The United States's End-to-End Campaign to Collect Contributions and Donations from All Faithful, from every parish and from every family, in order to strengthen the Clergy Retirement and Care Fund, but also of the civil servants of the Archdiocese of America and its Dioceses, preached today, World Father's Day, the Archbishop of America Hopeful, with its circular.
The Archbishop calls on all the faithful to honor the clergy fathers and to make everyone, depending on its capabilities, the difference and every day on Father's Day with their generosity.
The whole issue was even discussed at the regular meeting of the District Meeting of the Archdiocese of America, which was conducted via video conference a few days ago. During the meeting, also discussed the progress of the "Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Trust" recently established to strengthen the Mother Church and which has already raised donations from more than 10 million. dollars. indeed, the Synod decided unanimously that all the Dioceses and of course the immediate archbishopric district will be founding members of this Trust. in addition to, the District Synod was informed that the "Nikolas and Anna Bouras Foundation" will offer a donation to the Trust worth one million. dollars, which will be equal to the total donation of the Metropolises.
End, the District Council received a report from the President of the Leadership of 100 and the Commission for the celebrations of 100 years since the founding of the Archdiocese of America, Argyri Vassiliou, on the preparatory meetings and preparations made for the thorough planning and coordination of the festive events.
The District Synod will convene again next September with the physical presence of its members at the Theological School of the Holy Cross, in Boston, and the high priests will celebrate the feast of the School on the day of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross which coincides with the beginning of the new academic year.