The feast of Saint Stephen was celebrated solemnly in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Stephen in Paris.
Metropolitan Emmanuel of France presided over the Divine Liturgy, accompanied by Protopresbyters Fr. Panagiotis Xenitelis and Fr. Sebastien Jambou.
Dimplots from Grece and Cyprus, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and a limited number of faithful attended the service in compliance with the COVID-19 restrictive measures.
At the end of the Divine Liturgy, the Metropolitan offered a memorial service for the rest of the founders Dimitrios, Ioannis and Pavlos Skylitsis (Schilizzi). He delivered a homily on the day’s feast and sent his wishes to the faithful.