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By Deborah Kyvrikosaios forward," Games chief Gianna Angelopou- subway and new rail lines will be available los said in a joint news conference with the around the clock with Olympic ticket hold- Greek siesta lovers will have to for- country's Culture and Olympics Minister ers allowed free transfer to and from sports get their mid-day naps during next Evangelos Venizelos. events. year's Athens Olympics under plans "Our goal is for an Athens that will be The special measures will run from Au- announced recently to keep the city open, human, safe and festive - an Athens gust 2 to September 4 and while Athenians open round-the-clock for the vast where everyone will be able to travel with will have to forego their traditional early ease but without disturbing the working of afternoon nap, some habits are too ingrained numbers of foreign visitors. the Games." for even the Olympics to challenge. Athens Olympics organisers have unveiled Organisers expect more than 250,000 The frequent demonstrations in the capital the new measures in a bid to make the people to visit the city during the Olympics to back strikes and political issues that often Greek capital more accessible and friendly that start on August 13. bring Athens heavy traffic to a standstill will to visitors for one month before and during Shops in Athens and around all Olympic not be banned. next August's Olympics. venues will remain open 12 hours a day "Society continues to function during the From round-the-clock transport, to late- from Monday to Friday and nine hours on Games," Venizelos told reporters. "Demon- ProviCare night garbage collections and extended Saturday. strations and strikes are covered by the con- shopping, Athenians will have to stretch Renowned evening traffic jams due to stitution. is here! their working hours to meet Games organis- garbage trucks will be a thing of the past as "The measures will be as mild as possible, ers' needs. collections must be after midnight. restricted to only all that is necessary." PAGE 14/36 "We want all of Athens to put its best foot Public transport, including buses, the Reuters NOVEMBER 2003 2/24 TO BHMA The Greek Australian VEMA

DID YOU KNOW? Due to earth's gravity it is impossible for mountains to be higher than 15,000 metres. Cyprus peaceniks are poetry in motion

Poetz4Peace may sound like a throwback decades-long restrictions on travel across the States, which syndicates to 1,700 radio sta- to the beatnik era but a small group of UN-manned Green Line in April arguably tions, has accepted the song, Down by the writers and musicians have overcome sparked the largest free movement of Green Line. Cyprus' cultural and political divide to Cypriots since the Turkish invasion and Distributors and labels in Turkey and produce a potent mix for reunification. occupation of the island's northern third in Greece have also shown interest, but high- 1974. profile admirers are also ready to put Cyprus The Greek and Turkish Cypriot commu- It also ensured the Poetz's success, allow- and the Poetz on a bigger stage, such as nities of divided Cyprus have suffered three ing recording to happen on both sides of the Cyprus-born Angela Bowie, former wife of decades of separation, but this bunch of thir- island. music icon David Bowie. ty and forty-somethings have banded togeth- "What the events of April have shown is "There is support from unlikely sources. er to help heal the island's division with a that Turkish Cypriots could see that Greek Angela Bowie is a huge fan and wants to message of peace through music. Cypriots didn't have horns and vice versa," sing with us," Franz explained. "We are trying to make noise and get the Mike said. "She has sent our tape to Oprah to try and people to notice," the group's producer, Before the travel ban was lifted, Turkish get us wider exposure, and Rita Wilson, the Steffan Franz told AFP. Cypriot Zeki Ali was refused permission to Greek wife of Tom Hanks and backer of My "I don't think anywhere in the world could cross into the south to meet his fellow band Big Fat Greek Wedding, is also being court- you find Turkish folk music and Greek members. ed," he added, referring to the queen of US bouzouki produced with a hip-hop beat," the "We want to contribute to change by try- chat shows and the recent Hollywood film. San Francisco-based DJ and producer said ing to get away from hate culture and histor- A Pair of Olive Leaves was funded through about the Poetz' music, which also features a ical brainwashing," songwriter and pub- the United Nations Development Program hint of reggae underpinning the vibe. lished poet Ali said. and the US embassy's bicommunal funding The Poetz say they are positive proof that "What we are doing is what the Turkish program. The project also included work- On December 10, 1901, the first Cypriots can live and work together, not just Cypriots are doing - taking our message to shops where young Greek and Turkish Nobel Prizes are awarded in Stockholm, to make music. the streets," he said, referring to the recent Cypriot rappers could make contemporary Sweden, in the fields of physics, chem- "We've just been talking to ourselves for mass northern protests in support of a reuni- music together. istry, medicine, literature, and peace. 29 years, not each other," lead vocalist and fied Cyprus joining the European Union in "(The rappers) were saying things in their lyricist Haji Mike said. May 2004. lyrics people just didn't say 10 years ago," November 20 Poetz4Peace released a debut 17-track UN talks collapsed in March in what was Mike said. "There is a lot of frustration about CD, A Pair of Olive Leaves, a culmination of billed as a "last chance for peace" after the situation here." 1945 - Nuremberg trials begin three years' work begun when contact Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash The Poetz4Peace collective - with Mike Twenty-four high-ranking Nazis go on trial in between the two communities was still snubbed a UN-drafted plan. But Turkish Cherry and Mike Minas completing the Nuremberg, Germany, for atrocities committed taboo. Most of the early work was done over Cypriot elections in December are seen as a quintet - also started a record label, Olive during World War II. the internet, swapping samples of lyrics and referendum on the island's future with the Tree Music, to get the word out. ideas online. anti-Denktash opposition fighting on a pro- "We have our own label aimed at devel- November 28 "Without the internet this would never EU platform. oping acts from Cyprus and giving young have worked, but we needed to meet each But early signs reveal that the Poetz's people a chance from both sides of the 1919 - Lady Astor becomes MP other face-to-face to make it a more human message of peace is spreading far and wide divide which nobody else seems prepared to American-born Nancy Astor, the first woman project," Franz said. with radio play in Britain, Germany, Greece do," lead singer Mike said. ever to sit in the House of Commons, is elect- Turkish Cypriot authorities easing and Holland. Metro One in the United AFP ed to Parliament with a substantial majority. Lady Astor took the Unionist seat of her hus- band, Waldorf Astor, who was moving up to an Greece not ready inherited seat in the House of Lords. Private study estimates December 3 to counter major Iraqi war dead at 13,000

1967 - First human heart transplant biochemical attack An estimated 13,000 Iraqis, including as many as On December 3, 1967, 53-year-old Lewis 4,300 non-combatants, were killed during the major Washkansky receives the first human Greek security forces were not pre- said operational plans were incomplete. combat phase of the war in Iraq, a research group heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital pared for chemical or biological ter- The State Department called on Greece found in a study made public recently. in Cape Town, South Africa. rorist attacks during the 2004 to increase its supply of chemical anti- The Project on Defence Alternatives said its esti- Olympics, according to a report dotes, as well as supplies in its blood mate was based on a review of US combat data, bat- December 6 based on a secret US State banks, the newspaper reported. tlefield press reports, and Iraqi hospital surveys. The Department analysis. The US was part of a seven-nation study covered the period from March 19 to the end 1921- Irish free state declared panel advising Athens on security for of April. The Irish Free State, comprising four-fifths Greek security planning suggested the August 13-29 Games. The first The Pentagon has refrained from making esti- of Ireland, is declared, ending a five-year that authorities consider "a biochemical major test of security operations and mates of Iraqi dead in either the 1991 Gulf War or Irish struggle for independence from Britain. attack is impossible", the To Vima equipment was scheduled for the latest conflict. Like other autonomous nations of the former newspaper reported, quoting from the December. British Empire, Ireland was to remain part of State Department document. US officials have said that at least the British Commonwealth, symbolically sub- Planning did not "cover the response 100 security agents would accompany ject to the king. The Irish Free State later sev- capabilities and the reserve capabilities" the country's team to the Olympics as ered ties with Britain and was renamed Éire, for a biochemical attack with "mass part of a $US2.7 million special State and is now called the Republic of Ireland. casualties (more than 1,000 victims) Department security package. A US and damage", the report said. Olympic Committee team, including December 13 The newspaper did not say how it security experts, was scheduled to visit obtained the report, which was written Athens next month. 1577- Drake sets out in Greek and prepared for the Greek The US embassy in Athens was government after a September 10-20 preparing to bolster its protection. The English seaman Francis Drake sets out from Plymouth, England, with five ships and 164 visit to Athens by a team of United State Department has approved a bud- ORDER FORM States security advisers. get of $US33 million for the improve- “Sweets & Traditions of Kastellorizo” – a book of 36 men on a mission to raid Spanish holdings on Traditional Greek Sweets. the Pacific coast of the New World and The US embassy in Athens had no ments to include security against a bio- Please post ……….. Books @ $15.00 + $3.00 per book for explore the Pacific Ocean. Three years immediate comment on the report, but chemical attack. postage and handling to: NAME:(MR/MRS/MISS)……………………………………………. later, Drake's return to Plymouth marked did not deny it was authentic. "The decision to hold the Olympics Olympic organisers earlier this in Athens was taken in 1997, and that ADDRESS:…………………………………………………………….. the first circumnavigation of the earth by ……………………………………………………………………………. a British explorer. month announced a 25 per cent boost in was a totally different world," said a the security budget to $US755 million Western diplomat, who spoke on condi- For enquires: Ph Ann Kyranis 07 3391 3844 ($A1.07 billion). tion of anonymity. Forward your cheque to: The US report said there was no "We are looking at a post-9/11 kind Kastellorizian Association of QLD INC. coordination among various Greek of extraordinary threat." PO BOX 3581 South Brisbane 4101 agencies and first-response teams, and AP IDEAL GIFT FOR CHRISTMAS NOVEMBER 2003 The Greek Australian VEMA TO BHMA 3/25

DID YOU KNOW? The first book published is thought to be the Epic of Gilgamesh, written at about 3000 BC in cuneiform, an alphabet based Editorial on symbols. Misleading racist slur Helena Smith's scathing article about the alleged level of racism in Greece ('Greeks the father of the girl was so moved by what the doctors did that he named her 'Athena' act on EU most racist label' Sydney Morning Herald, November 15, 2003, p.19) would out of appreciation. leave many people who have traveled recently to Greece wondering whether she was Smith does, however, give her readers one good piece of background information talking about the same country. when stating that "more than 10 per cent of Greece's 11 million people are thought to be Writing about news that the Greek government is introducing a new anti-discrimina- immigrants." Yet it needs to be remembered as well that the huge influx of immigrants tion law, she loses no opportunity to intertwine as much vitriolic bile as she possibly can only occurred in the last 15 years or so! That fact alone created a huge strain on a hith- in one report. This is evident from her very first sentence, which speaks with some erto almost completely monocultural country that was simply not ready for a 10% divine-like authority about "Europe's most racist citizens - the Greeks". increase in its population - virtually overnight. And yes, these developments are reflect- Smith goes on to write that "many villages impose night-time curfews on immigrants' ed in a European poll in which Greek people have expressed their concerns over unem- movements, with some communities setting up vigilante groups to enforce the restric- ployment and a rising crime rate. tions." Vigilante groups? How flattering of her to ascribe to sleepy villagers new quali- In Australia, meanwhile, we have been talking for weeks now about whether 14 (!) ties of community spirit and social concern. But purported groups such as these must Turkish Kurds should have been allowed entry into our country before being towed off have been out really late at night, because we have not even heard of them, let alone seen to Indonesia… them. No one would pretend that Greece, like any country in our globalised world today, is She continues that "Greek newspapers often carry anti-semitic, anti-Albanian and without its immigration problems. However, until now, Greece has amazingly not seen anti-immigrant letters", as if letters columns of newspapers are the litmus test of an the emergence of far right-wing parties, as in Austria or Holland which fought their elec- entire nation. How different are letters columns around the world anyway? tion campaign on racial lines. Nor has it displayed the racial riots of the U.K., for exam- Another allegation is that "the Turkish Muslim minority complains of discrimina- ple. Nor is it home to neo-nazi groups that lethally attack immigrants, as in Germany. tion", yet this is hardly convincing when the writer does not cite a single concrete exam- And the bombing of two Jewish synagogues in Turkey over the weekend which took at ple in order to back up the claim. But even if it were true, it would pale into insignifi- least 23 innocent lives is unheard of in Helena Smith's racist Greece. cance when compared to the example of the Greek Orthodox minority of modern To compare all of this with the emotive and quite isolated case of a Greek country Istanbul dwindling from some 300,000 members to less than 5,000 within a few town protesting about a non-Greek citizen who they believed should not carry the decades, not to mention the forced closure of the Theological School of Halki, due to national flag in a school parade on the occasion of the 28th October commemorations is deliberate government policy across the Thracian border. Talk about the pot calling the simply unfair. kettle black! And to single out Greece in this way amidst everything else occurring in Europe today "Hospitals regularly refuse to treat immigrants" is further claimed without mention is utterly unacceptable. being made of anything more specific. There are thousands of illegal immigrants who Helena Smith's article is not really a slur on Greek attitudes as much as it is a slur on would not yet have health cover. This is sad enough in itself, but all parameters of the the quality of her own journalism. situation must be looked into before casting aspersions on salaried hospital staff, as if they are heartless and uncaring. There was no mention of course of the quite recent life- Dimitri Kepreotes saving operation carried out on an Iranian girl who was virtually smuggled into Greece; [email protected]

are always a stark reminder of the great tragedy of war. As I stood there, Greek Jewish leaders denounce Talking noting the red poppies placed next to some of the names, I thought about the remarks by ‘Zorba’ composer idea of being connected with the land. Point I wondered at how much more possi- Greek Jewish leaders have come down on by Ann Coward ble it is for a person to be connected to one of the country's best-loved composers, his or her land than to be prepared to Mikis Theodorakis of "Zorba the Greek" fame, die for it. for calling Jews the "root of evil", and Being tested These lists of names always fill me reproached government ministers for failing to with despair, but I keep visiting the react. Memorial whenever in Canberra. The Central Jewish Council of Greece Several years ago I attended an Why? Because the exhibits speak of charged in a statement that Theodorakis opening for an art exhibition featuring all that is most noble in mankind; of "repeated in the 21st century, opinions from the works by the Australian artist, George qualities such as hope, loyalty, darkest Middle Ages and slogans used by Nazi Gittoes. He had been an official artist courage, dedication, humility, devo- Germany, fanning both inside and outside the travelling with Australian peacekeep- tion, faith, sacrifice, friendship and country the winds of intolerance and racism." ing forces and the exhibition consisted love. The composer was flanked by Culture Mikis Theodorakis of paintings he’d produced in places There’s a line in one of the Matrix Minister Evangelos Venizelos and Education such as Rwanda (where he witnessed a films that refers to the view, common- Minister Petros Efthymiou when he made the the Israeli people. massacre of several thousand in ly held by traditional martial artists, comments at a November 4 reception for the "I have have sung their praises and I have 1995), Lebanon and Cambodia. One that in order to know a person you publication of his autobiography, an event cov- always been in favour of the coexistence of the paintings that has stayed in my should fight them. To anyone watch- ered massively by the Greek media. between peoples," he said in a statement. memory was of a small boy in ing the fight between the film’s char- Film footage showed neither minister react- Government spokesman Christos Cambodia. He was shown standing in acters of Neo and Seraph (the Oracle’s ed when Theodorakis said Greeks and Jews Protopapas today sought to distance the gov- front of a wire cage holding human protector), it may have sounded like a "are two peoples without kin, but they had ernment from Theodorakis' comments at the skulls, a gruesome tourist attraction cliché; a throwaway line. But it was- fanaticism and self-knowledge and managed to reception, which despite the number of jour- commemorating the reign of Pol Pot. n’t. prevail." nalists present were only repeated in one small While the paintings spoke of the All of us at some time in our child- "Today, we can say that these little people right-wing daily. horrors of war and its aftermath, it was hood or adult years are or have been are the root of evil," said Theodorakis, 78, a "The government does not share and is not the opening address given by the involved in conflicts or fights, committed leftist and political activist who was in agreement with the opinion expressed by Mr senior Army official on the evening whether physical, verbal or both. jailed under the fascist junta that held power in Theodorakis," the spokesman said, but added that moved me to tears. He paid trib- Anything or anyone may be an oppo- Greece in the late 1960s and early 1970s. that "despite the disagreement" the composer ute to all the young men and women nent: corporations, individual Theodorakis rejected the Jewish Council's "is still held in high regard" by the government who served under him, in our name. strangers, acquaintances, business criticism, saying he had "always been on the for his works. His sense of concern for their welfare partners or rivals, or even our closest side of weak, fighting for their rights, including AFP due in part to the horrendous suffering relatives. When we fight we aim to they had been forced to witness in win, but winning is a matter of degree their early adult years was over- and can take many forms and always whelming. takes into account the condition in I thought of this exhibition on a which we aim to leave our opponent. The Greek Australian Vema recent visit to the Australian War What we aim to achieve when The oldest circulating Greek newspaper outside Greece Memorial in Canberra. The many we’re involved in a conflict and how names etched on the walls of the walk- we fight, together are a measure of the Tel: (02) 9559 7022 Fax: (02) 9559 7033 ways around the Pool of Reflection person we are. E-mail: [email protected] NOVEMBER 2003 4/26 TO BHMA Greek Australian VEMA Our Primate’s View

antidotes in the hierarchically structured historic Body of of Bishop] being perceived as discredited, sometimes bor- the Church. dering on the laughable, if not the blasphemous. We must add, however, that it is not just the lack Because, not only the position of the Bishop in [the of spiritual cultivation and theological competency which, setting] of worship (let us recall how often the Bishop is on the whole, cause the problem under discussion. Often, censered [with the thymiato] by the other celebrants (!)), but By Archbishop the bearer of our Episcopal office is hindered from distin- also the general conduct of the faithful people towards their Stylianos guishing his place and function in the general life of the vis- Shepherd, indicate that, as a rule, they consider him as rep- of Australia ible Body of the Church, perhaps even by an unacknowl- resenting Christ Himself, affording only to Him, in final edged, yet subconsciously developing psychological factor analysis, the authoritative judgment of His representative on of abnormality. We refer here to the opulent Vestments and earth. the Crown (Mitre) of the Byzantine Emperor which, in the In the face of such “unbalanced”, i.e. “contradic- THE MOST DANGEROUS perspective of the Byzantine theocracy, were assumed as a tory” circumstances, where the Bishop is piously “believed natural right for the Patriarch to “inherit” when the Emper- in” on the one hand, and is “censured” for his multiple inad- “DEUS EX MACHINA” or finally disappeared with the Fall of Constantinople. And equacies on the other, it was inevitable that the crisis which merely the fact that their introduction, mainly into liturgical the Episcopal ministry is experiencing today should exceed The previous articles of this series endeavoured to use, occurred so recently (together with the analogous terms in tragedy the disdain of all the other institutions and min- offer a brief sampling of an obligatory attempt at “self-crit- e.g. “Despot”), should have rendered them, if not spiritually istries of the Christian community. icism”. That is, a critique evaluating the issues that concern “suspect”, then at least “anachronistic”, so that some sim- This is precisely the reason why, in continuation, us as a People and as a Church in the present hour. How- plification might be sought in due course. Such a simplifi- we have embarked on a more detailed examination of what ever, it is quite possible that in some readers’ minds the arti- cation becomes even more imperative today, when even the the faithful are entitled to view as “genuine collateral” for cles may have raised, if not unfavourable impressions, then “cosmocrat” Pontiff of Rome felt the need almost to equate the dogmatical definition “in place and type of Christ”. Of certainly some queries with regard to the sincerity and himself, “garment-wise” at least, with the plain Presbyter the highest importance also in this analysis are the three impartiality of the motives and criteria by which we dared (priest) of his Church. words: “place”, “type” and “Christ”. to appraise specific “prominent” individuals, or blatantly This borrowed and certainly vain and misbegotten It is natural that we should commence with the provocative circumstances and events. For a more complete “autocratic elitism” of the Orthodox Hierarchs after the Fall name “Christ” who is not only the main subject and Arche- picture, therefore, the present article will attempt a broader of Constantinople, most strangely was not countered either type (Original) but also the very source of power and bless- evaluative overview as a natural continuation of the issues by the centuries-long oppression under the Ottomans, or by ing for the recognition of the Copy, the Imitation. examined to date. other similar national ordeals and humiliations, or by the “Christ”, therefore, literally means “the anointed As a basis for this broader evaluation we have blood of the New Martyrs, or even by the humanistic One” (êå÷ñéóìÝíïò). He is of the Father, through the Holy taken a dogmatic principle which, though “God-given”, lessons of more recent times (the Renaissance, the French Spirit, the “anointed” (÷ñéóèåßò) Son and Logos of God. nonetheless, by the manner in which it is appealed to at Revolution, the Encyclopaedists and the Age of Enlighten- Grammatically, in Greek, what we have here is an adverb whim by the “Clergy” in general today, is in danger of ment, the Reform Movements in the Arts). derived from the verb “÷ñßù” (to anoint), and from an degenerating into the diametrically opposite of what its for- Indeed, on the contrary, it appears as though the adverb it results in a “noun-efied adjective”; in other words, mulation intended. Instead of instructing and exhorting to continual humility, it is demonically propelling an unprece- dented “blasphemy” and “insult” against the bearer of the most sacred office amongst the faithful. FANTASY We refer to the now widely known phrase of the God-bearing Fathers of the Church that the “Bishop” (and, by extension, the serving “Presbyter” who ministers under his episcopal responsibility), practices what relates to the AND REALITY salvific work of the Church, not by self-power or magic, but as most strictly prescribed: so-called “privileges” granted by the Conqueror to the a noun. Patriarch of the Nation (Milet-Basi = Ethnarch) and The Son-Logos takes on the characterization “IN THE PLACE AND TYPE OF CHRIST”! “copied” tacitly by the Patriarchs and generally by the Bish- “Christ” from the moment He enters the process of the ops of the Christian East, (though there was a time when divine Incarnation. Therefore, the name “Christ” indicates This extraordinary “equalization”, which appears these were exercised with self-evident Apostolic frugality explicitly the economy of “kenosis” (self-emptying). In to place the Incarnate God at almost the same level as an and gallant self-denial – often to the point of martyrdom – other words, it does not refer to the pre-eternal glory of the altogether common man (even with the grace invested in by honourable bearers of the most sacred Episcopal office), Son and Logos which He appeals to when, as God-Man the priesthood of the Bishop) has certainly been the greatest were ‘privileges’ which for other unfortunately became a (Theanthropos), He prays before the Passion with the char- temptation for the so-called Higher Clergy. And this temp- temptation for an insatiable lust for power. And this lust for acteristic words “and now, Father, glorify me together with tation becomes even greater whenever the ordinand to the power did not take long to manifest itself fatefully in vari- Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the Episcopal office has happened to be less spiritually cultivat- ous forms of nationalistic apartheid and worldly domi- world began” (John 17.5). ed. Unfortunately, this has been almost the rule in recent nance. These negative dispositions are the main causes that It is obvious, following this distinction, that for a years. He who is not sufficiently developed spiritually can- do not permit Ecumenical Orthodoxy to affirm with deeds common mortal to be “promoted” to such an “other form” not comprehend the fundamental truth that the mere term those things which She continually invokes in theory. In of glory which is the humility of the “kenosis”, the “self- “Episcopos” (Overseer, Bishop) is enough to indicate the other words, that She is “the authentic continuation of the emptying”, there is a prerequisite that he be “anointed” by extent to which he is bound to and dependant upon the first Christian millennium” (!) during which the undivid- the Father through the Holy Spirit. And the name “Christ” other members of the Body of Christ – especially upon the ed Church of Christ gave to humanity the most noble forms, alone, according to the Fathers, reveals the three Persons of Chief Shepherd Christ – as one who is called to this outmost not only in divinely-inspired Dogmas and “rational Wor- the Holy Trinity as “co-present”, “co-consenting” and “co- of positions, the highest order of responsibility in God. ship”, but also in unrivalled pinnacles of philanthropy and operating”. It is apparent that the Episcopal office does not culture, generally. The fact that he who is called by God through the constitute an individual ministry, even though it might find Given the original and central position of the Epis- Church to continue in the succession of the Apostles the its complete expression through one person, the Bishop. copal office in the Church, it was inevitable that his eventu- mentioned “triple” work “in the name of the Lord”, denotes Preserving his position amongst the many, and never with- al association with celibacy – as an inviolable condition – explicitly how “overwhelming” is the responsibility of the out or against the many, he is the “umbilical cord” which would render him more susceptible to arrogance and Bishop, which he must exercise conscientiously on oath, as connects and communicates with all the members of the autocracy. Consequently, whilst the married Clergy of the adverse as the circumstances of his era might be. He is Community in Christ. For this reason, the sanctifying min- Church had the opportunity to remain directly in tune with obliged to move constantly within the “designated bound- istry of the Bishop in the midst of the Clergy and the people the rhythm of daily life and to share in the joys as well as the aries” which are determined by the “Apostolic Tradition”, is simultaneously a coordinative and collective responsibil- hardships of family life, the Bishop, on the other hand, and which are expressed as “Apostolic Succession”. The ity for all the gifts in the Church. The sanctification and exempt from direct responsibilities for the upbringing and sacred unrest felt by the Bishop so as not to “present” defi- “equipping of the Saints” (Eph. 4.12) is not the only respon- support of children, or from other modesties of livelihood, ciently the “deposit” which he received, is enough to keep sibility of the Bishop. At the same time it is a continuous was exposed to the risk of becoming all the more distant him in continuous vigilance, humility and obedience to the “overview”, a word almost synonymous with the word from the broader rational flock. He developed into an “invis- Faith. “Episcopos” (Bishop). ible authority”, without necessarily directly influencing the To say, after all the above, that the Bishop is only Orthodox Ecclesiology, thereby, in response to the spiritual life of the faithful. Indeed, even his name would the “type”, i.e. the “cast”, the “copy” of the only Inimitable legalistic definition given by the Western Church to the term have been unknown to many members of the local Church, (Christ), expresses in the most certain manner the essential “Episcopos”, characterizing him as one who receives the had he not been commemorated characteristically in the relationship which the Episcopal ministry has with every “fullness of power” (Plenitudo Potestatis), is obliged to dis- Services of public worship, and especially had he not been “place” and “time”. And herein lies the common struggle of tinguish correctively its own perspective regarding the associated with the prevailing political regime. every mortal – to transform the “image” [of our creation in Bishop. Accordingly, as opposed to the definition given by Regrettably, all the aforementioned and other neg- God] to His “likeness”. It would be even more correct to say the Church of Rome, the term “power” (Potestas) must be ative influences and concurrences did not only deprive the that here we speak of a visible pinnacle where one is raised substituted by the term “love” (Caritas). Only then does the most sacred Episcopal function of its purely spiritual and for the sake of the many; in other words, for all, as “the ser- Bishop retain all the sacredness and authenticity of his entirely “Christ-centred” content (we have written exten- pent in the desert” (John 3.14). And the “desert”, of course, ministry which renders him truly a root and, at the same sively on this matter in our periodical “Voice of Orthodoxy”, symbolizes succinctly the “place” and “time” of the present time, a composition of all the divinely activated gifts and May and June 1984), but they also contributed to [the office world. NOVEMBER 2003 Greek Australian VEMA TO BHMA 5/27 Our Primate’s View

With the 7th continuation of obser- lived outside Turkey were forbidden by the Turk- Unfortunately, the manner in which the Holy “little dogs” of the Gospel parable “with the vations and thoughts concerning ish government to assume Synodical responsi- Synod at Phanar was forced to eventually crumbs that fall from their masters’ tables” (Mat. bilities within Turkey, as they were not Turkish respond was not only replete with mistrust and bold occurrences on the world stage 15:27). citizens. coldness. It was also aggressive without provo- The once persistent critique on the part of the at the present time, this column now And of course, these tragic developments coin- cation, with accusations stemming from writer, by way of systematically choosing not to completes its series under the gener- cided - like divine consolation - with the forma- unhealthy imagination and related threats. All go to the ‘Synaxis’ meetings, together with his al title ‘Fantasy and Reality’. It was tion of robust Eparchies of the Patriarchate in this was refuted during a ‘Synodical Meeting’ by responsible and relevant theological writings, the kind of series that could have America, Oceania and western Europe. How- the unjustly slandered writer after going person- has not met up until now any real or convincing continued for much longer, especially ever, the Hierarchs of these areas, while consti- ally to Phanar. rectification. There have been constant written for honest and sensitive members of tuting at present at least 95% of the total number It was undoubtedly an ‘historic’ Memoran- and verbal promises of the Patriarch, especially the reading public, in an effort to of Hierarchs belonging to the Patriarchate, do not dum, and is now published by the press [in in the recent past. Yet these of course convince console them as they deal, perplexed, have the possibility of participating in the major Greek] for the first time. Yet, while it was known nobody. For if there was truly the slightest good with incomprehensible develop- decisions of the Church (management of finan- to almost all the Hierarchs of the Throne and cer- will from the Phanar in relation to sincere co- ments. The number 7, which signifies cial affairs, election of Bishops, establishment or tain other ‘high-standing’ individuals from long operation, it would be possible to obtain the the infinite, of course completes ‘in modification of Eparchies). Not only do they not ago, none unfortunately dared to comment upon responsible voice and opinion of each Hierarch summary’ the picture of our cunning participate in such decisions, but they are not it in writing, in spite of the unofficial verbal con- (even by telephone or facsimile) on every major times. For this precise reason, these even informed or asked by the Patriarchate for a gratulations. This is a further disgraceful sign of topic. articles shall soon be published as a simple ‘opinion’. They are therefore bound to be are most cunning and irresponsible times! A right-minded Orthodox theologian could not bi-lingual booklet with the same title. informed about everything after the fact, through However, it must be said that credit is due to imagine clearer evidence of the Phanar’s com- various media outlets, or else from the attendants today’s Patriarch Bartholomew, in that he tried to plete disdain for the inviolable entitlements and Deacons of the Patriarchate’s corridors. We adopt the Memorandum to some extent, even if (based on Church Canons) of the Bishops resid- (7) then make ourselves a laughing stock when we meant that the proposed ‘Synaxis’ would meet ing outside Turkey, than the things that were teach that we are supposedly ‘equal in rank’ and every two years. But it is not to the credit of the attempted in America after 1995 (which were ‘SYNAXIS’ INSTEAD OF ‘SYNOD’: ‘sharing responsibility’ as ‘Successors to the Patriarch and his immediate co-workers, nor is it totally against all that the Patriarchal Exarchy, AN UNPRECEDENTED Apostles’. in the interests of the Patriarchate, that the pro- under the Chairmanship of the writer, had point- SUBSTITUTION The Synod in Phanar (Constantinople) is of posal for the ‘Synaxis’ was ‘tailored’ to their own ed out and substantiated!). Every thinking person course inevitably forced to have a majority of Tit- interests, by not wishing to deal with modern and could then well ask why there was so much fuss, As all Orthodox know, in every Auto- ular Bishops, since only four Metropolitans responsible matters in Synod with brother Hier- effort and expense, since the sages of the Phanar cephalous Orthodox Church there operates a remain in Turkey who have a flock, albeit small archs, beyond the purely academic issues of knew better any way about what should have HOLY SYNOD OF HIERARCHS under the (they are the Metropolitans of Chalcedon, Der- ‘ecology’ and ‘interfaith dialogues’. And so up been done? Chairmanship of the ‘First’ Bishop, who is con- con, Princes Islands and Imvros/Tenedos). until now, the Synodical structures of the Church But was the ‘elevation’ of one of the former sidered to be the physical and visible head of his These Titular Bishops, having the historic titles have been ‘idle’ or present an unacceptable lack Assistant Bishops (Joseph of Arianzos) of the Church. The Synod is the HIGHEST AUTHOR- of what were once great ecclesiastical regions, of functionality, to the point of being strikingly writer as Metroploitan of New Zealand - in terms ITY in each local Church. This Synod meets have curiously acquired as a result an inflated uncanonical. of how it was boldly carried out and responsibly once a year, but can also meet on other occasions haughtiness, while the Bishops who live abroad What is more painful is that the ‘SYNAXIS’ is denounced - any less provocative in terms of depending on the seriousness of problems that and are responsible for hundreds of thousands of repeated every two years, externally decorated ‘hubris’ against the sacred Canons and moral may arise. faithful must now depend exclusively (even for with official programs and religious ceremonies, order? For current issues, there exists the Standing the election of the Patriarch !) on the delibera- such that it has now been established almost as a What do those who are responsible have to say Holy Synod as an Executive Body which, again tions and vote of the few remaining Hierarchs in ‘SYNOD’ (‘nothing is more permanent than a about all this, especially our Patriarch who con- under the Chairmanship of the First, is entrusted Phanar, who alone are entitled to be candidates temporary arrangement’, according to one say- tinually speaks about Canon Law, when Church by all the Hierarchs to deal with these issues. It is due to their Turkish citizenship. But concerning ing)! In this way, the multitudes of faithful who affairs in America do not seem too promising for always obliged to give account to the Synod of this last matter, there is of course no envy! are either not aware, or do not care, are not able the future, or when our few faithful in Wellington Hierarchs on all matters, particularly the more In this way, the Holy Synod in Constantinople to discern the difference between a simple at least do not know which of the two Metropol- important ones, which are the responsibility of all silently and unforeseeably found itself complete- Synaxis and a Synod. They are therefore easily itans residing in that city is to be considered their Bishops of the Church, as well as of the people ly cut off from the larger and main body of the misled into thinking that the institution of the spiritual leader? For, Metropolitan Dionysios did whom each serves and at the same time repre- undivided Hierarchy of the Throne. Worse still, Synod of all Hierarchs is functioning within the not resign, nor did he accept his ‘transferal’ to be sents. what is unacceptable ecclesiologically is that it Church of Constantinople as well! What then Metropolitan of Proussa, and nor does he recog- This Apostolic and characteristically Ortho- saw itself as being above the whole Hierarchy, as would be more natural than for the person who nize (justly!) the former Bishop of Arianzos now dox means of administering the Christian Church the authority which could control all things from does not go to those meetings out of principle to residing there who, in following faithfully the is the quintessence of the truth of the Gospel, afar. be misunderstood and defamed as a supposed teachings and example of his true ‘elder’ (the for- which is that the entire life of the Church (both Could one have possibly imagined a greater ‘troublemaker’ and ‘rebel’? mer Metropolitan of Florina, Augustine Kantio- inside and outside the Church building!) must ecclesiological deviation or overturning (!) of Being unable to bear greater responsibility for tis) does not cease to communicate with our remain unhindered as ‘communion in the Holy the Great Church of Christ in Constantinople - the unforeseen development of the idea which he faithful in Australia through cassettes, phone Spirit’. In other words, that which secular the first in honour among Orthodox Churches - had proposed (!), the writer could of course not calls and letters, some of which are anonymous. administration considers as being a democratic which has both the privilege and responsibility remain silent. On the contrary, as all Hierarchs Such intrusions into other jurisdictions are of ideal and calls ‘transparency’, is for the Church (based on the sacred Canons) of being an exam- who were present at the 1996 Synaxis would course judged very subjectively! an experiential reality which alone ensures and ple in the observance of all Synodical ordinances recall, he arose in the presence of the Patriarch Following all the above, and keeping in simultaneously expresses the presence and and Canonical order? and members of that gathering to state boldly and mind no less the current tensions concerning the action of God within the Church, which is why it The writer, having been supported by the Moth- directly that he would not be returning to such a Church of Greece under Archbishop Christodou- is called ‘communion in the Holy Spirit’. Other- er Church of Constantinople since he was a child, ‘Synaxis’ unless it immediately became a los - recently reaching an unacceptable climax - wise, the Church not only falls short of the including a scholarship to specialize in the field ‘Canonical Synod’. For, as it was stated, there is only one disappointing conclusion can be made: world, but in fact becomes a poor copy of it! of Orthodox Ecclesiology, could not possibly no longer any obstacle from the side of the Turk- The two current Heads of Churches, both in Pha- Never did a local Church, no matter how small have shown indifference and not modestly ish government (as manifestly proved by our par- nar and in Athens, would offer Orthodoxy as a or isolated it may have been, even think of advised about what should urgently be done, ticipation in the Great and Supreme Synod when whole invaluable services if they were: departing from this golden rule of administration even if he was not asked! In this regard, out of dealing with Patriarch Diodoros of Jerusalem). 1 More respectful of the traditions of the in the centuries-old history of the Church. In fact, purely grateful sentiments and genuine concern Yet, even if there was an obstacle, it could have Church and her people. specific Canons of the Ecumenical Synods of the for the present and future of the venerable Ecu- been overcome by calling the Synod outside 2 More grateful to God and other people for first Christian millennium, stipulate strict penal- menical Throne, he submitted an official Memo- Turkey’s borders, or even on board a ship, as has the unprecedented and favourable conditions ties for those who would dare to undermine or randum to the Holy Synod on 2-10-1987, been the case recently with the well-known con- under which they have been called to serve and invalidate the INSTITUTION OF THE humbly and very carefully putting forward the ferences on ecology. Otherwise, how does it influence historical changes in the modern world. SYNOD! This is because the terms ‘Synod’ and various reasons (not only based on ecclesiologi- make sense that, on the one hand, the Patriarch 3 More sincere, both towards each other and ‘Church’ are almost synonymous, as they declare cal and canonical reasons, but also because of and the Hierarchs around him are free to travel to their Brothers, especially the Hierarchs. the fullness and integrity of the Body of Christ. fundamental realism in light of the new condi- all parts of the world, exercising their Synodical For, never in recent history has the sacredness This functioning of the Synodical institution on tions and situations that had arisen) for which it and other duties which are binding on all of us, and the irreplaceable value of the institution of two distinct levels (Holy Synod and Standing was necessary by all means to reinstate the while on the other the Bishops of the Throne who the Synod become such a cheap ‘plaything’ in Synod), which is Canonical and applies to all Synod of the Hierarchs as soon as possible, as it toil night and day must still remain in unaccept- the hands of the ‘First among equals’, as it has Orthodox around the world, was unfortunately has never met since 1923. able ‘captivity’ in terms of exercising their during the office of Bartholomew and Christo- dealt a major blow following the Asia Minor Cat- The Memorandum suggested that, until such canonical duties? doulos! The sooner both realize that they are in astrophe [1922] in the case of the Mother Church time as the political situation improved, there The situation becomes more ironic when one the same predicament, the better it will be for of Constantinople. There were two concrete rea- could be a meeting or ‘Synaxis’ at least for the considers that the most sacred term ‘Synod’ - them and for the Church. sons for this: exchange of views and experiences on a yearly synonymous with the Church and expressing They are called, therefore, to finally respect the 1) Because the Patriarchate was suddenly basis. In this way, people would see that the Ecu- the responsible co-operation of the Bishops in freedom and expression in God of the most deprived of heavily populated Eparchies in Asia menical Patriarchate is not confined to the geo- God - is now used by politicians (when speaking sacred institution of the Synod. Otherwise they Minor, once the exchange of populations forced graphical borders of Turkey, but instead has a about a synod of Ministers). At the same time, would be equally guilty of sin “against the Holy both Church leaders and their flock to leave for strong presence and jurisdiction in both Hemi- the ‘Successors to the Apostles’ who from the Spirit” (cf. 1 Thess. 5:19) which, as is known, is Greece as refugees. spheres, horizontally and vertically (!), verifying New Testament are able to form Synods alone, the only sin that “will not be forgiven” (Mat. 2) Because the Hierarchs of the Throne who - in this sense also - its ecumenicity. find that they must satisfy themselves like the... 12:32). NOVEMBER 2003 6/28 TO BHMA The Greek Australian VEMA

DID YOU KNOW? India is the world's largest democracy with 620 million voters. The system of democracy was introduced 2500 years ago in Athens.

The late Elias (Lou) Harmanis, born in Kastellorizo, came to Darwin and married Helene Kailis, the first Australian-born of Hellenic Greek origin there. Lou and others formed the Greek community and Church in Darwin up to 1965. The Greek Orthodox Church made him an Archon for his community work. Lou Business was also a pioneer explorer in the untouched Northern Territory and found iron in Francis Creek south of Darwin and drew royalties Kerry Harmanis - WA’s new from the exports until 1974. The Harmanises moved to Perth. The one $100 million nickel king! son Kerry (Kyriakos) qualified in law but was lured to mining. After forays into epithermal Greek-Australians are everywhere gold deposits north of Komitini in Greece and in the mining industry local gold ventures, Kerry’s Jubilee nickel mine at Cosmos mine near Leinster has struck Perth’s Dr Spiros Carras is a gold mining it rich! feasibility expert, Adelaide’s John Kari’s Nickel prices peaking at 15 year highs of Hydroil provides site engineering facilities $USD 11,800 a tonne due to China’s huge and InterOil’s Anesti Dermedgoglou in stainless steel industry, rich nickel yields from Cairns has overseen the company become the Cosmos and a clever nickel processing deal prime refiner, provider and exporter of oil with Canadian refiners, have helped double products in Papua New Guinea. InterOil’s Jubilee’s share price to above $4.50 since market capitalisation has grown from $187 August and made Kerry a $100-millionaire. “Perth’s undisputed nickel king”, Kerry Harmanis million to $652 million since Anesti relocated in June 2002 from President of WA’s Hel- Kerry Harmanis, 56 , is “Perth’s undis- November 2003, page 39). Until then Kerry is Never one to get carried away, Kerry lenic Australian Chamber of Commerce and puted nickel king” (The West Australian sitting pretty on a great nickel producer and is responded to the hype with: “ It’s just a num- Industry (HACCI WA). October 18 2003 : page 81). moving to a 30 per cent holding in the ber ($104 million) - when I die I’ll just have a But the industry relies on smart individu- Nickel prices will stay high to 2010 by promising Northern Star 2600 sq km in the few more zeroes in my bank account.” (The als and company explorers to find and mine which time demand will slow and big Cana- eastern Kimberley (The West Australian West Australian October 15). the minerals. Here the Harmanises excel! dian mines will open (The Australian 3 October 15 2003 : page 57). Cleanevent Group wins The Musical Journey of Vangelis Heard on ODYSSEY - THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION: $80 million Olympic contract From ‘Chariots Of Fire’ to the New ‘Celtic Dawn’ The Melbourne-based Cleanevent Group He said Australian companies - providing There is far more to Vangelis than his won an $80 million cleaning and waste man- merchandise, accommodation, sporting equip- Academy Award winning, platinum, #1- agement contract for the 2004 Athens ment, engineering and training services for charting 1981 album Chariots of Fire and its Olympics. Athens 2004 - had secured contracts worth #1 title song. Odyssey - The Definitive Col- It takes the value of Olympic contracts to more than $120 million. lection (Hip-O Records), released November Australian companies to more than $200 mil- "Adding Cleanevent's Olympic contract, 4, celebrates his most famous and enduring lion and would more than quadruple Aus- projects associated with the Athens Games recordings over 30 years, from 1973 to 2003, tralia's exports to Greece, Trade Minister Mark will more than quadruple Australia's current from his pioneering electronic music to the Vaile said. exports to Greece from $48.5 million to over now classic “Chariots Of Fire” to a new The Cleanevent Group will provide clean- $200 million," Mr Vaile said. composition, “Celtic Dawn.” ing services for more than 120 competition, Mr Vaile said awarding the contract to the Featuring 18 tracks composed, arranged, training and special venues for next year's Cleanevent Group reinforced Australia's produced, performed and digitally remas- Olympic and Paralympic Games. Mr Vaile strong reputation for providing clean, green tered by Vangelis, Odyssey - The Definitive said it would create 100 new jobs in Australia. waste management services. Collection also includes music from his soundtracks to 1982’s “Blade Runner” and “Missing,” 1984’s “The Bounty” and 1992’s Catch the Light - 7 Routes through Athens “1492 - The Conquest Of Paradise” (an Vangelis award-winning album that was gold or plat- inum in 17+ countries), as well as his previ- the ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s, Vangelis’ fluid fusion A sequence of routes through the historic 2. Landscapes below Athens ously unreleased theme for the 1996 film of acoustic and electronic instrumentation centre of Athens - a total of 13,5 kilometres of 3. Athens Scripts “Cavafy.” continued to grow in its scope. In roads, squares and pedestrian walkways - will 4. Athens Colours Also heard is a movement from his 2001 addition to the selections already mentioned, be ‘dressed’ in light and images belonging to 5. Athens Faces Top 5 Classical album Mythodea, which was Odyssey revisits his soundtrack to “Antarcti- the Catch the Light Programme of City Imag- 6. Athens Windows chosen by NASA to accompany its Mars ca” (1983) and the albums Albedom 0.39 ing. The Programme will complement the 7. Listen to Athens Odyssey Mission and whose symphonic per- (1976), Opera Sauvage (1978) and China city’s Olympic Look, intensifying the atmos- formance at the Temple of Jupiter in Greece (1979). phere of celebration of the Seven Olympic Land- was broadcast by public television. A pair of But it was his soundtrack for “Chariots Of 2004 Olympic Games. marks (9 metre-tall towers bonus tracks, “I’ll Find My Way Home” and Fire” in 1981 that propelled Vangelis to an All seven routes will pass visible throughout the city) “State Of Independence,” were culled from international stardom that continues today. close to major Athenian will be placed at the routes’ the 1981 The Friends of M. Cairo collabora- In 1999 he created the music for the unveil- landmarks and cross the starting points, offering tion between Vangelis and Jon Anderson of ing of the 2004 Olympic emblem as well as most exciting neighbour- directions to the public. 20 Yes. the logo music that will accompany it when- hoods of the centre of the large inflatable spheres, Vangelis’ 1989 compilation Themes was ever it is displayed. In 2003 the Recording Greek capital, connecting hovering above the routes, the first of his six Top 10 New Age albums. Industry of Japan presented him with their 15 areas of cultural activi- will complete the spectacu- And his 1996 compilation Portraits was International Song of the Year Award when ties run by the Athens lar setting. awarded Europe’s IFPI Platinum Award. his “2002 FIFA World Cup Anthem” Municipality, sponsors and The aim of the Catch the Vangelis spent his teenage years forming became that country’s best-selling single by other organisations. The Light Programme is to cap- and fronting some of the now legendary an international artist. public will discover one of ture the attention of the visi- experimental music groups of the ‘60s. In With a mastery of technology and an the most exciting cities in tor, inhabitant and broadcast 1972 he released his first solo album, fol- uncanny ability to miraculously imbue that the world by walking through it. public in original ways, using exciting and lowed the next year by the soundtrack L’ technology with a soul, with intensity, with Each route will be marked by a different spectacular images and public participation. Apocalypse Des Animaux (from which emotion, Vangelis has become one of the name, theme and characteristic itinerary: The routes will feature and produce an image ODYSSEY reprises “La Petite Fille De La most acclaimed and honored musicians 1. Athens Reflections of Athens as never seen before. Mer”). In Athens, Paris and London, through throughout the world. NOVEMBER 2003 Greek Australian VEMA TO BHMA 7/29

DID YOU KNOW? During a total solar eclipse the tem- perature can drop by 6 degrees Cel- Facts & Stats sius (about 20 degrees Fahrenheit). Reconstruction of Kennedy killing The United States’ ABC television network Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza in Dal- The computer-generated technology, only 22, 1963, making further investigation impor- said it conducted an exhaustive investiga- las. available for the past few years, is now fre- tant even 40 years later, he said. tion of the assassination of President John But that reservoir of doubt, largely fed by quently used in criminal investigations, Yellin “I think it’s very hard for people to accept F. Kennedy, complete with a computer-gen- government secrecy and Oliver Stone’s movie said. the fact that the most powerful man in the erated reconstruction, which irrefutably on the assassination, is important to address, While Stone’s movie raised doubt in many world can be murdered by a disaffected person confirms that Lee Harvey Oswald acted Yellin said. people’s minds about the Warren Commission, whose life had been a series of failures up to alone. ABC News worked with an expert who cre- it also led to the release of many government that point,” Yellin said. A two-hour special on the event is sched- ated a computer-generated reconstruction of documents that had previously been kept hid- Both Yellin and Mack admit that no mat- uled to air on ABC News in the United States the shooting based on maps, blueprints, physi- den and fuelled conspiracy theorists, Yellin ter what evidence ABC News lays out, it’s not on November 20, two days before the 40th cal measurements, more than 500 pho- said. likely to quiet people who believe otherwise. anniversary of Kennedy’s killing. tographs, films and autopsy reports, ABC said. None of the documents offer significant evi- “The history of this subject is pretty clear,” “It leaves no room for doubt,” said Tom It enables a person to view the scene from any dence refuting the conclusion that Oswald Mack said. “No matter what information Yellin, executive producer of the special, nar- number of perspectives, including what acted alone, Yellin said. comes out, people are going to believe what rated by Peter Jennings. Oswald saw from the sixth floor of the former Still, much of Americans’ cynicism about they want.” He called the results of ABC’s study “enor- Texas school book depository, Yellin said. their government can be traced to November AP mously powerful. It’s irrefutable”. “When you do that, it’s chillingly clear what The conclusion that Oswald alone shot happened,” Yellin said. Kennedy during a motorcade in Dallas mirrors He dismisses theories that there was anoth- Bush job rating a casualty that of the Warren Commission, the official er gunman. government inquiry into the assassination. Through interviews and other documenta- Even today, public opinion surveys find that tion, ABC News also concludes that Jack of Iraq war: poll less than half of Americans don’t agree with Ruby, who later killed Oswald, acted simply that conclusion, said Gary Mack, curator of the out of his love for Kennedy. Half of respondents to a recent US poll per cent to 48 per cent. disapproved of President George W Bush’s A growing number of respondents, 57 per handling of the war in Iraq, a sign the diffi- cent, said some or all US troops should Teens put fashion before sun safety cult situation there is taking a toll on public return home. Two months ago, 46 per cent opinion, pollsters said recently. said so. Pale skinned goths and pasty computer and and almost half thought it made them look In late April, just 18 per cent disapproved Bush’s overall job approval rating dropped nerds are outnumbered by teenagers who are slimmer. of his handling of the war, according to the from 56 per cent to 53 per cent, though that willing to risk deadly cancers for the sake of a Around half of teenagers thought people Gallup poll for USA Today and CNN. is still above his low point of 50 per cent a tan, according to new research. with a tan were more attractive and popular Over the nearly six months since Bush month ago. A study of NSW teenagers released today and 70 per cent thought sunbaking was safe in declared an end to major hostilities, public As the 2004 presidential race gets off the by the Cancer Council of NSW shows many the morning and afternoon. support for the war itself has dropped from starting blocks, 46 per cent of registered vot- teenagers still associate a tan with good looks, Twenty per cent thought it was safe to use 71 per cent in late April to 54 per cent now. ers would vote for Bush, while 43 per cent popularity and even a slim figure. fake tanning lotions as sunscreens. Few members of Bush’s own Republican said they would vote for an unnamed Demo- The findings, showing 80 per cent of The good news was that teenagers were party have withdrawn support for the war crat. teenagers put fashion before skin protection, putting on sunscreen before going out and over that period, down from 90 per cent in The poll was conducted from Friday to have prompted warnings that the trend for bare using sunglasses and caps, Dr Sundquist said. April to 88 per cent now. Sunday among 1,006 adults. The margin of midriffs and off-the-shoulder tops is putting “But there are still some things they’re not Democrats show the largest drop, from 54 error was plus or minus three percentage Australian teenagers at risk. adopting, basically because they don’t think it per cent to 24 per cent. points, except for a four-point margin on the They have also sparked calls for the fash- looks cool - things like long-sleeved shirts and Independents’ approval slipped from 64 Bush election question. AFP ion industry and teen role models, like pop wide brim hats,” she said. singers and soap stars, to take a lead in show- “The other thing is the fashion, particular- ing teenagers that sun protection can be cool - ly for young women, to expose as much flesh even the perennially daggy legionnaire’s hat. as you possibly can ... it’s the bare midriff and “They could make them look a bit sexy, all the off-the shoulder-things, or the strappy you’d need is a few pop culture-type people things.” wearing them and they would be fashionable,” The study represents the first phase of a the cancer council’s Dr Kendra Sundquist said. major review of sun safety behaviour targeting Dr Sundquist said a survey of 300 teenagers different groups and different attitudes. from rural, regional and urban NSW found 85 “We’re not saying don’t go out into the sun, per cent thought long sleeve sun shirts and because we want people to be out there exer- wide-brimmed hats were socially unaccept- cising and being healthy,” Dr Sundquist said. able. “It’s just that it’s got to be more than just Meanwhile, two out of three teenaged girls sunscreen.” thought tanned skin made them look healthy AAP Movies pull the crowds

In 2002, a total of 10 million Australians Zoological parks and aquariums experi- aged 18 years and over (70% of the popula- enced a significant increase in attendance, tion) went to the cinema at least once over a 12 from 34% of the population in 1999 to 40% in month period, according to figures released by 2002. Libraries also experienced a large rise in the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Almost a attendance rates over this period (from 37% to quarter of these people went more than 10 42%). times. For most venues and events, females were Of the Australian population aged 18 years far more likely to attend than males. For dance and over, 12.8 million people (88%) went to at performances, females comprised 62% of least one cultural venue or activity in 2002. In attendees, followed by musicals/operas at 60% addition to the cinema, other popular cultural and libraries at 59%. venues included libraries (attended by 42% of People aged 65 years and over visited cul- the population), botanic gardens (42%) and tural venues and events at notably lower rates zoological parks and aquariums (40%). compared with people in other age groups. Popular music concerts were attended by Postgraduate degree holders recorded the (02) 26% of the adult population, museums by highest attendance rates at six of the 12 venues 25%, art galleries by 25%, musicals and and events included in the survey, while peo- operas by 19%, theatre performances by 18%, ple with graduate diplomas and graduate cer- dance performances by 11% and classical tificates recorded the highest rates for five of music concerts by 9%. the venues and events. NOVEMBER 2003 8/30 TO BHMA The Greek Australian VEMA Windows to Orthodoxy What Orthodox Christians believe Cont. from last issue tion: “How can you escape the condemnation of hell?” family) and thus at least initially appear to be part of true Chris- (Matthew 23:33). His answer is, “God did not send His Son tianity to casual observers. Saint Paul’s counsel on cults is, ICONS are images of Christ, of His angels, of His saints, and into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through “From such withdraw yourself’ (1 Timothy 6:5). The danger of of events such as the Birth of Christ, His Transfiguration, His Him might be saved” (John 3:17). There is a Day of Judgment a cult is that it removes those in it from the life of Christ and the death on the Cross, and His Resurrection. Icons actually partic- coming, and there is self-imposed suffering for those who have Church, where the blessings and grace of God are found. All ipate in and thus reveal the reality they express. In the image we hardened their hearts against God. It does make a difference cults die; the Church lives on. see and experience the Prototype. An icon of Christ, for exam- how we live this life. Those who of their own free will reject ple, reveals something of Christ Himself to us. Icons are win- the grace and mercy of God must forever bear the conse- MARRIAGE in the Orthodox Church is forever. It is not dows to heaven, not only revealing the glory of God, but quences of that choice. reduced to an exchange of vows or the establishment of a legal becoming to the worshiper a passage into the Kingdom of God. contract between the bride and groom. On the contrary, it is The history of the use of icons goes back to the early Church- CREATION. Orthodox Christians confess God as Creator of God joining a man and a woman into “one flesh” in a sense Tradition tells us Luke the Evangelist was the first iconograph- heaven and earth (Genesis 1:1, the Nicene Creed). Creation did similar to the Church being joined to Christ (Ephesians 5:31, er. Orthodox Christians do not worship icons, but they honor not just happen into existence. God made it all. “By faith we 32). The success of marriage cannot depend on mutual human them greatly because of their participation in heaven’s reality. understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God.” promises, but on the promises and blessing of God. In the (Hebrews 11:3). Orthodox Christians do not believe the Bible Orthodox marriage ceremony, the bride and groom offer their SECOND COMING. With the current speculation in some to be a scientific textbook on creation, as some mistakenly lives to Christ and to each other - literally as crowned martyrs. corners of Christendom surrounding the Second Coming of maintain, but rather God’s revelation of Himself and His salva- Christ and how it may come to pass, it is comforting to know tion. Also, helpful as they may be, we do not view scientific DIVORCE. While extending love and mercy to divorcees, the the beliefs of the Orthodox Church are basic. Orthodox Chris- textbooks as God’s revelation. They may contain both known Orthodox Church is grieved by the tragedy and the pain divorce tians confess with conviction that Jesus Christ “will come again facts and speculative theory. They are not infallible. Orthodox causes. Though marriage is understood as a sacrament, and to judge the living and the dead,” and that “His Kingdom will Christians refuse to build an unnecessary and artificial wall thus accomplished by the grace of God and is permanent, the have no end.” Orthodox preaching does not attempt to predict between science and the Christian Faith. Rather, they under- Church does not deal with divorce legalistically, but with com- God’s prophetic schedule, but to encourage Christian people to stand honest scientific investigation as a potential encourage- passion. After appropriate pastoral counsel, divorce may be have their lives in order that they might have confidence before ment to faith, for all truth is from God. allowed when avenues for reconciliation have been exhausted. Him when He comes (1 John 2:28). If there is a remarriage, the service for a second marriage ABORTION is the termination of a pregnancy by taking the includes prayers of repentance over the earlier divorce, asking HEAVEN is the place of God’s throne beyond time and space. life of the baby before it comes to full term. The Scriptures God’s forgiveness and protection for the new union. A third It is the abode of God’s angels, as well as of the saints who have teach, “For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in marriage is generally not granted. Clergy who are divorced passed from this life. We pray, “Our Father, who are in heav- my mother’s womb” (Psalm 139:13). When an unborn child is may be removed, at least for a time, from active ministry, and en...” Though Christians live in this world, they belong to the aborted, a human being is killed. There are at least two effec- are not permitted to remarry if they are to remain in the min- Kingdom of heaven, and that Kingdom is their true home. But tive alternatives to abortion: 1) prevention of conception by istry. heaven is not only for the future. Neither is it some distant place abstinence or contraceptives, or 2) giving up an unwanted baby billions of light years away in a nebulous “great beyond.” For for adoption. For the Christian, all children, born or unborn, are PREMARITAL SEX. The Orthodox Christian Faith firmly the Orthodox, heaven is part of Christian life and worship. The precious in God’s sight and a gift from Him. Even in the rare holds to the biblical teaching that sexual intercourse is reserved very architecture of an Orthodox church building is designed so case in which a choice must be made between the life of the for marriage. Sex is a gift of God to be fully enjoyed and expe- that the building itself participates in the reality of heaven. Saint child and the life of the mother, decision-making must be based rienced only within marriage. The marriage bed is to be kept Paul teaches we are raised up with Christ in heavenly places upon the recognition that the lives of two human persons are at “undefiled” (Hebrews 13:4), and men and women are called to (Ephesians 2:6), “fellow citizens with the saints and members stake. remain celibate outside of marriage. Our sexuality, like many of the household of God” (Ephesians 2:19). At the end of the other things about us human beings, affects our relationship age, a new heaven and a new earth will be revealed (Revelation CULTS. The world “cult” has several meanings. The usage to with God, ourselves, and others. It may be employed as a 21:1). which we refer designates a group of people who focus on a means of glorifying God and fulfilling His image in us, or it religious doctrine which deviates from the Tradition of the his- may be perverted and abused as an instrument of sin, causing HELL, unpopular as it is among modern people, is real. The toric Church as revealed by Jesus Christ, established by His great damage to us and others. Saint Paul writes, “Do you not Orthodox Church understands hell as a state of eternal torment Apostles, and guarded by the seven Ecumenical Councils of the know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in for those who willfully reject the grace of God. Our Lord once Church. A cult usually originates around a particular personal- you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For said, “If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for ity who proclaims a heresy as truth. The error itself assures the you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your you to enter into life maimed, rather than having two hands to separation of the group from historic Christianity. Many cults body....” (1 Corinthians 6:19, 20). go to hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched - where claim the Bible as their basis, but they alter the historic inter- ‘Their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched’ “ (Mark pretation of Scripture to persist in their own idea. Cults may do 9:43, 44). He challenged the religious hypocrites with the ques- some things that are good (e.g., care for the poor, emphasize the Used by permission. Copyright—Conciliar Press uestions & Answers Advertisements Q For your advertisements When a person dies will they know the Just as Christ, the Good Shepherd, is known by us, and contact our sales representatives ones they love? 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The most fundamental claim of the Christ- people who would not dare even to pronounce In stressing the personal dimension of God, to greater trust, in this personal meeting with ian Church is its belief in the one true and liv- the name of God let alone refer to Him as the Church wanted to show that we cannot God, the birth of love gives rise to an absolute ing God. “abba”. Furthermore, by the sending of the draw near to God simply by learning certain surrender, self-offering and uninterrupted “Hear O Israel: the Lord our God Spirit, we can continue to this day to refer to facts about Him. That is to say that since God astonishment at the unquenchable thirst for is one God; and you shall love the God as “father” and therefore can dare to pray is a person, knowing Him implies much more God where intellectual and logical certainties Lord your God with all your heart, in the following manner: “Our Father in heav- than being able to reiterate certain facts. become superfluous. with all your soul and with all en...”: on this way making us also sons of God. Rather we approach God by means of a per- In contemplating this mystery of who God your might. And these words “For when the time had fully sonal encounter and experience with him. is we therefore come to conclude that God is which I command you this day come, God sent forth His Son, Since the one God is our Father - a person, not personal; he is Father. And this leads us to the shall be placed upon your heart, born of woman, born under the an idea - we are called to place our trust and claim that God is at the same time one in three and you shall teach them to your law, to redeem those under the hope in Him and ultimately to love Him just persons and three persons yet one God. How- children...” (Deut. 6:4) law, so that we might receive adop- like we do other persons around us. And even ever, how this is so we will examine in later This claim was not simply born out of any tion as sons. And because you are though today we may not have directly issues of this column. religious need to relate to something superior sons, God has sent the Spirit of His encountered the historical person of God as out of psychological needs for security in the Son into our hearts, crying “Abba! revealed in His Son Jesus, slowly we surrender face of the unknown nor was it only a result of Father!”. So through God you are ourselves in trust since others before us, whom By Philip Kariatlis a thirst for truth and true knowledge arising out no longer a slave but a son, and if we consider trustworthy - the apostles, fathers, Academic Secretary and Associate Lecturer, of logical necessity. Rather, for the Christians a son then an heir (of the eternal prophets and saints of our Church - guarantee St Andrew’s Greek Orthodox and indeed for the Hebrew people the starting kingdom of God). (Gal.4.4-7) his credibility. In this endless journey of lesser Theological College point for God was a concrete historical event. While it was an intimate personal encounter with Abraham that verified God’s existence to the Israelites, for the Christians it has been the ultimate intervention of God in history, in the person of His Son, Jesus Christ. God revealed himself to Moses and spoke with him “face to face” as one person speaks to another person (Ex.33.11) and revealed the mystery of His name. “God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” (Ex.3.13) This name for God, “I am who I am” means that God draws His existence from Himself existing eternally without beginning and with- out end. For the Israelites, this God whose name was “I am who I am” was the one true and living God who remained so faithful that He formed several covenants with His chosen people continuing to fulfil all His promises to them. According to the Scriptures, the name of God was so sacred that it was never men- tioned. The Orthodox Christian tradition teaches that the one true God is the perfection and super perfection of all that we know to be good, true, wise, just, all-powerful, righteous and loving without God ever being exhausted by these attributes. These characteristics of God cannot be compared with those of our experience since He is beyond all these. 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GREEK ORTHODOX ARCHDIOCESE OF AUSTRALIA ST. ANDREW’S GREEK ORTHODOX THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC 2004

St Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Theological College is pleased to announce the creation of the- versity holiday periods. Registration will take place 9.00am-9.30am on the first day of each ological education programs for the general public as outlined in the June 2003 issue of the vacation school. Each vacation school will conclude at 12.00pm with a Doxology Service. Greek Australian VEMA. ❒ Where will the classes be conducted? ❒ What is St Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Theological College? All classes are conducted on campus at 242 Cleveland Street [near corner of Cleveland and St Andrew’s was established in 1986 as a centre of excellence for the theological training of Regent Streets), Redfern NSW. The Theological College is located on the same premises as clergy and others. It is a full member of the Sydney College of Divinity, a highly esteemed the Central Office of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese and the Cathedral of the Annunciation. government accredited independent degree-granting confederation of tertiary theological insti- tutions, both Catholic and Protestant. ❒ How do I get to the Theological College? ARRIVING BY CAR, access via two gates located on Cleveland Street side of the premises. ❒ What is the new program St Andrew’s will be offering for the first time in 2004? ARRIVING BY PLANE, Taxi (approx. $15) from Sydney Airport, or Train from Sydney As of 2004, the Theological College is offering a graduate-level program of theological study Airport terminal to Central Station and 15 min walk either through Prince Alfred Park or via intended for men and women who wish to prepare themselves for church service outside the Regent Street, or Shuttle bus from Sydney Airport terminal to Central Station and 15 min ordained ministry in such fields as religious education, or who would benefit professionally walk through Prince Alfred Park. from a formal qualification in theological studies. It is also appropriate for those seeking per- ARRIVING BY TRAIN, Disembark at Central Station for a 15 min walk either through Prince sonal enrichment. Alfred Park or via Regent Street. Disembark at Redfern Station for a 10 min walk down Regent Street. ❒ Who can apply? Men or women who hold a three-year tertiary qualification in a non-theological discipline can ❒ What might the program for a typical vacation school day look like? formally enrol in the Sydney College of Divinity Master of Arts (Theological Studies) pro- gram. MONDAY TO FRIDAY SATURDAY 9.00am - 9.30am Matins 9.00am - 10.00am Lecture ❒ How is the graduate-level program of theological study structured? 9.30am - 10.30am Lecture 10.00am - 10.15am Coffee/Tea Break The Sydney College of Divinity Master of Arts (Theological Studies) is the official name of 10.30am - 10.45am Coffee/Tea Break 10.15am - 11.15am Lecture the degree in which a student can formally enrol. However, a student can exit with a Graduate 10.45am - 12.00pm Lecture 11.15am - 12.00pm Discussion/Video Certificate (Theological Studies) or a Graduate Diploma of Arts (Theological Studies) accord- 12.00pm - 1.00pm Discussion/Video 12.00pm - 12.30pm Doxology Service ing to the number of course units that are completed. Or, of course, a student may go right 1.00pm - 1.45pm Lunch Library open until 3.00pm through and exit with a Master of Arts (Theological Studies). 1.45pm - 2.30pm Lecture 2.30pm - 3.15pm Library Session Graduate Certificate in Graduate Diploma of Arts in Master of Arts in Theological 3.15pm - 3.30pm Coffee/Tea Break Theological Studies Theological Studies Studies 3.30pm - 4.30pm Lecture Course Requirements: Course Requirements: Course Requirements: 4.30pm - 5.00pm Vespers Completion of four course units Completion of Grad Cert level Completion of Grad Cert level Extended Library hours available until 10.00pm Introducing Theology program. program. The Liturgy and the Church Year Completion of further four course Completion of further eight ❒ Is parking available? Introduction to Biblical units including at least one course units, including at least Yes. Limited parking is available on site. Hermeneutics Biblical and one Theology course one Biblical and one Theology The Orthodox Church in the unit, making a total of eight course unit, making a total of ❒ Will the Theological College provide accommodation during the vacation school Modern World course units in all. twelve course units in all. week/s? No. Students will need to arrange their own accommodation. University of Sydney Residential ❒ Can I still study if I do not hold a three-year tertiary qualification? Colleges offer accommodation facilities which are within walking distance of the Theological Yes. Places are provided in the graduate certificate level course units for those who do not have College. Contact Darlington House (02 9351 3322), International House (02 9950 9800), or formal entry qualifications but who still wish to participate as auditors. Auditors will not be Wesley College (02 9565 3377), for further details. Bookings should be made as early as prac- required to submit written assignments for assessment but will receive a St Andrew’s ticable. Theological College Testamur once they have satisfactorily participated in the four vacation schools. ❒ Will meals be provided during the vacation school week? Refreshments will be provided each day, and lunch Monday through Friday (included in the ❒ How are the respective course units offered? base cost). The four foundational course units (i.e. Graduate Certificate/Testamur level) are offered only via one six-day intensive vacation school for each course unit. All remaining course units are ❒ Are there any fees involved? offered during the normal course of either semester 1 or semester 2. Timetables for each Yes. Each course unit/vacation school has a base cost of $300 for the 2004 academic year. semester are usually available three months in advance of the semester. Students formally enrolled in the graduate program are also required to pay Sydney College of Divinity fees: $50 entry fee (once only); $50 enrolment fee (per semester); $45 administra- ❒ How much time is a student given to complete their theological studies? tion fee (per course unit); $75 graduation fee (upon completion). Students simply participating The full Master of Arts program normally extends for one-and-a-half years (full-time) and no as auditors will receive the St Andrew’s Theological College Testamur upon completion of the more than three years (part-time). Students enrolling in the graduate program who intend to four vacation schools and no additional fees beyond the base cost are required. exit at the Graduate Diploma of Arts or Master of Arts level should plan, if at all possible, to complete the four foundational course units within one year. The Theological College requires ❒ How do I apply? that all students and auditors must complete the four foundational course units within two Application forms are downloadable from the website at www.sagotc.orthodox.nsw.edu.au or years of enrolling. by request made to the Registrar. Completed applications must be received by no later than Monday 1 December 2003. Applicants will be informed of offers for enrolment by Monday ❒ When will the vacation schools be offered? 8 December 2003. Acceptance of offers must reach the College Registrar by Friday 19 The four foundational course units which make up the Graduate Certificate of Theology or the December 2003, accompanied by Sydney College of Divinity fees (if applicable) and $300 St Andrew’s Theological College Testamur will be offered during the following dates in the for each January vacation school which is to be undertaken. Payment for July vacation schools 2004 academic calendar: must be made by Friday 14 May 2004.

Introducing Theology 12-17 January 2004 ❒ Need more information? The Liturgy and the Church Year 19-24 January 2004 Contact the Registrar. Tel. (02) 93196145 Fax. (02) 93194281 Email. [email protected] Introduction to Biblical Hermeneutics 5-10 July 2004 The Orthodox Church in the Modern World 12-17 July 2004 Whilst every effort is made to avoid changes to this information, published details may be altered, without notice, at any time. The Theological College reserves the right to withdraw or The Theological College intends to offer these vacation schools each year during school/uni- amend any part of its program without prior notice. NOVEMBER 2003 Greek Australian VEMA TO BHMA 11/33

23 killed in car comb explosions in Istanbul ‘DIPHONIA” a great success UN Secretary General Kofi Annan says he's appalled by the bombings of two Turkish synagogues packed with worshippers celebrating the Sabbath. The United Nations has released a statement saying the secre- tary general condemns the terrorist attacks in Istanbul. Turkish media report the death toll from the double car bomb attack has risen to 23. Turkish officials have pointed the finger at Osama Bin laden’s, Al-Qaeda.

The Millenium Choir and George Ellis conducting Here are some photos from the ‘DIPHONIA’ Concert of the Millennium Choir of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia which was held on Tuesday evening, November 4 at the Sydney Town Hall. ‘Diphonia’ was a great success. Vasilios Makris 30/11/1921 - 22/10/2003 Lipsous - Dodekanisa Greece

Dearly beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfa- ther and uncle. Passed away peacefully. The family would like to extend their warm thanks for the support given by Clergy, Archdiocese Philoptohos, family and friends, including those who travelled from interstate. We would also like to aknowledge the medical staff at RPA and Concord Hospital. Our appreciation to all whom, in lieu of flowers gave dona- tions to St Andrew’s Theological College and the Heart Mezzosoprano Miia Murtonen from Finland The conductor George Ellis and baritone Tim Patson, Foundation in memory. Eternal be his memory Head of music at Nida 114947

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Although the women’s They emigrated for economic rea- stories from the many islands and mainland of sons, but grew to love Australia for Greece are reproduced in both Greek and then in its quality of life and the many English, the photographs and illustrations differ opportunities the country offered. throughout. The only downside to this beautifully conceived book is that the stories, laden with Anthony went on to become a benefac- tragedy, are all true. An important collection of tor of his adopted NSW town of Grafton, writings both for those Greeks whose families and their children, twins Angelo and lived through these dark days, and for those whose Mitchell, and Irene, John and Betty, have families came to Australia pre WWII, who have continued this tradition. The Notaras fam- no personal understanding of this period in ily is known for their generous support of Greece’s modern history. the Greek community and the broader community, and for their active support of Available from the Bookcentre of the Archdio- the Greek Orthodox Church. cese, (02) 9698 5066 The younger twin, Dr Mitchell James Notaras, who divides his retirement time The Making of the English Bible between England, Australia and Greece, By Benson Bobrick has made a unique contribution to further (Phoenix, 2003) scholarship in the land of his birth, Aus- tralia. Easy to read. An insight into the personalities, the Dr Mitchell Notaras was born in history and influence of the Bible on English his- Grafton on 26 March, 1933, and received tory and especially the English language. It begins his early formal education in Grafton, with the first Christians in England, and the Eng- leaving Grafton High School to complete lish translations of the Bible from Tyndale through his schooling at Newington College in to the King James Bible. Fascinating for anyone Sydney. He entered Sydney University interested in history and language. Medical School at 16 years of age. While studying, he resided at St Andrew’s Col- A Brief History of Christian Music: lege but returned home during the holiday From Biblical times to the present breaks. At this time, as a medical student, By Andrew Wilson-Dickson Dr Notaras was greatly inspired by the (A Lion Book) local doctors, Mulhearn, Harris and Hol- Dr Mitchell James Notaras land who gave him every opportunity to Written more from a musical than religious point obtain medical and surgical experience at for anal fissure, now an established proce- This scholarship made university studies of view. For those interested in the history of West- the Grafton Base Hospital. dure. affordable for many students, including ern Church music and wanting some background After graduation, he spent two years in Visiting academic posts include Profes- many of immigrant origin. knowledge. Although primarily about Western the posts of Junior and Senior Resident sor in Surgery at the University of Curati- Like many of these graduates, Dr sacred music, the author does not ignore the place Medical Officer at the Royal Prince Alfred ba, Brazil, the University of Bergen, Nor- Notaras has always been grateful to the Orthodox music has in this history. It assumes Hospital (where he had earlier undertaken way and the University of Khartoum, Australian people for his university educa- some basic music knowledge on the part of the his clinical undergraduate studies). Like Sudan tion. Working abroad, he was conscious of reader, but is not difficult to read. many other young doctors wishing to work Dr Notaras has published in various sur- his inability to directly contribute anything and gain experience abroad, he travelled to gical journals and has written chapters for in return. After consulting an old surgical Earthly Paradises: Ancient gardens in England working as a ship’s surgeon on a a number of surgical textbooks, including friend, Dr Brian Morgan, and Professor history and archaeology cargo boat for the princely sum of a Maingot’s Textbook of Abdominal Michael Solomon, it was decided that as a By Maureen Carroll shilling per month. Surgery, Robb and Smith’s Textbook of form of appreciation Dr Notaras would (The British Museum Press, 2003) In the U.K. he studied for the Fellow- Operative Surgery, Nyhus’s Textbook of donate $1.1 million as an endowment to ship in Surgery while working at Ham- Hernia Surgery, Textbook of Abdominal Sydney University for Fellowships in the This book grew out of the author’s studies into mersmith Hospital, and was successful in Surgery (Spanish), and Surgical Clinics of specialty of Colorectal Surgery. Classical and Hellenistic Greek settlements. A obtaining Fellowships of the Royal Col- North America. He is also a member of Colorectal disease afflicts plenty of beautifully illustrated book, it is suitable for any- lege of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Eng- the Editorial Board of two Journals, Colo- Australians, many of whom are of Greek one interested in plants, gardening or simply in land. Other posts he held included Senior Proctology, and Hernia. descent, and is becoming a specialty on its history. The information is drawn from historical Registrar and Medical Research Council Despite his surgical commitments, Dr own. The Fellowship funded by Dr records, artworks, soil samples, etc. Although a Fellow at St Marks Hospital for Colorectal Notaras established a company, Advanced Notaras is both a generous gift to further scholarly treatment, it is a pleasure to look at as diseases, London and Senior Registrar in Biotechnology (later known as ‘ABgene’). expertise in this medical area within Aus- well as to read. Surgery, University College Hospital Lon- ABgene became a leader in Europe, spe- tralia, and a benefit to the community at A.C. don. cialising in the manufacture of molecular large. It will give aspiring young Aus- Dr Notaras, who is married with five biological reagents, special plastic con- tralian surgeons the opportunity to spend children, also became a Fellow of the sumables and instrumentation for life sci- three years involved in Colorectal clinical For your American College of Surgeons. As well ences and involved in research, both in- work at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Col- advertisements he has held a number of consultant posts house and through collaborations with uni- orectal research and a period of one year including Senior Lecturer and Hon. Con- versities and industrial partners, particular- abroad at a centre of excellence in Col- please sultant Surgeon at University College Hos- ly in Gene and DNA technology. ABgene orectal surgery. contact pital London, and has been Consultant was recently taken over by Apogent Cor- The Vema is pleased to pay tribute to the Surgeon to the Italian Hospital London, St poration of the USA. many achievements of Dr Notaras and his one of our sales Luke’s Hospital for the Clergy and Barnet Although now retired and devoting time generosity to the Australian community, representatives and Edgeware General Hospitals. He was to restore his grandfather’s house on the and also those of his parents and siblings. recognised teacher in surgery at the Uni- island of Kythera, Dr Notaras has not for- Their example serves to emphasise how on versity of London, and has visited and lec- gotten his Australian citizenship and the the next generation of hard working tured in 28 countries. opportunities that were available to him as migrants has benefited by local opportuni- (02) 9559 7022 Dr Notaras has special interest in col- a young student. ties and education, reaching senior and orectal surgery, mesh repair of hernias and At university, he was a recipient of a eminent positions in many areas enabling rectal prolapse. He introduced Lateral Sub- Commonwealth Government Scholarship them, in turn, to serve the community. Fax: (02) 9559 7033 cutaneous Internal Anal Sphincterotomy that paid all his university educational fees. E-mail: [email protected] NOVEMBER 2003 The Greek Australian VEMA TO BHMA 13/35

Asthma HEALTH an allergic reaction; such as pollen, dust mites, Asthma management double this length of time. moulds and animal fur may trigger asthma or Most asthma medications are delivered by asthma symptoms. Certain foods and food The management of asthma depends on the inhaler. It is very important that a person with NEWS additives can also be trigger factors for asth- severity of asthma. Essentially asthma man- asthma learns to use an inhaler effectively. ma. agement is divided into treating an acute It is critical that the person with asthma WITH DR. THEO PENKLIS Dairy foods have often been suggested as a episode or prevention of episodes. learns to activate the inhaler at the moment of common trigger for asthma. However, recent Treating an acute episode of asthma taking a deep breath so the fine particles get scientific evidence suggests that this is not the involves using drugs known as bronchodila- deep into the lungs. It is now believed that Asthma is an inflammatory disorder case, and a study in over three thousand pre- tors. These drugs are also called relievers. ‘spacers’ have revolutionised asthma treat- of the lungs and air passages. The air school children found that those who con- These are usually given by inhalers or puffers. ment. passages become sensitive to certain sumed regular varieties of dairy products each More severe episodes may require the use of A spacer is a large plastic container into triggers and cause narrowing, mak- day had a significant lower rate of asthma steroid drugs. which the inhalers fit into one end and are symptoms. Preventing asthma is an important part of ‘fired’ into the spacer. At the other end is a one ing it difficult to breathe. There is an association between some med- managing asthma. way valve, allowing the user to breathe the ical conditions. Asthma is more common in A preventer is a medicine which helps con- contents. In Australia, asthma affects over two mil- people who have hay fever and eczema. trol the inflammation in the airways. We do not have a cure for asthma! But we lion people and there is evidence that the Many medications are well known as asth- A symptom controller can be used in com- can control the underlying inflammation of the prevalence and severity is increasing particu- ma triggers. Aspirin and anti-inflammatory bination with a preventer to further reduce the airways and reduce the symptoms of asthma. larly in children . It is thought that 1 in 5 chil- medication used to treat arthritis and some symptoms of asthma. The medications we have today are very effec- dren have asthma. beta-blockers used to treat migraines, high Preventer medicine helps reduce the inflam- tive, but will only work if taken as prescribed blood pressure, heart conditions and glaucoma mation in the airway caused by asthma. It and taken correctly. What causes asthma? may cause asthma. An important part of asth- works by making the airways less sensitive to In asthma management it is essential to ma management is to avoid such trigger fac- things that trigger asthma. recognise what triggers an individual’s asth- There is no known cause for asthma, but tors. The preventer reduces the swelling in the ma, to monitor the symptoms, to be reassessed certain trigger factors may initiate an episode The common symptoms of asthma are airway and decreases the production of by the doctor regularly so your doctor can tai- of asthma. Trigger factors include: exercise, wheeze (a whistling sound in the chest), short- mucous. We now recognise that the preventer lor your asthma management programme. cigarette smoke, coughing, laughing, deep ness of breath, a tight feeling in the chest, medicine treats the cause of the asthma, not breathing, change in temperature and infec- cough and production of sputum. These symp- just the symptoms. tions. toms are due to the difficulty of the air passing A symptom controller will relax the tight- Other trigger factors include: some chemi- through the narrow inflamed airways. The ened airway muscles. However, while a reliev- * The information given in this article is of a general cals such as paint, fumes and perfume. Certain cough may be worse at night or during exer- er will only work for around 4-6 hours, symp- nature and readers should seek advice from their own allergens, which are substances that may cause cise and in children can be a persisting cough. tom controllers can control the symptoms for medical practitioner before embarking on any treatment. DR MARIA KAVALLARIS SEARCHES FOR CANCER BREAKTHROUGHS Dr Maria Kavallaris is no stranger to and develop resistance to the treatment parents and doctors who wanted to do some- cancer. She has lost a family member to regime. thing more to fight childhood cancer. Today, cancer, she herself is a survivor, and "Stanley's cancer was of a type resistant to the Institute remains the only independent everyday she is at the front lines of can- the drugs which can cure other childhood medical research institute in Australia solely cer research, working to save lives. leukaemias. My research is aimed at produc- devoted to research into the causes, prevention ing a cure for cancers that do not respond to and cure of childhood cancer. Dr Kavallaris specialises in researching conventional treatments, such as that which Dr Kavallaris's research at CCIA, which has childhood leukaemias, which over the years, Stanley had." a high likelihood of success, has already iden- have seen survival rates improve from almost Dr Kavallaris's research is funded by the tified novel protein changes which make some zero in the early 1960's, to around 75% today, Cure Cancer Australia Foundation, who spe- leukaemia cells drug resistant. using combination drug treatments. There are, cialise in funding innovative cancer This year, she presented her most recent however, still some forms of childhood researchers. They choose, independent of any research findings in the USA. At a specialist leukaemias which are resistant to drugs. other institution or body, the research projects meeting in France last year, she was one of It was one of these leukaemias which so most likely to deliver breakthroughs. only five international scientists invited to dis- sadly took the life of young Stanley Sclavos This is the ninth such project at CCIA cuss new targets for improved anti cancer earlier this year. Stanley was well known in which has been funded by Cure Cancer drugs the Greek community for his battle against a Australia. Maria knows from first hand experience, rare form of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. "Without Cure Cancer Australia what it means to be diagnosed and treated for Working at the Children's Cancer Institute Foundation, this research would not have been cancer. When studying part-time for the first Australia (CCIA) at Randwick , Dr Kavallaris possible," says Dr Kavallaris. "We greatly year of her degree and working in cancer is focussed on finding out why some appreciate their support". research, she was diagnosed with a rare, leukaemia cells do not respond to treatment, Children's Cancer Institute Australia was malignant, ovarian tumour. Surgery and a founded in May 1976 by a passionate group of years intensive chemotherapy, saw her returned to good health, with an incredible commitment to her chosen career. Just 19 when she started working in cancer research, Dr Kavallaris has the honour of being one of the three original staff members at the Children's Cancer Institute Australia - based in a wing of Randwick's Sydney Children's Hospital - when its laboratories opened there in 1984. After finishing school, sho combined work with study for a Pathology Technician's Dr Maria Kavallaris Funding the critical early work of brilliant investigators Certificate at TAFE. In 1983, this was fol- lowed by six years of part time study for a There was no treatment possible at that time. searching for cures for cancers Bachelor of Applied Science degree. "When you have been through it yourself, Dr Kavallaris goal was to tackle a PhD in or you know someone who has been through PO Box R185, Royal Exchange, NSW 1225 cancer research, while continuing to work as a the uncertainty that cancer causes, it affects Tel (02) 92516188 research scientist. your life in a range of ways, she said. One www.curecancer.org.au Her own experience aside, Dr Kavallaris thing that was striking for me was how tough lost her brother aged just 30, to pancreatic can- chemotherapy was. It made me think that there A world without cancer, nothing less cer. Her brothers death was sudden, occurring has to be something better in terms of treat- a little more than three weeks after diagnosis. ment. NOVEMBER 2003 14/36 TO BHMA The Greek Australian VEMA

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DID YOU KNOW? English solders were called Tommies because the example name on the soldier forms was Thomas Atkins. (The example name on US forms is John Smith.) Cretan revolts for autonomy and the Union

conjuncture, the Cretans proceeded to armed revolts. (1878), mostly a result of the diplomatic game at Berlin. In The rebels were reinforced by Greek and European groups, 1889 the unfortunate declaration of the Union by the Party of mostly supporters of Garibaldi who volunteered, officers of the Army Officers, led to the cancellation of the Chart and to a peri- Greek army who abandoned their positions, and semi-conspir- od of terrorism against Christians. atorial unions and committees of support. The last revolt of the century began with much more realis- The rebel military forces were definitely smaller than the tic goals: the foundation of the Post-Political Reform Turco-Egyptian ones, and lacked coordination under a single Committee and the Passing of the note of Manousos administration, which neither colonel Panos Koroneos man- Koundouros, on September 3, 1895, asking that Crete be aged to organise, after his arrival in September, 1866. declared an autonomous government, tax subjected to the In November, Kostis Yamboudakes caused an explosion at Sultan. the powder magazine of the Monastery of Arkadion, and all The situation seemed to be loosened with the "New mutineers and civilians who had been kept there along with the Organism" of August, 1896. But the dispatch of Greek armed besiegers, were buried inside. This incident caused sympathy forces at the beginning of 1897, changed the scenery. Apart and a strong wave of support in Europe, and it reminded one of from the Kapi and the Cretans, the Greek state and the Powers Kougi and Mesolonghi. were also involved in the operations of war. The unfortunate This favourable attitude was soon reversed towards the war at Thessaly (April 8- May 8, 1897) signalled the temporary Ottoman Empire, that won the battles. The leaders of revolts, end for Greek claims to Union. cut off from Greece, under the Kapi threats of war and the pres- The maximalist demand of the Union was abandoned and Charalampos Pachis, The Holocaust of the Arkadi monastery. sure of the powers, were killed, persecuted or surrendered. In the Cretans accepted the solution of declaring the island an (Athens, National Gallery-Alexandros Soutzos Museum, Koutlidis Collection. Exhibition of the Hellenic War History, vol. 2, Athens, 1869, the revolt ended and the only benefit produced was the Autonomous Principality under Prince George, who disem- Zappeio Megaron, Ekdotike Athenon, Athens 1968, p. 401. © organic Law of 1868. barked on Souda, as High Commissioner, on December 9, Hellenic Ministry of Culture) The circumventions of the "Organic Law" led to the consti- 1898. tution of the Pancretan Revolutionary Assembly in 1878, but The revolts of unliberated Greeks, most times without once more the only benefit of the revolt was the "Halepa Chart" Source: Hellenic History on the Internet any trace of hope of achieving union with the Greek State, were present almost every decade on the political stage. The most impressive ones, as regards frequency, victory, diplomatic and political results, as well as trag- SAINT SPYRIDON COLLEGE, ADELAIDE ic bloody incidents, were the Cretan revolts. APPOINTS PRINCIPAL During the 1833-98 period, the first reaction against Egyptian occupation started from an unarmed assembly against After much deliberation the Executive Committee of the Mehmet Ali's tax policy, which took place at Mournies, Parish Community of St. Spyridon, in a truly historic meet- Cydonia, on September 20, 1833. The assembly sent a report to ing, elected Mr Nick Papageorgiou as the Foundation the Powers, asking for protection. This revolt failed complete- Principal of Saint Spyridoin Primary School. It was a very ly and the fourty-one responsible people were hanged. moving experience for all. In 1841, at a critical turn of the Eastern Question, the revolts of The Three Hierarchs who are considered to be the great- the Chairetis brothers and Vassiloyiorgis broke out simultane- est bearers and guardians of the Greek Orthodox ideal of edu- ously on February 22, with proclamations in favour of freedom cation were not only heavenly people who harmoniously and notes to the kings of the Powers. During the same period, filled the Church Life with Orthodox Theology. the scholar Emmanuel Vyvilakes issued the first revolutionary They were also down to earth educators and pioneers of newspaper of Crete, titled Radamanthos. genuine humanism and true progress in society. The Three This revolt ended the circle which started with the 1821 Hierarchs provide us with the ideal of Orthodox Ethos which Revolution. is not ruled by the intellect but by a way of life. After 1856, when the imperial decree was issued, revolts Hopefully, our Christian Orthodox Ethos will permeate aimed at the enforcement of privileges and regulations conced- every aspect of each student’s life and activities in Saint ed by the Kapi. With the first of these, the revolt of Mavrogenis Spyridon College and in the community at large. (April-June 1858), the Cretans achieved the issue of the firman Mr Nick Papageorgiou, seen on the far right of the photo, of July 7, 1858, which allowed the carrying of arms and the set- together with the Parish Priest Rev. John Psalios and the ting up of eldermen at the capitals of the three departments. President elect of the Parish-Community Mr Nick After a long period of silence, the Cretans reacted to the arbi- Anargyros, visited His Grace Bishop Nikandros recently and trariness of the general commandant by sending notes to the received his blessing. Sultan and the Powers. 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DID YOU KNOW? The shortest scheduled airline flight is made between the island of Westray to Papa Westray off Scotland. The flight lasts 2 min- Travel utes. East side secrets: Crete A sultana capital, Greece's only beach sprouting from their trunks. In fact, botanists Founded in the 15th century, Toplou's for- the thousands, gaping gorges and dark, stony backed by a thick grove of palmtrees and believe them to be Greece's only indigenous tunes have soared and plummeted again and hills, with a few tiny semi-deserted villages the biggest Minoan town after Knossos palm species. again. The Knights of Malta were the first to between them. Zakros itself looks like just are just a few of the treasures worth visit- Vai's renown detracts considerably from its pillage it in 1530, the Turks were never for- another typical Cretan village, and most peo- ing tropical allure. Cars line the road leading to it giving of its support for Cretan revolutionar- ple drive right through it down to the coast and - who wants to pay to park in the official lot? - ies, and the Nazis ransacked it for having an the ruins at Kato Zakros. This is the site of the BY DIANA FARR LOUIS umbrellas and beachbeds compete with the illegal wireless (again occupying pride of fourth great Minoan palace (after Knossos, palm fronds. But at Itanos, a few miles to the place in the basement). The cannon at the Phaestos and Malia) and the last to be discov- Places are like people. Some are so attrac- north, you can enjoy three small beaches, a entrance gave it its name; toplou means can- ered, in 1961. tive at first sight that you fall under their spell tiny palm grove and an ancient site in compar- non in Turkish. But now the monastery is That such a grand palace/town should exist on the spot. Others seem a bit mousy to begin ative solitude and for free. seeking to assure the welfare of the whole in this remote area, so far from the others, with, not dramatic enough to dazzle, but utter- Itanos made few headlines in the past, but region through a highly original venture. seems surprising. But it was the closest to the ly beguiling once you get to know them better. it seems to have been founded by Phoenicians As a first step it set up the Panayia Akrotiri- major centres of civilisation to the south and To me, eastern Crete belongs in this latter cat- in search of a source of the murex shells (por- ani Charitable Foundation, which after an east, and an excellent network of roads (dis- egory. It has no atmospheric Venetian city like phyra) used to dye royal robes purple. It flour- international competition awarded a long lease covered in the late 1980s by three young Chania, no White Mountains as a backdrop, ished under the Romans, when it had a glass- to the British firm Loyalward Ltd for the pur- women archaeologists, nicknamed the few architectural marvels, and yet every time I makers' workshop, and under the Byzantines, pose of developing specific parts of Cape Minoan Road Gang) would have connected it go there it pleases me more. until the double whammy of an earthquake in Sidero. The project includes the creation of to the rest of the kingdom. Undoubtedly, the From my first visit in 1969 with two friends 795 and the Arab conquest 30 years later five holiday communities, which will be dis- founding fathers chose the location partly for and a rented Beetle, a few memories stand out: its bubbling springs. Zakros possessed far peering through a hedge at the rich and famous more fountains, cisterns and bathing pools on the terrace of a fancy hotel one evening in than Knossos, and even today the little valley Elounda, which oozed glamour even then; dri- behind it resembles a rain forest in contrast to ving over a dirt track that turned into a the naked hills above it. riverbed and somehow lurching up its banks Adding considerably to the ruins' charm is right into the middle of a tranquil village the crescent of tavernas and simple rooms plateia, putting a fullstop to a tavli game; and between it and the long, grey-stone beach. spending the afternoon in a grape arbour near Only minimal changes have occurred since Siteia. Siteia is the raisin/sultana capital of my last visit seven years ago, though a couple Crete, if not Greece, and we'd given a farmer a of small hotels have sprung up at a judicious lift. In return he invited us into his home for a Vai distance above the site. I suppose the secret of cool drink, and we stepped into a courtyard of my attraction to this place lies in its simplicity, dappled shade, completely roofed by skeins of the fact that it seems frozen in time, a sliver of leafy vines from which dangled gleaming the Greece I fell for four decades ago. clusters of pale-green grapes. A trio of white Of course, my affection is also coloured by baby goats frolicked underneath them and I memories. Of wonderful conversations with had my first taste of Cretan hospitality and an taverna owners and customers, of delicious inkling of what might lurk behind a nonde- autumnal swims, of my hike up the gorge to script wall. Siteia Zakros proper. Siteia today has burst its seams - the out- The gorge, pocked with Minoan tombs skirts resemble a vast construction site - but going back to 2600 BC, is picaresquely sign- there are still good reasons to break a journey posted as "Dead's Gorge", but is not at all here. One might be to stock up on sweets; snuffed it for eternity. Even though obscure, creetly tucked into coves and valleys, leaving melancholy. Most of all, I remember the Octo- some of the island's best pastries are made in the deserted town exudes enough mystery and the overall landscape and farmland untouched. ber day in Zakros when, in the course of my Siteia and not surprisingly many of them are romance to make poking around it satisfying. From the proceeds, the foundation aims to search for recipes, three remarkable women stuffed with raisins. Whether crunchy biscuits, The most identifiable relic is the basilica, with support worthy causes in the community, both took me into their homes. luscious raisin cake or nut-studded short- fallen columns, rounded apse and some mas- religious and secular. Defenders of the project Mary Daskalaki, whose son ran the Akro- breads, they are all made with Siteia's award- sive building blocks, one carved with a cross also maintain that it will contain tourism and giali taverna at Kato Zakros and had provided winning olive oil. Its palate-charming white and two rosettes. give it shape, rescuing the area from the hap- the introduction, gave me a couple of hours' wines also win international prizes. This whole peninsula of Cape Sidero - hazard, inappropriate building schemes that worth of recipes and stories. Then she took me People have lived on the western shore of named not for any iron deposits but rather for have blighted so much of Crete's north coast. by the hand to the communal cooking shack this usually windswept bay since cave days, Saint Isidoros - belongs to Toplou Monastery They also say it will bring new life to the cape, where four women and two men were prepar- but there's little to show for it. Barbarossa, the (with the exception of the naval base at its tip which has lagged behind more central loca- ing mezedes and lamb stock for a relative's notorious Turkish pirate admiral, left rubble and the Vai protected area). A solitary high- tions, creating 3,000 jobs, while at the same baptismal party that evening. After they'd after his rampage in 1538, and the Turks walled complex rising out of almost flat sur- time regenerating the environment which has answered my questions and fed me titbits, she destroyed it a second time in the mid 19th cen- roundings, Toplou is easily the most fascinat- been ravaged by countless generations of pushed me off in the direction of her sister's tury only to rebuild it. Despite these horrors, ing sight in the region. Thirty-four years ago, voracious goats. If the Byzantine farmhouse house. "She's making bread in her outdoor the town has a pleasant, funky ambience, it was spooky, so forlorn and desolate, you near Itanos, impeccably restored by Toplou, is oven today. It's something you should see. Tell whose tone is set by Toyota pickups in the could almost see ghosts fluttering around its any guide to their intentions, there is nothing her I sent you." streets and the casual cafes on the waterfront. belfry. Since then it has become a jewel, to fear. I peered into a courtyard where three older Though a resident pelican patrols the quay, restored with exceptional taste and wisdom. South of Vai, Palaikastro - a village when I people and a toddler were standing next to an Siteia is a far cry from Mykonos. Under its dynamic abbot, Philotheos, it has saw it last seven years ago - could be an argu- oven. Mary's sister, Alexandra Nerolidou, told As you drive eastwards along the bay, the started growing organic vegetables and bot- ment in their favour. Maisonettes have me I was a minute too late. Forty loaves had predominant impression is that of failed tourist tling its own olive oil, wine and raki. Inside the cropped up by the dozens, new houses dot the just started baking. enterprises. Skeletal frames of abandoned courtyard, flowerbeds and modern bronze hills, while apartment studios, tourist camps "But stay and watch, keep us company. hotel projects scar the rocky, flotsam-littered sculptures brighten up the cream facades; and "for sale" signs loom at every turn. We'll be taking them out in a while, breaking eastern half of the coast, the shards of some inside the church, the walls are ablaze with the The only pristine spot is the beach at Hiona, them into paximadia." Alexandra and her crazy, get-rich-quick pipe dream. Not even the golds and reds of frescoes by 18th-century saved by the presence of the archaeological sympetheri (co-inlaws), Irini and Yannis, most sun-starved Scandinavian would opt for artist Ioannis Kornaros. site there. Called Roussolakkos - its ancient teased each other and told tales, including me a holiday here. (Needless to say, this is not the Even the basement has been stunningly name is unknown - this was the biggest as if I were an old friend. An hour or so later, part I love.) remodelled to exhibit the monastery's ecclesi- Minoan town after Knossos, but to the layman after they'd put the bread back in for its second Instead, most tourists cross over Cape astical items, manuscripts and war mementos. its web of walls is hard to decipher. It was also baking, I said goodbye and thank you. But Sidero, the fishhook peninsula that closes the But ask to see the refectory, a huge room dec- one of the few places to be rebuilt after 1450 Alexandra would have none of that. She bay, and head directly for Vai, the only beach orated with biblical scenes by noted local BC. Of more immediate interest to the uniniti- crooked her arm in mine and off we marched in Greece backed by a thick grove of palm painter Manolis Betinakis who used forgotten ated are the splendid beach, shaded by to Irini's house for a splendid lunch, joined by trees. They are so rare that legends abound Byzantine fresco techniques and hand-ground, tamarisks, and the three superb tavernas the rest of the family. We laughed and attributing their appearance on the island to natural pigments. His feat is all the more adjoining it. exchanged more stories, until I finally dragged Phoenician traders or Arab invaders who scat- remarkable since he has limited mobility and After Palaikastro, it's 35 minutes of tortu- myself away. tered date pits in the sand. But their inedible took years painting the ceiling and walls sus- ous road to Zakros, through landscape that I How could I not love Zakros? In Crete there fruit belies this myth and they are shorter than pended in his wheelchair or hoisted onto scaf- find starkly beautiful but others might think is always more to those nondescript villages royal or date palms, with smaller suckers folding - a modern Michelangelo. monotonous or dull. There are olive trees by than meets the eye. NOVEMBER 2003 Greek Australian VEMA TO BHMA 17/39

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As a recipe by Delia Smith that doesn’t French wedding cake made from 1/2 cup parsley chopped pers, magazines and televi- child, the first cookbook I was work or isn’t delicious (no mean tiers of pastry cream filled choux 1 head of garlic chopped sion programmes across ever given was a Queensland feat considering the number of buns embellished with caramel; 1/2 cup white wine Australia one could almost schools’ cookery textbook from different cookbooks she’s writ- ambitious projects for any cook. 1 1/2 pounds tomatoes, peeled strained or be forgiven for thinking my Grandmother (herself an ten). Above and beyond the call of 1 tablespoon tomato paste + 2 c. water that, when it comes to cook- excellent cook). Admittedly, it For anyone who wants to break basic cookery books Complete ing, we’re slowly turning included many weird and some- into the realm of haute cuisine in Cooking lays a special emphasis Clean and wash fish; season with salt & into a nation of watchers what outrageous recipes that I learning to cook the ultimate on how food is presented with pepper, squeeze the juice of the lemon over and consumers rather than don’t think I’d ever really want to cookbook has to be Le Cordon numerous suggestions for gar- it, and let it stand for 1 hour. Clean onions- doers. try. On the topic of basic baking, Bleu Complete Cooking Tech- nishing and decorations from slice thinly; rinse with cold water. Pour 1/2 though, such as butter cakes, niques (Murdoch Books, 1997). miniature roses made from toma- of the oil into a pan. 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DID YOU KNOW? Measured in straight flight, the spine-tailed Swift is the fastest bird. It flies 170 km/h (106 mph). Second fastest is the Frigate, which Towards 2004 reaches 150 km/h (94 mph). Men only for Ancient Transport will be Olympics revival ready for Games Following the tradition of the The Games' organisers ATHOC, ancient Olympics to the letter, the which is headed by a woman, Gianna organisers of the 2004 Athens Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, are hoping to Games said only men would be convince the International Association allowed to compete in the shot put of Athletics Federation (IAAF) to hold competition which they want staged the men's Olympic discus competition - in the Games' ancient birthplace in - one of the ancient Games' most presti- Olympia. gious competitions - in Olympia, 350 kilometres southwest of Athens. The "In ancient times, women were barred Greek government is backing the plan. from taking part in the Games," an But contrary to ancient tradition, the ATHOC source explained, although he male discus throwers competing in stressed the women's discus would still Olympia would be dressed. take place in the Olympic Stadium in "They will not have to be naked this Athens. time," ATHOC manager Spyros Capra- The new Athens metro But Anna Karamanou, a Greek deputy los told a US newspaper. in the European Parliament, told AFP According to ancient Greek accounts, men competed in Olympia naked to pre- Greek officials sought to soothe International two lines, considered essential to decongest notori- she was "totally opposed" to the propos- Olympic Committee (IOC) concerns over ously heavy traffic in the capital during the Games al. vent women from sneaking into the competitions after a woman once took delays to two crucial transport projects for the next August, when more than a quarter of a million "I'm against the revival of ancient tra- Athens 2004 Games and pledged to get them visitors are expected. ditions which clash with human rights part in the Games dressed up as a man. Dedicated to the father of the gods Zeus, ready on time. But Culture Minister Evangelos Venizelos, the and womens' rights in particular," said IOC inspectors were in Athens for their second- government’s top Olympics official, also stepped Karamanou. "In ancient times, no Olympia is the birthplace of the Olympic Games and it is there that the last check on the state of preparations for the in to calm fears. women, not even the mothers of the ath- Olympics and have so far focused their review on “The lines needed for the Games will be ready,” letes, were allowed to watch the Games. Olympic flame is lit. AFP a new tram line and suburban railway that will link he told reporters. “We will do even more than what Do we want this tradition revived too?" key Olympic venues with southern Athens and the the IOC wants and we will have the whole projects international airport. ready...and not just the parts needed for the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall is complete The inspectors, touring the venues on the sec- Olympics.” ond day of their visit to Athens, said they were IOC inspectors toured all venues to get a clear One of the first projects, which was planned and supported for the 2004 encouraged by the progress and discussions with picture on progress, including the construction of a Olympic Games by the General Secretariat of Sports, the Nikaia Olympic organisers. roof for the Olympic stadium that organisers want Weightlifting Hall, has been completed. “When you see the progress that has been to be the Games’ landmark and a soccer stadium The newly built Venue, that will host one of the most popular sports among achieved, it’s quite impressive. The people respon- that is still being built. Greeks, has a capacity of 5,000 spectators and it’s located in the southwest of the sible for the transport project told us ‘this is what The IOC has hesitantly accepted the organisers’ Attica region. we are going to do’ and we had an opportunity to new timetable for the ambitious arched steel-and- It consists of a main Indoor Gym building as well as supplementary areas for ask questions,” one inspector told Reuters. glass roof but has again expressed concern the pro- warming up, resting, changing, training, hygiene-medical care and hostels for the A senior government official said earlier: “We ject may hamper other crucial work around the athletes. showed them the progress of our work up to now Olympic stadium. and we made it very clear that both these projects Inspectors also visited Karaiskaki stadium, still will be ready on time. in its infancy, which will host the soccer finals, IOC confirms THG test “There is absolutely no doubt about that.” after tackling the Games’ security plan. The official said Olympic Games General Sec- The IOC pressed organisers to finalise details of retary Kostas Kartalis told the IOC the tram line, a multi-million euro security contract, which is the for Athens Games which fell behind schedule because of insufficient cornerstone of Athens’ 650 million euro ($A1.09 environmental studies and a redrawing of a central billion) security plan. The International Olympic Commit- tip-off from an anonymous coach who Athens line to avoid damage to antiquities, would While organisers have picked the consortium tee (IOC) said it will test for the provided USADA with a used syringe be ready by March. which will handle the project, it has yet to finalise designer steroid THG at next sum- containing the substance. Kartalis pledged the suburban railway linking the deal and start implementing the infrastructure mer’s Athens Olympics. A test was then developed by the Athens with the airport would be ready by the start which links closed-circuit TV cameras, wireless The IOC said it had received confir- Olympic drug testing lab at UCLA. of the year, the official said. communication for thousands of police and moni- mation of the validity of the test for The test method has been sent to all Athens Games organisers (ATHOC) have toring of hundreds of official cars and buses during tetrahydrogestrinone, the drug at the IOC-accredited labs around the world. expressed concerns over the construction of the the Games. Reuters centre of a widening doping scandal. “The gap between the cheater and “The IOC president welcomed this science is getting very narrow,” new development and announced that Oswald said. THG will be tested for during the next “We will make all efforts to have the Hopes for the Games, Olympic Games in Athens,” the com- best possible equipment in Athens. mittee said in a statement. “We are confident the games will be fears for aftermath Earlier, the IOC had said it would clean.” An overwhelming majority of Greeks believe “make all efforts” to test for the sub- The chief 2004 organiser, Gianna that the Athens 2004 Olympic Games will be a suc- stance in Athens. The announcement Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, agreed. cess but, in response to another question, have fears came as IOC officials completed a “It is we who want the games to of unemployment and recession after the Games, three-day visit to Athens to inspect shine,” she said. “I think we are the first according to a poll published recently by preparations for the August 13-29 who should want to have clean games.” Kathimerini. games. Earlier this week, Greece’s Amateur The nationwide poll by MRB found that 39.4 “If (athletes) take drugs, for me they Athletics Association ordered the percent of those polled believe that Greece will are not stars,” said Denis Oswald, head retesting of athletes’ samples to test for “definitely” organize a successful Olympiad, with of the IOC panel. THG. another 44.9 percent saying it will “probably” suc- “We will use the latest technology to Athens organising committee offi- ceed. That is, a total of 84.3 percent believe the trace drugs which have the reputation cials also said the IOC and World Anti- Games will be a success, opposed to 3.5 percent of not being detectable.” Doping Agency will draw up a list of who are sure they will fail, while another 9.6 per- The US Anti-Doping Agency last drugs that will be banned from the cent believe they will “probably not” be a success. week announced that several athletes country starting January 1. The optimists have been pulling away from the pes- had tested positive for THG at the US Athletes will face disqualification if the simists who now total 13.1 percent. In June 2000, track championships last summer. prohibited substances are found in their the difference was 69.5 percent (of those who The previously unknown and unde- luggage before the games. expected successful Games) to 22 percent. Last tectable steroid was identified after a AP June, the difference was 80.6 percent to 14.3 per- cent. NOVEMBER 2003 Greek Australian VEMA TO BHMA 19/41

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GREEK ORTHODOX ARCHDIOCESE OF AUSTRALIA CENTRAL YOUTH OF NSW Hewitt needs hard work By Chip Le Grand 2003 STATE YOUTH PROGRAM The last time Lleyton Hewitt NOVEMBER Week 4 arrived in Melbourne for a Monday 17th Kogarah Parish will have their fellowship at 7.30 pm Davis Cup final, his instruc- led by Fr Eleftherios Kambourakis University of Technology will be having their weekly tions were to rest up and cool fellowship at 13.00 pm by Fr Stavros Karvelas his heels on the Kooyong grass. St Demetrius Parish will have their fellowship at 7.30 pm - "The Orthodox Church Through the ages" by Hewitt, at age 20, had just Anastasios Kalogerakis Tuesday 18th Bankstown Parish will have their fellowship at 7.30 completed a marathon year on pm, led by Fr George Londos tour. He had played an extraor- Kingsford fellowship will have their Short Course in Orthodox Studies at 7.00 pm - A Scientific and dinary 94 matches and won 77 Spiritual Perspective of Blood by Mrs Athena Limnios of them. He had won the US Rose Bay Parish will have their fellowship at 7.00 pm - Open, the season-ending Mas- "Bishop Kallistos Ware: His Conversion to Orthodoxy and Teachings" by ters Cup in Sydney and was the Fr Stavros Karvelas Belmore parish will have their fellowship at 7.30 pm - world No.1. "Christmas: An In-Depth Study" by Fr Nicholas All he needed before his Stavropoulos Wednesday 19th Rose Bay Parish will have their Bible Study at 7.30 pm opening rubber of the final led by Fr Stavros Karvelas against France was to fine-tune Thursday 20th Maquarie University will be having their weekly fel- lowship at 11.00 am by Fr Stavros Karvelas his game to grass. Long hours Friday 21st Presentation of our Lady Theotokos in the sun were strictly reserved Saturday 22nd Divine Liturgy in English at the Parish of "ST EUPHEMIA" at Bankstown at 6.50pm for the golf course. Less tennis Sunday 23rd Gladesville Parish will have a social event at 11.00 am: was definitely more. Go Karts at Kartatak Raceway, Arncliffe.. For more information please contact Olga on 0408 287 088 Hewitt arrived in Melbourne for the final against Spain, and NOVEMBER Week 5 his training schedule being Monday 24th Vesper Service to take place at Mascot Parish at 7.30pm for the feast day of "St Catherine" led by His mapped out by Australia’s cap- Eminence Archbishop Stylianos Kogarah Parish will have their fellowship at 7.30 pm led by Fr Eleftherios Kambourakis tain John Fitzgerald will be University of Technology will be having their weekly fellowship at13.00 pm by Fr Stavros Karvelas Crows Nest Parish will have a Presentation - Christmas and the three wise men at 7.30 pm very different. This year, Tuesday 25thFeast Day of St Catherine Hewitt will be hard at work the Vesper Service to take place at Sutherland Parish at 7.30pm for the feast day of "St Stylianos" led by His Eminence Archbishop Stylianos moment he steps off the plane. Bankstown Parish will have their fellowship at 7.30 pm, led by Fr George Londos Hewitt has not hit a ball in Kingsford fellowship will be studying the "Sunday Gospel" at 7.45pm led by Fr Steven Scoutas Lleyton Hewitt Rose Bay Parish will have their fellowship at 7.00 pm - "Bishop Kallistos Ware: His Conversion to competition since September’s Orthodoxy and Teachings" by Fr Stavros Karvelas Davis Cup semi-final. He has Wednesday 26thFeast Day of St Stylianos Sutherland Parish will have their fellowship at 7.45 pm led by Fr Constantine Varipatis played less than half the tennis weeks, if you’ve got different has run himself ragged this Rose Bay Parish will have their Bible Study at 7.30 pm led by Fr Stavros Karvelas Blacktown Parish will have their fellowship at 7.30 pm he did in 2001, sliding down balls and a new surface, you year, clocking up 83 singles Thursday 27th Maquarie University will be having their weekly fellowship at 11.00 am by the rankings to 18th. would hit quite a bit for the first appearances, winning five tour- Fr Stavros Karvelas Friday 28th Dinner to be held for the nameday of the Primate of the Greek Orthodox For the first time since he four or five days and then start naments and laying siege to the Archdiocese of Australia, His Eminence Archbishop Stylianos at The turned professional, the chal- playing sets,” Fitzgerald said world No.1 ranking. Moya, Palais Function Centre, Catherine Street Leichhardt. For further details and tickets contact Eleni on 9698-5066 lenge for Hewitt is not to spare yesterday. “In Lleyton’s case, despite passing on the grass- Mascot parish will have their fellowship at 8.15 pm he is ready to start sets straight court season, has played 76 Saturday 29th Vesper Service to take place at Gladesville Parish at 7.30pm for the feast day of his body the rigours of tennis, "St Andrew" led by His Eminence Archbishop Stylianos but to get enough tennis into away.” matches. Divine Liturgy in English at the Parish of "ST EUPHEMIA" at Bankstown at 6.50pm him. Hewitt’s preparations are in At this stage, Fitzgerald does Sunday 30thFeast Day of St Andrew The Apostle For the past two weeks, stark contrast to Spain’s top- not know which road is more DECEMBER Week 1 Hewitt has been sparring with ranked singles players, who likely to lead to the silver Monday 1st Kogarah Parish will have their fellowship at 7.30 pm led by Fr Eleftherios Kambourakis hitting partners at Kooyong were both in Houston last week punch bowl. St Demetrius Parish will have their fellowship at 7.30 pm - "Reflections on for this year’s Masters Cup. “It is difficult to get the per- Christmas" by Anastasios Kalogerakis and Adelaide’s Memorial Tuesday 2nd Bankstown Parish will have their fellowship at 7.30 pm, led by Fr George Londos Drive. From tomorrow, his Neither Juan Carlos Ferrero fect preparation and you don’t Rose Bay Parish will have their fellowship at 7.00 pm - by Fr Stavros Karvelas Kingsford fellowship will be studying the "Sunday Gospel" at 7.45pm led by Fr Steven preparation will shift into com- nor Carlos Moya could claim know until afterwards,” Scoutas petitive sets and match simula- any great form in Houston. Fer- Fitzgerald said.”I think ideally, Wednesday 3rd Vesper Service to take place at Blacktown Parish at 7.30pm for the feast day of "ST BARBARA" led by His Eminence Archbishop Stylianos tion, training usually reserved rero lost all three of his match- you would probably have Rose Bay Parish will have their Bible Study at 7.30 pm led by Fr Stavros Karvelas es while Moya won one of somewhere in between what Sutherland Parish will have their final fellowship for the year - Social Night Out for the last few days before a Thursday 4th Feast Day of St Barbara tie. three. both camps have had.” Friday 5thFeast Day of St Savva “In most Davis Cup lead-up Like Hewitt in 2001, Ferrero The Australian Vesper Service to take place at Marrickville Parish at 7.30pm for the feast day of "ST NICHOLAS" led by His Eminence Archbishop Stylianos Saturday 6thFeast Day of St Nicholas Divine Liturgy in English at the Parish of "ARCHANGEL MICHAEL" in Crows Nest at 6.50pm Sunday 7thDivine Liturgy led by His Eminence Archbishop Stylianos including Athletesthe using new steroid ordination of a deacon and 2002 St Andrew's Theological College Graduate Sotirios Papafilopoulos at the Cathedral of the Annunciation of Our Lady, 242 Cleveland St, Redfern. DECEMBER Week 2 will be caught: Pound Monday 8th Kogarah Parish will have their fellowship at 7.30 pm led by Fr Eleftherios Kambourakis Crows Nest Parish will have their fellowship at 7.30 pm - "2003 in Review" World Anti-Doping Agency president Dick Discussion Group Pound has warned drug cheats that technology Tuesday 9th Bankstown Parish will have their final fellowship for the year at 7.30 pm, led by Fr George Londos will catch up to them and they will be caught. Rose Bay Parish will have their fellowship at 7.00 pm - by Fr Stavros Karvelas Kingsford fellowship will be studying the "Sunday Gospel" at 7.45pm led by Fr The governing body of world athletics is con- Steven Scoutas sidering retesting urine samples taken during last Wednesday 10th Blacktown Parish will have their final fellowship for the year - Christmas Party and Tavli Competition, prizes to be won at 7.30 pm month’s World Championships in Paris after Rose Bay Parish will have their Bible Study at 7.30 pm led by Fr Stavros Karvelas allegations were made about the possible use of Thursday 11th Vesper Service to take place at Kingsford Parish at 7.30pm for the feast day of "ST SPYRIDON" led by His Eminence Archbishop Stylianos a new drug. Friday 12thFeast Day of St Spyridon A test for a previously undetectable steroid St Andrew's Parish together with Crows Nest Parish will have their fellowship from 7.00 pm to 8.00 pm on "The Greek Orthodox Baptism" and afterwards they will have their Christmas Dance in the Church known as THG has now been created, leading to Hall at Gladesville Parish. Tickets are $20.00 pp which includes DJ, Karaoke and prizes. For more information and tickets please contact Olga Yiasoumi on 0408 287 088 calls for samples to be examined again. Saturday 13th Divine Liturgy in English at the Parish of "ARCHANGEL MICHAEL" in Crows Nest at 6.50pm Positive results could lead to disqualifications The Central Youth Committee Annual Christmas Dinner will be held at the parish of St Nektarios cnr Burleigh St & Railway Pde, Burwood. Come and join in the spirit of Christmas and and lengthy bans. celebrate with other youth. For further details please contact your parish youth representative of Evi Giameos on 0407 009 926 after hours. The move follows reports that 20 American athletes have tested positive for the drug after DECEMBER Week 3 new analysing procedures were introduced. Monday 15thFeast Day of St Eleftherios Kogarah Parish will have their fellowship at 7.30 pm led by Fr Eleftherios Pound says the issue will be dealt with in the Kambourakis strongest way possible. Tuesday 16th Rose Bay Parish will have their fellowship at 7.00 pm - by Fr Stavros Karvelas Kingsford fellowship will be studying the "Sunday Gospel" at 7.45pm led by Fr “There are a lot of smart, intelligent, twisted Dick Pound Steven Scoutas people out there that are determined to destroy Wednesday 17th Rose Bay Parish will have their Bible Study at 7.30 pm led by Fr Stavros Karvelas Saturday 20th Divine Liturgy in English at the Parish of "ARCHANGEL MICHAEL" in Crows Nest everything sport should stand for and I think they sends out a warning in the first place and it also at 6.50pm should be caught,” he said. atunes the public more to the fact that there are Sunday 21st Annual Christmas Carols to be held at the Prince Alfred Park, Cleveland Street, Redfern (next to the Archdiocese) at 7.00 pm. Come and enjoy the spirit of Christmas and “Everytime you catch somebody like this it people cheating and they are ruining sport.” celebrate the birth of Our Savior Lord Jesus Christ. Iraq 1-0 win in WA A last-minute goal by striker Abbas Hassan clinched a 1-0 victory for Iraq over a West Australian invitation side in what was dubbed a “World Peace Game” at Joondalup Arena. About 1,600 people, more than half of them Iraqis living in Australia, watched the match. Iraq deserved the win after pressing for long periods but being unable to tie SPORTS up the game until the 90th minute. Iraq coach Bernd Stange was pleased with the win, but emphasised the occa- The Greek Australian VEMA sion was much more than a football game as the Iraq team set about re-estab- lishing itself in the wake of the United States-led invasion of its country.

AFTER RECORD WIN OVER KNIGHTS Souths move to 4th position

South Melbourne has humiliated cross- when Tomich could only block a long drive “We started brightly with a goal and then town rival Melbourne Knights by a by Con Boutsianis, with South captain gave a horror goal back.” record 5-0 in what may prove to be the Vaughan Coveny racing in to knock in the Both teams were pathetic in front of goal, last ever NSL derby between these clubs fourth and his seventh goal of the season. spraying shots wide or looking for a team- at Knights Stadium. By half-time Tomich had conceded eight mate rather than taking the scoring opportu- goals in his game-and-a-half long NSL nity. South moves to fourth on the NSL ladder career, but he had a much better second half “I told the players not to take the Kingz with a win that was its biggest ever against along with his side which managed to stem lightly after Wollongong’s defeat of the Knights. South’s flowing play. Parramatta. The second goal we conceded The home side was left to reflect on a Indeed the Knights appeared to play bet- was a joke and we had enough chances to game that was depressing in the immediate ter with 10 men after the dismissal of Andy win,” said Olympic coach Peter Papanikitas. term and historical in the longer. Vargas, with eight bookings handed out for The Kingz began smartly, ignoring their The make-up of the new Australian league the match. last position on the table and rocked was yet to be determined, but the Knights Michael Curcija put the game in the record Olympic with a third minute goal. were at long odds to make the cut, and if so books by bending a free-kick around the wall Jeff Campbell swung the ball in from the Pablo Cardozo would only meet South once more at this and into the net to make it 5-0. left, forcing keeper Brett Hughes to palm the level - away later this season. ball to the waiting Jason Rowley who head- Zenon Caravella crossed from the right South’s edge in experience and talent was Kiwis get first NSL ed in from close range. and Pablo Cardozo met the ball with a first plain in a first half in which the visitors It took only seven minutes for Olympic to time folly which flew between the keeper scored four of their five goals. season points draw level following a poor clearance from and the near post. They took the lead on 14 minutes with a Kingz keeper Ross Nicholson. With seconds remaining of first half extra 30-metre drive by Michael Panopolous that A last second extra-time goal earned the Defender Espen Schjerven passed back to time, Alex Midstian floated a corner into the flew past Knights keeper Tommi Tomich, Football Kingz their first point in the Nicholson whose attempted clearance was Olympic goal area for John Tambourous to who was making his home debut. National Soccer League with a 2-2 draw taken high by the wind and fell to Olympic head in through a static defence. The advantage was doubled seven min- against Sydney Olympic at Jubilee Oval. Striker Hiroyuki Ishida who turned and Players continually found the wind and utes later when Sam Poutakidis ran around a In a poor quality match broken by a 17 scored as the keeper was still trying to get slippery conditions difficult to handle and defender to the byeline and whipped a low minute stoppage for hail and rain, both sides into position. control suffered for both sides. cross to the back post where South veteran struggled for control on the wet pitch and Referee Ben Williams was forced to call The second half introduction of Troy Paul Trimboli - in his first start of the season against fierce winds. a 17 minutes halt to play because of the Halpin, after a stint in Malaysia, sparked - had an easy tap-in to make it 2-0. All goals came in the opening and closing cloud burst in the 34th minute which bought extra life into Olympic resulting in a flurry of Trimboli made it three when he sublime- stages of the first half. hail and torrential rain. attacks. ly controlled a long ball on his chest, side- “It was a big relief getting that point after Play had only been in progress three min- Caravella shot wide with further opportu- stepped a defender and knocked it past the six straight losses. The players are happier utes after the stoppage when Olympic took nities to Ishida and Cardozo while Midstian advancing Tomich. and can see a light ahead,” said Kingz coach the lead with the Kiwi keeper again guilty of and Paul Harries had chances for the Kingz. The first half humiliation was completed Ken Dugdale. poor positioning. AAP

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