From the Archives – Feast of Saint Nicholas

Loaves baked by parishioners are blessed during Great Vespers at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Newark on the eve of the Feast of Loaves baked by parishioners are blessed during Great Vespers, Dec. 5, 1976. From left to right: Rev. Spyridon Coutros of Asbury Park; Rev. James A. Aloupis of St. Nicholas, Newark; Rev. Chrysanthos Zois and Rev. Christopher Condoleon of St. Dimitrious, Newark; Rev. Emmanuel Gratsias of Glen Cove, L.I.; and Rev. George Mamangakias of SS. Constantine and Helen, Orange. (Archdiocese of Newark Archives, Catholic Advocate collection)

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