With the blessings of His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios Geron of America, a lecture and dialogue was held at Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church, Orange, CT, on Wednesday, February 15, 2017, which focused on twenty-five years of leadership, accomplishments and environmental activism of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.

The lecture was presented by the Historian of the Order of Saint Andrew Archon George E. Demacopoulos, Ph. D., Professor of Theology, Co-Director, Orthodox Christian Studies Center Fordham University, with an introduction by Regional Commander Nikiforos Mathews.

The lecture was sponsored by the the Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in America together with the Order of AHEPA, Chapter 98, the Hellenic Bar Association of Connecticut and St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church. (Photos by Patric Marchitto)