GREEK ORTHODOX COMMUNITY OF WEST ISLAND OF MONTREAL

PROGRAM OF DIVINE LITURGIES

NOVEMBER   2021

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• The admission to Divine Liturgies, Weddings, Baptisms, Funerals and special Memorial Services will be limited to 70 to 80 persons.  Contact the office for special Memorial Services. The maximum number of persons in the church will change according to the current Government Guidelines.
• 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.
• There will be a marked sign where you may be able to sit. Available volunteers will assist you to the appropriate available seat. Only 4 single persons are allowed to seat in every second pew, so we may respect the 1 m distance from your neighbor. Members of the same family may be seating close together, but the next person sitting next to them must keep the distance of 1 m.

THE FOLLOWING MARRIAGE WILL BE CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER 2021.

6     Nov. 1:00 pm JONATHAN WATTERSON / GEORGIA LIMNIATIS

20   Nov. 1:00 pm ERAN ALEXIS STYSIS / ELENI PROBONAS

20   Nov. 2:00 pm JONATHAN KORRES / GEORGIA PAPADOLIAS

With the Lord’s blessing

Father Lambros

To download the program in PDF format CLICK HERE

MEMBERSHIP

Please renew your annual membership for 2021 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.