The Holy Diocese of Derka honored Hyeropsaltria Ioanna Grigoriadou for her 22 years of ministrytranslated

On Sunday, October 11, 2026, a Divine Liturgy was held in the Holy Church of Agia Paraskevi of the Bathyrryakos Community, where the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Geron Derko, Mr. Apostolos, officiated. After the Divine Liturgy, the Hyeropsaltria Mrs. Ioanna Grigoriadou, who ministered at the lectern of the Church for 22 consecutive years and is now retiring from this ministry, as she is leaving for Greece, was honored. In his farewell speech, His Eminence referred with emotion to the journey of the honoree, saying that for 22 years she served the psalter with humility, consistency, love and devotion, also stressing: "you leave the psalter, but you don't leave our hearts... You change place, but not your mission".

In his farewell speech, His Eminence recalled its roots. Ms. Grigoriadou was born in Tzihangir, Peran, and is the daughter of the late Father Vassiliou and Villelmina. Her priest father was an Elder in the Holy Diocese of Derka and her first teacher in the liturgical life. The same love for the Church passed on to the next generation of the family. Her brother, Fr. Evangelos is a clergyman and ministers at the Holy Church of Agios Fokas Mesochori. Her nephew, Fr. Varnavas,...