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11 March 2021 4:51pm
For Father Leonidas, a priest of Coburg’s Greek Orthodox Parish Of The Presentation Of Our Lord, service begins outside the church.
Within a decade, the boundaries of Fr Leonidas’ Parish have expanded so much that they can now accommodate anyone in need, be it spiritually or physically, regardless of their religion, race, nationality and social status.
“In Coburg there are rich and poor alike. Every day people come to my office who want to confess, others who want to hear a word of advice to help themselves spiritually or psychologically, but also some who come and say: ‘Father, I’m hungry’ or ‘Father I am a drug addict and I lost everything’, ‘I went and gambled everything’, ‘my parents kicked me out of the house’ or ‘my uncle raped me and I left the house’. There are so many stories,” Father Leonidas said.
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