On Sunday, March 1, 2009, the Pan-Karpathian Foundation will once again hold its Annual Memorial Service in remembrance of past members, donors and beloved ones memorialized through donations made to the Foundation.
The Memorial Service will be held at St. Athanasios Greek Orthodox Church, 51 Paramus Road,
Paramus, NJ.Telephone Number: (201) 368-8881. The 'Orthros' will begin at 9:00 am and the Divine Liturgy at 10:15 am.
Immediately following the Service, we will proceed to the Church Community Hall, where a reading of all the names of our beloved relatives will take place, followed by a light luncheon, pastries and coffee. The event will conclude with the presentation of the book titled 'Vangelistra and Other Churches of Karpathos' authored by Manolis G. Cassotis.
Continuing a tradition which started in year 2000 and as a tribute to our deceased loved ones, we have created Memorial Photo Collages which are displayed each year at this event. If you wish to add a new name to our memorial list and/or a photo of a deceased loved one to the Collage, you are kindly requested to send a photo and a donation to the: Pan-Karpathian Foundation.All photos need to be submitted by February 17th and must be 5"x7” in size. Please include the deceased's name, date of birth, date of death and what town of Karpathos they hail from.
If anyone is interested in bringing cookies, pastries or fruit for the memorial, please contact:
Maria Scoullos-Lagonikos or Tina Panagiotou.
We hope to see you and your families attend this event, so that we can pray and take a moment to reflect and remember together “Our Deceased Members and other Karpathians."
Sincerely,
Dr. Nicholas D. Panagiotou, President
And The Board of the Pan-Karpathian Foundation
Book Presentation:– “Vangelistra and Other Churches of Karpathos”
The luncheon will conclude with the introduction of the recently published book titled “Vangelistra and Other Churches of Karpathos” – a publication of Apella Nota authored by Manolis G. Cassotis. This book, which will be presented by its author, provides a detailed and fascinating history of 'Vangelistra,' the main church of the Karpathian village of Pigadia, and other churches or monasteries in the area. The historical account is embellished with invaluable sociological accounts about life and events associated with these churches.
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