The big bet of securing and securing the future of the clergy retirement plan, but also of the civil servants of the Archdiocese of America, the Archbishop of America Elpidoforos finally won……..
Yesterday, the Archdiocesan Benefits Committee, who has worked hard over the past few months to resolve an issue that threatened to blow up participants' retirement and healthcare, accepted, in the context of a historic vote, amendments to the draft retirement plan, which, on the one hand, aim at improving all funding, on the other hand in the protection of the acquis.
The changes incorporate in the plan the new method of financing applied by the Archdiocese from the beginning of the year, aiming at ensuring its long-term stability and restoring trust between the parties and the parishes that contribute to its implementation. The plan has now been finalized and the fundraising process continues with seriousness and determination..
"We have achieved today something that in previous years seemed impossible thanks to the sincere devotion and love of the Archdiocesan Benefits Committee", Archbishop Elpidoforos noted immediately after the end of the Commission meeting.
"For the first time", he stressed, "The Commission and the Archdiocese of America are working together in a spirit of honesty, mutual respect and above all transparency, in order to finally resolve the crisis. We had enough and difficult road to travel ", underlined, "But we know that nothing good is achieved without effort and hard struggle". Thanking, in fact, both the members of the Commission and the representatives of the Archdiocese for their work, said it wanted "all parties involved in the project to know that their financial security will never be called into question again".
From his side, ο π. James Greanias, President of the Commission, thanked all its members and those who participated in the consultation process for their creative contribution, while expressing the gratitude of all to Archbishop Elpidoforos for his foresight, as he was, as he said, where "From the first day of his election and enthronement he raised this issue to the top of the priorities of his ministry archdiocese". "Today", pointed out, "We are literally writing history and we look forward to working with our archbishop to ensure the perpetual care of our clergy and lay officials.".