Saint Nicholas Feast in Luxembourg

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The feast of the Parish of St. Nicholas in Luxembourg was celebrated on Sunday, December 15, 2019, by Metropolitan Athenagoras of Belgium and Exarch of the Netherlands and Luxembourg, for as usual this feast is celebrated by rotation due to the existence of three Parishes that honour Saint Nicholas.

The Metropolitan performed the Divine Liturgy with the participation of the clergy of the Metropolis and other priests in the other existing Orthodox churches in Luxembourg, while the choir of the Saint Nicholas Church and the choir of the Romanian Parish of Luxembourg chanted.

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The feast was attended by the outgoing Ambassador of Greece to Luxembourg, Mr Louis-Alcibiades Ambatis, the Greek Military delegation at the NATO base in Luxembourg, European Public Prosecutor Laura Codruța Kövesi, Archon Didaskalos toy Genous (Teacher of the People) Dr. Theoharis Grammatikos, President of the Hellenic Community of Luxembourg Sia Cavadia and a multitude of lay people.

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A rich reception for the whole congregation was held at the Parish Center.

Source: Metropolis of Belgium