Sanctification for the beginning of the new year at the Houses of Galini Christos in Agriniotranslated

On the afternoon of Friday, September 11, 2026, at the old Church of Agios Christopheros in Agrinio, the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Aetolia and Acarnania, Mr. Damaskinos, officiated at the High Priestly Vespers service for the feast of Agios Ephrosynos the Cook, with the participation of the Priests in Charge and the Volunteers who they serve in the three Houses of Galini Christos that operate in the city of Agrinio, in the Parishes of Agios Dimitrios, Agios Antonios and Agia Triados. Immediately after, he performed the Consecration sequence for the start of the new missionary year and blessed the Artoklasia offered by the volunteer ladies.

Speaking from the heart, he referred to the special importance of the Church's charitable ministry and, in particular, to the work carried out through the Houses of Serenity of Christ of the Holy Metropolis of Aetolia and Acarnania, emphasizing that the love of Christ that we minister in the Holy Eucharist must be transformed daily into a practical offering to our fellow man.

His Eminence made a special reference to the historical route of the first House of Peace of Christ that was created in the Holy Church of Agios...