Island Churches & Icons

a lovely afternoon tea follows a esperino service at ajios jannis sta saneetha potamos , even the priest would like a cake and a coffee ..!

lovely late afternoon church service at agios jannis ... sta saneetha potamo , for john the Baptist saint day ...

a huge crowd attend this years myrtithia church service on the 15 th august .. xpona polla !

the parading of the virgin Mary icon from myrtithia around the grounds of our beloved monastery ....

part of the beautiful myrtithia church service on the 15 th august ....

the blessing of the arto bread part of the service at myrtithia on the 15th august ...

just a reminder to some people that kythera in august is not only packed dances, with local and imported bands, souvalki,loads of happy children, dancing their feet off, blistering hot days with water springs to provide...

Michael samios , vice president of the kytherian association of Queensland [ left ] and George castrisos carry the icon of agios theodoros at agia paraskivi church Brisbane as part of the patron saint of kythera celebrat...

agia paraskivi , honours agios theodoros ..patron saint of kythera with a lovely church service , the walking of the icon of agios theodoros and a morning tea .... lots of Brisbane kytherians attended to honour this spec...

walking the icon of agios theodoros around agia paraskivi church Brisbane to honour the patron saint of kythera .. agios theodoros ... xpona polla

My mother Anna (Kyrani Anastasopoulos) remembers walking past this church on countless occasions when she was a little girl.

saint Theodore of kythera....the kytherian association of Queensland and president peter coroneo invite all Brisbane kytherians to agia paraskevi Taigum on Sunday 17th may to the divine liturgy of our patron saint agios...

a december sunset at myrtithia , as a large ocean liner heads towards the setting sun ...

a rainbow has formed behind a very old church at livathi ... ayios andreas !!

father petros mariatos of elaryourtasa church in potamo delievers holy commune at the sunday church service...the little girl at the end of the line is saying her own little prayer !!

this photo entry will be the 1000 photo of kythera I have entered on kythera family website since its beginnings ... I would like to thank the administrators of this website for the entering of photos ,stories and all in...

a church just below the village of mitata which is carved into a rock ,

after the Christmas church service at mitata , the children of the village in a cave next to the church created the nativity scene

a Christmas church service which was held at mitata, with the bishop in attendance ....

the church will be packed all wanting to kiss and be blessed by the icon of the vrgin mary .....