Vespers of the Dormition of the Virgin in Acharnestranslated

On Friday, August 14, 2026, the eve of the Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Ilio, Acharnes and Petropolis Mr. Athenagoras officiated during Vespers at the Holy Parish Church of the same name in Acharnes. His Eminence officiated, supported by Archim. Ioannis Rapti, General Hierarchal Commissioner of the Holy Metropolis, Archim. Tito Christou, High Priestly Commissioner of Tribes and Acharnes, Archim. Chrysantho Alysafi, President of the Board of the Holy Parish Church of Agia Paraskevi Acharnon, Archim. Chrysostomos Kalathas, President of the Board of the Holy Parish Church of Agios Dionysios in Acharnes, Fr. Lambros Karinos, President of the Board of the Holy Parish Church of the Holy Triad of Thrakomacedoni, Fr. Evangelos Lazo, President of the Board of the Holy Parish Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Acharnes, Fr. Evangelos Kontogiannis, President of the Board of the Holy Parish Church of Agios Georgios in Acharnes, the vicars of the celebrating Church as well as neighboring Holy Churches and its deacon Fr. Angelos Michalopoulos.

Before the verses of Vespers, Rev. spoke briefly on the occasion of the verse from the second vespers of the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin: "Your children...