Great Vespers and blessing of the Vasilopitta at the Chapel of the Archdiocese

PRESS RELEASE

Beloved in the Lord,

We are pleased to announce to the Clergy and the devout flock of the Archdiocese that on New Year’s Eve, 31 December 2019, Feast Day of St Basil the Great there will be an Hierarchical Great Vespers service presided by His Eminence and Archbishop Nikitas, at the Archdiocesan Chapel at 5:00 pm. Chanting will be performed by the Choir of the School of Byzantine Music under the direction of Protopresbyter Joseph Paliouras. The blessing and cutting of the Agiovasilopitta will follow.

The Priests are asked to announce this from the Pulpit, while all the Priests of the Greater London area are requested to be present at the service.

We wish to you and your families health, a blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year 2020.

London, 24 December 2019

From the Secretariat of the Archdiocese