Hello Friends, These are very unique times we are all living through and I hope you are coping well and are staying safe as per the directives set by the different government and health agencies. We must all follow these rules to rid this pandemic from our lives. This year we will all celebrate a…
Αγαπητοί συμπατριώτες και συμπατριώτισσες, απανταχού Έλληνες και Ελληνίδες, Η φετινή Μεγάλη Εβδομάδα είναι σίγουρα διαφορετική από κάθε άλλη χρονιά. Υπό κανονικές συνθήκες, αυτές τις Άγιες μέρες συναντιόμαστε στις εκκλησίες, προκειμένου, όλοι μαζί, να βιώσουμε σε κλίμα κατάνυξης τη μεγαλύτερη εορτή της Χριστιανοσύνης. Το ελληνικό Πάσχα είναι μοναδικό, μία ιερή μυσταγωγία, η οποία μας καθιστά κοινωνούς…
Some spiritual guidelines from Fr. Charalambos, our parish priest from Evangelismos Tis Theotokou Church, to help guide us through Holy Week during this SARS 2 COVID 19 pandemic. https://linktr.ee/frcharalambos
For the vulnerable population, and especially the elderly, many supermarkets and pharmacies offer online or phone-in grocery and home delivery. ***There has been an increased demand for these services so please do your part and use these services sensibly by placing larger orders once a week or even once every two weeks. **Please consult the…
The COVID-19 crisis has had a significant financial impact on businesses and organizations worldwide and the Hellenic Community of Greater Montreal is no exception. As Executives of the HCGM, we must ensure its longevity so that it can continue to carry on its mission after this crisis is over. Over the past week, we had…
Αγαπητοί μου συμπατριώτες, Ελληνίδες και Έλληνες του εξωτερικού, Με μεγάλη χαρά απευθύνομαι σήμερα σε εσάς, τους απόδημους Έλληνες, για πρώτη φορά από την έναρξη της θητείας μου, με αφορμή την εθνική μας επέτειο. Στις 25 Μαρτίου του 1821, οι Έλληνες επαναστάτησαν για να αποτινάξουν τον οθωμανικό ζυγό, να ανακτήσουν την πολύτιμη ελευθερία τους και να…
March 25, 2020, is the 199th anniversary of the Greek War of Independence in 1821, which coincides with our Greek Orthodox Church’s celebration of the Annunciation of the Theotokos. In any other year, children would be preparing for their school shows and the parade and we might be planning to go to church. Unfortunately, due…
March 14, 2020 The Hellenic Community of Greater Montreal and École Socrates-Démosthène have had an effective pandemic plan in place for quite some time. There has been a ready and operational pandemic plan since the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic. This has been way ahead of many other schools in Quebec. I helped create the initial…
The Hellenic Community of Greater Montreal would like to inform you that it is following the evolution of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) with various public health agencies very closely. Our goal is that all our employees, volunteers, students, members and their families remain healthy, enabling us to continue to offer our services to the greatest extent possible…
Over the last week, our motherland, Greece, has been the target of an unparalleled threat. Thousands of people, under the guise of refugees, are attempting to illegally enter Greece across its borders with Turkey. Rather than deterring them, Turkey provides help and guidance as to how to cross. For more than 5 years, Turkey has…
