Piraeus Seraphim: "We honor persons of the present and the future"translated
The Holy Church of Evangelistria Piraeus, in the eponymous Parish Chapel, honored the solemn memory of Saint Olga the Apostle of Vasilissa. On Friday, July 10, the eve of the holiday, the Great Solemn Vespers was held, presided over by the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Piraeus, Mr. Seraphim.
On Saturday July 11, the day of the feast, Orthros was celebrated and then the Divine Liturgy, while in the afternoon the services of Vespers and the Holy Prayer were celebrated.
The Chapel of Agia Olga has been rebuilt among the apartment buildings and the work of its construction began in October 1997 with the blessings of the blessed Metropolitan Fr. Piraeus Mr. Kallinikos and the tireless efforts of the Superior of the Holy Church of Evangelistria, blessed Protopresbyter Fr. Marinos Georgakopoulos and his collaborators.
The Church was built on a plot of land donated by the late brothers Nikolaos and Ioannas Tjortzis. The opening ceremony was performed by the Metropolitan Fr. Piraeus Mr. Kallinikos on October 7, 2000 while the inauguration was performed by Rev. Metropolitan of Piraeus Mr. Seraphim on October 27, 2012.
His Holiness, in his sermon to the faithful, expressed…
