GREEK ORTHODOX COMMUNITY OF WEST ISLAND OF MONTREAL

PROGRAM OF DIVINE LITURGIES

MAY 2022

 ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2022

• 1 May. Cracking Easter eggs ,Church Hall, following D. Liturgy
• 20 May. Patronal Feast of our church.  Following the Vespers, the Ladies Philoptochos will offer sweets and refreshments to the congregation.
• 28 May. 7 p.m. Festal Banquet at the Church Hall. Live music, dance, selective cuisine.
• • 28 MAY 3 p.m.  HADJINICOLAOU ROMANOS  & VARVARESOS CONSTANTINA
  • The following marriages will be celebrated in the month of May 2022 
    • 7 MAY 1 p.m. MILLER CHARLES & ZARAFONITIS CHRYSSOULA
    • 22 MAY 2 p.m. QUERY ALEXANDRE & BOUZID YASMINE

  CHURCH ATTENDANCE GUIDELINES:

• Starting February 28 2022, the maximum number of persons attending to Divine Liturgies, Wedding, Funerals, will be determined by keeping a 1 m distance. The maximum church capacity with 1 m distance will be approximately 120 persons
• Vaccination Passports are not required, but masks must be worn at all times while in the church
• Memorial services with up to 10 family members present will take place at the end of the church mass. Maximum 4 memorial services can take place at the same time and assuming that the church maximum capacity is within the limits of maximum 120 persons
• Memorial services with more than 10 family members attending must be scheduled by the office and if they cannot be done at the end of mass, they will take place later when the people have exited the church . Contact the Office for Special Memorial Services.
• As soon as you enter the church you must sanitize your hands and always wear a mask inside the church.
• Make sure you have sufficient change for candles, as we try to reduce the use of change

With the Lord’s blessing 

Father Lambros

To download the program in PDF format CLICK HERE

MEMBERSHIP

Please renew your annual membership for 2022 by visiting our office at the church, or on-line in our home page

DONATION ENVELOPES

They are available at the office. If you would like to receive a tax-receipt at the end of the year, obtain a box of envelopes and write the number that has been assigned to your name at the office. i.e. if your name has been assigned with number 42, write the number 42 on the envelope, for every envelope that you provide a donation. To obtain the number see the office secretary.

PARKING 

Please park only in the designated areas and do not park in areas where you may interfere with the parking of others and emergency vehicles.

DO NOT PARK:

• IN FRONT OF THE CHURCH
• ON THE PARKING DRIVE WAY AROUND THE CHURCH

Now you can witness the results or of our hard work and dedication in the completion of the church renovation and expansion. Please continue to support our fundraising effort to pay-off our banking obligations . Tax receipts shall me provided for all donations.

YOUR FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY WILL SUPPORT

• The spiritual development of the Greek-Canadian family
• The education of our children within our faith and cultural heritage
• The development of our orthodox faith and the transfer of our our spiritual values.
• The safe access to our church and community hall to person with special needs, elders and families with young kids.

Your active support confirms your participation in our faith, in the Church of Christ and his Saints, in Orthodoxy and your involvement in the transmission of our faith to our children and grandchildren. All these values were kept alive by the sacrifices or our ancestors, during the darkest periods of our history. Your financial contribution will ensure the survival of our Community, through the presence of which lives on the heritage left to us by all those who upheld these everlasting values and past them on as a precious legacy. By becoming a member you show how much you care for the continuation of this living presence of the gifts bestowed on us by those preceded us.

ON-LINE MEMBERSHIP, SUBSCRIPTION, PAYMENTS, DONATIONS

You can now make your membership subscriptions on-line, you can pay your membership on line and also make on-line Donations. All payments are done through the Secure PayPal on-line system. Visit our Home page: Click on “LEARN MORE” under “BECOME A MEMEBER TODAY” that brings you to the membership page. Open that page, select on-line membership application for individual or family. You can also download the membership form in PDF format, fill it up and send it to us by regular mail with a check payment.