Thursday,
25
June,
2015
On Wednesday 1/7, from 9 to 11 am, there will be a bloodgiving Unit outside the celebrating church of Saints Anargiroi. The aim of this effort is the Church to be able to give blood to people in need.
Tuesday,
23
June,
2015
The "Mount Athos night" event "Fathers studyings" will take place on Wednesday 24 June2015, at 7.15 pm. Actually it will be a memorial for the book of fr Markellos Karakallinos (1939-2006), "Crossified" publications, Volos 2014. The event will occur in the Municipal Library of Ano Poli - Salonica.
Tuesday,
16
June,
2015
The events for the accomplishment of the day nursery school year took place on 12/6 at the open Municipal Theater of N.Ionia with great success. Kids performed the theatrical play "I love my country". The Metropolitan of Demetrias Ignatios spoke to the people who attended, after the play, thanking the educators and referring to the great effort ofthe day nursery the last years.
Friday,
12
June,
2015
On Sunday 14/6 the Metropolitan of Demetrias Ignatios took place in the ordination of the deacon Theoklitos Katsaros to Priest, in the church of St Georgios, Agria city.
Friday,
12
June,
2015
On Wednesday 10/6 the celebrations of the feast of the great Saint Loukas the doctor took place in the church which is dedicated to him in Dimini of Volos. The Metropolitan of Demetrias Ignatios took part to the celebrations, where he spoke to the people who attended, about the difficulties Saint Loukas faced in his life, but still stayed strong in his faith.
Wednesday,
10
June,
2015
On June 11-13, 2015, the 2nd International Meeting of Roman Catholic and Orthodox Biblical Scholars, organized by the Volos Academy for Theological Studies in cooperation with the Roman Catholic Theological Faculty in Florence will be held in Volos at the Thessalia Conference Center.
The conference will be given in English language .
To register please send a brief bio to the Volos Academy Secretariat (e-mail: info@acadimia.org , fax: 00302421077115, Mrs Vallila Giannoutaki) by Wednesday June 10th.
Please find also attached a...
Wednesday,
3
June,
2015
Holy Metropolis of Demetrias, agape, the Orthodox news network, and the "Magnets Ark" organize an event for the memory of the recent Christians pogroms, on Sunday 7/6. at 9.00 pm, in the open Municipal Theater of Volos. The event shall contain
a) speech by the Metropolitan of Demetrias Ignatios,
b) projection of the movie "Jesus Christ, the person who changed the story of the world",
c) Teenager female chorus Concert performance.
Thursday,
28
May,
2015
The Cultural Association "Μagniton Kivotos" , having many subjects related to the sea, brings the "Navy Week" from June 2nd to 8th, with aim this event to be achieved from now on every year. The beginning of the Navy Week will take place on Tuesday June 2nd, at 8.00pm, by the sea port of Volos, outside the area of the University.
Other programmed events will occur:
On Wednesday June 3rd: Volos seaport, 8.00pm
Thursday June 4th: Archeological Museum of Volos, 8.00pm
Friday June 5th: Volos seaport, 8.00pm
Saturday June 6th:...
Wednesday,
20
May,
2015
Photos from the events in order to honour the Holy Miraculus Icon of the Virgin Mary Grammoustiani, which visited our Diocese.
Friday,
15
May,
2015
The Patriarch of Ierosolima honoured the former bishop of Peiraeus Kallinikos, forhis services to the Church and for his support to the Holy Sepulchre and the Patriarchate.
Thursday,
14
May,
2015
The Association of the families who have many children, in cooperation with the Holy Diocese of Demetrias implemented an event for all the mothers. The event took place on Saturday 16/5 at 6.00pm at the University of Thessaly, with speaker Mr Viron Kotzamanis, professor of the University of Thessaly, with subject: "Demographic and many children mother".
Monday,
11
May,
2015
Dr. Richard Swinburne, is Emeritus Professor of the Philosophy of the Christian Religion, University of Oxford, Emeritus Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford and Fellow of the British Academy. Over the last 50 years Swinburne has been an influential proponent of philosophical arguments for the existence of God. His philosophical contributions are primarily in the philosophy of religion and philosophy of science. He aroused much discussion with his early work in the philosophy of religion, a trilogy of books consisting of The Coherence of Theism (1977),...
Friday,
8
May,
2015
A very interesting event was implemented from the Cultural Association "Iones" from the Greek displaced people of Mikra Asia, on Tuesday 12/5, at 7.30pm, with subject: "Memories of Byzantio". The event included songs, speeches and theatrical play.
On May 6th, the publication for the history of the church of Panaghia Evaggelistria, in N. Ionia of Volos was presented.
Thursday,
30
April,
2015
On Saturday 2/5 the celebrations of the Sunday School academic year accomplishment will occur, for the Sunday Schools of N. Anchialos and Almiros. The event will take place in the church of Saint Nikolaos of Almiros.
Program:
- 8.30 am Holy Liturgy - Church of Saint Nikolaos in Almiros
- Breakfast
- Songs, traditional chorus with subject the sea
- Team games
- Memorial awards
Tuesday,
28
April,
2015
The Holy Dioce of Demetrias presents with proud and honour the 5th Volume of the Archbishop of Athens and all Greece Christodoulos Works, with title "Articles B'".
The Volume contains the second and last part of his many year article writing, from 1965 to the and of his life. Responsible for the search, gather and text care is Archimandrite Epifanios Oikonomou, preacher of the Holy Diocese of Demetrias, spiritual child of the unforgetable Archbishop. You can find the book at the bookstores of the publications "En plo" (Car. Trikoupi - Feidiou,...
Friday,
24
April,
2015
The Holy and miraculus Icon of Panagia from the island Trikeri (Magnesia prefecture, Volos), visited the church of Christ's Assumption in Volos, on Monday 27/4. The icon shall remain to Volos until Saturday 2/5, and the church will opened from 7.00am to 1.00pm and from 5.00pm to 10pm for people to visit and pray.
Thursday,
23
April,
2015
During the great celebrating Holy Liturgy of the Saint George church of Agria on 23/4, the Metropolitan of Demetrias Ignatios blessed a new deacon, fr Efstathios Trikeriotis, married retired army officer and president of the volunteering team of "Instant Action" of Agria.
Monday,
20
April,
2015
During the educational Holy Liturgyfor students, occured on Monday 20/4, in the church of Saint Modestos, in Mellisiatika, the Metropolitan Ignatios invited the children to pray for the innocent souls getting lost in the waters of he Mesogeios sea, trying to get away from the fearful life in their countries, were war threats them.
Thursday,
16
April,
2015
The holy miraculus icon of Panagia Ksenia , which s kept to the nunnery Holy Monastery of Panagia Ksenia in Almiros, will visit the church of Christ's Assumption in Volos, on Monday 20/4. It will stay until Saturday 25/5, and all the days that it will remain there, the church will be opened from 7:00am to 13:00pm, and from 17:00pm to 22:00pm.
Sunday,
12
April,
2015
The Metropolitan of Demetrias Ignatios took part to the Celebrating Rising Holy ceremony and later the Holy Liturgy in the Cathedral Saint Nikolaos where he chanted the Christ is risen. During the Easter Sunday, he took part to the Love Vespels, in which the gospel was read to multiple languages. After the vespels, the Metropolitan distributed easter eggs to the people who attended.