[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15399]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   IN RECOGNITION OF THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ANNUNCIATION GREEK 
                            ORTHODOX CHURCH

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, November 16, 2012

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of the 100th 
anniversary of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, ``Mother 
Church,'' in Cleveland, Ohio.
  Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church was founded in 1912 by Greek 
immigrants in the Cleveland area. Since its establishment, it has 
fostered a strong Greek School program. Following World War II, the 
Greek population in Northeast Ohio began to grow and the Greek Orthodox 
Church of the Annunciation was no longer able to cope with the number 
of parishioners. The result was four new churches, St. Spyridon, Sts. 
Constantine and Helen, St. Demetrios and St. Paul. Annunciation Greek 
Orthodox Church became the Metropolis or ``Mother Church'' for the new 
parishes and has brought together the Greater Cleveland Greek American 
community and Northeast Ohio's Greek American societies.
  The centennial celebration of the Mother Church has been led by Fr. 
Dean Dimon Proistamenos, Fr. Peter Metallinos, Gust Sevastos, Chris 
Boukis, Pam Petsas, Antoinette Geanneses and Stelios Vitakis. Some of 
the events that have highlighted this year-long celebration include a 
Sunday School Reunion, Three Hierarchs Greek Letter's Day, the Tremont 
Greek Fest, the Centennial Banquet Celebration, and the upcoming 
Philoptochos Celebration.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in recognizing 100 years 
of service and worship of Cleveland's Annunciation Greek Orthodox 
Church.

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