In this gracious and beautiful message, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros expresses his gratitude to the Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, for the congratulations and good wishes we conveyed to His Eminence on the completion of his first year as Archbishop of America. His Eminence looks back with gratitude to God on a productive first year, and forward with resolute trust in Almighty God to the tasks that lay ahead.