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July/August 2015 UNITED GREEK ORTHODOX COMMUNITY OF NON-PROFIT ORG. SAN FRANCISCO, THE ANNUNCIATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID ANNUNCI AT I O N C AT HEDRAL ANNUNCIATION CATHEDRAL SAN FRANCISCO, CA 245 VALENCIA STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103-2320 P E R MIT N O. 1 7 3 4 HERALD 245 VALENCIA STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103 • 415 864-8000 • FAX 415 431-5860 • E-MAIL [email protected] JULY/AUGUST 2015 he, too, signed the steel (see photo). His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos was not able to be with us for the steel signing on June 14, as he presided over ground breaking services for the new facilities of the Annunciation Church in Sacramento. Modeled after Constantinople’s Church of Hagia Eirine, with echoes of the Great Church (Hagia Sophia), the new Cathedral is in the shape of a Greek cross, with an apse and the narthex bringing it to 165 feet in length. Its central dome, 50 feet in diameter, rises to 70 feet. It features an adult baptismal font and a choir loft. It will seat 800. The new Cathedral, the ground breaking for which took place on November 6, 1997 by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, who also laid the cornerstone, features 70 underground parking spaces. It replaces the historic Cathedral which was lost as a result of damage suffered in the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake. Before leaving the site, His Eminence the Archbishop signed the steel column directly behind ARCHBISHOP DEMETRIOS OF AMERICA the synthronon in the Ieron (altar). May 30th was an historic moment VISITS ANNUNCIATION CATHEDRAL, in the life of the Annunciation Cathedral. SAN FRANCISCO, SITE, SIGNS STEEL On Saturday, May 30 (after the June Herald had gone to press), His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America, accompanied by Archdeacon Panteleimon, visited the site of the rebuilding of the San Francisco Metropolis Cathedral and signed a steel column (see photo). His Eminence was met by Bishop Apostolos of Medeia, representing Metropolitan Gerasimos of San Francisco (who was visiting the St. Demetrios, Camarillo parish for the purpose of opening that community’s Agape Center), Father Stephen Kyriacou, Cathedral Dean, and Presbytera Aliki, S. Chris Kyriacou, Parish Council President, and his wife, Irene, Archon Paul Sogotis, Architect John Goldman, and General Contractor Dan McNely. Tula Mouroufas and Ethel Davies joined the group at a luncheon following. As soon as His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos returned to San Francisco, His Eminence Archbishop of Demetrios of America celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Annunciation San Francisco on Sunday, July 5. A reception followed. Thanks to Polytimi Peters for preparing all the food and refreshments served at the reception. 1 STEEL RISING AND RISEN! One has only to look through the front gates or the gallery doors to see the Cathedral rising. We’ve been busy since March 25th of this year laying the vertical or “red-iron steel” (called “red-iron” because of its protective orange-red coating, similar to that of the Golden Gate Bridge). Some 1,000 pieces of red iron steel form the “skeleton” of the Cathedral. All the steel has now been erected, including the steel in the transepts, the towers (one of which will house the eleva- tor), the apse, including the apse half-dome, the 50-foot diameter dome itself, the narthex and the choir loft. On Sunday June 14, 2015, a special “steel signing” took place. Please have a look at the photos throughout this issue of the Herald, of young and old, of rich and poor--all God’s people, making a physical connection with the new Cathedral. Merging their identities, so to speak, (for our names identify us), with Christ, who is the very foun- dation of the Church. Following the Divine Liturgy, a Blessing of the WE’VE REACHED THE $10,000,000 MARK! Waters service (agiasmos) was celebrated. Then, everyone processed out to the construction site, where everyone had an opportunity to On October 17, 2013 – 24 years to the day of Loma sign the steel columns using special markers which were provided. Prieta Earthquake, which inflicted irrevocable dam- People got to keep the Sharpies, imprinted with the words: Building age to the old Cathedral--we signed a not-to-exceed the Annunciation Cathedral to the Glory of God...Steel Signing... June 14, 2015. What a special blessing this day was. A beautiful lun- contract with McNely Construction in the amount cheon, provided by Angelo Koutoulas of Chick ‘N Coop, followed. of $10.7 million. Meanwhile, we paid off the loans Our thanks go to Mr. Koutoulas and his staff and also to the Cathe- on the facilities we built in Phase One (almost $2 dral staff for the set-up and for tidying up afterwards. million) and also Architectural, Consultant and Per- Our goal is to complete the exterior and also have a fully operational mit Fees, in connection with the rebuilding of the parking structure by June, 2016, even as work on the interior begins. Cathedral (almost $1.5 million). We still have $1 From start to finish, depending upon fund raising, the work on the interior, including iconography and furnishings, could take another million in the bank and an additional $1 million in year. receivables (from those who’ve made pledges to the Capital Campaign, some for as many as 5 years). We As for the money required to complete the project, surely there are people “out there” who have waited for this moment before making have approximately $3.5 million to go to complete their contribution, be it $1000 or be it $1 million. We pray the Holy the present phase of the construction (everything Spirit inspires the putting of hand to the checkbook. That the heart but the inside of the Cathedral). To do the interior, may be moved to give generously and joyfully. As Scripture says, “let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of neces- complete with pews, iconostasis and other appoint- sity; for God loves a cheerful giver” (2 Cor. 9.7). ments, we will need an additional $2.7 million. We have every reason to believe we will raise the money These are exciting times our community and for San Francisco. Amid the biggest building boom in the City in decades, a house of to complete the construction of the Cathedral and worship is rising, and a Greek Orthodox Cathedral at that! Amid all to maintain it. A recent study suggests the parking this for-profit construction a church rises, proclaiming the Gospel structure below the new Cathedral, rented out dur- of hope, of salvation, of God’s love. And to think that we, in our ing non-church hours, will bring in some $53,000 a own way, are contributing to the growth of our City by offering a sacred house of worship, for the glory of God, the God who says, month. So, we are not worried about the funds to “Build me a Sanctuary, and I will appear among you. Καὶ ποιήσεις complete and maintain the Cathedral. We have ev- μοι ἁγίασμα, καὶ ὀφθήσομαι ἐν ὑμῖν). .” (LXX, Exodus 25:8). There can be no greater satisfaction in life. ery faith in our people and, above all, in God. What we are doing at this milestone moment is stopping No one has stated this undertaking more nobly than His All Ho- and giving thanks to God who, as of June 1, 2015, liness, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, at ground breaking on has made it possible for the Annunciation Cathedral November 6, 1997, when he said: “The Church shall be a home for Orthodox Christians from every ethnic and national background. Community to raise $10,000,000 to date, as we pro- It shall be a house of prayer for all humankind, in which the Holy ceed to rebuild the Cathedral to the glory of God! Name of our Triune God shall be extolled and all of creation sancti- fied.” May it be so! 2 REBUILDING OF THE CATHEDRAL EXCITES EAST COAST The following article recently appeared in the Hellenic News, which primar- ily serves readers on the East Coast, from Connecticut to Virginia. Hel- lenic News also sponsors Hermes Expo, a networking organization among professionals, mainly young adults. Read the text below or, if you prefer, log on to: https://hellenicnews.com/the-rebuilding-of-the-annunciation-greek- orthodox-cathedral-in-san-francisco-ca/ The Rebuilding of The Annunciation Former Greek Consul General of His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos Greek Orthodox Cathedral in San Greece in San Francisco Ambassador signing the steel. Ioannis Andreades signing the steel. Francisco, CA Posted on June 19, 2015 by Hellenic News in Greek Culture, Latest Im- PEOPLE ASK: WILL THERE BE portant News, Omogenia ANOTHER STEEL SIGNING? By Aphrodite Kotrotsios, Co-Publisher The June 14, 2015 Steel Signing was successful in many ways. First and foremost, due to liability strictures, it was the first time parish- In 1989, the Annunciation Cathedral in San Francisco, CA, was ioners were allowed, as a group, to visit the construction site of the demolished due to the Loma Prieta Earthquake. It is the only ever new Cathedral. Over 300 parishioners took part. They followed the Greek Orthodox Church to have been destroyed by an earthquake acolytes, clergy and choirs and processed in an orderly way through in the U.S. Annunciation Cathedral is the Cathedral Church for the Valencia Street gates and counterclockwise, around the interior the Metropolis of San Francisco, which is made up of the seven of the “bones,”--the structural steel skeleton of the new Cathedral. western states. For years, members of the Cathedral have proudly They signed their names as well as names of loved ones, forming a been organizing a building fund in order to rebuild the Cathedral, once-in-a-lifetime “connection” with the structure.
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