Archbishop Elpidophoros: Spring meeting of the Archdiocesan Council in America

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The openings of I.N.. of Agios Nikolaos, at Zero Point in New York, which are expected to take place in early November and its inauguration scheduled for spring 2022, were at the center of the spring meeting of the Archdiocesan Council.

In the one that took place via video conference on Tuesday, they participated, including, both the members of the Council and the senators for Orthodoxy and Hellenism.

The Archbishop of America Hopeful in his introductory statement referred to the big bets won by the Archdiocese of America, especially in the last year, but also in the historical events for the Church of America that will take place in the near future, The forthcoming visit of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to the United States of America by the 23 October until 3 November. Besides, Ecumenical Patriarch to join the shrines of America's sacred national shrine.

The Archbishop gave hope, in fact, special emphasis on the fact of their anniversary 100 years since the founding of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, the 2022, which he characterized as an event of national importance, which will be celebrated with a variety of festive events. In his speech, The issue of ensuring the viability of the retirement plan and medical care of the clergy also prevailed, but also the popular executives of the Archdiocese of America, through the relevant amendments and the increase of its financing, which were the product of many months of systematic work, which was completed with absolute success at the beginning of the year.

"It simply came to our notice then, write down, it was the protection of the work of our clergy and laity and the restoration of the trust that had been broken in previous years ". in addition to, The Archbishop referred to the implementation of new accounting standards for the Archdiocese of America and its Dioceses aimed at enhancing transparency and accountability, while he did not fail to point out the particularly important process of setting up an advisory committee for the drafting of the new charter of the Archdiocese, which will process all the suggestions and thoughts that will be submitted by the faithful. As it is known, then the Ecumenical Patriarchate will set up a joint committee with representatives of the Mother Church and the Archdiocese of America, which will result in the final text of the charter.

At the same time, spoke about the impressive progress made both in the Hellenic College and in the Theological School of the Holy Cross, in Boston, who earned their degree certification and academic recognition and greatly improved their financial position.

End, Archbishop Elpidoforos spoke about the multi-level events organized by the Archdiocese of America to celebrate the anniversary of 200 years since the Greek Revolution 1821, while he also referred to the important initiative of the Order of St. Apostle Andrew to create the legacy "Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew" with the aim of financial empowerment and strengthening of the Mother Church.

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