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The Salt Lake Tribune
By Peggy Fletcher Stack | The Salt Lake Tribune
The simmering tensions between the parish council of the Salt Lake Valley’s Greek Orthodox community and its priests erupted again this week.
In a letter dated Dec. 28, the council informed the Rev. Michael Kouremetis that “there are no funds allocated in the 2014 budget to pay your salary or compensation package beyond December 31, 2013.”
The letter was signed by council chairman Dimitrios Tsagaris, who declined to comment beyond saying that the council would discuss the matter with the community in the coming weeks.
Kouremetis, though, has no intention of leaving the state, the priest told worshippers Sunday at Holladay’s Prophet Elias Greek Orthodox Church.
Kouremetis, who did not return a phone call seeking comment, said he is not going anywhere, according to congregants who were there. He serves “the Lord and the hierarchs of the church, not the parish council.”
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