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  • Evangelismos Greek School Celebrates March 25th

    Evangelismos Greek School Celebrates March 25th

    On Sunday, March 30th, 2014, the Greek School of Evangelismos Greek Orthodox Church, Philadelphia presented their annual Program celebrating two important holidays; the Feastday of the Annunciation of the Holy Theotokos, and the Anniversary of Greek…

  • St. George hosts Youth Festival [video]

    St. George hosts Youth Festival [video]

    Media, PA – It’s been more than a 30 year tradition, Sights and Sounds. Started in North Jersey, more than a generation ago, the annual event brings together, the Delaware Valley Greek Orthodox community. GOYA members…

  • Sights and Sounds Tradition Continues

    Sights and Sounds Tradition Continues

    Media, PA – Our Greek kids do it all, from dancing, singing and painting. The artistic list is endless. The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Jersey hosted it’s annual Sights and Sounds Youth festival at St.…

  • Upper Darby Becomes Little Greece On Greek Independence Day [video]

    Upper Darby Becomes Little Greece On Greek Independence Day [video]

    Upper Darby, PA – The Greek Independence Day parade march along the Ben Franklin Parkway led to St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox church in Upper Darby. Described as Little Greece, by MC Harry Karapalides, St. Demetrios looked…

  • Ben Franklin Turns Blue, Philadelphia Greeks Celebrate Independence Day [video]

    Ben Franklin Turns Blue, Philadelphia Greeks Celebrate Independence Day [video]

    Philadelphia, PA – On Sunday afternoon, the Ben Franklin Parkway was a sea of blue and white as the Greek community of Philadelphia celebrated Independence Day. Thousands of Hellenes participated and celebrated the 193 anniversary of…

  • 2014 Greek Independence Day Dance And Proclamation

    2014 Greek Independence Day Dance And Proclamation

    Upper Darby, PA. St. Demetrios welcomed parade attendees on Sunday evening after their march down the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Inside the church gymnasium, the celebration continued with dance performances and an official proclamation. The Saint Demetrios…

  • Grand Marshalls and Eleftheria Medal Awarded at Hellenic Federation Dinner [Video]

    Grand Marshalls and Eleftheria Medal Awarded at Hellenic Federation Dinner [Video]

    Deptford, NJ – It was a first for the Federation of Hellenic-American Societies of Philadelphia and the Greater Delaware Valley. On Saturday evening at their pre-parade dinner banquet, they awarded the 1st ever Eleftheria Medal to…

  • 10,000 Greeks March, Philadelphia 2014 Greek Independence Day Parade

    10,000 Greeks March, Philadelphia 2014 Greek Independence Day Parade

    Philadelphia, PA – When the numbers were finally tallied, more than ten thousand participated and celebrated Greek Independence Day along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Vice President of the Federation of Hellenic Societies, George Horiatis said, that…

  • St. Thomas Students Celebrate Greek Independence

    St. Thomas Students Celebrate Greek Independence

    Cherry Hill, NJ. Families gathered yesterday to watch the next generation of Hellenes perform songs of patriotism in honor of Greek Independence. The Greek school students of St. Thomas, under the guidance of their teachers, sang,…

  • Presidential Proclamation – Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy, 2014

    Presidential Proclamation – Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy, 2014

    Almost two centuries ago, the people of Greece laid claim to their independence and began a long struggle to restore democracy to its birthplace. Greek Americans crossed oceans to fight for the freedom of their ancestral…

  • Through Poetry, Song And Dance, St. Thomas Students Celebrate Greek Independence

    Through Poetry, Song And Dance, St. Thomas Students Celebrate Greek Independence

    Cherry Hill, NJ. Independence Day weekend for the Greek community began yesterday at the Kousoulis Center of St. Thomas. The Greek school students performed historic themes of independence, sang patriotic songs, and recited poetry as a…

  • 2014 Greek Independence Day Dinner

    2014 Greek Independence Day Dinner

    Deptford, NJ – The Federation of Hellenic-American Societies of Philadelphia and Greater Delaware Valley hosted it’s annual Greek Independence Day Dinner yesterday. The event was highlighted by a series of presentations. Rev’d Demetrios Constantelos Ph.D., D.D.…