{"id":35566,"date":"2024-12-12T16:13:44","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T21:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=35566"},"modified":"2024-12-12T16:13:46","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T21:13:46","slug":"sisters-touch-of-christmas-store-welcoming-customers-for-another-year-of-christmas-magic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/sisters-touch-of-christmas-store-welcoming-customers-for-another-year-of-christmas-magic\/","title":{"rendered":"Sisters Touch of Christmas store welcoming customers for another year of Christmas magic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A sure sign Christmas is approaching is the opening of the Sisters Touch of Christmas store.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Located at 14155 Caledon-King Townline South, the seasonal fundraising store is a true winter wonderland. It\u2019s run by the nuns of the St. Kosmas Aitolos Greek Orthodox Monastery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The nuns create many of the items for sale in the store, such as hand-painted and hand-embroidered Christmas ornaments, gingerbread cookies, and tea blends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sister Philothei said the store always tries to bring in a variety of unique items at different price points in addition to the items it makes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHand-painted ornaments are what we\u2019re known for, and now we do embroidery work, too,\u201d she said. \u201cThey\u2019re very popular and it takes time to make them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sister Philothei said many families purchase an ornament each year and get it customized \u2014&nbsp;the Sisters offer free personalization of ornaments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur ornaments are so popular because they\u2019re all one-of-a-kind,\u201d she said. \u201cPeople like to look for something different.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sister Philothei said the Sisters work on Christmas items year-round to prepare for the annual opening of their store.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe work as a team, it\u2019s really nice,\u201d she said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The store is open now through December 24, and its hours are as follows: Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Fridays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sundays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Monday, December 23, the store will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Tuesday, December 24, the store will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By Zachary Roman<\/strong><\/p>\n\r\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F35566&#038;t=Sisters%20Touch%20of%20Christmas%20store%20welcoming%20customers%20for%20another%20year%20of%20Christmas%20magic&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F35566&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F12%2F2024-12-12-03.jpg&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Sisters%20Touch%20of%20Christmas%20store%20welcoming%20customers%20for%20another%20year%20of%20Christmas%20magic\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F35566&#038;text=Like%3F\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Sisters%20Touch%20of%20Christmas%20store%20welcoming%20customers%20for%20another%20year%20of%20Christmas%20magic&#038;body=Like%3F:%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F35566\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A sure sign Christmas is approaching is the opening of the Sisters Touch of Christmas store.&nbsp; 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It\u2019s run by the nuns of the St. Kosmas Aitolos Greek Orthodox Monastery. 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