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JUNE 2015 • Vol. 80 • No. 1306 www.observer.goarch.org • e-mail: [email protected] $1.00 In THIS ISSUE Santiago Calatrava design St. Nicholas Shrine National Philoptochos Board members visit the site of St. Nicholas National Shrine. • P. 5 Dimitrios Panagos photos Archbishop Demetrios in the procession led by Armenian Supreme Patriarch Karekin II. Vice President Joe Biden is shown at upper part of picture. 26 years later S.F. Cathedral construction progress Archbishop Attends Armenian Genocide Observance • P. 6 HCHC 73rd commencement by Stavros H. Papagermanos members of Congress, and Christian faith of the Armenian Genocide Centennial Fr. Trianta lou awarded honorary doctorate leaders from around the country. (NCAGC) uniting the efforts of the Dio- • P. 9 WASHINGTON – Archbishop Deme- The Most Rev. Dr. Katharine Jefferts cese and Prelacy of the Armenian Apos- trios attended the May 7 ecumenical Schori, presiding bishop of the Episco- tolic Churches of America, East and West. service at the National Cathedral com- pal Church, welcomed attendees to the It was co-sponsored by the U.S. Confer- memorating the centennial of the Arme- service and the Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, ence of Catholic Bishops and the National nian Genocide. general secretary of the World Council Council of Churches of Christ. The multi-faith service marked the of Churches, delivered the homily. Arch- See more at: www.goarch.org/news/ar- 100th anniversary of the beginning of the bishop Demetrios offered a prayer of the meniancommemoration-05082015#sthash. Armenian Genocide, in which an estimat- evening hour. zqiYey63.dpuf ed 1.5 million Armenians perished at the Armenian President Sargsyan, in his hands of Ottoman Turks from 1915-1923 speech, noted a verse of the psalmist and delivered a message of awareness, “Mercy and truth will meet, justice and gratitude and unity. peace will embrace.” Esteemed guests and representatives “Today, as we commemorate the of various faiths gathered for “The Holy holy martyrs of the Armenian Genocide Youth Olympics Martyrs of the Armenian Genocide: A perpetrated by Ottoman Turkey, we re- Archbishop Demetrios bestows a medal on Prayer for Justice and Peace” to remember member the hundreds of thousands of a JOY athlete at the 37th Greek Orthodox those lost in the Genocide and to dem- Greek and Syriac Christians who were Archdiocese Olympics. The Metropolises onstrate gratitude for the regeneration also victimized by the same perpetrators. of Chicago and New Jersey also held their of life for which the survivors and their We remember the other crimes against th Olympics the weekend of May 23-25. saviors worked so hard. humanity of the 20 century: the Jewish Among the thousands attending the Holocaust, the genocides in Cambodia • P. 19,23,26 service were many dignitaries including and Rwanda and elsewhere,” said the Pocatello centennial the Republic of Armenia President Serzh Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of th Sargsyan, Vice–President Joe Biden, His All Armenians Karekin II. Aram I, the Idaho parish celebration 100 year Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, • P. 25 and Catholicos of All Armenians, His in his message emphasized the three ele- Church consecration Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great ments of the centennial, to remember, to Consecration of Washington Cathedral House of Cilicia, His Holiness Ignatius remind and to educate. • P. 32 Aphrem II, Patriarch of Antioch and All The ecumenical service was orga- Leads prayer- His Eminence o ers a prayer during East of the Syriac Orthodox Church, nized by The National Commemoration the ecumenical service. 2 ARCHDIOCESE NEWS JUNE 2015 To contact L-100 Approves Additional Grants by George Schira tional grants in a continuing session of its and Family Center for Family Care – National Ministries meeting of Feb. 12 at the 24th annual Lead- $230,000 for one year for the “Renewal of The Executive Committee of Leader- ership 100 Conference as there was not Family Ministry.” Archives ship 100 convened a conference call on ample time then to review all the grants. • The Department of Finance and 212.570.3517 May 13, and unanimously approved an The total of new grants approved Administration – $200,000 for one year [email protected] additional $700,000 in new grants to be for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of for the Archdiocese Committee for Small distributed in 2015, increasing total grants America is now $1,930,243, while those to Parishes’ “The Small Parish Program.” Communications for the period of 2015–17 to $2,670,799. affiliated organizations is now $740,556. • Fordham University – $100,000 212.774.0244 The additional grants were unanimously Both included multi-year grants. for Orthodox Christian Studies Center [email protected] recommended by the Grant Committee. The additional grants approved are to strategize and develop an academic The amount to be distributed in as follows: journal dedicated to Orthodox Christian Greek Education 2015, which includes previously approved • The Department of Inter-Ortho- Studies. grants, now totals $3,232,651, bringing dox, Ecumenical and Interfaith Rela- • The Hellenic Orthodox Church 212.774.0233 the year to date total since the incep- tions-$150,000 for one year for the “Inter- of the Annunciation (Buffalo, N.Y.) – [email protected] tion of Leadership 100 to a new high of Orthodox Enhancement” project to sup- $20,000 for one year for the International $42,292,163. port the up-coming Great and Holy Synod. Commission of Anglican-Orthodox Theo- Internet Ministries The committee addressed the addi- • The Department of Marriage logical Dialogue. 646.519.6690 [email protected] Sta Members Inter–Orthodox, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations Run or Walk as Civic Duty 212.570.3593 [email protected] NEW YORK - For the second consecu- tive year, members of the Archdiocese staff Ionian Village participated in the JP Morgan Corporate 212.570.3538 Challenge, an annual event that draws more [email protected] than 30,000 participants from 425 private and non-profit corporations in support of the Central Park Conservancy. The Conser- Marriage & Family vancy is a private, not-for-profit organiza- 845.424.8175 tion of concerned citizens determined to [email protected] improve Central Park that manages the park under a contract with the City of New York. Parish Development The park, located half a block from 847.825.1432 Archdiocese headquarters, receives about [email protected] 40 million visitors a year and is the most frequently visited urban park in the United Philanthropy States. 212.774.0283 Similar JP Morgan Corporate Challenge events take place in about 12 cities world- [email protected] Orthodox Observer photos wide, including Boston, Frankfurt, Ger- Public Affairs many; London England and San Francisco. 212.774.0400 The New York event, the second largest after the annual New York City Marathon, [email protected] brings together sprinters, joggers and walk- ers who traverse a 3-mile course in the park Registry over a two-day period June 3-4. 212.570.3558 Each participant pays a $50 registra- [email protected] tion fee. The Corporate Challenge served as Religious Education an opportunity for the staff to witness 646.519.6300 to the faith. Their maroon T-shirts were [email protected] emblazoned on the front with the logo of the Archdiocese, while on the back was Stewardship, Outreach & Evangelism How to Contact Archdiocesan Institutions, the scriptural verse from Philippians 4:13, 646.519.6160 Metropolises and Related Agencies and Organizations “I can do all things through Christ Who [email protected] strengthens me.” Direct Archdiocesan District Tel. 212.288.3215; www.thecathedralnyc.org 212.570.3500; www.goarch.org Hellenic College Holy Cross School of Theology Youth and Young Adult Ministries Metropolis of Chicago 617.731.3500; www.hchc.edu Missing text 646.519.6180 312.337.4130; www.chicago.goarch.org Saint Basil Academy Metropolis of Boston 845.424.3500; www.stbasil.goarch.org [email protected] 617.277.4742; www.boston.goarch.org St. Michael’s Home In the May issue story on the Metropolis of Denver 914.476.3374; www.stmichaelshome.org Ebola epidemic on page 10, an adver- 303.333.7794; www.denver.goarch.org St. Photios National Shrine tisement covered the last four words. Metropolis of Atlanta 904.829.8205; www.stphotios.com The text of the final paragraph should NEXT DEADLINE 404.634.9345; www.atlmetropolis.org read (missing words in italics): One Metropolis of Detroit Other key organizations and services Deadline for submitting information, 248.823.2400; www.detroit.goarch.org National Philoptochos other “obstacle” he faces hasn’t pre- articles and photos for consideration Metropolis of Pittsburgh 212.977.7770; www.philoptochos.org vented him from energetically pursu- in the July-Aug. issue: Friday, June 26 412.621.5529; www.pitssburgh.goarch.org Internet Ministries: www.internet.goarch.org ing his multi-faceted ministry – he is Metropolis of San Francisco • Orthodox Jobs: www.orthodoxjobs.com legally blind. Photos should be sent as a large format 415.753.3075; www.sanfran.goarch.org • Orthodox Marketplace: www.orthodoxma- .jpg attachment (300 dpi min.). 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