in the Community
Stories from the Greek-American community, its institutions, events, and people.
MLS’s Philadelphia Union – In The Future For Cosmos Philly?
This season has not gone as planned for the Philadelphia Union. On Sunday, though, they showed they are still perfectly capable of making life tough on teams with playoff aspirations. With the Houston Dynamo locked in…
St. Lukes Greek Affair, Eat, Drink, Dance!
With plenty of food, dance and music the St. Lukes Greek Orthodox Church held its 35th annual Greek Festival this past week. For 5 days the fun went on. Each day, at scheduled times, dancers from…
St. Lukes Greek Affair – Dances On!
St. Lukes Greek Orthodox Church in Broomall Pennsylvania held it’s annual Greek Festival this past weekend. Saturday afternoon Cosmos Philly visited the 35th annual “Greek Affair” and spoke to some of those wonderful people that help…
New Greek School Year And New Parish Priest At Evangelismos
Evangelismos Greek Orthodox Church on Bustleton Avenue kicked off the fall semester of its Greek School this past week with a traditional Agiasmos service and a renewed spirit of community and growth. The service was led…
New Priest Welcomes Back Evangelismos Greek School Opening
September 21, 2012 – Philadelphia – Newly assigned to the Greek Orthodox parish of Evangelismos Church on Bustleton Avenue, Father Aleksandros, formerly of St. Nicholas Church in Atlantic City, began the new Greek school year this…
The History Of Basil And The Blessing Of The Waters
September 16, 2012 – Asbury Park, NJ – The 65th Annual Blessing of the Waters took place last week along the shores of Asbury Park. About 500 people attended the church service held on the famed…
Asbury Park Hosts 65 Annual Blessing Of The Waters
September 16th, 2012. Asbury Park, NJ – 65 Years later, the Blessing of the Waters tradition continues. The Blessing of the Waters took place on the shores of Asbury Park and was attended by annually by…
Who Is Mr. PGBL?
Basketball in Philly is Back — PGBL Style It’s not the NBA. It’s not the NCAA.It’s the PGBL — the Philadelphia Greek Basketball League. As the premier basketball league for the Greek-American community in the Philly…
It’s Time To Dance… The Greek Affair Opa!
35th Annual THE GREEK AFFAIR to take place September 19-23, 2012! It’s once again that special time, when the words YASOU and OPA will be shouted again and again, as all the warmth and excitement of…
Big Plans And New Opening At St. Anthony’s Greek School
September 14, 2012. St. Anthony’s Greek school in Vineland New Jersey opened its doors last week. Nearly doubling in size from 11 to 20, this rural school in South East New Jersey (about 1 hour southeast…
St. Anthony’s Greek School – Preserving Our Future
September 14, 2012 – St. Anthony’s Greek Orthodox Church in Vineland, New Jersey, opened its Greek School last week. One of the smaller parishes in the South Jersey area, this rural church community enjoys an intimate…
Federation Meeting Yields Youth Sponsorship
Philadelphia, PA – The first meeting of the season for the Federation of Hellenic American Societies took place this past week at Evangelismos Greek Orthodox Church in Northeast Philadelphia. More than 20 representatives from local churches…
