Schedule of the Holy and Great Council

 

Wednesday, June 15

14:00

Arrival of His All-Holines Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

Chania Airport

17:00

Vespers at Patriarchal and Stavropegial Monastery

Orthodox Academy of Crete (Kolymbari, Chania)

Thursday, June 16

 

Arrival of Primates of the Autocephalous Orthodox Churches

Chania Airport

Friday, June 17

9:00-17:30

Small Synaxis of the Primates of the Autocephalous Orthodox Churches

Orthodox Academy of Crete

Saturday, June 18

8:00 Orthros
9:30

Divine Liturgy

His Beatitude Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria will celebrate. The Service of the Saturday of Souls will especially remember all of those who labored for the realization of the Holy and Great Council

18:30 Welcome Reception by the Mayor of Heraklion, the Honorable Vassilis Labrinos, for the Primates of the Autuocephalous Orthodox Churhes
19:00

Doxology and Vespers of Pentecost

Sunday, June 19
Sunday of Pentecost

8:00

Divine Liturgy of Pentecost

Live Web Streaming available.

11:30 Pentecost Vespers
14:00 Official Luncheon hosted by the President of the Hellenic Republic, His Excellency Prokopis Pavlopoulos, for the Primates of the Autocephalous Orthodox Churches

Monday, June 20
Monday of the Holy Spirit

7:30 Divine Liturgy
11:00-14:00

Opening Session of the Holy and Great Council

Orthodox Academy of Crete

Live Web Streaming available.

15:30

Press Briefing

Live Web Streaming available.

16:00-19:30

Session II of the Holy and Great Council

Orthodox Academy of Crete

20:00

Theodorakis Tribute Concert

Live Web Streaming available.

Tuesday, June 21

8:00 Divine Liturgy
9:30-13:30 Session III - IV of the Holy and Great Council
15:30

Press Briefing

Live Web Streaming available.

17:00-19:30 Session V of the Holy and Great Council

Wednesday, June 22

8:00 Divine Liturgy
9:30-13:30 Session VI - VII of the Holy and Great Council
15:30

Press Briefing

Live Web Streaming available.

17:00-19:30 Session VIII of the Holy and Great Council

Thursday, June 23

8:00 Divine Liturgy
9:30-13:30 Session IX - X of the Holy and Great Council
15:30

Press Briefing

Live Web Streaming available.

17:00-19:30 Session XI of the Holy and Great Council

Friday, June 24

8:00 Divine Liturgy
9:30-13:30 Session XII - XIII of the Holy and Great Council
15:30

Press Briefing

Live Web Streaming available.
17:00-19:30 Session XIV of the Holy and Great Council

Saturday, June 25

8:00 Divine Liturgy
9:30-13:30 Session XV - XVI of the Holy and Great Council
15:30

Press Briefing

Live Web Streaming available.
17:00-19:30

Closing Session of the Holy and Great Council

Sunday, June 26

8:00

Orthros & Synodal Divine Liturgy

Live Web Streaming available.