Of Emperors and Martyrs
Mar. 13, 2022 -Sun. of Orthodoxy John 1:43-51 Today’s gospel gives us a quick lesson in all we need to know about evangelism. Philip tells his dear friend Nathaniel that Read more…
Cheesefare – Forgiveness Sunday
Start of Great Lent 2022 March 6, 2022, Matt. 6: 14 – 21 The Church in her wisdom has given us very carefully considered Gospel readings all during the Read more…
Pancake Sunday
This Sunday is Cheesefare Sunday. It is the day we say farewell to dairy products and begin the Lenten Fast in earnest. To this end households would use up their Read more…
East Kootenay Ukraine Support Committee
A group of concerned citizens have gathered to establish a community-based committee to help bring the immediate family members and other refugees from Ukraine to be reunited with their Cranbrook Read more…
Psalm 136
In the Orthodox Church, this Psalm is sung during Lent to remind us to keep fresh the knowledge of what we have fallen from, how alien we are to the Read more…
His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon Makes Urgent Financial Appeal for Ukrainian Refugee Relief
Dear beloved children in the Lord, It is with profound pain and sorrow that we see the situation unfolding in Ukraine. The invasion of Russian troops has already caused death Read more…
The Dawn of Springtime
Why do Christians call their feast Easter? Isn’t that a pagan word? Did European Christians appropriate an existing pagan feast and add it to their religion? When did Christians start Read more…
Dread Judgement Seat – Last Judgement
Last Judgement (2nd Sun. before Lent) Matt. 25: 31-46, Feb. 27, 2022 Today is the the Sunday of the Last Judgement and Meatfare Sunday, Next Sunday we begin the Great Read more…
Repose of Saint Raphael
Today we commemorate the repose of one of the North American saints, St. Raphael, Bishop of Brooklyn. Saint Raphael used to describe himself: “I am an Arab by birth, a Read more…
Prodigal Son (2nd Sun. before Lent) Feb. 20, 2022 Luke 15: 11-31 Fr. Andrew
I was ordained on the Sunday of the Prodigal Son 9 years ago. This was quite appropriate as certainly in my teenage and early adult years I was a companion Read more…