with the blessing and encouragement of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Metropolitan Stefanos of Tallinn and All Estonia presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Church Following the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy the Ecumenical Patriarch conferred the Offikion of Archon Eutaxias of the Holy Great Church of Christ upon Simeon Diamantidis a businessman from Constantinople and Propontida is the Chairman of the Board of the Greek Exporters Association and hails from Nea Michaniona the Ecumenical Patriarch highlighted that the history of the Archons of the Throne is marked by numerous achievements and contributions He expressed his pride in the Mother Church for recognizing Archons as willing and capable partners he praised his contribution to the preservation of the historic icon of Panagia Faneromeni of Nea Michaniona the sister icon of our Lady Faneromeni of Kyzikini “We are particularly moved by the fact that he is honored today as a child of the Bosphorus and the Propontis and preserves the sense of the values of Greekness A human being is not only a “citizen of the world,” but also a “citizen of heaven,” a being of divine origin and eternal destiny We do not live “on bread alone.” When individuals close themselves off to others and focus solely on earthly bliss Faith in God fundamentally supports individuals facilitating the management of both the challenges of life and borderline situations.” Lutheran Archbishop Urmas Viilma of Tallin who is also President of the Estonian Council of Churches believers from Constantinople and pilgrims from abroad attended the service The Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate approved on October 4th the canonization of Eldress Sophia Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew traveled by air to Antalya the Patriarchate of Jerusalem solemnly celebrated the Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women... Archbishop Elpidophoros of America celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Monastery of the Theotokos.. it was announced that two Roman Catholic institutions in Bavaria have decided to jointly.. (function() { window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || { listeners: [] cb) { window.mc4wp.listeners.push( { event : evt callback: cb } ); } } }})(); © 2023 OrthodoxTimes.com - All rights reserved Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website These cookies do not store any personal information Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website the warlords and the invaders don’t have the final say,” said Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew while expressing his sorrow for the dead and the victims The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew during the Divine Liturgy at the Church of Panagia Faneromeni pointed out that “the joy of this unique Easter joy can deprive us” because “it is of a different level “Not even the terrible and merciless war that has been waging an Orthodox nation against another we grieve for the wounded and the refugees weep for the destruction of towns and villages the warlords and the invaders don’t have the final say the true authority of the world and history has the last word.” “And sooner or later the everlasting gates of evil shall be removed and destroyed Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew went on to say that God will bring peace and will eradicate all misery The Ecumenical Patriarch referred to the refugees from Asia Minor who a century ago were uprooted from their homes and thus arrived in the territories of the Metropolis of Greece bringing their culture their potential and together with the local inhabitants gave new life to the country and Northern Greece the Ecumenical Patriarch held a memorial service at the pier of Nea Michaniona and threw a wreath at the sea in memory of the victims of the dead and refugees of the Asia Minor tragedy Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will attend the offices of the Union of Imvrians of Macedonia and Thrace at 5.30 p.m on the ninety-fifth anniversary of its foundation and will be honored by its members for the thirty-one years since the assumption of his patriarchal duties “All monasteries are oases in the desert of the world of the secularized world” stressed the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of the Katholikon of the Monastery of Saint Aikaterini in Epanomi The Ecumenical Patriarch expressed his joy for his meeting with the monks noting that during his tenure he visited Mount Athos eight times and from time to time various monasteries and other places – among them the Monastery of Saint Catherine in Sinai – to be spiritually renewed and to draw strength and to continue his pastoral work and added: “And the monks try to make our Church boarded a boat from Neous Epivates and was guided by the sea in the lagoons of the municipality of Thermaikos he attended a dinner hosted by the mayor of Thermaikos The dinner was attended by the Deputy Minister of Interior Affairs of Greece the Deputy Minister of Interior Affairs (Macedonia and Thrace) Mr Leonidas Stoltidis (KKE) and the Minister Konstantina Adamou Also present were the mayor of Pylaia – Chortiatis and president of the Regional Council of the Municipality of Central Macedonia Metropolitan Ioustinos of Nea Krini and Kalamaria Metropolitans and priests and monks of Mount Athos the wider region of Thermaikos and Thessaloniki to pay their respects to the miraculous holy icon and place their votive offerings Metropolitan Barnabas of Neapolis and Stavroupolis presided over the Archieratic Vespers Service which was concelebrated by Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Trikki and Stagoi and Metropolitan Ioustinos of Nea Krini and Kalamaria Metropolitan Barnabas proclaimed the Divine Word referring to the Theotokos and the bodily taking up of the Virgin Mary into Heaven “Our Virgin Mary embraces each and every one through the Church The Feast of the Dormition is a celebration of resistance freedom and justice,” said the Metropolitan The Metropolitan thanked the Metropolitan of Nea Krini and Kalamaria a Polyarchieratic Vespers Service and procession of the holy icon will be held and on the feast day there will be a festal Polyarchieratic Divine Liturgy Two of the five young individuals accused of throwing a wooden chair at a police patrol car in Thessaloniki were found not guilty by the Juvenile Court The attack allegedly took place when officers attempted to inspect an area in Nea Michaniona where illegal street races were being held The incident happened in June 2023, but the Hellenic Police (ELAS) only managed to identify those involved in February 2025 were charged with attempted bodily harm and property damage reportedly ignored police orders to stop while riding a motorcycle He managed to flee and later abandoned the vehicle in a coastal area of Nea Michaniona The two minors who stood trial today before the Juvenile Court were acquitted due to reasonable doubt and cleared of all charges are set to be tried at the Three-Member Misdemeanor Court of Thessaloniki made the following statement to protothema.gr after the court’s ruling: “There is no evidence in the audiovisual material of the case file that places these minors at the scene of the alleged crime Simply being in a café with the perpetrators earlier that day is not enough to substantiate a charge of attempted bodily harm.” Follow en.protothema.gr on Google News and be the first to know all the news See all the latest News from Greece and the World, the moment they happen, at en.protothema.gr