Philoptochos:

Philanthropy, Fellowship, Faith in Action

Our Mission

"To aid the poor, the destitute, the hungry, the aged, the sick, the unemployed, the orphaned, the imprisoned, the widowed, the handicapped, the victims of disasters, to undertake the burial of the impoverished person and to offer assistance to anyone who may need the help of the Church..."

Visit our National Philoptochos website for more information.

For more information or questions about our local chapter, contact Lilly Kyrios

 

Calendar of Events

Mark you calendar and check back often. We are always adding more events and details! You can also follow us on FB for reminders and additional information. Love Thy Neighbor is our local effort each month to make a difference in our city and open to all.

February

Love Thy Neighbor - Center for Addiction Treatment
March

Love Thy Neighbor - Basketball Challenges for Cincinnati Youth Collaborative
Sunday March 8

General Meeting in the Small Hall
Sunday, March 29

Love Thy Neighbor - Basketball Challenges for Cincinnati Youth Collaborative

After liturgy, take a shot and join us for basketball challenges and games as we raise money for Cincinnati's rec program.
April

Love Thy Neighbor - Sweet Cheeks Diaper Drive
Sunday, April 5

Palm Sunday Luncheon
April 8 & 9

Egg Dyeing - We will cook the eggs on Wednesday and dye, shine and wrap on Thursday.
May 3

Love Thy Neighbor - Our Daily Bread Sandwiches

General Meeting in the Small Hall - Join us and help make sandwiches for donation
Sunday, May 31

Pentecost Coffee Hour
June

Panegyri Greek Festival
August 

Love Thy Neighbor: Mt Healthy - Back-to-School Supplies were collected to help our neighbors at Mt Healthy ELC.
September

Love Thy Neighbor - FOCUS Cincinnati Meal Prep
October

Love The Neighbor - Alzheimer's Walk
November

Love Thy Neighbor - Winton Woods First Grade Gift Bags & Operation Ramp It Up for Veterans

Honoring our Veterans - We'll host coffee hour and collect donations for Operation Ramp It Up, a local nonprofit who provide and install access ramps for veterans all over the country.

Winton Woods First Grade Gift Bags - During our general meeting, we'll be filling holiday gift bags for the 1st graders at Winton Woods.
December

Love Thy Neighbor - Sweet Treats to Sweet Seniors & First Responders
December 5

St Nicholas Reception following St Nicholas Vespers
December 11-12

Greek Sweet Treats Bake Pick up & Sale
January

 

Love Thy Neighbor - Womens' Winter Accessories

 
January

Theophany Party
January

 Vasilopita Sale & Brunch

 

Helping our Communities

Philoptochos strives to help near and far. From hurricanes to earthquakes to wild fires, check out the impact our National Philoptochos makes each month.

Love Thy Neighbor

Love Thy Neighbor is our local effort each month to make a difference in our city. Each month is inspired by a passion of one of our members. See our previous efforts since we began the program in 2022.

2025

  • City Gospel Mission Womens' Winter Accessories
  • Cincinnati Youth Collaborative- With the help of our own UC Basketball star, Sofia Gritzali, we raised funds for  Saturday Hoops.
  • Sweet Cheek Diaper Drive
  • Our Daily Bread Sandwiches
  • Mt Healthy ELC Teacher Appreciation
  • Cincinnati Cancer Advisors Donation
  • Mt Healthy - Back-to-School Supplies were collected to help our neighbors at Mt Healthy ELC.
  • FOCUS Cincinnati Meal Service & Donation
  • Alzheimer's Awareness & Walk - Our Greek Team walked and raised funds for this disease affecting so many.
  • Operation Ramp It Up Donation to provide mobility veterans or their family member by installing aluminum wheelchair ramps.
  • Winton Woods South Camps - Holiday Gift Bags for 265 1st Graders
  • First Responders & Shut-In Seniors - We love sharing our Greek Sweet Treats with the First Responders in our neighborhoods.

2024

  • City Gospel Mission - In addition to serving dinner 4x a year, we collected much needed toiletries. 
  • Cincinnati Youth Collaborative - With the help of our own UC Basketball star, Sofia Gritzali, we raised funds Saturday Hoops.
  • Mt Healthy - Back-to-School Supplies were collected to help our neighbors at Mt Healthy ELC.
  • Sweet Cheek Diaper Collection
  • FOCUS Donation
  • Alzheimer's Awareness & Walk - Our Greek Team walked and raised funds for this disease affecting so many.
  • Winton Woods South Camps - Holiday Gift Bags for 265 Winton Woods South Campus 1st Graders
  • First Responders & Shut-In Seniors - We love sharing our Greek Sweet Treats with our First Responders in our neighborhoods.