Ten years have passed since the enthronement of the Archbishop of America, Demetrios, on September 18, 1999, at the Holy Trinity cathedral. The 10th anniversary of the event will be celebrated with a special service on Sunday, September 20 at the cathedral, officiated by the Archbishop, with the participation of other high-ranking clerics of the Greek Orthodox Church in the United States.

The new school year has commenced smoothly for Greek schools in Egypt.  Meanwhile Education Coordinator Andreas Karatzas – who met with the headmasters of three schools in Cairo – noted that the number of teachers has increased significantly this year, and first-year high school students at the Ambetios School will receive personal computers from the Greek education ministry.

The exhibition "Itinerary to Mount Athos, 1928-1930" presents a selection from the 400 photographs of the travels of Swiss photographer Frédéric Boissonnas to Mount Athos in 1928 and 1930. With this exhibition, the HFC Centre in Sofia participates in the formal events dedicated to the celebration of Sofia - 130 years capital of Bulgaria.

The over 30 Greek-American victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks were honoured late last week at an austere ceremony at the site of the small St. Nicholas church. A special blessing was conducted by the Archbishop of America, Demetrios, at the ceremony, which was attended by the general consuls of Greece and Cyprus, Agis Baltas and Andreas Panagiotou, respectively.

The Association of Greek American Travel Agents (GATA) is expressing concerns over the fate of approximately 1500 Olympic Airlines passengers who have return tickets dated after September 30th, the date the airline is set to conduct its final flights.