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20th Anniversary of Patriarch Bartholomew’s Enthronement

By Peter Marudas*

ike his predecessors, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew during his twenty year wards the Patriarchate both by the Ankara government, particularly the current Erdogan- tenure has had to confront two fundamental challenges: the survival of the Patri - AKP regime and Turkish public opinion. archate in a generally hostile Turkish environment, and his relations with the other Turkey’s behavior toward the Patriarchate hardly meets any acceptable international stan - independent Orthodox Churches including the administration of his own flock dis - dard of religious freedom, however. Turkey still refuses to reopen Halki, the Patriarchate’s Lpersed in Western Europe, parts of Greece, North and South America, and Australia. premier seminary shuttered since 1971 - or to permit publication of its journal, Apostolos His All Holiness has certainly made progress in improving the Patriarchate’s position in Andreas, and Turkish law alleges that Bartholomew is not the Ecumenical Patriarch but Turkey, and after a very rocky beginning has advanced greater Pan-Orthodox cooperation, merely the local Greek Orthodox Archbishop. Still some concrete progress has made. while his record with his own jurisdictions, especially in America, has been at best mixed. On Nov. 29, 2010, (The Feast Day of Saint Andrew the Apostle, the founder of the Patri - Since 1922, when Turkey’s victory over Greece ended over 2000 years of Hellenic presence archate) the Turkish government complied with a European Court of Human Rights decision in Asia Minor, the Patriarchate has been persecuted, subjected to illegal confiscations of its and returned to the Patriarchate a large Nineteenth Century building that once housed an properties and institutions, and periodically threatened with expulsion from its 1900-year orphanage. This past August Turkey issued a degree mandating the return of all immovable historic seat. The most flagrant and recent violation of the Patriarchate’s and the Greek com - property to non-Muslim foundations (entities) illegally expropriated since 1936 and for com - munity’s rights occurred during the barbaric and tragic ethnic cleansing of September, 1955; pensation to those entities whose properties were now in third party hands. Following that a government-instigated program that demolished churches and businesses, and effectively announcement, Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan appeared at a dinner ending Ramadan and ended a viable Greek Orthodox presence in Turkey; which now numbers a mere 2,500. This with Patriarch Bartholomew at his side strongly endorsed the decree to the assembled rep - was reality facing the 51-year old newly-installed Patriarch Bartholomew in 1991; a condi - resentatives of Turkey’s non-Muslim communities. tion which his two predecessors, the internationally-known Athenagoras and the more re - Other “friendly” gestures toward Christian minorities were initiated in 2010 and again served Dimitrios, confronted as they attempted to preserve the Patriarchate’s declining this year, when Bartholomew with other clergy celebrated for the first time in almost 90 strength. It is fair to conclude that Bartholomew, despite many obstacles, including serious years a liturgy on August 15, the feast day of the historic Pontos Monastery of Panayia plots against his life, has not only managed to preserve his position within Turkey but has Soumela, near the city of Tapezounta. Thousands of worshippers came from all over the clearly emerged as a prominent international religious figure. world for this highly emotional religious service as did many Armenians for a similar service This has been due to an almost superhuman traveling schedule and an increasing ability at an historic Armenian church in far Eastern Turkey. That follows earlier actions that allowed to connect with broader audiences on such contemporary issues as human rights and pro - the Patriarch to conduct services in Cappadocia and at other holy sites in Turkey. tection of the environment; the improved effectiveness of his supporters both in Europe and America; and probably most significantly, a gradual but definitely more favorable stance to - Continued on page 21

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By Antonis H. Diamataris That will depend mostly on the Patriar - chate’s ability to be relevant to our lives and to has to be one of the most difficult jobs in deal with the issues affecting us effectively. today’s world: running a Greek Ortho - At the same time, the community bears a It dox Ecumenical Patriarchate, and from responsibility for the Patriarchate’s well-being, such an inhospitable place like Turkey, to boot. too, and that obligation needs refinement and Yet, Ecumenical Patriarch Barthlomew has improvement. been doing just that for twenty years now. Al - This newspaper’s publisher knows him from beit a few unnecessary quarrels and avoidable before he was elected as the Ecumenical Patri - mistakes along the way, but successfully, over - arch and has followed his tenure closely. This all. newspaper has not always agreed with him, as The Church is at the center of the life in our any longtime reader will verify. Greek community. It is where we pray and In fact, the paper has disagreed with him where we meet. Where we get married and strongly at times about a number of his acts or where we Christen our children. It is or it omissions both at home and abroad. should be the spiritual center of our lives. Yet, without abdicating its role as this com - It was determined a long time ago that munity’s watchdog, this newspaper remains America’s Greek-Orthodox faithful belong – strongly committed to the Ecumencal Patri - spiritually and administratively – to the historic arhate’s survival and its right to live and work Ecumenical Church of Constantinople. That in freedom. has been the case to this point, but will it be in the future as well? Happy anniversary, Παναγιώτατε. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: A Ministry Of Great Action

By Archbishop Demetrios Orthodox Synod which is under inter-religious, and inter-cultural of America preparation, the first to be con - affairs, the Patriarch proceeded vened, God willing, after many in expanding his ministry with honoring the landmark centuries, and seeking solutions an unyielding steadfastness to Twentieth Anniversary to various problems created in save the natural environment in In of the election and en - the so-called Diaspora. As a re - which human beings live. It is thronement to the Patriarchal sult, a special new form of Or - well known that he has been rec - Throne of Constantinople of His thodox cooperation was created ognized as a major figure in deal - All Holiness Ecumenical Patri - by instituting the establishment ing with the environmental cri - arch Bartholomew, it is fitting to of local assemblies of canonical sis. In a significant meeting at pay tribute to a great contempo - Orthodox bishops in major areas the Eighth Symposium on the rary ecclesiastical figure. He ex - of the “Diaspora”, one of them Mississippi River in 2009, where emplifies in a brilliant way the being in North and Central approximately 150 renowned witness of the Gospel in a America, comprising 61 Bishops. environmental scientists partici - wounded and troubled world. 4. Deciding not to limit him - pated, it was stated that the per - We give thanks to God for his in - self within the Orthodox world, tinent work which the Orthodox spired witness and his true Or - our Ecumenical Patriarch en - Church under the leadership of thodox leadership. gaged tirelessly in a multi- the Ecumenical Patriarch does is It would have been necessary, faceted activity internationally in the most important compared to in order to describe appropri - opening and maintaining active any other similar effort. ately and accurately the amazing communication and dialogue The above briefly described ministry of the Ecumenical Pa - first with the Christian Churches, five points clearly depict the truly triarch during the past twenty both Roman Catholic and Protes - great ministry of the Ecumenical years, to spend pages and vol - tant, and then with non-Christ - Patriarch starting from Constan - umes in writing. Let us, there - ian major religions like Islam and tinople, embracing the people fore, present in a concise epi - Judaism. Such an activity aimed that are directly under his grammatic way, only a few at promoting tolerance, under - omophorion, extending his care central points indicating the EUROKINISSI standing and reconciliation to the entire Orthodox body of width and depth of the twenty- His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew with Archbishop Demetrios of America in among the various major reli - 300 million people, further ex - year Patriarchal Ministry. We honor of the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of Patriarch Bartholomew’s enthronement in the gious bodies. In addition, tending his love and concern to will limit ourselves to five spe - historic church of Aghia Irene in Constantinople. through the above mentioned di - the entire humanity and finally cific points: alogues and through contacts reaching out to include in the care 1. From the first day of his achieved through his activities a ropean Parliament to the Parlia - Patriarchate, has engaged in with religious, political, civil and of the Church the natural envi - enthronement, our Ecumenical gradual and steady increase of ments of major European coun - intense efforts for the effective academic authorities, the Patri - ronment created by God for the Patriarch Bartholomew started a international recognition of the tries, from countries like Libya function and constant progress arch without respite labored in benefit of all human beings. very methodical, intense, even Patriarchate. It is characteristic and Iran, to Bahrain and Nepal, of the Eparchies under his defense and promotion of hu - We fervently pray that God passionate work in order to pre - that as a result of such a recog - from prominent universities in omophorion. We, here in Amer - man rights in general and for re - grant him many years, as he con - sent the tremendous significance nition and of his stature, this Europe and the United States to ica, are cognizant of his love for ligious freedom in particular. cludes the first twenty years and of the Ecumenical Patriarchate world Orthodox leader has offi - other high academic institutions. our Archdiocese, and we are 5. Parallel to his dealings with enters into a new phase of God- in Constantinople for the con - cial doors open to him from the 2. Our Ecumenical Patriarch, thankful for the inspiration and inter-orthodox, inter-christian, inspired ministry. temporary world. Under adverse White House to the Congress of parallel to projecting a strong im - guidance coming from the conditions and limitations, he the United States, from the Eu - age of the Mother Church. We will never forget the several visits of our beloved Patriarch to our Arch - diocese, visits conveying to us love and wisdom and special care coming from the Center of Orthodoxy. Επί τη συμπληρώσει της εικοσαετίας 3. Enlarging the cycle of his apostolic activities, centered al - από της ενθρονήσεως ways in the Person and Gospel του Παναγιωτάτου Πατριάρχου ημών of Christ, the Patriarch has ad - dressed the serious issues of Pan- επί του Σεπτού και πολυυπευθύνου Θρόνου Orthodox cooperation and uni - fied action. In this spirit, he του Οικουμενικού Πατριαρχείου convened several meetings of the εις διακονίαν της Μητρός Εκκλησίας, Heads of all Orthodox Auto - cephalous Churches. Among η καθ΄ ημάς them perhaps the most impor - ΙΕΡΑ ΜΟΝΗ ΑΓΙΟΥ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ tant was the meeting of the Heads of Orthodox Churches at εύχεται ταπεινώς the Patriarchate in Constantino - TNH ARCHIVES ple in October 2008. In that Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew arrives at the West Wing προς τον Δεσπότην και Σωτήρα ημών meeting, serious decisions were of the White House in Washington, DC on Tuesday, Nov. 3, Κύριον Ιησούν Χριστόν και την Κυρίαν Θεοτόκον made about planning the Pan- 2009, accompanied by Archbishop Demetrios of America. υπέρ της κατ΄ άμφω υγιείας του Παναγιωτάτου ημών Πατριάρχου, μακροημερεύσεως και εκπληρώσεως πάντων των θεοφιλών και ευγενών επιθυμιών αυτού.

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The 20th Anniversary of the enthronement of Patriarch Bartholomew is an auspicious milestone for the Orthodox Church

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November 2, 1991 shown forth shepherds equal to (martyria) of Orthodoxy, and to God and am forever thankful.” the apostles – indeed, we have the edification (oikodome) of Hence, we state from the CONTINuITy AND HuMIlITy unworthily come to be their suc - Christian unity. outset that we shall follow the Venerating the holy, consub - cessor – and which the chief and canonical order of our Orthodox stantial, lifegiving and undi - ‘firstcalled’ among the Apostles THANkSGIvING AND GlOry Church and respect in particular vided Trinity, obedient to the had as a foundation,” as we Speaking for the first time the venerated Tradition and will of the one Lord as expressed might say with Symeon of Thes - from this Holy See, we say be - praxis of the Great Church of by the Church through the salonika. fore all else, along with our pre - Christ. Moreover, firmly con - unanimous canonical ballot of Already, conscious of our un - decessor among the saints, John vinced by sacred experience of the holy brotherhood, and pro - worthiness and humbleness, Chrysostom, “glory to God for the indispensable value of con - fessing the holy Orthodox faith, looking ahead to the insupport - all things.” ciliarity through which the Holy we assume from the hands of able cross which we have borne, Then, turning in deep respect Spirit speaks to the Church, we the blessed Demetrios I, great we seek refuge in the mercy of and sincere love to the august shall walk the road of service among Patriarchs, the cross of the Lord and we invoke His college of Hierarchs of the Ecu - (diakonia) to the Church only Andrew the “firstcalled” in or - grace in order that He might en - menical Throne, to those here under her light, within her der to continue the ascent to able us to perfect His power in and everywhere in the oec - framework and in her canonical Golgotha, the “place of the our infirmity (II Cor. 12.9). In - umene, to those who have cast function, in harmony with our skull” (Mt. 27.33), in order to deed, the tremendous concerns, their ballot willingly, we offer most respected brothers and be cocrucified with our Lord which the Archbishop of New wholeheartedly our thanks for concelebrants in Christ. In say - and His cocrucified Church, Rome assumes, and the various the truly moving vote of confi - ing this, by no means do we re - and in order to perpetuate the temptations and adverse influ - dence which they have placed strict our conviction and inten - light of the Resurrection. ences with which he must strug - in our humble person. We affirm tion on this capital subject to It is only by so interpreting gle, demand that he be experi - again along with the holy shep - those things which only concern the canonical ballot of the most enced in the task of piloting the herd of the Thessalonians: “You, our Most Holy Church of Con - respected Hierarchy of this ven - great ship. therefore, brothers, have ac - stantinople, but we extend this erable Ecumenical Throne, "be - Thus, in selfemptying cepted me hospitably and have sacred confession and declara - ing caught up in a wondrous (kenosis), we approach at this honored me greatly, you have tion also to all that which con - state" by the events which sur - moment the burning and uncon - displayed much love. As Paul cerns the whole Orthodox round us these days (Lk 24.18), sumed bush of the Ecumenical said, ‘you have accepted me as Church worldwide. that have we accepted the sa - Patriarchate – in and through a messenger of God, as Jesus On this auspicious occasion, cred responsibilities of piloting which we are called to see God Christ.’ You have given your - in which before God and hu - this spiritual ship, the Church of – in the service of the mystery selves to the Lord, first, and then manity we accept the responsi - Constantinople, which “was es - of unbroken apostolicity, in the to me through the will of God; bilities of this ecumenical tablished out of piety and has ministry (diakonia) and witness for this I have offered favor to watchtower, we would like to

PHOTO: N. MANGINAS At the Patriarchal Throne in the Patriarchal Church of St. George.

state that we assume our re - port and common projection. sponsibilities under the protec - Particularly, we address from tion of the Constitution and the this Ecumenical Throne the rev - Laws of the Republic of Turkey. erend and most beloved fathers Continuing the agesold tradi - of the desert, who excel in as - tion of the Patriarchs after the ceticism on Mount Athos. We af - Fall, we shall remain a faithful firm that not even for one mo - and lawabiding citizen of our ment is it conceivable or country, as are our spiritual chil - possible for Mount Athos to ex - dren of the Church here, minis - ist, continue and fulfill the tering to God and following the agesold most honorable Ortho - commandment of the Lord by dox monastic tradition without offering honestly and sincerely, its sanctified links with the rendering unto Caesar what is Mother Great Church. There - Caesar's (Mt. 22.21). On this fore, we deem it our duty to do point, we deem it our responsi - everything for the preservation, ble obligation to state clearly prosperity, flourishing, protec - that the Ecumenical Patriarchate tion, and radiance of the Holy shall remain a purely spiritual Mountain, always within the institution, a symbol of recon - canonical order of the Orthodox ciliation and an unarmed force. Church and in the spirit of her Exercising the principles of our hierarchal structure. We ask of holy Orthodox faith, safeguard - the Fathers exactly that which ing and conducting itself with we request of ourselves: the ac - regard to PanOrthodox juris - tive practice of the two basic dictions, the Ecumenical Patri - monastic virtues, namely, humil - archate is detached from all pol - ity and obedience to the Church itics, keeping itself far from “the in fear of God and in faithful - smoky hubris of secular author - ness to their monastic vows. ity.” Besides, human power We have nothing more to alone, as well as everything else add in addressing also the his - that is human, is nothing else toric Monastery of St. John, the but vanity and delusion of Disciple of Love, on the island power. of Patmos and the other monas - We express our fervent tic centers attached to this thanks to the honorable Greek Throne, which we embrace with Government, readily repre - equal affection, esteem and in - sented on this auspicious occa - terest. sion by its head, his excellency Constantine Mitsotakis, accom - uNITy AND COMMuNION panied by his chosen collabora - Proceeding beyond our im - tors. From the height of this Pa - mediate canonical jurisdiction, triarchal Throne, we bless the we direct our thoughts to the pious Greek Orthodox people in messengers “of the Orthodox whose behalf an official Parlia - Churches which are constituted mentary delegation is present and illuminated by the one here. We also reiterate from this Spirit of Christ.” These include: Ecumenical Patriarch position the thanks of the Ecu - His Beatitude Parthenios, Pope menical Patriarchate and the and Patriarch of the great city personal thanks of our modesty, of Alexandria; His Beatitude Ig - to his excellency the President natios, Patriarch of Antioch, the Bartholomew of the United States of America, great city of God; His Beatitude who desired to send an official Diodoros, Patriarch of the holy delegation of the White House city of Jerusalem; His Beatitude to our enthronement. Alexi, Patriarch of Moscow and has travelled to the four corners of the world All Russia; His Beatitude Paul, PASTOrAl rESPONSIBIlITy Patriarch of Belgrade; His Beat - Now, with all our love and itude Theoktist, Patriarch of affection, we would like to ad - Bucharest; His Beatitude proclaiming Orthodoxy dress our flock here with which Maxim, Patriarch of Sofia; His at this moment we draw up a Beatitude Elias, Catholicos Pa - testament in the Lord. Without triarch of all Georgia; His Beat - and fighting for the rights any hesitation, we state that we itude Chrysostomos, Archbishop shall be a shepherd to this flock, of New Justinian and all Cyprus; ready to sacrifice our soul for His Beatitude Seraphim, Arch - our sheep. Further, we make the bishop of Athens and all Greece; of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, same promise to the entire plen - His Beatitude Basil, Metropoli - itude of the Holy and Great tan of Warsaw; His Eminence Church of Christ, in Crete and Anastasios, Metropolitan of An - for Hellenism and justice for Cyprus. the Dodecanese, in Epirus and drousa, holding the position of Macedonia, in Thrace and the messenger to the Church of Al - Islands, to those who abide in bania; His Eminence Metropoli - the socalled New Regions, in tan Dorotheos of Prague; and North and South America, in His Eminence Archbishop John Australia and Europe, that we of Finland. All of these comprise shall be vigilant in all things and our most beloved brothers and May God continue to bless him in no way shall we be paternally concelebrants at the holy altar negligent in serving them from of the one and undivided Or - here. thodoxy. Before them, and be - with wisdom and energy Therefore, to their Emi - fore the entire Church under the nences, the archbishops and heavens, we confess with bold - metropolitans, and their Graces, ness and exuberance of spirit and grant him many years. the bishops, those who have our holy and spotless Orthodox been entrusted directly with the faith, the living experience of shepherding of this most the Body of Christ, which has beloved worldwide plenitude of extended throughout the cen - the Mother Church, we extend turies, as it emanated from di - our embrace of love and peace vine revelation and through the in Christ as well as the assur - Old and New Testaments, as it ance of our close and fraternal was transmitted to us by the collaboration with them, both Lord through the holy Peter Papanicolaou , President for the benefit of the flock but spiritbearing Apostles, as it was also in the broader sacred inter - formulated in the doctrinal def - est of the Throne. We shall con - initions of the holy seven Ecu - voke gatherings of the entire menical Synods by our venerable hierarchy of the Ecu - Godbearing Fathers, articu - menical Patriarchate in this See lated and interpreted by them as often as possible, for a mutual exchange of information, sup - Continued on page 6 THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 5, 2011 20th Anniversary of Patriarch Bartholomew’s Enthronement 5

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Continued from page 4 munion of love. We assure him empathy with regard to the Pharmakolytria in Chalkidiki, that a very serious concern for problems that face contempo - and the Orthodox Academy of and the ecclesiastical authors us will be the realization of the rary youth throughout the Crete. recognized by the Church. In sacred vision of our late prede - world, considering also these • to sanctify during the com - short, we confess unreservedly cessors, Athenagoras and problems to be our own. ing Holy Week a new quantity the faith of the one, holy, Demetrios, in order that the way of Holy Chrism, due to the di - catholic, and apostolic Church. of the Lord may be fulfilled on We shall by no means neglect minishing supply contained in United in this common faith, earth for His holy Church in the the importance of theological the Myrophylakion of the Patri - in the common chalice and in reunion of all those who believe studies during the period of our archate. love, which activates faith, we in Him through the dialogue of humble Patriarchal tenure. Not • to reinforce and modernize extend our hand of communion truth. We shall do everything in only is this the tradition of our the services of the Patriarchate to our venerable colleagues, the our power to move in this di - Church; but it is also our per - in order that the workload Primates, and we promise that, rection, with fear of God, sin - sonal conviction. We shall pur - might be less tiring and more in collective responsibility with cerity, honesty, and prudence. sue the promotion of theological productive. The personal piety them, we shall witness in the We are convinced that our letters in order that we might and ancestral love of the great midst of a divided world, desir - brother in the West will exhaust reach an efficacious interpreta - Angelopoulos family, headed by ing unity and reconciliation as all the many possibilities at his tion of Orthodox tradition in our the honorable Archon Great Lo - perhaps never before in history. disposal in order to cooperate contemporary era. The Ecu - gothetis Mr. Panayiotis An - with us in this sacred and holy menical Patriarchate must ac - gelopoulos, has donated to us THE ECuMENICAl WITNESS objective. quire its own means of promot - “a venerable mansion of Ortho - OF OrTHODOxy Out of a sense of deep es - ing and proclaiming Orthodox doxy,” the new Patriarchal This witness of Orthodoxy is teem in the Lord, we embrace theology. Within this frame - House, functional and beautiful, much more necessary and im - the venerable Primate of the work, we shall pursue the ac - in which the ministry of the perative today, because divine Church of England, the Arch - quisition of permission from our Great Church will continue with providence has reserved us to bishop of Canterbury George state authorities for the reopen - even greater results, and from behold the truly rapid world- Carey, and the entire Anglican ing of our “alma mater,” the which her voice will proceed full shattering evolutions and Communion. Manifesting our Theological School of Halki, of affection and consolation to - changes in the life of the peoples intention to continue with faith - which was obliged to discon - ward her children throughout of the world. These evolutions fulness the long tradition of fra - tinue operation twenty years the world. To our Great Bene - and changes bring to the con - ternal relations with the Angli - ago. Further, the publication of factor and to his beloved family, temporary world the hope of a can Church, we express our EUROKINISSI an official ecclesiastical theolog - we express, on this auspicious better future, a future of peace, desire to promote our theologi - Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in his office at the Phanar. ical periodical of the Patriar - occasion, the satisfaction and freedom and respect of human cal dialogue until we achieve chate, as an expounder of its praise of the Church and our dignity. These rapid transforma - the unity of faith. the Christians of that Council, religions with the aim of coop - theological thought and unbro - people. tions have occurred – and are In the same spirit, we greet and to share each other's anxi - erating on the practical level for ken traditions, will constitute a Beloved Brothers, Fathers, still occurring – mostly in coun - and embrace the Old Catholic eties in the quest for and the ed - the safeguard and preservation major concern and primary in - and children in the Lord, tries and among peoples, which Church throughout the world in ification of Christian unity as of the great spiritual and moral terest of our modesty. “Christ, the true Patriarch of the are traditionally Orthodox and, the person of its venerable Pri - well as for the expression of a values of true civilization and entire oecumene, to whom all therefore, it is predominantly mate, Archbishop Anthony of Christian position and witness for the rejection of every force THEOlOGICAl vISION authority has been given in the Orthodox Churches that are Utrecht, expressing the sincere on contemporary problems of that is negative and catastrophic AND COMMITMENT heaven and on earth,” according more influenced by them. It is wish that the dialogue with his humankind. We recognize the for human personhood. If nec - Moreover, it is our intent: to The Rudder, calls the Patri - therefore natural, particularly Church may lead us to the glory Council as an important expres - essary, we shall not refuse to di - • as the successor to the archs in due time and sends for the Orthodox Churches, to of Christ. With feelings of peace sion of the Ecumenical Move - alogue also with those who ig - thrones and struggles of our them out as instruments of His be called to vigilance, collabo - and love, we also embrace in ment and the schematic func - nore, reject and even insult God. holy predecessors, the Patriarchs eternal ways, as He did with the ration and service, so that these Christ all of the other Christian tion of the ecumenical spirit. Rather, we shall transmit to of Constantinople, to honor Patriarchs of the Old Testament. developments might indeed re - Churches and Confessions, the The Ecumenical Patriarchate, them – indeed, especially to their memory through the cele - Thus, a Patriarch, according to sult in what will benefit human - Lutheran and the Reformed being one of the founding mem - them – the witness of the love bration of the Divine Liturgy in the imperial definition, “is the ity, which has suffered greatly with whom we are in theologi - bers of this Council, will not di - of Christ, who left the ninety- the venerable Patriarchal living and animate icon of in our century. Orthodoxy has cal dialogue, the Methodists minish its concern for the good nine sheep in search of the one. Church, beginning with Patri - Christ, defining truth through much, much more to offer the with whom we are in the and proper orientation of the For, Christ was even crucified arch Paul the Confessor this his deeds and words. Paramount contemporary world. In Ortho - preparatory stages of dialogue, Council so that there may not for this one sheep (Mt. 18.12). coming Wednesday, the 6th of for the Patriarch is the salvation doxy, one cannot only find the and every Christian community be any departure from its origi - The Great Church of Christ, November. of the souls of those entrusted correct faith in the true God, but throughout the world, as many nal and principle mission, called from above and from its • to reinforce the obser - to him, that they may, on the also the correct perception of as believe and preach, according namely the service of Christian very beginnings to be a Church vance of the special liturgical one hand, live in Christ and, on man as the image of God, of the to the Scriptures, the crucified unity. This is the position of all of evangelization, cannot deny practice of the Great Church. the other, be crucified to the world, and of creation. Christ and bear the good spirit, Churches in the East before the herself in this regard. She can - The promotion of liturgical life, world. Characteristic of the Pa - We extend the embrace of that they may partake of the World Council of Churches, as not but evangelize and be con - in following the Typikon of our triarch is that he be a teacher peace and love to the venerable common banquet of the faith in our common action on the is - tinually reevangelized. “And Church, will be an object of spe - so that he may calmly and in - Primates of the Armenian, Cop - the unity of the apostolic and sues both in Canberra (Aus - woe to me if I do not proclaim cial concern for us, because this discriminately be ranked as one tic, Ethiopian, and Syrian – both patristic tradition. tralia) and Chambésy (Geneva) the Gospel” (I Cor. 9.16). is the center of our Christian ex - among all, the mighty and the in Damascus and in Malabar – From this sacred See, we fur - has proven. We also greet here istence and life. humble alike.” If these things Churches. Their closeness to us ther extend a very special greet - among us the honorable Secre - yOuTH AND EDuCATION • to publish annually a Cal - concern every Patriarch, what in the Orthodox faith leads us ing in Christ to the World Coun - tary General of the Council of We extend our special Pater - endar of the Ecumenical Patri - can we say about the Patriarch today to the active quest, possi - cil of Churches, to the president European Churches, of which nal greetings and our heartfelt archate. of this city, which Symeon of bly with early results, for the of the Central Committee who the Ecumenical Patriarchate is Patriarchal blessing to the • to reinforce and make good Thessalonika characterizes as common confession of faith and is among us, to the General Sec - a member; through him, we ex - youth, who constitute not only use of the Patriarchal Institute the founding city of the faith of expression in the common chal - retary, its inestimable staff, and tend our greeting in Christ to our future but also our dynamic of Patristic Studies in Thessa - Christ, the acropolis of Ortho - ice. From this sacred courtyard, to all member Churches. We all its member Churches. present, since there is no future lonika, the Orthodox Center of doxy, the city of cities, with its we also greet his Holiness the were fortunate, over many years Moreover, we shall not be without the present. From the the Ecumenical Patriarchate in throne as a most sacred and di - Pope of Elder Rome, John Paul and in diverse capacities, to co - idle in promoting good relations Mother Church, we express her Chambésy, the Patriarchal II, with whom we are in a com - operate and struggle along with with the major nonChristian and our boundless and sincere Monastery of St. Anastasia the Continued on page 21

For twenty years His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has taken the healing and inspiring message of Orthodoxy all over the world, whether he is speaking about protecting the environment as The Green Patriarch or championing human rights for all by calling for greater communication, toleration and cooperation as he defends the rights of the Patriarchate and the Greek Orthodox community in Turkey. May God grant him many years

Panagiotis Neofytides

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THE ARCHBISHOP IAKOVOS LEADERSHIP 100 ENDOWMENT FUND joins all Orthodox faithful and the world community of nations in commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Enthronement of the 270th successor to the Throne of St. Andrew, His All Holiness Ecu - menical Patriarch Bartholomew.

His All Holiness has shown the light of guidance in our Holy Church and among all the nations of the world, a light of understanding among all faiths and all peoples, a light of special concern for God’s creation as the foremost leader for concern for the natural environment, and as a light of compassion for all who are struggling personally in difficult times and in a difficult world economy.

His All Holiness has persistently and continually advocated the renunciation of violence and promoted peace among all religions.

We have been witnesses to the spiritual leadership of His All Holiness for two decades in the Church and among the faithful, in national and international organizations, and among the world’s peoples.

Truly, God has given us a guiding light for our times.

Leadership 100 conveys its deepest respect and appreciation to His All Holiness.

Constantine G. Caras, Chairman Charles H. Cotros, Vice Chairman Kassandra L. Romas, Secretary George S. Tsandikos, Treasurer Paulette Poulos, Executive Director 8 20th Anniversary of Patriarch Bartholomew’s Enthronement THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 5, 2011 Chronology of the Ministry of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

Compiled by Jim Golding* St. Andrew and National Philop - cuss the rapid changes taking Patriarch Diodoros II of Orthodox Observer – tochos Society from the U.S. and place in Russia. Jerusalem. Canada to Christian sites in July 30–31 – Ecumenical Pa - southwestern Turkey, including triarch convenes a rare Greater 1994 1991 Myra where he held a sympo - Synod of heads of all Greek Or - Feb. 7–9 – Ecumenical Patri - Nov. 2 – Enthronement as sium. thodox Churches in the World arch hosts Appeal of Conscience Ecumenical Patriarch Nov. 30 – During annual to address the issue of the Pa - Foundation conference on Bartholomew following his elec - visit of Roman Catholic delega - triarch of Jerusalem creating an "Peace and Tolerance." Repre - tion by the Holy Synod on Oct. tion for the Feast of St. Andrew, issue of canonical order in areas sentatives include all Orthodox 22. He succeeds Patriarch Dim - the Patriarch comments on ob - under the jurisdiction of the Ec - Churches, the Vatican and the itrios, who died on Oct. 2, as stacles in the relations between umenical Patriarchate. Several World Council of Churches. Is - the 270th successor to the Apos - the two Churches relating to days later, Patriarch Diodoros of sues an appeal for peace at the tle Andrew. Eastern Europe. Jerusalem issues a statement end of the conference. Nov. 30 – Dec. 1 – Welcomes Dec. 4 – Ecumenical Patriar - that he would accept the April 2 – His All Holiness' fa - delegation of Roman Catholic chate states its position on the Synod's decision and withdraw ther, Christos Archontonis, dies. clergy headed by Edward Car - ordination of women priests in from areas under the Ecumeni - Archbishop Iakovos attends fu - dinal Cassidy to the Ecumenical the wake of the decision of the cal Patriarchate's jurisdiction. neral April 5. Patriarchate for the Feast of St. Church of England on Nov. 11 Aug. 25 – His All Holiness April 19 – Addresses Euro - Meeting of His All Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch Andrew. to ordain women priests, con - denounces vandalism at a Greek pean Parliament meeting in Barholomew with Mr Jacques Delors, president of the European firming that the priesthood is Orthodox cemetery near the Strasbourg, France, the first Commission in Brussels in May of 1993. 1992 limited to men, but affirming Church of the Mother of God at such visit of an Ecumenical Pa - Jan. 2 – Receives a delega - the tradition of women dea - Neohorion. triarch to that body. Expresses June 4 – Welcomes Syn - grimage to Myra for events re - tion of ecumenical leaders of the conesses. late August – Meets with a satisfaction at the mission of Eu - desmos Secretary General lating to the St. Nicholas Theo - New York – based Appeal of Dec. 17 – Issues an appeal delegation from the Orthodox ropean unity. In an interview Alexander Belopopsky to the Ec - logical Symposium would not Conscience Foundation, led by for peace among warring fac - Church of Estonia while on a with the Paris daily newspaper, umenical Patriarchate for dis - take place Dec. 6. The Athens Rabbi Arthur Schneier. They dis - tions in the former Yugoslavia. visit to Stockholm, Sweden. Del - Le Monde, he denies the sug - cussions on the future projects News Agency later reported that cuss the situation in Eastern Eu - egation asks that the Estonian gestion of an Athens, Belgrade of the international youth fel - Turkish authorities laid down rope and former Soviet Union 1993 Church be granted full auton - and Moscow "axis." lowship. conditions that made worship after the fall of communism. Early May – His All Holiness omy from the Moscow Patriar - late May – Islamic funda - June 20 – Launches a 10 – impossible. Jan. 16 – His All Holiness makes a weeklong visit to the chate. mentalists make a foiled at - day series of environmental Nov. 30 – His All Holiness travels to Ankara to meet with Middle East, including Syria, September – Visits Balkan tempt to bomb the Ecumenical seminars on Halki "to bring en - receives a message from Pope Turkish government officials to Lebanon and Egypt. He meets countries of Serbia, Montenegro Patriarchate. vironmental awareness, educa - John Paul II commemorating discuss issues relevant to the Ec - with presidents of Syria and and Bulgaria. Decries western May 31 – His All Holiness re - tion and action into the training the Feast Day of St. Andrew. The umenical Patriarchate. Lebanon, the prime minister of prejudice against Eastern Ortho - ceives honorary degree from the of clergy and laypeople." Pope also asks in his message Feb. 5 – Meets with Turkish Egypt, Patriarch Parthenos of doxy and attacks against Ser - City University of London. The June 28 – Issues message to for all Catholics to pray that the Prime Minister Turgut Ozal for Alexandria, Patriarch Ignatius IV bian Orthodox Church. ceremony took place at St. Paul's Pope John Paul II on the occa - two Churches would unite by "friendly and substantive talks." of Antioch and the Catholicos of Dec. 14 – Greater Synod of Cathedral in the presence of the sion of the Feast Day of Sts. Pe - the year 2000. Edward Cardinal March 13–15 – Convenes the Armenian Church. He also the Orthodox Church reinstates Archbishop of Canterbury. ter and Paul, which was at - Cassidy leads the delegation summit conference of the heads visits the Monastery of St. tended by a patriarchal from Rome for the celebration of the 12 autocephalous and au - Katherine on Mt. Sinai. delegation. of the feast day. tonomous Orthodox Churches May 12 – Holds first – ever Aug. 13–20 – Hosts meeting Dec. 7 – Receives visits from to address their stand on rapidly meeting with European Com - of 5th International Consulta - Bishop Nicholas of Amissos of changing world events, the en - mission President Jacques De - tion of Orthodox Theological the American Carpatho Russian vironmental crises, failures of lors in Brussels, at the invitation Schools on Halki, attended by Greek Catholic Diocese of the ecumenism, European unity and of Mr. Delors. They discuss the more than 70 leading Orthodox USA, from Bishop Pangratios relations with Protestants and situation in Europe, the peace theologians, educators and stu - (Vsevolod) of the Ukrainian Or - Roman Catholics. process in former Yugoslavia, dents representing more than thodox Church in America and Aug. 29–31 – Convenes the and the breakdown of moral 30 schools in 15 countries. a separate visit by the German first summit of Greek Orthodox values in Europe. Sept. 1 – His All Holiness is - Consul General in Istanbul. hierarchs from around the Mid – May – World Council sues message on the Day of world at the Ecumenical Patri - of Church General Secretary Prayer for the Protection of the 1995 archate. Archbishop Iakovos Konrad Raiser makes first offi - Natural Environment. Mid–January – Ecumenical was among the 73 bishops and cial visit to the Ecumenical Pa - Oct. 18 – Arrives on the is - Patriarch Bartholomew makes a spiritual leaders in attendance. triarchate. His All Holiness land of Patmos to mark the 10 – day visit to Ethiopia, recip - Oct. 26 – Notifies Arch - pledges the Patriarchate's "un - 1,900th anniversary of St. John rocating a visit to the Phanar by bishop Iakovos of the election equivocal support of every WCC the Divine's vision of the Apoc - Patriarch Pavlos of Ethiopia in of Bishop Anthimos, formerly of action to promote Christian alypse and to begin a 10 – day 1993. Denver, as Bishop of Olimpos, unity." visit of the Greek islands. Jan. 10 – Orthodox Church and Bishop John, formerly of At - July 3 – Holy Synod of the Nov. 11–18 – Makes an offi - opens office at the European lanta, as Bishop of Amoriou. Ecumenical Patriarchate desig - cial visit to Brussels to mark the Union in Brussels on the initia - Nov. 2 – Welcomes Patriarch nates the Patriarch Athenagoras 25th anniversary of the Ortho - tive of His All Holiness. Ilia II, head of the Orthodox Orthodox Institute in Berkeley, dox Archdiocese of Belgium. Jan. 31 – Ecumenical Patri - Church of Georgia, who visits Calif., as a patriarchal institute. Meets with King Albert and archate issues a communique the Ecumenical Patriarch to Early July – Makes first visit other political and religious responding to the decisions of mark the first anniversary of his to Russia. Travels to St. Peters - Oct οber 1994. Patriarch Bartholomew with Greek Minister for leaders. the Orthodox Bishops in North enthronement. burg, Moscow and other cities. Education and religious Affairs, George Papandreou and deputy Nov. 29 – The Ecumenical America at the conclusion of Nov. 27–Dec. 9 – Leads an - Meets with Patriarch of Moscow FM, Grigoris Niotis on the island of Patmos to mark the 1,900th Patriarchate issues a statement nual pilgrimage of the Order of and All Russia Alexy II. They dis - anniversary of St. John the Divine's vision of the Apocalypse. announcing that the annual pil - Continued on page 10

ΙΕΡΑ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΙΣ ΝΕΑΣ ΙΕΡΣΕΗΣ GrEEk OrTHODOx METrOPOlI S OF NEW JErSEy the ArchdiocesAn MetropolitAn Youth choir 215 East Grove St., Westfield, NJ 070 90 • Tel.: (908) 301 05 00 congrAtulAtions to our green pAtriArch

We are honored to have a spiritual leader who has made a mark around the planet for his defense of our imperiled natural environment.

We are proud he is working so hard to preserve God’s magnificent work, this blue and green fragile living planet. As his Orthodox flock, we will do our best to help in this important mission. He knows that the Earth’s health is linked to our spiritual health.

On the solemn occasion of the 20th Anniversary since the Election and Enthronement of His All Holiness, ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW I We the Clergy and Orthodox Faithful reverently offer congratulations to our Spiritual Father and Leader, our most cordial expression to His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of love and deep respect, as well as thanksgiving for addressing this and many other contemporary problems. to our Almighty God Whom we beseech to grant to him For twenty years, he has led the Ecumenical Patriarchate abundant health, and many more years and millions of faithful around the world. of divinely inspired leadership for the glory of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church of Christ. We look forward to many more years of his enlightened spiritual leadership. ΕΙΣ ΠΟΛΛΑ ΕΤΗ ΠΑΝΑΓΙΩΤΑΤΕ ΔΕΣΠΟΤΑ Peter Papanicolaou Chairman of the Board Metropilitan EVANGELOS of New Jersey THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 5, 2011 20th Anniversary of Patriarch Bartholomew’s Enthronement 9 ΝΙCHOLAS J. BOURAS Summit, New Jersey

GOD BLESS ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW

Since ascending to the Apostolic and First Throne of the Orthodox Christian World in Constantinople in 1991, he has been a constant positive presence both for his Orthodox flock and the global community.

We thank him for being the “Green Patriarch,” for being steadfast in his defense of the Patriarchate, and for opening doors for healthy cooperation and communication with people of other faiths and traditions.

In His All Holiness’ person, Orthodox Christians the world over have a wise spiritual father to guide the way. We thank the Patriarch and look forward to the path his enlightened leadership will lead us along into the future. 10 20th Anniversary of Patriarch Bartholomew’s Enthronement THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 5, 2011 Chronology of the Ministry of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

Continued from page 8 Finland. Presides at Liturgy in Oct. 17-20 – Visits the Or - Dormition of the Mother of God thodox Church of Bulgaria at their conference in Ligonier, Pa., Church in Helsinki. the invitation of Patriarch Max - on Dec. 2. The communique, in June 18 – Consecrates St. imos of Sofia and All Bulgaria. part, states that the Patriarchate Demetrios Greek Orthodox Oct. 25–27 – Welcomes repudiates all initiatives taken Church in Zurich, Switzerland. Boston's Bernard Cardinal Law at the meeting. June 28 – Begins three – day and Bishop Methodios of Boston Feb. 22 – U.S. Undersecre - trip to the Vatican for the his - who led a pilgrimage of 120 Or - tary of State Richard Holbrooke toric first visit with Pope John thodox Christians and Roman visits the Phanar, reassures Pa - Paul II. The two hierarchs wor - Catholics to the Ecumenical Pa - triarch Bartholomew of Amer - ship side – by – side at the Feast triarchate. ica's continued support for the Day service on June 29 for Sts. late October – His All Holi - Ecumenical Patriarchate and for Peter and Paul at St. Peter's ness welcomes 45 Roman religious freedom in Turkey. Basilica. Catholic businessmen from Ger - Feb. 27 – A delegation from Aug. 15 – His All Holiness many on a visit to the Patriar - the Ecumenical Patriarchate accepts the resignation of Arch - chate after tracing the steps of travels to Moscow to discuss the bishop Iakovos, effective on July St. Paul in Asia Minor. transfer of certain parishes of 29, 1996. November – About 500 pil - the Orthodox Church in Estonia Sept. 20–26 – Ecumenical grims from France arrive in Is - to the jurisdiction of Constan - Patriarch Bartholomew and tanbul and visit the Ecumenical tinople. Prince Philip sponsor environ - Patriarchate. March 1 – Following demon - mental symposium that com - Nov. 4–6 – Makes first pas - strations by Muslim extremists memorates the 1,900th anniver - toral visit to China and the Me - after the visit of Undersecretary sary of the Revelation of St. tropolis of Hong Kong. Holbrooke, in which they ex - John the Divine. Leading scien - Nov. 7–27 – Visits Australia pressed solidarity with Muslims tists, environmentalists and 12 and New Zealand, making stops in northern Greece, His All Ho - Orthodox hierarchs attend the in every major city with Ortho - liness grants a rare interview to event, which is highlighted by a dox populations including: Can - the Turkish daily newspaper voyage to Patmos. June 28, 1995. During HAH’s historic visit to the vatican. With the late Pope John Paul II. berra, Victoria, Brisbane, Syd - Sabah expressing concern about Oct. 18 – His All Holiness ney, Adelaide, Melbourne and the difficult situation of the Ec - sends a delegation of three hi - Dec. 4 – Makes first official Feb. 25 – Holy Synod of Ec - and European People's Party Perth, and Wellington, New umenical Patriarchate and the erarchs to study the situation of visit to Britain; delivers the an - umenical Patriarchate unani - President Wilfried Martens meet Zealand. Meets with national indifference of Turkish authori - the Church in America. It in - nual Constantinople Lecture be - mously decides to honor a 1923 at the Ecumenical Patriarchate and local government officials ties in the face of repeated phys - cludes Metropolitan Demetrios fore Archbishop of Canterbury decision recognizing the au - to discuss the significant role and visits several colleges and ical attacks on Church proper - of Vresthena (now Archbishop George Carey and a large audi - tonomous Estonian Orthodox Orthodoxy can play in an ex - other institutions. Australian ties. Demetrios), Archbishop ence at Westminster Abbey. Missionary Church as the auto - panding Europe. Prime Minister John Howard March 18 – 21 – Archbishop Stylianos of Australia and Met - Mid–December – Makes first cephalous Orthodox Metropoli - May 16 – Moscow and Ecu - holds official dinner in his Iakovos and members of the ropolitan Demetrios of Sev - official visit to Switzerland; tanate of Estonia, under the Pa - menical Patriarchates agree to honor. Holy Synod of the Archdiocese asteia. meets with Geneva – based in - triarchate's jurisdiction. resume communion following a Nov. 30 – At services for the travel to the Phanar for a series Nov. 1–10 – Makes first offi - ternational ecumenical organi - late March – Patriarch break in February over the Es - Feast Day of St. Andrew at - of meetings with the Ecumenical cial visit to France. Celebrates zations, including World Coun - meets privately with leading tonia issue. The Churches tended by a Roman Catholic del - Patriarch and the Eparchial centennial of St. Stephen's cil of Churches officials. Muslim cleric Fetullah Gulen to agreed to divide the communi - egation headed by Edward Car - Synod. Cathedral in Paris. Meets with discuss problems facing the Ec - ties into two jurisdictions. dinal Cassidy, His All Holiness late March – Ecumenical Pa - French President Jacque Chirac 1996 umenical Patriarchate, including July 1–7 – Ecumenical Patri - calls for Christian Unity and for triarchate announces the recep - and Prime Minister Alaine Jan. 8–10 – Meets with del - the theological school at Halki. arch opens "Summer Seminar a solution to the problem of Uni - tion into its jurisdiction of a Juppe. egation of Archdiocesan Council After the meeting, leading Turk - on Halki '96: Environment and atism. Ukrainian Orthodox group late November – Opens Executive Committee members ish newspaper columnists calls Communication," the third in a Dec. 2 – Announces the elec - based in the United States. two–day conference at the Pha - and Archbishop Iakovos to dis - for a reappraisal of Ankara's pol - series of summer seminars on tion of two American – born April 2 – 13 – His All Holi - nar on "The Present and Future cus wide range of issues of con - icy toward the Patriarchate. the environment. metropolitans: Bishop ness pays his first visit to Japan of Orthodoxy in a United Eu - cern to the Greek Orthodox Early April – Meets with July 30 – His All Holiness an - Athenagoras of Dorylaion as and South Korea. He visited rope." Representatives from 11 faithful in America, including Turkish Prime Minister Mesut nounces the decision by the Metropolitan of Panama and Japan at the invitation of Prince nations attend. the smooth transition upon the Yilmaz in Ankara about issues Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Exarch of Central America; and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, to Nov. 29 – In an interview retirement of the Archbishop. concerning the Ecumenical Pa - Patriarchate to elect Metropoli - the Very Rev. Archimandrite participate in an international with Ecumenical News Interna - Invites the committee to return triarchate. tan Spyridon of Venice, as the Nikitas Lulias as Metropolitan summit on religion and the en - tional, Patriarch Bartholomew for a follow up visit in April. – Establishes permanent new Archbishop of the Archdio - of Hong Kong. vironment. discusses the relationship be - Jan. 30 – Representatives of presence of Ecumenical Throne cese of America, consisting of Mid April – Names AHEPA tween the Orthodox and Roman Ecumenical Patriarchate, Baptist in Hong Kong. the United States, and the reor - 1997 Supreme President Charles Catholicism, the life of the other World Alliance leaders meet and April 27–30 – At second ganization of the remaining January – Formally an - Georgeson as a Great Archon of Orthodox Churches, the reli - agree to hold talks in May. meeting of Archdiocesan Coun - Western Hemisphere into three nounces plans to visit the U.S. the Ecumenical Patriarchate. gious and social role of the Or - Feb. 16 – The Flemish Lou - cil Executive Committee mem - metropolitanates: Toronto, in the fall to mark the 75th an - May 2 – Visits London, but thodox Churches in greater Eu - vain Catholic University in Bel - bers, and the Archdiocesan Holy Panama and Buenos Aires. niversary of the Archdiocese and cuts trip short to be with his ail - rope and other ecumenical gium bestows honorary doctor - Synod with His All Holiness and Sept. 1–3 – Presides over the 60th anniversary of Holy Cross ing mother. issues. ate upon Ecumenical Patriarch the Holy Synod of the Ecumeni - third biennial Assembly of Hi - School of Theology. May 9 – 15 – Visits Israel and Early December – At a con - Bartholomew, for his work in cal Patriarchate, they discuss the erarchs of the Ecumenical Patri - Jan. 17 – U.S. special envoy meets with top Israeli and Pales - ference of more than 20 church providing unity in the Christian transition period upon the up - archate and a special meeting to Cyprus, Greece and Turkey tinian officials, including Presi - officials, mostly from Orthodox world, for establishing ties be - coming retirement of Arch - of all European hierarchs of the Kerry Cavannagh and U.S. Con - dent Weizman, Prime Minister Churches, Ecumenical Patriarch tween the Orthodox and Roman bishop Iakovos. The Patriarch Throne on Sept. 4. Main theme sul in Istanbul Stephen Kimmel Yitzhak Rabin, and PLO Chair - calls on European Union to ex - Catholic Churches and for spir - announces the prospect of visit - of the meeting concerns the po - meet with His All Holiness. man Yassir Arafat. pand to include Turkey and itual endeavors he has under - ing the United States in the fall sition of the Orthodox Church Jan. 24 – Welcomes Secre - May 27–June 2 – Visits Au - countries of eastern and south - taken within the framework of of 1997. in facing challenges of contem - tonomous Orthodox Church of eastern Europe. the European Union. late April – His All Holiness porary Western culture. Continued on page 12

God bless our beloved Patriarch, His All Holiness Bartholomew, and God bless the Ecumenical Patriarchate

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ΣΥΜΒΟΥΛΙΟ ΑΠΟΔΗΜΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ (ΣΑΕ) WORLD COUNCIL OF HELLENES ABROAD (S.A.E.)

Γραφείο Συντονιστή Περιφέρειας Η.Π.Α. Coordinator’s Office / U.S.A. Region

The Twentieth Anniversary of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew’s patriarchy on the first throne of the Orthodox Church is a historic event which has touched and influenced world orthodoxy in many ways. Patriarch Bartholomew’s sensitivity towards the natural environment has raised awareness throughout the world that the environment is the creation of God, full of grace, harmony and sacredness which should be preserved as God’s Divine gift to the whole of humanity.

Patriarch Bartholomew during these twenty years has managed to make the Phanar more visible on the world scene, and has served as the keeper of Chris - tianity in its original form and expression.

We as Greek Americans respect and honor Patriarch Bartholomew as he celebrates the 20th year of his patriarchy, but we are also mindful of the great responsibility he has towards the ecclesiastical life of our Greek American Community - After all he is in charge of the selection of our Archbishop and the Hierarchs.

Εις πολλά Ετη Δέσποτα

Ted Spyropoulos SAE U.S. Regional Coordinator

2155 W. 80th Street, IL 60620, U.S.A. Tel: (773) 783 5555 - Fax: (773) 994-5037 - E-mail: [email protected] 12 20th Anniversary of Patriarch Bartholomew’s Enthronement THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 5, 2011 Chronology of the Ministry of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

Continued from page 10 Bartholomew makes his first of - the Cathedral of St. John the Di - ficial visit to the United States. vine in Manhattan. tary General Enrico Vinci of the Below is a recap of this historic Oct. 26 – Presides at Patriar - European Parliament. They dis - event: chal Divine Liturgy at Madison cuss various issues including the Oct. 19 – Arrives in Wash - Square Garden; about 20,000 organization of planned activi - ington, conducts doxology at attend. ties and the Orthodox Church's Sts. Constantine and Helen – Attends luncheon in his upcoming participation in hon - Church. honor at Rockefeller Center oring of St. Ambrose, 4th cen - Oct. 20 – Doxology at Wash - hosted by New York Gov. George tury Bishop of Milan. ington's National Cathedral. Vis - Pataki and Alexander Papa - Feb. 13 – A delegation of its U.S. Holocaust Museum, Li - markou. Visits St. Michael's Austria's Ecumenical Council of brary of Congress. Makes Home and later attends endow - Churches and 20 reporters from unannounced stop at organiza - ment dinner at the Palace ho - Austria, Germany, Italy and tion for the homeless, "Martha's tel. Switzerland, pay an official visit Table." Oct. 27 – Visits Ukrainian to the Ecumenical Patriarch. Oct. 21 – Receives Congres - Orthodox Church in America Mid–February – Web site es - sional Gold Medal in a cere - headquarters in South Bound - tablished for Ecumenical Patri - mony under the dome of the brook, N.J. archate at Vlatadon Monastery U.S. Capitol. Speaks at George - Oct. 28 – Travels to Boston. in Thessaloniki. town University and receives Welcomed by Bishop Methodios March 16 – His All Holiness honorary Doctor of Laws de - and acting Gov. Paul Salucci. At - celebrates the Sunday of Ortho - gree. Attends AHEPA tribute be - tends luncheon at residence of doxy and a Trisagion service on stowing him with Socratic Mayor Thomas Menino. Also the island of Pringipos with a Award. meets with U.S. Sen. Edward large number of local and for - Oct. 22 – Patriarchal Divine Kennedy. Later in the day, meets eign visitors in attendance. Liturgy at St. Sophia Cathedral. with Armenian Catholicos Aram March 19 – Holds a Trisa - Visits White House, holds pri - at St. Stephen's Armenian Apos - gion memorial service at the vate meeting with President Bill tolic Church in Watertown, Holy Patriarchal Monastery of WHITE HOUSE PHOTO Clinton. Attends State Depart - Mass., and attends Distin - Christ the Savior on Pringipos His All Holiness visited the White House in October 1997 and met with President Bill Clinton. ment dinner, calls for renewed guished Foreign Visitors Dinner in memory of Ecumenical Patri - On that occasion, His All-Holiness was also honored with the highest award, the u.S. Congres - effort to rebuild Eastern Europe at the JFK Library; the first reli - arch Chrysanthos. sional Gold Medal. spiritually. gious leader and second non– March 27–April 1 – Wel - Oct. 23 – Concludes Wash - head–of–state to receive the comes delegation of Archdio - menical Patriarch Bartholomew egation of AHEPA leaders led by tween religions and traditions. ington visit with breakfast honor. cese officials and Presbyters to view the screening of a docu - Supreme President Spiro Aug 16–17 – Visits island of hosted by Vice President Al Gore Oct. 29 – Breakfast with Dio - Council members led by Arch - mentary film, "The Looting of Macris. Chios at the invitation of the at his residence. Travels to Bal - cese clergy at Boston Cathedral bishop Spyridon to discuss the Antiquities." The Turkish press June 30–July 3 – Hosts four Union of Mastic Producers. timore for Pan – Orthodox dox - Center. Attends convocation at Patriarch's upcoming visit to the covered the event and reported – day international environmen - Aug. 30–Sept. 1 – Arch - ology at Annunciation Cathe - Hellenic College – Holy Cross to U.S. His All Holiness was treated tal seminar at Agia Triada bishop Spyridon, Holy Synod dral. Also attends a reception at honor the seminary's 60th an - Early April – Welcomes offi - with "high honors." Monastery on Halki. and the Archdiocesan Council City Hall and a luncheon at Bal - niversary. Receives honorary de - cials of International Orthodox – Receives a visit from July – Receives participants Executive Committee meet with timore Convention Center. Visits gree. Goes to Tufts University in Christian Charities who discuss Ukrainian Foreign Minister of the Ionian Village "Spiritual Ecumenical Patriarch the Basilica of the National Somerville to speak at the the work of the IOCC. Genadi Ukovenko who came to Odyssey" program in a patriar - Bartholomew to discuss his up - Shrine of the Assumption of the Fletcher School of Diplomacy. April 20 – Meets with mem - Constantinople to attend a con - chal audience. coming visit to the United Blessed Virgin Mary Roman Receives honorary Doctorate in bers of the Archdiocesan Pres - ference on the environment. – Escorts Carey Cavanaugh, States. Catholic Cathedral. International Law. byters Council at the Ecumeni - – Welcomes an official dele - director of Southern European Sept. 19 – Holds second in - – Arrives late in the day at Oct. 30 – Travels to Atlanta. cal Patriarchate. gation from the Anglican Affairs at the U.S. State Depart - ternational inter-religion sym - New York's LaGuardia Airport in Attends doxology at Annuncia - April 26 – ABC–TV re–trans - Church for talks on inter – de - ment on a tour of the theologi - posium on "The Black Sea at 39 – degree weather. tion Cathedral. Attends break - mits the Resurrection Service nominational issues. cal school on Halki. Risk," with 250 religious leaders Oct. 24 – Attends breakfast fast at Fulton County Commis - from the Ecumenical Patriar - late May – Visits Milan, – Christian History magazine and scientists participating. Be - with nearly 500 National Young sion. Attends luncheon at Emory chate on Easter Sunday during Italy, at the invitation of Cardi - interviews His All Holiness ginning is marred by Turkish na - Adult League representatives at University, receives the school's the "Good Morning America – nal Carlo Maria Martini, to about his upcoming visit to the tionalist extremist group, the Tavern on the Green in Central President's Medal. Participates Sunday" show. honor the memory of St. Am - United States. Grey Wolves, who shout slogans Park. Dedicates plaque com - in ecumenical prayer service at May 10–17 – Co–sponsors brose on the 1,600th anniver - – Makes his first visit to Ar - at the delegates. memorating the 75th anniver - Centennial Olympic Park, which second conference on the role sary of his death. St. Ambrose menia, which Armenian officials Sept. 24 – His All Holiness sary of the Archdiocese. Visits includes clergy from the Roman of women in Orthodoxy, at - is the patron saint of Milan. consider an expression of soli - travels to Odessa, Ukraine, to National Council of Churches in Catholic, Episcopal and African tended by 50 women from Or - May 30 – Postpones visit to darity and support from the Or - meet with Patriarch Alexy II of Christ. Attends meeting and din - Methodist – Episcopal churches. thodox and Oriental Orthodox Austria for the 2nd European thodox world. Meets with Patri - Moscow and All Russia to facil - ner at Holy Trinity Archdiocesan Later attends National Philop - churches in Eastern and West - Ecumenical Assembly in June, arch Karekin, President Levon itate the progress on the Cathedral with Orthodox hier - tochos banquet celebrating the ern Europe, Russia, and North over efforts to undermine his Ter Petrosyan and Prime Minis - parishes of the Orthodox Church archs and clergy from many ju - 65th anniversary of Philopto - and South America. role as the main Orthodox liai - ter Robert Kostaryan. of Estonia relating to jurisdic - risdictions, followed by a Pan – chos. May 12 – In a statement to a son with other faiths. – Meets with Bulgarian Pres - tional issues. The two patriarchs Orthodox doxology. Oct. 31 – Becomes first head Bucharest, Romania, newspaper, June – Time magazine's Eu - ident Petar Stoyanov during his agree to meet more often to dis - Oct. 25 – Attends doxology of a major faith to visit the Mar - His All Holiness warns that ropean edition interviews His visit to Turkey and the Ecumeni - cuss issues. and speaks at St. Vladimir's Or - tin Luther King Center for Social NATO's exclusion of Romania as All Holiness on a wide range of cal Patriarchate. Sept. 28 – Visits Thessaloniki thodox Seminary in Crestwood, Change next to the Ebenezer a member could cause tensions issues, including the reconcilia - August – Addresses Greek– where his activities include N.Y. Travels to St. Demetrios Baptist Church in downtown At - between Catholics, Protestants tion with Rome, the future of Turkish forum, advises Greece planting a tree to help restore Church in Jamaica, Queens lanta where Dr. King served as and Orthodox Christians in East - the Orthodox Church, the and Turkey that free trade and the fire–ravaged Seikh Sou for - where he greets about 1,000 pastor. Attends banquet hosted ern Europe. ecosystem and relations with cultural exchange between the est. children. Attends Nana Mousk - by Bishop Alexios of Atlanta. Mid–May – Turkish President Turkey. countries would guarantee tol - October 19–November 16 – ouri Concert hosted by Archons Sulieman Demirel invites Ecu - Mid–June – Welcomes a del - erance and understanding be - Ecumenical Patriarch of the Order of St. Andrew at Continued on page 14

Congratulations to His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the Spiritual Leader of 250 million Orthodox Christians around the world, for 20 years of enlightened leadership.

When he became the 270th successor to the Apostle Andrew on November 2,1991, he undertook an arduous mission both in defense of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, and of Christian values in a turbulent world.

We commend His All Holiness for making the Phanar a true beacon of compassion, clear thinking and and love.

ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH Wish are proud that he represents BARTHOLOMEW both our Orthodox faith and our Greek culture throughout the world. is a champion of Orthodoxy and Hellenism.

WE SUPPORT We wish him many more years of leadership his sacred and noble mission.

God grant him many years .

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Members and Officers of the AHEPA Family, The Order of AHEPA, Daughters of Penelope, Sons of Pericles and Maids of Athena, proudly salute the 20 year anniversary of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I.

The Order of AHEPA was honored to host His All Holiness at our International Headquarters in Washington DC in November of 2009.

We wish His All Holiness another 20 years of ministry and health.

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Continued from page 12 1998 owed presbyteres led by Fr. to visit Greece. Early February – During a Dimitrios Constantelos and Mr. July 24–28 – Welcomes the Nov. 1 – Begins three–day recent visit to Zurich, His All Ho - and Mrs. Steve Yeonas, make a new Metropolitan of Warsaw visit to Chicago. Attends Doxol - liness announces that a Synod pilgrimage to the Ecumenical and All Poland, Savvas. ogy at Annunciation Cathedral. of Orthodox Churches will con - Patriarchate. August – His All Holiness Nov. 2 – Celebrates Ecu - vene in 2003. May 18 – Holy Synod of Ec - travels to Czech Republic and menical Patriarchal Divine Early April – Addresses the umenical Patriarchate elects two Slovakia, holds meetings with Liturgy at Navy Pier with more International Council on Monu - new auxiliary bishops: Bishop Church and government offi - than 12,000 young adults in at - ments and Sites at its second George (Papaioanou) of Ko - cials. tendance. Pan – Orthodox fam - meeting at Yildiz University, ex - manon, and Bishop Dimitrios Aug. 28–Sept. 2 – Arch - ily dinner held that evening at tolling the cooperation between (Couchell) of Xanthos. bishop Spyridon and a delega - Sheraton hotel. Greek and Turkish groups in col - May 22–25 – His All Holi - tion of Archons travel to the Ec - Nov. 3 – Attends Philopto - In October 1998, Patriarch Bartholomew visits Mount Athos laborating to preserve signifi - ness visits New York and Con - umenical Patriarchate for chos–hosted breakfast at St. An - for the 1,000th anniversary of the founding of xenophontos cant historic monuments. necticut for three days prior to extensive meetings in conjunc - drew Church commemorating Monastery. April 7 – Ecumenical Patri - his trip to Canada. Celebrates tion with the fourth Biennial As - their 65th anniversary. Receives archate accepts the Monastery Patriarchal Great Vespers at St. sembly of Bishops. proclamation at City Hall from at Holy Trinity Church. Travels evening at the David Lawrence of St. Irene Chrysovalantou in Irene Chrysovalantou Sept. 14 – His All Holiness Mayor Richard Daley, then at - to Los Angeles and addresses Convention Center hosted by Astoria, N.Y., into its jurisdic - Monastery, May 23; and a Di - receives visit from Archbishop tends reception at Diocese of World Affairs Council gathering Pennsylvania Governor Tom tion, including the founding vine Liturgy at Holy Trinity John of Karelia and All Finland Chicago headquarters attended of nearly 1,000 religious, civic Ridge. clergy, Passios Loulourgas and Church in Bridgeport, Conn., and a delegation from the Or - by more than 50 religious lead - and political leaders in Beverly Nov. 16 – Patriarchal Divine Vikentios Malamatenios. May 24, to coincide with the thodox Church of Finland. ers. That evening, attends Ves - Hills. Receives gold medal from Liturgy at the Lawrence Conven - April 8 – His All Holiness parish's 85th anniversary. Re - Oct. 1 – Ecumenical Patri - pers at Sts. Constantine and He - Mayor Richard Riordan. Visits tion Center in Pittsburgh draws meets with Archbishop Spyridon ceives honorary Doctor of Divin - arch Bartholomew convenes len Church in Palos Hills near – West Side neighborhood more than 4,000 faithful with at the Phanar to discuss the ity degree at Yale University on Holy Synod of Orthodox Pri - sponsored by the Archdiocesan known as the "Byzantine – 75 priests and 170 choir mem - progress of the institutions and the 25th. mates from around the world to Presbyters Council and National Latino Quarter" near St. Sophia bers taking part. After attending ministries of the Archdiocese. late May – First official visit end a schism in the Bulgarian Sisterhood of Presvyteres. Cathedral, where he presides at a diocese luncheon, he travels April 15–21 – Young adults to Canada includes Ottawa, Orthodox Church. Nov. 4 – Visits St. George an ecumenical vespers service. to Johnstown, Pa., for a visit to of the Greek Orthodox Young Vancouver, Winnipeg, London, Oct. 10–16 – Makes official Church in Des Moines, Iowa. Nov. 8 – Addresses environ - the American Carpatho – Russ - Adult League celebrate Holy Toronto, Montreal and other visit to the Polish Orthodox Also attends an ecumenical dox - mental symposium, "Caring for ian Orthodox Diocese in the Week with the Ecumenical Pa - cities. Church. Meets with President ology at Greater Des Moines God's Creation: Religion, Sci - USA. Dedicates the cornerstone triarch at the Phanar. June 12–15 – Welcomes Aleksander Kwasniewski and Civic Center. Travels to Dallas ence and the Environment" at for a new chancery building, April 29–May 4 – A large Archbishop Chrystodoulos of Prime Minister Jersy Buzek and and attends evening activities St. Barbara Church in Santa Bar - then takes part in a doxology at group of active and retired Athens to the Ecumenical Patri - other Polish government offi - including a Great Vespers at bara. Attends Grand banquet at Christ the Savior Cathedral. Re - priests and presbyteres and wid - archate. Invites His All Holiness cials. Praises Pope John Paul II's Holy Trinity Church, a reception Bonaventure hotel in Los Ange - turns to Pittsburgh after a din - contribution to Christian unity. sponsored by Denver Diocese les. ner in his honor. Oct. 20–21 – The U.S. House youth and a dinner hosted by Nov. 9 – Celebrates Feast of Nov. 17 – After a breakfast of Representatives and Senate Mayor Ron Kirk at the Dallas St. Nectarios at Los Angeles hosted by Bishop Maximos, His pass legislation recognizing the Museum of Fine Arts. Convention Center, with some All Holiness departs for the Ec - integrity and freedom of the Ec - Nov. 5 – Takes part in ecu - 3,000 persons attending. Later umenical Patriarchate. umenical Patriarchate, which menical prayer service at attends youth rally with 200 Nov. 24 – The Holy and Sa - President Clinton signs into law. Thanksgiving Square Founda - young adults. That evening, at - cred Synod of the Ecumenical Oct. 24-26 – Visits Mount tion. Attends Diocese Grand tends "Living the Liturgy" dinner Patriarchate announces the ele - Athos for the 1,000th anniver - Banquet at Fairmont Hotel. sponsored by Archdiocesan vation of the synodal bishops of sary of the founding of Nov. 6 – Travels to San Fran - Council President Alex Spanos. the Archdiocese to the ecclesi - Xenophontos Monastery. cisco for a one – day visit. He Nov. 10 – Visits St. Anthony's astical rank of Metropolitan. Nov. 13–15 – Travels to meets with Bishop Anthony, Monastery in Florence, Ariz., They include Bishop Iakovos of Venice to mark the 500th an - Mayor Willie Brown, former then flies to Stockton, Califor - Chicago, Bishop Anthony of San niversary of the Greek Orthodox Mayor Art Agnos and represen - nia, for an ecumenical doxology Francisco, Bishop Maximos of community there. Officiates at tatives of various Christian of thanksgiving at St. Basil's Pittsburgh, Bishop Methodios of Divine Liturgy at Church of St. Churches. Holds ecumenical Church. Boston, Bishop Isaiah of Denver, George. doxology service at Annuncia - Nov. 15 – Following a rest and Bishop Nicholas of Amissos. Nov. 23 – At an inaugural tion Cathedral; breaks ground period in California, His All Ho - Dec. 3 – The Patriarchal ceremony for a renovated edu - at site of future cathedral. Also liness travels to Pittsburgh Cathedral of St. George at the cation and arts center in Ferikoy, attends a lengthy dance pro - where he attends a reception Phanar sustains extensive dam - Istanbul, His All Holiness as - gram, and grand banquet at St. with Diocese of Pittsburgh age after someone throws a sures the Greek Orthodox faith - Francis hotel later in the day. priests and their families at St. bomb on the roof, which also ful in Constantinople that the Nov. 7 – Attends breakfast Nicholas Cathedral. He also at - resulted in serious injuries to a Patriarch Bartholomew receives an honorary Doctor of Divinity Ecumenical Patriarchate will re - with priests and their families tends a grand banquet that deacon. degree at yale university on May 25th, 1998. main where it is, despite the dif -

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Contemporary Orientations and Nov. 29–30 – William Car - June 18–25 – Welcomes Challenges." dinal Keeler, the Roman more than 350 young people Dec. 23–27 – Hosts numer - Catholic Archbishop of Balti - from around the world to the ous hierarchs and other repre - more, leads a delegation to the Orthodox Youth Conference sentatives of Orthodox Churches Ecumenical Patriarchate in ob - sponsored by the Ecumenical for a series of meetings and to servance of the Feast of St. An - Patriarchate. celebrate the 2,000th anniver - drew activities. Nov. 10–12 – Makes three – sary of the birth of Christ. They Dec. 7–8 – At the invitation day pastoral visit to parishes in agree to form three new inter– of His all Holiness, the third di - the Diocese of Detroit. Schedule Orthodox bodies: an association alogue between the Orthodox includes church services, a of Orthodox theological schools, Church and the European Peo - youth rally and meetings with a committee to study contem - ple's Party and European Union various leaders. porary issues such as bioethics, of Christian Democrats takes Nov. 13 – Travels to New and a committee on liturgics to place at the European Parlia - York for the opening of the Mary eliminate disparities in liturgical ment in Brussels. and Michael Jaharis Galleries at practices among the jurisdic - the Metropolitan Museum of Art tions. 1999 and to receive an award from a Jan. 12 – Archbishop Spyri - non – profit environmental 2001 don and the Eparchial Synod group, Scenic Hudson Inc. Feb. 6 – Marking the 30th meet with His All Holiness and Nov. 25–Dec. 1 – His All Ho - anniversary since the closing of the Holy Synod of the Ecumeni - liness convenes the first World - the theological school on the is - cal Patriarchate. wide Clergy – Laity Conference land of Halki, Ecumenical Patri - Feb. 2 – Ecumenical Patri - at the Ecumenical Patriarchate. arch Bartholomew, at Feast Day arch calls on participants in the The approximately 650 partici - of St. Photios service at the World Economic Forum meeting pants include an American del - Monastery of the Holy Trinity at in Davas, Switzerland, to recon - egation led by Archbishop Halki, denounces the continuing sider the role of moral values in Demetrios. Conference theme closure of the school. the pursuit of economic global - was "The Parish, Cell of the ization. May 23–June 5, 1999. Patriarch Bartholomew makes his first official visit to Church of Greece, Church's Life: Living Reality, Continued on page 16 March 13 – Holy Synod of including the Metropolis of Northern Greece. the Ecumenical Patriarchate elects three new bishops to fill Early June – Bishop Frank Vaclav Havel. dox Church of Poland. the vacant Sees of New Jersey, T. Griswold, presiding hierarch Oct 17–26 – Holds third "Re - late February – Visits South Atlanta and Detroit: Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the ligion, Science and the Environ - Korea, where he is joined by Alexios of Troas for Atlanta; United States, meets with the ment Symposium," taking place Archbishop Demetrios, on the Bishop George of Komanon for Patriarch in his official visit to on the Danube with more than first leg of his Far East trip. Cel - New Jersey; and the Very Rev. the Ecumenical Patriarchate. 70 delegates attending. ebrates a Patriarchal Divine Archimandrite Nicholas Pissare July 10–12 – At the invita - Nov. 17 – On his trip to Liturgy Feb. 27 at St. Nicholas as Bishop of Detroit. tion of His All Holiness, Arch - Turkey, President Clinton and Cathedral in Seoul as part of the April – Ecumenical Patriarch bishop Spyridon, members of his family pay a visit to the Ecu - observance of the 100th an - Bartholomew and the Holy the Holy Synod and Archdioce - menical Patriarchate and His All niversary of Orthodoxy in that Synod grant autonomous status san Council representatives at - Holiness. country. to the Orthodox Church of the tend meetings on several issues late November – Patriarch March 2 – Orthodox Chris - Czech Republic and Slovakia. pertaining to the Church in makes official week–long visit tians in the Philippines greet the Mid–April – In a wide–rang - America. to Albania. Ecumenical Patriarch upon his ing interview with the Greek Aug 19 – Ecumenical Patri - arrival in Manila. Consecrates newspaper Eleftherotypia, His arch accepts the resignation of 2000 Church of the Annunciation on All Holiness sounds a stern Archbishop Spyridon, to take ef - Jan. 6 – Ecumenical Patri - March 5. Meets with govern - warning against nationalism, fect Aug. 30. arch leads other patriarchs and ment and church leaders, in - which was branded a heresy in – Following the resignation, bishops in Christmas Eve cele - cluding President Joseph 1872. He recently mediated be - the Holy Synod of the Patriar - brations at the Church of the Estrada. tween Serbian Patriarch Pavlos, chate elects Metropolitan Nativity in Bethlehem. The Early May – Travels to Cap - Roman Catholic Cardinal Demetrios of Vresthena as the event attracts dozens of political padocia with hierarchs and pil - Kucharitz and the leader of the new Archbishop of America, leaders from Eastern Europe grims of other Orthodox Muslim community. with his enthronement to take and republics of the former So - Churches. Celebrates Patriarchal May 23–June 5 – Makes first place Sept. 18. viet Union, including former Divine Liturgy on Sunday of St. official visit to Church of Greece, October – His All Holiness Russian President Boris Yeltsin. Thomas on May 7. including the Metropolis of speaks on "Globalization and Its Jan. 25 – On his second visit June – Archdiocese submits Northern Greece. Religious Aspects" at Forum to Poland, addresses Polish Par - a proposed new charter to the June – Receives visit from 2000, an international confer - liament and holds discussions Ecumenical Patriarchate for con - On November 13, 2000 Patriarch Bartholomew travels to New National Philoptochos President ence held in Prague, Czech Re - with government leaders about sideration and approval. york for the opening of the Mary and Michael Jaharis Galleries Eve Condakes. public, organized by President the 800,000 – member Ortho - June 3–5 – Visits his native at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Continued from page 15 bia and Related Intolerance" hosted by Metropolitan Metho - the Epiphany on the shores of held in Durban, South Africa, dios, meets with Holy Cross – the Golden Horn, the first time March – Leads hierarchs of Aug. 31–Sept. 8. Hellenic College students and in memory that a patriarch has the Ecumenical Throne and the Sept. 22 – Following the de - families, meets with the conducted the ceremony there. visiting Patriarch of Alexandria struction of St. Nicholas Church Eparchial Synod, HC–HC Jan. 20 – Ecumenical Patri - in the Sunday of Orthodoxy pro - in the attack on the Twin Tow - trustees and alumni, and New archate creates the Metropolis cession at the Patriarchal ers, Ecumenical Patriarchate England clergy. of Spain, detaching it from the Church of St. George. gives $50,000 toward the March 9 – Concludes his Metropolis of France, and in - March 31 – Participates in church's rebuilding. U.S. visit in New York where he cludes Portugal and the Canary the celebration of the 1,700th Dec. 20–22 – His All Holi - holds an audience with elemen - Islands. anniversary of the official recog - ness and European Commission tary, middle and high school stu - Feb. 8 – His All Holiness re - nition of the Armenian Apostolic President Romano Prodi con - dents at St. Demetrios Cathedral ceives an official visit from Church, which takes place at the vene a meeting of more than cultural center in Astoria, pre - members of the European Mother of God Patriarchal 100 Christian, Jewish and Mus - sides at a 6 – month memorial Rights Party and its president, Church in Kumkapi, Istanbul. lim leaders in Brussels to discuss service at St. Barbara Church in Wilfried Martens, the European April 29 – Accepts honorary peaceful coexistence and collab - Manhattan for victims of the People's Party and European De - chairmanship of an AHEPA– oration among Islam, Judaism 9/11 attacks and visits Ground mocrats, former Belgian Prime sponsored forest project during and Christianity. Zero. Minister Wim Van Velzen, and a visit to the Phanar by a visiting May 2 – Leads the prepara - Member of Parliament Antonios delegation of the organization. 2002 tion and consecration of Holy Trakatellis, brother of Arch - May – Travels to southern Jan. 13–15 – Travels to Iran Myrrh, a procedure that occurs bishop Demetrios. Italy and Sicily, where he visits on a peace mission. Signs an once each decade. March 19 – Ecumenical Pa - Greek–speaking villages. agreement for continuing dia - May 12 – Presides at thyra - triarchate issues an appeal for – Receives warm reception logue and cooperation between noixia service for the Church of peace in response to continuing on a separate visit to Hungary Orthodoxy and Islam with Iran - St. George in his native village warfare in the Middle East. May 8 – Consecrates Grand ian Minister of Culture and of Theodorou, Imbros. March 23 – Ecumenical Pa - Archdeacon Tarasios as Metro - Guidance Ahmad Masjed Jamei. May 26–27 – Travels to Cap - triarch conducts a thyranoixia politan of the Archdiocese of Also meets with Iran's President padocia for pastoral visit. Pre - service for Holy Trinity Church Buenos Aires. Enthroned July Mohammad Katami. sides at Divine Liturgy at Sts. of Stavrodromio in Istanbul 14. March 4 – Arrives in Wash - Constantine and Helen Church upon the completion of renova - in Sinasso. tions he had initiated in 2001. June 5–10 – Ecumenical Pa - The church was built in 1880. triarch Bartholomew leads a April 12 – Ecumenical Patri - voyage around the Adriatic Sea archate elects Archimandrite on the fourth in a series of envi - Epiphanios as the first metro - ronmental symposia led by His politan of Spain and Portugal. All Holiness. April 16–18 – Makes his first June 9 – Presides at a Patri - visit to the Republic of Azerbai - archal Divine Liturgy at the jan as part of effort to promote Church of St. Apollonaire in PHOTO: N. MANGINAS interfaith dialogue. Meets with Ravenna (the city's first bishop). On March 9, 2002, His All Holiness was taken by Port Authority President Heydar Aliyev who June 10 – Attends closing Police to the site of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church at gives His All Holiness a warm, ceremony of the symposium at Ground Zero were he had the opportunity to bless the workers, cordial welcome. the Palazzo Ducale in Venice. examine the remains of the devastation, and leave flowers in May 27–29 – Presides at fifth His All Holiness and Pope John memory of those who lost their lives. Academic Meeting between Ju - Paul II issue joint declaration on daism and Orthodox Christian - environmental ethics. ness. At an official reception, the Oct. 28–30 – His All Holiness ity in Thessaloniki. More than June 12 – Receives the So - mayor praises the Patriarch for sponsors 10th Islamic–Christian 60 delegates from around the phie Prize from Norway's Sophie his initiatives on the environ - Dialogue Conference in Bahrain world attend. Patriarch also TNH ARCHIVES Foundation in Oslo for his ef - ment and the advancement of attended by more than 150 re - rededicates the Holocaust Mon - On March 9, 2002 His All Holiness presides at a 6 – month forts to raise environmental interdenominational dialogue ligious leaders, scholars, govern - ument in the city, which honors memorial service at St. Barbara Church in Manhattan for vic - awareness throughout the and world peace. ment officials and representa - the memory of tens of thou - tims of the 9/11 attacks and visits Ground Zero. world. Oct. 3 – His All Holiness and tives of non–profit corporations. sands of its Jewish population June – Receives award from European Commission President Following the meetings, the con - executed during World War II. June 15–19 – At the invita - ington for his fourth trip to the the Binding Institute of Liecht - Romano Prodi meet to discuss ference issues the Bahrain Dec - Early June – Hosts fifth En - tion of Metropolitan Iakovos of U.S. enstein for his efforts to protect the continuation of the "Peace laration, calling on all peoples vironmental Symposium, which Mytiline, visits the island to cel - March 5 – Meets with Presi - nature and the environment. of God in the World" conference and nations to reinforce dia - takes place on the Baltic Sea ebrate the memory of its saints. dent George W. Bush at the Also in June, receives honorary initiated in December 2001. logue in search of peaceful co - and includes participants from June 29–30 – Delegation White House and Secretary of doctorate from the University of Oct. 15–17 – Visits the Emi - existence and the negation of Poland, Russia, Estonia, Finland from the Ecumenical Patriar - State Colin Powell at the State Ravenna (Italy) School for the rate of Qatar and meets with violence. and Sweden, and Archbishop chate represents His All Holiness Department. Discusses the work Protection of Cultural Treasures. Sheik Hamad Bin Khalia Al – Dec. 20 – Ecumenical Patri - Demetrios. at the Feast Day of Sts. Peter of the Patriarchate in ecumeni - Sept. 1 – Orthodox hierarchs Thani to discuss interfaith dia - archate grants new charter for Aug. 22–24 – Visits island of and Paul celebration at the Vat - cal relations and the efforts to from around the world attend logues between monotheistic re - the Archdiocese following a re - Zakynthos on a pastoral visit. ican. reopen the theological school on the Indiction service at the Pa - ligions. The emir extolled the view of nearly six months. A key Sept. 5 – His All Holiness re - Early July – Makes pastoral the island of Halki. triarchal Church of St. George initiatives of Patriarch provision is the elevation of the flects in a homily on the fifth visit to Cappadocia and Central March 6 – Meets with Ro - for the new ecclesiastical year, Bartholomew in pursuing the di - dioceses to metropolises and anniversary of the desecration Turkey; participates in cultural man Catholic hierarchs, includ - with the Ecumenical Patriarch alogues. His All Holiness also is names the hierarchs of the for - of the Church of Neohorion festival of city of Agirnas July ing the Apostolic Nuncio of the presiding. interviewed on Al–Jazeera TV, mer dioceses as metropolitans cemetery along the Bosporus 7–8. Vatican, Archbishop Gabriel Sept. 21 – Following his the major network of the Islamic of their respective metropolises. and on the upcoming anniver - Aug. 31 – Issues lengthy Montalvo, and the cardinals of journey to Greece, New York world. sary of the Ground Zero tragedy. statement in support of the "UN Washington and Baltimore. Mayor Michael Bloomberg trav - Oct. 18 – Archons make their 2003 Sept. 11 – Travels to Tripoli, Conference Against Racism, March 6–8 – Visits Boston. els to the Ecumenical Patriar - annual pilgrimage to the Pha - Jan. 6 – Ecumenical Patri - Libya, for his first visit to that Racial Discrimination, Xenopho - Attends dinner in his honor chate to meet with His All Holi - nar. arch Bartholomew celebrates nation. 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To Our Ecumenical Patriarch GOD BLESS of Constantinople His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew , Bartholomew the spiritual leader on His 20th Anniversary that 250 million Orthodox Christians on the Throne around the world turn to for inspiration and guidance. I pray God gives him health to continue to serve May God Almighty grant to His all Holliness, WE ARE PROUD the Ecumenical Patriarch our great Church of Christ of his 20 years of leadership Bartholomew, many years of Health and Blessings in Constantinople and around the world. and the strength and guidance to lead Orthodoxy to new hights and work for peace Axios and reconciliation among all faiths Gus Kraras and Family Michael P. Gabriel, M.D. ANDREW KAMPIZIONES ARCHON DEPOUTATOS Archon Aktouarios

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We must all support wishes and prays that our Lord Jesus Christ and support Him as best we can.

will continue to grant him many healthy a his holy mission May God and blessed years grant Him with many years. for the Glory of Orthodoxy. and may God grant him

On behalf of the community many years. Father Konstantinos Kalogridis THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 5, 2011 20th Anniversary of Patriarch Bartholomew’s Enthronement 17

Nov. 27 – Ecumenical Patri - terests. arch Bartholomew and a dele - July 12 – His All Holiness gation of Orthodox and Roman holds talks in Brussels with Eu - Catholic Church hierarchs and ropean Commission President Archons transfer relics of St. Jose Manuel Baroso, European John Chrysostom and St. Gre - Parliament President Josep Bor - gory the Theologian from the rel and other senior European Vatican to the Ecumenical Patri - Union officials relating to safe - archate. The event starts with guarding the rights of the Ecu - an ecumenical service at St. Pe - menical Patriarchate in the EU's ter's Basilica and concludes with upcoming talks on Turkey's ad - a procession and service at the mission. Patriarchal Cathedral of St. Sept. 6 – Issues a statement George. expressing sympathy and sup - Dec. 4–5 – Patriarch port to the victims of Hurricane Theodoros II of Alexandria Katrina. makes his first official visit to Mid–September – Makes the Ecumenical Patriarch and eight–day pastoral tour of the meets with Patriarch central and western Macedon - Bartholomew. They concele - ian parishes in northern Greece, TNH ARCHIVES brate the Divine Liturgy at the accompanied by Archbishop Patriarch Bartholomew with Stephanos Cherpelis and Christos Cathedral of St. George. Christodoulos of Athens and All Stratakis at St. Nicholas community in Flushing in March 2004. Greece and other Church and 2005 government officials. discuss inter – Orthodox issues companied by Metropolitan Kiril Jan. 12 – Ecumenical Patri - late September – Receives and recent developments in the of Smolensk who represented archate Synod elects new bishop visits from U.S. Undersecretary Jerusalem patriarchate. the Patriarch of Moscow, and TNH ARCHIVES for the Archdiocese of Spain and of State for Public Diplomacy October – His All Holiness Metropolitan Barnabas of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew speaks with rabbi Dr. Israel Portugal, Archimandrite Hilar - Karen Hughes and from Presi - makes pastoral visit to Mytiline Neapolis (Thessaloniki). Singer, chairman of the World Jewish Congress during the ion Rudnik. dent Traian Basescu of Roma - and Samos. June – American Bible Soci - opening session of the Orthodox Jewish and Christian Confer - April 7 – His All Holiness at - nia, who both express support Nov. 29–30 – Pope Benedict ety officials, including its presi - ence in Thessaloniki on May 27, 2003. tends the funeral of Pope John for the Ecumenical Patriarchate. XVI visits His All Holiness and dent, the Rev. Dr. Paul Irwin, Paul II. Oct. 28 – Turkish nationalists the Ecumenical Patriarchate for visit the Ecumenical Patriar - Khadafy and other government under the leadership of Metro - April 19 – The United Na - stage violent demonstrations in the feast day observances of St. chate and meets with Patriarch and religious officials. politan Sotirios. tions Environmental Program front of the Ecumenical Patriar - Andrew. Bartholomew. Sept. 19–24 – Makes first June 28–29 – His All Holi - honors His All Holiness with its chate, reaching the entrance to Dec. 1 – His All Holiness June 12 – Former Vice Pres - visit to the Republic of Georgia. ness travels to Rome to meet "Champions of the Earth" the compound before Turkish pays a reciprocal visit to the Ro - ident Al Gore visits Ecumenical Commemorates the 1,000th an - with Pope John Paul II on the award. Archbishop Demetrios police intervene. man Catholic Cathedral of the Patriarch Bartholomew to dis - niversary of the Kimisis tis occasion of the feast day of the accepts the award on the Patri - Nov. 10 – Turkish national - Holy Spirit in Istanbul where he cuss environmental issues of Theotokou Church in the city of Roman Catholic Church. The arch's behalf at a UN ceremony ists stage a second violent receives a welcome from the mutual concern. Kioutasi. visit also commemorated the in New York. demonstration in an attempt to Pope. June 16 – His All Holiness Nov. 23 – Presides at a his - 40th anniversary of the 1964 May 24 – Ecumenical Patri - disrupt a meeting of Ecumenical travels to Athens to visit Arch - toric Patriarchal Divine Liturgy meeting in Jerusalem of Pope arch convenes a Pan–Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew with 2007 bishop Christodoulos, who is among the ruins of Ephesus and Paul VI and Ecumenical Patri - Synod at the Phanar to address members of the Holy Synod and Jan 6 – Leads the Epiphany hospitalized suffering from can - reflects on the historic Ecumeni - arch Athenagoras, the first be - a crisis in the Jerusalem Patri - representatives of the Church of celebration on the Golden Horn. cer. cal Council held there in 431 tween a pope and a patriarch archate tied to the leasing of Cyprus. Mid–May – Makes eighth A.D. since the Great Schism in 1054. church properties to Jewish in - pastoral visit to Cappadocia, ac - Continued on page 18 2006 2004 Jan. 4–8 – His All Holiness Jan. 21–25 – His All Holi - makes sixth visit to U.S. Cele - ness makes first visit to Latin brates the 100th anniversary of America when he travels to Ha - the Epiphany event in Tarpon vana, Cuba, to consecrate St. Springs, Fla. Travels to New Or - Nicholas Cathedral, which Fidel leans on Jan. 7 to view the dev - Castro gave to the Greek Ortho - astation left by Hurricane Kat - dox Church. rina and to participate in an March 13 – Inaugurates the ecumenical prayer service for "Byzantium: Faith and Power" the victims. Returning to Tarpon exhibition at the Metropolitan Springs, he presides at a Patri - Museum in Manhattan. archal Divine Liturgy at St. March 13–19 – Makes first Nicholas Cathedral. visit to Metropolis of New Jersey Early February – Travels to and his fifth official trip to the Central America for 10–day U.S. Highlights include greeting visit, spending five days each in more than 1,000 youth at the Panama and Mexico. The trip "Sights and Sounds" at Holy includes worship services, meet - Trinity Church in Westfield, pre - ings with Roman Catholic hier - siding at a Patriarchal Divine archs and other religious and Liturgy at St. John the Theolo - government leaders, including gian Cathedral in Tenafly and Presidents Vicente Fox of Mex - meeting with Roman Catholic, ico and Martin Torrijos of Protestant and Jewish leaders. Panama. April 19 – Synod of the Ecu - PHOTO: N. 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The Twentieth Anniversary of the enthronement of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is a good time for the Greek American Community to reflect on the place of the Orthodox Church in the World. First, we remember with gratitude and pride how he has influenced the Orthodox Church and the wider world. He has raised awareness that the environment is the creation of God and a Divine gift to all human beings. He has also championed the rights of the Patriarchate of Constantinople and religious freedom for all.

And as we also look to the future we pray that God grant him health and many more years as the spiritual leader of 250 million Orthodox Christians. Eις πολλά Ετη Δέσποτα 18 20th Anniversary of Patriarch Bartholomew’s Enthronement THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 5, 2011

TNH ARCHIVES Greek Prime Minister Costas karamanlis with Ecumenical Or - June 27–29, 2008. The Patriarch’s 7th visit to the vatican. His On his official visit to Turkey in April 2009, President Obama thodox Patriarch Bartholomew during his visit to the Orthodox All Holiness and Pope Benedict xvI participate in the services meets privately with His All Holiness to discuss issues including Patriarchate in Istanbul, Turkey, January 24, 2008. for the Feast Day of Sts. Peter and Paul together. the reopening of the theological school at Halki. Chronology of the Ministry of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

Continued from page 17 Nektarios Tsilis, episcopal vicar niversary. days renovating the historic Our gether. It is the seventh visit of Assembly. to the Metropolitan of Samos, Early March – Travels to Lady of the Heavens Church. the Patriarch to the Vatican. Nov. 20 – Issues a formal July 11–16 – Opens the sec - as Metropolitan of Hong Kong Rome to meet with Pope Benedict April 11 – Ecumenical Patri - Among those attending were 50 message to the Ukrainian nation ond Orthodox Youth Conference and Southeast Asia. XVI, their third meeting in three arch Bartholomew receives a pilgrims from the United States on the 75th anniversary of the attended by young people from Mid–January – Prime Minis - years. On March 4, His All Holi - visit from senior European led by Archbishop Demetrios Holodomor, the disastrous all the Eparchies of the Ecumeni - ter Costas Karamanlis of Greece ness receives an honorary doctor - Union officials, including Euro - and sponsored by FAITH: An En - 1932–33 agricultural season cal Patriarchate around the visits the Ecumenical Patriar - ate in international and diplo - pean Commission President Jose dowment for Orthodoxy and when as many as 14 million peo - world. Archbishop Demetrios chate while on an official visit matic affairs from the University Manuel Barroso. Hellenism. ple may have died because of leads a delegation of 125 young to Turkey. Raises the issue of the of Trieste, in northern Italy. April 22 – Receives a visit July 25–27 – Visits Ukraine starvation. people from the U.S. to the con - opening of the Halki theological March 8 – Travels to Smyrna from Austrian foreign minister for the 1,020th anniversary of Nov. 29 – Pope Benedict XVI ference. school with Turkish officials. for a pastoral visit. Ursula Plassnik. the Kievan Rus. His All Holiness sends warm message to the Ec - Sept. 1 – Convenes Synod of Jan. 28 – Presides at the fu - March 8–15 – Orthodox May 12 – Time magazine presides in national and liturgi - umenical Patriarch on the occa - Orthodox Bishops for the Feast neral of Archbishop Christodou - Christian Fellowship undertakes names the Patriarch to its "Time cal celebrations, including a Di - sion of the Feast Day of St. An - of the Indiction. los of Athens and All Greece in its first "Real Break" trip to the 100" list of the world's 100 most vine Liturgy with Patriarch Alexy drew. Sept. 6–12 – Leads seventh Athens. Ecumenical Patriarchate and influential people. He is number II of Moscow. Dec. 9 – His All Holiness international Symposium on the Feb. 17 – Travels to Geneva Italy. Participants, led by Bishop 11 in its list of the top 20 world Mid–August – Receives leads a delegation, including Environment, which takes place to help celebrate the World Savas of Troas, meet with His leaders. He was profiled in the members of the Swedish Parlia - Archbishop Demetrios, to in Greenland and the Arctic. Council of Church's 60th an - All Holiness and spend several magazine by Archbishop of Can - ment's Cultural Committee dur - Moscow for the funeral of Russ - Sept. 18 – U.S. Undersecre - terbury Rowan Williams. The ar - ing their fact – finding visit to ian Patriarch Alexy II. tary of State Nicholas Burns vis - ticle said the Patriarch is noted Turkey. its His All Holiness at the Patri - for his concern for the environ - late August – Travels to 2009 archate ment and international mission Mount Athos to commemorate Jan. 27 – Sends congratula - October – Ecumenical Patri - of peace that secured the first the relics of St. Nikon II at the tory message to Metropolitan arch meets with Pope Benedict Muslim condemnation of 9/11 Monastery of St. Dionysius. Kiril of Smolensk on his election XVI in Naples while attending as an "anti–religious act." Oct. 9–12 – Patriarch con - as Patriarch of Moscow and All an international peace confer - May 12 – Archbishop Ierony - venes a Synaxis of the heads of Russia. ence. mos of Athens and All Greece the 14 autocephalous Orthodox March 14–21 – OCF makes – National Philoptochos meets with His All Holiness at Churches at the Phanar, fol - another Real Break trip to the members make pilgrimage to the the Ecumenical Patriarchate in lowed by a symposium through Ecumenical Patriarch. Bishop Ecumenical Patriarchate and his first official visit since his Oct. 16 held in honor of St. Paul Savas leads 22 college students Cappadocia. election in February. that focused on aspects of his to the Phanar where they re - Early November – Young May 15 – The Woodrow Wil - life, apostolic activity and teach - stored a church and a patriarchal adults from U.S. and Canada, led son International Center for ings. cemetery. by Bishop Savas of Troas, make Scholars of the Smithsonian In - Oct. 18 – Travels to the Vati - April 6 – On his official visit pilgrimage to Constantinople stitution honors Ecumenical Pa - can at the personal invitation of to Turkey, President Obama and the Ecumenical Patriarchate. triarch Bartholomew with its Pope Benedict XVI to address the meets privately with His All Ho - Woodrow Wilson Award for Pub - 12th General Ordinary Assembly liness to discuss issues including 2008 lic Service. of the Synod of Bishops of the the reopening of the theological Jan. 6 – His All Holiness June 27–29 – Makes official Roman Catholic Church, a gath - school at Halki, guarantees of holds Epiphany service on the visit to Rome for the Feast Day ering of 400 Cardinals from religious liberty for minorities Bosporus. TNH ARCHIVES of Sts. Peter and Paul. His All around the world. It marks the and support for Turkey to join Jan. 10 – Ecumenical Patri - On January 28th, 2008, Patriarch Bartholomew presides at the Holiness and Pope Benedict XVI first time in history that an Ecu - the European Union. archate elects Archimandrite funeral of Archbishop Christodoulos of Athens and All Greece. participate in the services to - menical Patriarch addressed the May 20 – Ukraine President

We are proud of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew for being the “Green Patriarch,” for being steadfast in his defense of the Patriarchate and for opening doors for healthy cooperation and communication 20 YEARS with people of other faiths OF INSPIRED LEADERSHIP and traditions. ΠΟΛΛΑ ΤΑ ΕΤΗ ΔΕΣΠΟΤΑ

Michael Gianaris Nina Gatzoulis New York State Senator Former President of the PAN-MACEDONIAN ASSOCIATION, Inc.

The life and work Congratulations of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch to His All Holiness Bartholomew Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomeos. are an inspiration to us all. Axios We wish Ηim many more years May God grant him many years. of wise leadership.

Panos Stavrianidis Archon Aktouarios and Family Yiorgos and Amalia Iakovou THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 5, 2011 20th Anniversary of Patriarch Bartholomew’s Enthronement 19

August 15, 2011. His All Holiness, along with Archbishop Demetrios and Chancellor Bishop Andonios of Phasiane, leads May 12, 2008. Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece January 2, 2009. Patriarch Bartholomew sends congratulatory the second pilgrimage to the Monastery of Panagia Soumela meets with His All Holiness at the Ecumenical Patriarchate in message to Metropolitan kiril of Smolensk on his election as in Trabzon, Pontos, where he presides at a Patriarchal Divine his first official visit since his election in February. Patriarch of Moscow and All russia. liturgy. More than 500 pilgrims from many nations attend.

Victor Yuschenko meets with the Phanar to discuss the upcoming Halki, and the problems caused menical Patriarchate, Cappado - Patriarch during his working 2011 Special Olympics to be by the Turkish government over cia and Smyrna. visit to Turkey. held in Athens, Greece, which the years for the few thousand June 14–17 – Meets with a July 4–6 – Ecumenical Patri - he wholeheartedly endorses. Orthodox Christians still remain - group of international religious arch Bartholomew welcomes Pa - Dec. 20 – CBS "60 Minutes" ing in the city. educators and leading scholars triarch Kiril of Moscow and All airs the interview with His All Sept. 19 – His All Holiness who hold a series of meetings at Russia for an official visit to the Holiness by Correspondent Bob welcomes a delegation of Ortho - the Phanar. Phanar. Simon. An estimated 12.7 mil - dox and Roman Catholics from July 2 – The Archdiocesan Oct. 9 – Greece's Foreign lion in the United States viewed Massachusetts led by Metropol - Youth Choir performs a concert Minister George Papandreou the program, which was the itan Methodios of Boston and at the Ecumenical Patriarchate meets with the Patriarch at the 14th highest rated program of Bishop McManus of the Roman honoring the 20th anniversary Phanar. the entire week, according to Catholic Diocese of Worcester. of the Patriarch's election and Oct. 20–Nov. 6 – His All Ho - Nielsen Media Research. They visit the Ecumenical Patri - enthronement. liness makes seventh official visit archate and various ancient Aug. 15 – His All Holiness, to the U.S. Hosts the eighth En - 2010 Christian sites in Turkey. along with Archbishop Demetrios vironmental Symposium (Oct. Jan. 20 – In a letter to the Oct. 19 – The Temple of Un - and Chancellor Bishop Andonios 21–25) in New Orleans, and Jewish community in Greece, derstanding, a United Nations of Phasiane, leads the second pil - honors Archbishop Demetrios the Ecumenical Patriarch Non – Governmental Organiza - grimage to the Monastery of for the 10th anniversary of his strongly condemned the attack PHOTO: N. MANGINAS tion that promotes interreligious Panagia Soumela in Trabzon, enthronement. Other highlights by arsonists on a synagogue in CBS’ “60 Minutes” correspondent Bob Simon interviews Ecu - and intercultural dialogue, be - Pontos, where he presides at a include: meetings with SCOBA Hania, Crete, that nearly burned menical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Theological School of stows its Hollister Award to the Patriarchal Divine Liturgy. More and SCOOCH hierarchs, receiv - to the ground. Halki for the memorable December 20, 2009 television program Ecumenical Patriarch for his than 500 pilgrims from many na - ing an honorary degree at Ford - March 13–20 – Patriarch viewed by more than 13 million people worldwide. work in environmental issues. tions attend. ham University, meetings with welcomes and interacts with an - Dn. John Chryssavgis accepts the Sept. 1–2 – Convenes a gath - religious leaders, the Archdioce - other group of OCF members on amos and Smyrna to commem - near Moscow. Traveling to St. award in New York on the Patri - ering of the heads of the ancient san Council and the Archons (in - their Real Break Program at the orate the letters from St. John Petersburg, the two hierarchs arch's behalf. Patriarchates and the Auto - ducts new members); visiting Ecumenical Patriarchate. the Divine in the Apocalypse. concelebrate the Divine Liturgy Nov. 29 – Turkey complies cephalous Church of Cyprus for the Metropolis of Atlanta head - April 23 – Holds a joint meet - Presides at Patriarchal Divine at St. Isaac's Cathedral on May with a European Court of Human the Indiction of the new ecclesi - quarters, speaking at the Brook - ing with Patriarch Theofilos II of Liturgies at each site 30. Rights ruling and returns a 19th astical year. ings Institute in Washington; Jerusalem, which Archbishop May 22 – 31 – Travels to Rus - Aug. 15 – Leads pilgrimage century orphanage to the Ecu - meetings with government lead - Demetrios also attends, relating sia for an official visit. Concele - to Trabzon, Pontus, where he menical Patriarchate. The struc - * Editor's note: In commemora - ers in Washington including to issues of the Palestinian – Jor - brates Patriarchal Divine Liturgy celebrates the Liturgy at the ture, one of the largest wooden tion of Ecumenical Patriarch President Obama, Vice President danian communities in the with Patriarch Kiril at Cathedral Monastery of Panagia Soumela, buildings in the world, was taken Bartholomew's 20–year anniver - Biden, Speaker of the U.S. United States. of Christ the Savior in Moscow. the first time in 90 years that a over by Turkey in 1997. sary, the Orthodox Observer House Nancy Pelosi, Senate Ma - April 25 – Celebrates Divine Meets with Russian government service has been held there. presents the following jority Leader Harry Reid and Liturgy along with Patriarch leaders, including President late August – CNN airs pro - 2011 chronology that highlights sig - Secretary of State Hillary Rod - Theofilos and Archbishop Medvedev, Moscow Mayor Yuri gram on "Turkey's Dwindling March 11 – His All Holiness nificant activities, events and de - ham Clinton. Also presides at a Demetrios. Also meets with the Luzhkov, with ambassadors from Christians" that focuses on the issues a message of condolence velopments occurring during his doxology at Sts. Constantine and Archbishop to discuss the forth - Greece and Turkey and other plight of the Ecumenical Patri - to the victims of the earthquake ministry, as relating to His All Helen Church in Annapolis, Md., coming Episcopal Assembly of diplomats, and with hierarchs of archate. Among topics His All and tsunami that devastated a Holiness' direct involvement and visits the American Bible Society. North and Central America to the Holy Synod of the Russian Holiness mentions was the large part of northern Japan. to the Ecumenical Patriarchate While in Atlanta, appears on the take place in New York May 26– Orthodox Church. Also visits and Pogrom in 1955 that caused May 27–June 5 – Welcomes in general, as reported in the "Charlie Rose Show" on PBS. 28. venerates relics at several much of Istanbul's Greek popu - 21 young adults led by Bishop pages of the Observer. (Precise November – Meets with May 2–9 – Leads a pilgrim - churches and cathedrals in the lation to flee, the continuing clo - Savas of Troas and Fr. Bill Gikas dates not available for some en - Yianna Despotopoulou at the age to the ancient sites of Perg - Kremlin and toured monasteries sure of the theological school at on their pilgrimage to the Ecu - tries.). Published: October 2011

GOD BLESS ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW To our Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew In 1991 the Orthodox world gained not only a new leader on his 20th Anniversary on the throne. but a new kind of leader. In the 20 years since enthronement Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I pray God gives Him many more years of health has reached out in a powerful and effective way to communities to continue to serve and leaders throughout the world our great Church of Christ. on issues ranging from Orthodox Christian spirituality, human rights and the protection of the environment. AXIOS

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His All Holiness, thodox Christian Churches. Lichtenstein; Their Excellencies and all Greece and Anastasios of BARTHOLOMEW, Archbishop of Ecumenical Patriarch Jacques Delors and Jacques San - Tirana and all Albania, His Beat - Constantinople, New Rome and Bartholomew’s roles as the pri - ter, Presidents of the Commission itude Metropolitan Sawa of Ecumenical Patriarch is the 270th mary spiritual leader of the Or - of the European Community; Poland; is Eminence Archbishop successor of the 2,000 year-old thodox Christian world and a President Richard von Weizacker John of Karelia and all Finland; local Christian Church founded transnational figure of global sig - and Chancellor Helmut Khol of His Holiness Supreme Patriarch by St. Andrew the Apostle. As a nificance continue to become Germany; Presidents Ion Iliescu Karekin I of all Armenians; His citizen of Turkey, Ecumenical Pa - more vital each day. He co-spon - and Emil Constantinescu of Ro - Beatitude Patriarch Paulos of triarch Bartholomew’s personal sored the Peace and Tolerance mania; President Zelo Zelev and Ethiopia; His Grace The Arch - experience provides him a unique Conferences in Istanbul (1994 Prime Minister Symeon of Bul - bishop of Canterbury Dr. George perspective on the continuing di - and 2006) bringing together garia; Prime Minister Victor Cher - Carey; Dr. Konrad Raiser, General alogue among the Christian, Is - Christians, Muslims and Jews. nomyrdim of Russia; President Secretary of the W.C.C; His Emi - lamic and Jewish worlds. He Most noted are his efforts in en - Ezer Weizman and Prime Minister nence Frank T. Griswold, Primate works to advance reconciliation vironmental awareness, which Yitzhak Rabin of Israel; PLO of the Episcopal Church of the among Catholic, Muslim and Or - have earned him the title “Green Chairman Yasser Arafat; President U.S.A; Presidents Dr. Thomas thodox communities, such as in Patriarch.” He has organized en - Kim Young-sam of Korea; Presi - Klestil of Austria, Dr. Johannes former Yugoslavia, and is support - vironmental educational seminars dent Jacques Chirac of France; Rau of Germany, Mr. Glafkos ive of peace building measures to in co-sponsorship with His Royal President Kaspar Villiger of Clerides of Cyprus, Mr. Romano diffuse global conflict in the re - Highness Prince Philip, and inter - Switzerland; President William J. Prodi of the European Parliament, gion. national, scientific environmental Clinton of the United States of Dr. Emil Constantinescu of Ro - As Archbishop of Constantino - symposia on Patmos (1995) and America; First Lady Hillary Rod - mania, Mr. William J. Clinton of ple and New Rome, Ecumenical around the Black Sea (1997), ham Clinton; Vice President Al the United States, Mr. Aleksander Patriarch Bartholomew occupies along the Danube River (1999), Gore and Mrs. Tipper Gore; Sec - Kwasniewskiof Poland; Prime the First Throne of the Orthodox on the Adriatic Sea (2002), in the retary of State Madeleine Al - Ministers Mr. Costas Simitis of Christian Church and presides in Baltic Sea (2003), on the Amazon bright; Speaker of the House Greece and Mr. Kjell Magne Bon - a fraternal spirit among all the River (2006), in the Arctic 2007), Newt Gingrich; Prime Minister devik of Norway; U.S. Secretary Orthodox Primates. The Ecumeni - and on the Mississippi River Jean Chretien of Canada; Presi - of State Mrs. Madeleine Albright; cal Patriarch has the historical and (2009). These endeavours, to - dent Dr. Thomas Klestil of Aus - Mr. Sandy Berger; Mrs. Hillary theological responsibility to initi - gether with his inspiring efforts tria; President Vaclev Havel of the Rodham Clinton, First Lady of the ate and coordinate actions among on behalf of religious freedom Czech Republic; President Eduard United States; Assistant U.S. Sec - the Churches of Alexandria, An - and human rights, rank Ecumeni - Shevardnadze of Georgia; Presi - retaries of State Richard Hol - tioch, Jerusalem, Russia, Serbia, cal Patriarch Bartholomew among dent Constantine Stephanopoulos brooke, John Shattuck, and Romania, Bulgaria, Georgia, the world’s foremost apostles of and Prime Minister Constantine Harold Koh; Robert F. Kennedy, Cyprus, Greece, Poland, Albania, love, peace and reconciliation for Simitis of Greece; President Jr; His Excellency George Papan - The Czech Land and Slovakia, humanity, a reason for which he Alexander Kwasniewski of dreou, Minister for Foreign Affairs Finland, Estonia, and numerous was awarded the Congressional Poland; President Rudolf Schuster of Greece; Official delegations archdioceses in the old and new Gold Medal by the U.S. Congress. of Slovakia; Former South African from the World Lutheran Federa - worlds. This includes the conven - President F.W. De Klerk; The Jean tion, the Churches of Rome, Rus - ing of councils or meetings, facil - BIOGrAPHICAl PrOFIlE: HIS Monnet Institute; The Interna - sia, Romania, Greece, and others; itating inter-church and inter- All HOlINESS ECuMENICAl Yale University (New Haven), St. Order” Committee of the World tional Olympic Headquarters; Their Majesties King Constantine, faith dialogues and serving as the PATrIArCH BArTHOlOMEW Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Council of Churches (W.C.C.), U.N.E.S.C.O; The Ecumenical In - Queen Anna Maria and Queen primary expresser of Church unity Born : Dimitrios Arhondonis, Seminary (Scarsdale, New York), vice-president; Fellow of the Or - stitute at Bossey; The Republic of Sophia of Spain; Their Royal as a whole. As Ecumenical Patri - February 29, 1940, Island of St. Andrew’s College (Winnipeg, thodox Academy of Crete, Armenia; His Highness Sheikh Highness Princes Charles of arch he transcends every national Imvros (Gokceada), Turkey. Canada), Universities of Greece; honorary member of the Hamad Bin Issa Al-Khalifa, Emir Wales, Pavlos, Nicholas, Michael and ethnic group on a global level Primary Education: Elemen - Bucharest and Iai (Romania), Pro-Oriente Foundation in Vi - of Bahrain; His Excellency M. and Phillipos, Princesses Irene, and today is the spiritual leader tary and secondary education on Sherbrooke University (Toronto), enna; honorary citizen of numer - Khatami, the President of the Is - Marie-Chantel, Alexia, Theodora of approximately 250 million Imvros and in Istanbul. Adamson University (Manila, ous cities in various countries. lamic Republic of Iran; His and Maria Olympia; Their Emi - faithful world-wide. Formal Education: Theolog - Philippines), Exeter University Conferences and Delega - Majesty King Harald V of Norway nences Roger Cardinal The Greek Orthodox Church ical School of Halki, graduated (Exeter, U.K.), University of Thes - tions (selection): Fourth General and His Excellency the Prime Etchegaray, Edward Idris Cardinal of America was founded as an with highest honours (1961). salia (Greece), University of Ba - Assembly of the World Council of Minister of Norway Mr. Kjell Cassidy as President of the Pon - Archdiocese of the Ecumenical Ordinations: tum (Georgia), Fordham Univer - Churches (W.C.C.), (Uppsala Magne Bondevik (June 2002) ; tifical Council for Christian Unity, Throne in 1922. As such, the August 13, 1961, Holy Dia - sity (USA), Lublin University 1968); Sixth ( Vancouver 1983); Her Excellency Tarja Halonen, the Bernard Francis Cardinal Law of Archdiocese of America is an conate, receiving the ecclesiastical (Poland), Burgas University (Bul - Seventh (Canberra 1991); mem - President of the Republic of Fin - Boston, William Henry Cardinal eparchy of the Ecumenical Patri - name Bartholomew garia). Many other academic in - ber of Executive and Central land; His Excellency Moamar Keeler of Baltimore, Carlo Maria arch. The Greek Orthodox Arch - October 19, 1969, Holy Priest - stitutions have announced the de - Committees of the W.C.C.; Nu - Kaddafi, Leader of the Sate of Cardinal Martini of Milan, Silvano diocese is blessed to have as its hood cisions of their faculties to honour merous inter-Orthodox and inter- Libya; His Excellency Eduard Cardinal Piovanelli of Florence, Primate ad Patriarchal, His Emi - Christmas 1973, Metropolitan Patriarch Bartholomew with an Christian meetings; Official dele - George Shevardnadze, President Miroslav Cardinal Vlk of Prague, nence Archbishop Demetrios, of Philadelphia (Asia Minor) honorary doctorate. gations to the Turkish of the republic of Georgia, Presi - Marco Cardinal Ce of Venice, who was elected Archbishop in January 14, 1990, Enthrone - Awards (selection): The U.S. Government, Orthodox and non- dent Barack Obama and the Francis Cardinal George of 1999 by the Holy and Sacred ment as Metropolitan of Chal - Orthodox Churches, and Mt. White House (2009). Chicago, Angelo Sodano, Secre - Synod of the Ecumenical Patriar - cedon Athos; Presided over the Prepara - Official Church visits (selec - tary of State and Walter Cardinal chate. October 22, 1991, Elected tory Inter-Orthodox Committee tion): The Patriarchate of Alexan - Kasper of the Pontifical Council In his person, Ecumenical Pa - 270th Archbishop of Constantino - for the Holy and Great Synod, dria, Antioch, Jerusalem, Russia, for Christian Unity (Vatican). His triarch Bartholomew represents ple, New Rome and Ecumenical which dealt with the subject of Serbia, Romania (multiple), Bul - Holiness Pope Shenouda III of the the memory of the life and sacri - Patriarch the Orthodox Diaspora (1990); garia, and Georgia; The Churches Coptic Church; His Excellency fice of the martyred Orthodox November 2, 1991, Enthrone - International Summit on Reli - of Greece, Poland, Albania, Czech Evangelos Venizelos, Minister of Church of the 20th Century. After ment in the Patriarchal Cathedral gious and Conversation, Atami, and Slovak Republics, Finland, Culture of Greece. ascending the Ecumenical Throne in the Phanar Japan (Session I, 1995), and Crete (twice); Mt. Athos; Messages (selection): Annual in 1991, he journeyed throughout Scholarships: Windsor Castle, Great Britain Monastery of St. Katherine on Mt. encyclical on the environment the Orthodox and non-Orthodox 1963-1968 Awarded by the (Session II, 1996); World Eco - Siani (twice); His Holiness Pope each September 1st, designated world bringing a message of Ecumenical Patriarchate for study nomic Forum (Davos, Switzer - John Paul II, Vatican City; Roman by the Ecumenical Patriarchate restoration and renewed hope. at the Pontifical Oriental Institute, land, 1999); Inter-religious Catholic and Evangelical and by the entire Orthodox He has presided over the restora - Rome; the Ecumenical Institute Prayer for Peace (Assisi 2002); Churches of Germany; His Beati - Church as a day of prayer for the tion of the Autocephalous Church at Bossey, Switzerland; and at the Many interfaith and intercultural tude Patriarch Paulos and the protection of creation (1992, of Albania and Autonomous University of Munich, specializing meetings in Turkey. Church of Ethiopia; His Grace The 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, Church of Estonia, and as been a in Canon Law. Major Events (selection): Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, constant source of spiritual and Doctorates: Convened Primates of the Ortho - George Carey and the Anglican 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, moral support to those tradition - The Pontifical Oriental Insti - dox Patriarchates and Auto - Communion; Lutheran Church of 2008, 2009); The European Par - ally Orthodox countries emerging tute (Gregorian University). The - cephalous Churches at the Pha - Sweden; 1000th Anniversary of liament at its plenary session on from decades of wide scale reli - sis titled The Codification of the nar, Sunday of Orthodoxy Christianity in Norway; Orthodox April 19, 1994; VI. General As - gious persecution behind the Iron Holy Canons and the Canonical (1992); consecration of the Holy communities and missions of Ko - sembly of the World Conference Curtain. The Ecumenical Patri - Constitutions in the Orthodox Chrism (1992); Peace and Toler - rea; His Eminence Bishop Hans on Religion and Peace (WCRP) in arch is a living witness to the Church. ance Conference, Istanbul (1994) Gerny and the Old-Catholic Riva del Garda, Italy (1994); world of Orthodoxy’s painful and Honorary Doctorates (selec - (The Bosphorus Declaration); Church of Switzerland; World U.N.E.S.C.O. General Assembly redemptive struggle for religious tion): reserve officer in the Turkish convened Hierarchs of the Ecu - Council of Churches; Conference (1995); Turkish-Greek Business freedom and to the innate dignity University of Athens School of Army (1961-1963). menical Throne (Phanar, 1992, of European Churches; Lutheran Council and the Young Business - of humankind. Theology, Theological Academy 1994, 1996, 1998); Presided over World Federation; Alliance of Re - men’s Association (1997); The Ecumenical Patriarch of Moscow, University of Crete Congressional Gold Medal the celebrations on the island of formed Churches; Orthodox Cen - United States Congress upon be - Bartholomew strives earnestly to School of Philosophy, City Uni - (1997), honorary medals from Patmos, Greece, on the 1900th tre at Chambesy; 1000th Anniver - ing awarded the Congressional prepare the Orthodox Church for versity (London), Aegean Univer - various Orthodox Churches, the anniversary since the recording sary of Holy Xenophontos Gold Medal (1997); The Santa its continuing role as a mediator sity (Department of Environmen - highest decoration bestowed by of the Apocalypse of St. John; the Monastery on Mt. Athos; 500th Barbara Environmental Confer - between East and West. In his ca - tal Studies), The Orthodox the Presidents of Lebanon, Roma - II Assembly of the Primates of the Anniversary of the Greek Ortho - ence “Caring for God’s Creation” pacity as Ecumenical Patriarch, Theological Institute of Saint nia, Greece, Estonia, and Hun - Orthodox Churches; a Sympo - dox Community of Venice, Italy; (1997); Interfaith Dialogue As - he has three times convened the Sergius (Paris), Aix-en-Provence gary. The Sophie Foundation sium at Sea on the issue of the Ancient Patriarchal See of Anti - sembly (1998); Forum 2000 gath - leaders of the self-governing Or - University (Doctorate of Canon Award (Oslo, June 2002). The Scientific Meeting on the sacred och; The Archdioceses of America ering in Prague (1999);Address thodox Churches around the Law), the Faculty of Divinity of Binding Foundation Award book of the Apocalypse (1995). (three times), Canada, Thyateira on Prayer for Peace in Novi Sad globe, challenging them to vigor - the University of Edinburgh, the (Vaduz, December 2002). For the Ecumenical Patriarch’s en - and Great Britain, Imvros and (1999); The Greek and the polish ously pursue solutions to the chal - University of Louvain, Flinders Military Service: 1961-1963 vironmental initiatives (interna - Tenedos, Sweden and Scandi - Parliaments (1999 and 2000, re - lenges of the new millennium, for University (Australia), University Reserve officer in the Turkish tional seminars and scientific navia, Germany, Italy, The Dode - spectively); “Sacred Gifts to a Liv - example, by categorically con - of Salonika (two branches of the Army. symposia), see rsesymposia.org. canese, Belgium, France, Switzer - ing Planet” Kathmandu, Nepal, demning nationalism and fanati - School of Theology, Law, Philos - Positions : Assistant Dean of Official visits (selection): land, Hong Kong, Australia, New (2000); The United Nations cism. Together with His All Holi - ophy and Forestry), Holy Cross the Theological School of Halki Their Excellencies Presidents Sü - Zealand, and Leros; The Church World Conference against Racism, ness Pope John Paul II, Greek Orthodox School of Theol - (1968); Director Private Patriar - leyman Demirel and Ahmet of Armenia. Racial Discrimination, Xenopho - Ecumenical Patriarch ogy (Boston), Georgetown Uni - chal Office (1972); Member of Necdet Sezer of Turkey; Her Official Dignitaries and vis - bia, and Related Intolerance, Dur - Bartholomew has supported versity (Washington D.C.), Tufts the Holy and Sacred Synod (since Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and itors (selection): His Royal High - ban, South Africa (2001); Official progress toward the reconciliation University (Boston), Southern 1974). His Royal Highness Prince Philip, ness Prince Philip, Duke of Edin - Visit to Iran “The Contribution of of the Roman Catholic and Or - Methodist University (Dallas), languages : Greek, Turkish, Duke of Edinburgh, at Bucking - burgh; Their Beatitudes Patriarchs Religion to the Establishment of Latin, French, English, Italian, ham Palace; Her Majesty Queen Petros of Alexandria, Ignatius of Peace in the Contemporary and German. Beatrix of The Netherlands; His Antioch, Aleksy of Russia, Pavle World” (2002), “Witness to Peace” Memberships (selection): Majesty King Albert of Belgium; of Serbia, Teoctist of Romania, (Assisi 2002), and many others. “Society of Canon Law of the Ori - His Royal Highness Grand Duke Maxim of Bulgaria and Elias of ental Churches,” founding mem - Jean of Luxembourg; His Royal Georgia; Their Beatitudes Arch - Source: Ecumenical Partiar chate ber and vice-president; “Faith and Highness Prince Hans-Adam of bishops Christodoulos of Athens of Constantinople gloBAl citY enterprises

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THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 5, 2011 20th Anniversary of Patriarch Bartholomew’s Enthronement 21 Peter Maroudas on the Patriarch’s Anniversary Congratulations Continued from page 1 A highly public and bitter dispute also ments) because of minor disputes over to our esteemed erupted in 2004 between Bartholomew and money, and lifelong parish members excom - The Patriarchate, concerned that candi - the late Archbishop Chrystosomos of Athens municated, locked out, and barred from en - dates for Ecumenical Patriarch were limited over who controls certain dioceses in Greece. tering their churches because of disputes. Es - Patriarch Bartholomew to Turkish citizens, has also welcomed the The controversy became so intense that the sentially, metropolitans acting as monarchs on the 20th Anniversary government’s decision to grant Turkish citi - Greek government was forced to intervene rather than humble servants of God and His zenship to hierarchs outside the country. and imposed a settlement, but not until the People. of His Enthronement. Some have already accepted the offer, al - patriarch’s prestige had been damaged badly. Surely Bartholomew, whose efforts re - though critics claim any Greek Orthodox Perhaps the most serious and direct chal - garding world peace, human justice, and We extend our deepest gratitude cleric regardless of nationality should be eli - lenge to Bartholomew’s leadership took place ecological reverence have been breathtaking gible. in America surrounding the controversy over in their expanse and commitment, does not for his many years of wisdom, Certainly those actions by Turkish author - the barely-disguised and rather unceremo - wish his legacy to be blemished by inatten - ities, most specifically the Erdogan govern - nious removal of the highly respected Arch - tion to the legitimate spiritual and ecclesias - ministry and service. ment, have not been adopted in a political bishop Iakovos and the appointment of his tical needs of his communicants in the United vacuum. Pressures from the European Union successor, Archbishop Spyridon. It is believed States and elsewhere. As the wise Greek with whom Turkey maintains strong eco - that Iakovos, who dominated Orthodoxy in adage advises: “Prota To Spiti Sou” – tend to With love and affection, nomic and political ties and hopes to join, America for over three decades, was ousted your home first. and from the United States have certainly because he signed a now famous or infamous At the end of the day, Bartholomew – a we wish him many more years figured in Turkey’s equation. As does the declaration that called for a united church person of extraordinary devotion and talent country’s growing economic strength and po - in America. Some assert that the Patriarchate – is by his own self-description “First Among as our Ecumenical Patriarch. litical influence and Erdogan’s attempts to – startled by what it considered an unautho - Equals” in the Orthodox world, and whose demonstrate to world opinion that a moder - rized call for unity – found in Spyridon a mandates is to lead the effort to unify or at ately Islamist Turkey is a genuine democracy least gather all of the Orthodox together. He no longer controlled by long entrenched Ke - With our prayers and support, responded to that call by convening an ex - malist military and economic forces.Assisted traordinary Synaxis of Orthodox leaders in Πάντα Αξιος by the Patriarchate Archons and others in Bartholomew is certainly up to the October, 2008 at the Patriarchate. The the Greek Orthodox diaspora, Bartholomew task of helping to steer Orthodoxy Synaxis endorsed Bartholomew’s call for a has received extensive public exposure in Great and Holy Council of Orthodoxy and Apostolos Litsakis Western Europe and America. Because of both here and abroad toward for the formation of Episcopal Assemblies in this diaspora influence, Bartholomew has greater unity... America and other “New World,” non-ma - had personal meetings with the last four U.S. jority Orthodox areas, which ultimately Presidents and other important public and more pliable representative in America than would lead to unified Orthodox Churches. private sector figures. Just this past July, Sec - the dynamic, albeit aged Iakovos. That was Under Demetrios’ leadership, supported by retary of State Hillary Clinton visited the Pa - not to be, however, as Spyridon’s relatively devoted clergy and laity alike, the American triarchate and called upon Turkey to reopen short tenure was dogged by continuing con - Episcopal Assembly held two meetings in the Halki seminary. troversy and division – not all of his own do - 2010 and 2011, but progress has been slow The American media has been equally ing – which led to his removal and to the ap - as has the pace toward a Great and Holy BYZANTIUM COMPANY, Inc. forthcoming, recognizing the Patriarch for pointment of the even-tempered Archbishop Council. 37-20 Astoria Blvd., Astoria, NY 11103 his environmental and human rights activism Demetrios, whose ten years have at least on That is the point at which the patriarch’s (718) 932-2960 with reports and interviews in such venues the surface brought both a relative serenity twin challenges of surviving in Turkey and as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and an absence of energy and initiative to leading Orthodoxy toward unity converge. Sixty Minutes, CNN, and the Charlie Rose Greek Orthodoxy in America. The Ecumenical Patriarchate must survive to show. Unlike his earlier visits to the United Bartholomew’s decision to send Spyridon convene a Great and Holy Council. Con - States, His All Holiness now seems quite to America – an important responsibility of versely, the Patriarchate’s survival ultimately comfortable and effective in delivering his which he was barely capable of fulfilling – depends on a Great and Holy Council which The 20th Anniversary message. In terms of contemporary Ortho - reflects a continuing, although hopefully di - would to give flesh and meaning to its claim doxy, Bartholomew’s enthronement virtually minishing tendency toward impulsive and as the spiritual leader – not the Pope – of the coincided with the end of the Cold War, stubborn decisions. Those characteristics Faithful Orthodox millions. of His Enthronement which liberated millions of Orthodox in East - have been demonstrated in his various dis - If there is an Achilles’ heel in ern Europe and created conditions which for putes with other Orthodox leaders, most no - Bartholomew’s emerging legacy, it is that he the first time in history, the Orthodox peoples tably in his attempt to impose unnecessary may not perceive the urgent necessity for of Patriarch Bartholomew were free from internal or external oppres - and counterproductive control on his flock these “Pan-Orthodox” actions or that he sion. in America. With the collaboration of might be fearful of change. As one priest is an Αuspicious Μilestone The reemergence of both the small and Demetrios and a group of “select,” wealthy bluntly stated, “‘unless we change, not in enormously large independent Orthodox laypersons, Bartholomew imposed a charter dogma or belief, but in how we approach churches of Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Rus - that has drained the American Archdiocese our people, then this may be the last gener - for the Orthodox Church sia, Serbia, Ukraine as well as entities in Cen - of its unique vitality in self-governance; qual - ation of born Orthodox who will remain Or - tral Europe, the Baltic States, and Poland ities that have helped the Church to grow thodox.” For as the faithful become more completely redrew the map of international and thrive. “American,” and not just ethnically, they will Orthodoxy. Bartholomew’s predecessors were In the same vein, the patriarch’s inexplic - be more susceptible to the free market of Εις Πολλά Ετη Δέσποτα either prevented or conveniently disinclined able decision to elevate existing bishops that competing religions that the country’s by Cold War divisions to work directly with previously reported to the archbishop in New founders established. The high number of those churches; which many considered to York to metropolitans directly answerable to interfaith marriages and converts joining the have been puppets of their Communist rulers, Istanbul has undercut Archbishop Demetrios’ faith is already changing the Orthodox This new reality presented Bartholomew and authority, resulting in a hierarchy that with Church. Bartholomew and his fellow Ortho - Kostas Pylarinos and Family his Orthodox counterparts with unexpected few exceptions is arrogant, intellectually and dox leaders must respond to that challenge opportunities for cooperation but also with theologically mediocre, administratively in - by creating the conditions for a unified Or - ecclesiastical frictions that had festered for competent, and most importantly, spiritually thodoxy in America which will remain true years under tight Communist control. deficient. One observer said these decisions to its spiritual roots – largely a legacy, lest Division erupted early in Bartholomew’s reflected the fear of another Iakovos emerg - we forget, of the great Hellenic fathers. tenure when serious disputes arose with the ing and the preference for a more controlled, During his two decades of service, Patriarchate of Moscow over an independent apathetic Archdiocese of America as opposed Bartholomew had demonstrated stubborn Estonian church that Russia opposed and to a more independent and vibrant one. tenacity, a cosmopolitan personality and an Constantinople supported, ecclesiastical The Orthodox Observer reported that Pa - ability to lead. With our prayers and support, arrangements in Western Europe, and com - triarch Bartholomew during his seven official Bartholomew is certainly up to the task of peting and still unresolved claims concerning visits to the United States, Bartholomew has helping to steer Orthodoxy both here and the Orthodox Church in Ukraine. Those dif - visited a total of fifteen states at least once. abroad toward greater unity; a unity built ferences led to an unprecedented suspension If during those trips he and his entourage on the conciliar Orthodox tradition of where of relations between the Patriarchate and had probed deeply, they would have learned there is mutual respect between hierarchy, Moscow in 1996, a rupture that was eventu - about: metropolitans summarily dismissing clergy, and laity. 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His All Holiness Enthronement Address of His All-Holiness is to be commended for his compassionate heart, Continued from page 6 will the prayer of our immediate mility which this Church “of the God deigned worthy of witness - predecessor, the most gentle Pa - poor of Christ” expresses. We ing this day. clear thoughts vine throne of the holy priest - triarch Demetrios of blessed are, finally, assured of the prayer Again, and many times over, hood? memory, who embodied the ex - of our respected and beloved “glory to God for all things.” and global perspective. This is the reason for which treme humility of Christ, a hu - parents, whom the benevolent “God is love” (I John 4.16). we entreat, beseech and suppli - cate the prayers of all of you, who have readily come together We wish him on this joyous occasion, so that our modesty may be deemed many more years worthy by God, from this mo - ment of our entry into the Holy of wise leadership. of Holies in order to be totally consecrated to the Lord, to His altar, to His service and to the service of humanity, to the cross, Axios and to the Church. 36-07 23 Avenue, Astoria, NY 11105 (718) 626-6225 • E-mail: [email protected] A CHurCH OF MArTyrS AND SAINTS Pray for us, all of you, who have come “from the West and the North, by sea and from the East” in order to install us upon this sacred cathedra of the Apos - tle Stachys, as yet another in the long line of his successors. Pray that, faithfully and favorably unto God, we may serve the Lord, this most holy Church, and Orthodoxy under heaven. ΖOODOHOS PEGHE Pray that we may sustain our GrEEk OrTHODOx CHurCH people and maintain the privi - 3573 Bruckner Blvd., Bronx, NY 10461 • (718) 823-2030 leges and the rights of this most venerable Throne, which “we sign with great pleasure,” as our Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has travelled to the four cor - predecessor to the Throne of Chalcedon, Eleftherios, affirmed ners of the world proclaiming Orthodoxy, Hellenism and fighting at the IV Ecumenical Synod. for the rights of the Patriarchate of Constantinople. Pray that we may be at all times an instrument of God’s will in We are blessed with a spiritual leader who has gained the the service of all humanity. Pray attention and admiration of the world for his work in defense of that our Patriarchal tenure may His Grace Bishop Ilia of Philomelion be unharmed, bountiful, hope - human rights and to preserve our fragile living planet. He has ful, unhindered, according to Acting Abbot of the Sacred Patriarchal Monastery, taught us that Earth’s health is linked to our spiritual health. the names and through the in - the Holy Shrine of St. Irene Chrysovalantou in Astoria, NY tercessions of the Persian mar - Congratulations to His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch tyrs, whom the Church com - memorates today. Pray that the and the Metochia Churches participate in the celebration of the Bartholomew for addressing this and many other contemporary Lord may sustain the Church, problems. strengthen its faith and bring 20th Anniversary of the Enthronement of peace to the world. His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch May God grant him many years It is our firm hope that, from the heavenly chambers, the BARTHOLOMEW prayer of our spiritual father, On behalf of the Community Metropolitan Meliton of Chal - and respectfully wish Very Rev. Sylvester Berberis cedon of blessed memory, who President of the Parish Council, John Korres offered numerous precious ser - «EΙΣ ΠΟΛΛ A ΕΤΗ ΔEΣΠΟΤΑ »! vices to the Mother Church, will accompany and sustain us, as 22 20th Anniversary of Patriarch Bartholomew’s Enthronement THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 5, 2011

I thank God for the many blessings he has bestowed upon myself and my family.

If I could single out the most three momentous and sacred ones, these would be, first, that I was born Greek Orthodox in Greece; second, that I was able to come to the United States and establish a family based on the values and ideals of Orthodoxy and Hellenism; and third, that I got to know His All Holiness Ecumenical Bartholomew, a man of God, a man of vision, a world leader who has taken the Orthodox Church to new spiritual heights.

On the historic occasion of the 20th Anniversary of his God-blessed tenure as Patriarch, we extend our heartfelt wishes and pray to the Almighty to keep him safe, and to grant Him health and strength to continue His holy mission .

Respectfully,

Stephanos and Areti Cherpelis