Blessing Ceremony for the New Academic year 2026 -2027

To my dear Teachers, Students, Parents and Friends of the School of BM. With great joy and pleasure, I cordially invite you to attend the Official Blessing Ceremony (Agiasmos) of the School of Byzantine Music for the new academic year 2026–2027, which will take place on: Monday, 21 September 2026 at 7:00 p.m.

The Blessing Ceremony will be held at the Cathedral Church of the Panagia in Wood Green, where our School is based. The ceremony will be presided over by His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain. Following the Blessing Ceremony, the School Committee will offer refreshments in the Hall of St Barnabas, providing an opportunity for us to come together and share fellowship at the beginning of the new academic year. It would be a great honour and pleasure to have you with us on this special occasion.

Thank you very much, and I look forward with great joy to welcoming you to the Blessing Ceremony of our School.

With warmest regards and every blessing,

Fr Joseph Paliouras

Director School of Byzantine Music