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Meals of love in the celebrating parishes of the Holy Metropolis of Arousatranslated

July 28, 2026 · 1 min read

In the Holy Metropolis of Arusha, in the Mission of Central Tanzania, the feasts of the Dormition of Saint Anne, Saint Paraskevi and Saint Megamartyr and Healer Panteleimon were celebrated with simplicity. With the blessing of the Venerable Metropolitan of Arousa, Mr. Agathonikos, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the parishes that bear the name of the Saints, while afterwards love meals were served to all the inhabitants of the villages, an offering of pious members and donors of our Association "Apostolic Shelter of Agios Dionysios in Olympus".

During the feast of the Dormition of Saint Anne, the Holy Church of Saints Joachim and Anne celebrated in the village of Uguatsania. The love meal was offered by Mr. Christos Partsenidis for the repose of Ioannou, Nikolaos and Aikaterini.

The eponymous Holy Church in the village of Magalali celebrated the feast of Agia Paraskevi. The love meal was offered by Mr. Heraklis Demosthenous for the repose of Nikolaos, Fanis and Stylianis.

During the feast of Saint Panteleimon, the great martyr and healer, the Holy Church in Ilalasimba village celebrated, as well as the Holy Church of Saints Panteleimon and Athanasius in Kalega. Love meals were provided by…

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كارلا نصارThis simple celebration in Arosa is so beautiful. I like that the meals were served by certain people like Mr. Christos Bartsinidis and Mr. Heracles Demosthenos, and they mentioned the names of their deceased families. This shows how prayer and charity remain connected to the ordinary people there.
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