The St. Anna Greek Orthodox Church held a Greek Festival from September 19th to 22nd that showcased Greek culture, food, dancing, and more. The festival helps raise funds for the new church located at 85 Voorhees Corner Road in Flemington, NJ, which provides a place for local community members to worship according to Orthodox traditions.

1. The Greek Festival was from September 19th to the 22nd. The festival
provides outsiders with Greek culture, food, dancing , and more
throughout the festival days.

2. St. Anna Greek Orthodox Church is located on 85 Voorhees Corner Road, Flemington,
NJ. The Church had its Gran Opening this summer on June 9th. The new
Church provides a close place to worship for the community.

3. Maria Sfondouris, helps at the front to direct people the festival
activities. Maria also fundraises for the Church by asking for donations.

4. Father Kousoulas hugs a member of the Greek Orthodox Church. “If you
build it, you will come,” he said in response to the new Church being
opened.

5. Senior Yota Sfondouris, a member of the Greek Orthodox Church for five
years now, volunteers at the festival to help out her community.

6. Senior Yota Sfondouris wraps a gyro for a hungry customer.

8. Volunteer's prepare Gyro sandwiches, Pork Souvlaki sandwiches, and
skewers for hungry customers.

9. The Greek festival provides icons that you can purchase to raise money
for the church.

10. The new Church provides a place to worship that accommodates all the
members of the Church. “In the Orthodox tradition there is a very strong
feeling that the church is the ‘House of God’”, according to a religious phamlet
by Thomas FitzGerald.

11. In the Church where people worship there is a dome that provides “a
direct connection to God”, says Sfondouris which is the message of the
Orthodoxy.