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VOLUME 21 ISSUE 2 – Fall 2020 Editorial Content George Schira Associates, Inc. Graphic Design Adrian Salescu [email protected] www.NEOgraphix.us C O N T E N T S Photographer Dimitrios Panagos [email protected] www.panagos.com THE LEADER is published by: The Archbishop Iakovos Leadership 100®Fund, Inc. Olympic Tower 02 MESSAGE FROM OUR CHAIRMAN 645 Fifth Avenue Suite 403 October 25, 2020 New York, NY 10022 Prot. No. 186/2020 Tel: 212.308.2627 Fax: 646.497.1794 web: www.L100.org 04 A TRIBUTE TO ARTHUR C. ANTON, SR. Ἰάκωβε θεσπέσιε, πρῶτόν σε ἀνέδειξε τῶν Ἱεροσολύμων, Ποιμένα καὶ Διδάσκαλον, email: [email protected] καὶ πιστὸν οἰκονόμον, τῶν μυστηρίων τῶν πνευματικῶν· ὅθεν σε πάντες τιμῶμεν © 2002 Leadership 100® Ἀπόστολε. O godly Iakovos, shown as the First Shepherd and Teacher of Jerusalem, faithful 08 NATIONAL LEADERSHIP 100 steward of the spiritual mysteries; wherefore we all honor thee, O apostle. (Kontakion SUNDAY OBSERVED of Saint Iakovos the Brother of God) “Registered in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office” EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE To the Most Reverend Hierarchs, the Reverend Priests and Deacons, the Monks and Argyris Vassiliou Nuns, the Presidents and Members of the Parish Councils of the Greek Orthodox Chairman 09 THE CASE FOR THE HAGIA SOPHIA Demetrios G. Logothetis Communities, the Distinguished Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the Day, Vice Chairman Afternoon, and Church Schools, the Philoptochos Sisterhoods, the Youth, the Kassandra L. Romas Hellenic Organizations, and the entire Greek Orthodox Family in America Treasurer Maria Allwin 11 ST. NICHOLAS SHRINE CONSTRUCTION Secretary CONTINUES John A. Catsimatidis Mike A. Manatos James A. Pantelidis Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Leadership 100 is more than an the clergy. This fact alone demonstrates Christopher J. Pappas organization; it is a movement based on the wisdom, value, and foresight of the Today, just two days after the feast of the Emanuel J. Cotronakis 12 GRANTS AT WORK the dream of Archbishop Iakovos to mission of Leadership 100. Like the Legal Counsel “First Shepherd and Teacher of create an extraordinary level of Saint whose memory is commemorated Jerusalem,” we celebrate one of the Paulette Poulos stewardship within our Archdiocese. He on October 23rd, Leadership 100 was Executive Director greatest legacies of the ever-memorable foresaw the possibilities of our established to help shepherd and teach, FOUNDERS Archbishop Iakovos: the Leadership 100 20 NEW AND FULFILLED MEMBERS community, and together with leading and provide abiding stewardship for our † Arthur C. Anton Endowment Fund that bears his name. † Andrew A. Athens members of our Church, he founded Church. Let us all give thanks this † Thomas A. Athens AND IN MEMORIAM Now in its fourth decade of existence, this organization that had a simple Leadership 100 Sunday for its † George K. Chimples we join together across our great Peter M. Dion principle – to endow the work of the continuing ministry that honors its Archdiocese for this twelfth † Michael Jaharis Church for future generations. unforgettable namesake. † George P. Kokalis commemoration, on the Sunday nearest 24 NEWS OF OUR MEMBERS CHAIRMEN EMERITI to the Feastday of our late Archbishop Today, after thirty-six years of faithful With paternal love in our Lord Jesus † Andrew A. Athens (1984-1996) Iakovos. We not only remember his service, nearly sixty million dollars has Christ, † George K. Chimples (1984-1996) † George P. Kokalis (1996-2000) visionary leadership that created the been distributed throughout the † Arthur C. Anton (2000-2004) Endowment in 1984, but also the Archdiocese. Of this extraordinary John A. Payiavlas (2004-2006) ongoing dedication and sacrifice of the amount, over twenty-five million dollars † ELPIDOPHOROS Archbishop of America George D. Behrakis (2006-2008) Stephen G. Yeonas (2008-2010) founders and members of Leadership has gone to support Hellenic College Constantine G. Caras (2010-2012) 100 that have enhanced and nurtured so and Holy Cross, to ensure highly Charles H. Cotros (2012-2014) many ministries throughout our qualified and educated candidates for George S. Tsandikos (2014-2018) Church. HONORARY BOARD MEMBER † Nicholas J. Bouras STAFF Cathie Andriotis Fran Karivalis 1 Dina Theodosakis VOLUME 21 ISSUE 2 – Fall 2020 Editorial Content George Schira Associates, Inc. Graphic Design Adrian Salescu [email protected] www.NEOgraphix.us C O N T E N T S Photographer Dimitrios Panagos [email protected] www.panagos.com THE LEADER is published by: The Archbishop Iakovos Leadership 100®Fund, Inc. Olympic Tower 02 MESSAGE FROM OUR CHAIRMAN 645 Fifth Avenue Suite 403 October 25, 2020 New York, NY 10022 Prot. No. 186/2020 Tel: 212.308.2627 Fax: 646.497.1794 web: www.L100.org 04 A TRIBUTE TO ARTHUR C. ANTON, SR. Ἰάκωβε θεσπέσιε, πρῶτόν σε ἀνέδειξε τῶν Ἱεροσολύμων, Ποιμένα καὶ Διδάσκαλον, email: [email protected] καὶ πιστὸν οἰκονόμον, τῶν μυστηρίων τῶν πνευματικῶν· ὅθεν σε πάντες τιμῶμεν © 2002 Leadership 100® Ἀπόστολε. O godly Iakovos, shown as the First Shepherd and Teacher of Jerusalem, faithful 08 NATIONAL LEADERSHIP 100 steward of the spiritual mysteries; wherefore we all honor thee, O apostle. (Kontakion SUNDAY OBSERVED of Saint Iakovos the Brother of God) “Registered in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office” EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE To the Most Reverend Hierarchs, the Reverend Priests and Deacons, the Monks and Argyris Vassiliou Nuns, the Presidents and Members of the Parish Councils of the Greek Orthodox Chairman 09 THE CASE FOR THE HAGIA SOPHIA Demetrios G. Logothetis Communities, the Distinguished Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the Day, Vice Chairman Afternoon, and Church Schools, the Philoptochos Sisterhoods, the Youth, the Kassandra L. Romas Hellenic Organizations, and the entire Greek Orthodox Family in America Treasurer Maria Allwin 11 ST. NICHOLAS SHRINE CONSTRUCTION Secretary CONTINUES John A. Catsimatidis Mike A. Manatos James A. Pantelidis Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Leadership 100 is more than an the clergy. This fact alone demonstrates Christopher J. Pappas organization; it is a movement based on the wisdom, value, and foresight of the Today, just two days after the feast of the Emanuel J. Cotronakis 12 GRANTS AT WORK the dream of Archbishop Iakovos to mission of Leadership 100. Like the Legal Counsel “First Shepherd and Teacher of create an extraordinary level of Saint whose memory is commemorated Jerusalem,” we celebrate one of the Paulette Poulos stewardship within our Archdiocese. He on October 23rd, Leadership 100 was Executive Director greatest legacies of the ever-memorable foresaw the possibilities of our established to help shepherd and teach, FOUNDERS Archbishop Iakovos: the Leadership 100 20 NEW AND FULFILLED MEMBERS community, and together with leading and provide abiding stewardship for our † Arthur C. Anton Endowment Fund that bears his name. † Andrew A. Athens members of our Church, he founded Church. Let us all give thanks this † Thomas A. Athens AND IN MEMORIAM Now in its fourth decade of existence, this organization that had a simple Leadership 100 Sunday for its † George K. Chimples we join together across our great Peter M. Dion principle – to endow the work of the continuing ministry that honors its Archdiocese for this twelfth † Michael Jaharis Church for future generations. unforgettable namesake. † George P. Kokalis commemoration, on the Sunday nearest 24 NEWS OF OUR MEMBERS CHAIRMEN EMERITI to the Feastday of our late Archbishop Today, after thirty-six years of faithful With paternal love in our Lord Jesus † Andrew A. Athens (1984-1996) Iakovos. We not only remember his service, nearly sixty million dollars has Christ, † George K. Chimples (1984-1996) † George P. Kokalis (1996-2000) visionary leadership that created the been distributed throughout the † Arthur C. Anton (2000-2004) Endowment in 1984, but also the Archdiocese. Of this extraordinary John A. Payiavlas (2004-2006) ongoing dedication and sacrifice of the amount, over twenty-five million dollars † ELPIDOPHOROS Archbishop of America George D. Behrakis (2006-2008) Stephen G. Yeonas (2008-2010) founders and members of Leadership has gone to support Hellenic College Constantine G. Caras (2010-2012) 100 that have enhanced and nurtured so and Holy Cross, to ensure highly Charles H. Cotros (2012-2014) many ministries throughout our qualified and educated candidates for George S. Tsandikos (2014-2018) Church. HONORARY BOARD MEMBER † Nicholas J. Bouras STAFF Cathie Andriotis Fran Karivalis 1 Dina Theodosakis MESSAGE FROM OUR CHAIRMAN services, schools are functioning We have also included the letters of remotely or in person, or in request and gratitude from His combination, and many businesses are Eminence in this issue. operating. Professional and college These timely actions proved to be of sports are even back on limited great assistance to the Archdiocese, to schedules. Hellenic College/Holy Cross, to our Leadership 100 has managed to parishes and to our faithful at this function efficiently during the critical juncture. Many of these grants, pandemic, guided as we were by the along with the 2019 grants, are already wisdom of our spiritual leaders, His All facilitating many National Ministries Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch and other programs, as you have Bartholomew and His Eminence previously read in the spring issue of Archbishop Elpidophoros, by the The Leader, distributed in April and in With the utmost love and respect, we practicality of our Executive Committee this current, fall issue. dedicate this Fall 2020 issue of The and Board of Trustees, by the dedication As we have previously announced, our Leader to our beloved Founding of our officers and staff, and, most of all, 30th Annual Conference, scheduled for Member and past Chairman, Arthur C. by the never-ending faithfulness of you, February of 2021, at The Phoenician in Anton, Sr., who passed away due to our members. Scottsdale, Arizona, has unfortunately natural causes, at the age of 95 on the With the sage counsel of our Investment been postponed and will be replaced by 26th of July.