AHEPA Mother Lodge Chapter No.1 Educational Fund

03/20/2025

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03/26/2023

Wishing all a Blessed Feast of the Annunciation and Happy Greek Independence Day! Revisit the Miracle of 1821 with this presentation we hosted on the 200th anniversary https://youtu.be/Chn0g9-MFYA

01/29/2023

MLK DAY, a federal holiday in the United States, marks the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. It is observed on the third Monday of January each year. King's birthday is January 15.

A supporter of civil rights, Archbishop Iakovos was one of the few prominent non-African American clergymen—and the only Church leader—who had the courage to walk hand in hand with Martin Luther King Jr. during the famous march in Selma, Alabama. A picture of this historic moment, with Archbishop Iakovos to the right of Martin Luther King Jr., was captured on the cover of Life Magazine on March 26, 1965. According to Grammenos "when Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. marched from the Brown Chapel of the African Methodist Episcopal Church to the Dallas County Courthouse in Selma, Alabama, on March 15, 1965, Archbishop Iakovos, leader of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America, was among the few white men who accompanied him. Iakovos, who had experienced religious oppression himself as a child, accepted Dr. King's invitation demonstrating his commitment to freedom and civil rights as key principles of the American life. Iakovos stated that the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese could no longer remain a 'spectator and listener', and it must labor and struggle to develop its spiritual life. In the end, his firm support of Dr. King's initiative helped bring to fruition the passage of voting rights legislation, advancing equality among his communicants."

01/29/2023

01/29/2023

01/29/2023

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association For Immediate Release | August 10, 2022 Contact: AHEPA Headquarters Phone: 202.232.6300 E-mail: [email protected] U.S. Senate Commemorates AHEPA's 1