With great joy, our Association, “Missionary Shelter of Saint Dionysios of Olympus,” welcomed the 5th Grade of the 2nd Primary School of Katerini “Christos Tsolakis” to the Holy Monastery of Saint Dionysios of Olympus, where our offices are also housed. This visit constituted a meaningful educational and missionary experience for the students, who were informed […]
Our association, “Missionary Shelter”, had the special joy and blessing to recently welcome a remarkable act of volunteerism and love, carried out by the 2nd Primary School of Katerini. The students, with the support and guidance of their teachers, collected a large number of school supplies—school bags, notebooks, pencils, and other essential materials—which they generously offered
With the exclusive financial support of the Holy Metropolis of Arusha and the personal care of His Eminence Metropolitan Agathonikos, the construction of the teachers’ room at the school of the village of Ibongo has been completed—an initiative that provides active support to the educational community and improves teachers’ working conditions. (See here) However, the
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In Central Tanzania, the Holy Metropolis of Arusha, with the unwavering support of the members and donors of our Association, bends down, like a mother to her child, to listen to the silent sighs of our suffering brothers and sisters, to wipe away their tears, and to offer love and hope to souls shaped by
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In a festive atmosphere, the Christmas celebration of the Catechetical Schools of the Holy Metropolis of Arusha took place at the Missionary Center in Kindamali. This event, dedicated to the children and youth of the region, provided a special opportunity to come together in the celebration of the joyous event of Christ’s Nativity. The Missionary
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I felt a deep sense of emotion today from the wonderful gesture of a student from Litohoro, who chose to share part of his monetary award with children in Africa through our association, “Missionary Shelter.” Many congratulations are also due to his teacher, who, through her integrity, love, and example, cultivates in her students’ hearts the
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With great joy, we announce that Father Parthenios from Tanzania has graduated from the Department of Social Theology and Christian Culture at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), receiving his degree in Theology with honors (“Excellent”). Father Parthenios, son of the late Father Sosthenes—the first Tanzanian priest—hails from Tanzania. With the blessing of His Beatitude the
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A School Bag, A Ray of Hope The Orthodox Church Supports the Ibogo Primary School in Iringa, Tanzania A special educational initiative took place at the primary school of the village of Ibogo, in the Iringa region of central Tanzania. Priests from the Holy Metropolis of Arusha and nuns from the Holy Monastery of Archangel
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By the grace of God and the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Agathonikos of Arusha, the Holy Metropolis organized a special graduation celebration for the students of the secondary school located near the Missionary Center in Kindamali. The day began with the Divine Liturgy at the Missionary Center, during which students, parents, teachers, and clergy
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With reverence and simplicity, the feast of the Holy Church of Saints Andronikos and Athanasia was celebrated at the Missionary Center of the Holy Metropolis of Arusha in Kindamali, Iringa. The Holy Church was consecrated in 2004 by the late Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, Petros VII. It was the first church to be
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