On Sunday, May 3rd, 2020, the third Sunday after Pascha, in the Orthodox Church are cherished the Myrrh Bearing women and along with them all the Christian women. On this occasion HE Metropolitan Nicolae and HG Bishop Ioan Casian wanted to congratulate personally the members of AROLA Board and to thank them for all the projects initiated in our parishes and also for the Orthodox unity they cultivate throughout the Romanian Orthodox Metropolia of the Americas taking further the mission of the Myrrh Bearing women.
The joy of Resurrection and the words of encouragement and appreciation addressed by the two hierarchs on the online platform gave the some much needed strength and hope of seeing each other soon, because the AROLA Conference had to be rescheduled for September.
Presbytera Claudia Aileni, the AROLA President together with her family sent a video message of congratulation to all Christian women of our Metropolia. You can watch this message on the AROLA Facebook and YouTube pages. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OfXRMhO0rM&fbclid=IwAR34LTGBSKeIGhhfgd1WtE-4gyeJMcmjbgJaMsOa7k59i5mZO0bxN7vqfQE
A virtual experience, which nowadays became part of our life, made us happy when we saw each other and especially when we received the blessings of our hierarchs. The meeting concluded as it started with the joy of our Lord’s Resurrection expressed in the paschal hymn Shine, Shine, o New Jerusalem…
Alina Stan, AROLA Board member
