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Eleftherios Kostans
The Baptisms Of Evaggelos Pallas And Nikolaos Kotsiakis
Upper Darby, PA – On Sunday afternoon at St. Demetrios, two cousins shared the holy baptism sacrament. Evaggelos Pallas and Nikolaos Kotsiakis received the rite of the baptismal experience, which was performed by Father Georgios…
OXI Celebration At St. Demetrios Greek School
Upper Darby, PA – Oxi day celebrations were hosted at the St. Demetrios Greek school on Friday evening. The pre-K through 8th-grade program read poems and sand songs based on the historic event. Oxi Day…
Maria & George, The Wait Is Over
Philadelphia, PA – Maria Frangos and George Pagiotas were wed this past Sunday at St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Olde City. Maria hails from Lansing Michigan and George from Upper Darby. After the ceremony,…
AHEPA Chapter 69 Hosts 2016 Membership Initiation
Cherry Hill, NJ – AHEPA Chapter 69 Camden hosted what’s become their fall initiation event at St. Thomas Greek Orthodox Church. The AHEPA room was the scene of 35 members attending the annual gathering that…
A Taste Of Greece Food Festival To Be Hosted At St. Demetrios
It’s a mini Greek food festival. Authentic Greek cuisine, pastry shop, live dance performances, and Greek music throughout the day, all at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Upper Darby. It’s an indoor event. So…
The Baklavas Perfect at the St. George Mini Greek Festival
Hurry down to St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral on Sunday. It’s the last day of their mini-festival and the baklavas perfect. I tried the kataifi and the galaktoboureko just before it ran out on Friday…
Megan & James Tie The Knot
Collegeville, PA – Megan Kostans of West Chester and James Corkum of Collegeville tied the knot on Saturday afternoon at the Corkum Family Farm. Some 150 guests witnessed the wedding and were treated to the…
Renee & John Married At St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral
Philadelphia, PA – On Sunday, Renee Koumatos and John Vasiliou married at St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Olde City. The couple met there eighteen months earlier. Renee was baptized at St. George and her…
Artemis “Tami” Tsingiropoulos: Why I Jumped At 50
Broomall, PA – This isn’t the first time we’ve featured Artemis Tsingiropoulos on Cosmos Philly. But it’s not every day we hear about someone in our community skydiving to celebrate their 50th birthday. It’s surreal…
Remembering Danielle Kousoulis And 9/11
Today we remember the nearly 3000 people that died at the historic tragedy known as 9/11. Among the victims were also 33 Greek-Americans. Across the nation and the world, memorial services are recognizing the victims,…
New Initiatives Growing As St. Demetrios Greek School Opens
Upper Darby, PA – One hundred plus students strong and growing at St. Demetrios Greek school. Long regarded as one of the most rigorous Greek academic programs inside the archdiocese, St. Demetrios Greek school opened…
New Church Pews Arrive at St. Sophia
Valley Forge, PA – “These are the seats we’ve had since we opened our new church”, said Father Peter Thornberg (St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church) as he stood pointing at the chair in front of…
