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Dear Parishioners and Friends of the Kimisis Tis Theotokou, The joyous event of the 40th Anniversary of our Parish is a wonderful reason to celebrate. We are not only honoring the founders of this community, but also the parishioners who have made this celebration possible with their hard and continuous work, faith, and devotion. We must not forget, though, that this is not only our celebration, but also a celebration honoring the Orthodox faith and the Hellenic Civilization, that we have struggled to preserve and maintain for thousands of years. These two principles were the cornerstones for the establishment of our Parish and Community as well as the many Greek Orthodox Communities built around the country. The feeling of nostalgia that the first Greek immigrants held was the driving force that helped to carry their culture and faith over to their new home. They fulfilled this noble desire by establishing the many Greek Orthodox parishes around the country and zealously worked to instill their identity into American Society. Our Heavenly father, with His grace, blessed the founders of these communities to promote and continue Orthodoxy and Hellenism for the future generations. As of January 15, 2016, I have had the honor and privilege of serving one of these communities by becoming the pastor of the Kimisis Tis Theotokou Greek Orthodox Church. It has truly been a wonderful and memorable year and I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the President, Mr. Paul Callamaras, along with the Parish Council and the entire community for welcoming and embracing me as their Spiritual Leader. Together, we will continue to support and fulfill the ministries of our Church. Also, my gratitude to my predecessors, Very Reverend Fr. George Nikas, Reverend Protopresbyters George Prasas, George Dounelis and George Daskalakis, for their dedication and commitment to the parish. Its progress could not have been possible without them. I will always pray to Lord our God to repose the souls of His beloved servants of our community Rev. Fr. George Prassas and Rev. Fr. George Dounelis in the bosoms of Abraham in the courts of the saints and the righteous. I would also like to thank the committee of the 40th Anniversary for all their efforts to make this celebration a success. Most of all, I would like to extend my personal gratitude to His Eminence Metropolitan Evangelos for this honor and promise to make every effort to fulfill my pastoral duties to the community. We must never forget, as Orthodox Christians, our obligation to carry the message of our God to all our brothers and sisters and become the means of His presence through our actions. In addition, uphold our responsibility to teach the future generations about the importance of the Hellenic Civilization so they will be able to understand Orthodoxy and its unique message to the world. May we celebrate many more years together! †Rev. Economos Panagiotis Lekkas Presiding priest 4
Warmest Congratulations to our Kimisis Tis Theotokou Greek Orthodox Church for achieving this milestone, the 40th Anniversary of our Parish. May God grant us many more happy and fruitful years together in God’s service. Reverend Economos Panagiotis Lekkas Presbytera Eleni, Raffealla, Vicky & Markianna 5
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