NEW YORK – Following the Doxology in the Chapel of the Apostle Paul at the Archdiocese offices on 79th Street in Manhattan on June 20, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros spoke about his belief that the problems encountered in recent years by the Archdiocese of America will be overcome through honest and sincere cooperation.
The Doxology, attended by the Hierarchs, members of the Holy Provincial Synod, and the staff of the Archdiocese in the first substantial contact with the new archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.
Archbishop Elpidophoros thanked the Archdiocese staff for the reception he had received, noted that he was aware of the difficulties faced in recent years, particularly in the economic sphere, expressing his conviction that everything could be overcome if there was cooperation with transparency, good intentions, and patience.
He said, “I am completely aware of the difficulties you have faced in recent years, the financial pressure and the loss of some of your colleagues, to the extent that it negatively affected your performance. All this needs to be discussed and I assure you that it will be discussed.
“What I ask of all of you is patience and goodwill for the future. We will need it in the present situation of our beloved Archdiocese, in order to see in which direction we will move. Our future is bright as long as we open the curtains so that the sun of transparency can shine on us.”
Taking the floor, His Grace Bishop Andonios of Phasiane welcomed Archbishop Elpidophoros on behalf of the human resources department of the Archdiocese, wished him a good term and then presented him with a gift, an iPhone, a typical tool for the daily routine of the average American.
Then, His Eminence greeted each member of the Archdiocese staff one by one in the Chapel of the Apostle Paul and then had a meeting with them as planned.
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