Unable to locate document 2005

MYBL Awards Banquet - Canceled

To the Reverend Clergy and Basketball Coaches of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston 

 

Dear Fathers and Coaches,

I am certain that we are all aware of the appearance of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) throughout the world and more recently in some of our cities.  The Eparchial Synod issued an encyclical along with directives for clergy to follow with regard to COVID-19. You can access both those documents via the links below.

These directives highlight that we must exercise vigilance as a community, most especially when we gather for Divine Services in our churches. The directives, while suitable for Divine Services, would be difficult to follow during an event such as the MYBL Awards Banquet. Therefore, out of an abundance of caution to keep everyone safe and healthy, the Awards Banquet scheduled for this Sunday afternoon in Peabody is canceled. Measures such as this are not uncommon in local school districts – while many schools are not yet canceling classes, gatherings such as concerts and field trips are being canceled. Clergy will be informed when the awards will be available to be picked up from the Metropolis and they can then present them to their parish teams when and how they see fit.

I want to take this opportunity to thank you all for a wonderful season and for your continued love and support of our Metropolis Youth Basketball League.

Conveying to you the blessings and best wishes of His Eminence Metropolitan Methodios and wishing you a blessed remainder of Great and Holy Lent, I remain,

In Christ’s love,

Fr. Dionysios 

Archdeacon Dionysios Papiris, Director 
Office of the Metropolitan and Metropolis Ministries

Encyclical: https://www.goarch.org/-/encyclical-covid-19-pandemic

Directives: https://www.goarch.org/-/directives-covid-19