▁frequent ▁visitor ▁to ▁area ▁soup ▁k itch ens ▁where ▁he ▁serves ▁food ▁to ▁those ▁who ▁are ▁in ▁need . ▁For ▁his ▁" unique ▁contribution ▁in ▁the ▁cr us ade ▁against ▁hung er ▁and ▁hom eless ness ," ▁Metropolitan ▁Method ios ▁has ▁been ▁hon ored ▁by ▁the ▁Qu in cy ▁Community ▁Action ▁Organ ization ▁Inc , ▁in ▁Qu in cy , ▁Massachusetts . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁awarded ▁the ▁" Good ▁Ne igh bor " ▁Award ▁by ▁the ▁Bro ther hood ▁M ish kan ▁T ef ila ▁in ▁Ch est nut ▁Hill . ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Method ios ▁gained ▁local ▁media ▁attention ▁after ▁firing ▁long time ▁priest ▁Father ▁Nicholas ▁K ast anas ▁of ▁the ▁St ▁Ath anas ius ▁the ▁Great ▁Greek ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁in ▁Ar ling ton , ▁Massachusetts . ▁While ▁no ▁specific ▁reasons ▁were ▁stated ▁in ▁his ▁letter ▁to ▁the ▁community , ▁Method ios ▁c ited ▁" t ur mo il " ▁for ▁which ▁K ast anas ▁" b ears ▁the ▁greatest ▁responsibility ". ▁Following ▁the ▁notice ▁of ▁firing , ▁the ▁community ▁band ed ▁together , ▁creating ▁a ▁pet ition ▁in ▁the ▁hope ▁of ▁revers ing ▁Method ios ' s ▁decision ▁and ▁pack ed ▁the ▁church ▁for ▁the ▁priest ' s ▁last ▁service ▁as ▁a ▁show ▁of ▁solid ar ity . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁the ▁dismiss al ▁was ▁K ast anas ' s ▁failure ▁to ▁" pres erve ▁the ▁order ly ▁life ▁and ▁unity ▁of ▁the ▁parish " ▁as ▁he