Under the auspices of the Holy Metropolis of Neapolis Thessaloniki the Board of the B.O.Y.A. met in the area of Thesssaloniki, Greece, from 27 to 29 January.
The following issues were discussed:

•Financial report for 2011 and approval of the budget for 2012
•Programme of activities for 2012

•Organization of regional offices in each Balkan country separately, in order for them to obtain legal status with the blessing from the local Churches and to develop activities in their respective country for the promotion of BOYA.
   On Sunday the participants in the meeting participated in the Holy Liturgy in the Cathedral of the Holy Metropolis, served by Fr Vasilios Kalliakmanis, professor in the Theological School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and Fr Constantine Vletsis, regional secretary for Greece.

THE PROGRAMME FOR 2012

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On Sunday afternoon, February 5 at 7:30 pm, with the generous hospitality of the Holy Diocese of Kessariani Viron and Imitos, we celebrated the ceremony of the cutting of "St. Basil's Pie" of the B.OY.A. for the year 2012. The ceremony was blessed by His Eminence Daniel,Metropolitan of Kessariani,  Viron and Imitos.(1st photo on the left)  It took place in the Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Kaisariani -a suburb of Athens- in the room below the Church.

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