His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios Names Andrew Manatos Chairman of 39th Biennial Clergy Laity Congress
March 20, 2008
Archbishop Demetrios of America has named Andrew Manatos Chairman of the 39th Biennial Clergy Laity Congress of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America to be held July 13-18 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, DC.
The Clergy Laity Congress is the highest legislative body of the Archdiocese and convenes biennially with close to two thousand delegates representing Greek Orthodox Parishes from across the entire United States of America.
President of Manatos & Manatos, Inc., a public policy company in Washington, DC, Mr. Manatos serves on the Archdiocesan Council and has been an Archon of the Ecumenical Patriarchate for over 20 years, serving currently as regional commander. A former Assistant Secretary of Commerce in the Carter Administration, he serves on the board of several Hellenic organizations, including the Hellenic-America Heritage Council and the Coordinated Effort of Hellenes.
His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios commented, "Mr. Manatos and the Manatos family represent a significant presence in our Nation's Capital and have been very helpful to Orthodoxy and Hellenism worldwide. I am thankful that he has accepted the task of becoming the Chairman of our 39th Biennial Clergy Laity Congress this summer in Washington D.C."
Information regarding details of the Clergy-Laity Congress will be made available at www.clergylaity.org in the coming weeks.
Contact: Nikki Stephanopoulos
Tel.: 212.570.3530
Orthodox Christians Worldwide to Observe Easter April 27March 19, 2008
Over 250 million Orthodox Christians worldwide, including some six million in North America, will observe Easter (Pascha) on April 27, 2008. Pascha is the most sacred and holy day of the Orthodox Church’s ecclesiastical year.
The Orthodox date for Easter is based on a decree of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea, held in 325 A.D. under Emperor Constantine the Great. According to this decree, Easter must be celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon of the vernal equinox but always after the Hebrew Passover to maintain the Biblical sequence of events of the Crucifixion and the Resurrection. The Orthodox Christian churches have adhered strictly to this determination of the date of Easter which was definitively regulated by the First Ecumenical Council.
CONTACT: Nikki Stephanopoulos
Phone: 212-774-0244
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