GREEK ORTHODOX METROPOLIS OF ATLANTA CLERGY LAITY ASSEMBLY
& PHILOPTOCHOS CONFERENCE

JUNE 10 – 14, 2009 TAMPA BAY, FL

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10th
4:00 pm – 7:00 pm Clergy Laity Assembly Registration and Philoptochos Conference Registration
Main Lobby

THURSDAY, JUNE 11th
8:30 am--9:00 am Orthros/ Morning Prayers Audubon D

9:00 am -- 12:00 noon Metropolis of Atlanta Vicars Meeting
Cormorant, 2nd floor

8:00 am -- 6:00 pm Clergy Laity Assembly Registration and Philoptochos Conference Registration Main Lobby

9:00 am -- noon Metropolis of Atlanta Philoptochos Board Meeting White Ibis, 1st floor

12:00 pm -- 1:30 pm Lunch for Vicars, Metropolis Council, Philoptochos Board and Workshop speakers Armani’s Restaurant, 9th floor

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Presvyteres Luncheon & Ice Cream Social
Matheos Hall, Holy Trinity Church

1:30 pm -- 5:00 pm Philoptochos General Assembly White Ibis, 1st floor


1:30 pm -- 5:00 pm Metropolitan Council Meeting Cormorant, 2nd floor


6:00 pm -- 7:00 pm Reception/ Fellowship Hour Ballroom Atrium, 1st floor

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Children’s movie night White Ibis, 1st floor

7:00 pm -- 10:00 pm Ceremonial Procession/Opening Ceremony and Banquet for Metropolis of Atlanta Clergy Laity Assembly and Philoptochos Conference, followed by Keynote Address by His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios
Audubon II-III ABC

10:00pm -- 10:30pm Compline service Herring Gull



FRIDAY, JUNE 12
8:00 am – 1:00 pm Clergy Laity Assembly Registration and Philoptochos Conference Registration Main Lobby

7:30 am -- 8:30am Continental Breakfast Audubon B-F, 1st floor

8:30 am -- 10:00 am Doxology followed directly by:
“Ministering to the Faithful of All Ages” with Fr. Paul
Costopoulos and Fr. George Savas Audubon B-F

9:00 am -- 3:00 pm Children’s Program Roseate Spoonbill, 2nd floor

10:00 am -- 10:50 am Clergy Laity Delegates choose one (1) of (6) Workshops listed below:
1) Teaching our Youth, Fr. Mark Leondis,Pelican, 2nd floor
2) Reaching out to our Youth, Fr. James Kordaris, Herring Gull, 2nd floor
3) Faith & Science, Fr. Grigorios Tatis, Kingfisher, 2nd floor
4) Stewardship for our Youth, Dr. Larry Gess Wilson Plover North, 9th floor
5) I was in Prison and You Visited Me,Chaplain Patrick Tutella,Petey Brown’s Restaurant, 1st floor
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
6) Parish Stewardship 101 & 201, Bill Marianes (or George Matthews Snowy Egret North & South,2nd floor               

10:00 am -- 11:50 am Sisterhood of Presbyteres Meeting I
Wilson Plover South, 9th floor

10:00 am -- 11:50am Philoptochos Conference Meeting I
White Ibis, 1st floor

11:00 am -- 11:50am Clergy Laity Delegates choose one (1) of (6) Workshops listed above.
Same rooms as above

12:00 noon -- 2:00 pm Philoptochos Luncheon Audubon II-III ABC

2:00 pm -- 5:00 pm Sisterhood of Presbyteres Meeting II
Wilson Plover South, 9th floor

2:00 pm -- 5:00 pm Philoptochos Conference Meeting II
White Ibis, 1st floor

2:00 pm -- 5:00 pm Youth/Education/Culture Diakonia Meeting for Directors/Chairmen, Snowy Egret South, 2nd floor

2:00 pm -- 3:30 pm Clergy Laity Assembly Committee Meetings
Administration and Finance, Snowy Egret North
Parish Council Education, Wilson Plover North
Evangelism and Outreach, Kingfisher

3:30 pm -- 5:00 pm Clergy Laity Assembly Committee Meetings
Laity Education, Snowy Egret North
Priest Continuing Education, Wilson Plover North
Communication, P.R. & Marketing, Kingfisher

5:00 pm -- 5:30 pm Vespers Herring Gull, 2nd floor

5:00 pm -- 6:00 pm Clergy Laity Assembly Voting for Metropolitan Council and Archdiocesan Council Delegates
Philoptochos Board Voting Hospitality Room/ Sandhill Crane

6:30 pm Buses depart for Holy Trinity, Clearwater

7:00 pm -- 11:00 pm “An Evening at the Taverna”
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Clearwater
Matheos Hall, Holy Trinity Church

10:30 -- 11:00 pm Buses return to Hyatt.

SATURDAY, JUNE 13
7:00 am -- 7:30 am Orthros/Morning Prayer Herring Gull, 2nd floor

7:30 am -- 9:00 am Clergy and Family Breakfast
followed by Clergy Syndesmos meeting Armani’s Restaurant, 9th floor

8:00 am -- 9:00 am Archons Breakfast Wilson’s Plover North, 9th floor

8:00 am -- 9:00 am Breakfast (on your own)

9:00 am – 1:00 pm Finance Committee Meeting for Finance
Committee Members Wilson Plover South, 9th Floor***


9:00 am -- 11:50 am Philoptochos Conference Meeting III
White Ibis, 1st floor

9:00 am -- 12:00 noon Clergy Laity Delegates choose one (1) of (6) Workshops listed on page 2.
Note: some Workshop meeting rooms have changed from their Friday location
1) Teaching our Youth, Fr. Mark Leondis,Pelican, 2nd floor
2) Reaching out to our Youth, Fr. James Kordaris, Cormorant, 2nd floor
3) Faith & Science, Fr. Grigorios Tatsis,           Kingfisher, 2nd floor
4) 2-hour Workshop:
Parish Stewardship 101 & 201, Bill Marianes or George Matthews Audubon I-D, 1st floor
5) Beam Me Up Lord, I’ve Much to Learn and Enjoy Here, Catherine Nakos Herring Gull, 2nd floor
6) I was in Prison and You Visited Me, Chaplain Patrick Tutella, Audubon I-F, 1st floor

9:00 am-- 3:00 pm Children’s program Roseate Spoonbill, 2nd floor

11:30 am -- 1:00 pmPhiloptochos Board private lunch
Armani’s Restaurant, 9th floor

12:00 noon -- 1:00 pm Lunch Audubon DE

1:00 pm -- 4:00 pm Joint Plenary Session for ALL Delegates
Audubon II-III ABC

Final agenda to be determined by the Metropolis but will include:
Diakonia Center Presentation
Archdiocese Report
Chancellor’s Report
Philoptochos Report
Committee Reports
Ministry Reports
Archon Presentation
Election Results

4:00 pm -- 5:00 pm Metropolitan Council Meeting Cormorant, 2nd floor

4:00 pm -- 5:00 pm Philoptochos Board Meeting Kingfisher, 2nd floor

6:00 pm -- 10:00 pm Free night in Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks. Bus transportation will be available for those who register only. Dinner and shopping on your own

SUNDAY, JUNE 14

8:00 am -- 9:00 am Orthros Holy Trinity Church, Clearwater

8:30 am -- 9:00 am Buses depart Hyatt for Holy Trinity

9:00 am -- 11:30 am Hierarchical Divine Liturgy celebrated by His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios
Oath of Office for Newly-Elected Metropolitan Council Members and Philoptochos Board Members

12:00 noon -- 1:30 pm Farewell Luncheon and Recognitions
Matheos Hall, Holy Trinity, Clearwater

1:30 pm Buses depart for hotel

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Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Atlanta
2480 Clairmont Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30329

Phone: 404-634-9345
Fax: 404-634-2471
Website: www.atlmetropolis.org
Email: info@atlmetropolis.org

Proistamenos: His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios