Trip to Colombia

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Created on Thursday, 31 July 2014 00:23

On Friday July 12/25, 2014 His Eminence, Metropolitan Demetrius of America, accompanied by Hieromonk Maximus and Archdeacon Agathangelus traveled to Bogotá, Columbia in order to receive Fr. Félix Piñeros and his family and the faithful with him. Fr. Félix and Presbytera Clara/Fotini have a small but nice house chapel in the third floor of their house, dedicated to St. Nectarios of Aegina.

They served Matins on Saturday morning, and arranged the altar with antimension and chrism. It turns out that the relic in the antimension is of St. Fotini, Presbytera’s patron saint. On Saturday evening they served full Vespers. On Sunday morning Metropolitan Demetrius served Hierarchal Divine Liturgy with Frs. Félix and Maximus. Fr. Agathangelus chanted assisted by Presbytera Clara/Fotini. The clergy answered questions about chanting, liturgics, and various practical things relating to Church life. We departed early Monday morning. Fr. Félix is a retired lawyer who also studied for eight years in a Roman Catholic seminary. He has written a number of books in Spanish about Orthodoxy. He is looking into finding a larger building so the mission can grow.

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