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In the fir-roofed Agia Kyriaki of Orini Nafpaktiatranslated

July 7, 2026 · 1 min read

In the wonderful fir forest of Mountain Nafpaktia, and at an altitude of 1,300 meters, the festival of the holy Great Martyr Kyriaki took place, centered on the Holy Church of the same name in the village of Leptokarya, Nafpaktia. On the morning of Tuesday, July 7, 2026, a baking and High Priestly Divine Liturgy was performed by the Rev. Metropolitan of Nafpaktos and Agios Vlasios Mr. Ierotheos supported by the Priests: Archim. Fr. Paisios Paraskevas, Priest, Fr. Ioannis Polyzos, Fr. Vasilios Antoniadis, Vicar of the First Church, Fr. Antonios Antoniadis and the Deacon Fr. Ierotheos Kallias. The retired Cleric Fr. Charalambos Laurdekis, who as a layman worked for the reconstruction of the Holy Church of Agia Kyriaki, was also present in the Sanctuary praying.

His Holiness in his sermon referred to the apostolic reading of the feast, analyzing the value of the law given by God in the Old Testament, which is a teacher to know God. But when Christ became human, then we do not need the law of the Old Testament because our teacher is Christ Himself. The law taught with two basic elements, the first, to love God with all one's soul, with all one's mind and with...

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Michael TurnerThe article mentions that Fr. Charalambos Laourdekis worked on rebuilding the church as a layman before he was ordained. Nice to see that kind of hands-on commitment remembered at the feast. The 1,300-meter elevation in the fir forest must make for a beautiful setting on a clear July morning.
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