All pastoral activities and training programs of Metropolis of Dimitrias, except operational ones, are suspended following the decision by Metropolitan Ignatios of Dimitrias for reasons of public health protection.
The rationale for the decision and the precise measures are described in an urgent encyclical, which was sent to the priests of the Metropolis of Dimitriados and Almyros.
The priests were informed by the Metropolitan that “with a sense of responsibility towards our congregation, we have repeatedly recommended that everybody should remain calm and follow what has been recommended by the competent health authorities. In addition to these, and after events and conferences having been called off, and schools in the country having been closed, we decided to suspend pastoral activities and events.”
Metropolitan Ignatios decided that the activities of Sunday schools, the Byzantine School of Music, the School of Hagiography, the Bible Study Circles, the parish parent counselling services, and the youth association have been suspended until Easter. The nursing homes, the spiritual center and the early childhood centre operating in the area will also remain closed.
Source: ANA-MPA