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Meet Fr. Panyiotis and Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church

Each week Northeast Cobb Patch will profile a local pastor. This week we profiled Fr. Panayiotis.

Name:  Father Panayiotis Papageorgiou

Congregation:  Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church

Age: 54

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Family:  Wife: Catherine. Son: Strati. Daughter: Olympia

Where I was born:  Cyprus

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Where I live:  Marietta

Where I went to school: Cyprus, New York, South Bend Indiana, Boston, Washington DC

Last nonreligious book I read: Portofino

Last movie I saw: Fiddler on the Roof

First music I ever purchased: Greek Folk songs

TV show I can’t miss: None

Favorite sandwich: Cheeseburger

Mac or Windows: MAC

 When I’m away from the pulpit, I like to … work in the garden

 If I weren’t a (rabbi, priest, imam, minister, pastor, etc.), I would be … a Chemical Engineer

Quotation I live by:  "Glory be to God for all things" (by St. John Chrysostom on his deathbed)

What services do you offer on Sundays and during the week? Orthros (Matins) and Divine Liturgy every Sunday and Feast-days. Great Vespers on Saturday and evenings before Feast-days

What activities do you offer for youth? We have a Wednesday Youth evening for 7:00-9:00 pm every Wednesday of the year Youth Camps in the Summer Retreats for the Youth Sunday School

Is there anything else you would like our readers to know about your church? We welcome visitors and new-comers. We offer a social time after services so that we can meet everyone.

Visit at 3431 Trickum Rd NE.

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