National Leadership 100 Sunday was celebrated across the nation for the eighteenth consecutive year on Sunday, October 25, 2026. The celebration, the Sunday closest to the Feast Day of St. Iakovos, is in honor of the Founder of Leadership 100, Archbishop Iakovos of Blessed Memory.
Parish priests read the Encyclical Issued by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America on behalf of the Holy Eparchial Synod at the Divine Liturgy. Members addressed the congregations on the mission of Leadership 100, and its impact in transforming institutions and lives.
Leadership 100 has more than 1400 members from a broad spectrum of Greek Orthodox leaders, men and women of all ages from every field of endeavor. Since its founding, Leadership 100 has distributed close to $90 million in grants to the National Ministries and Institutions of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, including the only Greek Orthodox Theological School in the United States, Holy Cross, as well as to Metropolis Ministries and humanitarian needs in the nation and around the world.
Events included Saint Gerasimos Church in New York City where Archbishop Elpidophoros joined its pastor, Rev. Protopresbyter Panagiotis Papazafiropoulos, the Executive Director of Leadership 100, for the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the church, along with acknowledging National Leadership 100 Sunday.
Chairman Emeritus Demetrios G. Logothetis was invited by Fr. Sotirios Malamis to address the congregation at Ascension of Our Lord Church in Lincolnshire, Illinois.
At St. George Church in Bethesda, Mike Manatos and John Sitilides, members of the Leadership 100 Executive Committee, joined Rev. Protopresbyter Stephanos Alexopoulos and other members of Leadership 100, and addressed the congregation.
In Denver, Board member Dr. Greg Papadeas joined with other members of Leadership 100 at Assumption of the Theotokos Metropolis Cathedral at a coffee hour which was sponsored by members Marika and Dean Christopher.
Longtime Leadership 100 member Demetrios Jim Ziozis was joined by Young Professional member Angelo Kaopodis in addressing the congregation at Archangel Michael Church in Port Washington, New York.
