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Featured Speakers

This year's Clergy Laity Congress features impactful ministry panels and workshops designed to equip delegates with the tools, resources, and inspiration needed to strengthen parishes and foster thriving communities. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage in meaningful dialogue, gaining valuable insights and practical strategies to enhance their local ministries. The Congress aims to empower participants with a renewed sense of purpose and vision, ensuring the ongoing growth and vitality of their parishes and the broader Orthodox Christian community. Throughout the week, there are a wide number of topics being addressed in both Ministry Panels and Workshops.

Cary J. Limberakis, DMD, Archon Aktouarios

Cary J. Limberakis, DMD, Archon Aktouarios

Cary J. Limberakis, DMD, Archon Aktouarios

Biography

Cary J. Limberakis, DMD, a steward of three Greek Orthodox parishes in the Philadelphia area: St. Sophia, Saints Faith, Hope and Agape, St. Luke, and the Annunciation, was invested as Archon Aktouarios of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in 2004 by His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios. He is the Archon Regional Commander of the Greater Philadelphia Region and has organized many Orthodoxy-related symposia, notably among them Reviving the Female Diaconate: Has the Time Come?  He is Chair of the Archon Engagement Committee Women In Orthodoxy and also serves on the Metropolitan Council of the Metropolis of NJ. In addition, Dr. Limberakis also serves on the Advisory Board to the Saint Phoebe Center for the Deaconess. He and his wife Alexis (Demetris), who serves on the Philoptochos National Board and as Vice President of the NJ Metropolis Philoptochos Board, have four children and three grandchildren. He is currently the President of the Pennsylvania Dental Association.

47th Biennial
Clergy-Laity Congress
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America