TheLeader VOLUME XXVI ISSUE1 Winter2025 - Flipbook - Page 12
National Leadership 100 Sunday Observed for Sixteenth Year
Demetrios G. Logothetis, Chairman of Leadership 100,
who spoke at Ascension of Our Lord Greek Orthodox
Church in Lincolnshire, Illinois, stated “We were pleased
that parishes from coast to coast once again participated
in acknowledging the support of Leadership 100 for the
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese on National Leadership
100 Sunday, as we conclude the 40th Anniversary of our
founding. The annual observance is a testimony to this
commitment, true to the legacy of our Founder,
Archbishop Iakovos.”
Chairman Demetrios G. Logothetis addresses congregation
of Ascension of Our Lord Church in Lincolnshire, Illinois,
while Fr. Sotirios P. Malamis, Proistamenos, looks on,
at commemoration of National Leadership 100 Sunday.
National Leadership 100 Sunday was celebrated across
the nation for the sixteenth consecutive year on Sunday,
October 27, 2024, the closest Sunday to the Feast Day of
St. Iakovos, in honor of the Founder of Leadership 100,
Archbishop Iakovos of Blessed Memory.
Executive Director Paulette Poulos, together with members
of Leadership 100, joined V. Rev. Archimandrite Chrysostomos
Gilbert, Dean of the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity
in New York City, in a celebration for National Leadership 100 Sunday.
Executive Committee member John Sitilides, with other members
of Leadership 100, addresses congregation of St. George Church
in Bethesda, Maryland, on National Leadership 100 Sunday.
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.
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Leadership 100 has 1,332 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 $77
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.
