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Daughters Of Penelope Nike #230 To Host Holiday Bazaar & Craft Fair
Cherry Hill, NJ – On Saturday, November 14, 2015, The Daughters of Penelope, Nike chapter #230 will be hosting their annual Holiday Bazaar and Craft show at the Danielle Kousoulis Cultural Center adjacent to St.…
PGBL: Danny’s Boys – Pete Kathopoulos Outruns The Wolfpack
Upper Darby, PA – The St. Demetrios Gym was jumping last night. A full house of fans and hot spanakopita made the recipe that produced an exciting night of basketball. The mid-evening matchup featured the…
Demetrios A. Cidis
Demetrios A. Cidis, 93 of Kennett Square, Pa. died Monday, October 26, 2015 at his home. He was born in Athens, Greece on October 26, 1922 and subsequently raised in the capital city. Beginning in…
World Leaders Praise Greek Courage
Leaders from around the world speak about the importance of Greek courage and on behalf the historic celebration associated with Greece, recognizing “OXI Day”. Created by the Washington based, OXI Day Foundation, this production describes the events…
Encyclical of Archbishop Demetrios for OXI Day 2015
Oct 23, 2015 Protocol Number 182/15 October 28, 2015 OXI Day To the Most Reverend Hierarchs, the Reverend Priests and Deacons, the Monks and Nuns, the Presidents and Members of the Parish Councils of…
Philadelphia’s Own Stathis Karantonis Becomes Archon
New York — On Sunday morning, twenty distinguished individuals were sworn in as new Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, joining the esteemed ranks of the Archons of Constantinople. Among them was Philadelphia’s own Stathis Karantonis.…
IOCC Relief Eases Hardship For Syrian Refugees And Greek Hosts
Baltimore, MD – In spite of worsening weather on land and sea, the number of refugees from Syria and other war torn countries landing on the Greek isles this year has surpassed 500,000. Greece remains…
Sts. Constantine and Helen Hosts 45th Annual Greek Food Bazaar
Reading, PA – This past weekend, the folks at Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox church hosted their annual Greek Food Bazaar. It had all the sights, sounds and flavors we’ve come to know and…
From Tatavla to Kurtulus
The neighbourhood of Tatavla, today known as Kurtuluş, was once one of the wealthiest and most populous Greek Orthodox parishes of Istanbul. At the top of the hill, at the beginning of the “straight road”…
Will and the Warriors shock Kings – PGBL Season 2015-2016 Week 2
Thursday night heated up with a surprise victory by the Warriors over the Kings. The Kings were last years runner ups in the championship game. But as they say “on any given Thursday, anyone can…
Rectory Restoration Efforts for St. George Cathedral
Blue Bell, PA – St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral, hosted it’s third annual golf classic fundraiser yesterday at Meadowlands Country Club. Some 46 golfers participated in the day long event that raised funds for the…
Eleni Stampliakas
Eleni Stampliakas, nee Sferedes, was born on June 10, 1927 in a small village of Likorema outside of Karystos in Evia, Greece. She was the twelfth child of Eleftherios Ioannis Sferedes and Yiannoula (Anastasios) Papapavlou.…












