‘We are healing’: Greek Orthodox church working to renew community’s spirit in wake of priest’s arrest

Photos for a story about how St. George Greek Orthodox Church, in Bangor, are healing two months after their priest was arrested.

Check out the story by Judy Harrison here.

BANGOR, MAINE -- 10/22/2014 -- Lambros Karris (left) leads a group around the Saint George Greek Orthodox Church as they learn Greek dances Wednesday in Bangor. Their priest is in jail unable to post the $100,000 bail, but the church looks to God, diocesan leaders and each other to ensure the 84-year-old church continues to serve the religious needs of Eastern Orthodox Christians in northern Maine. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

BANGOR, MAINE -- 10/22/2014 -- Lambros Karris (left) teaches a group Greek dances in preparation of their annual dance at Saint George Greek Orthodox Church Wednesday in Bangor. Their priest is in jail unable to post the $100,000 bail, but the church looks to God, diocesan leaders and each other to ensure the 84-year-old church continues to serve the religious needs of Eastern Orthodox Christians in northern Maine. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

BANGOR, MAINE -- 10/22/2014 -- Kiki Cubberley (right) listens as Lambros Karris explains a Greek dance at Saint George Greek Orthodox Church Wednesday in Bangor. Their priest is in jail unable to post the $100,000 bail, but the church looks to God, diocesan leaders and each other to ensure the 84-year-old church continues to serve the religious needs of Eastern Orthodox Christians in northern Maine. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

 BANGOR, MAINE -- 10/22/2014 -- News clippings adorn a wall in the basement at Saint George Greek Orthodox Church Wednesday in Bangor. Their priest is in jail unable to post the $100,000 bail, but the church looks to God, diocesan leaders and each other to ensure the 84-year-old church continues to serve the religious needs of Eastern Orthodox Christians in northern Maine. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

 BANGOR, MAINE -- 10/22/2014 -- Greek Orthodox saints keep a watchful eye while Kiki Cubberley (left) and JCathy Speronis learn a Greek dance at Saint George Greek Orthodox Church Wednesday in Bangor. Their priest is in jail unable to post the $100,000 bail, but the church looks to God, diocesan leaders and each other to ensure the 84-year-old church continues to serve the religious needs of Eastern Orthodox Christians in northern Maine. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

BANGOR, MAINE -- 10/22/2014 -- Kiki Cubberley (center) laughs with friends while learning Greek dances in preparation of their annual dance at Saint George Greek Orthodox Church Wednesday in Bangor. Their priest is in jail unable to post the $100,000 bail, but the church looks to God, diocesan leaders and each other to ensure the 84-year-old church continues to serve the religious needs of Eastern Orthodox Christians in northern Maine. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

BANGOR, MAINE -- 10/22/2014 -- Lucaa Smitherman (left), 14, and Elena Speronis, 14, learn Greek dances at Saint George Greek Orthodox Church Wednesday in Bangor. Their priest is in jail unable to post the $100,000 bail, but the church looks to God, diocesan leaders and each other to ensure the 84-year-old church continues to serve the religious needs of Eastern Orthodox Christians in northern Maine. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

 BANGOR, MAINE -- 10/22/2014 -- A Greece flag and American flag hang in the basement at Saint George Greek Orthodox Church Wednesday in Bangor. Their priest is in jail unable to post the $100,000 bail, but the church looks to God, diocesan leaders and each other to ensure the 84-year-old church continues to serve the religious needs of Eastern Orthodox Christians in northern Maine. Ashley L. Conti | BDN