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Visit to the Holy Unmercenaries Residential Care Home for Adults with Special Needs, December 2025

“ ...their Angels do always behold the face of My Father Which is in Heaven.... ” Tuesday, December 10, 2025 (Old Style) O n Tuesday, December 10, 2025 (Old Style), with the blessing and participation of His Eminence, Metropolitan Cyprian of Oropos and Phyle, a second visit was made, by the Grace of God, to the Holy Unmercenaries Residential Care Home for Adults with Special Needs in Pallini, a suburb of Athens. * * * H aving accepted our Metropolis’ request to visit th

Visits to Care Institutions

Jan 14

Agrypnia in Honor of St. Philaret the Merciful

At the Convent of St. Paraskeve in Acharnai, Attica December 1, 2025 (Old Style) O n Friday night, November 29, 2025 (Old Calendar), the St. Philaret the Merciful Guild held, transferred from its appointed day, its annual festal and Eucharistic Agrypnia at the Convent of St. Paraskeve in Acharnes, Attica, on the commemoration of its Patron, St. Philaret the Merciful. The vigil was celebrated together with the commemoration of St. Andrew the First‑Called Apostle. T he entire

Feasts and Vigils

Dec 31, 2025

An Appeal for Support

In Preparation for the Sacred Days from the Nativity to Theophany B eloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, O nce again this year, our Guild, with the encouragement and blessing of His Eminence, Metropolitan Cyprian, appeals to your Christian love as we approach the Nativity. We kindly ask for your help so that our fellow people in need may also celebrate the Birth of our Saviour, by offering them a festive meal for their holiday table and a smile of joy. F or this purpose, w

Dec 12, 2025

Letter of Gratitude

B eloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, T ogether with His Eminence, Metropolitan Cyprian of Oropos and Phyle, the Board of Directors of the St. Philaret the Merciful Philanthropic Guild offers heartfelt thanks to Your Christian Love. L ittle Paisios is now in London for examinations, and we pray that a treatment may be found. We remain in communication with his parents, should our help be needed again. F rom our hearts we pray that our Lord may richly reward you all with he

Sent mail

Dec 12, 2025

Opening Ceremony of the Charity Shop

Duration: November 16, 2025 – January 31, 2026 (New Style) On Sunday, November 3, 2025 (Old Style), for the fifteenth consecutive year, the opening ceremony of the Charity Shop took place, organized annually as a fundraising activity by the St. Philaret the Merciful Guild for the strengthening of its manifold philanthropic work. It was held under the protection of the Holy Patrons of our Metropolis: the Mother of God “Surety of Sinners” and the Three Holy New Hierarchs, whos

Charity Shop

Dec 6, 2025

Our Spiritual Journey to the Cave of Bethlehem has begun...

Greetings and Messages

Nov 28, 2025

Appeal for help for our little Paisios

B eloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, T hree months ago little Paisios was admitted to the hospital with nephrotic syndrome. D espite the doctors’ efforts, the condition of his kidneys has worsened greatly and he is not responding to treatments, which has caused side effects in his body. A t the hospital in Athens no effective therapy has been found so far. A n immediate transfer of Paisios to London is needed, where there is a specialized center that can undertake his tre

Nov 28, 2025