A strong bond will be inaugurated on Saturday by the Municipalities of Pylos-Nestoros and Kythera and specifically will be twinned in an institutional ceremony to be held in Pylos, at eight o'clock in the evening, in the courtyard of the Tsiklitiras House. In the context of the twinning, a religious ceremony will also take place in Koroni, on Sunday...
The protocol of twinning will be signed by the two mayors, Pylos-Nestoros Panagiotis Karvelas and Kythera Efstratios Harhalakis.
As the Municipality of Pylos-Nestoros notes in a relevant press release, “among other things, the twinning protocol provides for «the consolidation and further development of fraternal ties between the two Municipalities, with the exchange of experiences, knowledge and visits in the fields of Culture, Sports, Tourism as well as the expansion in other areas of the two Municipalities».
The twinning programme is as follows:
Saturday 15 June 2024
17:40 Reception of the Holy Icon of Our Lady of Myrtidosis and the Holy Sacred Heart of the Saint
Theodoros, in front of the Holy Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary of Pylos
18:30 Great Vespers at the Holy Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary of Pylos, presided by His Eminence Bishops Chrysostomos of Messinia and Seraphim of Kythera and Antikythera
20:00 Official Twinning Ceremony, Tsiklitiras House,
Speech of the Mayors - Signing of the Protocol - Exchange of gifts
20:30 Musical Ensemble “Kalamata Music Ensemble”
Violin - Cello - Piano
21:00 Gala Lunch for Guests
Sunday 16 June 2024
07:00 Transfer of the Holy Icon of Panagia Myrtidotis and the Holy Chalice of Saint Theodore of Kythera to the Holy Pilgrimage of Panagia Eleistria Koroni
07:45 The Mass and then the Orthros and the Divine Liturgy at the Holy Pilgrimage of Our Lady of Mercy in Koroni, with the co-conduction of His Eminence Bishops Chrysostomos of Messinia and Seraphim of Kythera and Antikythera.
10:00 Morning Coffee for Guests
12:00 Gala Lunch for Guests
