It is a great honor and blessing for the Holy Clergy and the people of our Local Church to welcome and host an item of the Holy Wood in the Metropolitan Temple of Saint Nikolaos in Volos, which is safely kept as an invaluable treasure, in the Holy Metropolis of Edessa.

His Eminence Joel of Edessa, Pella and Almopia will bring the item of the highly respectable Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ to the Metropolitan Temple of Saint Nikolaos in Volos on Friday 15/4 (service of the Akathist Hymn) at 6.30 p.m and it will be welcomed with proper honors by His Eminence Metropolitan of Demetrias Mr Ignatios,Head of the Clergy and the people. After the planned prayer, the service of the Akathist Hymn will be chanted, the Reverend Mr Joel officiating, who is going to preach the Word of God.

 The Holy Wood will be lied in the city of Volos and the historical Metropolitan Temple, during the Holy and Big Lent,in order to support and bless our people, who go through difficult times and suffer in many ways nowadays. It will remain there to be worshiped until Friday 22/4, when it will be brought back to Edessa. Our Metropolitan Temple has arranged a program of worship and other events.