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Tears shed at Philadelphia Pontian Memorial Service
May 19th, 2013.-Upper Darby. Tear’s filled the eyes of young and old alike yesterday at the Pontian memorial service. The Pontian “Akritai” (Black Sea Greeks) organization of Philadelphia commemorated the Genocide of 353,000 people and their loss of homeland at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox church in Upper Darby. Pontus (Greek: Πόντος, “sea”) is a historical [...]
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St. George Cathedral celebrates name day, community and future
May 11,2013. Philadelphia,- They came together as community this past Saturday night and celebrated. The St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Philadelphia was a scene of smiling faces and confidence. If you stop by St. George’s Cathedral in Philadelphia, change is the first thing you notice. A new roof, exterior, floors, lights..etc…etc. are only part [...]
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St. Lukes hosts annual Bid ‘N Buy
May 9th, 2013, Broomall, Pa. – The Greek Orthodox ladies Philoptochos Society of St. Luke (chapter 1082) hosted it’s annual Bid “N Buy this past week. The theme was a “Lantern Festival” which covered the gym in a colorful display of Asian lanterns and saw many of the ladies dressed in Japenese Kimono’s. Hundreds of [...]
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Celebrating Easter with Karolidis Family
May 5th, 2013, Deptford, NJ. Across the Delaware Valley, the Greek-American community of Philadelphia celebrated Easter. The smell of lamb on the spit was a regular scene in many Greek-American backyards. Cosmos Philly visited the family home of Fawn and Spiro Karolidis for some dancing, food and fun.
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1st Resurrection, 2nd Resurrection, Philadelphia’s Greek Orthodox community celebrates Easter
Upper Darby, PA. – Cherry Hill NJ.,- May 4rth, 2013. Yesterday, Cosmos Philly visited 1st Resurrection services at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox church in Upper Darby and St.Thomas Greek Orthodox church in Cherry Hill for 2nd Resurrection services. At St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox church, Father Nectarios and his congregation celebrated 1st resurrection because of one [...]
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St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral carries on with Easter tradition
May 3rd, 2013. Philadelphia. – St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Philadelphia was full last night with it’s congregation. Good Friday was celebrated in by the Orthodox community on this spring evening with it’s annual tradition of the Epitafio being carried down 8th street. The procession took them around the block and back in to [...]
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Christ’s Epitafio brings out church Decorators at Evangelismos
May 3, 2013. Philadelphia. – The members of Evangelismos church gathered to decorate the church Epitafio this morning at 10:00 am. Father Alexandros led the group, that took some 3 to 4 to complete the decorations. More than 1000 Carnations and 300 roses were carefully placed around the Epitafio. the red roses represented the blood [...]
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Pontian Greeks join Armenian Genocide Walk
Philadelphia, April 27, 2013. – For the sixth consecutive year, the “ARMENIAN GENOCIDE WALK” took place, commemorating the 98th anniversary of the Genocide for Armenians. The event takes place in order to educate the public on Turkish denial of the atrocities committed against the Armenians by the Ottoman Empire from 1915 to 1918. With the [...]
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“Spring Time in Paris” Tea Party Fundraiser
April 21, 2013. Cherry Hill, NJ. – St. Thomas Greek Orthodox church was the scene of this annual event. When one thinks of spring, one often thinks of Paris. This past weekend, the Daughters of Penelope “NIKE” chapter #230 hosted it’s annual fundraiser event, under the theme of “Spring Time in Paris, Tea Party”. The [...]
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“Ladies Night Out”, St. Demetrios Hosts Annual Bid and Buy
Upper Darby, April 20, 013.-This past Saturday at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox church in Upper Darby, the Ladies Philoptochos society hosted their annual bid and buy. Billed under the theme of “Ladies Night Out”, the annual event raises funds for St. Demetrios church and a variety of charities. This annual event brings the ladies organization [...]
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Van Vlahakis, he was Green before Green was cool…
April 17, 2013. Philadelphia.-He’s not the “Jolly Green” giant, but he is Green and he is a giant in the “Green” industry. Van Vlahakis’ company “Earth Friendly Products” has the number #1 selling (environmentally safe) laundry detergent in America and soon they will take on Europe via Greece. In 1967, when nobody ever used the [...]
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Pop trio “Vegas” visits Philadelphia
April 13, 2013. Philadelphia. – Pop band “Vegas” was in Philly this past Saturday evening. The trio are on a North American tour that is taking them through Boston, New York and in to several other cities where a Greek diaspora is present. Some time after midnight, ZeRaw and Melina popped out of an SUV [...]
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Building a Church and Community on Baklava and Greek Festivals
April 9, 2013, Broomall, Pa.- Who doesn’t like Baklava? There may be a few out there, I’m sure, but it’s arguably the most requested sweet treat amongst us Greeks and even our fellow Philhellenes. Everywhere across America “Baklava” has been recognized as part of the Greek, and even to some extent, American society. Any day [...]
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American Idol, Dancing with the Stars, Philly’s Greek community has “Sights and Sounds”
April 7, 2013, Cherry Hill, NJ. – Nearly a thousand people came out to the annual “SIGHTS AND SOUNDS” Youth Festival this weekend at St. Thomas Greek Orthodox Church. More than 13 churches participated in this annual event that featured a multitude of contests in the arts and entertainment fields; including, photography, painting, sculpting, baking, [...]
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Evangelismos Greek School Students remember Greek Independence Day
March 31, 2013. Philadelphia- The Evangelismos Greek School (Bustleton ave.) commemorated Greek Independence day in their own special way this past Sunday. While families looked on, the Greek school students, put on a full afternoon performance of poems and songs and even added in a bit of theatre in honor of those that gave Greece [...]
News Stories
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‘Greek god’ Gekas saves Turkish team
Gekas, 32, here hailing fans with a ‘love’ sign, has become a hero in Turkish football after almost single-handedly saving minnows Akhisar from relegation. AA photo Theofanis Gekas, the first Greek footballer ever to play in Turkey, is now referred as a ‘Greek god’ in Akhisar. The 32-year-old marksman has scored 12 goals in 15 [...]
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Seven Years After OK, No Crematorium In Greece
ATHENS – The refusal of the Greek Orthodox Church to allow cremation has sparked a debate in the country. With urban cemeteries filling so fast that bodies are dug up after three years and put in ossuaries so plots can be reused, Greece gave approval for cremation in 2006. Although Athens gave licensing authority to [...]
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Austrian Press Pays Tribute to Lefkada, Chios
Kronen Zeitung, Austria’s largest newspaper, dedicated a whole article to Lefkada, a Greek island in the Ionian Sea on the west coast of Greece, titled Lefkada: A visit to the pearl of Greece. Krone mentions that there is no mass tourism in Lefkada and that the locals warmly welcome visitors to whom they transfer their [...]
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Greek Students Being Taught Turkish
Students in Athens who are the children of Turkish-Greek or Greek parents have begun to attend a Turkish course in Athens to learn the language and get to know Turkish culture, the Turkish newspaper Today’s Zaman has reported, adding that some of the families had migrated to Greece from Istanbul, which Greece calls Constantinople. The [...]
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Greek museums take part in International Museum Day festivities
Museums around the country participate in this year’s festivities to mark the International Museum Day 2013. There will be lectures, exhibitions, workshops, live music and guided tours, but most importantly dozens of museums will remain open until late on Saturday and offer free admission to their premises. A tourist stands in front of a row [...]
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May 19, Pontian Greek Genocide Remembrance Day
In 1994, May 19 was selected by the Greek parliament as the day to commemorate the Pontian Greek Genocide by the Turks. The Pontic Genocide is one of the darkest moments in history not only for Greeks, but also for mankind. The Genocide vanished from its ancestral and historic homeland in Pontus a culturally vibrant [...]
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The Armenian Genocide V The Greek Genocide
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Five Greek universities make world’s top 200
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Another Dark Corner of the Holocaust
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Greece Advances to Eurovision Final with other 25 Countries
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Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts
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GREEK BASKETBALL LEGEND GALIS, BIDS FAREWELL,19 YEARS LATER
Latest Blog Entries
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Stop the Souvlakia!! Is it Time to Quit the Greek Festivals?
We all grew up with them – the Greek festival. Each year the Greek-American communities bring out their gyros, baklava, and say Opa, to raise money for their churches. But has the Greek festival become passé or unimportant? Has it become too costly? Is it time for the Greeks to get out of the Greek [...]
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Is Roy Halladay done?
Recent talk surrounding the Philly sports scene has been about Doc Halladay and his infamous shoulder. Halladay had been suffering from shoulder pain during his past two starts and was lit up against the lowly Miami Marlins and Cleveland Indians. His record stands at 2-4 and ERA has ballooned to 8.65 runs which is unheard [...]
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AGRIOS, ARAPIS, VARVATOS, XINOS and KOKKALIARIS
Automobile manufacturer, Chrysler, has a commercial for a new vehicle with fashionista John Varvatos. Tiger Woods might be driving a Buick (especially after his divorce) but a Greek named Varvatos with money is NOT driving no Chrysler. Do you know what Varvatos means in Greek? Varvatos refers to one who’s “not-castrated” the male stallion that’s [...]
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My Big Fat Greek Cover Letter (Aka, Serving Steak to Vegans)
To whom it may concern: Just as Oedipus had to solve the Sphynx’s riddle, to prevent getting eaten for dinner, I had been trying to battle a most challenging tyrant: Unemployment. And the riddle I was left to solve to survive? The Cover Letter. It seemed to me, that whoever first claimed the now infamous [...]
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Hollywood Quotes
Life is just a Movie Quote “I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse.” We all know that line. It’s one of the most recognizable quotes in movie history from, The Godfather. It has become part of the American lexicon. Many other quotes have also made it into our everyday speech, where we [...]
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Ελπίζοντας μέρες χρονιάρες που ‘ναι.
Οι γιορτές των Χριστουγέννων έφτασαν, όλοι περιμένουν κάπως να κινηθεί η αγορά, κάπως να τα βγάλουν πέρα περιμένουν και όσοι εργάζονται και ελπίζουν στο δώρο, αλλά και οι άνεργοι με το επίδομα. Αντιλαμβάνεστε σε τι χώρα ζούμε; Ελπίζουμε όλοι σε κάτι και δυστυχώς όχι σε κάτι καλύτερο από τις άλλες χρονιές, όχι σε καμία αύξηση [...]
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A Greek Girl Loves her Jewelry
Never met a Greek girl who didn’t love her jewelry! Seriously, I think it’s in our DNA. There’s something about being adorned with pretty little trinkets that generally makes us tingle. And, it’s not necessarily precious metals and gems that are needed to do the trick. Personally, no matter how much I have, I can [...]
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Un-lympics 2012. Are we Really Cheering for Badminton?
Hello and welcome the Lifetime Karan-tee’s Olympic coverage of the UNLYMPICS. Believe me folks, I, as much as anyone else here love the Olympic games. Just think of it. Years ago, in 1896 when the first modern games were brought back to life to pay respect to ancient Greek tradition and bring to light an [...]
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First Time Daddy
So this past week I became a father. My wife Yiota and I are very excited by the addition of Kiki to our family. Its a feeling that you can only experience to fully understand and appreciate. I’m the kind of guy that didn’t quite understand those people that constantly talked about their kids or [...]
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Stewardship and the Church
At the risk of preaching to the choir, I have decided to address a matter that really concerns me as an Orthodox Christian, and as a priest of the Orthodox Church. I have not written anything for the past few weeks because I was debating how to address this topic. At any rate, I feel [...]