TheLeader VOLUME XXV ISSUE2 Spring2024 - Flipbook - Page 28
Clergy-Laity Congress 2024:
In Christ, We are One!
View of San Diego
The 47th Biennial Clergy-Laity Congress and the
National Philoptochos Biennial Convention will take
place simultaneously from June 30 to July 4, 2024, in San
Diego, California. The Metropolis of San Francisco will
serve as host, under the leadership of His Eminence
Metropolitan Gerasimos of San Francisco.
The theme of the Clergy-Laity Congress will be “In
Christ, We Are One.” The Congress Co-Chairs are Gerry
and Jeannie Ranglas, Isidoros and Maria Garifalakis and
Honorary Co-Chairs George and Judy Marcus, all
members of Leadership 100. The Organizing Committee,
which is comprised of representatives from both the
Metropolis of San Francisco and other major
representations of the Archdiocese, has been working
since September on the planning, logistics and execution
of another world-class event.
The 2024 National Philoptochos Biennial Convention
will also be Chaired by Jeannie Ranglas with Co-Chairs
Valine Georgeson, Anita B. Kartalopoulos, also a
member of Leadership 100, and Cynthia Kezos.
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His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros expressed his
excitement for the upcoming Clergy-Laity Congress and
National Philoptochos Convention, stating:
“The Clergy-Laity Congress and National Philoptochos
Convention provide the delegates the opportunity to be
the voice of their parishes, their families, and friends. As
we gather with the clergy and lay leaders from each
parish, with the members of the Greek Orthodox Ladies
Philoptochos Society, as well as with each organization,
ministry, and institution of our sacred Archdiocese, it is
vital for us to maximize this opportunity. The ClergyLaity Congress is an important event in the life of the
church, most critically as we continue to discuss and
explore the ways in which the Greek Orthodox
Archdiocese of America and indeed every parish can
meet the needs of our ever-changing world, and how we
can focus on expanding our Orthodox presence in
America. And we need each voice there to be heard."
