Human Trafficking Forum Held By Presvytera Aida Stratos
The Action and Educational Forum Against Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery was held on Sunday, November 4, 2018 at Saint Anthony Greek Orthodox Church in Pasadena, California with the blessings of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and with the support of His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco. Leading the effort was His Eminence Metropolitan Nikitas of the Dardanelles, Coordinator of the Patriarchal Task Force on Modern Slavery. Both Metropolitan Gerasimos and Metropolitan Nikitas are members of Leadership 100.
The Authentic Athens Marathon
On November 11th, 2018, Lee Ann and George Anderson, members of Leadership 100, completed The Authentic Athens Marathon. The couple power-walked the 26.2-mile course originally run by Pheidippides to announce the victory of the Battle of Marathon to the Athenians. Lee Ann and George were part of a group of friends that participated in the Marathon to support and raise funds for the Benaki Museum in Athens.
Stratakis Honored with Nicholas J. Bouras Award
Christopher Stratakis, a long-time member of Leadership 100, was honored by the Order of Saint Andrew Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate with the Nicholas J. Bouras Award for Extraordinary Archon Stewardship on October 17, 2014. His wife, Maro, also a member of Leadership 100 was recognized as well.
Father Alex and Presbytera Xanthi Karloutsos Honored with the 2018 Athenagoras Human Rights Award
On Saturday, October 27, 2018, the Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate honored Father Alexander and Presbytera Xanthi Karloutsos with the Athenagoras Human Rights Award for their advocacy on behalf of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, at the organization’s annual banquet at the New York Hilton Midtown.
George E. Safiol Presented with Nicholas J. Bouras Award
His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America along with National Commander of the Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle, Anthony J. Limberakis, presented the Nicholas J. Bouras Award for Extraordinary Archon Stewardship to George E, Safiol, Archon Archiophylax, on Friday, October 26, 2018 at special tribute dinner at the New York Athletic Club.
Leadership 100 Members Among 27 Archons Invested with Office
Each year the Archon Offikion is conferred upon a select group by the Ecumenical Patriarch, as represented by his Exarch the Archbishop of America at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity.
Leadership 100 to Celebrate 35th Anniversary At Annual Conference in Boca Raton, Florida
Leadership 100 will celebrate the 35th Anniversary of its founding at its 28th Annual Leadership 100 Conference, February 21-24, 2019, at the Boca Raton Resort & Club in Boca Raton, Florida. Featured speakers will include George Veras, Chief Operating Officer & Executive Producer of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, a 10-time National Sports Emmy Award winner and Producer of seven Olympics and Stellene Volandes, Editor in Chief of Town and Country Magazine, the oldest continually published magazine in the country.
Michael Johnson Honored with 2018 Jaharis Service Award
Michael Johnson, a member of the Leadership 100 Board of Trustees, was honored with the 2018 Jaharis Service Award by the Washington Oxi Day Foundation at a ceremony at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, DC on October 25, 2018.
AHEPA Elects Leadership 100 Members As Supreme President And Supreme Vice President
The delegates of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (Order of AHEPA), the leading service association for the nation’s millions of American citizens of Greek heritage and Philhellenes, elected George E. Loucas of Novelty, Ohio, Supreme President, and James Kokotas of Brooklyn, New York, Supreme Vice President at the 96th Annual Supreme AHEPA Convention, Atlantic City, New Jersey, on July 26, 2018.
Department Of Stewardship, Outreach & Evangelism: An Overview (By Fr. Jim Kordaris)
In 2009 Stewardship was added and the Ministry became the Department of Stewardship, Outreach & Evangelism. Our mission continues to focus on the parish, providing parish leadership with practical tools and training to engage active and inactive members, inquirers and those unaware of Orthodox Christianity personally in order that they learn more about the faith and ministries of the Greek Orthodox Church, leading them to become fully committed members of the Body of Christ, actively participating in and supporting the ministries of the local parish, the Metropolis and the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese. Efforts are made to coordinate programs and initiatives with other departments and organizations of the Archdiocese.
The Center For Family Care: An Overview (By Rev. Fr. Alexander Goussetis)
With its seeds sown at the 2002 Clergy-Laity Congress in Los Angeles, the Center for Family Care (CFC) of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America was founded in 2005. The ministry arose from a calling, in the words of His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, “to affirm the importance of family as a blessed gift from God and to address the specific needs of families as they try to live in a very challenging culture and world.” In the ensuing 13 years the CFC has diligently worked to deliver a variety of multimedia resources and participate in numerous events throughout the Archdiocese, with most of those efforts funded by generous support from Leadership 100, for the spiritual formation of the Archdiocese’s faithful.
Department Of Youth And Young Adult Ministries (By Steven Christoforou)
I joined the Department of Youth and Young Adult Ministries in June of 2013. Our task was clear yet daunting: how could we rethink and reimagine ministry for young people in a way that was both more effective and more Christ-centered? We all know why the stakes are so high. Every parishioner in the Orthodox Church knows that, over the past few decades, we’ve had increasing difficulty connecting with young people.
Orthodox Software Initiative (By Effie Marie Smith, Senior Manager)
The Orthodox Software Initiative is a ministry that implements, with training, data software systems that unify standardized reporting at Parish, Metropolis and Archdiocese levels to enhance all aspects of Church life. It enables communication, ministry, ministering, parishioner interaction, sacramental, parish and ministry management, financial management and tracking, and more consistent and accurate reporting.
John Calamos Addresses 76th Hellenic College-Holy Cross Commencement, Receives Honorary Doctor Of Humanities Degree (by Revekka Papadopoulou)
John P. Calamos Sr, Founder, Chairman and CIO of Calamos Investments and a long-time member of Leadership 100, addressed the 76th Commencement of Hellenic College / Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (HCHC) in Brookline, Massachusetts on Saturday, May 19, 2018. He was presented with an honorary Doctor of Humanities (D Hum) degree by the Hellenic College. Calamos is a benefactor to the Faith Endowment, the National Hellenic Museum and many other charitable causes.
Three Members of Leadership 100 Complete Boston Marathon in Extreme Weather
Three members of Leadership 100, Jim Pantelidis, a member of the Board of Trustees, Mike Manatos, a member of the Executive Committee and George Sakellaris, a long-time member, completed the Boston Marathon on April 16, 2018 in what many called the worst weather in the 122-year history of the race -- wind chill of 26 degrees, hard rain the entire race and headwinds gusting to 35 miles per hour. More than 30,000 amateur and professional runners from all over the world compete in the Boston Marathon each year, braving the hilly Massachusetts terrain and varying weather, and the event attracts over 500,000 spectators, making it New England's most widely viewed sporting event.
American Hellenic Institute Presents Honors at 14th Annual Hellenic Heritage Public Service Awards Dinner in Athens
The Hellenic Heritage Public Service Award was presented to two honorees at the 14th Annual AHI-Athens Hellenic Heritage Achievement and Public Service Awards Dinner held at The Grande Bretagne hotel in Athens on May 18, 2018.
Ionian Village Revitalizes Traveling Retreat Program With Grants From Leadership 100
IV On-the-Go, the traveling retreat program of the Office of Ionian Village will return in the Fall of 2018 after a two-year hiatus with the support of a Leadership 100 five-year grant to revitalize the program. The program, which successfully ran from 2014 to 2016, offers the parishes and young people of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese a taste of Ionian Village’s unique and interactive approach to youth ministry.
Leadership 100 Members Support Major Renovation of Rye, New York Church (by Revekka Papadopoulou)
Leadership 100 members, Michael G. Psaros, co-Founder and co-Managing Partner of KPS, and Theodore Mathas, Chairman of the Board and CEO of New York Life Insurance Company, along with John Lykouretzos, Founder and CIO of Hoplite Capital Management, were recognized for their generous support of a major renovation project of Church of Our Saviour in Rye, New York at a ribbon cutting ceremony on Sunday, May 6, 2018.
George Sakellaris A Winner in Les Voiles de Saint Barth Richard Mille Yacht Race
The 9th edition of Les Voiles de Saint Barth ended on Saturday the 14th of April after a fierce confrontation between the 53 crews competing in 7 classes, and this despite a rather singular context, seven months after the devastating passage of Hurricane Irma.
Greek Community Celebrates Harry Agganis and Greek Heritage Night at Fenway Park
On Wednesday, June 27th, 2018 the Greek Community along with the Boston Red Sox celebrated Greek Heritage Night at Fenway Park. The celebration took place before the home game against the Los Angeles Angels and was sponsored by the Alpha Omega Council.