• Divine Liturgy of the Sunday before the Nativity

    St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

    Adam and Eve (the first-created), the righteous Abel, son of Adam, the righteous Seth, son of Adam, the righteous Enos,son of Seth, the righteous Kenan, son of Enos, the righteous Read more...

  • Divine Liturgy of the Holy Righteous Ones

    St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

    The Holy Prophet-King David, Saint Joseph the Betrothed, and Saint James the Brother of the Lord are commemorated on the Sunday after the Nativity. If there is no Sunday between Read more...

  • Divine Liturgy of the Forefeast of The Theophany

    St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

    The first day of the Forefeast of Theophany falls on January 2. Like the hymns for the Nativity, many of the Church’s hymns of this period are slightly modified versions Read more...

  • Divine Liturgy of the Afterfeast of the Theophany

    St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

    Today we bless Joseph Creek! The third day of the Afterfeast of Theophany falls on January 9. The hymns of this period invite us to purify our minds in order Read more...

  • Typika (Reader Service)will be served

    St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

    On the Sunday closest to January 25, the Church commemorates the Synaxis of the Holy New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia. Remembering all those Orthodox Christians who suffered for Christ Read more...

  • Divine Liturgy of

    St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

    Synaxis of the Three Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom: During the eleventh century, disputes raged in Constantinople about which of the three hierarchs was the Read more...

  • Divine Liturgy of Zaccheus Sunday

    St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

    The paschal season of the Church is preceded by the season of Great Lent, which is also preceded by its own liturgical preparation. The first sign of the approach of Read more...

  • Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee.-Divine Liturgy

    St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

    The Sunday after the Sunday of Zacchaeus is devoted to the Publican and the Pharisee. At Vespers the night before, the Triodion (the liturgical book used in the services of Great Read more...

  • Divine Liturgy -The Sunday of the Prodigal Son

    St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

    The Sunday after the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee is the Sunday of the Prodigal Son. This parable of God’s forgiveness calls us to “come to ourselves” as Read more...