July 2026 Newsletter
Happy Canada Day!
St Aidan Orthodox Church Summer Camp, August 21 – 24, 2026!
Just a short 2.5-hour drive from Cranbrook, The Harbour at Riondel has 7 lodge rooms, 4 renovated cabins, 2 dog friendly cabins and Tent/trailer camping! All meals included! For more Read more…
Archdiocese of Canada (OCA) Assembly, Calgary, July 13-17, 2026
“From Generation to Generation”: Passing on the Faith Speakers: Fr Kyle Parrott; Fr Anthony Gilbert; PhD, Fr Jean-Baptiste (Penner); Archdeacon Joseph Matusiak; Dn Seraphim Rohlin; Dn Gregory Wiebe, PhD; Elissa Read more…
Stories Nobody Wants To Read
Fr. Stephen Siniari writes wonderful Orthodox fiction short stories based around experiences in his fictrional parish of St. Alexander the Whirling Dervish(which in turn is based largely on his decades Read more…
New St. Aidan Young Adults Group – no July meeting
For any (19 to 40 yr. old) young adults that would be interested in getting together occasionally, there is a new group that gets together on the 1st Saturday of Read more…
Fr Patrick’s Wednesdays at noon Radio show 88.3 U of Lethbridge
Fr. Patrick started his new Wednesday Orthodox CKXU 88.3 radio show at University of Lethbridge on January 7, 2026. CKXU 88.3 FM Listen Live – Lethbridge, Canada | Online Radio Read more…
Lives of the Saints
Something to help you work on getting to know the Saints of the Church is a wonderful morning habit of simply popping over to oca.org and clicking on the top Read more…
Check this out:
Thanks to one of our parish members for forwarding this very timely article to us, highlighting a flaw in the programming that can have tragic outcomes A Fatal Seduction — Read more…
Prayer for Peace
It’s been four years since we posted this when the war in Ukraine began. We pray that this is the year it ends. Prayer for Peace: composed in 1858 by Read more…
Forgiveness
A big thank you to Abouna Gregory for these 6 videos on Forgiveness.
Lies and Deception – Audio Homily – 5th. Sun. after Pentecost July 28,2024
St. Aidan Orthodox Church Bookstore and Library
Lenten Bookstore Orders One big bookstore order is made three-or-four times a year to save shipping costs. For our next big order at the end of February you can let Read more…
Men’s and Ladies’ Coffee Mornings
Men’s Coffee Morning Every 3rd Saturday of every month at the church from 9:30 – 12:00. C’mon out and talk theology and most anything else! Hope to catch you there! Read more…
Myrrhbearing Women – Who Will Roll Away the Stone?
Live Audio File 3rd Sun. after Pascha Myrrhbearing Women; April 30, 2023 Mark 15: 43- 16:8 Fr Andrew Christ is Risen! The Myrrhbearing women – those who had faithfully followed Read more…
June 2026 Newsletter
May 2026 Newsletter
Pentecost Schedule Update:
We will be having a special Pentecost blessing to bring in a number of new catechumen’s who have been attending St. Aidan’s for awhile, taking in the Ortho 101 course, Read more…
Burial Preparation Seminar & Workshop
Our parish has become quite involved with the Ft Steele Cemetery, where we have an entire section dedicated to Orthodox burials. We are hoping to send a few people to Read more…
St. Peter the Aleut Orthodox Summer Camp, August 10 – 16, 2026
Join some of our parish kids at St. Peter the Aleut Orthodox Summer Camp, August 10 – 16, 2026 Open to all children grades 2 – 9 as of June Read more…