Contact: Mrs. Eleni Paxos, President, 330-494-9732
Island of Chios
Information: A group of all ages who are from the island of Chios and share a common bond.
Patron Saint Markella of Chios
News
Tickets are on sale for the Agia Markella Chios Society Raffle to be held November 1, 2009. Winners need not be present to win. The Donation is $5 a ticket. Prizes include:
1) A week at a Myrtle Beach Condo
2) Sunday Brunch Buffet for eight at AA Executive Catering.
Call Carolyn Michalos.
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2010 Entertainment Books will be sold in the lobby following church services. The cost is $30 a book and all proceeds will benefit the Agia Markella Chios Society. The books this year are great with many opportunities to save on dining, entertainment, sports and other fun activities in the area.
CHIOS
Chios (Greek: Χίος, pronounced [ˈçio̞s]; alternative transliterations Khíos and Híos) is the fifth largest of the Greek islands, situated in the Aegean Sea, seven kilometres (five miles) off the Asia Minor coast. The island is noted for its strong merchant shipping community, its unique mastic gum and its medieval villages. The eleventh century monastery of “Nea Moni”, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located on the island.
"Chios" is also the name of the island's main town and administrative centre, although locals refer to it as "Hora" ("Χώρα" literally means land or country, but usually the name given to the capital or a settlement at the highest point of a Greek island). Administratively the island forms a separate prefecture (nomós- νομός) within the North Aegean Periphery.