Greek Archbishop Elpidophoros named among “Brooklyn’s COVID Heroes”

New York, September 24, 2020

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In March, under the direction of Archbishop Elpidophoros, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America established an Archdiocesan COVID-19 Relief Fund, which has provided hundreds of thousands of dollars to people facing hardships around the country due to the ongoing pandemic.

On Tuesday, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams recognized the Archbishop as one of “Brooklyn’s COVID Heroes,” reports the Greek Archdiocese.

“We know that more people did not lose their lives because of the heroes and sheroes who are here today,” Borough President Adams said during the conferral event that honored more than 80 people at Brooklyn Borough Hall.

Upon receiving the title, the Archbishop thanked the donors to the relief fund and Borough President Adams: “Today, we give great thanks to God for the generous benefactors who made contributions big and small, that allowed us to help so many people across the country. This pandemic has had so many consequences, and some have not yet been realized. We are committed to being a part of any solution that will offer comfort and assistance to those in need. Thank you to Borough President Adams, and may the Lord continue to bless his work!”

Backed by donations both large and small, the Relief Fund has distributed $625,775 to 358 recipients in 25 states, with an average relief gift of $1,743. Direct payments were made on behalf of applicants to vendors for various necessities, such as mortgage, rent, medical care, gas, electricity, food, childcare, and funerals.

Abp. Elpidophoros caused waves in the Orthodox community in June when he joined Borough President Adams and State Senator Andrew Gounardes for a Black Lives Matter protest march that saw thousands of people gathering shoulder-to-shoulder despite Governor Cuomo’s executive order that limited gatherings to 10 people or less at that time due to the pandemic. Church attendance was also severely limited at that time under Abp. Elpidophoros.

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9/24/2020

See also
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The day before he marched, police officer Shay Mikalonis, a member of the St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church in Las Vegas, was shot in the head during a Black Lives Matter protest and is currently on life support. Abp. Elpidophoros has also come under heavy criticism for making no public statement about Mikalonis and for joining with BLM after this incident. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Distributes More Than a Quarter of a Million Dollars to Applicants Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic in the USA Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Distributes More Than a Quarter of a Million Dollars to Applicants Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic in the USA Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Distributes More Than a Quarter of a Million Dollars to Applicants Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic in the USA Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Distributes More Than a Quarter of a Million Dollars to Applicants Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic in the USA
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Comments
Theodoros 9/25/2020 12:01 am
In Texas there has been a legal case involving an eight year old Orthodox boy whose mother considers him to be "transgender". In August, a court took away joint custody of the child and gave the mother sole custody. The mother intends for this child to gradually "transition" into a girl. Furthermore, she has been sending this boy to school dressed up as a girl and given him a non Christian name, "Luna". The mother at least was or is a member of the Greek Archdiocese. This is one of the more important issues where the Archbishop should be speaking up on. The Greek Archdiocese has been given the opportunity to raise its voice to condemn an atrocity that is being committed against a child but is not doing so. The silence of the Greek Archbishop and his Archdiocese on these horrible evils and their willingness to collude with Black Lives Matter group that burned Bibles several weeks ago is disgraceful and a moral outrage.
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