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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of USA is helping the churches on the island of Crete and in the Dodecanese, Greece

 

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America is helping 
the churches on the island of Crete and in the Dodecanese to feed 
and care for the poor in their regions.
According to a June 16 press release issued by the Archdiocese, 
$190,000 was raised in response to Ecumenical Patriarch 
Bartholomew’s call for support those in need in Greece, 
particularly those outside the 
metropolitan area of Athens.

The money has been divided between the Metropolises of 
Crete ($130,000) and the Metropolises of the Dodecanese, 
including the Monastery of Patmos ($60,000). 

The check was sent to Greece accompanied by a letter from 
Archbishop Demetrios, the head of the Greek Orthodox 
Archdiocese of America.

“This is an offering of love of the parishes and individuals 
of our Holy Archdiocese of America, who responded to the call 
for solidarity and support of the Greek people during this difficult 
period, with what they could and despite the adverse economic 
conditions that exist here as well,” the archbishop wrote in the letter. 

In April, Demetrios hand delivered a check of $500,000 to 
his Greek counterpart Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and 
All Greece. 

The Relief Fund for the People of Greece was established by the 
Archdiocese in February to allow a framework for the Greek 
Orthodox community of the United States to support hunger 
and humanitarian relief operations in Greece.

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