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Extraordinary Staff Meeting at the Holy Diocese of Kalamariatranslated

July 10, 2026 · 1 min read

On Thursday, July 9th, in a central hotel of the area, the first staff meeting of those responsible for the actions of the Holy Metropolis of Nea Krini and Kalamaria took place. The meeting, under the chairmanship of the Venerable Metropolitan of Nea Krini and Kalamaria, Ioustinos, was attended by representatives of the central administration of the Metropolis, the Prokopio Polyvalent Spiritual Center, the General Philanthropy Fund, the Offices of Legal Support, Press and Communication, Ceremony, Youth, Bible Study Synagogues and of catechetics, the School of Byzantine Music and traditional musical instruments, the Anti-Heresy Office, the Scientific Committees, etc., the actions and implementations or not of the goals of the past ecclesiastical year were presented and the goals of the new ecclesiastical year were set.

Reverend Mr. Iustinos, in his introductory speech, warmly thanked all the collaborators for their obedient and humble sacrificial ministry, evaluated the work of the past church year and set the goals for the coming one.

At the end of his presentation, he announced the main theme of the new year which...

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Николай Соловьёв

Хорошо, что митрополит Иустин сам подвёл итоги и поставил главный акцент на новую тему года. Интересно, что именно выбрали центральной целью — надеюсь, скоро объявят. У нас в Казани тоже такие собрания проводят, всегда полезно посмотреть, как другие епархии работают.

Nicholas Turner

Sounds like a solid yearly check-in. Interesting that Metropolitan Justin himself gave the summary and picked the central theme for the new church year — hope they announce what it is soon. We do similar meetings at our parish here in Denver, always helps everyone stay on the same page.

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ანა დოლიძე

კარგია, რომ მიტროპოლიტი იუსტინოსი თვითონ შეაჯამა წინა წელი და პირადად დააწესა ახალი წლის მთავარი თემა. ჩვენს ქუთაისში ხშირად აკეთებენ ასეთ შეხვედრებს ფილოპტოხოსთან და ახალგაზრდებთან, მაგრამ ყოველთვის საინტერესოა, სხვა მიტროპოლიაში რას ირჩევენ ცენტრალურ სამიზნედ. მოუთმენლად ველოდებით რა იქნება ამჯერად.

Христо Василев

Хубаво, че митрополит Иустин лично е направил равносметката и е обявил централната тема за новата година. Интересно какво точно са избрали за главна цел – дано скоро го кажат. При нас в Русе също правим такива събрания с отговорниците от филоптохос и младежката група, винаги помага да се види какво е свършено и какво предстои.

Валентина Павлова

У нас в Ростове тоже такие годовые собрания бывают, только без такого большого списка отделов. Интересно, какую именно центральную тему выбрал митрополит Иустин — надеюсь, скоро опубликуют, чтобы можно было сравнить с нашими планами в воскресной школе.

Stefan Popović

Добро је што је митрополит Јустин лично подвукао теме и циљеве. Код нас у Београду сличне скупштине правимо углавном са свештеницима и неколико одбора, али овај списак – од Библијских скупова до антиеретичког бироа и византијске школе – делује озбиљно. Чекам да објаве која је централна тема за нову годину.

Matthew Young

Yeah, those yearly meetings keep things from drifting. Our parish in Chicago does something similar every fall with the priest and all the ministry heads — nothing fancy, just coffee and a spreadsheet. What kind of turnout do you usually get in Denver?

Jovan Stojanović

Добро кажеш, Стефане, тај широки списак одељења стварно делује озбиљно и организовно. Код нас у Бањалуци углавном се држимо парохија и катехеза, па ми је занимљиво како они то све повезују у једну митрополију. Шта мислиш, да ли би тако нешто могло да функционише и код нас или би било превише бирократије?

Thomas Wright

Yeah, those spreadsheet meetings keep everyone honest. Our parish up in New York does the same thing right after Labor Day, usually with about twenty folks around a couple of tables and some kourabiedes. How many ministries does Chicago usually pull together for theirs?

John Johnson

Our group here in Denver usually gets about a dozen folks together in the church hall with coffee and some paximadia. We don't do spreadsheets, just notebooks and a lot of honest talk about what actually worked last year. How many people usually show up for the one in New York?

Paul Taylor

Our planning day in Sydney usually draws around 25-30 people, mostly the ones who actually run the youth groups and the Byzantine choir, and we always end up with more honest stories than action points. The coffee and paximadia bit sounds exactly right – nothing beats that. How many years has your Denver group been doing the notebook version?

Nikola Todorović

Kod nas u Kragujevcu smo probali da proširimo sa parohijama na neke slične odbore pre par godina i stvarno se osetila razlika u koordinaciji, ali Jovan je u pravu, lako se pretvori u papire i sastanke. Mislim da bi kod vas u Banjaluci moglo da radi ako se drže na manjem broju ljudi i ne prave previše kancelarija. A kako vi to sad organizujete katehezu, samo preko parohija ili ima neka centralna koordinacija?

Laura Clark

Our group in Toronto usually has around fifteen people at the annual meeting, held in the church hall with strong coffee and whatever the ladies baked that morning. We skip the spreadsheets too, but we do go through last year’s goals one by one with the bishop listening quietly. How early does your New York meeting usually start after Labor Day?

Daniel Brown

Our Portland parish council meets the second Tuesday after Labor Day, usually kicking off around 6:30 p.m. with whatever pies my wife pulled out of the oven that afternoon. Fifteen sounds about right for us too; the bishop mostly nods and asks a couple of pointed questions at the end. Does your bishop ever throw in a fishing story to lighten things up?

Peter Clark

Our meetings here are a lot more formal—no pies, just coffee and those little Greek cookies that disappear fast. Bishop Justin keeps it pretty serious but he did slip in a quick story about catching mullet down by the pier last year that got a chuckle out of everybody. What kind of pies does your wife usually make?