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Renovation Progress

Posted in St. Aidan Community | Tagged elevator addition, St. Aidan - by Rebecca
Renovation Progress

Drywall is done in church and kids room, mudding has started in the basement/kitchen. . . The barrel ceiling curve took 4 guys per piece of drywall and screws every Read more…

Memory Eternal

Posted in St. Aidan Community | Tagged memory eternal, Soul Saturday, St. Aidan - by Rebecca
Memory Eternal

Christ is Risen!!! This Saturday (April 22) will mark 40 days since our beloved brother fell asleep in the Lord. We will have a Parastas prayer service to mark the Read more…

Thank You

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Thank You

Christ is Risen! Thank You to all who came and helped with Holy Week services, the Easter Egg Hunt, the potluck feast after Agape Vespers, and with all of the Read more…

Christ has Risen!!

Posted in St. Aidan Community | Tagged Orthodoxy, pascha, St. Aidan - by Rebecca
Christ has Risen!!

Indeed He has Risen! Image: Lukas Mann

Agape Vespers

Posted in St. Aidan Community | Tagged Holy Week, lent, Orthodoxy, St. Aidan - by Rebecca
Agape Vespers

Join us tomorrow for Agape Vespers Sunday April 16, 1:00 pm(approx ¾ hr. service) then picnic and potluck feast 1:00 – 4:30 – at the 7th Ave. hall We continue Read more…

Holy Friday

Posted in St. Aidan Community | Tagged Holy Week, lent, Orthodoxy, St. Aidan - by Rebecca
Holy Friday

Today is considered a very strict fast day and for this day only of all the days of the year there is no celebration of the Divine Liturgy allowed. Fri. Read more…

Vigil

Posted in St. Aidan Community | Tagged lent, Orthodoxy, St. Aidan, vigil - by Rebecca
Vigil

There is a list at the back of the church at all the services this week for those who wish to read the Psalms or Book of Acts to keep Read more…

Easter Egg Hunt

Posted in St. Aidan Community | Tagged Easter egg hunt, lent, Orthodoxy, St. Aidan - by Rebecca
Easter Egg Hunt

Donations of easter candy for our 2 volunteers to fill the plastic eggs for our Sunday Easter Egg Hunt need to be in by Saturday after the St Basil Razing Read more…

Holy Week Services, Wed/Th.

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Holy Week Services, Wed/Th.

You can bring flowers to adorn Christ’s tomb (red and white preferred, but all flowers are welcome) in a vase to the Thursday evening Matins service (below, bottom). Holy Week Read more…

John 20:19-25

Posted in St. Aidan Community | Tagged Agape, lent, Orthodoxy, St. Aidan - by Rebecca
John 20:19-25

Please do also be thinking about reading the gospel of John 20: 19-25 (depicting the first appearance of the risen Lord to his disciples) in a language other than English, Read more…

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