My latest book is set there, and this was my second trip for research, or possibly this was my third trip since I went to Tarpon Springs on a field trip in elementary school and never forgot it. This week I spent a wonderful two days in Tarpon Springs, Florida, during their annual Epiphany celebration. I’ve sailed on Australian pearling luggers ( Beautiful Lies), spent a day at a real bar run by three sisters ( Whiskey Island), toured stables in Upperville and Middleburg, Virginia ( Fox River), and the list goes on and on. For The Swallow’s Nest, I spent days in San Jose, CA, walking through the streets of Willow Glen and inhaling the lavish perfume of the Municipal Rose Garden. For A Family of Strangers among other trips I visited a kennel in Orlando for a day and had great conversations about training dogs for security and police work. I especially love research that takes me places I’ve never been, for reasons I never imagined. But this weekend, I was reminded, as I have been many, many times, just how much I love what I do. Tearing out our hair, questioning our sanity, and wishing we had a job that didn’t hover over us during every waking hour–and many hours while we’re sleeping, too–is also part of the profession. Of course life for novelists isn’t staring into space with a cup of tea. 6 church services begin at 8 a.m.I know how lucky I am to make up stories for a living. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral’s 116th annual Epiphany celebration “This is the exchange of education, the exchange of culture and economic development,” Alahouzos said.
Naval Base in Souda Bay and is also the ancestral home of sponge divers who relocated to Florida for Tarpon Springs sponge industry. On the island of Crete, Chania hosts the U.S. 7.Ī delegation of five government officials from Chania will travel to Tarpon Springs for the events, Alahouzos said. Nicholas will also host a tournament at Innisbrook Golf Resort and an Epiphany Ball at Spanos Pappas Community Center, according to Gatzoulis.Īlahouzos said this year’s Epiphany celebration is elevated because it will overlap with Tarpon Springs’ finalization of its Sister City agreement with Chania, Greece, on Jan. John Chryssavgis will speak on the topic of “On Earth as in Heaven: Spiritual Roots of the Ecological Crisis,” according to a news release. This year will mark the inaugural Epiphany Lecture, where Rev. However the Cathedral has been working to extend Epiphany into a week-long celebration.
It was scrapped last year due to precautions for the pandemic, but Gatzoulis said this year’s Glendi was canceled due to a lack of volunteers. This will be the second year that the Cathedral has canceled its Glendi festival, which usually closes out the day with Greek dancing, music and food. “The whole city of Tarpon Springs, everybody is celebrating. “It’s not only a religious holiday but also the biggest holiday for the whole city,” Mayor Chris Alahouzos said.
Tradition says the one who emerges grasping the cross is rewarded with a year of blessings. The cathedral selected Gibbs High School junior Katerina Lecourezos, 16, as the dove bearer, who will release the bird following the Great Blessing of the waters to symbolize the Holy Spirit flying over the Bayou.Īfter the Archbishop casts a white cross into the water, the 68 divers, all young men in good standing with the church, will dive from boats into the water to retrieve it. His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros, Primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, along with Metropolitan Alexios of Atlanta will be participating in the morning church services.įollowing the Divine Liturgy, clergy, dignitaries, children in traditional Greek costume, bands and choir, and 68 divers will proceed to Spring Bayou for St. RELATED: Epiphany 2021: Diver Colten Sakadales, 16, retrieves cross in Tarpon Springs “It feels fantastic to actually be able to present this to the public and for everyone to be able to attend this year,” Gatzoulis said.
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