THE HELLENIC SOCIETY PROMETHEAS

& THE HELLENIC ORGANIZATIONS

OF THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA

Invite you to a celebration of

The 187^thAnniversary of the Greek Independence

Keynote Speaker:

H. E. Alexandros P. Mallias

Ambassador of Greece to the United States of America

Modern Greece in Europe and the World

Η Σύγχρονη Ελλάδα στην Ευρώπη και στον Κόσμο

(Lecture in Greek with summary in English)

The speaker will reflect on the progress achieved by the Greek nation since its independence in 1821 and will present the status of modern Greece in Europe and in the world today. The program will include appropriate brief literary readings, patriotic songs by the Saint Sophia’s Cathedral Choir directed by Stelios Kontakiotis, and folk dances to be performed by the Return to Origins dance troupe directed by Elena and Rena Papapostolou. Reception to follow.

Sunday, March 23, 2008 at 6:00 p.m.

St. George Greek Orthodox Church

7701 Bradley Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20817

Co-sponsors:

St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral Sts. Constantine and Helen G.O. Church

St. George Greek Orthodox Church St. Katherine Greek Orthodox Church

Sts. Peter & Paul Greek Orthodox Church St. Theodore Greek Orthodox Church

American Hellenic Institute AHEPA Chapter 31

AHEPA Chapter 383 Cretan Association of Greater Washington D.C.

AHEPA Chapter 438 Evrytanian Association

Hellenic-American Women’s Council Hellenic-American Medical Society

Epirotic Society Laconian Society of Wash DC

Macedonian Association Pan-Cyprians of Metropolitan Washington

Pan-Dodecanesian Association of America Roumeliotes of Metropolitan Washington

Digenis Hellenic Student Association, UM Association of Greek Scientists at NIH

Georgetown University Hellenic Club Kosmos Hellenic Club, GWU

The Hellenic Center American University Hellenic Club

Returns to Origins