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For Immediate Release
September 16, 2005

Contact:  Clergy-Laity Congress Office
Tel. 212-570-3549
Email: clergylaity@goarch.org

38th BIENNIAL CLERGY-LAITY CONGRESS OF THE
GREEK ORTHODOX ARCHDIOCESE OF AMERICA
TO CONVENE IN NASHVILLE, JULY 16-21, 2006

New York, NY ? His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, Primate of the Greek
Orthodox Church in America and Exarch of the Ecumenical Patriarchate,
announced today that the Thirty-Eighth Biennial Clergy-Laity Congress,
National Philoptochos Convention, and Young Adult Conference of the Greek
Orthodox Archdiocese of America will convene next year in Nashville,
Tennessee, July 16-21.

The Congress, which will be held at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel, will be
hosted by the Metropolis of Detroit and His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas.
The General Chairpersons for the Congress are George and Lee Ann Anderson.
The theme will be Sharing the Truth of the Gospel and the Love of Christ.
This theme will guide participants in affirming the significance of our
relationships, calling, and witness as Orthodox Christians.

The Congress will also feature a special Family Life Program, offering
Orthodox families a time of retreat, spiritual growth, and recreation. In
addition, the Congress will offer an extensive educational program to
assist clergy and laity in enhancing the work of ministry in and through
our Orthodox parishes.

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