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5th Sun. of Pascha; St. Photini; Equal to the Apostles-The Woman at the Well Gospel John 4: 5-42

Posted in Father Andrew's Desk, Homilies | - by D. Sparrow

Christ is Risen! We have passed the half-way point in our journey from Pascha to Pentecost, the mid-feast was on Wednesday and so soon we will be praying “O Heavenly Read more…

Perogy Dinner HUGE Success!

Posted in Events | - by D. Sparrow
Perogy Dinner HUGE Success!

The first Perogy dinner at St. Aidan Orthodox Church in Cranbrook was a huge success! The tickets were sold out, we had to turn far too many folks away. We Read more…

4th Sunday of Pascha; Sunday of the Paralytic: Gospel: John 5: 1-15 : Epistle: Acts 9: 32-42 Peter and Aeneas

Posted in Father Andrew's Desk, Homilies | - by D. Sparrow

Today we celebrate Christ raising the paralytic at the pool by the Sheep Gate. The sheep gate was the deep pool by the Jewish temple, surrounded by 5 sides, where Read more…

Perogy Fundraiser Dinner, May 3rd, 2018

Posted in Events | - by D. Sparrow
Perogy Fundraiser Dinner, May 3rd, 2018

It is official, St. Aidan will be hosting our first genuine Ukrainian supper on Thursday May 3 from 5:30 – 7:00pm, downstairs at the church (201 -7th Ave. S.). We Read more…

3rd Sunday after Pascha, Myrrhbearing Women April 22, 2018; Mark 15: 43- 16:8 Fr Andrew

Posted in Father Andrew's Desk, Homilies | - by D. Sparrow

Christ is Risen! The Myrrhbearing women – those who had faithfully followed Jesus right to the foot of the cross, even when the other apostles had scattered and were hiding Read more…

Holy Week & Pascha at St. Aidan’s, Cranbrook, BC -2018

Posted in Events | - by D. Sparrow
Holy Week & Pascha at St. Aidan’s, Cranbrook, BC -2018

Photos from the celebration of holy week and Pascha at St Aidan of Lindisfarne Orthodox Church in Cranbrook, BC. Credit for many of the photos to Diakonissa Victoria Jordan.

Pascha Time

Posted in Glimpses of Glory | - by Anastasia Bartlett

We are creatures of linear time, always moving forward, only glancing back imperfectly at the past. We dream of travelling at will along our time line. Whether it is Superman Read more…

Forgiveness

Posted in Glimpses of Glory | - by Anastasia Bartlett

We have entered the days of pre-Lent has started. These are the Sundays when we remember Zacheus, the publican and the pharisee and the prodigal son. When I was a Read more…

Orthodoxy 101 (An Introduction to Ancient Christianity)

Posted in Exploring Orthodoxy, Link of the Week, Newspaper Articles, St. Aidan Community | - by Fr Andrew Applegate
Orthodoxy 101 (An Introduction to Ancient Christianity)

We will be using Fr. Barnabas Powell’s 16 session Video series “Journey to Fullness” as a teaching and discussion starter each Wednesday. They are 20 minutes long so the format Read more…

Orthodoxy 101 (An Introduction to Ancient Christianity) Course starting Oct. 4

Posted in Uncategorized | - by Fr Andrew Applegate

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