2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 4-10, 2012

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n JULY 31 – AUGUST 28 19; Farewell Luncheon at the ASTORIA – The Organization of Chandris Hotel on Sunday, August Athens Square Park, in collabo - 19. For more information call the ration in collaboration with the society’s office at 718-224-4846 NY Federation invite the com - or 917-209-3330. Email: ko - munity to the weekly Greek [email protected]. Nights in Athens Square Park at 30th Avenue & 30th Street. July ISLAND PARK, NY – Panaghia of 31: Nicos Nicolaides and his or - Island Park is hosting a Greek Fes - chestra. August 7: Seraphim La - tival from Thursday, August 16 to zos; August 14: No event; August Sunday, August 19 at 83 Newport 21: Iskadar Group; August 28: Road in Island Park. The event Nikos Moudatsos and his orches - will take place rain or shine and tra. All events start 7PM every will feature authentic Greek cui - Supreme President Dr. John Grossomanides, Jr. making a pre - John Grossomanides, Jr. presents Apostoli-Mission Executive Tuesday. sine as well as a daily raffle. sentation at one of the AHEPA Convention’s meetings. Director Constantinos Dimtsas with a $41,000 donation. n AUGUST 1-5 MANHCESTER, NH – The As - CHICAGO, IL – The Laugh Factory sumption Greek Orthodox is hosting a Greek Standup Com - Church hosts its annual two-day AHEPA Celebrates its 90th Anniversary in Vegas edy Show from Wednesday, Au - festival Greekfest 2012. All fes - gust 1 through Sunday, August 5. tivities will take place under a big Angelo Tsarouchas and Harry tent. TNH STAFF veyed the congratulations and years, AHEPA Housing has issued Respass, St. Petersburg, FL; Re - Basil are performing together for Visitors will be able to sample a LAS VEGAS, NV – On July 26, best wishes of His All Holiness $710,000 in grants. gion II: Ed Guminski, Pittsburgh, the first time in My Big Fat Greek variety of Greek food and pastry 1922, in the face of anti-Hellenic Ecumenical Patriarch Grossomanides presented PA; Region III: James Kokotas, Showcase. Angelo Tsarouchas – all made by the parish’s excel - prejudice and injustice, eight vi - Bartholomew. He noted the spe - $30,000 to Konstantinos Dimt - Brooklyn; Region IV: John Tan - has appeared both on the Russell lent chefs. DJ Meleti will provide sionary Greek-Americans in At - cial relationship shared between sas, the Executive Director of ionos, East Sandwich, MA; Re - Peters World Tour and Vince Greek music all day Saturday and lanta, GA established the Order the Order of St. Andrew and the Apostoli Mission, the philan - gion V: Socrates Kolitsos; Region Vaughn’s Comedy Roadshow. Sunday. A variety of vendors will of AHEPA to promote Hellenism, Order of AHEPA, which have thropic arm of the Church of VI: Nick Kavadas, Schererville, Basil was also Rodney Danger - be selling fine jewelry, gifts, crafts, Education, Philanthropy, Civic many members in common. Greece. Daughters of Penelope IN; Region VII: James Peros, field’s exclusive opening act for and ethnic and religious items. Responsibility, and Family and Noting the Order’s charitable Grand President Nicky Stamoulis Denver, CO; and Region VIII: 17 years. $10 off tickets with Other highlights of the festival in - Individual Excellence. Ninety work performed in post-World presented Dimtsas with an Chris Mellas, Yorba Linda, CA. promo code: OPA! The Laugh Fac - clude a multi-prize raffle, a penny years later, the delegates of the War II Greece, especially the es - $11,000 donation, part of the Reelected to positions on the tory is located at 3175 N Broad - sale, children’s activities, and Supreme Convention held in Las way in Chicago, IL. tours of the church. The event Vegas passed the baton to new will take place at 111 Island Pond officers facing new challenges, n AUGUST 7-11 Road in Manchester. and celebrated and honored the MANHATTAN – American dedicated Hellenes in between. Thymele Theatre’s NYC Euripides WILLISTON, VT – It’s the ninth This year’s Convention was Free Summer Festival Series pre - annual AHEPA/GREEK Church also notable for both words and sents Euripides’ rarely staged and golf outing. It will be Sunday, deeds intended to foster solidar - timely play Children of Hercules Aug. 19 at the Catamount Coun - ity between the Hellenic Dias - from August 7th thru 11th with try Club at 1400 Mountain View pora and the people of Greece outdoor performances at the East Road in Williston, VT. The regis - during the economic crisis. River Park Amphitheatre (8/7 tration starts at 2:30PM. Our The 90th anniversary celebra - and 8/8), the Naumburg Band - ninth annual Golf Outing will tion culminated in the Grand shell in Central Park (8/9) and at have a $65 per-person entry fee. Banquet, which was held on July Theatre 500 in the Times Square This will include Greens Fees, 26, exactly 90 years since Arts Center (8/11). Stephen Di - Cart Rental, Registration, Gifts AHEPA’s founding. Nearly 800 acrussi directs a cast of 25 headed and Banquet ticket. Please ask Fr. people were present and Las Ve - by Michael Raimondi, Diana Bob or a board member for a reg - gas TV News Anchor Sue Man - Swinburne, Tara Bancroft, istration form. Please return the teris was the emcee. Stephen Powell, Nicholas Sat - golf outing registration form with Newly reelected Supreme AUDREY DEMPSEY/INFINITI STUDIO tinger, Paul Kirchmeyr and Ian your entry fee by August 5th so President Dr. John Grosso - The members of the Grand Banquet dais prior to the start of the event, including (L-R) Cypriot Scott. The chorus is led by David we can arrange for space, gifts, manides, Jr. spoke about the Ambassador to the U.S. Pavlos Anastasiades, unidentified guest, Supreme President John Bushman. All performances are and food for everyone. Contact founding of AHEPA in 1922 and Grossomanides, Archbishop Demetrios of America, Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, Metropol - free to the public, no reservations Bob Athas at 802-862-2155 or described what it was like to be itan Gerasimos of San Francisco, Nicky Stamoulis, and Nicholas Karacostas. required. For the Theatre 500 per - Greg Lambesis at 802-524-3840 a Greek immigrant in the Amer - formance: www.smartTix.com or for more information. ican South during those times. tablishment of the AHEPA Hos - ongoing monthly commitment to Board of Trustees were: John by calling 212-868-4444. For fur - Chairman of the Board of pital in Thessaloniki and the Apostoli-Mission which will con - Galanis, Elm Grove, WI, and ther information: American - CANTON, OH – The 36th annual Trustees Nicholas A. Karacostas AHEPA Wing of Evangelismos tinue until the funds that have Constantine Calliontzis, Ded - [email protected]. Grecian Festival at the Canton offered a toast to the organiza - Hospital, the Archbishop drew a been raised is exhausted. ham, MA. Christopher Gallas, Civic Center at 1101 Market Av - tion on its 90th anniversary and comparison between that period NEW OFFICERS Brooklyn, was re-elected to a n AUGUST 10-19 enue North, in Canton. Proudly the audience enjoyed a video and the current situation in Earlier in the day on July 26, term on the Board of Auditors. CHIOS, GREECE - The Panchiaki presented by Holy Trinity Church. montage of interview clips of Greece. He highlighter some on - the delegates re-elected Supreme During the installation cere - “Korais” Society of New York in - Free admission-free parking. Live past supreme presidents, who re - going efforts, but also suggested President Grossomanides, who monies for new officers, Grosso - vites all Chians and members of music & dance performances. flected on memorable moments the community is capable of a ran unopposed. Joanne Saltas, manides said he was “honored the Greek American Community Homemade Greek cuisine & pas - during their AHEPA career, what much more “developed, sophis - Salt Lake City, UT, was elected and humbled to be re-elected to celebrate the 100th anniversary tries. Beer, wine, agora gift shop, it means to be an Ahepan, and ticated” response, including a Daughters of Penelope Grand supreme president of AHEPA and of the liberation from Ottoman gold jewelry, Greek Orthodox how AHEPA can remain an im - more vigorous defense of President; Michael Michalopulos, looks forward to “working with rule by visiting beautiful Chios this bookstore. August.17 11AM- portant factor to the community Greece’s honor. Norman, OK, Sons of Pericles our seasoned Supreme Lodge summer and participating in the 11PM. August 18 4pm-11PM, Au - in the future. The Archbishop was passion - Supreme President; and Angela and our membership to over - numerous events that await them. gust 19 11AM-2 PM. website ht - There was also a special video ate in speaking about how Armstrong, Chandler, AZ, Maids come these challenges, address SCHEDULE OF EVENTS CHIOS goc.com; phone 330-494-8770. presentation with 90th anniver - “Greece has been treated unfairly of Athena Grand President. new ones that will emerge, and 2012: Official Opening - Musical sary greetings from members of internationally” during this crisis, The new members of the keep AHEPA on the steady path Performance & Reception. Site: n NOTE TO OUR READERS Congress, including: Senator stating there has been an “unfair AHEPA Supreme Lodge, the in - set forth by my predecessors in Homeric Center on Friday, August This calendar of events section Robert Menendez and Represen - focus on Greece.” He said “We ternational governing body of a spirit true to our mission.” 10; First Excursion. Sites: Aghia is a complimentary service to the tatives John Sarbanes, Niki can do things, and we have to the organization, are: Supreme HAPPY BIRTHDAY Markella and Surrounding Vil - Greek American community. All Tsongas, Gus Bilirakis, Carolyn The guests at the Grand Ban - lages on Saturday, August 11; Sec - parishes, organizations and in - Maloney, and Shelley Berkley. quet were treated to some classic ond Excursion. Site: Southern Vil - stitutions are encouraged to e- Local Congresswoman Las Vegas birthday entertain - lages - Mastihohora: Monday, mail their information regarding Berkley, whose family has roots ment in the form of Frank Sina - August 13; Formal Dinner-Dance. the event 3-4 weeks ahead of in Greece, declared AHEPA tra and Marilyn Monroe imper - Site: Golden Sand on Friday, Au - time, and no later than Monday should be proud of its 90 years sonators. They sang “Fly Me to gust 17; Archieratical Liturgy. Site: of the week before the event, to of service for all Americans, the Moon,” “Diamonds Are a renowned Byzantine monastery english.edition@thenationalher - Greeks, and Cypriots. She pro - Girl’s Best Friend,” and “New of Nea Moni on Sunday, August ald.com vided a moving account of her York, New York” to the delighted visit to Thessaloniki to find the audience, who got up and street on which her grandmother danced. In one memorable mo - grew up. She took the soil from ment, “Marilyn Monroe” repro - the great city, placed it in a jar, duced her famous gift to JFK by QUESTION OF THE WEEK and gave it to her mother for her singing, “Happy Birthday, Mr. birthday. She concluded, “I am President” to Grossomanides, Vote on our website! one of you. Thank you for mak - substituting the words “Dear ing me a part of your family.” AHEPA,” for “Mr. President.” You have the chance to express your opinion on our website Cyprus’ Ambassador to the The celebrations are not over on an important question in the news. The results will be pub - United States Pavlos Anastasi - Greeks dance with "Frank Sinatra" and "Marilyn Monroe." for two AHEPA leaders. The lished in our printed edition next week along with the question ades congratulated the member - Supreme President is newly- for that week. ship and leadership of AHEPA. do things…Greece, Hellenism, Vice President Anthony Kouzou - married to the former Anna-He - The question this week is: Have you been watching the He said they are right to cele - deserves respect and assistance.” nis, Houston, TX; Canadian Pres - lene Panagakos of Brooklyn, Olympic Games so far? brate, and asked the audience to The philanthropic dimension ident George Vassilas, Montreal, who was just elected Grand Vice o Yes “redouble their efforts” to of AHEPA was further spot - Quebec, Canada; Supreme Sec - President of the Daughters of o No achieve justice in Cyprus. Met - lighted by a presentation made retary Phillip T. Frangos, East Penelope. Their friends and col - o Maybe ropolitan Gerasimos of San Fran - by AHEPA National Housing Cor - Lansing, MI; Supreme Treasurer leagues were happy to release The results for last week’s question: Do you believe the cisco addressed the audience and poration President Angelo Anthony Drakos, Ambridge, PA; them from their duties for a time discovery of hydrocarbon wealth in Cyprus will improve acknowledged AHEPA’s contri - Kostarides of Indiana. He an - Supreme Counselor George Lou - so they could enjoy a honey - chances for a Cyprus settlement? butions to society “not through nounced $80,000 in grants to cas, Brecksville, OH; and moon between now and the 35% voted "Yes" words, but deeds.” AHEPA family entities and Supreme Athletic Director Ike 2013 Supreme Convention, 45% voted "No" His Eminence Archbishop $50,000 toward AHEPA’s hu - Gulas, PSP, Birmingham, AL. which will convene next July in 19% voted "Maybe" Demetrios of America provided manitarian campaign to help the The eight Supreme Gover - Orlando, FL at the Loews the Keynote Address and con - people of Greece. In the last 12 nors are: Region I: Dalton Portofino Bay Hotel. Please vote at: www.thenationalherald.com Hundreds Attend St. Irene Chrysovalantou Monsatery’s Feast in Astoria

TNH Staff triarch Bartholomew, Very Rev. The councilman said that the clared that they love such pro - Fr. Iakovos Koutsakis, pastor of story of St. Irene, who walked cessions, when New York feels a ASTORIA – The annual proces - Sts. Constantine and Helen of away from a life of luxury and bit like the great city of Constan - sion of the Sacred Patriarchal Jackson Heights, who never privilege to serve the Lord, “was tinople. One of the dominant and Stavropegial Orthodox misses the holiday in Astoria, one of the most beautiful and features of the neighborhood is Monastery of St. Irene Chryso - and Fathers Iakovos and John inspirational I have ever heard,” the Amtrak railroad trestle, valantou celebrating the feast of the Monastery. and urged all present to “emu - which in some spots is supported day of the beloved 9th century A silver cask containing relics late her selflessness and brav - by huge masonry arches remi - saint and her miracle-working of St. Irene led the way, aloft by ery.” niscent of the Aqueduct of icon took place on July 29 in men dressed as Evzones, fol - The colorful and moving Valens that passes many of the Astoria. lowed by the sacred icon cov - spectacle attracted non-Greeks great Byzantine Churches and Despite the overcast skies ered by a canopy carried by four from the neighborhood, and monasteries of Constantinople. that threatened rain but yielded parishioners. The clergy and even tourists, like Thomas and Three of the young girls who to sunshine after the procession, laity walked across 23rd Avenue Nicole Zabielski. On 31st Street, participated in the procession as the beautiful icon-filled sanctu - where the Church is located, to the heart of Astoria, they met lantern bearers were Irene and ary was jammed with worship - 31st Street, where they passed the man known as Wall Street her sister Sophia Prentzas, who pers. Many others followed the beneath the elevated subway Greek, Markos Kaminis, who in - are enrolled in the Church’s Sat - service in the cordoned-off line. vited them to join him at the urday Greek school classes, and streets in front of the Church. The marchers eventually Church. They were impressed their friend Gabriella Skouros, The monastery, which is now reached the famous Ditmars when told the event was just one whose family hails from Cyprus. governed by is new Abbot, the Boulevard, the home of long-de - The V. Rev. Archimandrite Ierotheos Zacharis, leads the annual of many that make the borough The mother of the Prentzas V. Rev. Archimandrite Ierotheos parted restaurants, nightclubs, procession of the Sacred Patriarchal and Stavropegial Orthodox of Queens a special place, with sisters, Kiki, has roots on the is - Zacharis, is under the jurisdic - and other Greek-owned estab - Monastery of St. Irene Chrysovalantou in NY. residents who were born in land of Rhodes, and runs the tion of the Ecumenical Patriar - lishments. Many remain, but the more than 160 countries. Pavilion florist with her husband chate of Constantinople. Al - rest exist as memories of the the hymns sung by the chanters. Ierotheos, and where Bishop One couple was among those Constantine, who handled pub - though the feast day itself was glory days of New York’s second The icon was then was Philotheos offered greetings and who came all the way from Long licity for the day’s events as one marked with a Divine Liturgy Greektown – the original was passed over the entire line of blessings from the Ecumenical Island. They attend every year, of many volunteers. She told with vespers on July 27, the pro - near Times Square in Manhat - the faithful, who prayed for Patriarch. When the parish - and told TNH they love they pro - TNH her daughters have taken cession through the streets of tan. their needs and their loved- ioners and guests reentered the cession because it reminded part in the procession for 13 Astoria was held after Sunday’s The procession turned right ones, and perhaps for Greece, sanctuary, Michael Pantelides them of Greece. This year, they years. She said people come Divine Liturgy. one more time, and after two Cyprus, and the United States read a letter from City Council - added, they also came because, from great distances – Canada, Father Ierotheos was joined blocks turned left, where a long in these difficult times. man Peter Vallone, Jr. of Astoria, “we need all the prayers we can New Jersey, Philadelphia – to by Bishop Philotheos of Meloa, line of people were waiting There was a closing service who could not attend due to get.” honor and receive blessings from who represented Ecumenical Pa - amidst peals of church bells and on the steps led by Father family responsibilities. Other participants also de - St. Irene.