in the Community
Stories from the Greek-American community, its institutions, events, and people.
Saint Luke’s 2017 Care Walk
The parishioners of St. Luke will be hosting their annual “St. Luke’s Care Walk” on Sunday, May 7th at Wilson Farm Park in Wayne PA, to support the Cooley’s Anemia Foundation. It’s a perfect way to…
Annunciation Raises Funds Through The Arts For Greek School
Elkins Park, PA – An impressive display of blue, white and aqua marine colors flowed from the brushes of more than 70 parent artists. Titled, “Paint, Wine and Unwind,” Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church played host for…
Panagia Soumela Fundraiser Hosted By Akritai Of Philadelphia
Upper Darby, PA – Triantafilos Poursanidis and Mihalis Kaliontzidis joined forces on Saturday evening for a benefit concert at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church. The fundraiser was for the Holy Institution of Panagia Soumela in West…
Hellenic Hearts Egp’s Inaugural Mentoring Event
Upper Darby, PA – “If you want to go fast – go alone. If you want to go far – take others,” said Catherine Avgeris, the keynote speaker and recently retired CFO of Comcast. Avgeris addressed…
St. Thomas Celebrates & Commemorates New Facade And Thomas
Cherry Hill, NJ – Celebrations continued at St. Thomas Greek Orthodox Church this past Sunday, where a ribbon cutting ceremony highlighted St. Thomas Day. As the Fifty year anniversary approaches, preparations continue to be part of…
Warmth and Charm at St. George Annual Bid & Buy
Philadelphia, PA – The folks at St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral really cherish their church and community. Last night at their annual bid and buy, they showed us all again why it’s a wonderful family. Raffles,…
A Night In Bollywood, St. Luke Annual Bid & Buy
Broomall, PA – The St. Luke Ladies Philoptochos is hosting their annual Bid & Buy on Thursday, May 4, 2017. The theme this year is “A Night in Bollywood”. The affair is known as one of…
Cosmos Philly Welcomes Dodoni Feta – It’s Not Just for Greek Salads
At Cosmos Philly, we’ve been long time fans of Dodoni. Now, we welcome them on board as sponsors and partners of our program, promoting the best of Greek culture. Of course, it’s never been just for…
Hellenic Relief Foundation Annual Easter Distribution
The Hellenic Relief Foundation annual Easter distribution of food items and the Easter lamb took place on Holy Wednesday at the outlet of Hellenic Volunteer Relief in Petralona. Mr. Kostas Zachariadis came from New York for…
Evangelismos of Theotokos Commemorates Anastasi with a Big Bang
Philadelphia, PA – It’s the little church that commemorates Anastasi with a big bang. Fireworks have become part of their annual tradition of the late evening mass that unites the parishioners at Evangelismos Greek Orthodox Church…
Paschal Encyclical of Metropolitan Evangelos
My Beloved, ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! CHRIST IS RISEN! The Christian faith is life, which is Christ Himself. As our Savior Himself said: “I am the way, the truth and the life.” (John 14:6) Today, on the day…
First Anastasi Rings Out At St. Demetrios
Upper Darby, PA – First Anastasi rang out at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church this morning. Fr. Georgios Kouzelis conducted his second Easter services. On Saturday a Vesperal Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great, is…
