AHEPA Chapter 61 Awards Scholarships to 2024 Oratorical Festival Participants

Matthew Patestas was the winner in the Senior Division of the St. John Chrysostom Oratorial Festival.

Teddy Antonellos was the winner in the Junior Division of the St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival.

The Gust C. Kraras AHEPA Chapter 61 awarded the 2024 Patrick Phyrillas Memorial Scholarship to two participants in the St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival held on Sunday, April 14, 2024, at Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Reading, Pa. 

The winning participants were Matthew Patestas in the Senior Division and Teddy Antonellos in the Junior Division. Each student was awarded $500.00

The Scholarship was created in honor of Patrick Phyrillas, who passed away on Jan. 29, 2023, at the age of 22, following a tragic automobile accident. Patrick was the son of Tony and Soula Phyrillas. Tony has been a member of the Reading AHEPA Chapter for 38 years and has served in all the officer positions in the chapter.

Patrick Phyrillas participated in the Oratorical Festival at Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church every year from 4th grade through 12th grade. May His Memory Be Eternal.

Participants of the 2024 St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival at Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Reading, Pa., with clergy and Festival Co-Chair Stevie Henry.

AHEPA Chapter No. 61 Donates $5,000 to Church AGAPE Fund

Rev. Father Theodore Petrides of Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church accepts a check for $5,000 from AHEPA Chapter 61 President George Giovanis to benefit the church's AGAPE Fund. The Gust C. Kraras Chapter No. 61 Order of AHEPA raised the money through the chapter's annual golf tournament. The AGAPE Fund is used to help people in need from the Reading community. Families who need financial assistance to pay for food, shelter, medical bills and utility bills have been helped in the past by the church.

AHEPA Chapter 61 Officers Elected for 2024-25

The election of AHEPA Chapter No. 61 officers for the 2024-25 administrative year was held on Monday, February 5, 2024, at a dinner meeting at Crossroads Restaurant.

The following officers were elected unanimously:

President George J. Giovanis

Vice President Jonathan Thompson

Treasurer Tony Phyrillas

Secretary Dean Kraras

Correspondence Secretary Dean Whitman

Board of Governors:

Christopher Wagner, Chairman

Christos Dikos

Christ G. Kraras

Evan Zervanos

Congratulations to all the AHEPA Brothers for volunteering to serve as chapter officers for the coming year. The new administrative year begins on July 1, 2024.