✨PICNIC VENDORS AND SPONSORS WANTED!✨![]()
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We’re looking for all sorts of vendors!! Food, farm-fresh items, jewelry, clothing, home items, religious items, toys, and everything in between! ![]()
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Sampling / giveaway spaces are also available. If you feel as though you or someone you know would be a good fit for the picnic, please email events@prophetelias.ca - we’d love to hear from you!![]()
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🚨Vendors keep 100% of their earnings!🚨![]()
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If you are looking to be a sponsor for the event, you can also reach out to us here expressing your interest. Sponsorship includes event day recognition as well as social media recognition leading up to the event.![]()
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Looking forward to hearing from you! 💙🇬🇷
April 17, 2026 - Renewal Friday: Theotokos of the Life-giving Spring![]()
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Outside of Constantinople, towards the district of the Seven Towers, there was in ancient times a very large and most beautiful church named in honour of the Theotokos; it had been built about the middle of the fifth century by the Emperor Leo the Great (also called “Leo of Thrace,” he is commemorated on Jan. 20). Before he became Emperor, he had encountered there a blind man, who being tormented with thirst asked him to help him find water. Leo felt compassion for him and went in search of a source of water but found none. As he became downcast, he heard a voice telling him there was water nearby. He looked again, and found none. Then he heard the voice again, this time calling him “Emperor” and telling him that he would find muddy water in the densely wooded place nearby; he was to take some water and anoint the blind man’s eyes with it. When he had done this, the blind man received his sight. After Leo became Emperor as the most holy Theotokos had prophesied, he raised up a church over the spring, whose waters worked many healings and cured maladies by the grace of the Theotokos; from this, it came to be called the “Life-giving Spring.” The Church of Christ celebrates the consecration of this church on this day.![]()
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After the fall of the imperial city, this church was razed to the ground and the materials from it were used for building the mosque of Sultan Bayezid. Nothing remained of that church’s ancient beauty, except for a small and paltry chapel, almost completely buried in the ruins. This chapel had twenty-five steps going down into it, and a transom window on the roof, wherefrom it received a little light. Toward the western side of the chapel was the aforementioned holy Spring, fenced about with a railing, and with fish swimming in it. Such was the condition of the Spring until 1821. Then even that little remnant was destroyed, occasioned by the uprising of the Greek nation against the Ottoman Empire; the sacred Spring was buried with it and disappeared altogether.![]()
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**more info in the comments**
🚨SAVE THE DATE - Saturday, May 30, 2026!!🚨![]()
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The Greek Community of Mississauga is VERY excited to be hosting a Greek Community Picnic, just like the good ol’ days! 😍![]()
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This is open to everyone, so bring your friends and family from ALL areas of the GTA and beyond to this fun and FREE event! ![]()
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More info to follow soon so stay tuned! 💙🇬🇷🎶
It was another full house at our April Prophet Elias Seniors’ Luncheon yesterday. God bless and Xristos Anesti to everyone! Many thanks to our wonderful Philoptochos Ladies for all their hard work and dedication to keeping our Senior Community thriving! ❤️🙏🏼
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