Happy Thursday!
Three more weeks for the school year to begin, and while there is a lot of uncertainty out there, one thing is for sure: streets and businesses will be a lot busier coming September.
Many workplaces are planning for staff to return to the office in September on a minimal basis. There is still talk of a fourth wave, but hospitalizations due to covid are not as high, which gives us some hope that there will be no further lockdowns.
August 16th-St. Joseph the Hesychast (+1959)
This past Monday, we commemorated the falling asleep of St. Joseph the Hesychast, well known as being the spiritual father of Elder Ephraim of Arizona (+2019). St. Joseph the Hesychast lived in remote locations on Mt. Athos to practice a still and quiet life of constant prayer. He is regarded as being responsible for reintroducing the modern world to the Jesus Prayer.
In The Community
- Youth Olympic Day-St. Panteleimon, Anna & Paraskevi Church. St. Panteleimon, Anna & Paraskevi, Greek Orthodox Church in Markham, is holding Youth Olympic Day on August 28th for those between the ages of 8-15. Sign up by tomorrow if interested at gocmarkham.com
- Humans on the Danforth Exhibit. Until September 5th, Greektown is paying tribute to local businesses by displaying a series of storefront window installations between Chester TTC station and Jones Ave. The portrait installations are the work of local photographer Henry Vanderspek, and document the human stories behind local business heroes impacted by the pandemic. For more details on the project, visit Greektowntoronto.
Words of Wisdom
“True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.” Socrates
Greek Music
Νίκος Κουρκούλης – Κίνδυνος – Παίζεις με τη φλόγa – Μέρα με τη μέρα – Μια νύχτα στο παράδεισο
A few weeks ago, we posted Nikos Kourkoulis performing live on the show Spiti me to Mega. This week we added four more of his live songs from that same show. Enjoy!
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