Commemorative photo with students and community members. In the lower row to the left are distinguished, Spyros Kalambakas, Judge Marina Corodemus (parish council president), Wilda Diaz (mayor of Perth Amboy), Dimitrios Kakadelis, Alexandra Velmahou (Greek teacher), Konstantinos Kakadelis. Photo: Ag. Dimitriou.

PERTH AMBOY. On Sunday, March 25th, the community and Greek School of St. Demetrios, honored Greek Independence Day in Perth Amboy, New Jersey.

The pupils performed poems, sang and danced, offering joy, emotion and pride to the packed event hall.

Judge Marina Corodemus, parish council president, congratulated students who, as she stressed, continue to celebrate the brilliant tradition and history of the homeland.

The Greek teacher, Alexandra Velmahou, wished many years to the Greeks abroad for the double celebration of Hellenism and Orthodoxy and good progress in all Greek schools.

Perth Aboy mayor, Wilda Diaz, attended the event and praised the work and contribution of Hellenism.

“We feel very proud,” she said, “for our fellow citizens, the Greeks who live and work in our city. What they have offered for more than a century is invaluable.

I support St. Demetrios with all my strength as well as their future plans to expand to the surrounding area. ”

By Michalis Kakia, March 27, 2018 – Ethnikos Kyrie

Αναμνηστική φωτογραφία με τους μαθητές και τα μέλη της κοινότητας. Στην κάτω σειρά από αριστερά διακρίνονται, Σπύρος Καλαμπάκας, δικαστής Μαρίνα Κοροδήμου, πρόεδρος εκκλησιαστικού συμβουλίου, Wilda Diaz, δήμαρχος Περθ Αμπόι, Δημήτριος Κακαδέλης, Αλεξάνδρα Βελμάχου, δασκάλα Ελληνικών, Κωνσταντίνος Κακαδέλης. Φωτογραφία: Σχολείο Αγ. Δημητρίου

ΠΕΡΘ ΑΜΠΟΪ. Την επέτειο της Ανεξαρτησίας τίμησε την Κυριακή 25 Μαρτίου το Ελληνικό Σχολείο της κοινότητας του Αγ. Δημητρίου στο Περθ Αμπόι Νέας Ιερσέης.

Οι μαθητές απήγγειλαν ποιήματα, τραγούδησαν και χόρεψαν προσφέροντας χαρά, συγκίνηση και υπερηφάνεια στην κατάμεστη αίθουσα εκδηλώσεων.

Η δικαστής Μαρίνα Κοροδήμου, πρόεδρος του εκκλησιαστικού συμβουλίου, συνεχάρη τους μαθητές οι οποίοι, όπως τόνισε, συνεχίζουν επάξια την λαμπρή παράδοση και ιστορία της πατρίδας.

Η δασκάλα των Ελληνικών, Αλεξάνδρα Βελμάχου, ευχήθηκε χρόνια πολλά στην Ομογένεια για την διπλή γιορτή του Ελληνισμού και της Ορθοδοξίας και καλή πρόοδο σε όλα τα Ελληνικά σχολεία.

Η δήμαρχος του Περθ Αμπόι, Wilda Diaz, που παρακολούθησε την εκδήλωση εξήρε το έργο και την προσφορά του Ελληνισμού.

“Νιώθουμε πολύ υπερήφανοι” τόνισε, “για τους συμπολίτες μας τους Ελληνες που ζουν και εργάζονται  στην πόλη μας. Η προσφορά τους για πάνω από έναν αιώνα είναι ανεκτίμητη.

Στηρίζω με όλες μου τις δυνάμεις την εκκλησία του Αγ. Δημητρίου όσο και τα μελλοντικά τους σχέδια για την επέκταση στο γύρω χώρο.”

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St. Demetrios GOYA are enjoying a fun-filled week of activities including a visit to Bradley Beach and Knockerball! They will be celebrating summer with a movie, a pool party and bbq as well as a Met’s Game. A big thank you to Nick and Cindy Giannokopoulos and Demetra Wagner for organizing and chaperoning all events.

A big thank you to Helen Horan, Kally Durso and Maria Montoudakis for a successful Vacation Church School at St. Demetrios!

From Monday, June 26 until Friday, June 30, our children are enjoying our Summer Vacation Church School! The theme is “Behold The Light” celebrating and teaching the feasts of the life of Jesus.

Helen Horan, Maria Mantoudakis and Kally Durso are making it a memorable experience with fantastic lessons and fun crafts!

The iconography project for St. Demetrios is underway! The scaffolding is up and the iconographers are beginning their work.

Help support the St. Demetrios Iconography Project. You can contribute to transforming our church. Please see the brochure in the narthex for more information. Iconography Brochure Tri-fold

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On Father’s Day, Alex Vosinas was honored at St. Demetrios as “Father of the Year.”

Beginning Sunday, July 2nd through the end of August, there will be NO TRAY COLLECTION. We ask all to contribute when buying candles or exiting the church.

Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ,
As part of our 100th Anniversary Celebration, we are organizing a Christmas gift container to be filled by us for children in the Archdiocese of His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios in Albania. This effort is being chaired by our own past parish council president Ted Kaidas and parish council member Anthony (Atef) Azous. Committee members include Stella Wacker and Marina Corodemus. We are filling a shipping container of items for:

1. The Orthodox Shen Vash House of Hope Orphanage in St. Vlash, Durres
and Protagonist school in Tirana, Albania
2. Fr. Spiro’s Special Needs Kids in Durres, Albania
3. Greek childrens school in Korcha, Albania

These items are small costing less than $20. We are also accepting blankets, pillows and contributions of $20 per child for shoes. Let’s start now so we can ship the last week in October. Please go to Amazon to make a purchase and have all items shipped to:
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church
41-47 Wisteria Street
Perth Amboy, NJ  08861
or make a check for $20 to St. Demetrios designated for “Pair of shoes”.

Let our blessings of 100 years be multiplied by giving to those less fortunate in honor of St. Demetrios. Thank you.

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