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Eleftherios Kostans
St. Demetrios Boys Basketball Leads GOYA
Upper Darby, PA – The St. Demetrios boys emerged with two victories in the GOYA basketball league over St. George of Media and St. Thomas of Cherry Hill yesterday. St. Demetrios dominated the former champions,…
Archbishop Elpidophoros First Historic Visit To Holy Trinity In Wilmington
Wilmington, DE – Archbishop Elpidophoros conducted liturgy services yesterday at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. His Eminence blessed each child, gave them a small boxed gift, and proclaimed Axia or Axios for each boy or…
Rev. Fr. Christoforos Oikonomidis Elevated To New Chancellor Of The Greek Orthodox Metropolis Of New Jersey
Sunday, May 9, 2021, was a very blessed day for the St. Thomas Greek Orthodox Community in Cherry Hill, NJ. His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presided over the Divine Liturgy on the celebration of…
New Announcement Marks St. Thomas Feast Day Celebrations
Cherry Hill, NJ – The St. Thomas Greek Orthodox community celebrated their Patron’s feast, Saint Thomas, yesterday as part of their 2 days of liturgy services. His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presided over the…
Vesperal Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great at St. Sophia
Jeffersonville, PA – On Saturday morning, the Vesperal Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great took place at St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church. Reverend Economos Peter J. Thornberg, Proistamenos conducted the service. Approximately half into…
Holy Trinity Commemorates Good Friday Services
Wilmington, DE – Holy Friday Services were hosted at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church yesterday. Heavy winds kept the service indoors. On Great and Holy Friday, the Orthodox Church commemorates the death of Christ on…
Governor Carney Of Delaware Gives Proclamation At Holy Trinity In Honor Of 200th Anniversary Of Greek Independence
Wilmington, DE – Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church celebrated the 200th Anniversary of Greek Independence on Thursday with a proclamation by the State of Delaware given by the Honorable Governor John Carney. The evening launched…
Philadelphia Greek Community Celebrates The 200th Anniversary Of Greek Independence
Philadelphia, PA – Independence Day Honorary Grand Marshall Georgia Athanasopoulos gave a powerful speech that captured Greece’s 200th anniversary and ties to America’s own revolution and war of independence. The speech was part of a…
New York, Astoria, Usa, 2020
A rally at Athens Park supporting awareness of the migrant crisis in Greece, and especially to the islands of Chios, Samos, and Lesvos. The event was sponsored by the Northern Aegean Relief Alliance.
Philadelphia, USA, 2020
Sponsored by the Greek American Heritage Society of Philadelphia, performers from the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Lancaster, PΑ, dance at the 76ers Greek Heritage Night. This annual event is now in its fifth year.
Cherry Hill, Nj, Usa, 2019
A final cleaning of the new bell tower at St. Thomas Greek Orthodox Church. A new Byzantine facade welcomed parishioners and visitors two weeks before the annual Greek Agora took place.
Jersey City, NJ, USA, 2019
At the AHEPA OXI Day Commemoration and Symposium, hosted at Liberty State Park, Barbara Manos of Westfield, New Jersey, shows off her OXI Day pin issued by Greece during WWII. The pin was issued to…
