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Orthodox Observer - July 1997

Meletios' vision

Editor,

Patriarch Meletios in setting up the Archdiocese in 1922 was certainly a man of vision. He recognized that the primary purpose of the church was to propagate the faith.

It is not the purpose of our church to perpetuate any language or ethnicity. The time has come when our Archdiocese should adopt the original charter of 1922 and focus on uniting all Orthodox churches in our country.

It has become obvious to all there exists a strong desire among the laity to unite our churches.  | I urge Archbishop Spyridon to give this matter a high priority.

Jim Koulogeorge

Northbrook, Ill.

[ Orthodox Observer, Vol. 62 - No. 1131, July 1997, p. 10 ]