[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 2026-2027]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  IN RECOGNITION OF HIS EMINENCE METROPOLITAN EVANGELOS OF NEW JERSEY

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                         HON. FRANK PALLONE JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 27, 2014

  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate His Eminence 
Metropolitan Evangelos of New Jersey as he is honored by the Hellenic 
Federation of New Jersey with the Alexander the Great Achievement Award 
at its Fourth Annual Banquet. Metropolitan Evangelos is celebrating his 
10th anniversary as Metropolitan of New Jersey and is truly deserving 
of this body's recognition.
  Metropolitan Evangelos began his service to the Greek Orthodox church 
as a Deacon in 1987 and 2 years later was ordained into priesthood. In 
1991, he was ordained archimandrite by His Eminence Archbishop Iakovos 
of North and South America. As a Deacon, he served at the Orthodox 
Center of Ecumenical Patriarchate in Geneva and the Greek Orthodox 
Archdiocese.

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  In addition to his role as Deacon, Metropolitan Evangelos also served 
as Assistant Director of Archives and Director of the Department of 
Registry of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese. He also served as assistant 
to the Dean of St. Demetrios Cathedral in New York, President of the 
Spiritual Court for the Archdiocesan District and Dean of the Hellenic 
Orthodox Community of Astoria ``St. Demetrios Cathedral.''
  Metropolitan Evangelos was elected Bishop on April 12, 2003. A month 
later, he was ordained to the Episcopacy and he was enthroned as the 
spiritual leader of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Jersey on May 
11, 2003.
  Founded in 2009, the Hellenic Federation of New Jersey is led by 
President Savas Tsivicos. Its mission aims to preserve and promote the 
history and culture of the Hellenic community. It is currently 
comprised of 44 Greek American organizations from across New Jersey. 
The Fourth Annual Banquet is chaired by the Federation's immediate past 
president Tassos Efstratiades.
  Mr. Speaker, once again, please join me in congratulating 
Metropolitan Evangelos on his selection as recipient of the Alexander 
the Great Achievement Award and thanking the Hellenic Federation of New 
Jersey for its continued efforts to honor the Hellenic heritage.

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