{"id":233006,"date":"2026-05-15T19:07:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T19:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/233006\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T19:07:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T19:07:47","slug":"staten-island-philoptochos-society-hosted-its-annual-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/233006\/","title":{"rendered":"Staten Island Philoptochos Society Hosted Its Annual Dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"

STATEN ISLAND, NY \u2013 With the movie \u2018Mamma Mia\u2019 as the theme and with the guests dressed appropriately, the Holy Trinity-St. Nicholas of Staten Island community\u2019s Philoptochos Society held their annual dinner on May 14 at the packed Li Greci\u2019s catering hall.<\/p>\n

Philoptochos President Dee Sidiropoulos, in her welcoming speech, thanked the guests for their presence and support, as well as all the sponsors and volunteers.<\/p>\n

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She said: \u201cIt is with great joy that we are together again this year at the annual dinner with all the proceeds of the evening being donated to the poor and needy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Philoptochos Society has fulfilled its role as the main charitable organization in our Greek Orthodox church for over 90 years,\u201d Sidiropoulos continued. \u201cToday and for many years in the past, our beautiful church has amazing, hardworking, dedicated and dynamic women who support and provide assistance to the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cToday, the church reminds us that we are here to do whatever it takes to help those in need,\u201d she said. \u201cFaith has been our guide and will continue to be in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Staten Island Society is made up of capable and worthy ladies, who know well what it means to help our fellow human beings,\u201d Sidiropoulos noted. \u201cWe have embraced the true meaning of charity, we uphold the principles and values, and we respectfully carry out the efforts wherever needed. Throughout the year we raised $55,000 which was donated to vulnerable groups and charities.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI thank all members for their selfless contribution, time, and dedication,\u201d she said. \u201cA big thank you also to the Philoptochos Societies of the communities of Brooklyn, Long Island, and New Jersey who are here today and support our work. Wishing everyone a good and restful summer.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Holy Trinity-St. Nicholas of Staten Island community\u2019s Philoptochos Society annual dinner was held on May 14 at the packed Li Greci\u2019s catering hall. Photo: TNH\/Michael Kakias<\/p>\n

The community\u2019s presiding priest Fr. Vasileios Apostolidis praised the work carried out by the Philoptochos Society, the Christian principles, and the love they show towards their fellow man.<\/p>\n

\u201cCharity is an integral part of the pastoral activity of the Orthodox Church,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are very proud that our community has such an active Philoptochos Society. Every day its members express Christ\u2019s commandment to serve our fellow human beings. By feeding the hungry, supporting and comforting the suffering, you become light and hope for all people.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYour offering goes beyond the boundaries of our parish and becomes a living testimony of Christ\u2019s love in the world,\u201d Fr. Apostolidis noted. \u201cOn behalf of everyone, I express my deep gratitude and fatherly thanks for your tireless offering and sacrificial ministry.<\/p>\n

I wish health, joy and family happiness to everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Parish Council President Spyros Lazaretos congratulated the Philoptochos for their great social work over the years and described the evening as an event of compassion, generosity, and love. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"STATEN ISLAND, NY \u2013 With the movie \u2018Mamma Mia\u2019 as the theme and with the guests dressed appropriately,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":233007,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[9,24,63,134,136,135],"class_list":["post-233006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-staten-island","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-staten-island","tag-staten-island-headlines","tag-staten-island-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233006","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=233006"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233006\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/233007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=233006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=233006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=233006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}