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CAMP AGAPE 2000:
Kids 'N' Cancer-Aug. 5-10
 he sunshine filtered
through the great fir trees of Camp Angelos and
beckoned volunteers and campers alike to the 6th Annual Camp Agape. There
were new faces, (56 of them), and old friends. Some wore smiles, others
looked anxious. What would this week bring? Those who previously attended
Camp Agape eagerly raced through its doors, awaiting once again the opportunity
to set aside their illness and plunge into a week of fun. Thirty
children with cancer attended. Including their families, there were one
hundred twenty seven campers in all.
Games, arts & crafts, great food, friends and a showering of love and
attention from the volunteers of our community were just the beginning.
Campers were welcomed by "Joe, the Balloon Man", as they patiently awaited
their special creation. Theme days this year included: Oregon, Past and
Present, Fun With The Arts, Olympics 2000, Greek Day, and Recognition and
Farewell Day. In addition to the special activities and presenters, the
families were free to participate in archery, ping pong, computer room,
board games, videos, water activities, play corner, library corner, fishing
at Lake Melonas and nightly campfires. Special activities included: tile
painting, where each child painted a self- portrait used to create two Camp
Agape benches, as well as other family activities including tile trivet
painting, wreath making, pioneer activities, sand candlemaking and
facepainting. Presentations included Taiko drums, animation classes,
Newfoundland Dog rides, archery ,
OregonMuseum of Science and Industry ,
"Buttons the Clown, a Marimba band, square dancing, a Mariachi band, Greek
music and dancing. A non- denominational church service was held on Sunday
by seminarian Jacob Gorny.
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Brookline, MA - His trademark is the
cowboy boots he wears on his feet. Before most students' alarm clocks have
gone off to start their day, Fr. Nick, as he is affectionately called, has
been in his office pouring over mounds of paperwork created an institution
of higher learning. Energetic and congenial, yet serious, Fr. Nicholas C.
Triantafilou, is the most recent in a line of individuals to serve as president
of the small undergraduate and graduate institutions know as Hellenic College
and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology.
Although he has been at his new job since August 1, 2000, Fr. Nick will
be formally installed as President of Hellenic College and Holy Cross on
Friday, October 6, 2000. The installation will take place on the campus
of Hellenic College in the Chapel of the Holy Cross. The campus is located
at 50 Goddard Avenue, Brookline, MA adjacent to Jamaica Pond. The Installation
is scheduled for 4:30 pm with a reception to follow. The public is invited to attend.
A native of Woburn, Massachusetts, after graduation from Holy Cross in 1964,
Fr. Nicholas spent the next thirty years of his life ministering, working and
raising his family in Houston, Texas. As he strolls across the grounds of the
beautiful 52-arce Brookline campus, his black cowboy boots are a reminder of
his days in Texas. For it was in Houston where he learned how to think big.
For twenty-two years he led the Annunciation Greek Orthodox parish of greater
Houston as it grew from 320 to over 1,800 members. In 1970, his Presbytera
Diane and he established a parish parochial school I Houston which currently has an
enrollment of 663 students.
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In addition to his many years of pastoral service as a parish clergyman, Fr.
Triantafilou brings to his new duties at Hellenic College and Holy Cross many
years of administrative and fundraising experience. He has served as Vicar
and Chancellor of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America here he coordinated
the personal development and ministerial assignments for 600 active and 200
retired clergy. For four years, Fr. Triantafilou served as Executive Director
of the Archbishop Iakovos Leadership 100 Endowment Fund-a separately incorporated
endowment fund dedicated to the needs of the National Ministries of the Greek
Orthodox Church of America. In 1999, Fr. Nicholas returned to the Boston area,
becoming Director of the Boston Diocese Camp and Retreat Center of the Greek
Orthodox Diocese. In this time, Fr. Nicholas oversaw development, staffing,
planning and programming for the center. Through his leadership, the Camp
and Center has become mortgage free and undergone substantial renovations.
Liberal Arts education and Greek Orthodox spritual life dominate the culture of
Hellenic College and Holy Cross. Hellenic College is an accredited, coeducational
college that offers Bachelor of Arts degrees in Religious Studies, Greek Studies,
Human Development and Elementary Education. Holy Cross is the seminary of the Greek
Orthodox Archdiocese of America and is both accredited and coeducational. It offers
the degrees of Master of Divinity (M.Div.), Master of Theological Studies
(M.T.S.),
Master of Arts in Church Service (M.A.), and Master of Theology (Th.M.).
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