Staying home Christmas day has never been an option
The Canadian Press 2020-12-20
From a young age, Orlando Geonea has always celebrated Christmas Day at a church.
Geonea is a priest at the St. Mary s Romanian Orthodox Church, located on Eighth Avenue. Last year, he moved with his family to Timmins from Bucharest, Romania.
Staying home on Dec. 25 has never been an option for him.
“First time when I came here Christmas was a little bit weird because I saw people used to celebrate Christmas Eve than Christmas,” he said. “It’s a very important day, a special day, you can’t stay home.”