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Archbishop Elpidophoros To Preside At The Feast Of St. Thomas
Cherry Hill, NJ – The St. Thomas Greek Orthodox Community will be welcoming His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, honoring the Feast day of Saint Thomas the Apostle this Sunday, May 9, 2021. Cosmos Philly…
George Stamatas
George P. Stamatas passed away peacefully on Friday, April 30, 2021, surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband to Christina, a loving father to Nicholas, Kayla, and Paige, and a loving brother to…
AHEPA Presents NBA Veteran Kanter with Human Rights Award
Enes Kanter, a professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association’s Portland Trail Blazers, received the 2021 AHEPA Human Rights Award, April 30, 2021, announced Supreme President George G. Horiates. Supreme President Horiates and Past…
Upper Darby Greek Festival, Authentic And Homemade
OPA! It’s the Upper Darby Greek Festival, May 20 to May 23, 2021. Authentic and Homemade Greek food including first-time offering hand-cut Gyro, Greek music, and a new Ouzerie make this the area’s best choice…
Helen Karakasidis
Helen Karakasidis, born in Tanzania, and hailing from Ikaria, passed away on April 30, 2021, at 75. Helen was the wife of Nikolaos and mother of Elisabeth, Stamatia, and Christina. Father Alexandros of Evangelismos of…
Archbishop Elpidophoros Celebrates Great and Holy Thursday at St. Sophia
Jeffersonville, PA – His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America visited and celebrated the Services of Matins of Great and Holy Thursday at St. Sophia. Archbishop Elpidophoros arrived and was greeted by parish board members outside…
AHEPA Lauds President Biden’s Recognition of Armenian Genocide
Supreme President George G. Horiates has issued the following statement: In a victory for human rights today, AHEPA lauds President Joe Biden’s statement that the campaign of extermination of 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman authorities…
A Taste Of Greece Food Festival At St. George
St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Media has all the Greek food you’ve come to know and love, and it’s homemade. Souvlaki, Lamb shank, Moussaka, Pastitsio, hand-carved gyro, pastries, and much more will be served…
St. George Hosts Vaccine Clinic
Media, PA – The St. George Greek Orthodox community hosted a vaccine clinic yesterday at the church hall. “We were able to register 225 people”, said Sakis Arsenlis, parish council member. The clinic opened at…
Eleni Foster
Helen “Eleni” Foster, 43, of Perkasie, PA, passed away on Saturday, April 17, 2021. She had been hospitalized for several weeks while battling lung issues brought on by her battle with COVID-19. She was born…
Let’s Go To The Greek Agora Spring Festival At St. Thomas
Cherry Hill, NJ – St. Thomas is hosting its annual Agora Greek Festival in the spring this year. The event features the largest wine & food festival in the Delaware Valley. Drive-through, curbside pick-up, and…
Peter Patrikios – An Overnight Success, Twenty-five Years in the Making
Peter Patrikios is a first-generation Greek American, born and raised in the Overbrook Park section of West Philadelphia and is the second child of Christos and Christina Patrikios. His parents were the owners of Alpha…
