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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230806T103000
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SUMMARY:Festal Divine Liturgy of the Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ
DESCRIPTION:Discourse on the Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ of Saint Gregory Palamas\, Archbishop of Thessalonica…click to continue: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/08/06/102215-the-holy-transfiguration-of-our-lord-god-and-savior-jesus-christ  \nThe Report from the Archdiocesan Assembly will be presented.
URL:https://saintaidan.ca/event/festal-divine-liturgy-of-the-transfiguration-of-our-lord-jesus-christ/
CATEGORIES:Feastal Divine Liturgy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230730T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230730T121500
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CREATED:20230626T230701Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230626T230701Z
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SUMMARY:Divine Liturgy
DESCRIPTION:The Holy Apostle of the Seventy Silas was a disciple of the Saviour…continue reading at:  https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/07/30/102131-apostle-silas-of-the-seventy
URL:https://saintaidan.ca/event/divine-liturgy-41/
CATEGORIES:Divine Liturgy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230723T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230723T121500
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CREATED:20230626T225720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230722T161325Z
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SUMMARY:Divine Liturgy
DESCRIPTION:The Holy Martyrs Trophimus\, Theophilus\, and thirteen martyrs with them\, suffered during the persecution against Christians under the emperor Diocletian (284-305). Brought to trial\, they bravely confessed themselves Christians and refused to offer sacrifice to idols. After fierce tortures\, they broke the legs of the holy martyrs and threw them into a fire. Strengthened by the Lord\, they came out of the fire completely unharmed\, and they glorified Christ all the more. Unable to break the will of the holy confessors\, the torturers beheaded them…taken from oca.org
URL:https://saintaidan.ca/event/divine-liturgy-40/
CATEGORIES:Divine Liturgy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230716T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230716T121500
DTSTAMP:20260616T003254
CREATED:20230626T224824Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230626T224824Z
UID:6333-1689503400-1689509700@saintaidan.ca
SUMMARY:Divine Liturgy-The Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the First Six Ecumenical Councils.
DESCRIPTION:In the Ninth Article of the Nicea-Constantinople Symbol of Faith proclaimed by the holy Fathers of the First and Second Ecumenical Councils\, we confess our faith in “One\, Holy\, Catholic\, and Apostolic Church.” By virtue of the catholic nature of the Church\, an Ecumenical Council is the Church’s supreme authority\, and possesses the competence to resolve major questions of church life. An Ecumenical Council is comprised of archpastors and pastors of the Church\, and representatives of all the local Churches\, from every land of the “oikumene” (i.e. from all the whole inhabited world)…continue reading at:  https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/07/16/50-fathers-of-the-first-six-councils
URL:https://saintaidan.ca/event/divine-liturgy-the-commemoration-of-the-holy-fathers-of-the-first-six-ecumenical-councils/
CATEGORIES:Divine Liturgy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230709T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230709T121500
DTSTAMP:20260616T003254
CREATED:20230626T223402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230626T223402Z
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SUMMARY:Divine Liturgy
DESCRIPTION:The Hieromartyr Pancratius\, Bishop of Taormina\, was born when our Lord Jesus Christ yet lived upon the earth…continue reading at:  https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/07/09/101970-hieromartyr-pancratius-bishop-of-taormina-in-sicily
URL:https://saintaidan.ca/event/divine-liturgy-39/
CATEGORIES:Divine Liturgy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230702T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230702T111500
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CREATED:20230626T221304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230626T221304Z
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SUMMARY:Divine Liturgy
DESCRIPTION:The Placing of the Venerable Robe of the Most Holy Theotokos at Blachernae: During the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Leo the Great (457-474) …continue reading at:  https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/07/02/101866-the-placing-of-the-honorable-robe-of-the-most-holy-mother-of-god \nAlso today we commemorate the repose of our Father among the Saints John (Maximovitch)\, Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco (1896-1966)\, was a diocesan bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR) who served widely from China to France to the United States…continue reading at:  https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/07/02/206392-saint-john-maximovitch-archbishop-of-shanghai-and-san-francisco
URL:https://saintaidan.ca/event/divine-liturgy-38/
CATEGORIES:Divine Liturgy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230625T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230625T121500
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CREATED:20230608T221413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230608T221413Z
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SUMMARY:Divine Liturgy - Afterfeast of the Nativity of the Forerunner
DESCRIPTION:The Nativity of the Holy Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord\, John: The Gospel (Luke. 1: 5) relates that the righteous parents of Saint John the Baptist\, the Priest Zachariah and Elizabeth (September 5)\, lived in the ancient city of Hebron. They reached old age without having children\, since Elizabeth was barren. Once\, Saint Zachariah was serving in the Temple at Jerusalem and saw the Archangel Gabriel\, standing on the right side of the altar of incense. He predicted that Saint Zachariah would father a son\, who would announce the Savior\, the Messiah\, awaited by the Old Testament Church. Zachariah was troubled\, and fear fell upon him. He had doubts that in old age it was possible to have a son\, and he asked for a sign. It was given to him\, and it was also a chastisement for his unbelief. Zachariah was struck speechless until the time of the fulfillment of the archangel’s words…continue reading at:  https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/06/24/101800-nativity-of-the-holy-glorious-prophet-forerunner-and-baptist-joh
URL:https://saintaidan.ca/event/divine-liturgy-afterfeast-of-the-nativity-of-the-forerunner/
CATEGORIES:Divine Liturgy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230618T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230618T121500
DTSTAMP:20260616T003254
CREATED:20230608T215534Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230608T215534Z
UID:6188-1687084200-1687090500@saintaidan.ca
SUMMARY:Divine Liturgy - Sunday of all Saints of North America
DESCRIPTION:On the second Sunday after Pentecost\, each local Orthodox Church commemorates all the saints\, known and unknown\, who have shone forth in its territory. Accordingly\, the Orthodox Church in America remembers the saints of North America on this day. \nSaints of all times\, and in every country are seen as the fulfillment of God’s promise to redeem fallen humanity. Their example encourages us to “lay aside every weight\, and the sin which so easily besets us” and to “run with patience the race that is set before us” (Hebrews 12:1). The saints of North America also teach us how we should live\, and what we must expect to endure as Christians… continue reading at:  https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/06/18/49-synaxis-of-the-saints-of-north-america
URL:https://saintaidan.ca/event/divine-liturgy-sunday-of-all-saints-of-north-america/
CATEGORIES:Divine Liturgy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230611T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230611T121500
DTSTAMP:20260616T003254
CREATED:20230608T191517Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230608T191517Z
UID:6177-1686479400-1686485700@saintaidan.ca
SUMMARY:Divine Liturgy-Sunday of all Saints
DESCRIPTION:The Sunday following Pentecost is dedicated to All Saints\, both those who are known to us\, and those who are known only to God. There have been saints at all times\, and they have come from every corner of the earth. They were Apostles\, Martyrs\, Prophets\, Hierarchs\, Monastics\, and Righteous\, yet all were perfected by the same Holy Spirit. \nThe Descent of the Holy Spirit makes it possible for us to rise above our fallen state and to attain sainthood\, thereby fulfilling God’s directive to “be holy\, for I am holy” (Lev. 11:44\, 1 Peter 1:16\, etc.). Therefore\, it is fitting to commemorate All Saints on the first Sunday after Pentecost…continue reading at: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/06/11/48-synaxis-of-all-saints
URL:https://saintaidan.ca/event/divine-liturgy-sunday-of-all-saints/
CATEGORIES:Divine Liturgy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230604T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230604T121500
DTSTAMP:20260616T003254
CREATED:20230608T185926Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230608T185926Z
UID:6166-1685874600-1685880900@saintaidan.ca
SUMMARY:Festal Divine Liturgy of Pentecost
DESCRIPTION:In the Church’s annual liturgical cycle\, Pentecost is “the last and great day.” It is the celebration by the Church of the coming of the Holy Spirit as the end—the achievement and fulfillment—of the entire history of salvation. For the same reason\, however\, it is also the celebration of the beginning: it is the “birthday” of the Church as the presence among us of the Holy Spirit\, of the new life in Christ\, of grace\, knowledge\, adoption to God and holiness…continue reading at:  https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/06/04/45-holy-pentecost
URL:https://saintaidan.ca/event/festal-divine-liturgy-of-pentecost/
CATEGORIES:Feastal Divine Liturgy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230528T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230528T121500
DTSTAMP:20260616T003254
CREATED:20230503T224840Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230503T224840Z
UID:5972-1685269800-1685276100@saintaidan.ca
SUMMARY:Divine Liturgy - Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council
DESCRIPTION:On the seventh Sunday of Pascha\, we commemorate the holy God-bearing Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council. \nThe Commemoration of the First Ecumenical Council has been celebrated by the Church of Christ from ancient times. The Lord Jesus Christ left the Church a great promise\, “I will build My Church\, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it” (Mt. 16:18). Although the Church of Christ on earth will pass through difficult struggles with the Enemy of salvation\, it will emerge victorious. The holy martyrs bore witness to the truth of the Savior’s words\, enduring suffering and death for confessing Christ\, but the persecutor’s sword is shattered by the Cross of Christ…read more:  https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/05/28/43-commemoration-of-the-holy-fathers-of-the-first-ecumenical-counci
URL:https://saintaidan.ca/event/divine-liturgy-commemoration-of-the-holy-fathers-of-the-first-ecumenical-council/
CATEGORIES:Divine Liturgy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230521T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230521T121500
DTSTAMP:20260616T003254
CREATED:20230503T223206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230503T223206Z
UID:5960-1684665000-1684671300@saintaidan.ca
SUMMARY:Divine Liturgy - Sunday of the Blind Man
DESCRIPTION:At the end of Chapter 8 in Gospel of Saint John\, the Savior was disputing with the Pharisees in the Temple during the Feast of Tabernacles. He told them\, “Your father Abraham was glad that he should see my day; and he saw it and rejoiced” (John 8:56). The Jews said that Jesus was not even fifty years old\, so how could He claim to have seen Abraham? The Lord replied\, “Before Abraham was\, I am.” I am\, of course\, is the name that God revealed to Moses in the Burning Bush. When the Jews picked up stones to throw at Him\, He hid Himself and went out of the Temple… read more:  https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/05/21/40-sunday-of-the-blind-man
URL:https://saintaidan.ca/event/divine-liturgy-sunday-of-the-blind-man-2/
CATEGORIES:Divine Liturgy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230514T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230514T121500
DTSTAMP:20260616T003254
CREATED:20230428T194750Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230428T194750Z
UID:5908-1684060200-1684066500@saintaidan.ca
SUMMARY:Divine Liturgy - Sunday of the Samaritan Woman
DESCRIPTION:The Holy Martyr Photina (Svetlana) the Samaritan Woman\, her sons Victor (named Photinus) and Joses; and her sisters Anatola\, Phota\, Photis\, Paraskevḗ\, Kyriake; Nero’s daughter Domnina; and the Martyr Sebastian: The holy Martyr Photina was the Samaritan Woman\, with whom the Savior conversed at Jacob’s Well (John. 4:5-42)…Click to read more:  https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/05/14/39-sunday-of-the-samaritan-woman
URL:https://saintaidan.ca/event/divine-liturgy-sunday-of-the-samaritan-woman/
CATEGORIES:Divine Liturgy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230507T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230507T121500
DTSTAMP:20260616T003254
CREATED:20230428T193534Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230428T193534Z
UID:5900-1683455400-1683461700@saintaidan.ca
SUMMARY:Divine Liturgy - Sunday of the Paralytic
DESCRIPTION:Many miracles in the Old Testament involve water. To name but a few\, the water of the Nile turned to blood after Moses lifted his rod and struck the water before Pharaoh and His servants (Exodus 7:20). Not only was the Nile turned to blood\, but also “their rivers\, their canals\, their ponds\, and all their pools of water\, that they may become blood; and there shall be blood throughout the land of Egypt\, both in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone” …read more\, click:  https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/05/07/37-sunday-of-the-paralytic
URL:https://saintaidan.ca/event/divine-liturgy-sunday-of-the-paralytic-2/
CATEGORIES:Divine Liturgy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230430T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230430T121500
DTSTAMP:20260616T003254
CREATED:20230324T224441Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230324T224441Z
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SUMMARY:Sunday of the Holy Myrrhbearing Women with the Noble Joseph Divine Liturgy
DESCRIPTION:The Myrrh-bearing women are those women who followed the Lord\, along with His Mother. They remained with her during the time of the saving Passion\, and anointed the Lord’s body with myrrh. Joseph and Νikόdēmos asked for and received the Lord’s body from Pilate. They took it down from the Cross\, wrapped it in linen cloths and spices\, then they laid it in a tomb\, and then they placed a great stone over the entrance of the tomb… read more:  https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/04/30/36-sunday-of-the-holy-myrrhbearing-women-with-the-noble-joseph
URL:https://saintaidan.ca/event/sunday-of-the-holy-myrrhbearing-women-with-the-noble-joseph-divine-liturgy/
CATEGORIES:Divine Liturgy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230415T223000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230416T013000
DTSTAMP:20260616T003254
CREATED:20230324T220646Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230324T225222Z
UID:5737-1681597800-1681608600@saintaidan.ca
SUMMARY:Nocturns\, Matins and Paschal Divine Liturgy
DESCRIPTION:The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is the center of the Christian faith. Saint Paul says that if Christ is not raised from the dead\, then our preaching and faith are in vain (I Cor. 15:14). Indeed\, without the resurrection there would be no Christian preaching or faith. The disciples of Christ would have remained the broken and hopeless band which the Gospel of John describes as being in hiding behind locked doors for fear of the Jews. They went nowhere and preached nothing until they met the risen Christ\, the doors being shut (John 20: 19). Then they touched the wounds of the nails and the spear; they ate and drank with Him. The resurrection became the basis of everything they said and did (Acts 2-4): “. . . for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see that I have” (Luke 24:39).read more… https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/04/16/27-holy-pascha-the-resurrection-of-our-lord
URL:https://saintaidan.ca/event/nocturns-matins-paschal-divine-liturgy-2/
CATEGORIES:Feastal Divine Liturgy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230409T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230409T123000
DTSTAMP:20260616T003254
CREATED:20230322T194757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230322T194757Z
UID:5690-1681036200-1681043400@saintaidan.ca
SUMMARY:Divine Liturgy-Entry of Our Lord into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday)
DESCRIPTION:Palm Sunday is the celebration of the triumphant entrance of Christ into the royal city of Jerusalem. He rode on a colt for which He Himself had sent\, and He permitted the people to hail Him publicly as a king. A large crowd met Him in a manner befitting royalty\, waving palm branches and placing their garments in His path. They greeted Him with these words: “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord\, even the King of Israel! (John 12:13). \nThis day together with the raising of Lazarus are signs pointing beyond themselves to the mighty deeds and events which consummate Christ’s earthly ministry. The time of fulfillment was at hand. Christ’s raising of Lazarus points to the destruction of death and the joy of resurrection which will be accessible to all through His own death and resurrection. His entrance into Jerusalem is a fulfillment of the messianic prophecies about the king who will enter his holy city to establish a final kingdom. “Behold\, your king is coming to you\, humble\, and mounted on an ass\, and on a colt\, the foal of an ass” (Zech 9:9)…read more: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/04/09/20-entry-of-our-lord-into-jerusalem-palm-sunday
URL:https://saintaidan.ca/event/divine-liturgy-entry-of-our-lord-into-jerusalem-palm-sunday/
CATEGORIES:Divine Liturgy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230408T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230408T113000
DTSTAMP:20260616T003254
CREATED:20230322T194010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230322T194010Z
UID:5686-1680946200-1680953400@saintaidan.ca
SUMMARY:Divine Liturgy-Lazarus Saturday
DESCRIPTION:Visible triumphs are few in the earthly life of our Lord Jesus Christ. He preached a kingdom “not of this world.” At His nativity in the flesh there was “no room at the inn.” For nearly thirty years\, while He grew “in wisdom and in stature\, and in favor with God and man” (Luke 2:52)\, He lived in obscurity as “the son of Mary.” When He appeared from Nazareth to begin His public ministry\, one of the first to hear of Him asked: “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” (John 1:46). In the end He was crucified between two thieves and laid to rest in the tomb of another man. \nTwo brief days stand out as sharp exceptions to the above—days of clearly observable triumph. These days are known in the Church today as Lazarus Saturday and Palm Sunday. Together they form a unified liturgical cycle which serves as the passage from the forty days of Great Lent to Holy Week. They are the unique and paradoxical days before the Lord’s Passion. They are days of visible\, earthly triumph\, of resurrectional and messianic joy in which Christ Himself is a deliberate and active participant. At the same time they are days which point beyond themselves to an ultimate victory and final kingship which Christ will attain not by raising one dead man or entering a particular city\, but by His own imminent suffering\, death and resurrection…read more:  https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/04/08/19-the-raising-of-lazarus-lazarus-saturday
URL:https://saintaidan.ca/event/divine-liturgy-lazarus-saturday-2/
CATEGORIES:Divine Liturgy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230326T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230326T123000
DTSTAMP:20260616T003254
CREATED:20230224T030744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230227T210351Z
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SUMMARY:Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great-Saint John Klimakos (of the Ladder)
DESCRIPTION:The Fourth Sunday of Lent is dedicated to Saint John Klimakos\, the author of The Ladder of Divine Ascent. In this book the Igumen of Saint Katherine’s Monastery on Mount Sinai bears witness to the great effort which is required for entry into God’s Kingdom (Matthew 10:12). The spiritual struggle of the Christian life is difficult since it is “not against flesh and blood\, but against … the rulers of the present darkness … the hosts of wickedness in heavenly places …” (Ephesians 6:12). Saint John encourages the faithful in their efforts for\, as the Lord has said\, only “he who endures to the end will be saved” (Matthew 24:13)…completed at:  https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/03/26/16-4th-sunday-of-great-lent-st-john-climacus-of-the-ladder
URL:https://saintaidan.ca/event/divine-liturgy-saint-john-klimakos/
CATEGORIES:Divine Liturgy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230325T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230325T101500
DTSTAMP:20260616T003254
CREATED:20230224T030027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230301T210515Z
UID:5551-1679734800-1679739300@saintaidan.ca
SUMMARY:Divine Liturgy-The Annunciation of our Most Holy Lady\, the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary
DESCRIPTION:The Feast of the Annunciation is one of the earliest Christian feasts\, and was already being celebrated in the fourth century. There is a painting of the Annunciation in the catacomb of Priscilla in Rome dating from the second century. The Council of Toledo in 656 mentions the Feast\, and the Council in Trullo in 692 says that the Annunciation was celebrated during Great Lent…continue at:  https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/03/25/100884-the-annunciation-of-our-most-holy-lady-the-theotokos-and-ever-vi
URL:https://saintaidan.ca/event/divine-liturgy-the-annunciation-of-our-most-holy-lady-the-theotokos-and-ever-virgin-mary/
CATEGORIES:Feastal Divine Liturgy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230322T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230322T190000
DTSTAMP:20260616T003254
CREATED:20230310T224332Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230310T224332Z
UID:5627-1679506200-1679511600@saintaidan.ca
SUMMARY:Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
DESCRIPTION:All are welcome to join us at this very special Lenten service.
URL:https://saintaidan.ca/event/liturgy-of-the-presanctified-gifts-10/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230319T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230319T123000
DTSTAMP:20260616T003254
CREATED:20230224T025145Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230227T210245Z
UID:5547-1679221800-1679229000@saintaidan.ca
SUMMARY:Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great-Sunday of the Cross
DESCRIPTION:The Third Sunday of Lent is that of the Veneration of the Cross. The cross stands in the midst of the church in the middle of the lenten season not merely to remind men of Christ’s redemption and to keep before them the goal of their efforts\, but also to be venerated as that reality by which man must live to be saved. “He who does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me” (Mt.10:38). For in the Cross of Christ Crucified lies both “the power of God and the wisdom of God” for those being saved (1 Cor.1:24)…taken from oca.org
URL:https://saintaidan.ca/event/divine-liturgy-sunday-of-the-cross/
CATEGORIES:Divine Liturgy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230318T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230318T110000
DTSTAMP:20260616T003254
CREATED:20230310T224743Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230310T224743Z
UID:5629-1679131800-1679137200@saintaidan.ca
SUMMARY:Soul Saturday Memorial Divine Liturgy
DESCRIPTION:We gather today to remember those who have been chosen and taken by the Lord. Bring your list to Fr. Andrew.
URL:https://saintaidan.ca/event/soul-saturday-memorial-divine-liturgy/
CATEGORIES:Divine Liturgy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230315T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230315T190000
DTSTAMP:20260616T003254
CREATED:20230310T224058Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230310T224058Z
UID:5625-1678901400-1678906800@saintaidan.ca
SUMMARY:Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
DESCRIPTION:Once again we are blessed to be able to celebrate this special\, specific to Great Lent only\, service.
URL:https://saintaidan.ca/event/liturgy-of-the-presanctified-gifts-9/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230312T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230312T123000
DTSTAMP:20260616T003254
CREATED:20230224T024229Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230227T210138Z
UID:5541-1678617000-1678624200@saintaidan.ca
SUMMARY:Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great-St. Gregory Palamas
DESCRIPTION:This 2nd Sunday of Great Lent was originally dedicated to Saint Polycarp of Smyrna (February 23). After his glorification in 1368\, a second commemoration of Saint Gregory Palamas (November 14) was appointed for the Second Sunday of Great Lent as a second “Triumph of Orthodoxy.”…click the link to continue: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/03/12/12-2nd-sunday-of-great-lent-st-gregory-palamas
URL:https://saintaidan.ca/event/divine-liturgy-2nd-sunday-of-great-lent-st-gregory-palamas/
CATEGORIES:Divine Liturgy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230308T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230308T190000
DTSTAMP:20260616T003254
CREATED:20230307T204906Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230307T204906Z
UID:5608-1678296600-1678302000@saintaidan.ca
SUMMARY:Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
DESCRIPTION:We are blessed to be able to serve this service this year\, given our renovation. We have been granted access to use Christchurch Anglican church on Wednesday evenings during Great Lent! Subject to having a music/chanting leader available we are planning on having Pre-sanctified Liturgies at 5:30- pm beginning tomorrow\, Wednesday\, March 5\, 2023.
URL:https://saintaidan.ca/event/liturgy-of-the-presanctified-gifts-4/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230305T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230305T123000
DTSTAMP:20260616T003254
CREATED:20230224T022254Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230227T205928Z
UID:5532-1678012200-1678019400@saintaidan.ca
SUMMARY:Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great-Sunday of Orthodoxy
DESCRIPTION:The first Sunday of Great Lent is called the Sunday of Orthodoxy. It commemorates the restoration of the Holy Icons and the triumph of the Orthodox Faith against the terrible heresy of the Iconoclasts\, i.e. those heretics who refused to honour the Holy Icons. For more than a hundred years the Church was disturbed by the evil doctrine of iconoclasm…Click link to continue reading:  https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/03/05/10-1st-sunday-of-great-lent-sunday-of-orthodoxy
URL:https://saintaidan.ca/event/divine-liturgy-of-the-1st-sunday-of-great-lent-sunday-of-orthodoxy/
CATEGORIES:Divine Liturgy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230226T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230226T123000
DTSTAMP:20260616T003254
CREATED:20230130T201440Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230131T190241Z
UID:5407-1677407400-1677414600@saintaidan.ca
SUMMARY:Divine Liturgy-Sunday of Cheesefare-Expulsion of Adam from Paradise-Forgiveness Sunday
DESCRIPTION:As we begin the Great Fast\, the Church reminds us of Adam’s expulsion from Paradise. God commanded Adam to fast (Gen. 2:16)\, but he did not obey. Because of their disobedience\, Adam and Eve were cast out of Eden and lost the life of blessedness\, knowledge of God\, and communion with Him\, for which they were created. Both they and their descendants became heirs of death and corruption…To Continue reading\, click: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/02/26/7-sunday-of-cheesefare-expulsion-of-adam-from-paradise \nThis Sunday Forgiveness Vespers will be served in the early afternoon\, directly after Liturgy.
URL:https://saintaidan.ca/event/divine-liturgy-sunday-of-cheesefare-expulsion-of-adam-from-paradise/
CATEGORIES:Divine Liturgy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230219T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230219T123000
DTSTAMP:20260616T003254
CREATED:20230130T195851Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230130T195851Z
UID:5393-1676802600-1676809800@saintaidan.ca
SUMMARY:Divine Liturgy-Sunday of the Last Judgement/ Meatfare Sunday
DESCRIPTION:Today’s Gospel reading is Matthew 25:31-46\, the parable of the Last Judgment. It reminds us that while trusting in Christ’s love and mercy\, we must not forget His righteous judgment when He comes again in glory. If our hearts remain hardened and unrepentant\, we should not expect the Lord to overlook our transgressions simply because He is a good and loving God. Although He does not desire the death of a sinner\, He also expects us to turn from our wickedness and live (Ezek. 33:11). This same idea is expressed in the prayer read by the priest after the penitent has confessed his or her sins (Slavic practice)…to continue reading click :  https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/02/19/5-sunday-of-meatfare-of-the-last-judgment \nAlso\, this is the last time we eat meat until we celebrate the Risen Christ at Pascha.
URL:https://saintaidan.ca/event/divine-liturgy-sunday-of-the-last-judgement-meatfare-sunday/
CATEGORIES:Divine Liturgy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230218T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230218T110000
DTSTAMP:20260616T003254
CREATED:20230130T194246Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230217T225756Z
UID:5389-1676712600-1676718000@saintaidan.ca
SUMMARY:Memorial Divine Liturgy-Saturday of Meatfare
DESCRIPTION:On the day before Meatfare Sunday\, on which we remember the Last Judgment\, the Orthodox Church prays for those of its members who may have died unexpectedly because of wars\, plagues\, starvation\, or any other sort of death while they were in a foreign country\, or while they were traveling by sea\, by land\, or by air. The Church also prays for the poor\, or for those who may not have received a proper burial\, or who had no one to request Memorial Services to be offered for them…Click the following link to continue reading:  https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/02/18/4-memorial-saturday-of-meatfare \n  \n 
URL:https://saintaidan.ca/event/memorial-divine-liturgy-saturday-of-meatfare-time-tbd/
CATEGORIES:Divine Liturgy
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