THE LEADERTHE ARCHBISHOP IAKOVOS LEADERSHIP 100 ENDOWMENT FUND

VOLUME I, ISSUE 4 FALL, 2000

THE LEADER�But he who is greatest among you, shall be your servant�� � MATTHEW 23:11-12

Leadership 100 Supports Plans for ArchdiocesanInterchurch/Interfaith Marriages Department

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The 1999-2000 Leadership 100 MillenniumMembership Drive boasted an all-time high asLeadership 100�s concerted efforts continue toattract new members to the organization.�It has been a phenomenal success,� said Mil-lennium Membership Drive Chairman StephenYeonas.The number in memberships has been soaringand Mr. Yeonas credits this success to Arch-bishop Demetrios and what he has brought into the Church. He also praised the efforts of theExecutive Committee, the Board of Trustees,the various diocese chairmen, and the effortsof Fr. Alex Karloutsos, executive director ofLeadership 100.�We would not have this success without Fr.Alex. His relationships with people around theU.S. has been critical,� said Yeonas, citing thata big factor has been the $10 million pledge toHellenic College/Holy Cross School of Theol-ogy. The pledge has created a surge of inter-est for the endowment fund. �We�ve made greatstrides,� Mr. Yeonas added.With 42 new members, the New Jersey Dio-cese has already surpassed its goal of 38 newmembers. Mr. Yeonas praised the efforts of Pe-ter G. Pappas and Harry Magafan, the dioceseand Washington area chairmen, for their tire-less work.In the New York Archdiocesan District, 39 newmembers have joined, representing 63 percentof its goal. Mr. Yeonas also praised the effortsof Michael Jaharis and Peter M. Dion of theNew York area and all the area chairmen forthis unprecedented success.As of September 30, 2000, 140 new personshave either joined or have pledged to join sincethe start of the membership drive in December1999, reaching a total goal of 461 new mem-bers.Another key factor, says Mr. Yeonas, that hasled to the success of the membership drive hasbeen the various social gatherings organized bythe area chairmen. �Indeed a key role has beenthe dinners and the one-on-one meetings withpotential candidates.�

Millennium MembershipSoars through

LeadershipIn recent years there has been an ever-increas-ing number of interfaith marriages conducted inour Church. In fact, two-thirds of the marriagesconducted today are interfaith. As a result, theChurch has begun to take a proactive approachin recognizing the unique character and needsof this union and to reach out to the couplesand their families.Rather than view this as a problem, the GreekOrthodox Archdiocese, under the spiritual lead-ership of Archbishop Demetrios, has embracedthis reality with optimism and has chosen toconceptualize this as a �promise of things tocome� and an �opportunity� for growth.Recently, a portion of the generous Leadership100 grant of $175,000 to the archdiocese wasearmarked to develop a Department of Inter-church/Interfaith Marriages based on the re-search work of Rev. Fr. Charles Joanides,Ph.D., of St. Nicholas Church, Newburgh, NY.A social science researcher and marital thera-pist, Fr. Charles was commissioned back in1997 to examine inter-Christian marriages inour archdiocese throughout the U.S. Accordingto him, 66 percent of the marriages conductedannually are inter-Christian or inter-cultural.�The conversation [on interfaith marriages] ona national level started years ago in the mid-70�s and as a result of the increasing numberof interfaith marriages today, I was brought into execute a study based on research andorthodoxology,� said Fr. Charles.In his studies, Fr. Charles came across datedand relatively scant material on the subject. Hesays there was nothing available from an inter-faith marriage perspective addressing theunique needs and challenges these couplesand their families face in their efforts to worshipin our Church. His study, the Interfaith Re-search Project (IRP) was completed in January2000 and a number of deliverables haveemerged. These include: (1) An interfaith mar-riage website (www.interfaith.goarch.org), whichoffers interfaith couples and other interestedpersons the opportunity to offer feedback, askquestions, and generate conversation in theform of chat rooms. The website has also beenmentioned in many newspapers and journalsacross the country, such as The LA Times,

Washington Post, and Religion Today; (2) Amanual entitled, The Interfaith Marriage Chal-lenge: A Manual for Clergy and Lay Leaderscurrently under review by Archbishop Dem-

etrios; (3) A companion manual for interfaithcouples is currently being prepared with gen-eral information about intermarriage, premari-tal preparation material, and more; (4) Speak-ing engagements conducted by Fr. Charles oninterfaith issues across the archdiocese, e.g. atHoly Cross Seminary; St. John the Baptist, DesPlaines, IL; Iowa State University, Ames, IA;and Kimisis Tis Theotokou, Poughkeepsie, NY;and (5), a regular Orthodox Observer column,which shares results of the project with thefaithful.

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PHOTO: GANP/D. Panagos

His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios delivers thekeynote address at the official opening of the

35th Biennial Clergy-Laity Congress.

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Message fromthe Chairman

Dear Friends,

I hope that you all enjoyed a glorious summer.

I have heard glowing reports that our 35th BiennialClergy-Laity Congress was a huge success. I am sorrythat my unexpected heart surgery prevented me fromattending the first Clergy-Laity Congress of our belovedArchbishop Demetrios and the first I have ever missedin 30 years.

Father Alex, our Leadership 100 executive director,informs me that Leadership 100 recruitment efforts havebeen amazing since our conference in Washington, DC,last May under the capable Millennium MembershipChairman Stephen Yeonas. And with 140 new members,we are getting close to reaching our goals. Everyone canhelp by recruiting one more member and we will reachour goal of 500 Leadership 100 members. Please helpus make this dream come true.

We should have the largest class of new membersat our 2001 conference, January 10-14, 2001 in Naples,Florida, under the capable chairmanship of our vice-chairman, Gus Stavropoulos and his gracious wife Maria.It is not early to mark your calendars now and reservethis period of time for what promises to be another out-standing conference.

I am pleased to announce that George P. Kokalishas agreed to serve as chairman of our drive for 200fulfilled members by the end of 2000 and I am confidentthat with George�s dynamic drive we will see our goalreached by the end of December.

On a personal and sad note, I would like all of usto remember and cherish the life of Nicholas Kallins, thebeloved son of our friends James and Virginia and hisbrother George. We pray God will bless Nick and num-ber him among the holy and saints of the ages. Eternalbe his memory!

I would also like to take this opportunity, on the oc-casion of Archbishop Demetrios� election as primate ofthe Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, to wish him- on behalf of all of us at Leadership 100 - �Panta AXIOS!�

May he be blessed with years of good health andvision as he leads our Church into the promised land ofthe new millennium.

With love in Christ,

Arthur C. AntonChairman

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Millennium Membership Soarsthrough Leadership

A most successful dinner was the one sponsored by Dr. Nicholas andNancy Vidalakis and George Marcus of the San Francisco Diocese, onJune 7, where 29 potential candidates attended the event in Seattle,Washington. Fr. Nicholas Triantafilou, a former Leadership 100 executivedirector, in the early 1990�s, and newly elected president of HellenicCollege/Holy Cross School of Theology, said that he was privileged torepresent Leadership 100, Chairman Arthur Anton and Fr. AlexKarloutsos at the event. The event brought in three new members: ClaraNicon, the Panos family and the Kostakis family. On September 28, Mr.Nicholas J. Bouras and Mrs. Cassandra Romas sponsored a dinner inNew Jersey, which resulted in two new members. Over the next month,six additional events will be hosted by the chairmen in other dioceses.�Fr. Alex, the chairmen, co-chairmen and area chairmen have a strongcommitment to meeting with candidates individually,� stressed Mr.Yeonas. �There is complete unity and enthusiasm for achieving the goalat the end of this year.�

Fr. Dean TalaganJoins Leadership 100 Team

Retired priest, Rev. Protopresbyter Fr. Dean Talagan of Cheyenne, Wyo-ming, has joined the Leadership 100 team as of June 15 on a part-timebasis. Fr. Dean will work closely with the Denver diocese to help attractmore new members to the growing family of Leadership 100. �I am veryexcited that I will be working with Fr. Alex and the Leadership commit-tee members to contribute towards a fruitful future for the ministries ofour Church,� said Fr. Dean.

Newly Fulfilled MembersDr. and Mrs. Elias S. Adamopoulos ....................... Salisbury, MDLou and Kiki Anderson .................................... Kiawah Island, SCJames G. Galanos ............................................. Los Angeles, CAMr. and Mrs. Constantine C. Lapaseotes ............. Bridgeport, NEMr. and Mrs. Demetrios N. Laskaris ............ Wisconsin Dells, WIChris and Joan Panopoulos ............................. Grand Rapids, MIMr. and Mrs. Michael F. Parlamis ............................... Tenafly, NJMr. and Mrs. Costas N. Trataros ...................... Staten Island, NY

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The Eye of a NeedleSpirituality and Success (Part II)

by Fr. John ChryssavgisAt the beginning of this new millenniumwe are at the point of facing new tasks,new challenges, and new possibilities forpromoting and enhancing our work as aspecific group of people. First, we arecalled to respond to the gigantic social,political, economic, ethical, and demo-graphic transformations occurring all overthe globe. Second, we are called to re-spond to the increasing recognition of thesignificance of our Orthodox identity, tra-dition, and witness. Third, we are calledto respond to our faith in God who hasblessed us with the ability to offer verysubstantive assistance to the Church andto people in need.The above three challenges constitute avery strong call for all of us, an invitationto continue our mission in increasingpower and effectiveness. The mission isbasically a mission to give, and to sharein love what was granted to us as faithand as opportunities for good works.However, it is not sufficient to say that ourmission is to give and to share. We haveto add several qualifiers that further elu-cidate the specific mission of this particu-lar family of people, Leadership 100.First, our mission is to develop the art ofgiving and sharing. This means to giveand to share in ways that are full of grace,of beauty, of charm, of tenderness, andthat express the most refined of humanfeelings. Second, our mission is to de-velop �giving and sharing� in a free, per-sonal, and deliberate way. �Each one,�says the Apostle Paul, �must do as hehas made up his mind, not reluctantly orunder compulsion, for God loves a cheer-ful giver.� (2 Cor. 9:7) Third, our missionis to give and share in a generous andcontinuous manner. If we do this, notonly is God able to provide �in abundancefor every good work,� but we will be �en-riched in every way for this great gener-osity.� (2 Cor. 9:6-11) Fourth, our missionis in developing giving and sharing as apowerful witness to faith. Giving andsharing is a witness because it constitutesa truly universal language, thus being apowerful manifestation of the love andpower of God expressed to our lives andthrough our lives to others. Our missionis not only a matter of doing, it is a mat-ter of being. The truly great challenge isto be permanently in a condition of giv-ing and sharing, to have giving and shar-ing as our genuine human identity, andultimately, to be imitators of Christ, theOne who is the unsurpassed model ofgiving and sharing.

+Archbishop DEMETRIOSGreek Orthodox Archdioceseof America

(Adapted from Keynote Address to the Leadership100 Conference � May 12, 2000)

Archpastorial ReflectionsArchpastoral Reflections

In our last column, we explored the �gos-pel� according to Steven Covey�s SevenHabits of Highly Effective People. Yet spiri-tuality is not always �good news.� Theglory of Mt. Tabor cannot be isolated fromthe suffering on Mt. Calvary. The two hillsare complementary. Transfiguration andresurrection are never at the expense ofcrucifixion. Here are the same life-chang-ing habits from the perspective of spiritualimperfection, and not success:

(i) Be Proactive: The way of freedom pre-sumes an understanding of limits. Whatwe human beings can do is also relatedto what we cannot do and to discerning thedifference between willingness and willful-ness. Willingness involves the acceptancethat we are not in absolute control. Willfulnessinvolves the demand for change - sometimesin ourselves, but usually in others.

(ii) Begin with the End in Mind: Secular in-dependence dictates that �the end� alwaysserves my interests. Yet for the Christian,the end (telos) is connected to the perfect(teleios) God who loves the whole world,the just and the unjust alike (see Matthew5:43-48). Completion (another word for�the end� and for �perfection�) is closely re-lated to compassion. No one earns spiri-tuality alone; it is a gift that comes fromothers and through others.

(iii) Put First Things First: Setting direc-tions and choosing priorities means ac-cepting both that we are �in the image ofGod� and that we always fall short of ourvocation. Life is never just �either/or.� Weare saints and sinners, angels and beasts.This is precisely why we can never bejudgmental. We cannot �order� amongpeople. We must always, indeed only, lookfirst at our own shortcomings.

(iv) Think Win/Win: The winning lies in therunning of the race - not in the watchingfrom the sidelines, and certainly not inanalyzing from the comfort of complacency.Yet spirituality is even beyond this. It entailsadmitting one�s powerlessness before God,surrendering to divine grace, releasing ev-ery effort to control. That is spiritual victory- when our failure becomes the prelude toreceiving a gift from above. Then, we ap-preciate how both joy and sorrow, good andevil, have a part in the spiritual way andwhy tears play such an important role.

(v) Seek First to Understand, Then to beUnderstood: Accepting our imperfectionsis revealed in acceptance of others. Un-derstanding involves letting go of the needto be understood. How can we expect any-one else to be perfect if we ourselves areimperfect? In fact, we do not forgive; wediscover (receive) forgiveness. We are for-given when we are open to forgiving; andwe forgive as we are being forgiven. Weget only by giving; and we give only bygetting. Spirituality means mutuality.

(vi) Synergize: Our need for mutualityarises from our imperfection, from the factthat by ourselves we are never enough. Werequire others to help us; and we needothers to help them. Such a home we call�church.� It is not the collection of sepa-rate (even similar) stories, but the discov-ery of a story that is shared. It is the real-ity of community, the experience of gen-erosity and gratitude.

(vii) Sharpen the Saw: The spiritual life isone of those realities that you have onlyso long as you seek it. When you think youpossess it, or have succeeded in achiev-ing it, you�ve already lost it. The goal ofthe spiritual way is simply to keep moving- one step at a time. It is the agonizing pro-cess of falling down and getting up again,of building something up and then beingknocked down again.

Fr. John Chryssavgis is Professor of Theology,Holy Cross School of Theology, Brookline, MA.

Nicholas and KathleenChimicles, flanked byMetropolitans Panteleimonand Demetrios of theEcumenical Patriarchate,at the dinner hosted bythe Chimicles� attheir residence forL100 members in July.

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HELLENIKAOrigins of the Greek People

2200-1200 BC

by Prof. Speros Vryonis, Jr.

Since the history of the Greeks is the longest re-corded history in Europe (it goes back to the doubleintroduction of written accounts first in the linear Bsyllabary script between 1400-1200 BC and finally tothe Phoenician-derived Greek alphabet after 800 BC)we must look briefly at the thorny question of the ori-gins of the Greek-speaking people as inhabitants ofthe present-day Greek peninsula. Before the introduc-tion of these two systems of writing most of whatscholars believe about the origins of the Greek peopledepends on three sources: Archeology, Homer and theIliad and the Odyssey, and on later Greek traditions.In addition, there are the ancient place-names andthe Greek language, both of which encase a greatdeal of information on the prehistoric Greeks. Thenthere are the geographical and climatic facts of theseregions in which they settled during the tribal migra-tions, which began possibly in 2200 BC and contin-ued for a millennium until the last of the Greeks, theDorians, entered through Epirus and finally reachedthe Peloponnese and elsewhere sometime around1200 BC. Climate and geography were to be amongthe facts, which determined much in the evolution ofGreek political, social, economical and cultural struc-tures for some four millennia.Greece proper, the islands, the Aegean, the Ionian,Mediterranean, and Black Seas maybe characterizedas constituting a land and maritime mass that isheavily mountainous with an extensive, vast exposureto the seas. Prior to the advent of modern mechanicaltechnology, this region was on the whole agriculturallypoor, with the exception of the larger Thessalian andMacedonian plains. The arable regions were largelyrestricted to the small plains around such urbancenters as Athens, Sparta, Corinth, Thebes, Elis,Ephesus and the like. The political consequenceswere the eventual creation of communities that were,each of them, to become independent sovereign city-states with their own laws, coinage, armies, andforeign policy. Geographically splintered and separatedby mountainous barriers, the larger society was

�cantonized� into small city-states that had no sufficiencyof land to accommodate demographic growth.With demographic growth and the insufficiency ofeconomic revenues, the Greek city-states were veryearly consumed by civil, political, and economic strifeand thus had to innovate and change their societieseither through maritime migration, specialization oflabor and export or by militarization of the state andconquests of their neighbors. Thus it was from veryearly times that the Greeks were turned into a nationof emigrants, seafarers and merchants. Those of theGreeks who now live in America, Australia andCanada are the products of such historical conditionsand are keenly aware of this historical development.The effect and role of geography on the Greek na-tion is accordingly profound.This same geographical cantonization of the Greeks,and their separation from one another by the moun-tains and seas has produced an astonishing variationin the evolution of the political institutions, dialects,music, and popular culture of the Greeks. It is no ac-cident today that in the greater New York area thereis no one central Greek organization but rather count-less communities, and over 100 regional cultural so-cieties. The Church forms an exception, of course.And historically the variations in ancient Greek cultureare dominant.Geography, climate, economic poverty have thus, asHerodotos recognized, been a powerful motive forceand stimulant to the rich development of a Greek na-tional character.In the next installment we shall examine, again verybriefly, the origins of the Greeks as reflected byarchaeology, the Greek language and the Homericpoems of the Iliad and Odyssey, which at the sametime, constitute the beginning of that great monumentthat is European literature. Since the space in whichthe author of this column writes is necessarily limitedit would be advantageous for those who wish to followthe fascinating history of Greek culture to keep closeat hand each issue in which this column is published.For further suggestions and readings, one maycontact the author at Vryonis Center, 3140 GoldCamp Drive, Suite 30, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670.

Prof. Speros Vryonis. Jr., Ph.D., is director of theSperos Basil Vryonis Center for the Study of Hellenism,Rancho Cordova, CA.

Somewhere along the line inlife we forgot where we are go-

ing because we forgot the meaningof the Balanced Man.

The ancient Greeks had an axiom�sound mind, sound body.� It wasbelieved the body�s good health wasvital because it was the vessel of themind. They believed physical train-ing was necessary to keep the bodyat its peek so that the mind couldalso operate at its best. And 2,500years later modern medicine hascome to the same conclusion.

These same old Greeks believed justas the body was the vessel of themind � the mind housed your human-ity. That you are what you know.That you had to exercise your mindfor it to develop � just like the body.

They believed that the pursuit ofknowledge didn�t end when you leftacademic walls but was a life-longendeavor and that, as your knowl-edge grew so would your wisdom,and thus your enjoyment of this life� your humanity.

And for them, as I hope for us �these knowledge seeking minds inhealthy bodies offered the bestchance of achieving not only a virtu-ous lifetime but a beautiful soul readyto approach God.

Balanced men will not poison theirbodies with tobacco, drugs, exces-sive alcohol, will not be brutes totheir fellow men with meanness ofany sort, will not disrespect women,will not allow hate to poison theirview of their fellow man, hating be-cause they are different � differentrace, different religion, differentethnicity, different sexual orientation� because Balanced Men know weare all made in God�s image.

Bill G. Tragos is co-founder and re-cently retired chairman of the world-wide advertising agency TBWA anda member of Leadership 100.

This is an ancient failing of the Greeks; the constantorganizing of factions against each other and theireagerness to bring about the downfall of those who seemsuperior to them have ruined Greece. Their ancientquarrels and internal feuds had made them easy prey tothe Macedonians and slaves to the Romans, and thiscurse of jealousy and envy have been handed to theflourishing Greek cities of our own day.

Herodianus III (238 A.D.)De Imperii post Marcum Historiarum Libri Octo.

Leadership 100 members have shown that this �ancient failing� isbecoming a relic of the past. Congratulations to each and every one.

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THE BALANCED MANIDEAL

By Bill Tragos

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The Social Ethos of theGreek Orthodox People

A Historical Illustration (Part II)by Rev. Dr. Demetrios J. Constantelos

PHILANTHROPIA

The Greek historian of the Roman period, DiodorosSikeliotes, writes that the Greek city-state of Acragtas, inSicily, was a most humanitarian city. It had a total popu-lation of some 200,000 people in the last quarter of thefifth century BC. The city as well as its territory was veryprosperous but the prosperity was used to benefit not onlythe city�s population but many strangers, travelers, andguests. Empedokles, the philosopher, a native, confirmsthat Acragtas was �havens of mercy for strangers� and thepeople there �careful to perform good deeds.�The best illustration of an Acragantine philanthropist wasTellias, a wealthy man, �who had in his mansion a consid-erable number of guest chambers and used to station ser-vants before his gates with orders to invite every strangerto be his guest.� But �there were also many otherAcragantines who did something of this kind.�Diodoros relates another example of Tellias� hospitality.�Once when five hundred cavalry from Gela arrived thereduring a winter storm� Tellias entertained all of them byhimself and provided them all forthwith from his ownstores with outer and under garments.�This very great philanthropist was �quite plain in appear-ance, and wonderful in character.� He possessed also avery sharp sense of humor. Once we had been dis-patched on an embassy to the people of Centuripa in Sic-ily. When he came forward to speak before the Assembly,the multitude broke into a foolish laughter as they sawthat in appearance he did not meet their expectations. ButTellias, interrupting them, said: �Don�t be surprised, for itis the practice of the Acragantini to send to famous citiestheir most handsome citizens, but to insignificant andmost paltry cities men of their kind.�Athens, too, enjoyed the reputation of a benevolent city.Plutarch writes that Kimon, the son of Miltiades - the heroof Marathon - was a rich man but the money, which hehad earned honorably, was spent not selfishly but on hisfellow citizens. �He had all the fences on his fields takendown, so that not only poor Athenians but even strangerscould help themselves freely to whatever fruit was in sea-son. He also provided a dinner at his house every day, asimple meal but enough for large numbers. Any poor manwho wished could come to him� Kimon�s generosity wason a scale that surpassed even the traditional hospitalityand benevolence of the Ancient Athenians.�Philanthropia in the sense of love in service and action,became a striking feature of Christian Hellenism. The il-lustrations are numerous: persons like Basil the Great, theDeaconess Olympias, John Chrysostom and JohnEleemon of Alexandria are well known as great humani-tarians. But how many know of Philaretos of Pontoswhose memory is observed on December 1st? Philaretos�wealth consisted of several hundreds of cows, bulls,horses, mules, thousands of sheep and many acres ofland. Nevertheless, he used his wealth for the common-wealth and for the underprivileged. His biographer haspreserved an interesting episode. Once Philaretos �in-structed his wife and daughters to prepare a great ban-quet,� explaining that he expected �royal visitors.� Hisfamily understood this to mean that the Emperor and hiswife, together with the imperial court, were to be theguests. But Philaretos had quite different visitors in mind.Since his purpose was to practice the Lord�s Command-ment, he went to the agora and invited to the festivity onehundred cripples, amputees, sick people, strangers andpoor. The ladies of the household, who had made extraefforts to prepare an elaborate dinner, became frantic andexceedingly angry. Nevertheless each poor visitor enjoyeda hearty meal and received a generous amount of money.(part III in the next issue)

Rev. Dr. Demetrios J. Constantelos is Professor ofReligion, Richard Stockton College, New Jersey.

As a result of a generous Leadership 100grant, Ionian Village was able to offer anumber of scholarships to Greek Orthodoxyouth this year, who had an interest in trav-eling to Greece and experiencing theunique Ionian Village camp experience.Below is a sample of the many thank youletters we received addressed to ChairmanArthur C. Anton:

Ionian Village Campers Give Thanks to Leadership 100Ionian Village is a Summer Camp andTravel program in Greece for young peoplefrom the U.S. and Canada, operated by theGreek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.In a spirit of discovery, campers experi-ence the culture, faith, and proud heritageof Greece. Ionian Village is a place wherefriendships and memories last a lifetime.For more information, call (212) 570-3534or visit the web site: www.ionianvillage.org.

Leadership 100 UpdateNEW MEMBERS

Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Alexos ............ Chicago, ILLou and Kiki Anderson ............ Kiawah Island, SCNick Andriotis ....................... Long Island City, NYThe Apostol Family

Charitable Foundation ................. Glenview, ILIn Memory of Gregory Auger ..... Washington, DCNick and Elaine

Bapis & Family .................... Salt Lake City, UTWilliam Calomiris ........................ Washington, DCEvan Chriss .................................... Baltimore, MDMr. and Mrs. Charles H. Cotros ........ Houston, TXMr. and Mrs. John Deoudes ........... Bethesda, MDTheofanis and Efstathia Economidis .. Los Altos, CAJohn B. and Maria T. Farmakides ..... McLean, VAConstantine Basil Gogos ........... Washington, DCMichael and Maritza Kakoyiannis ... Garden City, NYKosta, Anna and Nikos Kostakis ..... Kirkland, WAKostakopoulos Family Foundation ... New York, NYNicos John Koulis ........................... New York, NYArthur and Vaia Koumantzelis ........... Lincoln, MADr. and Mrs. Dimitrios G.

Kousoulas ................................. Bethesda, MDMichael Lach and

Diana Moshovitis Lach ......... Castle Rock, COMr. and Mrs. Constantine C.

Lapaseotes .............................. Bridgeport, NEWilder A. Ledes .............................. New York, NYManuel and Carolyn Loupassi ....... Richmond, VAStavros and Madeline Meimaridis ....Columbus OHMr. and Mrs. C. Dean Metropoulos ... Greenwich, CT

James andGeorgia Nicholas ........ East Grand Rapids, MI

Clara Nicon ......................................... Seattle, WAJames and Barbara Pagos �

In Memory of Michaeland Elizabeth Pagos ................. Short Hills, NJ

In eternal memory of Haroula Panos (Panagiotakis)by loving Husband Steve (Stavros Panagiotakis)and Sons Artemios S. Panos (Panagiotakis) andAlexander S. Panos (Panagiotakis) .. Seattle, WA

Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Parlamis ....... Tenafly, NJGus Politis � In Memory of My Wife

Peaches Politis .............. Newtown Square, PAAngene George Rafferty ............ Washington, DCGerry and Jeannie Ranglas .. Rancho Sante Fe, CAConstantinos Shiacolas ............... Nicosia, CyprusJohn and Angela Sitilides .............. Alexandria, VAJames D. and Noreen Speros ... Berkley Heights, NJCostas Spiliadis .............................. New York, NYManuel and Madeline Tzagournis ...Columbus, OHConstantine G. Valanos ................. Bethesda, MDMr. and Mrs. Alkiviadis Vassiliadis ... San Diego, CAJohn J. Veronis ............................... New York, NYGus and Irene Vratsinas ............... Little Rock, ARGary M. Vrionis .................................. Danville, CAMr. and Mrs. Peter A.

Xenopoulos .................... Englewood Cliffs, NJDr. Stephen J. Yallourakis ............... Kingsport, TNJames Youlios ......................... West Paterson, NJMr. and Mrs. Peter Zourdos ........... Bethesda, MD

6 THE LEADER

August 14, 2000

Reverend Father Alexander Karloutsos,Executive DirectorArchbishop Iakovos Leadership 100Endowment Fund Inc.8 East 79th StreetNew York, NY 10021

Dear Father Karloutsos,

I am writing to commend you for your intense dedi-cation to the sacred purposes of our Holy Archdioceseby your continuous service to the Church in your di-verse capacities.In regard to the Leadership 100 program, please knowthat the financial assistance the Diocese of Denverhas been receiving for the support of priests assignedto the smaller parishes constitutes admirable mission-ary work. Most of the priests in these smaller par-ishes are married with families and they would not beable to survive with the very limited remunerationthese smaller parishes provide.Without the vital assistance of Leadership 100, atleast six more parishes of this Diocese would haveno priests to serve them. Presently, the parishes of

this Diocese without full-time priests are Fort Worth,Galveston, Port Arthur and Wichita Falls in Texas;Craig, Colorado Springs, Grand Junction, and Puebloin Colorado; Overland Park and Wichita in Kansas;Missoula, Montana; Bayard and Grand Island in Ne-braska; Santa Fe, New Mexico; and Casper, Wyoming.Thanks to Leadership 100, full-time priests are nowassigned to Lubbock and San Angelo, Texas; Boul-der, Colorado; and Great Falls, Montana. Hopefullythis assistance can expand in the oncoming future toColorado Springs, Colorado; Wichita, Kansas; SantaFe, New Mexico; and Casper, Wyoming.It is a sad reality that in the minds of a good numberof our people in this Diocese they have no conceptof a diocese or Archdiocese. Slowly we have beenmaking progress in attempting to network the peopleof our forty-eight parishes, and for them to have astrong awareness of the fact that we are an Archdio-cese of over 500 parishes and that they are a vitalpart of the body of Orthodox Christians.This growing awareness will translate into a greatergenerosity among our people in providing a liberalityof gifts for the work of the Church.In order for me to succeed in this endeavor, I have acapital campaign in progress in order to raise fundsfor a permanent Diocese Center here in Denver, whichwill provide an even greater awareness of our holy Ap-ostolic faith in the plains and mountain states. I be-lieve that you realize that the Denver Diocese encom-passes one-third of the continental United States and,

LETTER OF PRAISE even though our mission is extraordinary, the graceof God which works through His people is ever atwork. Leadership 100 is a tangible expression ofGod�s grace in this Diocese, and I am grateful to themembership of Leadership 100 who, through theirlove for the Church and their goodwill, are making itpossible for dedicated priests to be able to servethese small and far-flung pockets of Orthodoxy. Be-lieve me, they are making a great impact, and thepeople are beginning to realize more than before thatthe Church hierarchy, priests, and lay administrators,in New York and in Denver, are concerned for themand their welfare.As the Diocese Center here becomes a reality, I knowthat we will see a new crop of people asking, �Whatelse can we do for God�s Holy Church?� This kind ofawareness will ensure the success of all our churchprojects, from the smallest parish to the Diocese tothe Archdiocese, and on to our Holy Patriarchate.May Christ our God bless you in your holy mission,and may Leadership 100 truly be the well of hope fromwhich God�s people will receive refreshment, espe-cially in times of need.

With Love in Christ,+ Metropolitan IsaiahPresiding Hierarchof the Diocese of Denver

cc: His Grace Bishop Demetrios of Xanthos

Hellenic College FreshmanPraises Leadership 100

Scholarship

July 21, 2000

Dr. James Skedros50 Goddard AvenueBrookline, MA 02445

Dear Dr. Skedros,

This award of the Leadership 100 has answered justabout every prayer that my family and I supplicated. Icannot thank you enough for this great honor and re-lief. My family has experienced severe monetary prob-lems ever since a contractor took advantage of themwhen we moved to Tennessee. In order for me to goto the school [Hellenic College] it was anticipated thatI would have to apply for several loans and pay themback later. This prospect worried me due to the sto-ries of past graduates who left the school with a ter-rible amount of debt. The unasked help from you andthe committee has been treated as nothing short ofa miracle in my community and my household. I ameternally in your debt and will work hard to make yourchoice to sponsor me a wise one. I will work as hardas necessary to attain high grades and a place in yourcommunity. Again, I thank you and hope to meet youin person to express my gratitude when I arrive inBrookline for orientation.

Your grateful student,

Dimitri Constantine Tobias

Dimitri C. Tobias, 18, holds an overall GPA of 3.84 andis a freshman at Hellenic College. He is one of the firststudents to be awarded a Leadership 100 Scholarship.This letter addressed to Dr. James C. Skedros, actingdean at Holy Cross, speaks for itself and represents allthat is good about this new scholarship program.

Fr. Charles says he has �sought to enter into theminds and hearts of interfaith couples, to dis-cover what they think about religion and GreekOrthodoxy.� He hopes this effort will assist theChurch�s leadership in �reaching out more ef-fectively to the interfaith couples/families thatworship in their churches: to God�s glory andtheir/our salvation.��I am just thrilled that the archdiocese is mak-ing this a priority and that Leadership 100 hasreally followed the Archbishop�s lead,� saidMarilyn Rouvelas, a former Archdiocesan Coun-cil member and author of �A Guide to GreekTraditions and Customs in America� publishedby Attica Press, Va. Mrs. Rouvelas became en-amored and a devout Orthodox Christian whenshe married into the Orthodox faith and con-verted to Orthodoxy thirty years ago.However, others have strong ties to their ownfaith and do not want to turn their back on theirreligion says Rouvelas, adding that Fr. Charlesis a kind, understanding, sensitive person whocan relate to these couples.Mr. Jerry Lorant, an attorney, Archon, memberof Leadership 100 and co-founder of GOYA ishimself very familiar to the challenges of an in-terfaith marriage. However, he believes that theinterfaith marriage challenge is a blessing andthat blessing is �being handed to us on a plat-ter to embrace and bring others into the fold ofOrthodoxy.� He indicates that this has neverbeen addressed before like it is today with Arch-bishop Demetrios who clearly recognizes the

necessity to embrace all people of all faiths.�We live in a secular, global society and peopleare going to intermarry. We have to go wherethe rubber hits the road and do something fastor else we risk losing our life and blood of theChurch.��Greek Orthodoxy is not simply something thatits adherents do on Sunday morning,� says Fr.Charles, adding, �It is more like a lifestyle thataffects each moment of a person�s life. If prac-ticing Greek Orthodoxy is of central importanceto one�s self-understanding and well being, thenthis question takes on greater significance andshould be carefully addressed by a Greek Or-thodox Christian thinking about entering into aninterfaith marriage.�Fr. Charles Joanides, Ph.D., LMFT, was ordained in1980, and has served several parishes across theGreek Orthodox Archdiocese. He is married and isthe father of two children. He holds a B.A. from theUniversity of Massachusetts; an M.Div. from HC/HC; an M.A. in Human Development and FamilyStudies with a specialty in Marriage and FamilyTherapy from the University of Connecticut; and aPh.D. in Human Development and Family Studieswith a specialty in Marriage and Family Therapyfrom Iowa State University. He is a licensed mar-riage and family therapist and has a private prac-tice specializing in reclaiming marriages. He can becontacted at his parish in Newburgh, NY or via e-mail: joanidesch@aol.com.

� by Eleni Daniels

Leadership 100 Supports Plans for ArchdiocesanInterchurch/Interfaith Marriages Department

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Worcester Art Museum Reawakensthe Roman Empire in Antioch:

The Lost Ancient CityA landmark exhibition will reawaken one of thegreat ci t ies of the Roman Empire withextraordinary treasures created nearly 2,000years ago as they reunite for the first timesince their discovery in the 1930s. Thisambitious and significant undertaking inthe Worcester Art Museum�s102-year history opens onOctober 8, 2000, with Antioch:The Lost Ancient City.Organized by Dr. ChristineKondoleon, curator of Greekand Roman Art at the Worces-ter Art Museum and a leadingauthority on Roman mosaics,the exhibition illuminates life inthe forgotten city of Antioch,once host to such famous vis-itors as Julius Caesar, Trajan,Diocletian, Constantine theGreat, and John Chrysostom.�Our goal is to bring the city ofancient Antioch to life by evok-

Antioch (Daphne), late 4th Century, Women�s Funerary Symposium.Mosaic, 46 x 150 inches, Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA.

ing the luxury of the domestic settings of theelite as well as the street life of polyglot urbanmetropolis,� said Kondoleon.After leaving Worcester on February 4, 2001,Antioch: The Lost Ancient City will travel toCleveland Museum of Art (March 18 - June 3,2001), and Baltimore Museum of Art (August30 � December 30, 2001). A 250-page cata-logue edited by Kondoleon and published byPrinceton University Press will be available inOctober 2000.

In MemoriamOur sincere condolences, thoughts andprayers go to the family of Dr. and Mrs.James G. Kallins for the recent loss of theirson Nicholas Kallins, 38, on July 11, 2000.

(l to r) the late Nicholas Kallins withhis parents, Doctor and Mrs. JamesG. Kallins, and his brother George

with his wife Bettina.

Investing in Excellence:Scholarship in Greek StudiesTo ensure that Greek culture will be preservedand shared with future generations, Jamesand Sarah Argyropoulos of Santa Barbara,Calif., have made a $500,000 gift to UC SantaBarbara for the establishment of an endowedchair in Hellenic Studies and to provide ongo-ing program support for the study of classicaland modern Greek culture.�Our goal is to support a scholarship in clas-sical studies and to bring a greater under-standing of modern Hellenic culture throughactivities that will touch students and the com-munity-at-large,� said James Argyropoulos, aGreek immigrant, successful entrepreneur anda member of Leadership 100. In honor of therecent contribution, the chair holder officiallywill be the James and Sarah ArgyropoulosProfessor in Hellenic Studies.�We are very excited about this generous com-mitment to Hellenic Studies. We hope that thisremarkable gift will inspire others to supportthis important area,� said David Marshall, Deanof Humanities and Fine Arts at the college.

Eye on Arts & Culture

This fall, the new Mary and MichaelJaharis Byzantine Galleries for Byzan-tine Art will open in a dramatically ex-panded and redesigned space that in-cludes an intimate gallery under theGrand Staircase in the Great Hall�anarea never before accessible to thepublic. Featured in the installation willbe the Museum�s extensive collection ofsuperb secular and religious art of theByzantine Empire produced from itscapital in Constantinople to its southernborder in Egypt. Some of the earliestimages developed by the Christianchurch will be on display as well as con-temporary works from the survivingGreco-Roman tradition and examples of

The Mary and MichaelJaharis Galleriesfor Byzantine Art

Opening: November 14, 2000

REMINDERThe 2001 Leadership 100 Conference is scheduled for January 10-14 inNaples, Florida Conference Chairpersons: Gus and Maria Stavropoulos.

Please make your hotel reservations directly with The Ritz Carlton inNaples, Florida, by calling 1-800-241-3333 or 941-598-3300.

For further information, contact the Leadership 100 office at 212-570-3570.

Leadership 100 gave a donation in Nick�smemory to the newly founded Greek OrthodoxMemorial Foundation for the building of the St.Nicholas Chapel at Rose Hills Memorial Park inWhittier, California.

Judaica. Selections from the Museum�srich collection of provincial Roman andbarbarian jewelry will demonstrate the ac-complished artistry of the diverse peoplebeyond the western borders of the Byzan-tine state who helped shape early Europe.The opening of the Jaharis Galleries con-stitutes the first phase in the planned re-installation of the permanent collection ofthe Department of Medieval Art and TheCloisters.This latest stage is part of the three-phaseexpansion of the exhibition space devotedto Greek and Roman art. The Mary andMichael Jaharis Gallery-formerly known asthe Cypriot corridor, now fully sky lit fromabove and clad in limestone walls as origi-nally envisioned by McKim, Mead andWhite in 1917-and the six flanking galler-ies for Archaic and Classical Greek art,constitute the largest and most compre-hensive permanent installation of its kindin the Western Hemisphere.

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THE LEADEREleni Daniels, EditorFran Karivalis, Assistant Editor

The Archbishop IakovosLeadership 100 Endowment Fund, Inc.8 East 79th Street, New York, NY 10021Tel. (212) 570-3570 � Fax (212) 570-5260E-mail: TheLeader@L100.org

THE LEADER is published quarterly by the Leadership 100 Endowment Fund, Inc.Members are encouraged to submit material pertaining to Leadership, Orthodoxy, Hellenism, andPhilanthropy. All material should be typed, signed with name, address and phone number. The editorreserves the right to edit all material submitted for publication.Send to: Editor, THE LEADER, Leadership 100, 8 East 79th Street, New York, NY 10021. © 2000

. . . .WEB SIGHT . . . .WEB SIGHTExecutive Committee

Arthur C. Anton, ChairmanGus Stavropoulos, Vice-ChairmanConstantine G. Caras, Secretary

Bert W. Moyar, TreasurerPeter M. Dion

Michael JaharisGeorge M. MarcusJohn A. PayiavlasJames A. Regas

Lifetime Founding MembersAndrew A. Athens

George C. ChimplesGeorge P. Kokalis

Executive DirectorFr. Alex Karloutsos

StaffFran Karivalis

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www.iocc.org � The International Orthodox Christian Charities, Inc. (IOCC)was established in March 1992 as the official international humanitarian or-ganization of the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in theAmericas (SCOBA). Its mission is to respond to the call of Jesus Christ, tominister to those who are suffering, in need throughout the world, sharing withthem God�s gifts of food, shelter, economic self-sufficiency and hope.

www.stbasil.goarch.org � A home away from home for the Church�s leastfortunate children. As a residential child care center, in most cases the chil-dren we serve come from families who have fallen on bad times because ofa death, sickness, financial reversal, or a dysfunctional family situation. St.Basil Academy is located in Garrison, NY, under the direction of Fr.Constantine Sitaras.

www.gaepis.org � Hellenic Public Radio - COSMOS FM (HPR) is the onlydaily, non-commercial, bilingual radio program in the U.S. broadcasting in theNew York metropolitan area from WNYE 91.5FM and on the Internet via realaudio stream. Since 1987, it operates under the aegis of the Greek Ameri-can Educational Public Information System, Inc. (GAEPIS), a not-for-profitmedia, educational organization dedicated to the preservation and promotionof Hellenic heritage in the U.S. On November 3, GAEPIS will honor John andMargo Catsimatidis with the 7th Annual Phidippides Award.