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A new deacon in our Local Church
Saturday, 3 August, 2013A new deacon was ordained in our Local Church on Saturday, August 3 rd . It is Fr. Nicholas Koubaroulis, from PirgoIlias, married and a father of one child. His Eminence Metropolitan Demetrias and Almyros Ignatius ordained him at the Holy Church of the Annunciation in Piraeus Athens. His Eminence Prikonisou Joseph was also present. The spiritual father for Fr. Nicholas is the Abbot of the Monastery of Vatopedi, Archimandrite Efraim who was present and took part in the services as the first among the priests. ... -
Panagia on Mount Athos – A tribute in the new “Pliroforisi”
Friday, 2 August, 2013The new "Pliroforisi" (newspaper of the Metropolis) was released with a tribute to the Virgin Mary on Mount Athos. His Eminence Metropolitan of Demetrias Ignatius wrote on "St. Nikodemus the Hagiorite: a living example for our times." Titles of some of the articles include: "Panagia on Mount Athos", "Daughter of supplication... PanagiaParamithia", "Panagia of 'AxionEsti'", "Panagia Guardian of the Door (Portaitisa) of Iviron", and "Panagia Quick to Hear (Gorgoipikoos) of Dohiariou." -
The Third Byzantine Music Competition
Wednesday, 31 July, 2013The Metropolis of Demetrias in collaboration with the Byzantine Music Association of Volos "IoannisKoukouzelis" held the third Byzantine Music Competition on Saturday July, 13 th . This year, the participants doubled and were from throughout Greece. The new board of the Association thanked many people including His Eminence for His support and guidance, the Chancellor of the Metropolis for organizing the competition at Melisatika, the judges who were just i n their decisions, as well as all the participants. -
Demetrias Ignatius: “prayer for the contemporary martyrs of our faith”. The celebration of St. Panteleimon in Volos and Agia
Saturday, 27 July, 2013In Volos the celebration took place in the evening with Great Vespers at the Church of St. Panteleimon Orphanage. Many laity and priests took place in the celebrations along with government officials including the Deputy Minister of Health and a congressman of Magnisia. During His Sermon His Eminence pointed out the contemporary martyrs we have throughout the world. He said "...daily, Christians in different places of the world are tortured and are lead to martyrdom only because they are Christians." He... -
Visit of the Metropolitan to the camps of the Diocese
Monday, 1 July, 2013The Metropolitan visited the camps of the Holy Diocese in the mountain St Lavrentios, on Sunday 30/6. Since Thursday 27/6, about 100 boys of the primary school are accommodated in the camp. The Metropolitan had lunch with the children and he talked to them, highlighting the importance of the experience that a child gains in the camps. Leader of the specifid camp period is father Ignatios Anagnostopoulos. This period finishes on Thursday 4/7, when starts the period of the girls attending to primary schools. Leader of this period is father... -
Summer courses of the Hagiography school
Friday, 14 June, 2013During July, August and September, every Tuesday and Thursday 11.30 - 14.00 the Hagiography school is programmed to operate. Applications are accepted every day during 17-30 June. More information can be given by tel: +30 24210 41058 and +30 6972 225448. Furthermore, there is a summer program for kids of every age with special needs. The courses are programmed for every Tuesday and Thursday at 18.00 - 21.00. More information can be given by tel: +30 24210 41058 and +30 6938 263702. -
The Present and Future of Biblical Studies in the Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches
Friday, 14 June, 2013The Volos Academy for Theological Studies, in collaboration with the Catholic Theological Faculty of Central Italy organized on June 6-7, in Florence, an international conference on the subject: "The Present and Future of Biblical Studies in the Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches" . The conference was hosted by the Catholic Theological Faculty of Central Italy, and was attended by the Cardinal Giuseppe Betori, Archbishop Metropolitan of Florence, Magnus Chancellor of the Faculty of Theology, Mgr. Riccardo Fontana, Archbishop of... -
Press Release “Can Orthodox Theology Be Contextual? Concrete Approaches from the Orthodox Tradition”
Tuesday, 28 May, 2013International conference "Can Orthodox Theology Be Contextual? Concrete Approaches from the Orthodox Tradition" (Cluj, Romania, May 23-26, 2013) On May 23, 2013, the international conference "Can Orthodox Theology Be Contextual? Concrete Approaches from the Orthodox Tradition" started in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Prominent Orthodox scholars from all over the world have gathered at this time to discuss the challenge of contextuality while considering the potential of the patristic heritage for the future of Orthodox... -
“Can Orthodox Theology Be Contextual? Concrete Approaches from the Orthodox Tradition”
Thursday, 23 May, 2013International Conference Cluj-Napoca, Romania, May 23-26, 2013 The Volos Academy for Theological Studies, in co-operation with the Romanian Institute for Inter-Orthodox, Inter-Confessional and Inter-Religious Studies (INTER, Cluj-Napoca, Romania), the Orthodox Christian Studies Center, Fordham University (USA), the Chair of Orthodox Theology, Münster University (Germany), the Christian Cultural Center of Belgrade (Serbia), the Institute for the Study of Culture and Christianity (Belgrade, Serbia), the St Andrews Biblical... -
The Fathers and the Meaning of Tradition - Conference with Fr Andrew Louth
Monday, 13 May, 2013This May, the Volos Academy for Theological Studies has organized lectures and a workshopin Volos and Athens to mark the visit of a preeminent scholar of patristic theology and literature, Fr Andrew Louth. Fr Andrew Louth studied mathematics and theology at the Universities of Cambridge and Edinburgh, and his dissertation concerned the theology of Karl Barth. Over the years, he taught patristic theology and history at the University of Durham, patristic thought at Oxford, and Byzantine and early medieval history at Goldsmiths College,... -
A new Arhontariki: “Thrakis resisting”
Sunday, 12 May, 2013On Sunday, May 12 th 2013, a new program from the Arhontariki was aired by the channel ET-1 entitled "Thrakis resisting". His Eminence Metropolitan Ignatius travelled all the way to Alexandroupolis and spoke with His Eminence Anthimos about the situation in Thrakis and the message from its inhabitants about a future full of hope and a positive outlook. (Video is in Greek language) -
All-night vigils held for the students taking University entry tests
Thursday, 9 May, 2013A Vigil was held on Sunday May 12 th at the Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Volos. This coming Friday, May 17 th a vigil will be held at the Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Nea Ionia. The Vigil will begin at 9pm and finish around 12:30am. -
A new American nun at the Monastery of St. John the Forerunner in Anatoli Agias, Greece
Wednesday, 8 May, 2013His Eminence Metropolitan of Demetrias Ignatius characterized the tonsuring of the new nun from America as "A joyful Resurrection event." He stated "Love dares... just like the Myrrbearing women who out of great love put their own lives in danger so they could reach the burial place of our Lord. A love that is wholehearted, real and authentic.Just like the Myrrbearers silently followed the Lord, from then on, thousands of souls follow the Loved One." Referring to the new Nun His Eminence said "She was born in the Western... -
Feast of Christ's Resurrection in Volos city
Monday, 6 May, 2013View photos of the Resurrection ceremony and the Divine Liturgy at St. Nicholas Cathedral in Volos. -
The service of the Epitaphios Lamentations in Volos
Saturday, 4 May, 2013The service of the Epitaphios, which symbolizes the burial place of Christ, took place in an emotionally charged atmosphere in the Holy Metropolis of Demetrias. His Eminence Metropolitan Ignatius of Demetrias officiated the service at the Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Volos. Political and military representatives were also present. At the end of the service, worshipers carried candles and the Epitaphios and processed outside of the Cathedral of St. Nicholas to the pier of the city where every year the Cathedral along with three other... -
The Service of the Holy Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ
Friday, 3 May, 2013On Holy Thursday evening the service of the Holy Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ was held throughout our Holy Metropolis. His Eminence Metropolitan Ignatius of Demetrias officiated at the Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Volos. View photos below. -
The service of Holy Wednesday evening
Thursday, 2 May, 2013The Orthros Service of Holy Thursday is held on Holy Wednesday evening. This year His Eminence Ignatius officiated the service at the Church of St. Katherine’s in Volos. View photos below. -
Students from the Universities of Leuven, Liverpool Hope, Thessaloniki, and Athens Visit the Holy Metropolis of Demetrias and the Volos Academy for Theological Studies
Tuesday, 9 April, 2013Between 2-7 April 2013, a group of undergraduate and graduate students from the Theological Schools of the University of Liverpool Hope (UK) and Katholike Universiteit Leuven (Belgium), headed by professors Reimund Bieringer, Dominika Kurek-Chomycz, and Malou Ibita visited Northern Greece on an educational trip, which focused on the Apostle Paul’s ministry in Macedonia. The students visited the cities of Philippi, Thessaloniki, and Veria, in which the Apostle Paul established churches in the middle of the first century AD. They also visited the...
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