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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Bishop Demetrios of Mokissos
Chancellor, Metropolis of Chicago

Tuesday, October 08, 201

Metropolis of Chicago
Announces Feast-day Celebrations
in honor of St. Iakovos Patron Saint of
His Eminence, Metropolitan IAKOVOS of Chicago

This year Metropolitan IAKOVOS of Chicago, the clergy and the faithful will be observing the feast-day of St. Iakovos, their spiritual shepherd’s Apostolic Patron, with the celebration of the Great Vesper Service and a Hierarchical con-celebrated Divine Liturgy.

On Tuesday, October 22nd, the celebration of the Great Vesper Service will take place at St. Iakovos Church, 36 W. 700 North, Valparaiso, IN, beginning at 7:00 PM. On Tuesday, October 23rd, the feast-day of St. Iakovos, a hierarchical con-celebration of the Divine Liturgy of Saint Iakovos will be celebrated at the Annunciation Cathedral in Chicago, 1017 N. LaSalle, beginning with the Service of Orthros at 9:00 AM. The clergy, chanters and faithful of the Holy Metropolis of Chicago, as well as the students and teachers of the day and afternoon schools are invited to join in these celebrations.

The annual grand banquet sponsored by the Metropolis of Chicago Clergy Syndesmos in honor of Metropolitan IAKOVOS of Chicago, benefiting the Saint Iakovos Retreat Center & the Ministries of the Clergy Syndesmos, will take place on Thursday, October 24, 2013 at The Concorde Banquets (20922 N. Rand Road, Kildeer, IL 60047, Telephone (847) 438-0025) beginning with a reception at 6:00 PM and followed promptly with dinner at 7:00 PM.

Ticket donation is $100/Plate & $1,000/Table of Ten. Reservations may be made through the parish clergy or directly through the Holy Apostles Greek Orthodox Church, (708) 562-2744.