Brilliant "Summer Easter" in the Holy Metropolis of Dimitriastranslated

In a joyous atmosphere, the local Church of Dimitrias and Almyros celebrated Summer Easter, the greatest Theotokos feast of the Assumption of Our Lady. The center of the celebration was the refugee Holy Church of Evangelistria of Nea Ionia, where on the eve of the holiday the Great Solemn Vespers was held, presided over by His Eminence Metropolitan Demetrias and Almyros, Mr. Ignatiou. The MPs of Magnesia, Mr. Christos Triandopoulos and Alexandros Meikopoulos, the Vice-Regional Governor of Magnesia & Northern Sporades, Mrs. Anna-Maria Papadimitriou and a large number of pilgrims. During Vespers, praises were sung on the epitaph of the Virgin Mary, while on a dignified platform, in the forecourt of the Church, the baking was done and the Most Reverend Pastor Mr. Ignatios delivered the solemn speech of the feast.

His Holiness observed that "one hundred years after the foundation of the Church by our refugee ancestors, their souls rejoice, because they see the Virgin Mary being lavishly honored, not only in her Annunciation, but also in her Dormition. Their efforts were not wasted. Despite the sufferings and persecutions they suffered, arriving here, the first to…