Activities
Personal
Born November, 24, 1967, Chicago, IL. Raised in suburban Elmhurst, IL, while attending Holy Apostles Greek Orthodox Church of Westchester, IL. Married: August 22, 1993, to Georgia Pateras of Orange County, CA. Two children: George David, born December 18, 1996; Efthymia Anastasia, born June 22, 2000.
Ordinations & Offices
Ordination to the Presbyterate (Priesthood).
At the hand of His Grace Bishop Iakovos of Chicago at the Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church of Palos Hill, IL, May 21, 1994.
Ordination to the Diaconate
At the hand of His Grace Bishop Iakovos of Chicago at the Holy Apostles Greek Orthodox Church of Westchester, IL, February 2, 1994.
Degrees/Education
Master of Divinity, With Distinction
Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology Brookline, MA, 1993.
•Scholarship Award for Excellence in Homiletics, 1993.
Bachelor of Arts
Hellenic College, Brookline, MA, 1989.
Diploma
York Community High School, Elmhurst, IL, 1985.
Current Professional Positions and Memberships
Special Assistant
Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago since October 1, 2004.
Parish Priest
Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church of Hammond , IN, since August 1, 1996.
Member (elected) of the Metropolis Council
Metropolis of Chicago, since November, 1998.
Member of the Bishop's Task Force on AIDS
Metropolis of Chicago since 1997.
Member of Saint Catherine Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies
Since September 16, 2006.
Member of the North American Patristics Society
Since August, 2005.
Member of The Northwest Indiana Orthodox Christian Clergy Association
Since August, 1996
Member of the Clergy Syndesmos, Metropolis of Chicago
Since February,1994.
Previous Positions/Memberships
Associate Pastor
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church of Milwaukee, WI, June, 1994—July, 1996
Deacon to the Bishop
Greek Orthodox Diocese of Chicago, February, 1994—May, 1994
Assistant to the Director
Office of Youth & Young Adult Ministries Greek Orthodox Diocese of Chicago,September, 1993—June, 1994
Member of the Planning Committee of the Annual Jewish-Christian Clergy Retreat of Chicago
October, 1998--October 2007.
Diocesan Representative
Chicago Clergy Seminar in Israel, Sponsored by the American Jewish Committee, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, Israel, July, 1998.
Secretary
The Orthodox Clergy Fellowship of Wisconsin, August, 1994—June, 1996.
Administrative and Teaching Assistant
To Dr. John Chirban; at Cambridge Counseling Associates, Cambridge, MA; Northeastern University, Boston, MA; Hellenic College, Brookline, MA; 1989-1991.
Office Manager
Orthodox Christian Association of Medicine, Psychology and Religion, (OCAMPR), Cambridge, MA, 1990—1991.
Staff Member
Boston Theological Institute, Boston, MA 1988—1989.
Assistant Manager
Holy Cross Seminary Bookstore, Brookline, MA 1986—1991.
Speaking Engagements
Lecture: "It is Time for the Lord to Act: The Many and the One."
Spiritual Weekend Retreat, Annunciation Church of Dayton, OH, November 1, 2008.
Discussion Panelist: “Mysticism and Popular Spirituality.”
Annual Jewish-Christian Clergy Retreat, Techny, IL, April 2006.
Lecture: “The Evil Eye, Old Wives’ Tales and Superstitions: Are They Harmful?”
Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church of Chicago Religious Education Seminar, March, 2003
Lecture: “Marriage: An Orthodox Christian Perspective in Ecumenical Context.”
Annual Ecumenical Symposium of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago (at Loyola Univ.)September, 2002
Lecture: “Authority and Freedom in the Eastern Christian Tradition”
Annual Jewish-Christian Clergy Retreat Mundelein, IL, October, 2001.
Lecture: “Toward a Theology of Gender.”
Orthodox Women’s Association of Wisconsin Retreat, Milwaukee, WI, February, 2000.
Lecture: “Evolution from an Orthodox Christian Perspective”
Northwest Indiana Orthodox Christian Clergy Association Lenten Seminars Merrillville, IN; Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church of Chicago Religious Education Seminar; April, 1998.
Lecture: “The Last Times and Thereafter.”
Northwest Indiana Orthodox Christian Clergy Association Lenten Seminars Merrillville, IN April, 1997.
Lecture: “The Last Judgment and Our Response to the Gospel”
The Philoptochos Lenten Retreat Greek Orthodox Diocese of Chicago, Des Plaines, IL, March, 1997.
Lecture: “Orthodox Iconography: Windows Into Heaven”
Saint Mary’s College Wauwautosa, WI, May, 1996.
Publications
The Mystery of Healing: Oil, Anointing, and the Unity of the Local Church
Rollinsford, NH: Orthodox Research Institute, 2008
“Marriage: An Orthodox Perspective in Ecumenical Context.”
Ecumenical Trends, Volume 33, Number 11 (December, 2004), pp. 1-4. Published by the Graymoor Ecumenical & Intereligious Institute.
