Devotion

On the 8th of November the Agios Michael church will have a big celebration and the preparations have been going on for weeks. The carpets need to be cleaned, the candle holders need to be polished, all the embroidered pieces need to be washed and ironed and placed under or near icons. Miss Maria is one of the persons who has devoted her life (more than 40 years) to this church. She protects it and treasures it. She cannot imagine her life without it. She knows everything that happens in there and together with the priest who will perform the ceremony she organizes every major event. There are a lot of women like miss Maria on Skopelos. They usually live near a church and are keyholders and “general managers” It gives their life extra meaning performing this task and their time is usefull spend they say,