On Wednesday, January 7, 2026, the Feast of the Synaxis of the Venerable John the Baptist was celebrated with a Hierarchical Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Nativity of the Venerable John the Baptist in the community of Nea Synoikia, Upper Bosporus.
Metropolitan Joseph of Prinkipo presided over the liturgy, which was co-officiated by Geron Metropolitan Apostolos of Derkoi.
After the Divine Liturgy concluded, Metropolitan Joseph blessed the community’s vasilopita.















