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
In the Orthodox Mission in Africa, where peoples are plagued by poverty, the love of the Church finds ways to be put into practice, to be transformed into ministry, offering, and a living testimony of faith. With a spirit of love and silent service, priests of the Holy Metropolis of Arusha and nuns of the
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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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The Diocese of Arusha and Central Tanzania opened its arms to welcome two priests from Greece. Archimandrite Vasileios Nakas, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Panagia of Petra in Olympus, and Archimandrite Ioannis Itsios, a member of the Board of Directors and Treasurer of the Missionary Shelter, traveled to the heart of Africa to witness
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After a short time of absence, we came back to our grand family! Back to the missionary shelter of Kindamali, between happy and familiar people. The Divine Liturgy was unique! It was a reminder of all these feelings we experience beside those blessed and simple people of Tanzania. This time we are accompanied by Archimandrite
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Greeks, no matter where they are, share in a very traditional way their joy with all their fellow humans, near and far. After all, joy is a feeling meant to be shared. It cannot be reserved for a select few. It flows like a river and consumes the whole world. In light of their daughter’s
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‘Coloring the world from the beginning’ To all members of the Mission Home and friends. The Mission Home of Agios Dionysios on Olympos invites children aged 4-15 and young people aged 16 and over to create a painting, a drawing or a sketch capturing their own creative look of the Mission for their peers in
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On the 5th of May, the day of the Great Holy Martyr Irene, our sister nun Irene from Romania celebrates her name day, while tirelessly helping the Iringa orphans; she is known as the tireless mother. In recent years, Sister Irene has been serving and offering herself to serve the needs of the orphan children
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Vassilios Kyparissis comes from Fotina, Pieria. He is an accountant by profession and an active member of the Mission Shelter. In May 2019, he traveled to Tanzania in order to do his bit in the great work called Mission and to participate in all the activities of the Mission Center. He is among the direct
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