St. John the Baptist

January 7 is the feast day of St. John the Baptist.  Xronia Polla to all who celebrate.  Yiannis, Yiannas, Johns, Joannes, Ioannis and Ioannas!

Xronia Polla to All Who Celebrate the feast day of Saint John the Baptist!

The remarkable ministry of John the Baptist included the Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River. John did not lack boldness as he challenged even Herod to repent of his sins. In approximately 29 AD,Herod Antipas had John the Baptist arrested and put in prison. Later John was beheaded through a plot devised by Herodias, the illegal wife of Herod and ex-wife of his brother, Philip.

On The First Day of School by Joanne Karipidis Kefalas

Joanne Karipidis Kefalas invites you into Dean and George's home to meet Yiayia, Papou, and MAma.  Let's see how the first day of school turned out for these two Greek American brothers, 

My book

Dean and George Carris are getting ready for their first day of school.  George is going I to Kindergarten and George is going into Second grade.  George is very excited and Dean is very nervous.

"On The First Day Of School" by Joanne Karipids Kefalas

Well my book is out!  Go on amazon, Barnes and Noble, or Xlibris to buy it! 

Christmas celebration at Greek school

The children of the Greek School at Saint Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Church in Greenlawn sang Ta Kalanda and we had a party on December 21.  

Our classroom bulletin board