Santa Barbara AHEPA Chapter 243

AHEPA, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Reaffirm Cooperation
Newly-elected President's First Meeting Is with Archbishop Demetrios
NEW YORK - Newly-elected Supreme President Nicholas A. Karacostas made his first official visit as supreme president to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America to meet with His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios on Wednesday, July 8, 2009.

The meeting, which lasted nearly over an hour, covered wide range of topics from the Unity Forum held at the AHEPA Supreme Convention to the upcoming visit to the United States this fall of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to AHEPA's series of regional banquets across the United States with the first one scheduled to take place in New York on November 21, 2009.

"It's always an honor and a privilege to meet with Archbishop Demetrios and discuss all the issues that are important to both the Greek Orthodox Church and to the Greek American community," said Supreme President Karacostas following the meeting. "I had a wonderful opportunity to tell His Eminence about our programs this year and we will be visiting more often, since I live in New York. I look forward to keeping in close communication with regard to AHEPA?s programs and support of the Greek Orthodox Church."

"We exchanged views on the educational, housing and environmental programs of AHEPA," Archbishop Demetrios told Greek News in a post-meeting interview. "There is a will to promote a cooperation between the Archdiocese and the AHEPA on these and other programs with a sense of unity amongst all the organizations within the Greek American Community, in order to be more productive."