Hellenic Community of Ottawa

11/11/2025

Lest we forget.

11/07/2025

On Sunday, November 30, 2025, the Hellenic Community of Ottawa (HCO) will be holding elections to establish a new Board of Directors (BOD) for the years 2026–2027.

To see if you’re eligible and get more information, email the HCO Nominations and Elections Committee at elections@helleniccommunity.com

Link to Nomination Form:

https://mcusercontent.com/8146ee3c5b08e26323bc11607/files/f07701af-c566-d5f8-f742-a3b9af172ead/2025_Candidate_Nomination_Form.pdf

11/04/2025

🗓️ November at the HCO 🗓️

University Information Session
Sunday, November 9
Church Hall
Following Divine Liturgy

HCO Town Hall on Finances
Thursday, November 13
Church Hall
6:30 pm

Greek Trivia Night
Friday, November 14
Hellenic Event Centre
6:00 pm
Tickets: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/greek-trivia

HOPE Playgroup
November 6, 13, 20, 27
Church Hall
10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Kostas Karafotis Concert
Saturday, November 15 at 9:00 pm
Hellenic Event Centre
Tickets: https://helleniccommunity.com/hco-concert/

HCO General Assembly
Thursday, November 20 at 6:30 pm
Hellenic Event Centre

Fundraising Dinner for Monastery of Virgin Mary Consolatory
Friday, November 21 at 6:00 pm
Hellenic Event Centre
Tickets: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/ancient-roots-in-the-modern-horer cc

10/31/2025

Kostas Karafotis live in Ottawa!

Saturday, November 15
Hellenic Event Centre

Ticket link in bio

10/30/2025

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10/28/2025

10/28/2025

At 3 a.m. on the morning of October 28th, 1940, Emanuele Grazzi, the Italian ambassador to Greece, delivered an ultimatum from Benito Mussolini to Prime Minister loannis Metaxas. Il Duce demanded that Metaxas allow the Italian army free passage to enter and occupy strategic sites in Greece unopposed.

Faced with this demand, Metaxas delivered an unequivocal response in French, the diplomatic language of the day, "Alors, 'est la guerre."

This brief phrase, "Then, it is war, was quickly
transmuted into "Oxi, the Greek word for no, by the citizens of Athens.

Despite Greece's ultimate fall to Axis powers, Metaxas response resulted in a fatal diversion and delay for the Axis powers in general and the German army specifically.

British military historian Sir John Keegan describes the Battle of Greece as "decisive in determining tie future course of the Second World War!

10/27/2025

10/26/2025

The Doxology for OHI DAY of October 28th, 1940

10/25/2025

Interested in becoming an instructor for the Hellenic School of Ottawa?

See below!