What's the Hold-Up?

Some positive developments have apparently occurred during and since the Metropolitan's recent visit to the community.

• Heard was that elections, on May 20th, as stated in the Interim Parish Council's letter to the community, would in fact be conducted.
• Further heard, not as yet confirmed, was that no one would be barred from running in those elections.
• Further heard was the Metropolitan Isaiah met with those wishing for a split community and asked that the illegal corporations delineating Prophet Elias as a separate entity were to be voided.

As of this date, the third item, one that can be effected IMMEDIATELY, has not occurred. A quick search of the State of Utah's business corporations site still shows a corporate entity with Mr. Mylonakis as the registered agent, as well as one with Mr. Shand, Dr. Beck, and Ms. Chachas.

These erstwhile folks kept telling us all along, particularly former president and current vice president, Mr. Mylonakis, that they were merely doing the bidding of the Metropolitan. Now that the Metropolitan has informed them that these need to be disbanded, what is the reason or excuse to delay?

DISBAND THE PE CORPORATION(S) - IT'S ABOUT TIME!

It has been about a year since His Eminence, Demetrios, the Greek Orthodox Archbishop of the United States of America, said the following:

"The ecclesiastical charter that was issued on April 10, 2010 is to be considered inapplicable and consequently withdrawn. Similarly, the Prophet Elias corporation will be formally dissolved and no separate trade names will be filed with the State of Utah for Holy Trinity and  Prophet Elias".

To date there has been been no attempt from the local clergy or any of their appointed Parish Councils to follow the directive from the Holy Synod and the Archbishop with regard to the dissolution of the corporations filed with the State of Utah in the name of Prophet Elias Greek Orthodox Church.

We are sure that this parish council finally will act on the Archbishop's directives and work toward the dissolution of BOTH ILLEGAL ENTITIES immediately. We further contend that Mr. Mylonakis, having created an illegal, quasi-related church entity in the name of one of the assets of this community, will either dissolve the corporation he set up, forthwith, or he will and MUST resign from the parish council, forthwith!

It is further distressing that long-time parishioners, one of whom was named as an archon, should also have set up a similarly illegal entity.

It is well past time for both to be disbanded. The community as a whole has spoken - SEVERAL TIMES, IN FACT - that it does not wish to be divided.

Nor has any general assembly given any of these people authority to set up a corporation describing a separate church entity in this community. Again we say, if you want YOUR OWN CHURCH, GO BUILD ONE! You won't get away with attempting to take one, on behalf of a minority, from the united Greek Orthodox Community of Greater Salt Lake!