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29 December 2013 THE GREEK AUSTRALIAN The oldest circulating Greek newspaper outside VEMA Greece DECEMBER 2013 Tel. (02) 9559 7022 Fax: (02) 9559 7033 E-mail: [email protected] OUR ARCHBISHOP’S CHRISTMAS MESSAGE PAGE 5/33 Cutting a fine figure PAGE 22/50 Turkey and Greece feud over Hagia Sophia PAGE 10/38 TRAVEL To all our readers we extend our sincere Naousa - Bask in Town’s unique good wishes for a Merry Christmas diversity and a Happy New Year 2014 PAGE 24/52 DECEMBER 2013 2/30 TO BHMA The Greek Australian VEMA The Nativity of Our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ the ass his master's crib" (Isaiah 1: 3). But while the December 25 earth gave the new-born Saviour such a humble recep- tion, Heaven on high celebrated majestically His world- The incomprehensible and inexplicable Nativity of saving coming. Christ came to pass when Herod the Great was reign- A wondrous star, shining with uncommon brightness ing in Judea; the latter was an Ascalonite on his fa- and following a strange course, led Magi from the East ther's side and an Idumean on his mother's. He was in to Bethlehem to worship the new-born King. Certain every way foreign to the royal line of David; rather, he shepherds who were in the area of Bethlehem, who had received his authority from the Roman emperors, kept watch while tending their sheep, were suddenly and had ruled tyrannically over the Jewish people for surrounded by an extraordinary light, and they saw be- some thirty-three years. fore them an Angel who proclaimed to them the good The tribe of Judah, which had reigned of old, was de- tidings of the Lord's joyous Nativity. And straightway, prived of its rights and stripped of all rule and authori- together with this Angel, they beheld and heard a w- ty. Such was the condition of the Jews when the await- hole host of the Heavenly Powers praising God and ed Messiah was born, and truly thus was fulfilled the saying: "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth prophecy which the Patriarch Jacob had spoken 1,807 peace, good will towards men" (Luke 2:8-14). years before: "A ruler shall not fail from Judah, nor a prince from Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone his loins, until there come the things stored up for him; and he is the expectation of the nations" (Gen.49:10). Thy Nativity, O Christ our God, hath shined the light of Thus, our Saviour was born in Bethlehem, a city of knowledge upon the world; for thereby they that wor- Judea, whither Joseph had come from Nazareth of shipped the stars were instructed by a star to worship Galilee, taking Mary his betrothed, who was with child, Thee, the Sun of Righteousness, and to know Thee, the that, according to the decree issued in those days by Dayspring from on high. O Lord, glory be to Thee. the Emperor Augustus, they might be registered in the census of those subject to Rome. Kontakion in the Third Tone Therefore, when the time came for the Virgin to give birth, and since because of the great multitude there Today, the Virgin bears Him who is transcendent, and was no place in the inn, the Virgin's circumstace con- the earth presents the cave to Him who is beyond strained them to enter a cave which was near Bethle- reach. Angels, along with shepherds glorify Him. The hem. Having as shelter a stable of irrational beasts, she tween two animals, an ox and an ass, that the words of Magi make their way to Him by a star. For a new child gave birth there, and swaddled the Infant and laid Him the Prophets might be fulfilled: has been born for us, the God before all ages. in the manger (Luke 2:1-7). From this, the tradition has "Between two living creatures shalt Thou be known" come down to us that when Christ was born He lay be- (Abbacum 3:2), and "The ox knoweth his owner and Source: www.goarch.org NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell and the Consul General of Greece in Sydney, Dr Stavros Kyrimis NSW Premier meets Greek Consul General NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell met with the newly-appointed Con- sul General of Greece in Sydney, Dr Stavros Kyrimis, at NSW Parlia- ment House on Tuesday, 26 November and welcomed him to Syd- ney. Mr O’Farrell said, “I look forward to working with Dr Kyrimis to discuss issues affecting the Greek community in NSW.” DECEMBER 2013 The Greek Australian VEMA TO BHMA 3/31 Protecting Greece's Ottoman monuments By Iota Sykka - Kathimerini, of Chios, in the eastern Aegean, which Athens has been renovated and now operates as a museum. Works are also under way Greek Culture Ministry officials have to restore Ottoman monuments on the mostly shunned recent comments by Dodecanese islands, the Imaret Monu- Bulent Arinc, Turkey's deputy prime ment in Komotini, which is one of the minister, who called for Istanbul's Hagia oldest in Thrace, and the Ottoman baths Sophia, now a museum, to be converted on the island of Lesvos. into a mosque. And currently authorities are also car- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip rying out restoration works on the Ner- Erdogan has in the past said that the atze Mosque in Rethymno, Crete - also world-famous monument, designed as a known as Gazi Hussein Pasha or Odeio Christian basilica in the 6th century, (conservatory), as the young locals call it should stay as it is. After all, any plan to - with its impressive doorframe and im- modify it would meet with opposition posing minaret. from the global scientific community. Moreover, Greek authorities have giv- If Arinc's statements have caused en the green light for restoration work some degree of frustration, it is because on the Ottoman mausoleum (Tourbes) of his purported lecturing to the Greek of the Muslim saint Musa Baba in Thes- side: “It is widely known that Greece has saloniki's Terpsithea Square, as well as ignored its Ottoman temples and cultur- the Fethiye (Conqueror) Mosque, an Ot- al monuments,” he said. toman mosque built on the ruins of a However, actions speak louder than Byzantine basilica in central Athens. words. Since the years of the Communi- True, it took 15 years, but this too will ty Support Framework (CSF) up until open to the public in the Roman Agora those of the more recent National Stra- at some point. tegic Reference Framework (NSRF), These are not the only projects, but Greece's Culture Ministry has planned they are enough to show that there is a the restoration of at least 33 Ottoman- great deal of respect for a civilization era monuments across the country, at a euro restoration of the Bayezid scribed as the most important Islamic and history that is in part shared be- cost of over 30 million euros. (Mehmed I) Mosque in Didymoteicho, monument on the European continent. tween the two neighboring states. A key project is the 4.156-million- northern Greece, which has been de- There is also a mosque on the island est. 1985 Morea Architects has established a reputation for excellence in service and procurement of wonderful and beautiful buildings Greek hotel distinguished in international competition World Travel Awards distinguished the best tourism companies globally for 2013. The 20th jubilee awards organization was held in Doha, Qatar. It was a prestigious ceremony, in the presence of important strains of the global travel industry. The 20th World Travel Awards awarded hotels, airlines and touristic destinations. Greece was distinguished with one award that went to the luxurious hotel Alde- mar, in Crete. The Aldemar Royal Mare was presented with the “World’s Leading Thalasso Resort 2013,” winning over strong competition with other hotels. Among the international winners, the chain Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts won the award for “Best Hotel Brand,” hotel JW Marriott Marquis Dubai excelled as the “Top New Hotel” and in Dubai, the Burj Al Arab was awarded the premier hotel of the world. In the “best destinations” category, Kenya came first as “Safari Destination,” Peru Cnr Hurstmon St & Clynden Ave t + 61 3 9885 8999 as the first gastronomic destination and Portugal emerged as a leading golf destina- Malvern East VIC 3145 Australia f + 61 3 9885 6622 tion. The leading airline in 2013, was awarded to Etihad, while the category of low- PO Box 115, Darling VIC 3145 e [email protected] cost companies went to AirAsia. 4/32 TO BHMA The Greek Australian VEMA DECEMBER 2013 DECEMBER 2013 The Greek Australian VEMA TO BHMA 5/33 Our Primate’s View CHRISTMAS MESSAGE 2013 It is unfortunately true that, neither the public nor + S T Y L I A N O S private lives of Christians could be an example for non- By the grace of God Archbishop Christians to follow, as they rightly evaluate us based of Australia on the criterion of the Gospel of Christ. to all the Reverend Clergy and devout faithful of our holy Archdiocese. If we take into account how many ‘treaties’ and ‘pro- tocols’ of peace have been agreed to internationally, introduced mainly by Christian peoples, we will admit Brother Concelebrants and beloved children of the that the dream of “peace on earth” still remains dis- Church, tant and unfulfilled. Since, of course, true peace is not simply the absence of war, but respect for the human By ARCHBISHOP Once again, we are preparing to celebrate Christmas person, which is an image of the invisible God.
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