National Leadership 100 Sunday Observed for Fourteenth Year
Leadership 100 Members at Archdiocesan Cathedral LR: Peter and Dimitra Manis, Elias Lambiris, Steve Cherpelis, Paulette Poulos, Fr. Chrysostomos Gilbert, Dean, Fr. Elias Pappas, Jim and Stella Pantelidis, Michael Beys, Front row LR: Ellen Constantinides, Markos and Maria Marinakis and Joseph and Anna Kokolakis.
National Leadership 100 Sunday was celebrated across the nation for the fourteenth consecutive year on Sunday, October 23, 2022, the Feast Day of Saint Iakovos.
Parish priests read the Encyclical issued by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America on behalf of the Holy Eparchial Synod at the Divine Liturgy. Materials were distributed, which outlined the support provided by Leadership 100 for the National Ministries of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, as well as for ministries in every Metropolis.
The celebration is held on the Name Day of Archbishop Iakovos of Blessed Memory, or a Sunday in proximity to it, in his honor as the Founder of Leadership 100.
Demetrios G. Logothetis, Chairman of Leadership 100, stated:
“We were pleased that parishes from coast to coast once again participated in acknowledging the support of Leadership 100 on National Leadership 100 Sunday, the occasion of the Feast of Saint Iakovos, reminding us of the vision of our Founder, to which we have remained true after almost forty years.”
Demetrios G. Logothetis with Rev. Fr. Sotirios Malamis at Ascension of Our Lord Church in Lincolnshire, Illinois.
Chairman Logothetis was invited to speak by Rev. Fr. Sotirios Malamis at Ascension of Our Lord Church in Lincolnshire, Illinois. At the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New York City, the Most Rev. Fr. Chysostomos Gilbert, Dean, spoke of the support of Leadership 100 for seminarians and clergy and of his own personal experience in being a beneficiary. He acknowledged Leadership 100 members present, including Vice Chairman James Pantelidis and Executive Director Paulette Poulos, the latter whom he invited to speak at the end of a Memorial Service for Archbishop Iakovos of Blessed Memory.
Paulette Poulos reminded parishioners of the origins of National Leadership 100 Sunday, conceived by then Leadership 100 Chairman Stephen G. Yeonas in 2009 and his intention to have the work of Leadership 100 members as faithful stewards of the Church acknowledged in every parish, reflecting the vision of Archbishop Iakovos.
John Sitilides, Mike Manatos, Fr. Dimitrios Antokas, Harry Nick and Steve Georgilakis at St. George Church in Bethesda, Maryland.
Other events took place at St. George Church in Bethesda, Maryland, where Mike Manatos and John Sitilides, both members of the Leadership 100 Executive Committee, were invited to speak by Rev. Fr. Dimitrios J. Antokas. At the Church of Our Saviour in Rye, New York, Elaine Allen, a prominent member of Leadership 100, who is Treasurer of the Archdiocesan Council, was invited to speak by Rev. Protopresbyter Elias G. Villis, and at Holy Trinity Church in Clearwater, Florida, Fr. James Paris presented an Arto to Leadership 100 members, Markos and Sevasti Lagos.
Leadership 100 counts 1,222 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 more than $70 million in grants to support the National Ministries of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, Metropolis Ministries, and humanitarian needs in the nation and around the world.
Elaine Allen with Rev. Protopresbyter Elias G. Villis at the Church of Our Saviour in Rye, New York.
Fr. James Paris of Holy Trinity Clearwater presents an Arto to Leadership 100 members, Markos and Sevasti Lagos.
