Object Description
Church program on paper with two metal staples. On the cover in orange and brown ink reads "Consecration November 3, 1974" There is a line drawing of the church towards the bottom of the page and underneath that reads "Kimissis Theotokou Greek Orthodox Church Racine, Wisconsin" The inside pages (38 total) contain prayers and responses for the Consecration ceremony in Greek (left-hand side) and English (right hand side).
Origin
Kimissis Tis Theotokou (Dormition of the Mother of God) Greek Orthodox Church was founded in 1916 by Greek Immigrants who settled in Racine, Wisconsin. We are a parish of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago in the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Our parish feast day is August 15.
The current location is at 1335 S. Green Bay Rd. in Racine, first Church location (1925-1965) was on 723 Grand Ave. in Racine.
Families: About 200 (members reside in Racine County, WI; Kenosha County, WI; Walworth County, WI; Milwaukee County, WI and Lake County, IL)
- See more at: http://kimissis.org/about_us/#sthash.thIG51AX.dpuf
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Citation
Program, November 3, 1974, National Hellenic Museum, https://hellenic.whirlihost.com/Detail/objects/11063. Accessed 05/06/24.