An open door, a steady prayer — for seventy-eight years on Eftichidou Street.

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Parish has gathered in Pangrati since 1947. Whether you grew up here or are walking in for the first time, the same bells still ring at 9:00 a.m. every Sunday.

We have not cancelled a Holy Week service since 1947.

We have not cancelled a Holy Week service since 1947.

This week at Holy Trinity

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Eleven ways to belong

Philoptochos Sisterhood

Philoptochos Sisterhood

service, hospitality, the Friday Lenten meal.
Choir & Byzantine Chanters

Choir & Byzantine Chanters

directed by protopsaltis Athanasios Kyriakou.
Outreach Pantry

Outreach Pantry

Tuesday and Thursday distributions to 38 Pangrati households.
Bible Study

Bible Study

Wednesday evenings, currently reading the Gospel of John verse-by-verse.

From the parish journal

Reflection

Reflection

"What 'Lord, have mercy' actually means in Greek (and why we say it forty times)" — by Fr. Konstantinos Papadakis, 2026-04-22. Two-sentence excerpt: "The Greek word 'eleos' is not 'pity' — it is olive oil, the salve poured on a wounded traveller's skin. When we sing 'Kyrie eleison' we are asking to be soothed, not pitied."
Recipe

Recipe

"Yiayia Eleni's Lenten fasolada — the Friday parish-hall version" — 2026-04-15. Excerpt: "Three onions, a tin of plum tomatoes, a generous pour of Kalamata olive oil at the end. Serves 80 if you bring bread."
Remembrance

Remembrance

"Father Dimitrios at the warehouse steps, May 1948" — by historian-in-residence Petros Kontaxis, 2026-04-08. Excerpt: "He was 33 years old in this photograph. The roof beams behind him had been donated the week before by Captain Spyros Manolakos of Piraeus."

What our parishioners say

“I came to Holy Trinity for my mother's 40-day mnimosyno in 2019 and I never left. Father Konstantinos remembered my mother's name at every Sunday Liturgy for an entire year. The Philoptochos sent me kollyva for her three-year memorial without me even asking. This is not a building — it is a household.”
Maria Ioannou
Pangrati
“We baptised our daughter Sofia here in March 2024. Father Nikolaos met us four times before the day. He explained every part of the service in plain Greek and plain English for my Australian father-in-law. The choir sang”
Andreas Theofilou
Vyronas
“I drive forty minutes from Holargos for the Saturday catechism class because my eight-year-old asked to come back. Yiayia Eleni runs the kitchen. The kids learn the Beatitudes by heart while making koulourakia. Where else does that happen in Athens in 2026?”
Eleni Karakatsani
Holargos
“My husband Yiannis died in October 2024. The funeral was three days later. The choir came on a Wednesday afternoon. Father Konstantinos came to the cemetery and again to my house for the Trisagion on the ninth day. The Outreach Pantry brought meals for two weeks. I never asked. They just came. I will be a parishioner here until I am buried in the same narthex as Father Dimitrios.”
Despoina Vlachou
Zografou

Liturgy from anywhere

Save the date — Glendi 2026, 5–7 June

Three days of food, music, dancing, and community on Eftichidou Street. Free admission. Loukoumades for everyone.

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An open door, a steady prayer.