Ladies like Nancy Harritos, Koula Rougas, Roula Proyous and Georgia Pappas have been working tirelessly to prepare for this weekend’s Greek Food Fair & Christmas Bazaar at the Church of the Annunciation in Cranston.

The parish’s Good Samaritan Philoptochos Society has held many baking nights to make the famous Greek pastry for the event, which runs Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 2-3.

The Philoptochos Society – which is made up of women who are proud parishioners at the Greek Orthodox Church, located at 1753 Oaklawn Ave. – has worked overtime for the two-day festival. The event is meant to support organizations such as Meeting Street School and Ronald McDonald House, among others.

“We don’t keep any money we make,” said Georgia Pappas, who is again chairing the event. “Every penny we make is donated to various charities around the state … That is in keeping with our Philoptochos name, which means ‘friends of the poor.’”

So, if you’re looking to do some early holiday shopping or simply want to sample the church’s famous Greek foods and pastries, plan on taking in the two-day food fair-bazaar that will run Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. inside the Rev. Peter G. Mihailides Center’s Demetrakas Hall.

When asked for a preview of what’s in store for event-goers, Pappas smile and responded: “We’ll offer a scaled down version of the food and pastries we feature at the annual Cranston Greek Festival in September as well as shopping opportunities for people of all ages.”

In terms of food, there will be dinners – and lunches – like roast lamb, gyros, souvlakia, Greek baked macaroni, stuffed grape leaves and much more, while the pastry area will offer baklava, rice pudding, diples and the popular Kouroulakia cookies that people enjoy dipping in their coffee.

“Just as we do in September, we invite people to come to our Holiday Bazaar and enjoy the same type of food,” Pappas said. “We’ll have all kinds of shopping areas, too.”

For example, there will be an array of themed gift baskets valued between $50 and $100; vintage treasures such as table cloths, dishes, vases and antiques; fine costume jewelry necklaces from bracelets; and the always interesting While Elephant table with unusual and unique used items.

There will be sports memorabilia for sale as well as a sports raffle that includes two tickets to Boston Celtics and Boston Bruins games.

Pappas also announced that there will be a raffle for a special wreath that includes a number of gift cards to area restaurants.