Greek Night Attracts Record Crowds

Dimitris Meimarakis and family from Staten Island and Orient, N.Y. enjoying the cuisine at the Transfiguration Church in Mattituck, L.I.

“I read in the newspaper there is a Greek Night in Mattituck. I took my family and came to enjoy the night,” said Dimitris Meimarakis of Staten Island who was visiting relatives in Orient, L.I. Over 2,000 persons attended the event Saturday evening, July 2, at the Transfiguration of Christ Church in Mattituck, L.I. Music was performed by Kostas Skrepetos orchestra under the evening’s stars. Home cooked Greek cuisine, souvlaki and gyro was grilled before the public’s eye. Pasticcio (Greek lasagna), mousaka and pastries were prepared by the Ladies Philoptohos Society. “My personal recipes were prepared by the ladies of our Philoptohos,” said President Andrea Gourlidis. Persons traveled from Astoria, Flushing, New Jersey and the entire North Fork. Peter Gourlidis is president of the parish council. Rev. Dionisios Marketos is the parish priest.

The Transfiguration of Christ Church will hold a three day Festival from July 22, 23 and 24.

-- Catherine Tsounis

Catherine Tsounis is an adjunct professor of Modern Greek at St. John’s University and a frequent contributor to this newspaper.