Ieronymous: I will speak last and you will understand that all this noise was a "bubble"

"I will speak last and you will notice that all this noise was a noisy bubble," said today Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Jerome after the inauguration of the new structure of the cathedral of the elders of the archdiocese of Athens a visit of the Minister of Education, Kostas Gavroglou, to Fanari.

At the same time, with regard to the work that he inaugurated, he focused on the response of the faithful and emphasized that the work that the Church does not do without the response of the world and especially the poor. "With little effort and good management, with the approach of the poor and the rich, we will always achieve such results," he added, adding, "With the cooperation of the State, the projects come to fruition. Working together, we go beyond the bureaucracy because they need a lot of pressure and work, and we will have to be able at some point to show all the work that has been done by the Church. "

Previously, the Archbishopric of the Archbishop, Bishop of Thespia Simeon, Archbishop's Archbishop's, consecrated the homilies of the elders, in the presence of directors of the services of the Archbishop political leaders, representatives of local authorities, clergy and faithful. Archimandrite Philotheos Orphanoudakis, director of the shelter, thanked Archbishop Hieronymus for his support and spoke about the history of his structure, his work and his activities.

Subsequently, the Archbishop thanked and congratulated Father Philothéos and welcomed the people of his country, as he described it, "because we must try to be these centers". . In addition, he stressed that "those who are lodged here must feel the heat, because here they are not people's warehouses" and called those who work in the corresponding structures "to serve the image of God" . He also spoke about the value of volunteering, especially the hundreds of women who help and support the work of coats. This new structure of the archdiocese is located in a renovated building of Fili Street, in Agios Panteleimonas, and has a chapel dedicated to the saint.

The Ecclesiastical Foundation of Charity of the Foundation of the Forefathers was founded with the act 1374 / 26-09-1974 of the Archbishop of Athens and all Seraphim Greece. It is a non-profit and non-profit organization that operates under the supervision of the General Philoptic Fund of the Archdiocese of Athens. The purpose of creating the Foundation is to: a) provide shelter, food, heating, protection, care, care and basic care to persons over 65 years of age who are unable to live at home; To take care of themselves because of health problems, environment, mostly poorly paid or without financial resources, and b) To ensure, through religious education, to those who wish and who needs it so that they have "the end of their life".

The Foundation is run by a three-member board of directors, which decides on the organization and operation of the household and represents it in court and amicably. He holds a license for the establishment (n ° Pr.8737 / 22-07-2008) and a license of exploitation (project n ° 5291 / 15-04-). 2009) of the Athens area, from where it is supervised twice a year and meets all the requirements. by law for the adequate and safe life of caregivers.

RES – PAE