SPIRITUAL LIFE
Utilize the opportunities
In the seaside or mountainous village where you are spending your vacation there is a parish church and parish priest. The church functions regularly on Sundays and feast days. Consult the program of sacred Services.Én summer months the Matins begin at 7 a.m. and the Divine Liturgy ends at 10 a.m. Én certain cases a sermon is also given. Our local newspapers every Saturday and Sunday publish the full program of speakers in churches. Én August the Supplication Services to the Panaghia gather many people. They take place at 6:30 p.m. The Sacred Metropolis publishes a special program of visitations of select preachers every night in our seaside centers. During the same time a special Spintual Father - Confessor visits the village.
Én the summer months a special group of the Sacred metropolis visits the village squares and organizes slide programs as well as discussions with the vacationers on contemporary issues, putting forth the trustworthy word of the Church. During the same period a party of the Byzantine choir of the chanters' Association of Volos, accompanied by priests organizes appearances in the villages where tourists gather, in order to project our traditional ecclesiastical music.
About all the above mentioned opportunities seek information and details from the parish priest of your village. Thus you will learn the place and time of the beautiful presentations. Attending these you will not only dissolve the monotony of your summer relaxation, but it will also offer you stimuli to fruitful meditation and think. Utilize the opportunities for spiritual edification. Probably during the rest of the time you are absorbed in the struggle for livelihood. Íow is an opportunity. Don't lose it.
