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It’s Greek Festival Time! First stop, St Jean Baptiste Festival

As every year, HCGM offers the opportunity to Montreal Greeks, to get together, have fun and enjoy summer during its annual festivals. The St. Jean Baptiste festival was the first one to take place in June.

The four-day festival, from June 22 to June 25, was organized by the HCGM South-Shore Regional Council at the local Community Center.

His Eminence Metropolitan Sotirios of Toronto (Canada) officiated the Vespers on the eve of the feast of St. Jean Baptiste, accompanied by the priests of our parish. He also officiated the Divine Liturgy the following day, Sunday.

Minister of Health and Social Services of Québec Gaetan Barrette, Federal MPs Alexandra Mendes and Sherry Romanado, Mayors Sylvie Parent (Longueuil) and Doreen Assaad (Brossard), Municipal Councilor of St. Hubert Eric Beaulieu, HCGM Executive Vice-President Andreas Crilis, HCGM Treasurer Nicolaos Flouris, HCGM Vice-President and Secretary of Education Zoi Batsis, Vice-President Afroditi Mourelatos and Secretary of Cultural Affairs Spyros Montzenigos honored the event with their presence. HCGM Laval Regional Council Secretary Christos Mavrogianis and Treasurer Demetre Costopoulos and Member Constantinos Kourebanas were there, as well. Furthermore, former President of the Fundraising Committee Tassos Xipolitakis, new President Stavros Tsinalis, General Director of École Socrates-Démosthène Chris Adamopoulos, HCGM Public Relations and Marketing Director Paris Petrou, representatives from different associations and organizations and thousands of people enjoyed the St. Jean Baptiste festival.

A group of 80 elderly Greek-Australians attended the festival on Sunday. They visited Canada as tourists and were informed about the St. Jean festival by our social media pages.

Absolut Disco DJs took care of the festival entertainment.

The South-Shore Regional Council members, the St. Jean Baptiste Church Committee, the École Socrates-Démosthène Campus IV Committee, the Platon-Omiros School Parents Committee in South-Shore, the Women’s Auxiliary, the “Zeus” Seniors Association, tens of volunteers under the leadership of the South-Shore Regional Council President Aphrodite Stathopoulos and in the guidance of Anna Dimitrokalis, Konstantina Karvelas and Denise Xenou cooperated for the great success of the 37th edition of the St. Jean festival.

MAJOR SPONSORS
SYSCO
NEW MILANO
LA MAISON DARCHE
COSTA ET FILS
LAFLEUR, PETIT QUEBEC, LABELLE PROVINCE

SPONSORS
HON ALEXANDRA MENDES
40 WESTT STEAKHOUSE
GROUPE ADONIS
ALIMENTS AMGA
ALPHA MEAT PACKERS
ALLO MON COCO-TOM BOUNTIS
AMBROSIA RESTAURANT
AVENUE IMMOBILIER MINOS BEKERIDIS
BARBIES
BUFFET VICHY
C.ENGLE FINANCIAL ADVISER
CAPITAL CARPETS
CHATEAU ROYAL
CHOCOLATO
CKAMELEON MARKETING AND EVENTS
CLINIQUE DENTAIRE IBRAHIM GRANDE ALLEE
CLINIQUE DENTAIRE NOTRE DAME LAVAL
CPE PILOUPI
DUNNS RESTAURANT LASALLE
EGGSQUIS
FAMILYPRIX CHAMOUN MARINIS
GENESIS FLOORING
GERRYS DELI
GROUPE FLOURIS
HELEN TSALAMANDRIS NOTAIRE
IDEAL FOODS
IL MARTINI RESTAURANT
JAYCS RESTO BAR
JAGG ELECTRIC
JOES PUB
JUST FOR LAUGHS FESTIVAL
K LITHO IMPRIMERIE
KARABATSOS LAWYERS
LABELLE PROVINCE, ST HUBERT ACHILLES & FRANK
LA BELLE BROVINCE DENIS KIVETOS
LA BELLE PROVINCE JOHN KATAGEORGOS, DIMITRI SAKKAS
LAFRENAIE BROSSARD
LANDVAC SURVEILLANCE
LE PETIT QUEBEC ST HYACINTHE
LEVY TSOTSIS ATTORNEYS
LEXA COIFFURE
LONGUEUIL PIZZA
MIAMI RETAURANT
MIRON FOODS
MOURELATOS
MR PUFFS
NICK LONDOS IMMEUBLES STUART
OLYMPIC LINEN
OPA PRODUCTION
PAIN OLYMPIC
PETINOS LAPRAIRIE
POISONNERIE SHERBROOKE
PORTOVINO BROSSARD
QUEBEC PIZZA
REMAX PLATINE
ROSEHILL FOODS
RUBS AMERICAN BBQ
SERVICE VENTILATION SECURITE
UNIPRIX RETALIS SALIBA
VOYAGES FUN REX ALCYON
WHATS UP RIVE SUD 103.3 FM

MAJOR BENEFACTORS

NEW MILANO
RESTO DELICE
ROSEHILL

KIOSKS
BOUTIQUE CAPPADOCE CADEAUX
OLA ELLINIKA BOOKSTORE

SPECIAL THANKS TO PERRY ARGITIS ELECTRICAL WORK MARIA LOULADAKIS FOR FUNDRAISING EFFORTS,
SYSCO FOR USE OF THEIR TRUCK

ON BEHALF OF THE HCGM SOUTH SHORE REGIONAL COUNCIL, WOMEN’S AUXILIARY, PARENTS COMMITTEES SOCRATES/DEMOSTHENE, PLATON OMIROS, SOCIAL SERVICES, ZEUS GOLD AGE CLUB WE WISH TO THANKS ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS, SPONSORS CONTRIBUTORS DONORS AND SUPPORTERS FOR MAKING OUT 37TH ANNUAL ST JEAN BAPTISTE FESTIVAL A GREAT BIG SUCCESS.