The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew attended the Christmas events organized by the ecclesiastical Committee of the Community of Neochorion, on the Sunday before Christmas, 18 December 2022, on the grounds of the Holy Church of Panagia Koumariotisis, where the Ecumenical Patriarch was welcomed by Metropolitan Athenagoras of Kydonia, Supervisor of the Bosporus District, also the outgoing President of the Community, Archon Panteleimon Vigas, together with the newly elected President Nikolaos Kalamaris, and the new members of the Community Committee.
In an atmosphere of joy and enthusiasm, the Ecumenical Patriarch listened to Christmas carols from the young children of the Community, to whom he distributed gifts and sweets.
Photo: Nikos Papachristou / Ecumenical Patriarchate