{"id":232157,"date":"2026-05-15T00:04:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T00:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/232157\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T00:04:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T00:04:14","slug":"mothers-day-at-cathedral-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/232157\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother\u2019s Day At Cathedral School"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Friday, May 9, 2026, the Parents Association of the Cathedral School of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese \u00a0hosted its annual Mother\u2019s Day Tea at the school, located beside the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity on East 74th Street in Manhattan. The event brought together students, mothers, grandmothers, godmothers, faculty, and friends of the school for a morning centered on gratitude, hospitality, and community.<\/p>\n

The Cathedral School emphasizes not only academic achievement, but also the cultivation of character, service, and cultural identity. Drawing from the enduring principles of classical Greek education, the school integrates language, history, Hellenic culture, and Orthodox Christian teachings into daily student life.<\/p>\n

Sophocles once wrote, \u201cChildren are the anchors of a mother\u2019s life,\u201d a sentiment reflected throughout the gathering as students warmly welcomed guests and participated in the celebration.<\/p>\n

Families described the school as both academically strong and deeply nurturing. \u201cI have been coming to the Cathedral School for five years,\u201d said Dr. Panagiota Andreopoulou. \u201cThe school is fantastic. We are having a wonderful experience. I truly adore this school.\u201d Parents Ksenia Lebedinets and family friend Katherine Mikaelian emphasized the school\u2019s unusually close-knit atmosphere. \u201cIt\u2019s wonderful to see a small school with such a tight community,\u201d they said. \u201cThe children, parents, and teachers genuinely care about one another.\u201d<\/p>\n

The sense of warmth extended throughout the morning. Students helped serve bagels, croissants, coffee, and tea to guests while practicing the values of hospitality and respect emphasized by the school. \u201cOur breakfast is amazing,\u201d 7th grade student Colette Casey enthusiastically shared while helping serve refreshments.<\/p>\n

The Cathedral School serves families from a wide range of backgrounds, including lifelong Orthodox Christians, interfaith families, and converts to Orthodoxy, all drawn by the school\u2019s combination of academic discipline, moral formation, and strong sense of belonging. The V. Rev. Archimandrite of the Ecumenical Throne Chrysostomos Gilbert presides over the Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity.<\/p>\n

The event was organized by Nicole Scott Casey, Dr. Despina Siolas, and Peter Timmins of the Parent Association and was attended by Principal Meropi Kyriacou, faculty members, and school supporters including Dr. John G. Siolas, a member of the High Council for Greek Education in the United States.<\/p>\n

As students celebrated with their families, the Mother\u2019s Day Tea reflected what many parents say makes the Cathedral School distinctive: a learning environment where classical Greek educational values, faith, service, and community remain at the center of school life.<\/p>\n

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Students with Parents Association\u00a0 <\/p>\n

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The Cathedral School Parents Association Flower Shop.<\/p>\n

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Friday, May 9, 2026, the Cathedral School Parents Association.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On Friday, May 9, 2026, the Parents Association of the Cathedral School of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese \u00a0hosted…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":232158,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-232157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=232157"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232157\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/232158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=232157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=232157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=232157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}