Fasting dinners were organized on Wednesdays and Fridays in the St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Iskenderun during the Lenten period.
Olive oil-based dishes prepared by women’s committee of the İskenderun St. Nicholas Orthodox Church and were distributed on this occasion.
The faithful had the pleasure of eating together at the fasting meal which started with the prayer led by the church pastor Dimitri Yıldırım.
Father Dimitri Yıldırım stated that sharing fasting meals became traditional for their parish and he thank ladies and members of the congregation who prepared it.