More on Churches

In Greece, once a piece of ground is sanctified for a church it cannot be reused for another purpose. Perhaps that is why they are literally dotted all around.  The bells start ringing on Sundays at 7-7:30, services last 3 hours. The service  is still done in 14th century Greek. We rode in a Lyft in Toronto with a man from Eritrea. Ethiopia and Eritrea are both Greek Orthodox. Their services are also in the same 14th C Greek, although the homily is now in Tigrigna.  I wondered about how it’s done in these hill towns where it’s a serious rabbit warren of narrow alleys and stairs like Filoti. Our neighbor Maria is in her late 80's. She may rule the local area but she doesn’t get around well, and I don’t see how she can make it.  Yesterday that was answered. Radio! She had it on and windows open. We could hear the cantors.
Oh, and religious education is included in school curriculum. Oh yes. I asked how that works with all the new immigrants (a whole other topic) who are of different faiths. They are excused from that class.