Special Events
28th
Annual Greek Landing Day Celebration
June 25 & 26, 2011
St. Photios
Greek Orthodox National Shrine
41 St. George Street
St. Augustine, FL
(904) 829-8205
Saturday, June 25
- 9:00-11:00 AM Youth Rally
- 5:00-6:00 PM Great Vespers, followed by the blessing of the Five Loaves
- 6:00-7:00 PM Philoptochos Tea with Presvytera Anthoula Manuel who will read selections from her works, share her story and Victoria Pitenis who will read her award winning St. Photios Essay
Sunday, June 26
- 8:30 AM Matins followed by Divine Liturgy
- Memorial at the Tolomato Cemetery with the laying of the Wreath by Pan-Hellenic Federation of Florida
- GREEK LANDING DAY CITY PROCLAMATION - Mayor Joe Bolles
- GLENDI - PARTY - FIESTA in the courtyard of St.
Photios Shrine with Greek Music - hosted by Holy Trinity
Greek Orthodox Church, St. Augustine
The Saint Photios Greek Orthodox National Shrine is a living memorial to the first Greek settlers on the American continent and to all the Greek Orthodox pioneers whose love of freedom and desire for a better life for themselves and their children brought them to this new world.