[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 79 (Thursday, May 21, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1237]
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IN HONOR OF THE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATION AND THE 2009 
                       HELLENIC HERITAGE FESTIVAL

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 21, 2009

  Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor and recognition of 
the Greek Community of Cleveland, Ohio, and the members and leaders of 
the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation of Cleveland as join 
fellow community members this Memorial Day weekend to celebrate the 
heritage and culture of Greece at the annual Hellenic Heritage 
Festival.
  The oldest Greek Orthodox Church in Cleveland, the Greek Orthodox 
Church of the Annunciation was officially incorporated on February 15, 
1913. Located on the corner of West 14th Street and Fairfield Avenue in 
the Historic Tremont District of Cleveland, it was the only Greek 
Orthodox Church to exist in the Greater Cleveland area until 1937. 
Today, it remains an active parish with an internationally-accredited 
Greek School.
  For more than thirty years, members of the Greater Cleveland 
Community have gathered on the grounds of the Greek Orthodox Church of 
the Annunciation to partake in the annual Hellenic Heritage Festival, a 
wonderful community and family event that is enjoyed and shared by 
Clevelanders of all ethnic backgrounds. The event reflects the values 
of our community: faith, family, heritage and diversity. The festival 
is also a time of remembrance and honor--remembering our ancestors and 
relatives whose struggles, tragedies and triumphs will be remembered 
and revered from generation to generation, and honoring the numerous 
and significant contributions made to our community and our nation by 
Americans of Greek heritage.
  Madam Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honoring Greek-
Americans throughout our community and throughout our nation. I also 
stand in recognition of the members and leaders of the Greek Orthodox 
Church of the Annunciation, whose individual and collective commitment 
to preserving and promoting the history and heritage of their beloved 
Greek homeland serves to enrich the diverse fabric of the Greater 
Cleveland Community.

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