The Akathist Hymn to our Most Holy Theotokos. May our Mother the Panaghia keep us all under her protection. Και του χρόνου!

Thank you to Eirini Tsiari for her phenomenal work showing us how to make Lambades for Pascha! Thank you also for her generous donation of all the materials, and supplies used to decorate the Lambades. ...

Young Adults Professionals Social! Our young adults had a great time of fun and fellowship. Thank you to all who joined us!Looking forward to our next gathering.

Our Philoptochos prepares for their Easter Bake Sale! Thank you to the ladies who volunteered their time to bake koulourakia!

Shuhan Irida is baptized in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit! Welcome to the Orthodox faith and to our Panaghia family! May you always walk in faith and Christ’s love.

Our JOY children learned how to make koulourakia as we began our preparations for Pascha! We had a wonderful time making, baking, and tasting the delicious koulourakia! Our children’s smiles are priceless! ...

Feast of the Annunciation and Greek Independence Day Celebration! A wonderful job by the children of our Greek Language School! Χρόνια Πολλά to all who celebrate today! Ζήτω η Ελλάδα! ...

A beautiful representation from our community at the 2023 Hellenic American Heritage Night of Nassau County in honor of Greek Independence. We are very proud of this year’s honoree, Peter Rizik! Peter ...

Τον Σταυρόν σου προσκυνούμεν Δέσποτα, και την αγίαν σου Ανάστασιν δοξάζομεν. Blessed Feast of the Veneration of the Holy Cross. May our Lord’s ...

A beautiful gathering with our JOY children making crosses and learning about the importance of the Cross as we prepare to celebrate the Sunday of the Holy Cross this Sunday.

Sunday of Orthodoxy 2023! Ζήτω η Ορθοδοξία! “This is the faith of the Apostles, this is the faith of the Fathers, this is the faith of the Orthodox, this is the faith which has supported ...

Beginning Great Lent with Great Compline and a Lenten Meal with our beloved Panaghia family. Wishing everyone a Blessed Great Lent and good strength. Καλή Σαρακοστή!

Our community is beyond grateful to our Philoptochos for organizing a beautiful surprise Baby Shower for Presvytera Dimitra! Thank you to all who joined us to honor Presvytera, Fr. George, and their new ...

A lovely luncheon gathering with our AGAPE group! It is always nice to spend time with our parishioners in fellowship. Looking forward to next month’s gathering!

A great night with our Panaghia Youth at the Islanders game! Thank you to all who made tonight possible and to all who joined us for a fun night of community building through sports and recreation. Let’s ...

Thank you to Executive Chef Nick Saragias, Chef Iosif Konstandaridis and Diamantis Vasiadis for preparing a delicious Apokriatiko Makaronada Luncheon this year! It was an honor to have these chefs cook ...

First Saturday of Souls. May God rest the souls of those who have departed and grant them rest in the bosom of our Lord.

Godparent Sunday 2023! The best gift a Godparent can offer to a child, is the gift of their presence in Church praying together during the Divine Liturgy. May God bless all the Godparents and their Godchildren ...

A blessed Tuesday evening with Paraklesis to our Most Holy Theotokos and our Spiritual Inspirations discussion.

A blessed Sunday at our parish! Swearing in of our Parish Council, Three Hierarchs Greek School Celebration, and Philoptochos Vasilopita Brunch! Praying for the continued growth and progress of our beloved ...

A great JOY meeting with our children filled with lots of learning and fun! The focus was New Years! Our children created hats celebrating the new year and a made a New Years wish for themselves. They ...

Sunday after Epiphany. A beautiful Divine Liturgy and wonderful fellowship hour after the Blessing of the Waters. Glory to God for all things!

Blessing of the Waters and Epiphany Celebration 2023! Thank you to our loving parishioners who came out to show their support of our community during this most beautiful celebration. May our Lord shine ...

Epiphany Agiasmo Blessing and Vasilopita with our Greek School! Και του χρόνου με υγεία!

Blessed Epiphany! A day to rejoice in the revelation of the Holy Trinity. May Christ illumine all! Χρόνια Πολλά και καλό φωτισμό σε όλους!

Happy and Blessed New Year from our Panaghia Family! May God bless everyone with peace, love, health, and happiness and grant us a spiritually fruitful new year!

The Nativity of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Christmas Blessings from our Panaghia Family!

A great night of Christmas Caroling with members of our GOYA who brought the spirit of Christmas to neighboring homes and businesses. Our children spread Christmas cheer to parishioners of our Panaghia ...

An honor for members of our Panaghia Family to join Towers Funeral Home this evening for the 3rd Annual Memorial Christmas Tree Ceremony where members of our local community decorate the memorial tree ...

Christmas Movie Night with our youth and parents! Great time bonding and enjoying each other’s company!

Breakfast with Santa and Christmas Carols from our children! A blessed day sharing in the spirit of Christmas! Photo credit: Daniel Tommasino www.dtphotographs.com ...

Congratulations Despina and Nick! May God bless you with many years of love, health, and happiness! Να ζήσετε!

Members of our GOYA baking Christmas koulourakia to be distributed to our seniors!

A beautiful time at our Christmas Get Together! Thank you to all who joined us and supported our community! Καλά Χριστούγεννα σε όλους!

Welcome to the Orthodox faith baby Jack Iakovos! May God always bless you and guide your footsteps in the path of righteousness. Congratulations to the parents, grandparents, and the entire family!

Ladies Philoptochos, Panaghia of Island Park Christmas Dinner fun!

Blessed Feast Day of Saint Nicholas! Happy Nameday to all who celebrate!

40-day Blessing for baby Maryann! Congratulations to parents Nick and Maggie Alexiadis. May God bless our newest member with health and happiness!

Christmas Tree Decorating with our Panaghia family! A blessed Nativity season to all!

Great Vespers for the Feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple. Thank you to our new Vicar of Western Long Island Rev. Fr. Nikiforos Fakinos, Rev. Fr. Konstantinos Kalogridis, and Rev. Fr. ...

Beautiful fellowship hour following the Divine Liturgy today!

Blessed Nativity Fast! A beautiful Paraklesis to our Panaghia with our parishioners to begin the Christmas fast. May we cleanse our hearts during this time to receive Christ the newborn Child. Good strength ...

Our JOY children made turkeys using pine cones, feathers, and craft supplies. We spoke about the importance of God in our lives and that we should not take anything for granted, but always be thankful ...

A blessed Sunday from our children! Breakfast as a Sunday School family followed by a fun and meaningful Thanksgiving Craft where our children learned about the importance of being thankful for all of ...

Greek Chance Auction!

Our parishioner, Executive Chef Paul Senken, wanting to show his appreciation for our Parish Council, cooked an amazing dinner tonight! Thank you Chef Paul for your excellent work and your commitment ...

A beautiful Philoptochos Sunday! Our Philoptochos Ladies offered an Artoklasia for the health of all the members and held a memorial service for all the deceased presidents and members of the society. The ...

The community of Panaghia of Island Park wishes His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America many years on the occasion of his nameday! May God grant him good health and strength as he continues his ...

Happy Birthday to Georgia Papathanasiou, President of our Philoptochos and Principal of the Greek School! We thank you for your dedication and service to our Panaghia family and wish you every blessing ...

Blessed to visit Agia Skepi, Holy Protection Monastery as a community. Thank you to Gerontissa and the sisters for their love and hospitality. May Panaghia shelter everyone under her protection!

OXI Day Doxology and celebration with our Greek school! A wonderful job by our students and teachers! Ζήτω η Ελλάδα!!!

A great gathering with our GOYA tonight. Grateful for a fun time pumpkin carving and spending quality time together.

A wonderful time at our Monthly Luncheon and Bingo with our AGAPE group! Thankful for smiles, happiness, and great company. Blessings to all our seniors and their families!

Happy Nameday to our beloved Presvytera! May God bless you with many years of health and happiness! Xronia Polla to all who celebrate the feast of St. Demetrios today!

First JOY gathering with our children tonight! We are so excited to have JOY in our community for the first time in years! God bless our wonderful children and dedicated advisors!

Philoptochos meeting with our dedicated Philoptochos ladies and two special birthday celebrations. Happy Birthday Mrs. Stella Arniotis and Mrs. Georgia Tsougas!

Axios Fr. George on the anniversary of your ordination to the Holy Diaconate! May God grant you many blessed years! Blessed Feast day of St. Gerasimos, St. Artemios, and St. Matrona!

Wishing our Peter good luck and praying for him as he begins his Marines training! May Panaghia protect him and guide him as he prepares to serve our country!

Happy Clergy Appreciation Month to our Fr. George and his family from our Parish Council, Philoptochos, and our entire community. We are so blessed and proud to have you as our priest. Thank you for all ...

Our Sunday School learned about the Parable of the Sower with a fun activity. So happy to see the smiling faces of our students!

40 Day Blessing of baby Theodoros! May God bless him and his family with health. Welcome to our Church!

We had a great time at our Annual Golf Outing! Thank you to those who supported our efforts and to all our sponsors! Looking forward to next year!

We were so happy to welcome the Kythirian Association today who celebrated the feast of Panaghia Myrtidiotissa with an Artoklasia for the health and salvation of all its members and loved ones.

First day of Sunday School. Breakfast, Agiasmos, and cake! Welcome back to our students! Let's have a great year of learning!

Our youth had an amazing time today at Deno's Wonder Wheel in Coney Island! Huge thank you to Dennis, Stefanos, Eleni, and Aristea for welcoming us with so much love and generosity and for sponsoring this ...

Beginning of Greek School Blessing, Pizza Friday, and the start of Greek Dance lessons with our children. A blessed Greek School year to all!

Happy Grandparents Day to all our loving grandmothers and grandfathers! We are so grateful for their love, guidance, support, and sacrifices. We love you all!!

Memorial service for the victims of 9/11. May their memories be eternal and may they rise in glory.

An emotional and moving ceremony as we commemorated the 21st Anniversary of September 11 at the Village of Island Park Annual 9/11 Memorial Ceremony. We remember our fallen heroes and honor their memories. ...

Setting up for GOYA registration and Ice Cream Sundaes. Looking forward to gather all together with our youth!

With great joy we celebrated the Vespers of the Nativity of our Ever-Virgin Mary. May our Panaghia's intercessions be with all especially our children who started their new school year this week!

Community Thank You Dinner for our Festival volunteers! We thank all our volunteers for their hard work and dedication during our Greek Festival this August. We are so grateful for their love and support! ...

Blessed Feast day of St. Phanourios. May St. Fanourios intercede for you and your families!

As the Village of Island Park mourns the loss of a local hero, Honorary Chief Michael Fischer, our Panaghia Community represented by Fr. George, President of the Parish Council George Nikias, Vice President ...

Scenes from our Greek Festival

Blessed Feast Day of the Dormition of our Most Holy Theotokos! May our beloved Panaghia, our Mother guide and protect all Her children! Xronia Polla!!!

We were overjoyed to celebrate the Feast Day of our community with Great Vespers, Procession of the Epitaphios, and Lamentations for our Panaghia last night. Thank you to the reverend clergy who honored ...

Blessed Feast of Pentecost

Bowling Night – June 10, 2022 A fun night bowling with our youth!!

2022 Greek Independence Day Fifth Avenue, New York.

Concert with Nikos Zoidakis and Thanasis Sikovaris

Village of Island Park Memorial Day Parade 2022

Greek Spring Festival a taste of Greece in Island Park!

A fun Comedy Night with Basile at Laterna Restaurant!

Panaghia youth enjoyed a fun day of games, egg hunt, and kite flying!

Tsipouro Mezzedes Night at Panaghia of Island Park as we celebrate the feast of Saint George.

Holy Friday Evening

Holy Friday Afternoon

Preparing our Epitaphio after the service of the Holy Passion. All is ready for the most solemn day of the year.

The service of the Holy Passion of Christ.

Our youth preparing flowers and wreaths for the Cross of Christ.

The Sacrament of Holy Unction. Praying for health and healing with our Panaghia family.

Scenes from Palm Sunday. Hosanna in the highest! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!

Folding our palm crosses in preparation for Christ's entry into Jerusalem.

Presvytera Dimitra showing our Greek school students how to make Empty Tomb/Resurrection Rolls. A delicious treat with great meaning.

Preparing our bakaliaro for our Palm Sunday Bakaliaro Luncheon.

Our Philoptochos Ladies preparing for our Pascha Bake Sale on Palm Sunday!

What a beautiful celebration of Greek Independence presented by the students of our Greek School!

Our community was blessed to be in the presence of His Grace Bishop Athenagoras of Nazianzos who celebrated the Divine Liturgy with us today and gave us spiritual nourishment with his edifying words. Many ...

Congratulations to our Steve Efstathiou for being our community's 2022 honoree at the Nassau County Hellenic-American Heritage Night.

Blessed Feast of the Veneration of the Holy Cross. May the Holy Cross give us strength to reach our Lord's glorious Resurrection.

Celebrating the Feast of the Annunciation of the Theotokos with our Panaghia family. Thank you to our seniors for hosting a wonderful AGAPE Luncheon.

Great Vespers of the Annunciation. Blessed Feast day and Xronia Polla to all!

We were honored to have Dr. Thomas Pappas from St. Francis Hospital join us for a special presentation on heart health.

Our parishioners enjoyed a special treat, our freshly made Loukoumades during Coffee Hour!

Celebrating the triumph of Orthodoxy and rejoicing in the wonders of our faith!

Our Sunday School had a fun arts and crafts activity, preparing their icons for the Sunday of Orthodoxy!

Panaghia's Youth Ministries Saturday Get Together! Our children enjoyed an afternoon of ice skating, pizza, and many laughs! Thank you to all who came together to make this beautiful day possible!

Cheesefare and Forgiveness Friday at our Greek School tonight! A beautiful evening of learning, enjoying homemade mac and cheese, and a meaningful activity/lesson on forgiveness by Fr. George. Kali Sarakosti ...

1st Saturday of Souls. May God rest the souls of our departed brothers and sisters and may their memories be eternal!

Our monthly AGAPE luncheon with our wonderful seniors. God has blessed us with a beautiful group who loves to come together in fellowship with great stories, smiles, and life experiences. Glory to God! ...

One more Fun Friday evening at Panaghia's Greek School!

Lots of fun, great parea, and delicious food at our Community Super Bowl Party tonight! Thank you to all who joined us for a fantastic evening. See you all at our next event!

A wonderful Three Hierarchs and Greek Letters Celebration from our Greek School! Thank you to our Principal, teachers, and students for a beautiful presentation and to the parents for their continued support! ...

A beautiful Godparent Sunday with our Godparents and Godchildren. God bless our Sunday School for hosting this event and all who joined us to celebrate this special day!