Father Poulos was made president of the Clergy Association of New York. at which time he founded the first GreekAmerican home for the aged in Yonkers. N.Y. Father Poulos influence on behalf of the GreekAmericans was felt on a national level as well. In the early 1960s while serving as a member of the National Council of Churches of America he was chosen to serve on a committee which submitted a plan to President Kennedy to revise the immigration laws of the United States. particularly with respect to Greece. From 1958 to 1966. Father John served as the pastor of the Church of the Annunciation in Jersey City.
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