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VOLUME II, ISSUE 3 - FALL 2001 BUT HE WHO IS GREATEST AMONG YOU, SHALL BE YOUR SERVANT - MATTHEW 23:11-12 THE ARCHBISHOP IAKOVOS LEADERSHIP 100 ENDOWMENT FUND High U.S. Administration Official, Academic Leader, Noted Scholars to Speak at California Conference Andrew S. Natsios, Administrator of USAID, the ship Lecture Series. Dr. Helen C. Evans, Curator Bush Administrations point man on the humani- of Early Christian and Byzantine collections in The tarian response in Afghanistan, will lead the Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters at th Business Forum at the 11 Annual Leadership The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, will 100 Conference in Laguna Niguel, California. Mr. speak on The Glory of Byzantium New member Kostas Alexakis meets new Natsios will speak on the subject, The Humani- Dr. Evans, who received her doctorate at the Board member Michael Leo Stefanos tarian Response: War and Peace and the Mar- Institute of Fine Arts of New York University, has and Xanthi Karloutsos in Chicago. ketplace. An expert on foreign policy and hu- taught at Columbia University, University of Chi- manitarian emergencies, Mr. Natsios, who is a grad- cago, Hunter College of the City University of New uate of Georgetown University and Harvard York and Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio. She has Leadership 100 Board Universitys Kennedy School of Government, has mounted numerous exhibitions and established held high governmental positions in Massachu- galleries at the Metropolitan and other museums, Convenes In Chicago setts and, previously, with USAID. notably The Mary and Michael Jaharis Galleries The Forum on Hellenism will be led by Dr. Con- for Byzantine Art, and two exhibits on The Glo- The Leadership 100 Board of Trustees met in stantine Papadakis, President of Drexel Univer- ry of Byzantium. Chicago November 3 and approved two new sity and the MCP Hahnemann University in Phila- The second Leadership Lecture will be given grants for 2002 and approved three replacements delphia. A member of Leadership 100, Dr. Pa- by Maria Pantelia, Professor of Classics at the on the Board, all in the form of recommendations padakis was formerly Dean of the College of University of California, Irvine, who is Director of from the Executive Committee, which met the pre- Engineering at the University of Cincinnati, Vice the Thesaurus Linguae Graecae (Thesaurus of vious day. President of Tetra Tech, a Honeywell subsidiary the Greek Language, the TLG), a unique project The new grants included $100,000 to estab- and Chief Engineer with Bechtel, Inc. to preserve in a digital collection all Greek texts lish Primary Health Care Services in Southern Two noted scholars will speak at the Leader- Albania, an initiative of SAEs (The World Coun- continued on page 2 cil of Hellenes) Medical Relief Fund, which has been addressing the health care needs of Hel- lenic Orthodox Christians in various countries since 1997. The current program will be run in cooper- ation with His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana and All Albania. The second grant was $100,000 for Come Receive the Light, the National Orthodox Chris- tian Radio Program, which operates out of St. Dem- etrios Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The grant represents the second year of funding for the radio ministry. Leadership 100 awarded Come Receive the Light $100,000 for 2001. The Board also accepted the recommenda- tions of the Executive Committee to fill three va- cancies on the Board of Trustees. Peter G. Pap- pas of Bethesda, Maryland was approved to fill the seat vacated by the resignation of Michael G. Cantonis in the class of 2002; Theodore J. Theo- philos of Hillsborough, California was approved to fill the seat vacated by the resignation of Al- exander G. Anagnos in the class of 2003; and His Eminence greets Andrew and Louise Athens, hosts of the Leadership 100 Michael Leo Stefanos of Orland Park, Illinois was Board meeting in Chicago. Arthur C. Anton, Leadership 100 chairman is in the background. approved for the seat of Milton H. Sioles of blessed memory, also in the class of 2003. Archbishop Praises Leadership 100 for Role Message from in September 11 Tragedy the Chairman His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios told the Leadership 100 Board of Trustees at their meeting in Chicago November 3 that Leadership 100 was a pio- Dear Friends, neer as always in making an immediate commitment of $500,000 to the September 11 Relief Fund established by the Archdiocese the day after Good News continues to bless our ef- the tragic events of September 11. forts at Leadership 100 as we respond His Eminence spoke of the continuing effect of September 11 in inten- to our National Tragedy and continue to equip our Church in the sifying everything we do, manifesting tremendous potential and a strong challenging days ahead. Our early commitment of $500,000 to the tendency toward unity of the Omogenia and the Church. He alluded to a September 11 Relief Fund established by His Eminence Archbish- meeting of 30 Greek American organizations brought together by Andrew op Demetrios set the tone for renewed commitment with continued Athens, President of SAE and Leadership 100 Founding member where a membership and contribution increases. In these pages, you will consensus was reached to use the Archdiocese as a clearing house for see that we have reached 585 members toward our goal of 600, a broad range of activities. but by the time you receive The Leader we will no doubt be edging The Archbishop also spoke of the overwhelming generous response to up even closer to our goal. the destruction of St. Nicholas Church with gifts coming from a variety of What is even more impressive is that this year alone we have sources, including the City of Bari, Italy, the American Jewish Committee raised over $3 million, which means that over the period of our Mil- and the Plumbers Union of America. lennium Membership Drive we have raised $7.7 million, represent- His Eminence met with Governor George Pataki of New York to coordi- ing 25% of the $31 million raised since the inception of Leadership nate plans for the rebuilding of St. Nicholas Church with the memorial planned 100. for the World Trade Center site. He emphasized to the Leadership 100 members Our Executive Committee and Board of Trustees met in Chicago that St. Nicholas would be rebuilt not only as a National Shrine for New the beginning of November and moved us forward in our mission York and America, but for all the world as a model for the Church to include with the approval of two significant grants. We awarded $100,000 services, counseling, outreach and operations going far beyond its present to The World Council of Hellenes to establish Primary Health Care activities. Services in Southern Albania and $100,000 to Come Receive the Furthermore, His Eminence said Leadership 100 provided not just cap- Light, the National Orthodox Christian Radio Program. ital to the Church but acted as an example of the highest degree of leader- In addition, we elected three new members of the Board to fill ship in its dedication to service rather than to power, control and glory. vacancies. They are Peter G. Pappas, Theodore J. Theophilos and Michael Leo Stefanos. th Our 11 Annual Conference February 13 to 17 at the Ritz Car- lton, Laguna Niguel, California is taking shape with the commitment High U.S. Administration Official, of exciting speakers you can read about in these pages. I know Andrew S. Natsios, Administrator of USAID, and his family in Bos- Academic Leader, Noted Scholars ton. We will be privileged to get an inside view of the recent ac- tions in Afghanistan. to Speak at California Conference As we move toward the Christmas Season, a word must be continued from cover said about our special blessing in the leadership demonstrated to our Church, our Community, our nation and the world by our Arch- ever written up to the present era. For almost 30 years, the TLG has put bishop. His Eminence has led us with grace, wisdom and compas- together a collection of almost 11,000 works of 3,000 authors, including sion through these trying times. And his leadership is being recog- ancient Greek literature, Byzantine literature, the New Testament, the Sep- nized everywhere. In just one example, recently he met with New tuagint, the Acts of the Ecumenical Councils and the writings of the Church York Governor George Pataki who committed to the inclusion of Fathers. As a result, scholars can research the use of a word in an author, the rebuilt St. Nicholas Church as an integral part of the memorial historical period or genre in no time. planned at the World Trade Towers site. Other speakers include Rev. Protopresbyter Martin Ritsi, Executive Di- St. Nicholas Church has become more than a symbol for our rector of the Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC). Fr. Martin, who is Church. As His Eminence explains, it will be a model for our Church, a graduate of the University of California, Holy Cross School of Theology, New York, America and the world. How fitting that the great saint, the Fuller School of World Missions, served as a teacher and parish priest, protector of orphans, widows and travelers, should guide us into catechist and youth worker in East Africa, principally Kenya, and in Alba- the future. nia, where he established and supervised Diaconia Agape, the Orthodox In the midst of these difficult times, we have assurance of a Church of Albanias office of relief aid and development steady hand and a steady course as Leadership 100 remains true His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios traditionally delivers the Keynote to its purpose in supporting the critical ministries of our Church, in Address at the Conference and conducts a Bible Study.