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ST.GEORGE’S GREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL RESTORATION PROJECT FUNDRAISING UPDATE

FUNDRAISING TEAM MEMBERS: Very Reverend Father Demetre Antonopoulos, Jim Lekas, Maria, Varvarikos, Mary Kounadis, Olga Psilopoulou, Matina Melonas Dear readers, We are pleased to provide you with an update of the exterior Restoration Project of St. George’s Greek Orthodox Cathedral. The total estimated coat for the exterior restoration of the Cathedral is estimated at $1,875,000…

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ST. GEORGE’S GREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL RESTORATION PROJECT

September 2017 Fifty-six years have passed since St. George’s Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Montreal held its inaugural mass on May 28, 1961. The Cathedral was designed by renowned architects Dimitri Dimakopoulos and Kimon Karagiannis and realized thanks to the efforts of the previous generation of Greek Montrealers who worked tirelessly to fund its construction, brick…

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The Elevation of the Venerable and Life-Giving Cross

September 14 Saint Helen, the mother of Saint Constantine the Great, when she was already advanced in years, undertook, in her great piety, the hardships of a journey to Jerusalem in search of the cross, about the year 325. A temple to Aphrodite had been raised up by the Emperor Hadrian upon Golgotha, to defile…

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The journey of the Koimisis tis Theotokou Church reconstruction

The difficult journey of the Koimisis tis Theotokou Church reconstruction is finally reaching its end. On the night of April 13, 2015, Panagitsa surrendered to flames, making the hearts of everyone beat loudly and their eyes flood with tears. The initial thoughts of most people regarding the reconstruction were pessimistic. The project was expensive and…