ïéêïõìåíéêü Ðáôñéáñ÷åßï ðïõ êáé ôéò óõíå÷åßò ðáñåìâÜóåéò ðëçóßïí ôùí ìáò Ýêáíå áõôÞ ôçí ôéìÞ. Ðñüêåéôáé, ðáñáãüíôùí ôùí ÇíùìÝíùí Ðïëéôåéþí óõìðëÞñùóå, ãéá Ýíá Ýñãï äýóêïëï, Ýíá êáé ôçí åõíïúêÞ ãéá ôï Ýèíïò ìáò ðñïþ- Ýñãï Ïñèüäïîçò ìáñôõñßáò ìå ðÜñá ðïëý èçóç êáé åðßëõóç ôùí åèíéêþí ìáò ìåãÜëåò óõíÝðåéåò êáé ìå ôåñÜóôéåò ðñïåèåìÜôùí. ÐïëëÝò öïñÝò, åßðå ÷áñáêôç- êôÜóåéò êáé éäéáéôÝñùò ìåôÜ ôçí 11ç ÓåðñéóôéêÜ, Ý÷åôå áðïôñÝøåé äõóìåíåßò ôåìâñßïõ üôáí ç Åêêëçóßá ìáò âñÝèçêå óå áðïöÜóåéò óå âÜñïò ôçò ÷þñáò ìáò êáé Üìåóç åðáöÞ ìå ôá ãåãïíüôá êáé óôçí ÜìåÝ÷åôå óõìâÜëåé óôçí èåôéêÞ åîÝëéîç êáé óç êáôÜóôáóç ðñïóöïñÜò êáé âïçèåßáò». õðåñðÞäçóç åèíéêþí óêïðÝëùí. Ï Óåâ. Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò Ýêáíå éäéáßôåñç ÔÝëïò ï Ðñùôïóýãêåëïò ôçò Áñ÷éåðé- áíáöïñÜ óôïí áñéèìü ôùí èõìÜôùí óêïðÞò Áèçíþí ð. ÈùìÜò äéáâåâáßùóå åëëçíéêÞò êáôáãùãÞò, óôéò ïéêïãÝíåéÝò ôïí Óåâ. Áñ÷éåðßóêïðï ÁìåñéêÞò üôé ç ôïõò êáé óôï ãåãïíüò ôçò êáôáóôñïöÞò Åêêëçóßá ôçò ÅëëÜäïò ôïí ðåñéâÜëåé ìå ôïõ Áãßïõ ÍéêïëÜïõ êáé ôüíéóå üôé «åßíáé ìåãÜëç ôéìÞ «êáé åßíáé éäéáßôåñá õðåñÞ- êÜôé ôï ïðïßï ôï æÞóáìå êáé ôï æïýìå êáé öáíç ãéá ôéò åðéôõ÷ßåò óôïõò äéáöüñïõò åß÷áìå ôïí óõíáãåñìü óôïí ïðïßï åôÝèç ôïìåßò ôçò äñáóôçñéüôçôüò óáò». ÅîÝöñá- ç ÏìïãÝíåéá. ¸íáò óõíáãåñìüò, ðñüóóå åðßóçò ôçí èëßøç ôçò ÅëëáäéêÞò èåóå, ï ïðïßïò åêÜëõøå ðÜñá ðïëëÜ êåíÜ Åêêëçóßáò êáé åßðå üôé «óõìðÜó÷ïõìå» ãéá êáé Þäç ðñï÷ùñïýìå óôçí åðïýëùóç ôùí üóá õðÝóôçôå áðü ôï ôñïìåñü ôñïìï- ôñáõìÜôùí, ç ïðïßá üìùò èá ðÜñåé êñáôéêü êôýðçìá ôçò 11çò Óåðôåìâñßïõ ÷ñüíéá». êáé áíáãíùñßæïõìå ôá üóá Ýðñáîå ç Ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò ÄçìÞôñéïò ðáñïõÅêêëçóßá ôçò ÁìåñéêÞò ðñïêåéìÝíïõ íá óßáóå åðßóçò ïíïìáóôéêÜ ôá ìÝëç ôçò

ÃÅÕÌÁ ÕÐÏ ÔÏÕ ÁÑ×ÉÅÐÉÓÊÏÐÏÕ ÁÈÇÍÙÍ Ôï ìåóçìÝñé ôçò ÊõñéáêÞò 14 Éáíïõáñßïõ 2002, ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò Áèçíþí êáé ÐÜóçò ÅëëÜäïò ê. ×ñéóôüäïõëïò ðáñÝèåóå åê ìÝñïõò ôçò ÉåñÜò Óõíüäïõ ôçò Åêêëçóßáò ôçò ÅëëÜäïò, ðñïò ôéìÞí ôïõ Áñ÷éåðéóêüðïõ ÁìåñéêÞò êáé ôçò óõíïäåßáò ôïõ ãåýìá, óôï îåíïäï÷åßï «¢èåíò ÐëÜæá» óôçí Ðëáôåßá ÓõíôÜãìáôïò. Åêôüò áðü ôçí óõíïäåßá ôïõò óôï ãåýìá ðáñáêÜèçóáí êáé åêðñüóùðïé ôçò ÅëëçíéêÞò êõâåñíÞóåùò êáèþò êáé Üëëåò ðñïóùðéêüôçôåò ôçò ÅëëÜäïò. ÊáôÜ ôçí äéÜñêåéá ôïõ ãåýìáôïò ï ê. ×ñéóôüäïõëïò áöïý åîÞñå ôçí ðñïóùðéêüôçôá, ôï Þèïò êáé ôá ÷áñßóìáôá ôïõ ÓåâáóìéùôÜôïõ, Ýêáíå áíáöïñÜ óôá ôñïìïêñáôéêÜ ðëÞãìáôá åíáíôßïí ôïõ áìåñéêáíéêïý ëáïý ôçò åëëçíïñèïäüîïõ ÏìïãÝíåéáò êáé êáôÝëçîå: «ÈÝëù íá äéáâåâáéþóù üëïõò üóïõò óáò óõíïäåýïõí ãéá ôá áéóèÞìáôá ôçò ìåãÜëçò áãÜðçò êáé ôçò ìåãÜëçò ôéìÞò êáé ôçò áíáãíùñßóåùò ôçí ïðïßá ôñÝöïõìå çìåßò åäþ åéò ôçí ÌçôñïðïëéôéêÞí ðáôñßäá, åéò ôçí ÅëëÜäá, áðÝíáíôé üëùí ôùí ÅëëÞíùí ôçò äéáóðïñÜò êáé éäéáßôåñá êáé ðñùôßóôùò áðÝíáíôé ôùí ÅëëÞíùí ðïõ êáôïéêïýí åéò ôçí ìåãÜëçí ÷þñá ôçò ÁìåñéêÞò êáé ïé ïðïßïé äßäåôå êáèçìåñéíþò ìéá óõãêëïíéóôéêÞí êáé äõíáìéêÞ ìáñôõñßá ôçò ðáñïõóßáò óáò ìÝóá åéò åêåßíïí ôïí êüóìïí. Åßèå áõôÞ ç ðáñïõóßá íá åßíáé ôüóï óçìáíôéêÞ þóôå íá åðéâÜëåé êáé åéò ôïõò Üëëïõò áíèñþðïõò ôïí óåâáóìü áðÝíáíôé óôçí ìáêñáßùíá ðáñÜäïóç ôçí ïðïßá åêöñÜæïõìå åìåßò ïé ¸ëëçíåò êáé ôï ëÝãù áõôü ÷ùñßò ß÷íïò óùâéíéóìïý, áëëÜ ìå âáèýôáôç åðßãíùóç ôïõ üôé åßìåèá êëçñïíüìïé åíüò ðïëéôéóìïý Åëëçíéêïý êáé ×ñéóôéáíéêïý ï ïðïßïò Ýëáìøå êÜðïôå åéò ôï óôåñÝùìá ôçò áíèñùðüôçôáò êáé åîáêïëïõèåß áêüìç, ðáñÜ ôá åëáôôþìáôÜ ìáò, íá äéáëÜìðåé óôï ðíåõìáôéêü óôåñÝùìá ôçò ïéêïõìÝíçò». Óôçí óõíÝ÷åéá ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò ÄçìÞôñéïò áðáíôþíôáò áíáöÝñèçêå óôçí ãíùñéìßá ðÝíôå ðåñßðïõ äåêáåôéþí ìå ôïí Ìáêáñéþôáôï êáé ôüíéóå üôé «åí ðñïóåõ÷Þ... âëÝðïõìå ðÜíôïôå ôçí üëç Åêêëçóßá. Êáé óêåðôüìåèá üôé äåí åßíáé äõíáôüí íá åßìåèá åõôõ÷åßò åÜí êÜðïéá Åêêëçóßá Üëëç Ïñèüäïîç, ðïõ åßíáé äéêÞ ìáò êáé ìÝñïò äéêü ìáò, üðùò åßìåèá êáé ìåéò äéêü ôçò, åßíáé êÜôù áðü äýóêïëåò óõíèÞêåò. ÈÝëïõìå íá Ý÷ïõìå ôçí áßóèçóç ôùí óõãêïéíùíïýíôùí äï÷åßùí, åßôå áõôÜ ìåôáöÝñïõí äÜêñõá, åßôå ìåôáöÝñïõí áßìá æùïðïéüí, åßôå ìåôáöÝñïõí ðüíï.

ÉÁÍÏÕÁÑÉÏÓ 2002

ÏÑÈÏÄÏÎÏÓ ÐÁÑÁÔÇÑÇÔÇÓ

ÓÕÍÁÍÔÇÓÇ ÊÁÉ ÃÅÕÌÁ ÓÔÏ ÕÐÏÕÑÃÅÉÏ ÅÎÙÔÅÑÉÊÙÍ

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ÓõíÝíôåõîç Ôýðïõ áêïëïýèçóå ôçí óõíÜíôçóç ôïõ Áñ÷éåðéóêüðïõ êáé ôçò åî´ ÁìåñéêÞò Áíôéðñïóùðåßáò ìå ôïí Õðïõñãü Åîùôåñéêþí êáé ôï åðéôåëåßï ôïõ óôï ÕÐÅÎ. Ôá Ì.Ì.Å. ôçò ÅëëÜäïò êÜëõøáí ìå èåôéêÜ ó÷üëéá ôéò ïõóéáóôéêÝò ðëåõñÝò ôçò åðéóêÝøåùò ôïõ Áñ÷éåðéóêüðïõ.

Ôï ìåóçìÝñé ôçò ÄåõôÝñáò ï Óåâ. Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò ÁìåñéêÞò ÄçìÞôñéïò óõíáíôÞèçêå ìå ôïí Õðïõñãü Åîùôåñéêþí ê. Ãåþñãéï ÐáðáíäñÝïõ, óôçí Ýäñá ôçò ÅëëçíéêÞò äéðëùìáôßáò, óôï Õðïõñãåßï Åîùôåñéêþí. Óôá óêáëïðÜôéá ôïõ õðïõñãåßïõ ôïí Áñ÷éåðßóêïðï õðåäÝ÷èç ï Ãåíéêüò ÃñáììáôÝáò ÁðïäÞìïõ Åëëçíéóìïý ê. ÄçìÞôñçò Äüëëçò êáé óôçí óõíÝ÷åéá ôïí ïäÞãçóå óå áßèïõóá ôïõ â´ ïñüöïõ üðïõ êáé ôïí õðïäÝ÷èçêå ï ê. ÐáðáíäñÝïõ. ÁìÝóùò ìåôÜ ï ê. ÐáðáíäñÝïõ ïäÞãçóå ôïí Óåâ. Áñ÷éåðßóêïðï êáé ôá ìÝëç ôçò óõíïäåßáò ôïõ óôçí áßèïõóá óõíåäñéÜóåùí êáé óõæÞôçóå ìáæß ôïõò èÝìáôá ðïõ áöïñïýí ôçí ÏìïãÝíåéá. Áêïëïýèçóáí äçëþóåéò ðñïò ôïí Ôýðï êáé óôç óõíÝ÷åéá ï ê. Õðïõñãüò ðáñÝèåóå ãåýìá ðñïò ôéìÞ ôïõ Áñ÷éåðéóêüðïõ óôï ïðïßï ðáñáêÜèçóáí ôüóï ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò Áèçíþí êáé ðÜóçò ÅëëÜäïò ê. ×ñéóôüäïõëïò, üóï êáé ï Ðñüåäñïò ôçò Áêáäçìßáò Áèçíþí êáé åêðñüóùðïò ôïõ Ïéêïõìåíéêïý Ðáôñéáñ÷åßïõ óôçí ÅëëÜäá, Ìçôñïðïëßôçò ÐåñãÜìïõ ê. ÉùÜííçò. Óôï ãåýìá ðáñáêÜèçóáí åðßóçò ï åðéôåôñáììÝíïò ôçò ÁìåñéêáíéêÞò ðñåóâåßáò óôçí ÁèÞíá ê. Ì. ÊëÝâåñëé êáé ï ðñÝóâçò ôçò Êýðñïõ óôçí ÁèÞíá ê. Ðáíôåëßäçò.

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ÌÅ ÔÏÍ ÐÑÙÈÕÐÏÕÑÃÏ ÔÇÓ ÅËËÁÄÏÓ ÓÔÏ ÌÅÃÁÑÏ ÌÁÎÉÌÏÕ

ÁÈÇÍÁ Ôï åðßóçìï ðñüãñáììá óõíáíôÞóåùí ôïõ Áñ÷éåðéóêüðïõ Üñ÷éóå ôï ðñùß ôçò ÄåõôÝñáò 14 Éáíïõáñßïõ 2002. Ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò ÄçìÞôñéïò, Ýãéíå äåêôüò óôï ÌÝãáñï Ìáîßìïõ áðü ôïí Ðñüåäñï ôçò ÅëëçíéêÞò ÊõâÝñíçóçò ê. Êþóôá Óçìßôç. Óôçí óõíÜíôçóç ðïõ äéåîÞ÷èç óå êëßìá åãêáñäéüôçôáò êáé óõíåñãáóßáò êáé êñÜôçóå ðÝñáí ôçò êáèïñéóìÝíçò þñáò, Þôáí ðáñþí êáé ï õöõðïõñãüò Åîùôåñéêþí ê. ÃéÜííçò Ìáãêñéþôçò. Åßíáé ÷áñáêôçñéóôéêü üôé ï ¸ëëçíáò Ðñùèõðïõñãüò óõíáíôÞèçêå êáé ìßëçóå ìå üëá ôá ìÝëç ôçò áíôéðñïóùðåßáò ðïõ óõíüäåõáí ôïí Óåâáóìéþôáôï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðï. Ëßãï áñãüôåñá óôçí êáô éäßáí óõíÜíôçóç ôïõ Áñ÷éåðéóêüðïõ ìå ôïí ê. Óçìßôç ìåôåß÷áí åê ìÝñïõò ôçò Áíôéðñïóùðåßáò ï Áíôéðñüåäñïò ôïõ Áñ÷éåðéóêïðéêïý Óõìâïõëßïõ ê. ÌÜéêë Ôæá÷Üñçò, ï ê. ¢ëåî Óðáíüò êáé ï ÌçôñïÄÇÌ. ÐÁÍÁÃÏÓ ðïëßôçò ÊñÞíçò ê. ÉÜêùâïò. Óôçí éäéáßôåñç óõíÜíôçóç ìå ôïí Ðñùèõðïõñãü ê. Óçìßôç, ï Óåâ. Õðïäå÷üìåíïò ôïí ÐñïêáèÞìåíï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò ÁìåñéêÞò ê. ÄçìÞôñéïò êáé ï ê. ¢ëåî Óðáíüò. ôçò ÅëëçíéêÞò Ïñèüäïîçò Åêêëçóßáò ôçò ÁìåñéêÞò ï Ðñùèõðïõñãüò ôïí åõ÷áñßóôçóå ãéá Ï ê. Óçìßôçò óå äçëþóåéò ôïõ êáôÜ ôç äéÜñêåéá ôçí óõìâïëÞ ôïõ óôçí åðéôõ÷ßá ôïõ ðñüóöáôïõ ôçò óõíÜíôçóçò ôüíéóå ìåôáîý Üëëùí: ôáîéäéïý ôïõ óôéò ÇíùìÝíåò Ðïëéôåßåò, ôïí åíçìÝñùóå «Ç åðßóêåøç ìïõ óôéò ÇíùìÝíåò Ðïëéôåßåò Þôáí ãéá ôéò åðáöÝò ôïõ óôçí ÏõÜóéíãêôïí êáé åðåóÞìáíå ðïëý êáëÞ, ÷Üñç êáé óå óáò Óåâáóìéþôáôå, ÷Üñç óôçí üôé äçìéïõñãÞèçêå Ýíá êëßìá öéëéêü ðïõ óéãÜ-óéãÜ èá ðñïåñãáóßá ðïõ åß÷áôå êÜíåé. Ðéóôåýïõìå ðùò êáëëéåñãçèåß þóôå óýíôïìá íá öÝñåé áðïôåëÝóìáôá. äçìéïõñãÞèçêå Ýíá êëßìá áñêåôÜ öéëéêü... ÕðÞñ÷å Ýíá Óôçí äéÜñêåéá ôçò óõíÜíôçóçò óõæçôÞèçêáí öéëéêü êëßìá êáé êáëü åßíáé íá õðÜñ÷åé Ýíá ôÝôïéï êëßìá èÝìáôá óýóöéãîçò ôùí ó÷Ýóåùí ôïõ Ìçôñïðïëéôéêïý ðïõ èá ìáò âïçèÞóåé óå üëåò ôéò ðåñáéôÝñù ÊÝíôñïõ ìå ôçí ÏìïãÝíåéá, äéáðéóôþèçêå üôé õðÜñ÷åé åîåëßîåéò...». åíüôçôá êé ïìïøõ÷ßá óôïí ôïìÝá ôùí åèíéêþí ÊáôÜ ôçí äéÜñêåéá ôçò óõíÜíôçóçò ï Óåâ. èåìÜôùí åíþ óõæçôÞèçêáí êáé ïé ôñüðïé ìå ôïõò Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò äþñçóå óôïí Ðñùèõðïõñãü Ýíá ïðïßïõò èá ãéíüôáí äõíáôÞ ç óõìâïëÞ ôçò ÏìïãÝíåéáò ìåëáíïäï÷åßï, áíôßãñáöï ôïõ ðñùôüôõðïõ ðïõ óôï ðïëéôéêü åðßðåäï, þóôå íá âåëôéùèåß ç ôõ÷üí ÷ñçóéìïðïéÞèçêå ãéá ôçí õðïãñáöÞ ôçò äéáêçñýîåùò åóöáëìÝíç êáé åìâüëéìç åéêüíá ôçò ÅëëÜäáò ðïõ ôçò ÁìåñéêáíéêÞò Áíåîáñôçóßáò êáé åêôßèåôáé óôï ðáñïõóéÜæåôáé õóôåñüâïõëá óôéò ÇíùìÝíåò Ðïëé- Ìïõóåßï Áíåîáñôçóßáò ôçò ÖéëáäÝëöåéáò åíþ ï ê. ôåßåò, óõíäÝåôáé ìå ôï èÝìá ôçò ôñïìïêñáôßáò êáé Óçìßôçò ðñüóöåñå óôïí Óåâáóìéþôáôï Ýíá áóçìÝíéï ðñïâÜëëåôáé ùò äÞèåí áíôéáìåñéêáíéóìüò óôçí åêêëçóéáóôéêü óêåýïò ãéá ôçí ôÝëåóç ôïõ Áãéáóìïý, ÅëëÜäá. áíôßãñáöï áðü ôï Ìïõóåßï ÌðåíÜêç.

Ç ÐÑÙÔÇ ÅÐÉÓÊÅØÇ ÓÔÏÍ ÁÑ×ÉÅÐÉÓÊÏÐÏ ×ÑÉÓÔÏÄÏÕËÏ ÁÈÇÍÁ. Ôï áðüãåõìá ôïõ ÓáââÜôïõ 12 Éáíïõáñßïõ 2002, Ï Óåâ. Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò ÁìåñéêÞò ê. ÄçìÞôñéïò óõíïäåõüìåíïò áðü ôçí åî ÁìåñéêÞò áíôéðñïóùðåßá åðéóêÝöèçêå ôïí Ìáêáñéþôáôï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðï Áèçíþí êáé ÐÜóçò ÅëëÜäïò ê. ×ñéóôüäïõëï, óôçí Áñ÷éåðéóêïðÞ Áèçíþí. Ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò ×ñéóôüäïõëïò êáëùóüñéóå ìå èÝñìç ôïí Óåâáóìéþôáôï êáé ïé äýï çãÝôåò óõæÞôçóáí ãéá ëßãá ëåðôÜ éäéáéôÝñùò óôï Áñ÷éåðéóêïðéêü ãñáöåßï. Ç üëç åðßóêåøç äéÞñêåóå ìéá êáé ìéóÞ ðåñßðïõ þñá êáé äéåîÞ÷èç óå êëßìá åãêáñäéüôçôïò êáé áäåëöéêÞò áãÜðçò. ¸ãéíå áíôáëëáãÞ áðüøåùí ãéá èÝìáôá ðïõ áöïñïýí ôéò äýï Åêêëçóßåò êáé ôéò ó÷Ýóåéò öéëßáò êáé áëëçëåããýçò ìåôáîý ôïõ Åëëçíéêïý êáé ôïõ Áìåñéêáíéêïý ¸èíïõò. Éäéáßôåñç áíáöïñÜ Ýãéíå áðü ôïõò äýï åêêëçóéáóôéêïýò çãÝôåò óôï ôñïìïêñáôéêü êôýðçìá ôçò 11çò Óåðôåìâñßïõ åíþ ôáõôü÷ñïíá êáôáäéêÜóôçêå ç Ýîáñóç ôçò ôñïìïêñáôßáò êáé õðïãñáììßóôçêå ç ôåñÜóôéá óçìáóßá ðïõ Ý÷åé ç Ïñèïäïîßá êáé ç ÅëëçíéêÞ ìáò ðáñÜäïóç óôçí óýã÷ñïíç åðï÷Þ. Ôá ìÝëç ôçò åî ÁìåñéêÞò Áíôéðñïóùðåßáò ðïõ óõíüäåõå ôïí Áñ÷éåðßóêïðï åß÷áí ôçí åõêáéñßá íá áíôáëëÜîïõí áðüøåéò ìå ôïí Ìáêáñéþôáôï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðï Áèçíþí ê. ×ñéóôüäïõëï ãéá èÝìáôá ðïõ áöïñïýí ôçí æùÞ êáé ôçí äñÜóç ôçò Åêêëçóßáò êáé ôçò ÏìïãÝíåéáò óôçí ÁìåñéêÞ. Óôï ôÝëïò ôçò óõíÜíôçóçò ï ê. ×ñéóôüäïõëïò ðñüóöåñå óå üëïõò ôüìï áöéåñùìÝíï óôïí Áðüóôïëï Ðáýëï ùò åíèýìéï ôçò åðßóêåøçò, åíþ óôïí Áñ÷éåðß-

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Êëßìá åãêáñäéüôçôïò êáé åí ×ñéóôþ áãÜðçò êõñéÜñ÷çóå óôçí éäéáßôåñç óõíÜíôçóç ìåôáîý ôùí äýï èñçóêåõôéêþí çãåôþí óôï ãñáöåßï ôïõ ÌáêáñéùôÜôïõ.

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ìåôáäþóåé áõôü ðïõ Ý÷åé óå üëï ôïí êüóìï êáé íá ìç ôï êëåßóåé óôá óôåíÜ üñéá ôá äéêÜ ìáò. Áõôü êÜíïõìå åêåß, áõôü ãßíåôáé åäþ áðü ôçí Åêêëçóßá ìáò êé áðü ôïí ÷þñï ôïí Åëëçíéêü êáé åßìáóôå ìáæß ó áõôÞ ôçí ðñïóðÜèåéá. Ìéá ðñïóðÜèåéá åíüò ìéêñïý áñéèìçôéêÜ ëáïý áëëÜ ìå ÷éëéÜäåò ÷ñüíéá ôÝôïéáò ðñïóöïñÜò». Óå åñþôçóç äçìïóéïãñÜöïõ ãéá ôïí áí õðÞñîáí äéïñèùôéêÝò äçëþóåéò óôéò ëÜèïò åñìçíåßåò ðïõ åß÷áí äïèåß óå êÜðïéá ëüãéá ôïõ Áñ÷éåðéóêüðïõ Áèçíþí êáé óå êÜðïéá áñíçôéêÞ ôüôå åíôýðùóç óå ó÷Ýóç ìå ôá ãåãïíüôá ôçò 11çò Óåðôåìâñßïõ, ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò áðÜíôçóå: «Âåâáßùò õðÞñîáí êáé äåí Þôáí ìüíï ôïõ ÌáêáñéùôÜôïõ, Þôáí êé Üëëá óôïé÷åßá êáé åßóôå åíÞìåñïé ôçò [ ð ñüóöáôçò] åêðïìðÞò 60 Minutes ôïõ CBS, õðÞñîå ðïëý Ýíôïíç áíôßäñáóç êáé õðÞñîáí åíôïíüôáôá ãñÜììáôá ôá ïðïßá êáôÝêëõóáí ôá ãñáöåßá ôïõ CBS êáé Ýíáò åê ôùí ðáñüíôùí áðüøå ï ê. ¢èåíò, åßíáé Ýíáò åê ôùí ôñéþí ðïõ õðïãñÜöïõí ìéá åîáéñåôéêÞ åðéóôïëÞ ðñïò ôï CBS óôçí ïðïßá èÝôïõí ôá ðñÜãìáôá óôç èÝóç ôïõò ãåíéêüôåñá ãéá ôï èÝìá ôñïìïêñáôßá êáé ÅëëÜò, Ýíá èÝìá óôï ïðïßï ç ÷þñá ìáò Ý÷åé ðáñïõóéáóèåß ìå ëÜèïò åéêüíá. ÊÜíïõìå ðïëëÝò ðñïóðÜèåéåò ðñïò áõôÞ ôçí êáôåýèõíóç, áëëÜ îÝñåôå ðüóï äõó÷åñÝò åßíáé ôï Ýñãï áíáéñÝóåùò ðñïâïëþí ðïõ ãßíïíôáé áðü éó÷õñÜ äßêôõá. Ôï êÜíïõìå ìáæß ìå ðïëëïýò áðü ôïõò áíèñþðïõò ðïõ åßíáé óÞìåñá ìáæß ìáò êáé åßìáóôå áäéÜëëáêôïé óôçí ðñïâïëÞ áõôïý ðïõ åßíáé ôï óùóôü ôï äßêáéï êáé ôï áëçèéíü».

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ÏÑÈÏÄÏÎÏÓ ÐÁÑÁÔÇÑÇÔÇÓ

ÉÁÍÏÕÁÑÉÏÓ 2002

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ÁìÝóùò ìåôÜ ôçí óõíáíôçóÞ ôïõ ìå ôïí Ðñùèõðïõñãü ôçò ÅëëÜäáò ê. Ê. Óçìßôç ï Óåâ. Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò ÁìåñéêÞò ê. ÄçìÞôñéïò, ìåôÝâç óôï ìíçìåßï ôïõ Áãíþóôïõ Óôñáôéþôç ìðñïóôÜ áðü ôçí ÂïõëÞ ôùí ÅëëÞíùí êáé öáíåñÜ óõãêéíçìÝíïò êáôÝèåóå äÜöíéíï óôåöÜíé. Óôçí óýíôïìç ôåëåôÞ ôçí ÅëëçíéêÞ ÊõâÝñíçóç åêðñïóþðçóå ï Õðïõñãüò Åðéêñáôåßáò ê. ÓôÝöáíïò Ìáíßêáò. ¢ãçìá ôïõ Óôñáôïý áðÝäùóå ôéìÝò óôïí Áñ÷éåðßóêïðï åíþ ç ìðÜíôá ôïõ Ðïëåìéêïý Íáõôéêïý ðáéÜíéæå ôïí Åèíéêü ¾ìíï. «Åßìáóôå óå ìéá åíôïíüôáôç óõãêéíçôéêÞ þñá êáôáèÝóåùò óôåöÜíïõ óôïí ¢ãíùóôï Óôñáôéþôç» åßðå ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò, «¹ôáí ìéá åõêáéñßá åðáöÞò ìå üôé çñùéêü êáé üôé ìåãÜëï Ý÷åé ç ÅëëÜò, ç ïðïßá õðÞñîå ðÜíôïôå ðñüìá÷ïò åëåõèåñßáò êáé äéêáéïóýíçò êáé ï ¢ãíùóôïò Óôñáôéþôçò áêñéâþò, óõìâïëßæåé áõôïýò ôïõò áãþíåò. Ãé´ áõôü êáé ï öüñïò ôéìÞò óôïí ¢ãíùóôï Óôñáôéþôç åßíáé öüñïò ôéìÞò óôçí Åëåõèåñßá, óôçí Äéêáéïóýíç êáé óôçí ÅéñÞíç, ðñÜãìáôá ãéá ôá ïðïßá ç ÅëëÜò Ý÷åé ðáëÝøåé êé Ý÷åé èõóéáóôåß. Äåí ìðïñþ íá ðù ôßðïôá ðåñéóóüôåñï ðáñÜ ôï üôé åßíáé ìéá ðïëý ìåãÜëç êáé ðïëý ùñáßá þñá ãéá üëïõò ìáò, áõôÞ ç þñá ôçò êáôáèÝóåùò ôïõ óôåöÜíïõ».

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Ôï áðüãåõìá ôçò ÄåõôÝñáò 14 Éáíïõáñßïõ, ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò äÝ÷èçêå ôçí åðßóêåøç ôïõ ðñïÝäñïõ ôçò ÁîéùìáôéêÞò Áíôéðïëéôåýóåùò ê. Êùíóôáíôßíïõ ÊáñáìáíëÞ. Óôçí óõíÜíôçóç ðÞñáí ìÝñïò ç ôïìåÜñ÷çò ãéá åîùôåñéêÜ èÝìáôá ôçò NÝáò Äçìïêñáôßáò ê. Íôüñá ÌðáêïãéÜííç, ï áíôéðñüåäñïò ôçò ÄéáêïììáôéêÞò ÅðéôñïðÞò ôçò ÂïõëÞò ãéá ôïí Áðüäçìï Åëëçíéóìü ê. Ðáíáãéþôçò ÓêáíäáëÜêçò, ï ôïìåÜñ÷çò ãéá èÝìáôá Ðáéäåßáò ôçò ÍÝáò Äçìïêñáôßáò ê. Áñéóôåßäçò Ðáõëßäçò êáé ï âïõëåõôÞò ê. ÂáëéíÜêçò êáèþò åðßóçò êáé õðçñåóéáêïß ðáñÜãïíôåò. Åê ìÝñïõò ôçò áíôéðñïóùðåßáò ðïõ óõíüäåõå ôïí Áñ÷éåðßóêïðï óõììåôåß÷áí ï Ìçôñïðïëßôçò ÊñÞíçò ê. ÉÜêùâïò, ï ê. Ìé÷áÞë Ôæá÷Üñçò êáé ï ê. ¢íôñéïõ Áèåíò. ÌåôÜ ôç óõíÜíôçóç, ðïõ Ýãéíå óå áôìüóöáéñá åéëéêñéíÞ êáé åãêÜñäéá, ï ê. ÊáñáìáíëÞò ôüíéóå óå äçëþóåéò ôïõ üôé åß÷å ôçí åõêáéñßá íá åêöñÜóåé ôá áéóèÞìáôá áãÜðçò óõìðáñÜóôáóçò êáé áëëçëåããýçò ãéá üëïõò ôïõò Ïìïãåíåßò ðïõ åß÷áí èýìáôá óôï áðïôñüðáéï ÷ôýðçìá ôçò 11çò Óåðôåìâñßïõ. Áðü ôçí ðëåõñÜ ôïõ ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò áíÝöåñå üôé óôçí óõæÞôçóÞ ôïõò, ôïõò áðáó÷üëçóå êáé ôï èÝìá ôçò «åéêüíáò» ôçò ÅëëÜäïò ðñïò ôá Ýîù êáé éäéáßôåñá óôçí ÁìåñéêÞ êáé áðïôåëåß åðéèõìßá ôïõò íá äçìéïõñãçèåß ç åéêüíá áõôÞ ðïõ áîßæåé íá åßíáé, äéüôé åßìåèá óôçí ðñùôïðïñßá ôùí áãþíùí ãéá åëåõèåñßá, äéêáéïóýíç, åéñÞíç êáé åßíáé Üäéêï íá ìçí áíáãíùñßæåôáé.

Ôï ìåóçìÝñé ôçò ÄåõôÝñáò 14 Éáíïõáñßïõ, ï Óåâ. Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò ÁìåñéêÞò ê. ÄçìÞôñéïò óõíáíôÞèçêå ìå ôïí ðñüåäñï ôçò ÂïõëÞò ôùí ÅëëÞíùí ê. Áðüóôïëï ÊáêëáìÜíç. Ï Óåâáóìéþôáôïò åß÷å ìáæß ôïõ óõíïìéëßá ãéá èÝìáôá ðïõ áöïñïýí ôçí Åêêëçóßá ôçò ÁìåñéêÞò, áëëÜ êáé ãåíéêüôåñá ôçí ÏìïãÝíåéá. ÌåôÜ ôï ðÝñáò ôçò óõíÜíôçóçò ï ðñüåäñïò ôçò ÂïõëÞò áðÝíåéìå óôïí Áñ÷éåðßóêïðï ÄçìÞôñéï, ôï ÷ñõóü ìåôÜëëéï ôçò ÂïõëÞò, ðáñïõóßá êáé ôùí áíôéðñïÝäñùí ôïõ Óþìáôïò, ôùí ìåëþí ôçò óõíïäåßáò ôïõ Áñ÷éåðéóêüðïõ, êáèþò êáé ôùí ìåëþí ôçò ÄéáêïììáôéêÞò ÅðéôñïðÞò ãéá ôïí Áðüäçìï Åëëçíéóìü êáé ôçò ÅðéôñïðÞò Ïñèïäïîßáò. Óå äçëþóåéò ôïõ áìÝóùò ìåôÜ ôçí óõíÜíôçóç ï ê. ÊáêëáìÜíçò åîÞñå ôçí ðñïóùðéêüôçôá êáé ôï Ýñãï ôïõ ðñïêáèçìÝíïõ ôçò ÅëëçíéêÞò Ïñèüäïîçò Åêêëçóßáò ôçò ÁìåñéêÞò êáé áíáöÝñèçêå óôçí áãÜðç ìå ôçí ïðïßá ðåñéâÜëëåé ç ÅëëÜäá ôçí ÏìïãÝíåéá. ÓõãêåêñéìÝíá åîÝöñáóå «ôá áéóèÞìáôá áãÜðçò êé áëëçëåããýçò ðñïò ôïí Åëëçíéóìü ôçò ÁìåñéêÞò, ï ïðïßïò óôç ìåãÜëç äïêéìáóßá ôïõ ÁìåñéêáÄÇÌ. ÐÁÍÁÃÏÓ íéêïý ëáïý ìåôÜ ôï ôñïìïêñáôéêü ÷ôýðçìá ôçò 11çò ÓåðôÝìâñç åß÷å ôçí äéêÞ ôïõ Ìå ôï ×ñõóü ÌåôÜëëéï ôçò ÂïõëÞò ôùí ÅëëÞíùí ôßìçóå ôïí Áñ÷éåðßóêïðï ï Ðñüåäñüò ôçò ê. Áðüóôïëïò ÊáêëáìÜíçò. óõììåôï÷Þ, ôïí äéêü ôïõ öüñï áßìáôïò. Åßêïóé ¸ëëçíåò óõìðáôñéþôåò ìáò, ðïëßôåò ôùí åðßóçò áãÜðç êáé óôïñãÞ èÝëù íá ôï ôïíßóù áõôü ÇíùìÝíùí Ðïëéôåéþí ÷Üèçêáí êÜôù áðü ôá åñåßðéá ôùí Óåâáóìéþôáôå óêåöôüìáóôå ïëüêëçñç ôçí ÏìïãÝíåéá. Äßäõìùí Ðýñãùí. Åìåßò åêöñÜæïõìå ôçí áìÝñéóôç Ãíùñßæåôå üôé äåí õðÜñ÷åé åëëçíéêÞ ïéêïãÝíåéá ðïõ íá óõìðáñÜóôáóÞ ìáò üðùò ôï êÜíáìå áðü ôçí ðñþôç ìçí Ý÷åé ôçí ðñïÝêôáóÞ ôçò óôçí ÁìåñéêÞ. Äåí õðÜñ÷åé óôéãìÞ, ìáôáéþíïíôáò ôç óõíåäñßáóç ôçò ÂïõëÞò ôçí åëëçíéêÞ ïéêïãÝíåéá ðïõ íá ìçí Ý÷åé áäåëöïýò, óõããåíåßò çìÝñá åêåßíç. ÈÝëïõìå íá åðáíáëÜâïõìå Óåâáóìéþôáôå åêåß. Êáé üôé åóåßò ÷áßñåóôå, Þ ãéá üôé åóåßò õðïöÝñåôå, ôçí ìåãÜëç ïäýíç ôïõ ëáïý ìáò, ãéá ôçí ïäýíç ôïõ õðïöÝñïõìå êáé ÷áéñüìáóôå êé åìåßò». Ï ê. ÊáêëáìÜíçò åðåóÞìáíå åðßóçò ôçí óõìâïëÞ Áìåñéêáíéêïý ëáïý. ÓõíÝðáó÷å êáé óõìðÜó÷åé üëç áõôÞ ôçí ðåñßïäï ï Åëëçíéêüò ëáüò ãéá ôïõò áíèñþðïõò ðïõ ôïõ Áñ÷éåðéóêüðïõ óôçí åäñáßùóç ôçò åíüôçôáò óôçí ÷Üèçêáí êáé ôïõò óõããåíåßò êáé ößëïõò üëùí ôùí ÏìïãÝíåéáò, áëëÜ êáé ôïí ðïëý óðïõäáßï ñüëï ðïõ èõìÜôùí ôçò ôñïìïêñáôßáò, êáé óôéò ÇíùìÝíåò Ðïëéôåßåò áíÝëáâå ìåôÜ ôá ôñáãéêÜ ãåãïíüôá ôçò ôñïìïêñáôéêÞò êáé ó ïëüêëçñï ôïí êüóìï. Åßíáé êáéñüò ìå ôç óõíåñãáóßá åðéèÝóåùò ôçò 11çò Óåðôåìâñßïõ. Áðü ôçí ðëåõñÜ ôïõ ï Óåâ. Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò åõ÷áñßóôçüëùí ôùí äçìïêñáôéþí ôïõ êüóìïõ íá ôåèåß ôÝñìá ó áõôÞ ôç ìÜóôéãá ôçò áíèñùðüôçôáò, ôçí ôñïìïêñáôßá. óå ôïí ê. ÊáêëáìÜíç ãéá ôçí Ýîï÷ç, üðùò ôçí ÷áñáêôÞñéóå Êáé ôïí áãþíá áõôü ðñÝðåé íá ôïí äþóïõìå üëïé ìå õðïäï÷Þ ðïõ åðåöýëáîå ôüóï ðñïò ôï ðñüóùðü ôïõ áíéäéïôÝëåéá, ÷ùñßò õóôåñïâïõëßá, ÷ùñßò äåýôåñåò üóï êáé ðñïò ôá õðüëïéðá ìÝëç ôçò áíôéðñïóùðåßáò êáé óêÝøåéò, óôéò ïðïßåò ðåñéëáìâÜíåôå êáé ç êáðçëåßá ôçò ôüíéóå üôé ï ÷þñïò ôçò ÂïõëÞò åßíáé ÷þñïò éåñüò, ãáôß ï ôñïìïêñáôßáò êáé ôïõ öáéíïìÝíïõ ãéá Üëëïõò óêïðïýò. áãþíáò ðïõ äéåîÜãåôáé åêåß ìÝóá åßíáé Ýíáò ðïëý éåñüò ÐñÝðåé íá óáò äéáâåâáéþóù üôé áõôÝò åßíáé ïé óêÝøåéò áãþíáò. ÅîÜëëïõ ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò åðáßíåóå ôï Ýñãï ðïõ êáé ôá áéóèÞìáôá ïëüêëçñïõ ôïõ Åëëçíéêïý Ëáïý, ï Ý÷åé áíáëÜâåé óôï ðñüóöáôï ðáñåëèüí ç ÂïõëÞ ôùí ïðïßïò ðéêñÜèçêå üôáí ðñüóöáôá áðü êýêëïõò ðïõ ÅëëÞíùí, ìå ôçí ïéêïíïìéêÞ õðïóôÞñéîç ôïõ îåíþíá ãéá áóöáëþò äåí åêöñÜæïõí ôçí åðßóçìç èÝóç ôùí áóèåíåßò åî ÅëëÜäïò óôçí Âïóôþíç êáèþò êáé ãéá ôçí ÇíùìÝíùí Ðïëéôåéþí èÝëçóå íá åìöáíéóôåß, Ýóôù êáé åðéèõìßá ôçò íá âïçèÞóåé ôéò ïéêïãÝíåéåò ðïõ Ýìåéíáí ÷ùñßò êáôÜ Ýíá ðïóïóôü ôïõ, áëëÜ êáé óå ðñïóùðéêüôçôåò ðñïóôÜôåò ìåôÜ ôá ôñáãéêÜ ãåãïíüôá ôçò ôñïìïêñáôéêÞò ôïõ äçìüóéïõ âßïõ ôçò ÷þñáò ìáò, üôé äåí áéóèÜíåôáé åðéèÝóåùò ôçò 11çò Óåðôåìâñßïõ. ôçí ßäéá èÝñìç ðïõ áéóèÜíåôáé ïëüêëçñïò ï Åëëçíéêüò «Áéóèáíüìáóôå ôïõò äåóìïýò ìáò áíáíåùìÝíïõò êáé ëáüò êáé êÜèå öéëåéñçíéêüò ëáüò áðÝíáíôé ó áõôü ôï ôïíéóìÝíïõò êáé ãéá ìéá áêüìç öïñÜ», åßðå ï Áñ÷éåðßåãêëçìáôéêü ìáæéêü öáéíüìåíï, ðïõ ïíïìÜæåôáé óêïðïò, «íéþèïõìå áõôü ðïõ õðÞñîå ðÜíôïôå ç âÜóç ôñïìïêñáôßá». Êáé óå Üëëï óçìåßï ôùí äçëþóåþí ôïõ ôçò æùÞò, ôçò õðÜñîåùò êáé ôçò äñÜóåùò ôïõ ÅëëçíïñèïêáôÝëçîå: «...ç ôñïìïêñáôßá ðïõ áíôéìåôùðßæåé ç ÷þñá äüîïõ Åëëçíéóìïý, äçëáäÞ ôï íá åßìåèá óå êáôÜóôáóç ìáò, áí êáé äåí Ý÷åé ôçí Ýêôáóç ðïõ ðáñïõóéÜæåôáé óå áðïóôïëÞò. Äåí õðÞñîáìå ðïôÝ ëáüò ï ïðïßïò ìÝíåé Üëëåò ÷þñåò, Ý÷åé äõóôõ÷þò ÷ñïíéêÞ äéÜñêåéá êáé óôçí ÷ùñßò áðïóôïëÞ, ÷ùñßò ðåñéå÷üìåíï. Ç ìïßñá ìáò, áò ôï äéÜñêåéá áõôÞ ôïõ öáéíïìÝíïõ Ý÷åé óêéáóôåß ç äéåèíÞò ðïýìå Ýôóé, Þ ãéá íá ÷ñçóéìïðïéÞóïõìå ôçí èåïëïãéêÞ åéêüíá ôçò ÷þñáò ìáò, õðïíïìåýåôáé ç ïéêïíïìßá ìáò, ãëþóóá ï ðñïïñéóìüò ìáò, áðü ðëåõñÜò Èåïý, åßíáé íá õðïíïìåýåôáé ç ëåéôïõñãßá ôçò äçìïêñáôßáò ìáò. Ãé áõôü äéáêïíïýìå ôïí êüóìï ðñïóöÝñïíôáò üôé êáëýôåñï êáé êáé åßíáé ìåãÜëç ç áðïñßá ìáò áðü ðïý ðñÜãìáôé üôé éåñüôåñï ìáò Ý÷åé äïèåß. Èåùñïýìå üôé äåí ìðïñïýìå êáèïäçãåßôáé Ýíá öáéíüìåíï ðïõ óáöþò, ðñþôá-ðñþôá íá ôï êñáôÞóïõìå ìüíï ãéá ìáò, áëëÜ áíÞêåé óå üëï ôïí ðëÞôôåé ôçí ßäéá ôçí ÷þñá ìáò, ôïí Åëëçíéêü ëáü, ôá êüóìï. Êáé áõôü êÜíïõìå êáé áõôü èá åîáêïëïõèÞóïõìå óõìöÝñïíôÜ ìáò, ôéò äéåèíåßò ìáò ó÷Ýóåéò. Ìå ìåãÜëç íá êÜíïõìå ïé áðáíôá÷ïý ôçò ãçò Åëëçíïñèüäïîïé».

ÓÕÍÁÍÔÇÓÇ ÌÅ ÔÏÕÓ ÁËËÏÕÓ ÊÏÉÍÏÂÏÕËÅÕÔÉÊÏÕÓ ÁÑ×ÇÃÏÕÓ Ëßãï áñãüôåñá ï Óåâ. Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò ÁìåñéêÞò ê. ÄçìÞôñéïò äÝ÷èçêå óå îå÷ùñéóôÝò óõíáíôÞóåéò ôïí ðñüåäñï ôïõ Óõíáóðéóìïý ôçò ÁñéóôåñÜò êáé ôçò Ðñïüäïõ ê. Íßêï Êùíóôáíôüðïõëï êáé ôçí ÃåíéêÞ ÃñáììáôÝá ôïõ Êïììïõíéóôéêïý Êüììáôïò ÅëëÜäáò ê. ÁëÝêá ÐáðáñÞãá. ÊáôÜ ôç äéÜñêåéá ôùí óõíáíôÞóåùí äüèçêå ç åõêáéñßá ãéá óõæÞôçóç óå èÝìáôá ó÷Ýóåùí ÅëëÜäáò êáé ÏìïãÝíåéáò êáé Ýãéíáí äéáðéóôþóåéò ðïõ áöïñïýí ôï ìÝëëïí ôïõ Åëëçíéóìïý óôçí ÁìåñéêÞ.

ÄÇÌ. ÐÁÍÁÃÏÓ

ÌÅ ÔÉÓ ÅÐÉÔÑÏÐÅÓ ÔÇÓ ÂÏÕËÇÓ ÁÐÏÄÇÌÏÕ ÅËËÇÍÉÓÌÏÕ ÊÁÉ ÏÑÈÏÄÏÎÉÁÓ Ïëïêëçñþíïíôáò ôéò åðáöÝò ôïõ ôï âñÜäõ ôçò ÄåõôÝñáò ï Óåâáóìéþôáôïò äÝ÷èçêå ôçí åðßóêåøç ôùí ðñüåäñùí ôùí äéáêïììáôéêþí åðéôñïðþí ôïõ Åëëçíéêïý Êïéíïâïõëßïõ ãéá èÝìáôá ÁðïäÞìïõ Åëëçíéóìïý êáé Ïñèïäïîßáò. Áñãüôåñá ôï âñÜäõ ôçò ÄåõôÝñáò ç ÄéáêïììáôéêÞ ÅðéôñïðÞ ôçò ÂïõëÞò ãéá ôïí Áðüäçìï Åëëçíéóìü ìå ðñüåäñï ôïí âïõëåõôÞ êáé ðñþçí õöõðïõñãü ê. Ãñçãüñç Íéþôç ìáæß ìå ôçí ÅðéôñïðÞ Ïñèïäïîßáò ìå ðñüåäñï ôçí âïõëåõôÞ êá. Ó÷ïéíáñÜêç ðáñÝèåóáí äåßðíï óôï åóôéáôüñéï «ÊáíÜñçò» ðñïò ôéìÞ ôïõ Áñ÷éåðéóêüðïõ êáé ôçò óõíïäåßáò ôïõ.

ÉÁÍÏÕÁÑÉÏÓ 2002

ÏÑÈÏÄÏÎÏÓ ÐÁÑÁÔÇÑÇÔÇÓ

ÌÅ ÔÉÌÅÓ ÁÑ×ÇÃÏÕ ÊÑÁÔÏÕÓ ÕÐÏÄÅ×ÈÇÊÅ ÔÏÍ ÁÑ×ÉÅÐÉÓÊÏÐÏ Ï ÐÑÏÅÄÑÏÓ ÔÇÓ ÄÇÌÏÊÑÁÔÉÁÓ Êáý÷çìá êáé ðåñçöÜíéá ç ÏìïãÝíåéá ôçò ÁìåñéêÞò

Ï Óåâ. Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò ÁìåñéêÞò ê. ÄçìÞôñéïò Ýãéíå äåêôüò ìå ôéìÝò áñ÷çãïý êñÜôïõò áðü ôïí Ðñüåäñï ôçò ÅëëçíéêÞò Äçìïêñáôßáò ê. Êùíóôáíôßíï Óôåöáíüðïõëï, ôï ðñùß ôçò Ôñßôçò, óôï Ðñïåäñéêü ÌÝãáñï, óôçí ïäü Çñþäïõ ôïõ Áôôéêïý. Óôçí óõíÜíôçóç Þôáí ðáñþí êáé ï Õðïõñãüò Åîùôåñéêþí ê. Ãéþñãïò ÐáðáíäñÝïõ. ÐáñåõñÝèçêå åðßóçò êáé ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò Áèçíþí êáé ðÜóçò ÅëëÜäïò ê. ×ñéóôüäïõëïò. Óõììåôåß÷áí áêüìç ôá ìÝëç ôçò óõíïäåßáò ôïõ Áñ÷éåðéóêüðïõ êáé óõãêåêñéìÝíá ï Ìçôñïðïëßôçò ÊñÞíçò ê. ÉÜêùâïò, ï Åðßóêïðïò Íôéôñüéô ê. Íéêüëáïò, ïé ðñùôïðñåóâýôåñïé ÁëÝîáíäñïò Êáñëïýôóïò êáé Íéêüëáïò ÌðáêÜëçò, ï ê. ¢íôñéïõ Áèåíò, ï ê. Ìé÷áÞë Ôæá÷Üñçò êáé ï äñ. Íéêüëáïò ÌáäéÜò. ÊáôÜ ôçí äéÜñêåéá ôçò õðïäï÷Þò ï Ðñüåäñïò ôçò Äçìïêñáôßáò åîÝöñáóå ôçí ÷áñÜ ôïõ ãéá ôçí ðáñïõóßá ôïõ Áñ÷éåðéóêüðïõ ÁìåñéêÞò óôçí ÅëëÜäá êáé áíáöÝñèçêå óôçí áãÜðç üëùí ôùí ÅëëÞíùí áðÝíáíôé óôçí Åêêëçóßá ôçò

ÌÉÁ ÉÄÉÁÉÔÅÑÇ ÂÑÁÄÉÁ ÓÔÏ ÐÁÍÅÐÉÓÔÇÌÉÏ ÁÈÇÍÙÍ

ÁìåñéêÞò êáé ðñïò ôçí ÏìïãÝíåéá. Ôáõôü÷ñïíá ï Ðñüåäñïò ôçò Äçìïêñáôßáò åðáíÝëáâå ôçí êáèïëéêÞ êáôáäßêç ôçò ôñïìïêñáôéêÞò åðßèåóçò ôçò 11çò Óåðôåìâñßïõ áðü ôïí Åëëçíéêü ëáü êáé ôçí ÅëëçíéêÞ Ðïëéôåßá. ÅîÜëëïõ óôï ãåýìá ðïõ ðáñÝèåóå ï ê. Óôåöáíüðïõëïò ðñïò ôéìÞ ôïõ Óåâ. Áñ÷éåðéóêüðïõ ÁìåñéêÞò ê. Äçìçôñßïõ ðáñÝóôçóáí êáé ï Õðïõñãüò Ðáéäåßáò ê. ÐÝôñïò Åõèõìßïõ, ï åêðñüóùðïò ôïõ Ïéêïõìåíéêïý Ðáôñéáñ÷åßïõ óôçí ÁèÞíá Ìçôñïðïëßôçò ÐåñãÜìïõ ÉùÜííçò êáé ï õöõðïõñãüò Åîùôåñéêþí ÃéÜííçò Ìáãêñéþôçò. Ìéëþíôáò êáôÜ ôçí äéÜñêåéá ôçò õðïäï÷Þò ï ê. Óôåöáíüðïõëïò ôüíéóå ìåôáîý Üëëùí üôé: «Ðïëý ÷áßñïìáé ðïõ åßóôå åéò ôçí ÅëëÜäá. Ðüóï ÷áñÜ ìáò äßíåé ç ðáñïõóßá óáò. Íá óáò åêöñÜóù Üëëç ìéá öïñÜ ôçí áãÜðç üëùí ìáò áðÝíáíôé óáò êé áðÝíáíôé ôçò Åêêëçóßáò ôçò ÁìåñéêÞò êáé âåâáßùò üëùí ôùí Ïìïãåíþí, ïé ïðïßïé åßíáé êáý÷çìÜ ìáò, ç õðåñçöÜíåéá ìáò êáé áíôéêåßìåíï ôçò áãÜðçò ìáò».

ÅÐÉÔÁÃÇ 300.000 ÅÕÑÙ ÃÉÁ ÔÁ ÈÕÌÁÔÁ ÔÇÓ 11çò ÓÅÐÔÅÌÂÑÉÏÕ ÁÐÏ ÔÇÍ ÂÏÕËÇ Ìéá çìÝñá ìåôÜ ôçí åðßóçìç óõíáíôçóÞ ôïõò óôçí ÂïõëÞ ôùí ÅëëÞíùí ï Ðñüåäñüò ôçò ê. Áðüóôïëïò ÊáêëáìÜíçò ðáñÝäùóå óôïí Óåâ. Áñ÷éåðßóêïðï ÁìåñéêÞò ê. ÄçìÞôñéï åðéôáãÞ ýøïõò 300.000 Åõñþ (ðåñßðïõ 265 ÷éë. äïëÜñéá), ãéá ôçí åíßó÷õóç ôùí ïéêïãåíåéþí ôùí Åëëçíïáìåñéêáíþí èõìÜôùí ôïõ ôñïìïêñáôéêïý ÷ôõðÞìáôïò ôçò 11çò Óåðôåìâñßïõ. Ï ê. ÄçìÞôñéïò åîÝöñáóå ðñïò ôïí ðñüåäñï ôçò ÂïõëÞò êáé ôá ìÝëç ôïõ Åëëçíéêïý Êïéíïâïõëßïõ ôéò åõ÷áñéóôßåò ôïõ êáé ôüíéóå üôé ç ðñïóöïñÜ áõôÞ Ý÷åé åðéðëÝïí éóôïñéêÞ óçìáóßá ãéáôß åßíáé ç ðñþôç óå êïéíü åõñùðáúêü íüìéóìá. Ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò ÄçìÞôñéïò âñÝèçêå ãéá äåýôåñç öïñÜ óôï Åëëçíéêü Êïéíïâïýëéï êáé ìßëçóå óôçí áßèïõóá ôçò Ãåñïõóßáò åíþðéïí âïõëåõôþí ìåëþí ôùí åðéôñïðþí ÁðïäÞìïõ Åëëçíéóìïý êáé ÈñçóêåõìÜôùí êáé Ïñèïäïîßáò. Óôçí ïìéëßá ôïõ ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò ÄçìÞôñéïò åîÝöñáóå ôçí ÷áñÜ êáé ôçí óõãêßíçóÞ ôïõ ãéá ôçí åõêáéñßá ðïõ ôïõ äßíåôáé íá ìéëÜåé áðü ôï ÂÞìá ôçò Ãåñïõóßáò ðñïò ôïõò âïõëåõôÝò ôùí äýï åðéôñïðþí. Ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò áíáöÝñèçêå áíáëõôéêÜ óôéò äéáöïñïðïéÞóåéò ðïõ õðÜñ÷ïõí ìåôáîý ôùí ìåôáíáóôþí ðïõ Ýöôáóáí óôçí ÁìåñéêÞ óå äéáöïñåôéêÝò ðåñéüäïõò, æçôþíôáò íá ëáìâÜíïõí

ÓÅËÉÄÁ 19

õðüøç ôéò éäéáéôåñüôçôåò áõôÝò óôçí åêðüíçóç ôùí üðïéùí ðñïãñáììÜôùí. Ôüóï ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò üóï êáé ï ê. ÊáêëáìÜíçò åîÞñáí ôçí ðñïóöïñÜ ôçò ÏìïãÝíåéáò ó üôé áöïñÜ ôçí ðñïþèçóç ôùí åèíéêþí èåìÜôùí, ìå ðñþôï ôï Êõðñéáêü. ÓõãêåêñéìÝíá ï ê. ÄçìÞôñéïò åîÞãçóå óôïõò ÂïõëåõôÝò üôé ç óõìâïëÞ ôçò ïìïãÝíåéáò óôá åèíéêÜ èÝìáôá, Ý÷åé áðïññïöÞóåé, êõñéïëåêôéêþò, ôåñÜóôéá ðïóÜ ÷ñüíïõ, êüðïõ êáé ÷ñçìÜôùí. ÐáñÜëëçëá ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò åîÝèåóå ôéò äõíáôüôçôåò

åðéêïéíùíßáò êáé óõíåñãáóßáò ôïõ åèíéêïý êÝíôñïõ ìå ôïõò Ïìïãåíåßò. Ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò ÄçìÞôñéïò æÞôçóå

Ï Óåâ. Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò ÁìåñéêÞò ê. ÄçìÞôñéïò óôï ÐáíåðéóôÞìéï Áèçíþí.

ÄÇÌ. ÐÁÍÁÃÏÓ

ÁÈÇÍÁ. - Ôï âñÜäé ôçò Ôñßôçò 15 Éáíïõáñßïõ 2002, óå åéäéêÞ ôåëåôÞ ðïõ Ýëáâå ÷þñá óôçí êáôÜìåóôç áßèïõóá ôåëåôþí ôïõ Ðáíåðéóôçìßïõ Áèçíþí åðéäüèçêå óôïí Óåâáóìéþôáôï Ôéìçôéêüò Ôüìïò (1,100 óåëßäùí) ôïí ïðïßï ðñïåôïßìáóå ôï ÊÝíôñï Äéêáíéêþí Ìåëåôþí óå óõíåñãáóßá ìå ðëåéÜäá áêáäçìáúêþí ðñïóùðéêïôÞôùí. Ôïí Áñ÷éåðßóêïðï ðáñïõóßáóå ï ðñýôáíçò ôïõ Ðáíåðéóôçìßïõ ê. Ãåþñãéïò Ìðáìðéíéþôçò. Åê ìÝñïõò ôïõ ÊÝíôñïõ Äéêáíéêþí Ìåëåôþí ìßëçóå ï Áñ÷éìáíäñßôçò ÓÜââáò Äáìáóêçíüò. ÐáñåõñÝèçêáí ï Ìáêáñéþôáôïò Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò Áèçíþí êáé ÐÜóçò ÅëëÜäïò ê. ×ñéóôüäïõëïò êáé åêðñïóùðþíôáò ôï Ïéêïõìåíéêü Ðáôñéáñ÷åßï ï Óåâ. Ìçôñïðïëßôçò Ðåñéóôåñßïõ ê. ×ñõóüóôïìïò. Ôçí ÅëëçíéêÞ ÊõâÝñíçóç åêðñïóþðçóå ï Õðïõñãüò áíáðëçñùôÞò Åîùôåñéêþí ê. ÔÜóóïò Ãéáííßôóçò. Áêïëïýèçóå äåîßùóç. ÊáôÜ ôçí äéÜñêåéá ôçò ôåëåôÞò ðñïóåöÝñèç óôïí Óåâáóìéþôáôï ôï ÌåôÜëëéï ôïõ ÐáíåðéóôÞìéïõ Áèçíþí ìå áðåéêüíéóç ôçò ÁèçíÜò.

ÄÇÌ. ÐÁÍÁÃÏÓ

áêüìá ïé ðïëéôéêïß áðü ôçí ÅëëÜäá íá õðåñâáßíïõí ôéò êïììáôéêÝò ôïõò èÝóåéò, üôáí áðåõèýíïíôáé óôçí ÏìïãÝíåéá, åíþ áíáöÝñèçêå êáé óôç ìåãÜëç äýíáìç ðïõ Ý÷åé ç Ïñèïäïîßá óôéò ìÝñåò ìáò. Ôá ìÝëç êáé ôùí äýï åðéôñïðþí óôï óýíïëü ôïõò áíôáðïêñßèçêáí ìå åíèïõóéáóìü óôçí ïìéëßá ôïõ Áñ÷éåðéóêüðïõ êáé óôéò ðáñáôçñÞóåéò ôïõò åîÞñáí ôçí ðñïóùðéêüôçôá êáé ôï Ýñãï ôïõ.

Ðñïëïãßæïíôáò ôïí Áñ÷éåðßóêïðï ï ê. ÊáêëáìÜíçò åðåóÞìáíå üôé: «ÈÝëïõìå

óÞìåñá íá åõ÷áñéóôÞóïõìå ôçí ÏìïãÝíåéá, ç ïðïßá âñßóêåôáé óôçí ðñþôç ãñáììÞ ôïõ áãþíá. Êáé Ý÷åé âáñýíïíôá ñüëï ç ÏìïãÝíåéá óôéò Ç.Ð.Á, ðñïêåéìÝíïõ íá ðåéóôåß ç ìüíç õðåñäýíáìç óÞìåñá óôïí êüóìï, üôé óôï Êõðñéáêü êáé óôá Üëëá åèíéêÜ ìáò èÝìáôá åìåßò õðïóôçñßæïõìå ôéò áñ÷Ýò ôïõ Äéåèíïýò Äéêáßïõ. Áí äåí åíóôåñíßæïíôáé áõôÝò ôéò áñ÷Ýò ôï åëÜ÷éóôï ðïõ æçôïýìå åßíáé ç ïõäåôåñüôçôá», êáé áíáöåñüìåíïò óôï üôé ç Êýðñïò åßíáé ðñï ôùí èõñþí ôçò Å.Å. ðñüóèåóå: «Ç ëýóç ëïéðüí ôïõ ëåãïìÝíïõ ðïëéôéêïý ðñïâëÞìáôïò, ðïõ äåí åßíáé ðïëéôéêü, áëëÜ ðñüâëçìá óôñáôéùôéêÞò åéóâïëÞò êáé êáôï÷Þò ôçò Êýðñïõ äåí ìðïñåß íá áðïôåëåß ðñïûðüèåóç ãéá ôçí Ýíôáîç ôçò ìåãáëïíÞóïõ óôçí Å.Å.».

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ÏÑÈÏÄÏÎÏÓ ÐÁÑÁÔÇÑÇÔÇÓ

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ðñüóöáôç åðßóçìç åðßóêåøç ôïõ Áñ÷éåðéóêüðïõ Äçìçôñßïõ óôçí ÅëëÜäá ìåôÜ áðü åðßóçìç ðñüóêëçóç ôçò ÅëëçíéêÞò ÊõâåñíÞóåùò Þôáí åðßóêåøç ïõóßáò, óçìáíôéêÞ êáé áðáñáßôçôç. Ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò ÁìåñéêÞò åßíáé åê ôùí ðñáãìÜôùí ðïëý ðåñéóóüôåñï áðü ðíåõìáôéêüò çãÝôçò êáé ðáôÝñáò ôùí åêáôïììõñßùí åëëçíïñèïäüîùí ðéóôþí óôçí ÁìåñéêÞ. Ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò ÄçìÞôñéïò éäéáßôåñá, åßíáé ôï ðñüóùðï óôï ïðïßï ç ÅëëçíéêÞ Ðïëéôåßá áíáãíùñßæåé óÞìåñá ìéá ìåãÜëç ðñïóùðéêüôçôá ôïõ Åëëçíéóìïý êáé ôçò Ïñèïäïîßáò ðïõ óå ðïëý óýíôïìï ÷ñïíéêü äéÜóôçìá êáôüñèùóå íá åíþóåé, íá çãçèåß êáé íá åêöñÜóåé ôç óõíôñéðôéêÞ ðëåéïøçößá ôçò ÏìïãÝíåéáò ôùí åëëçíïñèïäüîùí Áìåñéêáíþí ðïëéôþí ÅëëçíéêÞò êáôáãùãÞò ðñþôçò, äåõôÝñáò, ôñßôçò êáé ôåôÜñôçò ãåíåÜò, áöïý áðïôåëåß êïéíü ôüðï üôé ç Åêêëçóßá óôçí ÁìåñéêÞ åßíáé ðüëïò Ýëîçò êáé óçìåßï óýíôìçóçò üëùí. Åßíáé åðßóçò óáöÝò êáé äåäïìÝíï ôï åíäéáöÝñïí ôçò ÅëëçíéêÞò Ðïëéôåßáò ãéá ôçí åëëçíïáìåñéêáíéêÞ, åëëçíïñèüäïîç ÏìïãÝíåéá ôçò ÁìåñéêÞò êáé ãéá ôçí êáëëéÝñãåéá ôï äõíáôüí Üñéóôùí ó÷Ýóåùí ìáæß ôçò êáé ùò åê ôïýôïõ êáé éäéáßôåñá, ìå ôçí É. Áñ÷éåðéóêïðÞ ÁìåñéêÞò. ÖõóéêÞ áðüññïéá ôùí ðáñáðÜíù Þôáí ç åðßóçìç ðñüóêëçóç ôçò ÅëëçíéêÞò ÊõâåñíÞóåùò ðñïò ôïí Áñ÷éåðßóêïðï ÄçìÞôñéï êáé ç åê ìÝñïõò ôïõ áðïäï÷Þ êáé åðéôõ÷Þò ðñáãìáôïðïßçóÞ ôçò. ëëùóôå ïé äéáìïñöïýìåíåò ðáãêïóìßùò óõíèÞêåò åðéâÜëëïõí äéÜëïãï, äçìéïõñãßá êáé êáëëéÝñãåéá ó÷Ýóåùí óå êÜèå åðßðåäï áöïý åßíáé ðáóéöáíÝò üôé äåäïìÝíá, åîåëßîåéò Þ åíÝñãåéåò óå Ýíá ÷þñï åðçñåÜæïõí Üìåóá ôçí ðïñåßá ôùí äåäïìÝíùí êáé óå Üëëïõò ÷þñïõò, åê ðñþôçò üøåùò äéáöïñåôéêïýò áëëÜ åê ôùí ðñáãìÜôùí óõó÷åôéóìÝíïõò. íáò Þôáí ï åêáôÝñùèåí óêïðüò ôçò åðéóêÝøåùò ôïõ Áñ÷éåðéóêüðïõ. Ç óýóöéãîç ôùí ó÷Ýóåùí êáé ôùí äåóìþí ìåôáîý ÏìïãÝíåéáò êáé Åèíéêïý êÝíôñïõ. Êáé ðñïò áõôÞ ôçí êáôåýèõíóç ðñáãìáôïðïéÞèçêáí âÞìáôá ïõóßáò. Ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò ÄçìÞôñéïò åðÝëåîå íá ôïí óõíïäåýóåé ìéá ïëéãÜñéèìç áíôéðñïóùðåßá åðéöáíþí êáé äéáêåêñéìÝíùí ïìïãåíþí áðü ôç æùÞ êáé ôçí áíïäéêÞ ðïñåßá ôçò Åêêëçóßáò êáé ôçò ÏìïãÝíåéáò, äßíïíôáò Ýôóé ôï óôßãìá ôïõ õøçëïý åðéðÝäïõ ôï ïðïßï Ý÷åé öôÜóåé ç ÏìïãÝíåéá. Ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò óôéò åðáöÝò ôïõ óôçí ÅëëÜäá ÷áñáêôÞñéóå åðáíåéëçììÝíá ôçí ÏìïãÝíåéá ùò «ðñùôïðïñßá» êáé «åìðñïóèïöõëáêÞ ôçò Ïñèïäïîßáò óôï Äõôéêü Çìéóöáßñéï» êáé ôüíéóå üôé «...ç ðñùôïðïñßá ôçò ÏìïãÝíåéáò áðïôåëåß ôçí áéþíéá ìáñôõñßá ôïõ Åëëçíéóìïý êáé ôçò Ïñèïäïîßáò óôïí êüóìï, ìéá ìáñôõñßá áëÞèåéáò êáé äéêáßïõ». Óõíå÷åßò Þôáí Üëëùóôå ïé áíáöïñÝò ôïõ Áñ÷éåðéóêüðïõ Äçìçôñßïõ óå ãåãïíüôá êáé ðñùôïâïõëßåò ôùí åëëçíïñèïäüîùí êïéíïôÞôùí ìáò êáé ôçò Ïìïãåíåßáò åí ãÝíåé, (üðùò ï ßäéïò ãíþñéóå óôéò êáôÜ ôüðïõò ðïéìáíôïñéêÝò åðéóêÝøåéò ôïõ) äçëùôéêÝò ôïõ Ýñãïõ äéáôçñÞóåùò ôùí ðáñáäüóåùí êáé ôùí ðïëéôéóôéêþí åêåßíùí óôïé÷åßùí ðïõ óõíáñôïýí ôçí ðïëéôéóôéêÞ ôáõôüôçôá êáé óõíåßäçóç êáé åíäåéêôéêÝò ôçò äõíÜìåùò ôçò ÏìïãÝíåéáò íá õðåñáóðßæåôáé êáé íá ðñïâÜëëåé èÝìáôá ðïõ Üðôïíôáé ôùí äéåèíþí ó÷Ýóåùí ôçò ãåíÝôåéñáò. «Åßìáóôå áäéÜëëáêôïé óôçí ðñïâïëÞ áõôïý ðïõ åßíáé ôï óùóôü, ôï äßêáéï êáé ôï áëçèéíü...» åßðå ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò äéáóáöçíßæïíôáò ôçí èÝóç ôçò Åêêëçóßáò. ðü ôçí ðëåõñÜ ôçò ç ÅëëçíéêÞ Ðïëéôåßá, óå üëåò ôéò åêöñÜóåéò ôçò, áðÝäùóå óõíåéäçôÜ ìåãÜëåò ôéìÝò óôïí Áñ÷éåðßóêïðï ÄçìÞôñéï êáé ôçí áíôéðñïóùðåßá ðïõ ôïí óõíüäåõå áíáãíùñßæïíôáò ü÷é ìüíï ôá ðñüóùðá áëëÜ ïõóéáóôéêÜ ôçí ÏìïãÝíåéá, ôï Ýñãï ôçò êáé ôéò äõíáôüôçôÝò ôçò. Äåí Þôáí ëßãåò ïé åðáéíåôéêÝò áíáöïñÝò êáé åêäçëþóåéò åêôßìçóçò, áãÜðçò, óõìðáñÜóôáóçò êáé õðåñçöÜíåéáò ðñïò áõôÞí ôçí êáôåýèõíóç, ðïõ åêäçëþèçêáí Üëëùóôå êáé åìðñÜêôùò. Óå êÜèå åõêáéñßá åðßóçò ôïíßóôçêå ìå ôïí ðéï îåêÜèáñï ôñüðï ç óõìðáñÜóôáóç, áëëçëåããýç êáé ïäýíç ôçò ÅëëçíéêÞò Ðïëéôåßáò êáé ôïõ Åëëçíéêïý Ëáïý áäéáêñßôùò ôüóï ðñïò ôçí ÅëëçíïáìåñéêáíéêÞ ÏìïãÝíåéá üóï êáé ðñïò ôïí Áìåñéêáíéêü Ëáü ãéá ôçí ìåãÜëç äïêéìáóßá ðïõ Ýæçóå ìåôÜ ôçí 11ç Óåðôåìâñßïõ. ÐáñÜëëçëá äå, åðáíáëÞöèçêå ç áðåñßöñáóôç êáôáäßêç ôçò ôñïìïêñáôéêÞò åðßèåóçò ôçò 11çò Óåðôåìâñßïõ êáé êÜèå ôñïìïêñáôéêÞò ðñÜîåùò. Åðßóçò üëïé ïé ðáñÜãïíôåò ôçò ðïëéôéêÞò æùÞò ôçò ÅëëÜäïò áíáãíþñéóáí êáé åîÞñáí ôçí Üìåóç áíôßäñáóç êáé áñùãÞ ôçò ÉåñÜò Áñ÷éåðéóêïðÞò óôá èýìáôá ôçò 11çò Óåðôåìâñßïõ, ôéò Ýãêáéñåò ðáñåìâÜóåéò ôïõ Áñ÷éåðéóêüðïõ Äçìçôñßïõ óôï ðïëéôéêü êáé èñçóêåõôéêü åðßðåäï êáé ôçí åí ãÝíåé èåôéêÞ óõìâïëÞ ôçò Åêêëçóßáò óôçí åðïýëùóç ôùí ðëçãþí ðïõ Üöçóå ðßóù ôçò ç ôñïìïêñáôßá. é åðáöÝò êáé óõæçôÞóåéò ìåôáîý Áñ÷éåðéóêüðïõ Äçìçôñßïõ êáé ôçò áíôéðñïóùðåßáò ðïõ ôïí óõíüäåõå ìå üëïõò ôïõò ðáñÜãïíôåò ôçò æùÞò ôçò ÅëëÜäïò, äçìéïýñãçóáí êáô áñ÷Þí äéáýëïõò åðéêïéíùíßáò áðáñáßôçôïõò ãéá ìéá ðåñáéôÝñù ðáñáãùãéêÞ ó÷Ýóç, åíþ óõã÷ñüíùò ôÝèçêáí âÜóåéò åðéêïéíùíßáò óå ìéá óåéñÜ èåìÜôùí êïéíïý åíäéáöÝñïíôïò êáé êïéíïý ðñïãñáììáôéóìïý. ÐáñïõóéÜóèçêå êáé Ýãéíå áíôéëçðôÞ ç ðñáãìáôéêÞ åéêüíá ôçò Åëëçíïñèïäüîïõ ÏìïãÝíåéáò, ç ïðïßá Ý÷åé éäéáéôåñüôçôåò, Ý÷åé äéáöïñïðïéÞóåéò, Ý÷åé åõáéóèçóßåò áëëÜ óõã÷ñüíùò Ý÷åé êáé äõíáôüôçôåò, Ý÷åé äýíáìç, Ý÷åé ðñïïðôéêÞ. ¸ôóé åäñáéþèçêå ç èÝóç ôçò óôçí áíôßëçøç ôçò åëëçíéêÞò çãåóßáò áëëÜ êáé óôçí óõíåßäçóç ôïõ Åëëçíéêïý ëáïý. Åäñáéþèçêå ðáñÜëëçëá êáé ï çãåôéêüò ñüëïò ôçò Åêêëçóßáò óôçí ÁìåñéêÞ, ï êáèïñéóôéêüò çãåôéêüò ñüëïò ôïõ Áñ÷éåðéóêüðïõ Äçìçôñßïõ áëëÜ êáé ç ðÝñá ïñéïèåôÞóåùí äõíáìéêÞ ôçò Ïñèïäïîßáò óôïí óýã÷ñïíï êüóìï. åðßóêåøç ôïõ Áñ÷éåðéóêüðïõ óôçí ÅëëÜäá ìðïñåß íá èåùñçèåß ìéá êáéíïýñéá áöåôçñßá óôéò ó÷Ýóåéò ôçò ÏìïãÝíåéáò ìå ôçí ãåíÝôåéñá. Óôéò ëßãåò áëëÜ Ýíôïíåò ðåñéå÷ïìÝíïõ áõôÝò ìÝñåò Ýãéíå êé áðü ôéò äýï ðëåõñÝò åíóõíåßäçôá óðïñÜ êáé êáëëéÝñãåéá ìå óêïðü «ï óðüñïò» íá áðïäþóåé óýíôïìá ãëõêü êáé èñåðôéêü êáñðü ãéá ôïí Åëëçíéóìü êáé ôçí Ïñèïäïîßá ðáãêïóìßùò.

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ÃÏÍÉÌÇ ÓÕÍÁÍÔÇÓÇ ÔÏÕ ÁÑ×ÉÅÐÉÓÊÏÐÏÕ ÄÇÌÇÔÑÉÏÕ ÌÅ ÔÏÍ ÕÐÏÕÑÃÏ ÐÁÉÄÅÉÁÓ ê. ÐÅÔÑÏ ÅÕÈÕÌÉÏÕ ÁÈÇÍÁ. ÓõíÜíôçóç ïõóßáò ìå ôïí Õðïõñãü Ðáéäåßáò êáé ÈñçóêåõìÜôùí ê. ÐÝôñï Åõèõìßïõ åß÷å ôï ðñùß ôçò ÔåôÜñôçò 16 Éáíïõáñßïõ ï Óåâ. Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò ÁìåñéêÞò ê. ÄçìÞôñéïò. Ç åðßóêåøç ÷áñáêôçñßóôçêå ãüíéìç êáé Ýäùóå ôçí åõêáéñßá ãéá åãêÜñäéá áíôáëëáãÞ áðüøåùí áëëÜ êáé ãéá ôçí ëÞøç áðïöÜóåùí óôï ðëáßóéï ìáêñüðíïïõ ó÷åäßïõ äñÜóçò ãéá ôçí óõíåñãáóßá ôïõ õðïõñãåßïõ ìå ôï Ãñáöåßï Ðáéäåßáò ôçò Áñ÷éåðéóêïðÞò êáé ôçí ÄÇÌ. ÐÁÍÁÃÏÓ åíßó÷õóç ôçò Ðáéäåßáò ôùí Ï Õðïõñãüò Ðáéäåßáò ê. ÐÝôñïò Åõèõìßïõ äÝ÷åôáé ìå ÷áñÜ Ïìïãåíþí. áíáìíçóôéêü äþñï áðü ôïí Óåâáóìéþôáôï. Óôçí óõíÜíôçóç ðÞñáí ìÝñïò êáé ïé: (åê ìÝñïõò ôïõ Õðïõñãåßïõ) ç ìåôáîý ôùí äåêôþí ôçò ðáéäåßáò. Äåí Ý÷åôå åéäéêÞ óýìâïõëïò ôïõ õðïõñãïý ê. ÓôÝëëá íá êÜíåôå ìå Ýíá ïìïéüìïñöï õëéêü ðáéäéþí, Ðñéüâïëïõ êáé ï ãåíéêüò ãñáììáôÝáò ôïõ áëëÜ ìå Ýíá äéáöïñïðïéçìÝíï õëéêü ðáéäéþí Õðïõñãåßïõ ê. ÉùÜííçò ÊïíéäÜñçò. (åê ìÝñïõò êáé ìå Ýíá äéáöïñïðïéçìÝíï õëéêü åíçëßêùí ôçò Áñ÷éåðéóêïðÞò ÁìåñéêÞò) ï Ìçôñïðïëßôçò ïé ïðïßïé ÷ñåéÜæïíôáé ãëþóóá êáé ðáéäåßá, ÊñÞíçò (ÓéêÜãïõ) ÉÜêùâïò, ï Åðßóêïðïò ëüãù ìåéêôþí ãÜìùí. ÁõôÞ ç ðïëý ìåãÜëç Íôéôñüúô Íéêüëáïò, ï ê. Ìé÷áÞë Ôæá÷Üñçò äéáöïñïðïßçóç åßíáé Ýíá ðñüâëçìá áëëÜ êáé áíôéðñüåäñïò ôïõ Áñ÷éåðéóêïðéêïý Óõìâïõ- ìéá ðñüêëçóç ãéá öïâåñÜ äçìéïõñãéêÞ ëßïõ, ï êáè. Ãåþñãéïò Ðçëßôóçò äéåõèõíôÞò ôïõ äïõëåéÜ...» Ãñáöåßïõ Ðáéäåßáò ôçò Áñ÷éåðéóêïðÞò êáé ï äñ. Áðü ôç ìåñéÜ ôïõ ê. Åõèõìßïõ äÞëùóå Íéêüëáïò ÌáäéÜò êïóìÞôùñ ôçò éáôñéêÞò ìåôáîý Üëëùí: «ÓõæçôÞóáìå, üóï ðéï ïõóéáó÷ïëÞò ôïõ Ðáíåðéóôçìßïõ Tufts ê.á. óôéêÜ ãéíüôáí, ãéá ôçí åíßó÷õóç ôçò ðáéäåßáò Óå äçëþóåéò ôïõò ðñïò ôïõò äçìïóéï- ôùí Ïìïãåíþí óôéò Ç.Ð.Á, ôçí êáôÜñôéóç åíüò ãñÜöïõò ôüóï ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò üóï êáé ï ê. ìáêñüðíïïõ ðñïãñÜììáôïò, þóôå íá áíôéìåÅõèõìßïõ åîÝöñáóáí ôçí ÷áñÜ ôïõò ãéá ôçí ôùðéóôïýí ôá ðïëëÜ êáé äéáöïñåôéêÜ åðßåãêáñäéüôçôá êáé ôï êëßìá ïõóéáóôéêÞò ðåäá áíáãêþí ðïõ õðÜñ÷ïõí óÞìåñá óôçí åðéêïéíùíßáò ðïõ åðéêñÜôçóå. ïìïãÝíåéá. ÁíáëÜâáìå äåóìåýóåéò ãéá ôçí «Åß÷áìå ìéá ãüíéìç óõíÜíôçóç» åßðå ï åðéìüñöùóç ôùí åêðáéäåõôéêþí, áëëÜ êáé ôçí Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò, «ìå ôïí õðïõñãü ÅèíéêÞò äçìéïõñãßá ðñïãñáììÜôùí áìÝóïõ ðáñåìÐáéäåßáò êáé ÈñçóêåõìÜôùí ê. Åõèõìßïõ, ãéá âÜóåùò. Ôçí óôáèåñÞ åíßó÷õóç óå âéâëßá ðïõ ôï èÝìá ôçò ðáéäåßáò ôï ïðïßï óçìáßíåé åßíáé êÜôé ðïõ Þäç ðñáãìáôïðïéåßôáé ìå ðïëéôéóôéêÜ óôïé÷åßá, ãëþóóá, óçìáßíåé ôñüðï ãüíéìï, üðùò åðßóçò ôçí åíßó÷õóç ìå óõíäÝóåéò éóôïñéêÝò. ¹ôáí Ýíá èÝìá, ðïõ üðùò åêðáéäåõôéêü ðñïóùðéêü üðïõ ìáò æçôçèåß, Þôáí öõóéêü óõæçôÞèçêå óå ìéá åãêÜñäéá êáé êÜôé ðïõ Þäç ðñáãìáôïðïéåßôáé, êáé áìÝóùò ïõóéáóôéêÞ åðéêïéíùíßá. ÅðéðëÝïí, åß÷áìå ìéá üðïõ áêñéâþò ìáò åðéóçìáíèåß ç áíÜãêç. âáóéêÜ äéåñåõíçôéêÞ ôïðïèÝôçóç, ç ïðïßá Êõñßùò üìùò, üðùò åðåóÞìáíå ï ßäéïò ï üìùò äçìéïõñãåß ôéò ðñïûðïèÝóåéò ãéá Ýíá Óåâáóìéþôáôïò, üëç áõôÞ ç óõæÞôçóç Ýãéíå ðïëý ðáñáãùãéêü Ýñãï». óôç âÜóç ôçò êïéíÞò óõíåßäçóçò üôé ç Åñùôçèåßò ãéá ôï ðïéá åßíáé ôá ìåãáëý- ÏìïãÝíåéá óôçñßæåôáé ìÝóù ôçò Åêêëçóßáò, ôåñá ðñïâëÞìáôá ðïõ áíôéìåôùðßæåé ç óå ìéá ðáñÜäïóç, áëëÜ êáé ìÝóù ôçò ðáéåêðáßäåõóç óôçí ÁìåñéêÞ ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò äåßáò êáé ôïõ ðïëéôéóìïý ôïõ åëëçíéêïý íá åßðå ôá åîÞò: «Èá óáò áðáíôïýóá äåéãìá- äéáôçñÞóåé áõôü ôï óöõãìü ôçò äåýôåñçò ôïëçðôéêÜ êáé ü÷é ìå ðëÞñç êÜëõøç. Èá óáò ðáôñßäáò ìáæß ìå ôç íÝá ðáôñßäá óôçí ïðïßá áðáíôïýóá üôé Ýíá áðü ôá êýñéá ðñïâëÞìáôá âñßóêåôáé. Ó áõôüí ôïí êáìâÜ ïéêïäïìÞóáìå åßíáé ç ðïëý ìåãÜëç äéáöïñïðïßçóç ðïõ ôéò ðñïóåããßóåéò êáé ó÷åäéÜæïõìå ôïí õðÜñ÷åé óôï ÷þñï ôï äéêü ìáò, óôçí ÁìåñéêÞ, ðñïãñáììáôéóìü ìáò».

ÔÉÌÇÔÉÊÏ ÄÅÉÐÍÏ ÔÏÕ «ÉÄÑÕÌÁÔÏÓ ÙÍÁÓÓÇ» Ï ðñüåäñïò ôïõ «Éäñýìáôïò ÙíÜóóç» ê. ÓôÝëéïò Ðáðáäçìçôñßïõ ðáñÝèåóå äåßðíï óôçí Ýäñá ôïõ éäñýìáôïò áðÝíáíôé áðü ôçí Ðýëç Áíäñéáíïý, ôï âñÜäõ ôçò ÔåôÜñôçò 16 Éáíïõáñßïõ. Óôï äåßðíï ðáñåêÜèçóáí ôá ìÝëç ôïõ Ä.Ó. ôïõ éäñýìáôïò, ôá ìÝëç ôçò óõíïäåßáò ôïõ Áñ÷éåðéóêüðïõ êáé áêáäçìáúêïß. ÐáñÝ-

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ÊïíôÜ óôïõò çëéêéùìÝíïõò ôçò ÓôÝãçò Ãåñüíôùí Áãßáò ÐáñáóêåõÞò Ôï ðñùß ôçò ÐÝìðôçò 17 Éáíïõáñßïõ, ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò åðéóêÝöèçêå ôçí ÓôÝãç Ãåñüíôùí ôçò Áãßáò ÐáñáóêåõÞò, Ýíá ßäñõìá ìå ôï ïðïßï äéáôçñåß äåóìïýò êáé ìíÞìåò áãÜðçò êáé áëëçëåããýçò áðü ÷ñüíéá. Ï Óåâáóìéþôáôïò ðñïóêýíçóå ôï ðáñåêêëÞóé ôïõ Áãßïõ Íåêôáñßïõ ðïõ âñßóêåôáé óôï ÷þñï ôïõ éäñýìáôïò êáé óôçí óõíÝ÷åéá ðáñåêÜèçóå óå ðñüãåõìá ìáæß ìå ôïõò ôñïößìïõò ôçò óôÝãçò, ôïí åêðñüóùðï ôïõ ÌáêáñéùôÜôïõ Áñ÷éåðé-

óêüðïõ Áèçíþí êáé ÐÜóçò ÅëëÜäïò, ðñùôïóýãêåëï ð. ÈùìÜ Óõíïäéíü, ôïõò Éåñåßò ôçò Åíïñßáò êáé ôá ìÝëç ôïõ Ä.Ó. ôïõ éäñýìáôïò. Ïé ãÝñïíôåò êáé ïé ãåñüíôéóóåò æÞôçóáí ôçí åõëïãßá ôïõ Áñ÷éåðéóêüðïõ êé áõôüò ôïõò åîÝöñáóå ôçí áãÜðç, ôï åíäéáöÝñïí êáé ôçí óõìðáñÜóôáóç ôçò ÏìïãÝíåéáò êáé ôçò Áñ÷éåðéóêïðÞò êáé ùò ìéêñü äåßãìá áõôïý ðáñÝäùóå óôï äéåõèõíôÞ ê. ÊïõìÜíôï åðéôáãÞ, äùñåÜ ãéá ôïõò óêïðïýò ôçò ÓôÝãçò.

ÉÁÍÏÕÁÑÉÏÓ 2002

ÏÑÈÏÄÏÎÏÓ ÐÁÑÁÔÇÑÇÔÇÓ

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ÌÅ ÔÏÍ ÕÖÕÐ. ÅÎÙÔÅÑÉÊÙÍ Ôï ×ñõóü ÌåôÜëëéï Áîßáò ôçò ðüëçò ôùí Áèçíþí ê. ÃÉÁÍÍÇ ÌÁÃÊÑÉÙÔÇ Óå åéäéêÞ ôåëåôÞ êáé ìå åîáéñåôéêÞ ìåãáëïðñÝðåéá êáé ëáìðñüôçôá, ï ÄÞìáñ÷ïò Áèçíáßùí ê. ÄçìÞôñçò Áâñáìüðïõëïò, áðÝíåéìå óôïí Óåâ. Áñ÷éåðßóêïðï ÁìåñéêÞò ê. ÄçìÞôñéï, ôï ÷ñõóü ìåôÜëëéï Áîßáò ôçò ðüëåùò ôùí Áèçíþí. Ç ôåëåôÞ Ýëáâå ÷þñá ôï ìåóçìÝñé ôçò ÔåôÜñôçò 16 Éáíïõáñßïõ óôï Äçìáñ÷éáêü ÌÝãáñï ôçò ÁèÞíáò, ðáñïõóßá ôïõ ðñïÝäñïõ êáé ôùí ìåëþí ôïõ Äçìïôéêïý Óõìâïõëßïõ êáé ðïëëþí Üëëùí åðéóÞìùí. Ôïí Áñ÷éåðßóêïðï õðïäÝ÷èçêå óôçí åßóïäï ôïõ Äçìáñ÷éáêïý ìåãÜñïõ ï ê. Áâñáìüðïõëïò õðü ôïõò Þ÷ïõò ôçò öéëáñìïíéêÞò ôïõ ÄÞìïõ Áèçíáßùí ðïõ ðáéÜíéæå åìâáôÞñéá êáé óôçí óõíÝ÷åéá ôïí ïäÞãçóå óôï ãñáöåßï ôïõ ãéá ìéá êáô éäßáí óõíÜíôçóç. Óôçí ðñïóöþíçóÞ ôïõ ï ÄÞìáñ÷ïò Áèçíáßùí áíáöÝñèçêå óôçí ðëïýóéá ðïéìáíôïñéêÞ äñÜóç ôïõ Áñ÷éåðéóêüðïõ êáé õðïãñÜììéóå üôé: «õðïäå÷üìáóôå óÞìåñá åäþ, óôçí êáñäéÜ ôçò ÁèÞíáò, ìå éäéáßôåñç ÷áñÜ, ìéá ìåãÜëç ðñïóùðéêüôçôá ôïõ Åëëçíéóìïý êáé ôçò Ïñèïäïîßáò, ôïí ðíåõìáôéêü çãÝôç ôùí ÅëëÞíùí ôïõ íÝïõ êüóìïõ, ôïí Áñ÷éåðßóêïðï ÄçìÞôñéï, áëëÜ êáé ôïõò åêëåêôïýò óõíåñãÜôåò ôïõ. Ï ê. Áâñáìüðïõëïò áíáöÝñèçêå êáé óôïí êåíôñéêü ñüëï ðïõ äéáäñáìáôßæåé ç Ïñèüäïîç Åêêëçóßá óôç äéáôÞñçóç ôçò åëëçíéêÞò ôáõôüôçôïò áëëÜ êáé ùò óçìåßï áíáöïñÜò, óõíÜíôçóçò, óõíýðáñîçò, áëëçëåããýçò, óýãêëéóçò êáé óõíåýñåóçò, áëëÜ êõñßùò ùò ðíåõìáôéêüò öÜñïò ãéá ôïõò ¸ëëçíåò äåýôåñçò êáé ôñßôçò ãåíéÜò. Ï ÄÞìáñ÷ïò Áèçíáßùí åðéóÞìáíå åðßóçò ôéò óõíèÞêåò êÜôù áðü ôéò ïðïßåò áíÝëáâå ôï äýóêïëï Ýñãï ôïõ ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò ÄçìÞôñéïò êáé óõíåöþíçóå ìå üóá ï Óåâáóìéþôáôïò óçìåßùóå óå ìéá áðü ôéò áíáöïñÝò ôïõ ãéá ôï ãåãïíüò üôé ç ÏìïãÝíåéá ÷ñåéÜæåôáé åíüôçôá êáé áëëçëåããýç. Áíáöåñüìåíïò óôç óôÜóç ôïõ Áñ÷éåðéóêüðïõ ìåôÜ ôá ôñáãéêÜ ãåãïíüôá ôçò 11çò Óåðôåìâñßïõ êáé ôéò äýóêïëåò çìÝñåò ðïõ áêïëïýèçóáí ï ê. Áâñáìüðïõëïò, åðáßíåóå ôïí ñüëï ôïõ Óåâ. Áñ÷éåðéóêüðïõ, ëÝãïíôáò üôé åíÝðíåõóå áóöÜ-

Ïé åðßóçìåò åðáöÝò ôïõ Óåâ. Áñ÷éåðéóêüðïõ óôçí ÁèÞíá ïëïêëçñþèçêáí ôï áðüãåõìá ôçò ÔåôÜñôçò 17 Éáíïõáñßïõ, óôï Õðïõñãåßï Åîùôåñéêþí üðïõ ï Óåâ. Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò ÄçìÞôñéïò åß÷å óõíÜíôçóç 1 ½ þñáò, ìå ôïí Õöõðïõñãü Åîùôåñéêþí áñìüäéï ãéá èÝìáôá áðïäÞìïõ Åëëçíéóìïý ê. ÃéÜííç Ìáãêñéþôç. Óôçí äéÜñêåéá ôçò óõíÜíôçóçò Ýãéíå ìéá óõíïëéêÞ åêôßìçóç ãéá ôá áðïôåëÝóìáôá ôùí åðáöþí ôïõ Áñ÷éåðéóêüðïõ ÁìåñéêÞò êáé óõìöùíÞèçêå íá ôçñçèåß ôï êïéíü ó÷Ýäéï äñÜóçò ôï ïðïßï êáé èá áðïôåëÝóåé áíôéêåßìåíï ìåëëïíôéêþí óõíáíôÞóåùí ìå åêðñïóþðïõò ôçò ÅëëçíéêÞò ÊõâÝñíçóçò. Óôü÷ïò, üðùò åîÞãçóáí åßíáé ç ÅëëÜäá êáé ï Åëëçíéóìüò óôá åðüìåíá ÷ñüíéá íá Ý÷ïõí ëáìðñÝò êáé õøçëÝò åðéôõ÷ßåò. Ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò ìåôÜ ôçí óõíÜíôçóç ôüíéóå ìåôáîý Üëëùí: «Åßäáìå üôé õðÜñ÷åé ïõóéáóôéêÞ äõíáôüôçò, óå èÝìáôá Ðáéäåßáò, ðïëéôéóìïý êáé ãåíéêüôåñá áíáðôýîåùò ôïõ óôïé÷åßïõ ôçò ÅëëçíéêÞò ÊëçñïíïìéÜò. Åßäáìå üôé ç Åêêëçóßá ìå ôïí êåíôñéêü ñüëï ôïí ïðïßï ðáßæåé åðß ÷ñüíéá êáé åðß áéþíåò åßíáé ìáæß êáé ôï êÝíôñï áðü ôï ïðïßï ìðïñïýí íá åêðïñåýïíôáé üëåò áõôÝò ïé äñáóôçñéüôçôåò óôçí ÁìåñéêÞ óå óõíôïíéóìü öõóéêÜ êáé ìå üðïéï Üëëï äõíáìéêü óôïé÷åßï õðÜñ÷åé åêåß. ÅðïìÝíùò ìå üëá ôá ðáñáðÜíù óôïé÷åßá êëåßíïõí ïé óõíáíôÞóåéò ìáò ìå Ýíáí ðÜñá ðïëý èåôéêü ôñüðï ó Ýíá ðÜñá ðïëý èåôéêü êëßìá». Ï Õöõðïõñãüò Åîùôåñéêþí ê. Ìáãêñéþôçò åõ÷áñéóôþíôáò ôïí Áñ÷éåðßóêïðï äÞëùóå: «Èá ìïõ åðéôñÝøåé ï Óåâáóìéþôáôïò Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò íá ôïí åõ÷áñéóôÞóù ãéá ôçí áðïäï÷Þ ôçò ðñüóêëçóçò ðïõ ôïõ áðåõèýíáìå ùò Õðïõñãåßï Åîùôåñéêþí... Ôï ðñüãñáììÜ ôïõ ðïõ ïëïêëçñþèçêå, Þôáí êáé ðõêíü êáé ïõóéáóôéêü. Áêüìç èÝëù íá ôïíßóù ðùò åßíáé ðïëý óçìáíôéêü êáé îå÷ùñéóôü ãéá ìáò ç åðéôõ÷ßá êáé ç äéÜêñéóç ôçò ÏìïãÝíåéáò êáé ôïõ êÜèå ïìïãåíïýò îå÷ùñéóôÜ. Ãéáôß ç åðéôõ÷ßá ôçò ÏìïãÝíåéáò êáé êÜèå ïìïãåíïýò åßíáé åðéôõ÷ßá ôçò ÅëëÜäïò, åßíáé ï êáèñÝðôçò êáé ç åéêüíá ôçò ÅëëÜäïò êáé ôïõ Åëëçíéóìïý óôéò Ç.Ð.Á. Åßíáé ÷áñÜ êáé ôéìÞ ìáò íá óõíäñÜìïõìå ó áõôÞí ôçí åðéôõ÷ßá. Íá ðñïóèÝóù üôé óõæçôÞóáìå ìå ôïí Óåâáóìéþôáôï êáé ôçí áíôéðñïóùðåßá ôùí Åëëçíïáìåñéêáíþí êáé ôéò ðñïçãïýìåíåò çìÝñåò, áëëÜ êáé åéäéêüôåñá óÞìåñá óôçí óõíÜíôçóÞ ìáò, èÝìáôá ðïõ áöïñïýí ôç óõíåñãáóßá óôïõò ôïìåßò Ðáé- Ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò êáé ç óõíïäåßá ôïõ ëßãï ìåôÜ ôçí äåßáò, ôçò Åêðáßäåõóçò óõíÜíôçóç ìå ôïí Õöõðïõñãü ê. Ã. Ìáãêñéþôç. êáé ôïõ Ðïëéôéóìïý, èÝìáôá ðïõ áöïñïýí ðïéÞóéìï ó÷Ýäéï äñÜóçò ðïõ ç êÜèå ôçí ðñïâïëÞ ôùí Ïëõìðéáêþí Áãþíùí ðëåõñÜ Ý÷åé ôçí äéêÞ ôçò áñùãÞ, Ý÷åé ôçí êáé ôçí äçìéïõñãßá ôïõ åèåëïíôéêïý äéêÞ ôçò åõèýíç. Êïéíüò ìáò óôü÷ïò: Ç óþìáôïò ôùí ïìïãåíþí, èÝìáôá óôá ÅëëÜäá êáé ï Åëëçíéóìüò óôá åðüìåíá ïðïßá ç Áñ÷éåðéóêïðÞ ç Åêêëçóßá Ý÷åé ÷ñüíéá íá Ý÷ïõí ëáìðñÝò êáé õøçëÝò ðñïóöÝñåé ðïëëÜ êáé èá ðñïóöÝñåé åðéôõ÷ßåò. Êïéíüò ìáò óôü÷ïò, ï êáèñÝöðïëëÜ áêüìç. ÓõæçôÞóáìå áêüìç ôá ôçò ìáò óôéò ÇíùìÝíåò Ðïëéôåßåò ôçò èÝìáôá ôçò öéëïîåíßáò ôùí íÝùí ïìï- ÁìåñéêÞò ç ÏìïãÝíåéÜ ìáò êáé ðÜíù áð ãåíþí óôçí ÅëëÜäá. ¸÷ïõìå óõìöùíÞóåé üëá ç Åëëçíïñèüäïîç Åêêëçóßá ìáò íá ó Ýíá åöáñìüóéìï, ó Ýíá ðñáãìáôï- ãíùñßæåé êÜèå ìÝñá êáé êáëýôåñåò çìÝñåò».

Ãåýìá óôçí êáôïéêßá ôïõ ÅðéôåôñáìÝíïõ ôùí Ç.Ð.Á.

Óôéò 16 Éáíïõáñßïõ ôï ìåóçìÝñé, ï åðéôåôñáììÝíïò ôùí ÇíùìÝíùí Ðïëéôåéþí óôçí ÁèÞíá ê. Michael Cleverley, åí áðïõóßá åêôüò ÅëëÜäïò ôïõ ðñÝóâç ôùí Ç.Ð.Á. ê. Ôüìáò Ìßëëåñ, ðáñÝèåóå ãåýìá ðñïò ôéìÞí ôïõ Áñ÷éåðéóêüðïõ ÁìåñéêÞò, óôç êáôïéêßá ôïõ, óôï Ðáëáéü Øõ÷éêü. Óôï ãåýìá ðáñáêÜèçóå êáé ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò Áèçíþí êáé ðÜóçò ÅëëÜäïò ê. ×ñéóôüäïõëïò êáé ðïëý Üëëïé åðßóçìïé ðñïóêåêëçìÝíïé.

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Ìå éäéáßôåñåò ôéìÝò êáé õðü ôïõò Þ÷ïõò ôçò ÖéëáñìïíéêÞò ôïõ ÄÞìïõ Áèçíáßùí Ýãéíå ç õðïäï÷Þ ôïõ ÓåâáóìéùôÜôïõ êáé ôçò Áñ÷éåðéóêïðéêÞò áðïóôïëÞò óôï Äçìáñ÷åßï Áèçíþí.

ëåéá êáé óéãïõñéÜ áëëÜ êáé ðáñçãïñéÜ óå üóïõò õðÝöåñáí, ü÷é ìüíï óôïí ÷þñï ôçò ÅëëçíïáìåñéêáíéêÞò Êïéíüôçôïò, áëëÜ óå üëïõò ôïõ Áìåñéêáíïýò. Ðñüóèåóå äå üôé óôçí äéÜñêåéá åðéêåßìåíçò åðßóêåøÞò ôïõ óôéò ÇíùìÝíåò Ðïëéôåßåò ï ê. Áâñáìüðïõëïò èá ðáñáäþóåé óôïí Áñ÷éåðßóêïðï ÄçìÞôñéï åðéôáãÞ ýøïõò 300 ÷éëéÜäùí äïëáñßùí, ðïóü ðïõ óõíåëÝãç áðü ôïõò ðïëßôåò ôçò ÁèÞíáò, ãéá íá êáôáôåèåß óôï åéäéêü ôáìåßï ãéá ôçí áíïéêïäüìçóç ôïõ Áãßïõ ÍéêïëÜïõ, ðïõ äçìéïýñãçóå ç Áñ÷éåðéóêïðÞ. ÊáôáëÞãïíôáò óôçí ðñïóöþíçóÞ ôïõ ï ê. Áâñáìüðïõëïò ôüíéóå üôé: «Ç Ðüëç ôùí Áèçíþí, ç ðñùôåýïõóá ôïõ Ðáãêïóìßïõ Åëëçíéóìïý, ç Ðüëç ôïõ Áðïóôüëïõ Ðáýëïõ, ç Ðüëç üðïõ óðïõäÜóáôå Èåïëïãßá óáò õðïäÝ÷åôáé ìå óõãêßíçóç êáé óáò ôéìÜ ìå ôçí áíþôáôç ôéìçôéêÞ ôçò äéÜêñéóç, áíáãíùñßæïíôáò êáé åíèáññýíïíôáò ôï ðñÜãìáôé óðïõäáßï êáé êïëïóóéáßï Ýñãï ðïõ åðéôåëåßôå. Óôçí áíôéöþíçóÞ ôïõ ï Áñ÷éåðß-

óêïðïò ÄçìÞôñéïò åßðå ìåôáîý Üëëùí: «...ìåôÜ ôçí 11ç Óåðôåìâñßïõ, ï ÄÞìïò Áèçíáßùí, ï ÄÞìáñ÷ïò ðñïóùðéêÜ áëëÜ êáé ïé Áèçíáßïé ðïëßôåò Ýäùóáí Ýíá èáõìÜóéï äåßãìá óõìðáñÜóôáóçò êáé áãÜðçò ìå ôéò åõêáéñßåò ðïõ äçìéïýñãçóáí, ôüóï ìå ôïí Ôçëåìáñáèþíéï ðñïóöïñÜò, üóï êáé ìå ôéò åéäéêÝò óõíáõëßåò ðïõ äéïñãáíþèçêáí. Ïé 300 ÷éëéÜäåò äïëÜñéá ãéá ôá ïðïßá ìßëçóå ï ê. ÄÞìáñ÷ïò, äåí åßíáé ðñïúüí üðùò åßðå åîáãùãÞò áðü Ýíá ôáìåßï, áëëÜ åßíáé ðñïúüí ðñïóöïñÜò óõãêåêñéìÝíùí áíèñþðùí, ìéêñþí êáé ìåãÜëùí, ïé ïðïßïé áéóèÜíèçêáí üôé ðñÝðåé íá óõìâÜëëïõí. Åõ÷áñéóôþ êáé ðÜëé ãéá ôçí ôéìÞ ðïõ ìïõ êÜíåôå. ÔéìÞ ðïõ åêðÝìðåé ôï ðïëéôéóôéêü óÞìá ìéáò ðüëåùò ðïõ äåí Ý÷åé üñéá óôçí áíÜðôõîç êáé óôçí åðßäïóç êáé óôçí ðáñáãùãÞ, ï,ôé ðéï ùñáßïõ ðéï áíèñþðéíïõ, ðéï áëçèéíïý, ðñÜãìá ðïõ ôçí êáèéóôÜ ðñÜãìáôé ôçí õð áñéèìüí Ýíá ðüëç ôïõ êüóìïõ, ü÷é ìüíï ãéá ôï ðáñåëèüí, áëëÜ ãéá ôï ðáñüí êáé ôï ìÝëëïí».

ÊïíôÜ óôá ðáéäéÜ ôïõ îåíþíá öéëïîåíßáò «ÅËÐÉÄÁ»

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Ôï áðüãåõìá ôçò ÔåôÜñôçò 16 Éáíïõáñßïõ, ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò ÄçìÞôñéïò åðéóêÝöèçêå ôïí îåíþíá öéëïîåíßáò êáñêéíïðáèþí ðáéäéþí «Åëðßäá» êáé ó Ýíá êëßìá áãÜðçò áðëüôçôïò êáé óõãêßíçóçò, Ýãéíå äåêôüò áðü ôçí ðñüåäñï ôïõ Ä.Ó. ê. ÌáñéÜíá ÂáñäéíïãéÜííç êáé ôá ðáéäéÜ ðïõ öéëïîåíïýíôáé óôï ßäñõìá. Ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò åíçìåñþèçêå áðü ôçí ðñüåäñï êáé ôá ìÝëç ôïõ Ä.Ó. ôïõ éäñýìáôïò ãéá ôïõò óêïðïýò ôïõ êáé Üêïõóå ìå ðñïóï÷Þ ôïõò óôü÷ïõò ôïõ, ðïõ ðåñéëáìâÜíïõí áêüìá êáé ôçí äçìéïõñãßá íïóïêïìåßïõ. Óôç óõíÜíôçóÞ ôïõ ìå ôá áóèåíÞ ðáéäéÜ ðïõ öéëïîå-

íïýíôáé óôï ßäñõìá, Üêïõóå ìå ðñïóï÷Þ ôá ßäéá êáé ôïõò ãïíåßò ôïõò. Ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò ÄçìÞôñéïò ðáñÝäùóå óôçí ê. ÂáñäéíïãéÜííç åðéôáãÞ ùò óõìâïëéêÞ óõíäñïìÞ ôçò Áñ÷éåðéóêïðÞò ÁìåñéêÞò óôéò áíÜãêåò ôïõ éäñýìáôïò. Åê ìÝñïõò ôïõ Ä.Ó. äÝ÷èçêå ùò áíáìíçóôéêü ôçò åðßóêåøçò ôïõ äþñï, ìéá áóçìÝíéá êáóåôßíá. Ôï ðéï óõãêéíçôéêü äþñï üìùò Þôáí åêåßíï ôï ïðïßï ôïõ ÷Üñéóáí ôá ðáéäéÜ êáé Þôáí ìéá ÷åéñïðïßçôç âõæáíôéíÞ åéêüíá. Ïé ãïíåßò ìÜëéóôá ôïõ ðáñÝäùóáí êáé áíèïäÝóìç êáé ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò ìå ôçí åõêáéñßá åðåóÞìáéíå üôé ëïõëïýäéá åßíáé ôá ßäéá ôá ðáéäéÜ.

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Ìå áðüöáóç ôïõ Äçìïôéêïý Óõìâïõëßïõ ôçò Èåóóáëïíßêçò ï ÄÞìáñ÷ïò ê. Âáóßëçò Ðáðáãåùñãüðïõëïò áðÝíåéìå óôïí Áñ÷éåðßóêïðï ôï ×ñõóü Êëåéäß ôçò ðüëçò. Ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò ÄçìÞôñéïò áðü ôï âÞìá ôçò áßèïõóáò óõíåäñéÜóåùí ôïõ Äçìïôéêïý Óõìâïõëßïõ åîÝöñáóå ôç âáèéÜ åõãíùìïóýíç ôïõ êáé åîÞñå ôçí áíÜ ôïõò áéþíáò ðñïóöïñÜ ôçò Èåóóáëïíßêçò.

ÈÅÓÓÁËÏÍÉÊÇ Óôçí äéÜñêåéá ëáìðñÞò ôåëåôÞò ðïõ ðñáãìáôïðïéÞèçêå ôçí ÐÝìðôç 17 Éáíïõáñßïõ, óôçí áßèïõóá óõíåäñéÜóåùí ôïõ Äçìïôéêïý Óõìâïõëßïõ, ï ÄÞìáñ÷ïò Èåóóáëïíßêçò ê. Âáóßëçò Ðáðáãåùñãüðïõëïò áðÝíåéìå óôïí Áñ÷éåðßóêïðï ÄçìÞôñéï ôï ×ñõóü Êëåéäß ôçò ãåíÝôåéñáò ôïõ. ¹ôáí ìéá éäéáßôåñá óõãêéíçôéêÞ åêäÞëùóç óôçí ïðïßá ç ðüëç ôïõ ÌåãÜëïõ ÁëåîÜíäñïõ êáé ç ðüëç ðñïò ôçí ïðïßá ï Áðüóôïëïò Ðáýëïò áðçýèõíå äýï áðü ôéò åðéóôïëÝò ôïõ, ôßìçóå ìå ôçí áíþôåñç äéáêñéóÞ ôçò ôï ÈåóóáëïíéêÝá Áñ÷éåðßóêïðï. Óôçí ôåëåôÞ ìåôáîý Üëëùí ðáñÝóôçóáí ï ðñýôáíçò ôïõ Á.Ð.È. ê. Ìé÷Üëçò Ðáðáäüðïõëïò êáé âïõëåõôÝò ôïõ íïìïý. Ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò Ýöôáóå óôï Áåñïäñüìéï «Ìáêåäïíßá» ëßãï ðñéí ôéò 2 ôï áðüãåõìá üðïõ ôïí õðïäÝ÷èçêáí óôçí áßèïõóá åðéóÞìùí ôïõ áåñïäñïìßïõ ï ÍïìÜñ÷çò Èåóóáëïíßêçò ê. Êþóôáò Ðáðáäüðïõëïò êáé ï ÄÞìáñ÷ïò ê. Âáóßëçò Ðáðáãåùñãüðïõëïò, ôá ìÝëç ôçò ÔïðéêÞò Áõôïäéïßêçóçò êáé ï åêðñüóùðïò ôïõ Ìçôñïðïëßôç Èåóóáëïíßêçò ðñùôïóýãêåëïò Áñ÷éì. ÉùÜííçò ÔáóéÜò. Ìåôáîý ôùí êáé ï áäåëöüò ôïõ Áñ÷éåðéóêüðïõ êáèçãçôÞò êáé åõñùâïõëåõôÞò ê. Áíôþ-

ÐÑÏÓÊËÇÓÇ ÓÔÏÍ ÁÑ×ÉÅÐÉÓÊÏÐÏ ×ÑÉÓÔÏÄÏÕËÏ Ôçí ÐáñáóêåõÞ 18 Éáíïõáñßïõ 2002, ôï ìåóçìÝñé ï Óåâ. Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò ÁìåñéêÞò ê. ÄçìÞôñéïò êáôÜ ôçí äéÜñêåéá áðï÷áéñåôéóôÞñéáò åðßóêåøÞò ôïõ óôïí Ìáêáñéþôáôï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðï Áèçíþí êáé ÐÜóçò ÅëëÜäïò ê. ×ñéóôüäïõëï åß÷å ôçí åõêáéñßá íá áíôáëëÜîåé ìå ôïí Ìáêáñéþôáôï áðüøåéò ãéá ôñÝ÷ïíôá èÝìáôá ôçò Ïñèïäïîßáò êáé íá ôïí ðñïóêáëÝóåé óå åðßóçìç åðßóêåøç óôéò ÇíùìÝíåò Ðïëéôåßåò ðïõ èá ðñáãìáôïðïéçèåß åíôüò ôïõ 2003.

íéïò ÔñáêáôÝëëçò, ðïõ ìÜëéóôá äéÞãáãå êáé ôá ïíïìáóôÞñéÜ ôïõ. ÁìÝóùò ìåôÜ ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò ìåôÝâç óôçí Ýäñá ôçò Íïìáñ÷ßáò, ðïõ óôåãÜæåôáé óôçí ðáëáéÜ âßëá Áëëáôßíç. Óôçí äéÜñêåéá åéäéêÞò ðáíçãõñéêÞò óõíåäñßáóçò ôïõ Íïìáñ÷éáêïý Óõìâïõëßïõ ï ÍïìÜñ÷çò Èåóóáëïíßêçò ê. Ðáðáäüðïõëïò ôïõ áðÝíåéìå ôï ìåôÜëëéï ôçò Íïìáñ÷ßáò. «Ìå âáèýôáôá áéóèÞìáôá ôéìÞò, áãÜðçò, åêôßìçóçò, åõëÜâåéáò êáé óåâáóìïý óáò õðïäå÷üìáóôå óôç Èåóóáëïíßêç ôçò éóôïñßáò êáé ôïõ ðïëéôéóìïý, ôçò ðßóôåùò êáé ôçò äýíáìåùò, óôçí ðüëç ðïõ äéáôÞñçóå Üóâåóôç ôç öëüãá ôçò Ïñèïäïîßáò êáé ôïõ Åëëçíéóìïý, óôçí ðüëç ìå ôéò ðïëõÜñéèìåò âõæáíôéíÝò åêêëçóßåò, ôéò êáìðáíïêñïõóßåò, ôéò ðáñáäüóåéò êáé ôá Ýèéìá, óôçí ðüëç ðïõ æåß ôçí éóôïñéêÞ ôçò êëçñïíïìéÜ êáé óôçñßæåé ðÜíù ôçò ôïõò óýã÷ñïíïõò áãþíåò, ôï óýã÷ñïíï üñáìá ãéá ôçí áíáãåííçóÞ ôçò ãéá ôç íÝá ðïñåßá ôçò óôç íÝá åðï÷Þ», åßðå ï äÞìáñ÷ïò ê. Âáó. Ðáðáãåùñãüðïõëïò ðñïóöùíþíôáò ôïí Áñ÷éåðßóêïðï. Áðáíôþíôáò ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò ÷áñáêôÞñéóå «óõãêëïíéóôéêÞ» ôçí ôåëåôÞ ìå ôçí ïðïßá ôïí ôßìçóå ï ÄÞìïò Èåóóáëïíßêçò êáé ôüíéóå üôé åßíáé ðÜñá ðïëý óõãêéíçìÝíïò. Áí ç ÍÝá Õüñêç, ðñüóèåóå, åßíáé ç ðñùôåýïõóá ôïõ êüóìïõ, «ç Èåóóáëïíßêç åßíáé ç ðñùôåýïõóá ôùí áíèñþðùí... Ç ðüëç ìáò, ç ðüëç ôïõ Áãßïõ Äçìçôñßïõ, ôïõ Ãñçãïñßïõ ÐáëáìÜ, ôïõ Êýñéëëïõ êáé ôïõ Ìåèüäéïõ, ç ðüëç ðïõ õðÞñîå áðïäÝêôçò äýï åðéóôïëþí ôïõ Áðïóôüëïõ Ðáýëïõ...» åßðå ìå âáèéÜ óõãêßíçóç ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò. ÌåôÜ ôçí ôåëåôÞ, ï ê. Ðáðáãåùñãüðïõëïò ðáñÝèåóå äåßðíï ðñïò ôéìÞí ôïõ Áñ÷éåðéóêüðïõ êáé ôçò óõíïäåßáò ôïõ. Óôçí äéÜñêåéá ôïõ äåßðíïõ ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò åß÷å ôçí åõêáéñßá íá óõíáíôçèåß êáé íá áíáíåþóåé ôïõò äåóìïýò öéëßáò ðïõ ôïí óõíÝäåáí áðü ôá ìáèçôéêÜ ôïõ ÷ñüíéá ìå ðïëëïýò áðü ôïõ óõììáèçôÝò ôïõ óôï Ðåéñáìáôéêü Ó÷ïëåßï (Äçìïôéêü êáé ÃõìíÜóéï) ôïõ Ðáíåðéóôçìßïõ Èåóóáëïíßêçò, ðïõ åß÷áí ðñïóêëçèåß óôï äåßðíï. ÁñãÜ ôï âñÜäõ ï Óåâáóìéþôáôïò êáé ç áêïëïõèßá ôïõ åðÝóôñåøáí óôçí ÁèÞíá.

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Ä´ ÐÁÃÊÏÓÌÉÁ ÓÕÍÅËÅÕÓÇ Ó.Á.Å. Ç öùíÞ åðôÜ åêáôïììõñßùí áðïäÞìùí ÅëëÞíùí Þ÷çóå óôç Èåóóáëïíßêç ÈÅÓÓÁËÏÍÉÊÇ. Ìå ôçí óõììåôï÷Þ 1.000 ðåñßðïõ ïìïãåíþí, óõíÝäñùí êáé ðáñáôçñçôþí, áðü üëï ôï êüóìï ðñáãìáôïðïéÞèçêå óôçí Èåóóáëïíßêç ç Ä´ Ðáãêüóìéá ÓõíÝëåõóç ôïõ Óõìâïõëßïõ ÁðïäÞìïõ Åëëçíéóìïý ìåôáîý 6-12 Äåêåìâñßïõ 2001. Ôï Ä´ ÓõíÝäñéï Þôáí áöéåñùìÝíï êáé åß÷å ùò êýñéï èÝìá ôïõ ôïõò Ïëõìðéáêïýò Áãþíåò ôïõ 2004. «Ï Åëëçíéóìüò ôïõ 21ïõ áéþíá êÜíåé ôï ðñþôï âÞìá ðåñíþíôáò ìÝóá áðü ôçí óõììåôï÷Þ ôïõ óôïõò Ïëõìðéáêïýò Áãþíåò ôïõ 2004. Ç óõììåôï÷Þ ôïõ èá åßíáé «ìåãÜëç, õøçëÞ êáé óçìáíôéêÞ» äÞëùóå ï Õöõðïõñãüò Åîùôåñéêþí, áñìüäéïò ãéá èÝìáôá ÁðïäÞìùí, ê. ÉùÜííçò Ìáãêñéþôçò. ¢ëëá èÝìáôá ðïõ áðáó÷üëçóáí ôïõò óõíÝäñïõò ðåñéåëÜìâáíáí: O Åëëçíéóìüò óôçí ÍÝá ×éëéåôßá, Åðéêïéíùíßá ÁðïäÞìùí, ï Åëëçíéóìüò óôï ×þñï ôçò ÐáãêïóìéïðïéçìÝíçò Ïéêïíïìßáò, ÔïðéêÞ Áõôïäéïßêçóç êáé Áðüäçìïò Åëëçíéóìüò êáé ï

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ôïõ Åëëçíéóìïý ìåôÜ ôçò Ïñèïäüîïõ Åêêëçóßáò, åßíáé ìáêñï÷ñüíéïò, ðáãßá êáé ôüóïí äéáäåäïìÝíç, þóôå ç óýæåõîéò áìöïôÝñùí íá èåùñåßôáé áõôïíüçôïò». ÔÝëïò, üðùò åîÞãçóå ï ê. Âáñèïëïìáßïò, «ç óõóôçìáôéêÞ óõíåñãáóßá èá áðïöÝñåé ðëïõóßïõò êáñðïýò. Äé áõôü êáé ï äéÜëïãïò ðñÝðåé íá åßíáé óõíå÷Þò. Ôï äå üñáìá ðñÝðåé êáôÜ ôï åöéêôüí íá êáôáóôåß êïéíüí êáé íá èåìåëéïýôáé åðß ôïõ ðïëéôéóôéêïý éäåþäïõò ôçò áíïéêôÞò ïéêïõìåíéêüôçôïò ôïõ Åëëçíéóìïý êáé ôçò Ïñèïäïîßáò». Óôçí Ýíáñîç ôùí åñãáóéþí ôçò ÓõíÝëåõóçò ðáñÝóôçóáí áêüìç ï ÐáôñéÜñ÷çò Áëåîáíäñåßáò ê. ÐÝôñïò, åêðñüóùðïò ôïõ ÐáôñéÜñ÷ç Éåñïóïëýìùí, ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò Áèçíþí êáé ðÜóçò ÅëëÜäïò ê. ×ñéóôüäïõëïò êáé ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò ÔéñÜíùí êáé ðÜóçò Áëâáíßáò ê. ÁíáóôÜóéïò, ï Ìçôñïðïëßôçò ÊáíáäÜ ê. ÓùôÞñéïò êáé åê ìÝñïõò ôçò Áñ÷éåðéóêïðÞò ÁìåñéêÞò ïé Ìçôñïðïëßôåò ÊñÞíçò ê. ÉÜêùâïò êáé Äáñäáíåëëßùí ê. Áíôþíéïò. Ôçí ÊõñéáêÞ 9 Äåêåìâñßïõ 2001, óôïí éóôïñéêü êáèåäñéêü Íáü ôïõ ðïëéïý÷ïõ ôçò Èåóóáëïíßêçò Áãßïõ Äçìçôñßïõ åôåëÝóèç ìå âõæáíôéíÞ ìåãáëïðñÝðåéá ðáíçãõñéêÞ Èåßá Ëåéôïõñãßá, ðñïåîÜñ÷ïíôïò ôïõ Ïéêïõìåíéêïý ÐáôñéÜñ÷ïõ êáé óõëëåéôïõñãïýíôùí üëùí ôùí Üëëùí

áñ÷éåñÝùí. Óôçí Èåßá Ëåéôïõñãßá ðáñÝóôçóáí ï Ðñüåäñïò ôçò ÅëëçíéêÞò Äçìïêñáôßáò ê. Êùíóôáíôßíïò Óôåöáíüðïõëïò, ï õðïõñãüò Åîùôåñéêþí ê. Ãåþñãéïò ÐáðáíäñÝïõ, ðïëëÜ ìÝëç ôçò êõâåñíÞóåùò, ïé ðñüåäñïé ôùí êïììÜôùí ôçò áíôéðïëéôåýóåùò, ðëÞèïò ïìïãåíþí óõíÝäñùí êáé ÈåóóáëïíéêÝùí ðéóôþí. ÐñïçãÞèçêáí ôá åðß ìÝñïõò ÐåñéöåñåéáêÜ ÓõíÝäñéá ðïõ óõíåäñßáæáí áðü 6 Ýùò 8 Äåêåìâñßïõ ìå áíôéêåßìåíï ôá êáôÜ ðåñéöÝñåéá èÝìáôá. Ôï Ðåñéöåñåéáêü ÓõíÝäñéï Â. êáé Í. ÁìåñéêÞò óôï ïðïßï óõììåôåß÷áí 250 ðåñßðïõ áíôéðñüóùðïé áó÷ïëÞèçêå êõñßùò ìå èÝìáôá üðùò ç åëëçíüöùíç åêðáßäåõóç óôéò ÇÐÁ, ç áíÜðôõîç ôïõ Åëëçíéêïý Êïëåãßïõ ôçò Âïóôþíçò, ï ðñïãñáììáôéóìüò ßäñõóçò ðáíåðéóôçìéáêþí åäñþí êáé ç åðéóôïëéêÞ øÞöïò. Ïé óðïõäáéüôåñåò áðïöÜóåéò ôïõ Óõíåäñßïõ áöïñïýóáí èÝìáôá üðùò ç ðñïþèçóç êáé äéÜäïóç ôùí Ïëõìðéáêþí Áãþíùí ôïõ 2004 êáé êéíçôïðïßçóç åèåëïíôþí, ç ßäñõóç ôïõ Åèíéêïý Ôáìåßïõ Ïìïãåíþí, ç ðñïþèçóç ôçò åëëçíéêÞò ðáéäåßáò êáé ôïõ ðïëéôéóìïý êáé ç ðñïóöïñÜ âïÞèåéáò êáé óõìðáñÜóôáóçò óôéò ÷þñåò ôçò ðñþçí ÓïâéåôéêÞò ¸íùóçò.

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öéþí. Óêïðüò ôùí åðáöþí áõôþí, ìåôáîý ×ñéóôéáíþí êáé ÌïõóïõëìÜíùí åßíáé ç áðïöõãÞ ðáñåîçãÞóåùí êáé ç óõìâïëÞ óôç óôáèåñüôçôá ôçò åéñÞíçò. Óå åãêÜñäéá áôìüóöáéñá ðñáãìáôïðïéÞèçêå ôçí ÊõñéáêÞ 13 Éáíïõáñßïõ óôçí Ôå÷åñÜíç, ç óõíÜíôçóç ôïõ Ïéêïõìåíéêïý ÐáôñéÜñ÷ç Âáñèïëïìáßïõ ìå ôïí Ðñüåäñï ôçò ÉóëáìéêÞò Äçìïêñáôßáò ôïõ ÉñÜí Ìï÷Üìáíô ×áôáìß. Ïé äýï çãÝôåò óõæÞôçóáí ãéá ôçí áíÜãêç äéáëüãïõ áíÜìåóá óôéò èñçóêåßåò áëëÜ êáé áíÜìåóá óôïõò ðïëéôéóìïýò. Ï Ðñüåäñïò ôïõ ÉñÜí åîÝöñáóå ôçí Ýíôïíç áíçóõ÷ßá ôïõ ãéá ôçí õëéóôéêÞ áíôßëçøç ðïõ åðéêñáôåß óÞìåñá óôïí êüóìï. Ï Ïéêïõìåíéêüò ÐáôñéÜñ÷çò Âáñèïëïìáßïò óõíå÷Üñç ôïí ê. ×áôáìß ãéá ôá áíïßãìáôá ðïõ êÜíåé ðñïò ôïí äéÜëïãï ôùí èñçóêåéþí êáé ôùí ðïëéôéóìþí éäéáßôåñá äå ãéá ôá áíïßãìáôá ðïõ êÜíåé ç ÷þñá ôïõ ðñïò ôçí Äýóç. «Ç Ïñèüäïîïò Åêêëçóßá åßíáé èåñìüò õðïóôçñéêôÞò áõôïý ôïõ äéáèñçóêåéáêïý êáé äéáðïëéôéóìéêïý äéáëüãïõ, ôçí áíÜãêç ôïõ ïðïßïõ êáé åóåßò õðïóôçñßæåôå» åßðå ï Ïéêïõìåíéêüò ÐáôñéÜñ÷çò óå ðñïóöþíçóÞ ôïõ ðñïò ôïí Ðñüåäñï ×áôáìß , ôïíßæïíôáò üôé «Ôï áíþôåñïí èÝëçìá Áõôïý, ôï ïðïßïí óáöþò óõíÜãåôáé åî üëùí ôùí éåñþí ãñáöþí åßíáé ç ìåôáîý ôùí áíèñþðùí

N. Manginas

Ï Ïéêïõìåíéêüò ÐáôñéÜñ÷çò Âáñèïëïìáßïò ìå ôïí Ðñüåäñï ôçò ÉóëáìéêÞò Äçìïêñáôßáò ôïõ ÉñÜí Ìï÷Üìáíô ×áôáìß.

åéñçíéêÞ óõíåñãáóßá, ç áðïôåëïýóá ôï èåìÝëéïí ôçò åéñÞíçò êáé äéêáéïóýíçò êáé ç ðáñï÷Þ åéò üëïõò ôïõò áíèñþðïõò ßóùí äõíáôïôÞôùí ðïëéôéóôéêÞò êáé ðíåõìáôéêÞò áíáðôýîåùò».O ÐáôñéÜñ÷çò Âáñèïëïìáßïò êáôÝëçîå ëÝãïíôáò «Óáò áãáðþìåí Üíåõ õðåñïøßáò ùò áäåëöïýò êáé åëðßæïìåí åéëéêñéíþò üôé, åõäïêßá ôïõ Õøßóôïõ Èåïý, ï ìåôáîý çìþí äéÜëïãïò èá öÝñåé ðïëëïýò êáé êáëïýò êáñðïýò». Óå äçëþóåéò ôïõ, áìÝóùò ìåôÜ, ï Ïéêïõìåíéêüò ÐáôñéÜñ÷çò õðïãñÜììéóå: «Åßìáóôå áíïé÷ôïß óôï äéÜëïãï ôùí èñçóêåéþí üðùò åßìáóôå áíïé÷ôïß óå êÜèå äéÜëïãï ¼ôáí ïé Üíèñùðïé óêïôþíïíôáé, üôáí óõìâáßíïõí ôñáãéêÜ ãåãïíüôá üðùò áõôü ôçò 11çò Óåðôåìâñßïõ äåí åßíáé êáéñüò íá áñíïýìáóôå, íá áðïöåýãïõìå ôïí äéÜëïãï. ÐñÝðåé íá óõíåñãáóôïýìå óôåíüôåñá ãéá ôïí êïéíü áãáèü. Íá äþóïõìå ôï ìÞíõìá áãÜðçò êáé êáôáë-

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N. Manginas

Ôçí áðïöáóéóôéêüôçôá ôïõò íá óõìâÜëïõí óôçí åðéêñÜôçóç ôçò åéñÞíçò óôïí êüóìï, åðáíÝëáâáí ï Ïéêïõìåíéêüò ÐáôñéÜñ÷çò ê. Âáñèïëïìáßïò êáé ï ÐÜðáò ÉùÜííçò Ðáýëïò ´ êáôÜ ôçí éäéáßôåñç óõíÜíôçóç ðïõ åß÷áí ôçí ÐáñáóêåõÞ 25 Éáíïõáñßïõ óôï Âáôéêáíü. Óôçí óõíÜíôçóç ðïõ Ýãéíå óå åãêÜñäéá áôìüóöáéñá, ï Ïéêïõìåíéêüò ÐáôñéÜñ÷çò ðñïóåêÜëåóå ôïí ÐÜðá óôï Ä´ Ïéêïëïãéêü Óõìðüóéï, ðïõ äéïñãáíþíåé ôï Ïéêïõìåíéêü Ðáôñéáñ÷åßï êáé èá ðñáãìáôïðïéçèåß åí ðëù ôïí Éïýíéï óôçí ÁäñéáôéêÞ. Åðßóçò åõ÷áñßóôçóå ôïí Ñùìáéïêáèïëéêü Ðïíôßöéêá ãéá ôçí ðáñá÷þñçóç áðü ôçí ÑùìáéïêáèïëéêÞ Åêêëçóßá ôïõ Éåñïý Íáïý ôïõ Áãßïõ Èåïäþñïõ ôïõ Æ´ áéþíá. Ï Íáüò ðáñá÷ùñÞèçêå ðñéí áðü 2 ÷ñüíéá óôçí ÉåñÜ Ìçôñüðïëç Éôáëßáò ôïõ Ïéêïõìåíéêïý Ðáôñéáñ÷åßïõ êáé óÞìåñá ôåëåß õðü áíáêáßíéóç. Ôá èõñáíïßîéá ôïõ Éåñïý Íáïý èá ðñáãìáôïðïéçèïýí ôïí Éïýíéï ôïõ 2002 õðü ôïõ Ïéêïõìåíéêïý ÐáôñéÜñ÷ïõ.

ëáãÞò, óõìöéëéþóåùò êáé óõíåñãáóßáò óå üëï ôïí êüóìï». Ôçí ßäéá çìÝñá ï Ïéêïõìåíéêüò ÐáôñéÜñ÷çò óõíáíôÞèçêå êáé ìå ôïí Õðïõñãü Éóëáìéêïý Ðïëéôéóìïý êáé ÊáèïäçãÞóåùò ê. Á÷ìÝíô ÌáæÝíô ÔæáìÝé, ìå ôïí ïðïßï óõæÞôçóáí ãéá ôïí äéáèñçóêåéáêü äéÜëïãï åðéóçìáßíïíôáò ôçí âáñýíïõóá óçìáóßá ôïõ ãéá ôçí åéñçíéêÞ óõíýðáñîç ôùí ëáþí êáôáäéêÜæïíôáò ôáõôü÷ñïíá êÜèå åðéèåôéêÞ åíÝñãåéá óôï üíïìá ôçò èñçóêåßáò «ãéáôß åßíáé åíáíôßïí óôçí ßäéá ôçí èñçóêåßá». Óôçí ïìéëßá ôïõ ï ÐáôñéÜñ÷çò Âáñèïëïìáßïò ôüíéóå ÷áñáêôçñéóôéêÜ: «Åßíáé öáíåñüí ðüóïí âáñýíïõóáí óçìáóßáí Ý÷åé ï äéÜëïãïò ãéá ôçí åéñçíéêÞí óõíýðáñîéí ôùí áíèñþðùí ìå äéáöüñïõò ðïëéôéóìïýò êáé èñçóêåßáò, þóôå ðëÝïí íá êáèßóôáôáé áõôïíüçôïí ôï êáèÞêïí üëùí ìáò üðùò ìåôÝ÷ùìåí åéëéêñéíþò êáé êáëïðßóôùò åéò áõôüí êáé üðùò õðïóôçñßæùìåí ôçí åðÝêôáóéí áõôïý ßíá äéáøåýóùìåí ôïõò ðñïâëÝðïíôáò ôçí èåñìÞí óýãêñïõóéí ôùí ðïëéôéóìþí». Íùñßôåñá ï ÐñïêáèÞìåíïò ôçò Ïñèïäïîßáò, ðñïåîÞñ÷å ôçò Èåßáò Ëåéôïõñãßáò ðïõ ðñáãìáôïðïéÞèçêå óôïí éóôïñéêü êáé ìïíáäéêü Åëëçíïñèüäïîï Éåñü Íáü ôïõ Åõáããåëéóìïý ôçò Èåïôüêïõ óôçí Ôå÷åñÜíç. Ôçí Èåßá Ëåéôïõñãßá ðáñáêïëïýèçóáí åîáéñåôéêÜ óõãêéíçìÝíïé ïé ïëéãÜñéèìïé ïìïãåíåßò ìáò. Ï Ïéêïõìåíéêüò ÐáôñéÜñ÷çò óôçí ïìéëßá ôïõ ôüíéóå: «H êáñäéÜ ìáò ìÝíåé óõíäåäåìÝíç ìáæß óáò, êáôáíïïýìå ôïõò áãþíåò óáò, óõììåñéæüìåèá ôéò ðíåõìáôéêÝò óáò áíÜãêåò êáé áíáæçôÞóåéò êáé üëç ôçí ðñïóðÜèåéá óáò ãéá ôç æùÞ». Ï Ïéêïõìåíéêüò ÐáôñéÜñ÷çò áíáöÝñèçêå êáé óôïí ðñïêÜôï÷ü ôïõ, áïßäéìï ÐáôñéÜñ÷ç ÄçìÞôñéï ï ïðïßïò åß÷å äéáêïíÞóåé ùò ÉåñÝáò êáé êáèçãçôÞò óôï ó÷ïëåßï åëëçíéêÞò ãëþóóáò ôçò Åëëçíïñèïäüîïõ êïéíüôçôáò ôçò Ôå÷åñÜíçò êáôÜ ôçí ðåñßïäï 1945-1950 ðñáãìáôïðïéþíôáò åîáéñåôéêÜ óçìáíôéêü Ýñãï. Ôï ÓÜââáôï 12 Éáíïõáñßïõ ï Ïéêïõìåíéêüò ÐáôñéÜñ÷çò ìßëçóå óôï Éíóôéôïýôï Äéåèíþí êáé Ðïëéôéêþí Ìåëåôþí ôïõ

Õðïõñãåßïõ Åîùôåñéêþí ìå èÝìá: «Ç ÓõìâïëÞ ôçò Èñçóêåßáò åéò ôçò Åãêáèßäñõóéí ôçò ÅéñÞíçò åí ôù Óõã÷ñüíù êüóìù». Ï ÐáôñéÜñ÷çò Âáñèïëïìáßïò åðåóÞìáíå üôé «ÊáôÜ ôçí ×ñéóôéáíéêÞí ðßóôéí çìþí ï äéÜëïãïò êáé ç óõíåííüçóéò áðïôåëïýí èåÜñåóôá Ýñãá êáé êáèÞêïíôá ðáíôüò áíèñþðïõ áãáðþíôïò ôïí Èåüí. Óõíåðþò, üëïé ïöåßëùìåí íá áêñïþìåèá êáëïðßóôùò ôùí óõíáíèñþðùí ìáò ìåôÜ ðñïóï÷Þò êáé óõìðáèåßáò êáé ìåôÜ äéáèÝóåùò êáôáíïÞóåùò áõôþí êáé íá ëÝãùìåí ðñïò áõôïýò åéëéêñéíþò êáé öéëáíèñþðùò êáé ÷ùñßò õðåñïøßáí Þ öáíáôéóìüí ôçí êáè çìÜò áëÞèåéáí, þóôå äéÜ ôïõ äéáëüãïõ íá êñçìíßæùìåí ôáò ðñïêáôáëÞøåéò êáé üëá üóá åìðïäßæïõí ôçí åéñçíéêÞí óõíåñãáóßáí êáé óõíýðáñîéí êáé ïäçãïýí åéò ðíåõìáôéêÜò êáé õëéêÜò óõãêñïýóåéò êáé èëéâåñÜò áéìáôï÷õóßáò êáé êáôáóôñïöÜò». Áíáöåñüìåíïò óôïí öáíáôéóìü ï Ïéêïõìåíéêüò ÐáôñéÜñ÷çò õðïãñÜììéóå üôé Áôõ÷þò üìùò áðü ïõäåìßáí åðï÷Þí åëëåßðïõí Üíèñùðïé Ý÷ïíôåò ôïéáýôçí ðåðëáíçìÝíçí áõôïðåðïßèçóéí, þóôå íá áðïäßäïõí åéò ôïí Èåüí áêüìç êáé ôáò åãêëçìáôéêÜò ôùí ðñÜîåéò». Ïé èñçóêåßåò, óõíÝ÷éóå ï ÐñïêáèÞìåíïò ôçò Ïñèïäïîßáò, ïöåßëïõí íá åëÝã÷ïõí óõíå÷þò ôïõò åêöñáóôÝò ôïõò þóôå íá ìçí äéáôõðþíïõí åìðáèåßò éäÝåò êáé åðéäéþîåéò ùò äÞèåí èÝëçìá ôïõ Èåïý. «Ç åéñÞíç åßíáé ýøéóôïí áãáèüí» õðïãñÜììéóå ï Ïéêïõìåíéêüò ÐáôñéÜñ÷çò êáé êáôÝëçîå «Ç åéñçíéêÞ óõíýðáñîéò ôùí áíèñþðùí, åßíáé åê ôùí ðñþôùí êáé õøçëþí èåëçìÜôùí ôïõ Èåïý». Ôï âñÜäõ ôçò ßäéáò çìÝñáò ï Õöõðïõñãüò Åîùôåñéêþí åðß Ðïëéôéóôéêþí ÈåìÜôùí, ê. Ìï÷Üìáíô ÌáæÝíô ÔæáìÝé ðáñÝèåóå ãåýìá ðñïò ôéìÞí ôïõ Ïéêïõìåíéêïý ÐáôñéÜñ÷ç. Óôçí ïìéëßá ôïõ, ï ê. ÔæáìÝé åîÞñå ôçí ðñïóùðéêüôçôá êáé ôçí ðñïóöïñÜ ôïõ Ïéêïõìåíéêïý ÐáôñéÜñ÷ç óôïí äéÜëïãï ôùí èñçóêåéþí êáèþò êáé ãéá ôïí êáôáëõôéêü ñüëï ðïõ äéáäñáìáôßæåé óôïí ×ñéóôéáíéêü êüóìï. Éäéáßôåñç Ýìöáóç Ýäùóå óôçí Ýíôïíç åðßäñáóç ôïõ åëëçíéêïý êáé Âõæáíôéíïý ðïëéôéóìïý, êõñßùò üìùò ôçò Ïñèïäïîßáò óôïí Ðåñóéêü ðïëéôéóìü ðñéí áëëÜ êáé ìåôÜ ôçí åìöÜíéóç ôïõ ÉóëÜì óôçí ðåñéï÷Þ. Ôçí ÐáñáóêåõÞ 11 Éáíïõáñßïõ, ðñþôç çìÝñá ôçò åðéóÞìïõ åðéóêÝøåùò ôïõ óôï ÉñÜí, ï Ïéêïõìåíéêüò ÐáôñéÜñ÷çò ðáñáêÜèéóå óå äåßðíï ðïõ ðáñÝèåóå ðñïò ôéìÞí ôïõ ï Õðïõñãüò Ðïëéôéóìïý êáé ÉóëáìéêÞò êáèïäçãÞóåùò ìå ôçí ðáñïõóßá ôïõ ðñïÝäñïõ ôïõ Ïñãáíéóìïý Ðïëéôéóôéêþí êáé Éóëáìéêþí Ó÷Ýóåùí ê. Ìï÷Üìåíô Ìï÷áìåíôß-ÁñÜã÷é . Ï ÐáôñéÜñ÷çò Âáñèïëïìáßïò õðïãñÜììéóå üôé ï äéÜëïãïò åßíáé ç êáëýôåñç äõíáôÞ ìÝèïäïò ãéá ôçí åðßëõóç üëùí ôùí áíèñùðßíùí äéáöïñþí êáé ôçí åðéêñÜôçóç ôçò åéñÞíçò óôïí óýã÷ñïíï êüóìï. Ï ê. Ìï÷áìåíôßÁñÜã÷é óôçí ïìéëßá ôïõ åîÝöñáóå ôçí ðåðïßèçóç ôïõ üôé ï äéÜëïãïò ìåôáîý ôùí èñçóêåéþí èá ôéò ïäçãÞóåé ìáêñéÜ áðü ðáñáíïÞóåéò. Óôçí óõíÝ÷åéá ï ðñüåäñïò ôïõ Ïñãáíéóìïý Ðïëéôéóôéêþí êáé Éóëáìéêþí Ó÷Ýóåùí ê. Ìï÷Üìåíô Ìï÷áìåíôßÁñÜã÷é õðïãñÜììéóå: «ÓÞìåñá ç åéñÞíç óôïí êüóìï âñßóêåôáé óå êßíäõíï êáé êáíÝíáò äåí ìðïñåß íá ôçí åããõçèåß ìüíï ìå ðñïóåõ÷Ýò. Ïé èñçóêåõôéêïß çãÝôåò èá ðñÝðåé íá åðéëÝîïõí ôïí óùóôü äñüìï ôïõ äéáëüãïõ».

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Óå ìéá åðï÷Þ ðïõ ôá óçìÜäéá ôçò ôñáãùäßáò ôçò 11çò Óåðôåìâñßïõ äåí Ý÷ïõí óâçóôåß áêüìç, áí êáé Ý÷ïõí ðåñÜóåé ó÷åäüí ôÝóóåñéò ìÞíåò áðü ôüôå, ï öåôéíüò åïñôáóìüò, óýìöùíá ìå ôïí ðñïêáèÞìåíï ôçò Åëëçíïñèüäïîçò Åêêëçóßáò óôçí ÁìåñéêÞ, Ýêñõâå Ýíá äéáöïñåôéêü ìÞíõìá. «Çôáí ìéá Ýêñçîç ôïõ óêüôïõò áõôü ðïõ óõíÝâç óôéò 11 Óåðôåìâñßïõ», ôüíéóå ï Óåâáóìéþôáôïò. Êáé «åßíáé ìéá Ýêñçîç öùôüò, ü,ôé ãéïñôÜæïõìå ôá ÈåïöÜíåéá», óõìðëÞñùóå, «êáèþò ç åìöÜíéóç ôïõ Èåïý äå öÝñíåé ìüíï ôï Öùò, áëëÜ êáé ôçí áíáíÝùóç ïëüêëçñçò ôçò áíèñùðüôçôáò. Åßíáé ôï Öùò ðïõ åëåõèåñþíåé ôéò øõ÷Ýò ìáò». Ðñüêåéôáé ãéá ôïí ìåãáëýôåñï ðáãêïóìßùò åïñôáóìü ôïõ êáèáãéáóìïý ôùí õäÜôùí, ôïí ïðïßï ôåëåß ìå åõëÜâåéá åäþ êáé ðåñßðïõ Ýíáí áéþíá ï Åëëçíéóìüò ôçò ðåñéï÷Þò êáé ÷Üñç óôïí ïðïßï, ôï 1975 ç ðüëç ôïõ ÔÜñðïí Óðñéíãêò Ýëáâå ôïí ôßôëï ôçò Ðüëçò ôùí Èåïöáíåßùí. Êáé åßíáé ï åïñôáóìüò, ôïí ïðïßï êÜèå ÷ñüíï ôéìÜ êáé ëáìðñýíåé ìå ôçí ðáñïõóßá ôïõ ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò ÁìåñéêÞò. Ôï êñýï áëëÜ êáé ç âñï÷Þ ðïõ Ýðåóå ôéò ðñùéíÝò þñåò ôçò çìÝñáò ôùí Öþôùí ìðïñåß íá êñÜôçóå ðïëëïýò ìáêñéÜ áðü ôïí ¢ãéï Íéêüëáï, üìùò ðåñéóóüôåñá áðü 25,000 Üôïìá ðáñáêïëïýèçóáí ôçí ôåëåôÞ ãýñù-ãýñù áðü ôïí êëåéóôü óáí ëéìíïèÜëáóóá êïëðßóêï. Åëëçíåò êáé îÝíïé, Ïñèüäïîïé êáé ìç, êÜôïéêïé ôçò ðåñéï÷Þò êáé åðéóêÝðôåò áðü ïëüêëçñç ôç ÷þñá. Ðáñþí üðùò êÜèå ÷ñüíï, ï ÄÞìáñ÷ïò ôçò ðüëçò Öñáíê Íôé ÍôïíÜôï, ï Ãåíéêüò Ðñüîåíïò óôçí ÁôëÜíôá, ÄçìÞôñçò Ìáêñõíéêüëáò, ï Åëëçíïáìåñéêáíüò âïõëåõôÞò ÌÜéêë ÌðéëéñÜêçò, ï ðñüåäñïò ôçò Á×ÅÐÁ, ÁíäñÝáò ÌðÜíçò, ¢ñ÷ïíôåò ôïõ Ïéêïõìåíéêïý Ðáôñéáñ÷åßïõ êáé ôïðéêïß ðáñÜãïíôåò. «Åí ÉïñäÜíç âáðôéæïìÝíïõ Óïõ Êýñéå», áêïýãåôáé ç öùíÞ ôïõ Áñ÷éåðéóêüðïõ Äçìçôñßïõ áðü ôá ìåãÜöùíá óôï ãñáöéêü Óðñéíãê Ìðáãéïý óå ïëüêëçñï ôï «åëëçíéêü ÷ùñéü». ¸÷ïíôáò ôåëÝóåé ôïí êáèáãéáóìü ôùí õäÜôùí, ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò ñß÷íåé óôá êñýá íåñÜ ôï Óôáõñü, êáé óáñÜíôá Åëëçíüðïõëá, çëéêßáò 16-18 åôþí ðÝöôïõí áðü 10 âÜñêåò ìå ôá ïíüìáôá ôùí íçóéþí ôïõ Áéãáßïõ, ïé ïðïßåò Þôáí äåìÝíåò áðü ôçí ðñïçãïýìåíç ìÝñá êõêëéêÜ ùò ðñïò ôçí åîÝäñá, óôç èÜëáóóá, ãéá íá ôïí áíáóýñïõí. Ëßãï ðñéí, óýìöùíá ìå ôçí ðáñÜäïóç, Ýíá ïëüëåõêï ðåñéóôÝñé «öåýãåé» áðü ôá ÷Ýñéá ôçò 14÷ñïíçò ×ñõóïâáëÜíôïõ ÊáâïõêëÞ, êÜíåé êýêëïõò óôïí êáôáãÜëáíï åêåßíç ôçí þñá ïõñáíü êáé ýóôåñá ÷Üíåôáé, ðßóù áðü ôá öõëëþìáôá ôùí äÝíôñùí. Ëßãåò óôéãìÝò áñãüôåñá, Ýíá íåáñü áãüñé, ãåííçìÝíï êáé ìåãáëùìÝíï óôï ÔÜñðïí Óðñéíãêò, ìå êáôáãùãÞ áðü ôçí ÊÜëõìíï, óçêþíåé ìå ôï äåîß ôïõ ÷Ýñé ôï Óôáõñü. Èá Ý÷åé ôçí åõëïãßá áõôÞò ôçò ÷ñïíéÜò, ï íÝïò ðïõ èá áíáóýñåé ôïí Óôáõñü áðü ôá êñýá íåñÜ ôïõ Óðñéíãê Ìðáãéïý. Ï 18÷ñïíïò Á÷éëëÝáò ×ïýëçò, ðñùôïåôÞò öïéôçôÞò óôï ÐáíåðéóôÞìéï ôçò ÉíäéÜíá, äÝ÷åôáé Ýíá ôéìçôéêü êýðåëëï, ìáæß ìå ôçí åõëïãßá ôïõ Áñ÷éåðéóêüðïõ, ï ïðïßïò ðáñáôçñåß ôçí éóôïñéêÞ óçìáóßá

ôïõ ïíüìáôüò ôïõ êáé ôïí êáëåß íá Ý÷åé óôï íïõ ôïõ «ðùò êáé ï Á÷éëëÝáò ôçò ìõèïëïãßáò ìáò åß÷å Ýíá ôñùôü óçìåßï». ÁíåâáóìÝíïò óôïõò þìïõò ôùí õðïëïßðùí ðáéäéþí êáé Ý÷ïíôáò êïíôÜ ôïõ ôïõò ãïíåßò êáé ôá ìåãáëýôåñá áäÝëöéá ôïõ, ï Á÷éëëÝáò óçìåéþíåé üôé «äåí ìðïñåß íá ðåñéãñÜøåé ìå ëüãéá áõôÜ ðïõ áéóèÜíåôáé ôéò óôéãìÝò áõôÝò» êáé åðéóôñÝöåé óôïí Íáü ôïõ Áãßïõ ÍéêïëÜïõ. Åêåß üðïõ ôåëÝóôçêå ôï ðñùß ç ðáíçãõñéêÞ Èåßá Ëåéôïõñãßá êáé åêåß áðü üðïõ îåêßíçóå óôéò 12:30 ôï ìåóçìÝñé ç ðïìðÞ ãéá ôï Óðñéíãê Ìðáãéïý, ìå åðéêåöáëÞò ôá ôìÞìáôá ôùí íÝùí ìå ôéò ðáñáäïóéáêÝò óôïëÝò. ÌåôÜ ôçí ôåëåôÞ üëïé âñßóêïíôáí óôï ãåéôïíéêü ðÜñêï, ôï Êñáßãê Ðáñê, óå Ýíá åëëçíéêü ãëÝíôé ðïõ óõíå÷ßóôçêå, üðùò êÜèå ÷ñüíï, ìÝ÷ñé áñãÜ ôï áðüãåõìá üðïõ óõãêñïôÞìáôá ìå ðáñáäïóéáêÝò öïñåóéÝò áëëÜ êáé ïé íÝïé ôçò ðåñéï÷Þò ÷üñåøáí ìå æùíôÜíéá åëëçíéêïýò ÷ïñïýò, åíþ ôï âñÜäõ ôï åðßóçìï äåßðíï ôùí Åðéöáíåßùí Þôáí áöéåñùìÝíï óôçí Êïéíüôçôá ôïõ Áãßïõ ÍéêïëÜïõ.

Ï Á÷éëëÝáò ×ïýëçò áíÝóõñå öÝôïò ôïí óôáõñü áðü ôá êñýá íåñÜ ôïõ Óðñßíãê Ìðáãéïý.

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Ìå Ýíá ìïõóéêü êïììÜôé óôï âéïëß, ôï áßôçìá íá ðñïóåõ÷çèåß ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò ãéá üëá ôá ðáéäéÜ ðïõ Ý÷ïõí ÷Üóåé ôïõò ãïíåßò ôïõò óôçí ôñáãùäßá ôçò 11çò Óåðôåìâñßïõ êáé Ýíá ôñáãïýäé óôá åëëçíéêÜ ãéá ôçí «ÅéñÞíç óôïí êüóìï», êáëùóüñéóáí ïé ìéêñïß ìáèçôÝò ôùí åëëçíéêþí ó÷ïëåßùí ôçò ðåñéï÷Þò ôïí Áñ÷éåðßóêïðï ÄçìÞôñéï, óôïí ðñïáýëéï ÷þñï ôïõ éåñïý íáïý ôçò Áãßáò ÔñéÜäáò óôï Êëéáñãïõüôåñ, -êáèþò ôá áõóôçñÜ ìÝôñá áóöáëåßáò äåí åðÝôñåøáí íá ðñáãìáôïðïéçèåß ç êáèéåñùìÝíç õðïäï÷Þ óôï äéåèíÝò áåñïäñüìéï ôçò ÔÜìðá ôï ìåóçìÝñé ôçò ðñïçãïýìåíçò çìÝñáò. Ìáæß ìå ôá ôñéáíôÜöõëëá ðïõ ðñïóÝöåñáí óôïí ðñïêáèÞìåíï ôçò Åëëçíïñèüäïîçò Åêêëçóßáò, ïé ìéêñïß ìáèçôÝò ôïõ ðáñÝäùóáí êáé äýï åðéôáãÝò óõíïëéêÜ 685 äïëáñßùí- ãéá ôïí ¢ãéï Íéêüëáï óôï Ìáí÷Üôôáí êáé ôï Ôáìåßï ôçò 11çò Óåðôåìâñßïõ. Ðñüêåéôáé, üðùò ëßãï áñãüôåñá óçìåßùóå ï Óåâáóìéþôáôïò, ãéá Ýíá ñåêüñ ðïõ èÝôïõí ôá ìéêñÜ ðáéäéÜ, ôá ïðïßá óõíÝêñéíå ìå ôï öùò ôïõ Þëéïõ, êÜíïíôáò ôç ìåãáëýôåñç äùñåÜ ãéá Üôïìá ôçò çëéêßáò ôïõò. Ãéá «éäéáßôåñç ôéìÞ» êáé åõëïãßá áðü ôçí ðáñïõóßá ôïõ Áñ÷éåðéóêüðïõ êáé öÝôïò óôïí åïñôáóìü ôùí Èåïöáíåßùí óôç Öëüñéäá, Ýêáíå ëüãï ï Åðßóêïðïò ÁôëÜíôáò, ÁëÝîéïò, åíþ ìéëþíôáò óôï êáèéåñùìÝíï ãåýìá ìå ôïõò éåñåßò ôçò ðåñéï÷Þò, ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò êÜëåóå üëïõò íá óõíå÷ßóïõí ôï Ýñãï ôïõò ãéá ôçí ðñüïäï êáé ôçí áíÜðôõîç ôùí êïéíïôÞôùí.

Ç 14÷ñïíç ×ñõóïâáëÜíôïõ ÊáâïõêëÞ êáèþò áöÞíåé áð ôá ÷Ýñéá ôçò ôï ðåñéóôÝñé.

ÁôëÜíôáò Áëåîßïõ, ÊáôÜíçò, Éáêþâïõ, ôïõ éåñáôéêþò ðñïúóôáìÝíïõ ôçò Êïéíüôçôáò, êáé ðïëëþí éåñÝùí áðü ôéò ãåéôïíéêÝò åêêëçóßåò. Óôï êÞñõãìÜ ôïõ ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò ôüíéóå ôçí áîßá ôçò óõíå÷ïýò áðïóôïëÞò êáé ôïõ çñùéóìïý, åíþ ìéëþíôáò ãéá ôïí ¢ãéï ÉùÜííç ôïí Ðñüäñïìï,

Ç ÐÁÑÁÄÏÓÇ ÓÕÍÅ×ÉÓÔÇÊÅ ÓÔÇÍ ÅÍÏÑÉÁ ÔÏÕ ÁÃ. ÍÉÊÏËÁÏÕ Õðü ôçí óêéÜ ôçò ôñïìïêñáôéêÞò åðßèåóçò ôçò 11çò Óåðôåìâñßïõ, ðïõ ðëÞãùóå âáèéÜ ôçí åíïñßá ôïõ Áãßïõ ÍéêïëÜïõ óôï Ìáí÷Üôôáí êáé êÜôù áðü Ýíá ìïõíôü ïõñáíü, Ýãéíå öÝôïò ç ôåëåôÞ ôïõ Áãéáóìïý ôùí ÕäÜôùí óôï ÌðÜôåñé ÐÜñê ôçò ÍÝáò Õüñêçò, ìå ôçí óõììåôï÷Þ ôùí åíï-

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Ôï Äåßðíï ôçò Á×ÅÐÁ

Ôï âñÜäõ ôçò ßäéáò ìÝñáò ï Óåâáóìéþôáôïò ðáñáêÜèéóå óôï åôÞóéï äåßðíï ôçò Á×ÅÐÁ. Óôçí ïìéëßá ôïõ äåí ðáñÝëåéøå íá êÜíåé áíáöïñÜ óôï èÝìá ôçò ôñïìïêñáôéêÞò åðßèåóçò óå ÍÝá Õüñêç êáé ÏõÜóéãêôïí, åíþ åîÞñå ôç äñÜóç ôçò Á×ÅÐÁ êáé ôçí åíßó÷õóç áðü ôçí ðëåõñÜ ôçò åëëçíïáìåñéêáíéêÞò ïñãÜíùóçò óôçí êáôÜóôáóç ðïõ áêïëïýèçóå ôéò ôñáãéêÝò óôéãìÝò ôïõ Óåðôåìâñßïõ, äßíïíôáò Ýìöáóç óôéò ðñùôïâïõëßåò ôçò íåïëáßáò.

Ôïõ Áã. ÉùÜííïõ óôçí ÔÜìðá

Ôï ðñùß ôçò ÄåõôÝñáò ï Óåâáóìéþôáôïò ôÝëåóå ôçí Áñ÷éåñáôéêÞ Èåßá Ëåéôïõñãßá óôïí Éåñü Íáü ôïõ Áãßïõ ÉùÜííç ôïõ Âáðôéóôïý óôçí ÔÜìðá, óõëëåéôïõñãïýíôùí ôùí Åðéóêüðùí

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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. The Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC) this year will sponsor Orthodox Mission Teams to Alaska, Albania, Guatemala, India, Kenya, Romania, and Tanzania.

Since 1987, the OCMC has been sending short-term Mission Teams around the globe to built churches, clinics, and schools, to teach and catechize, and to offer medical outreach.

Alaska is the place where the Orthodox saints (the native Americans) have persevered to maintain an Orthodox witness.

The 2002 Alaska Mission Team will work in the Diocese of Alaska to teach, encourage and offer a living witness to different communities, in the Kuskokwim Mountain region.

The Team will travel to Anchorage and then visit remote villages with local priests, ministering to each community by offering seminars, Vacation Bible Schools, retreats, counseling, and adult catechism.

Team members will also have the opportunity to participate in the annual St. Herman Pilgrimage. This team of twelve will travel July 27 through Aug. 12.

In the 20th century, Albania fell under communist regime and suffered the most severe religious persecution in the world. Today, with the help of Orthodox missionaries, the Church has been resurrected and continues to flourish.

The 2002 Albania Mission Team will travel to different regions of Albania offering catechism through preaching and small group outreach to remote villages.

Accompanied by Albanian seminarians and OCMC missionaries, the Team will help educate and encourage local communities in the Faith.

The Team will help organize and structure youth ministry programs, participate in evangelism, lead catechism and

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OCMC Orthodox Mission Teams Named for 2002 bible study classes, share life experiences and fellowship, and provide a visible witness of the Holy Orthodox Faith. The small six-member team will travel to Albania from June 2-24.

Founded in 1857, the Hogar Rafael Ayaou Orphanage was the first home for orphans in Guatemala. Today, the Hogar Rafael Ayau is the only Orthodox orphanage that takes in orphans and lost, abandoned and battered children.

The two 2002 Guatemala Orthodox Mission Teams will assist with various projects at the Hogar Rafael Ayau orphanage in Guatemala City.

The Mission Teams will provide a positive witness, participate in youth outreach by teaching, playing sports and interacting with the 150-plus children at the orphanage, and share the richness of their O rthodox heritage and traditions. Team members will assist in classroom activities, and work with OCMC missionaries. The first team will travel from July 11 through Aug. 2, and the second team will travel Aug. 1-23.

India is the second most populated country in the world, with one billion people. The Orthodox Church in Calcutta offers ongoing outreach and witness to the needy and poor. Through teaching and outreach programs, the Church offers an expression of love by ministering to the needs of the people.

The 2002 India Team will present three one-week catechetical seminars, teaching about the Orthodox Church and faith. Work will also include daily mission outreach to children and adults, and assistance at the Orthodox orphanage outside Calcutta. Medical personnel are needed to staff clinics in and around Calcutta, and for medical/health instruction. This small six-member team will assist in Calcutta for three weeks from Aug. 25 through Sept. 18.

Orthodoxy came to the people of East Africa in the early 1920 s and they were received into canonical Orthodoxy in 1946.

An OCMC Mission team traveled to Chavogere, Kenya, in 1988 to assist with the construction of a medical clinic and since then, missionaries have helped bring Orthodoxy to this village.

The 2002 Kenya Orthodox Mission Team will return to Chavogere to help construct an eight-room secondary school next to St. Mark Church and the Chavogere Orthodox Medical Clinic. The Team will assist with construction in Chavogere and catechism in nearby villages. Medical personnel are also requested to participate and offer medical outreach at the clinic.

This twelve-member team will travel May 24 through June 22, 2002.

Romania has long been one of Europe s poorest and least developed nations, and the political and economic changes that have

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taken place since the 1980 s have made daily life difficult for many citizens.

The 2002 Romania Youth Mission Team, accompanied by OCMC missionaries, will offer youth camps on the church, Faith, and English, utilizing a catechism approach. The camp program will include sports, bible studies, and crafts.

The Team will be limited to eight youth (ages 14-18) and four adults. The will travel June 30 through July 19, 2002.

Orthodoxy came to Tanzania in the 1960 s, ordained its first clergy in 1983, and sponsored its first Mission Team in 1994 to construct the Kasikizi Catechetical Center.

Today there are 40 Orthodox communities with 8 priests, 4 deacons, and 40 catechists.

The 2002 Tanzania Mission Team will travel to the remote Diocese of Bukoba in western Tanzania and assist with the construction of a new Orthodox Church outside of the Kasikizi Catechetical Centerthe sister parish of All Saints Orthodox Church in Canonsburg, Pa. The Team will also visit, witness, and encourage the surrounding communities within the diocese.

Bishop Jeronymous also requested other professionals, such as contractors, engineers, teachers, and medical personnel to participate. This 12-member team will travel July 21 through Aug. 19.

If you would like to join one of these Teams, please contact Project Coordinator Andy Lekos at the Orthodox Christian Mission Center for costs and details on the 2002 OCMC Mission Team projects.

Call or write OCMC (PO Box 4319, St. Augustine, FL 32085; or Tel: (904) 8295132, Fax: (904) 829-1635, e-mail: AJLekos@ocmc.org), and receive additional information and an application. You may also download an application from the OCMC website at www.ocmc.org/ teams/apply.htm

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EPIPHANY 2002 u page 32

In years past, a procession would make its way from the tiny church to the site along New York Harbor.

In Astoria, St. Demetrios Cathedral held its Blessing of the Waters service along the banks of the East River, attended by more than 2,000. Fr. Evangelos Kourounis officiated. However, due to treacherous currents in that part of the river, police would not permit a cross-diving event.

On Long Island

Elsewhere, cross-diving activities in connection with Epiphany took place on Long Island, New York, Washington state, Texas and California.

With temperatures in the upper 30s under breezy, partly sunny conditions, the Long Island parishes of Assumption in Port Jefferson and St. Demetrios in Merrick held services on opposite shores.

At the Assumption service, which took place at Port Jefferson harbor on Long Island Sound, a 13-year-old boy retrieved the cross.

An unusual incident occurred immediately after the Merrick church s ceremony at Wantagh marina on the Atlantic side.

Some non-Orthodox individuals either in a parking lot several yards from the service site or in a nearby house observed the goings-on through binoculars and, apparently being unaware of Epiphany and fearing some type of cult ritual was happening, contacted park administration officials and the Nassau County Police Department to report that a bird was being sacrificed and an adult pushed a young boy into the cold water.

The bird was Fr. Costas Constantinou s pet dove, Grace, which he lets fly briefly at the Epiphany service each year.

Grace is attached to a white ribbon and fluttered her wings and rose a few feet before settling back down. Fr. Costas said she really doesn t know how to fly well.

The youth who volunteered to jump and who successfully retrieved the cross was 14-year-old Peter Cochikas, an altar boy and son of Michael and Jill Cochikas of Wantagh. He safely emerged from the boat slip used for the service and his mother quickly wrapped him in a blanket and whisked him home.

Shortly afterward, police officers arrived and began questioning Fr. Costas and parish council members about the incident. They demanded to see the youth, who had moments later departed with his parents. The police persisted, but left after being assured of the boy s safety.

A frigid first, by George In Kenmore, Wash., near Seattle, parishioners of Holy Apostles Church held their first outdoor Epiphany ceremony and throwing of the cross. It is also thought to

be a first for the Puget Sound area.

Fr. Michael Johnson, assisted by Deacon Tom Tsagalaks, blessed the waters at a park on the north end of Lake Washington and tossed the cross in a driving rainstorm and 40-degree temperatures.

Six boys jumped in and two jointly retrieved the cross, George John and George Plumis, ages 14.

Also observing the service were members of the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Kenmore, which makes its facilities available to Holy Apostles parish.

Holy Apostles was founded through the efforts of the Diocese of San Francisco Commission for Orthodox Missions and Evangelism.

In California In Long Beach, Sunny Calif., more than 1,000 persons attended the Blessing of the Waters service at Mothers Beach along the Pacific near Assumption Church, where two girls and a boy dived for the cross. Fr. Nickolas G. Milatos, pastor, assisted retired Bishop Anthimos of Olympos, as Metropolitan Anthony was away and could not attend.

Katerina Captanis, 15, a high school sophomore, retrieved the cross. Also diving were Cassandra Mellas, 14, and Vasili Hatziris, 18.

Parish publicity Chairman Bobbie Soupos said Katerina decided to dive for the cross because it was an opportunity to be a part of the tradition of her Greek heritage and feels she can better represent her church.

In San Diego, St. Spyridon Church held its Blessing of the Waters ceremony at Quality Inn Resort, Mission Valley, with Fr. John Kariotakis officiating. More than 200 persons attended.

Eight boys and girls, and an adult, dived for the cross, which was retrieved

by James Angeles, 13. The adult is the high school Church School teacher, John Kalas, who told his students he would dive if they did.

It is the first time the service was held at a swimming pool. Usually the event takes place at the beach.

Texas Epiphany Meanwhile, at the same time as the Tarpon Springs services were taking place, but an hour later, parishioners of Holy Trinity Church in Corpus Christi, Texas, directly across the Gulf of Mexico, celebrated their Epiphany and Blessing of the Waters service under very comfortable conditions. Fr. Stelios Sitaras blessed the waters of Corpus Christi Bay with about 100 persons attending the service.

He then tossed in the cross and parishioner Billy L. Sissamis, 14, retrieved it.

Also diving was another teen, Demetri Karagas, who climbed into the waiting rescue boat. An Epiphany luncheon followed.

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Christ on Jan. 6.

This was not the case in the Christian West, where Nativity was celebrated before Epiphany was known to them, that is, before St. Athanasius introduced it to Gaul in 336 AD. This fact explains the difference between the way Epiphany is celebrated in the Orthodox Church and in the RomanCatholic Church.

In the Orthodox Church, the celebration is focused in the Theophany of God, viz., Christ, the Son of God, is being baptized, witnessed by the other two Persons of the Holy Trinity. This celebration is mystically connected with Christ s Nativity.

This is not the case in the Western Church, where Epiphany is focused on the commemoration of three events: Christ s Baptism, the visit of the Magi to Bethle-

hem, as well as the event of Cana in Galilee, Christ s first miracle by which His divine power was made manifest.

One year ago, while in Lancaster, Pa., I gave a sermon on Theophany in a Roman-Catholic church, at an ecumenical event. At the end of my talk the RomanCatholic parish priest, a friend of mine, made the point that I didn t say anything that is not shared by his Church.

However, our Church doesn t feel the need to commemorate the miracle of Cana at Christ s Baptism as long as we hear the voice of the Father bearing witness unto Him and see the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove, confirming Father s word as sure and steadfast.

And he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and alighting upon Him. And suddenly a voice came from heaven saying, This is My beloved Son, in Whom I am well pleased (Matt. 3:16-17).

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National YAL Prepares for LA Conference ...with Young-Adults

In recent years, a question has arisen in regard to the role of young adults in the Orthodox Church. Speaking in general terms, the answer to this question is the same now as it has been throughout the history of Christianity. Today s young adults are called, as they have always been, to be active sacramental members of the Body of Christ. byPaul Zaharas

While this goal has not changed since the early centuries of the Church, the world around us certainly has changed.

Throughout the years, these changes have provided numerous difficulties and challenges that stand in the way of a young person s incorporation into the Church.

The challenge that our Orthodox Church now faces is overcoming the specific obstacles that the world around us currently places in the path of our young adults in their journey toward the Church.

It is important to realize that today s

young adults are the current and future leaders of the Church. If we do not prepare them with the proper knowledge and tools to serve Christ and His Church, they will not be able to effectively lead us into the future.

In our society, we see an increasing emphasis placed on materialism and personal gratification that tries to lure us away from our spiritual development.

If we do not cultivate in our young adults the ability and desire to strive through the Church toward God s eternal kingdom, they could be easily lost to a superficial world.

The role of young adults in the Orthodox Church today is to be true stewards, giving of their time, talent, and treasure. It is their place to express their love for one another and their love for God in the context of the Liturgical gathering and the fellowship that is found in the Church.

It is only through these avenues, that a young adult can truly understand their calling to Christ, to the Church and to the world.

2002 Conference Includes Many Events, Spiritual Workshops

The Young Adult League has remained a vibrant place within the Church where young people, ages 18-35 [and sometimes older] serve the Lord at the parish, diocesan and national levels. YAL will celebrate the 20th anniversary National Young Adult League Conference in Los Angeles, June 27-July 1. byEvan Arapostathis

Through the concepts of Liturgia/ Worship, Martyria/Witness, Diakonia/ Service, and, Koinonia/Fellowship, young adults have sought to live a balanced and holistic Orthodox Christian life.

The National YAL Committee, composed of two YAL representatives from each diocese, Hellenic College/Holy Cross, and diocesan youth directors, serves the Church s young adults by unifying them via national ministries such as conferences, missionary work, and fundraising for special projects (e.g. HC/HC, Project Mexico, etc.) The National Committee also seeks to provide resource material to diocesan and parish YAL ministries.

The National Committee meets three times per year: summer, spring, and fall.

Most recently, it met in Chicago on Nov. 3. Meetings were hosted by the Sts. Peter and Paul parish in Glenview, Ill. During those meetings we progressed toward rewriting the YAL Guidelines, preparing for the LA 2002 National Conference, and discussed the organization s future.

The National Committee currently includes the following representatives: Archdiocesan District, Katina Brountzas

and Effie Tzenevrakis; Atlanta, Dino Ramzi and Dean Sperantsas; Chicago, Tom Bellos, Peter Vichos and Tina Sageotis; Denver, Stella Athanasiou and Vassi Haros; New Jersey, Martha Litos and Stella Philips; Pittsburgh, Jamie Vlahos and Marella Kazos; San Francisco, Stacia Anest and Steven Counelis; Positions are, as yet, unfilled for Hellenic College/Holy Cross: and the Dioceses of Detroit and Boston.

Fr. Mark Leondis serves as spiritual advisor. John Kanelakos serves as assistant national coordinator. Diocesan youth directors are: George Hazlaris, Archdiocesan District; Philippe Mousis, Diocese Of Boston; Rev. Deacon Andrew Georganas, Diocese of Chicago; Paul Zaharas, Diocese of Denver; Nicholas Kotsis, Diocese of Detroit; Fr. Bill Gikas, Diocese of New Jersey, Vasie-Leigh Chames, Diocese of Pittsburgh; The dioceses of San Francisco and Atlanta currently are vacant.

The committee meets three times a year: summer, spring, and fall. Most recently it met in Illinois on Nov. 2-4. Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Glenview hosted the meeting where discussions took place on preparations for the LA 2002 National Conference and on the Young Adult League s future organization.

For info on starting a parish YAL group, contact the Department of Youth and Young Adult Ministries at youthoffice@goarch.org or (212) 570-3560.

Mr. Arapostathis is National YAL coordinator

Nine Orthodox Student Mission Teams to Serve During Spring Break

NATIONAL YOUNG Adult and Youth ministry director Fr. Mark Leondis and host commitee members

LOS ANGELES: Hundreds of Young Adults will arrive in Los Angeles for the National YAL Conference, scheduled June 27-July 1.

by Steven Counelis Stacia Anest, Maria Foskaris

This 20th anniversary conference will offer the perfect balance of spiritual edification and fellowship, centered on the theme Offering Orthodoxy to Contemporary America. Nationally renowned speakers will headline the conference.

The Host Committee is planning a new and exciting program aimed specifically to meet the growth and composition of our modern day YAL. There is a need Challenge is the Youth & Young Adult Ministries supplement to the Orthodox Observer.

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to gear the ministry toward two evident age groups. The conference will offer two workshop tracks: College & Career and Leadership. Each series will focus on relevant issues for the 18-30 age group and the 30+ age group. All workshops will be interactive and designed to prepare attendees to offer Orthodoxy to Contemporary America.

Other weekend plans for our guests include a welcome reception, keynote breakfast, grand banquet, day at the beach party, Greek food festival, After hours party, and two optional trips on June 27 and July 1, 2001.

A reduced registration rate of $150 will be made available to college students 18-25 year old, with proof of full or parttime student status.

Be sure to visit the National YAL Website [http://www.yal.org], which will host the National Conference Website and Registration, which currently is under construction. Go to the Diocese of San Francisco YAL Website [http://www.goaldsf.org] to contact the committee and subscribe to the SF YAL List server for conference updates.

For the past two years, Real Break has served the Orthodox college community by offering an alternative to traditional college spring breaks. The Real Break program provides the opportunity for college students from around the country to come together to form teams, spending their spring break doing mission work.

They travel to many different locations and provide humanitarian aid to those less fortunate. By taking a Real Break, Orthodox college students can spend their spring break helping others, forming a network of Orthodox peers around the country, and growing in the Faith. Originally established by the Department of College Ministry of the Antiochian Archdiocese, Real Break has had two successful years, growing from two trips in 2000, to four teams last year.

Now in its third year, as the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA) has reestablished the Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF) as the official united, inter-Orthodox campus ministry effort, Real Break has been adopted as one of its programs. Real Break is also being sponsored in cooperation with the Orthodox Christian Mission Center, who bring their expertise in the area of missions to this growing program.

With this development and the success of the past years, Real Break 2002 promises to be the biggest yet.

Real Break 2002 is offering 9 trips with the following schedule: March 2-9, 2002: 1) Project Mexico, Tijuana, Mexico; 2) Hogar Raphael Ayau

Orphanage, Guatemala City, Guatemala March 9-16, 2002: 1) Project Mexico, Tijuana, Mexico; 2) Hogar Raphael Ayau Orphanage, Guatemala City, Guatemala; 3) St. Basil Academy, Garrison, NY March 16-23, 2002: 1) Project Mexico, Tijuana, Mexico; 2) St. Basil Academy, Garrison, NY; 3) Raphael House, San Francisco, California March 23-30, 2002: Project Mexico, Tijuana, Mexico Each Real Break team is comprised of 12-15 college students and an accompanying Orthodox priest. The small group size provides the opportunity for group interaction as well as personal and group dialogue with the priest leading the trip. The schedule includes morning and evening prayer services, full days of rewarding service, and nightly group discussions.

Real Break has proven to be a life changing, spiritually enriching, and fun experience for many who have given up their normal relaxing time off and instead have chosen to give of themselves.

Kathryn, a student at the University of Kentucky who participated on one of last year s teams, summed up her experience: Real Break was rewarding in that I was able to experience a foreign culture first had, interact with people who are less fortunate and do work for them. I learned the blessings God gives us are useless unless we can find ways to share them with others. I also enjoyed the discussions with other college students who are going through similar phases in their lives.

For more information and registration, visit: www.ocf.net.

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“Gifts Of Hope” Benefits Pediatric Cancer Patients

Members honored

Since its first donation in 1988, the Honolulu Philoptochos Society has given more than 1,000 inter-island airline tickets to Kapi olani s Oncology and Hematology Transportation Fund.

by Elizabeth Ahana

Neighbor island children who have cancer sometimes need to travel to Kapi olani Medical Center for Women and Children for chemotherapy treatments as often as once a month for periods of up to two years. In situation like these, airfare costs add up very quickly.

Because medical insurance does not reimburse families for travel expenses, air costs are paid by the families themselves and in many cases, families had no choice but to let their child fly alone. For some, when the cost of even a neighbor island ticket was not affordable, the child received no treatment at all.

This was the all too common dilemma for familiy until 1988 when the Philoptochos of Sts. Constantine & Helen Church began fund-raising to purchase airline tickets for these families.

For the past 13 years, the ladies have donated neighbor island airline tickets to Kapi olani s Pediatric Oncology Hematology Transportation Fund. This year, they gave the medical center with 160 airline

tickets, bringing the total number of gifts of hope they have given to help the kids to over 1,000.

The ladies of the Philoptochos Society love doing this. We ll keep donating these airline tickets until a cure for cancer is found, says Fannie Proskefalas, president and board member of the Ladies Philoptochos Society s Aloha Chapter.

Neighbor island airline tickets are provided to families of pediatric patients who are unable to pay for airfare. The child and one parent each receive a round trip ticket to Oahu.

Kapi olani s Medical Social Worker, Kathy Hanai-Lee said, This year s tickets came just in time. We were all out of tickets. Families who benefit are thankful, for without the Ladies help many families would not be able to accompany their child to Oahu.

Founded in 1967, Hawaii s Ladies Philoptochos Society currently supports the Institute for Human Services, the Battered Women s Shelter and the River of Life Mission.

Kapi olani Medical Center for Women and Children currently provides medical care for approximately 120 children with cancer (oncology) or blood disorders (hematology). Pediatric patients are from Oahu, the neighbor islands, and Pacific Rim countries.

Houston activities

NEWLY ELECTED Annunciation Cathedral chapter President Patricia Economedis (right) presents an appreciation award to outgoing President Martha Stefanidakis, with the participation of Archimandrite the Very Rev. Gabriel Karambis, dean.The Philoptochos members at Annunciation Cathedral recently kicked off a membership drive at the parish’s new banquet hall with more than 200 persons in attendance.

Chapter Helps Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center Des Plaines, Ill St. John the Baptist Philoptochos Society held the annual autumn membership tea with over 130 women in attendance. The theme for the tea was a Walk down Memory Lane and featured a bridal fashion show of years gone by. Prior to the Memory Lane Walk , Helen Elliott, St. John the Baptist Philoptochos Society president, presented John Secaras, of Greek American Nursing Home Committee with a check donation of $23,000.

The chapter works annually to raise funds for various charities and worthy causes. During 2001 monies were raised through the annual fashion show and Have-A-Heart in February and the rummage sale in May.. The St. John chapter has more than 200 members at all age levels who work to help the poor and needy.

The Greek American Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center (GANH) is the first

Greek American nursing home in the Chicago area (located in Wheeling, Ill) and in close proximity to St. John the Baptist parish. The Philoptochos Ladies enthusiastically selected a local not for profit organization that will assist not only Greek Americans but also other nationalities. The nursing home is scheduled to open in early 2002.

The GANH will provide an entire framework of auxiliary support and social services included, but not limited to religious, dietary, language, and social.

A medical team will work together to develop individualized programs for each resident while physical therapists and occupational therapists will also work with the residents. Financial help is still needed now for initial operating expenses.

For more information on the Greek American Nursing Home, please call (773) 561-8865 or go on the web at www.ganh.org

PHILOPTOCHOS of Mobile, Ala., recently honored eight members who have been active more than 50 years. Chapter President Elaine Roussos presented each of them with 50-year pins.

Recipients are (l. to r.) Frances Andreades, Mary Pafudakis, Xenia Gulas, Sophia Clikas, Emily Panayiotou, Zenia Roussos, Sophia Pappas and (not in picture) Haritini Kaller.

Fall National Board Meetings Held The National Philoptochos Society board convened in New York on Nov. 30Dec. 1.

National Philoptochos President Eve Condakes opened the two-day meetings and introduced the Very Reverend Andonios Paropoulos who is the spiritual advisor for the National Philoptochos Society.

Fr. Andonios told the members their mission is a gift from God. Their work is done in the name of Jesus Christ.

Diocese presidents then reported on the experiences they have had visiting the chapters in their respective diocese. Two new presidents were introduced: Dee Nicolaou of Tampa, Fla., Atlanta Diocese, and Merope Kapetanakis of Medford, Mass., Boston Diocese.

His Eminence joined the meeting and spoke of his recent trip to Chicago to attend the National Philoptochos Children s Medical Fund Luncheon.

The warm and friendly atmosphere at the luncheon touched His Eminence.

More than 900 people attended this successful affair, chaired by Regos of Chicago.

He reminded Philoptochos of the power potential available through the members of Philoptochos.

At a joint luncheon attended by National Philoptochos Board members and the Archdiocesan Council, President Condakes presented the Archbishop with a check for $100,000 for the September 11th Fund of the Archdiocese. Mrs. Condakes commented on the swift compassionate and overwhelming response of the Philoptochos chapters throughout the country. She also presented Hellenic College Holy Cross President the Rev. Nicholas Triantafilou with a check for $53,000 to be used for the fall 2001 scholarships for seminarians currently the attending the school.

When business sessions reconvened in the afternoon, Metropolitan Anthony of the San Francisco Diocese presented a report on the 2002 Clergy Laity in Los Angeles June 30-July 4. He gave details on the hotel as well as the tentative agenda that will include a July 4 Doxology, Greek dancing, a Philoptochos dinner, a banquet and other events that are still in the planning stages.

Treasurer Aphrodite Skeadas, rendered her report and informed the members of the over $750,000 in donations

dispersed by National Philoptochos from January to November 31, 2001.

Fr. Costas Sitaras, director of St. Basil Academy and Dr. Steven Gounardis, president of the St. Basil board made a brief presentation to the women on the status of the Academy and thanked the chapters for all the years of their loyal and generous support.

Saturday s session with the 2001 Children s Medical Fund Luncheon report given by Faye Peponis of the Chicago Diocese. The successful luncheon included an in-house raffle, outside raffle and commemorative album, plus the full support off the area parishes. Reports from the chairs of UNICEF, the United Nations and IOCC followed.

5K Walk Helps Cancer Victims GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. Philoptochos women of St. Catherine Church held their third annual Stepping Out to Stop Cancer 5K walk. Nearly 80 men, women, children, and even a pet or two participated in what has become a much-anticipated tradition in our community.

by Kathi White

The idea was conceived three years ago by then-Philoptochos President Barb Latsonas, who saw the need for a more innovative and far more enjoyable way of meeting our chapter s $50 obligation to the National Philoptochos organization for cancer research.

The result this year was $3,173 towards the cause. The event, which includes a pancake and sausage breakfast with all the trimmings, would not have been possible without several parishioner s generosity in donating the ingredients and preparation time. But the real gratification came from dedicating the walk to the St. Catherine family members who lost their lives to cancer in the past year.

Fr. Louis Christopoulos began the morning s activities with a very moving memorial service, encouraging participants to speak the names of the loved ones they have lost to cancer.

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Alex Spanos Gives $15M for Heart Center

D. Panagos

ARCHBISHOP DEMETRIOS presents an icon of the Annunciation to John Catsimatidis as Fr. James Moskovites pastor, former President Bill Clinton and Sen. Hillary Clinton look on.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. Businessman and philanthropist Alex G. Spanos has given $15 million to Mercy General Hospital Heart Center capital campaign of $40 million. It is the largest single donation in Catholic Healthcare West history and one of the largest in Sacramento, hospital officials said. Mercy General is one of 47 hospitals under CHW. In August 2000, Mr. Spanos had coronary artery bypass surgery at Mercy General. During my stay at Mercy, I received the best care from both physicians and staff, said Spanos. And when I heard about the hospital s plans to further enhance their services and enlarge existing

facilities so that superior cardiac care is available to many more area residents, I felt compelled to support the project.

Mr. Spanos said he hopes his gift will be the catalyst for those in the Sacramento community to become involved in the project.

The proposed $70 million Alex G. Spanos Heart Center will be the centerpiece of the Mercy General Campus for decades come and serve patients throughout California and the rest of the nation.

Mr. Spanos is a former Archdiocesan Council president, and is member of Leadership 100 and the Archons, Order of St. Andrew.

Manhattan Church Raises 1M for Restoration Eagle Scout Develops Database for Academy Library NEW YORK Annunciation Church in Manhattan honored long-time member and major benefactor John Catsimatidis Jan. 26 and raised $1 million for a major restoration project.

Dignitaries attending the $200-a-plate dinner-dance fund-raiser, attended by some 400 persons, included Archbishops Demetrios and Iakovos, former President Bill Clinton and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.

New York Gov. George Pataki made an appearance at the reception prior to the dinner at the Hilton.

Guests included local WCBS-TV Anchor Ernie Anastos, National Philoptochos President Eve Condakes and Order of St. Andrew/Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate National Commander Dr. Anthony Limberakis.

Both Archbishops and the Clintons spoke glowingly about Mr. Catsimatidis dedication to his Church and the community, including a number of humanitarian and charitable organizations.

He recently made a $200,000 matching pledge to the Annunciation Church project.

Mr. Catsimatidis, who came to the United States at a very young age with his parents in 1949, grew up in the parish and served as an altar boy.

While still a student at New York Uni-

versity, he bought his first grocery store. He parlayed that into Red Apple Group, a diversified company that includes supermarkets, oil refineries, air charter service, the Hellenic Times newspaper and other businesses.

Mr. Catsimatidis has been a long-time member of the Archdiocesan Council, and a former vice chairman of the Council, and a member of Leadership 100 Endowment Fund and the Order of St. Andrew/Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.

Among his philanthropic pursuits include creation and sponsorship of the Hellenic Times Scholarship Fund, which gives thousands of dollars to Greek American college students annually. He also has endowed Brooklyn Tech High School and sits on the boards of several organizations, including the Boy Scouts of America, and benefited the library at the presidential retreat at Camp David, Maryland.

Thank you for all you ve accomplished, starting from nothing and going to the highest point of generosity, Archbishop Iakovos said in his comments.

Archbishop Demetrios said later, One word that would describe John Catsimatidis is love, The Archbishop also praised his service as vice chairman of the Archdiocesan Council, a post he held from 1998-2001.

Atlanta Diocese Holds Winter Youth Rally ASHVILLE, N.C. More than 500 Goyans, youth advisors, coaches, and priests representing 18 churches and six Southern states, convened in the mountains of North Carolina Dec. 26-29 for the Atlanta Diocese Winter Youth Rally.

The Goyans competed in boys junior and senior basketball, girls basketball, girls volleyball, modern Greek dance and a Bible bowl, (a question and answer competition concerning the Orthodox Faith).

Participants also attended daily church services and a special presentation

by Fr. Aris Metrakos on the spiritual, moral and ethical aspects of their lives.

Peter John Gillquist, a contemporary Orthodox Christian singer who performed many of songs from his CDs, highlighted

the rally with a special performance.

Bishop Alexios presided over a Friday Vespers. His Grace shared with the young people his heartfelt joy for all the diocese youth.

During these times of disharmony and destruction we as Orthodox Christians have to look to our God through pray so that we can become beacons of light in this world, His Grace said. He told the youth they would receive a new prayer book written by Fr. Anthony Coniaris to assist them in their prayer life.

Currently, the Diocese plans to bring the WYR to Atlanta for 2002, and using new facilities at Annunciation Cathedral.

Fr. Dimitrios Moraitis served as event chairman with Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis.

Boston Diocese Benefit to Help Philoxenia House BOSTON The Diocese of Boston will sponsor a benefit dinner for its Philoxenia House on Jan. 25 at Jimmy s Allenhurst Restaurant in Danvers.

The James Demakes family will host the event, which is presented by the Diocese and the Consulate General of Greece in Boston.

Donations of $100 a person are requested.

The Philoxenia House is the centerpiece of the Diocese s philanthropic ministry. The ministry began in 1986 to serve those coming to Boston from long distances for medical care. The facility has 11 bedrooms.

For more information, contact the Diocese at (617) 277-4742.

STAMFORD, Conn. Eagle Scout Constantine Zavras, a member of Archangels Church and a University of Connecticut Honors Program student, recently helped develop a database for the children s

library at St. Basil Academy in Garrison, N.Y. Constantine and a team of scouts and friends spent more than 700 hours recording the 20,000 books into the computer system.

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Elsewhere in Florida, Bishop Alexios officiates at two other Epiphany celebrations within a two-week period after the Tarpon Springs event that take place in Palm Beach and at Fort Walton Beach in the Panhandle.

On Jan. 12, His Grace celebrated the Hierarchal Divine Liturgy at St. Catherine Greek Orthodox Church of West Palm Beach, site of the annual South Florida Epiphany Celebration. Participating were approximately 800 parishioners of South Florida parishes, along with Orthodox Christians from Antiochian Archdiocese and the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) parishes.

Responses and hymns were by a combined choir of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese parishes and the students of the Hellenic College/Holy Cross Area youth dived for the cross in the Intracoastal Waterway when Bishop Alexios cast into the waters following a blessing service. Michael Manolis of St. Catherine parish retrieved the cross.

On the second Satur3 day after Epiphany, Jan. 19, His Grace traveled to Ft.

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1) TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. – The group of young men prepared for the dive assemble before the Archbishop for a blessing.

2) MERRICK, N.Y. – Fr. Costas Constantinou, pastor of St. Demetrios Church, tosses the cross into the water at Wantagh marina as Peter M. Cochikas, 14, prepares to jump in.

Among those looking on is Peter’s father, Michael (center), who serves as the altar boy captain.

3) LONG BEACH, Calif. – Katerina Captanis poses with her cousins, Alexandros and Kristopher Captanis, shortly after retrieving the cross.

4) CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Billy L. Sissamis holds up the cross in Corpus Christi Bay. 5) KENMORE, Wash. – Despite a hard rain on a cold day, two intrepid swimmers, George John and George Plumis, both came up with the cross in Lake Washington after Fr. Michael Johnson blessed the waters. Deacon Tom Tsagalakis holds the umbrella.

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On Jan. 6, the Archbishop officiated at the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy at St. Nicholas Cathedral, assisted by Bishop Alexios of the Atlanta Diocese, Fr. Tryfon Theophilopoulos, dean of St. Nicholas, and other area clergy. Afterward, the Archbishop led the large, colorful procession to Spring Bayou, a few blocks away, for the Blessing of the Waters and tossing of the cross. By then the threat of rain predicted had ended and the sun broke through the clouds. An estimated 10,000 persons attended the cross-diving event.

Following the blessing of the water, 14-year-old Chrisovaladou Kavouklis, a freshman at Tarpon Springs High School and a member of the church choir, released the dove symbolizing the Holy Spirit and Archbishop Demetrios hurled a wooden cross into the bayou. Forty-three teen-age boys jumped from several dinghies into the 56-degree water.

Tarpon Springs High School senior Achilleas Houlis, 18, son of Michael and Cindy Houlis, quickly emerged holding the cross in his outstretched right hand.

This year s Epiphany ceremonies were filmed by a GOTelecom crew under the direction of Marissa Costidis and Nick Furris.

The program is scheduled air on NBC at Christmas.

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Young People on Three Coasts Dive for Cross ver the years the Feast Day of the Epiphany has become truly national in scope for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese as parishes from Long Island to the Pacific Northwest to Southern California and South Texas in recent years have initiated outdoor services in addition to the nation s oldest and largest observance in Tarpon Springs, Fla. Archbishop Demetrios presided over the traditional Epiphany weekend activities at St. Nicholas Cathedral and Spring Bayou in Tarpon Springs.

Upon his arrival on Jan. 4, he received a warm welcome at Holy Trinity Church in Clearwater.

At the official reception, the tragedy of Sept. 11 was not far from the Archbishop s thoughts and those of his hosts.

A group of children presented His Eminence with two checks totaling $685 to help with relief efforts and for the rebuilding of St. Nicholas Church, which was obliterated in the disaster.

The Church s efforts in the aftermath of the attack also were the focus of His Eminence s remarks in an interview with the Tampa Tribune.

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Walton Beach where more than 300 people took part in the celebration at Sts. Markella and Demetrios parish.

Nine teen-agers from as far as New Orleans and Jackson, Miss., dived for the cross in the Gulf of Mexico. Steven Scordalakis, son of Fr. Andrew Scordalakis of Annunciation Church in Pensacola, successfully retrieved it.

Three girls served as dove bearers, Philippa Panayiotou of Mobile, Ala., Stephanie Pappas of Pensacola and Maria Psikogios of Fort Walton Beach.

New York City

Despite very cold temperatures, several New York parishes held outdoor blessing services.

For parishioners of historic St. Nicholas parish, Epiphany served as another vivid reminder of the loss of their church.

In the months after the Fr. John

Romas, pastor, has been assigned to serve Sts. Constantine and Helen Cathedral in Brooklyn, which has been without a priest for some time. Many of his parishioners from St. Nicholas also attend.

Fr. Romas told the Observer that two busloads of parishioners went to their traditional site for the Blessing of the Waters and cross tossing, Battery Park on the southern tip of Manhattan about six blocks from Ground Zero.

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