MAGNESIA CELEBRATES
THE YEAR 2000 A.C.




PROGRAM OF THE EVENTS

SEPTEMBER

3rd SEPTEMBER
Orthodoxy and Ecology
Prelatic Holy Liturgy to the Church of Saint Georgios in Volos

Dedication to the Ecological problem

Place: Spiritual Center of the Holy Diocese of Demetrias

Time: 7.30 p.m.



9th SEPTEMBER
The monastic life in Thessaly
Prelatic Holy Vespers

Speech of monk from the Holy Monastery of Saint Grigorios of Holy Mount Athos, with subject: "The monastic life, 2000 years in Thessaly"

Concert of Byzantine music

Place: Holy Monastery of Saints Anargiroi of Agia - Askitaria of the 12th century

Time: 5.30 p.m.



10th SEPTEMBER
The Orthodox Church in Agia
Prelatic Holy Liturgy with the Bishops of Thessaly and commemoration of the Bishop of Agia Paylos and priests of the region

Speeches:
a. Dimitrios Dimitroulis, Professor at the Panteios University, with subject: "Presentation of the Saints and men of letters of the Vounainis region, (Methodios Olibiotis, Saint Damianos, Simeon the Anipoditos, Nikolaos from the Vounainis) etc
b. Lazaros Deriziotis, director of the 7th department of Byzantine antiquity, with subject: "Historical way of Church of Agia through the monuments (Byzabtine - after Byzantine) and social help"

Inauguration: Exhibition of photos of monuments of Agia and presentation of religious relics

Place: Spiritual Center "Lilian Voudouri" of the Church of Saint Antonios of Agia



16th SEPTEMBER
Commemoration of Mikrasia
Prelatic Holy Vespers

Speech of the Metropolitan of Pergamos Ioannis

Concert: of traditional music with Domna Samiou and Hronis Aidonidis

Place: Church of Euaggelistria of N. Ionia

Time: 6.30 p.m.



17th SEPTEMBER
Commemoration of Mikrasia
Prelatic Holy Liturgy

Time: 7.00 a.m.

Artistic show:
Concert with Byzantine music from the chorus of the Volos Chanters Association "Saint Ioannis the Koukouzelis"
Participation of the Cultural Association of the N. Ionia Municipality, the Cultural Association of Mikrasia "IONES", the Association of the Egglezonisiotes of the region of Magnesia, the Association "EDRAME"

Place: Church of Euaggelistria of N. Ionia

Time: 7.00 p.m.




24th SEPTEMBER
Artistic Show on the hill of Episkopi
Prelatic Holy Vespers

Presentation:
Reference to the region and its history with system "Voice And Light", from the Christian Youth of the Church of Metamorphosis in Volos

Concert: Polyphonic Chorus of the Municipality of Volos

Place: Hill of Episkopi

Time: 6.30 p.m.




30th SEPTEMBER
Two days Pan - Hellenic Convention
Subject:
"The three Great Teachers of our Nation (Anthimos Gazis - Grigorios Konstantas - Daniel Filipides)"

Place: "Eydoksio" Spiritual Center of the Municipality of Milies