tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195909349513705056.post6270693455061654616..comments2016-09-29T02:10:54.308-06:00Comments on Take Our Church Back!: Letter from Mr. Nick Bapis in Response to April 15, 2010 Parish Council Letter to the Greek Orthodox Community of Salt Lake CityUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195909349513705056.post-69428548058537613642010-04-21T11:21:03.894-06:002010-04-21T11:21:03.894-06:00Unbelievable.
I don’t think that there is another ...Unbelievable.<br />I don’t think that there is another word that can describe the nonsense emanating from our appointed parish council and their cronies. These unprovoked assaults upon respected and generous members of our community show us exactly how out of touch an appointed and un-elected parish council can be. There is no concern for the community and its members; it is only for the egos of the members of the appointed parish council. Do they see why people don’t trust them to care for the monies involved?<br />Now we have the appointed parish council firmly seated upon their high horses and wagging their fingers at Mr. Bapis and others for perceived financial discrepancies. They have chosen to attempt to destroy the reputation of good men for nonsensical reasons. They have concocted charges (phantoms) of questionable activities without evidence or even doing their homework to back up their charges. They threaten to take legal action against them and to further alienate and anger the people who love and cherish our church. <br />Perhaps they are embarrassed that the treasurer does not open the statements or reconcile the books monthly, but rather every four months or so? I think it would be best for the treasurer to submit his resignation immediately. <br /> In 2002, certain members of the current appointed parish council were given independent, verifiable, clear-cut evidence of financial improprieties by an employee of the church. Instead of acting upon the evidence and doing what was difficult but best for the church they instead were ready to ignore UPR’s, canon law, and state law in an attempt to cover it up. They instead attacked me and the others who brought the evidence to light. Those parish council members resigned with several others to “protest” the unfair treatment of the employee. We see how their actions eight years ago have cause so many additional problems to this community. Now we fast forward to 2010 and those same people sign their names to the shameful letter sent to the parish on April 15, 2010. Now they accuse innocent individuals acting in the best interest of the church of questionable actions. Is the word “hypocrite” too harsh? In fact, I have a “gut feeling” one of those previous parish council members penned the flawed and shameful letter from April 15. <br />The appointed parish council can continue to hide behind their confidentiality agreements and the unpublished, cryptic minutes from their meetings. One day we will be shocked to see what havoc their incompetence has caused. I only hope it won’t be too late.Steve gamvroulasnoreply@blogger.com