Saint Aidan Orthodox Church

Divine Liturgy of the Holy Theophany of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
2024-01-06 09:00 - 10:30 (America/Edmonton) | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Theophany is the Feast which reveals the Most Holy Trinity to the world through the Baptism of the Lord (Mt.3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21-22). God the Father spoke from Heaven about the Son, the Son was baptized by Saint John the Forerunner, and the Holy Spirit descended upon the Son in the form of a dove. From ancient times this Feast was called the Day of Illumination and the Feast of Lights, since God is Light and has appeared to illumine “those who sat in darkness,” and “in the region of the shadow of death” (Mt.4:16), and to save the fallen race of mankind by grace…to read more, click: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/01/06/100106-feast-of-the-theophany-of-our-lord-and-savior-jesus-christ

Divine Liturgy
2024-01-07 10:30 - 12:15 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
On the first day of the Afterfeast of Theophany, the Church extols Saint John the Baptist as the greatest man born of a woman. He surpasses all the ancient prophets because he baptized the Messiah, Whose coming he foretold….taken from https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/01/07/100108-afterfeast-of-the-theophany-of-our-lord-and-savior-jesus-christ

Divine Liturgy
2024-01-14 10:30 - 12:15 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Leavetaking of the Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

Divine Liturgy
2024-01-21 10:30 - 12:15 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Saint Maximus the Confessor was born in Constantinople around 580 and raised in a pious Christian family. He received an excellent education, studying philosophy, grammar, and rhetoric. He was well-read in the authors of antiquity and he also mastered philosophy and theology. When Saint Maximus entered into government service, he became first secretary (asekretis) and chief counselor to the emperor Heraclius (611-641), who was impressed by his knowledge and virtuous life…to read more, click https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/01/21/100249-venerable-maximus-the-confessor

Divine Liturgy
2024-01-28 10:30 - 12:15 | 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 at the hands of the godless Soviets during the years of persecution. These include the royal Passion Bearers Tsar Nicholas II and his family, and the Grand Duchess Elizabeth. Countless thousands of martyrs, both clergy and laity also suffered, some of whose names are known, as well as millions of simple believers whose names have been lost to history…to read more, click https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/01/28/205310-new-martyrs-and-confessors-of-russia

CANCELLED-Divine Liturgy
2024-01-30 09:00 - 10:30 | 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 greatest. Some preferred Saint Basil (January 1), others honored Saint Gregory the Theologian (January 25), while a third group exalted Saint John Chrysostom (November 13)…to read more, click https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/01/30/100350-synaxis-of-the-ecumenical-teachers-and-hierarchs-basil-the-great

Divine Liturgy of the Meeting of our Lord Jesus Christ in the Temple
2024-02-02 09:00 - 10:30 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
The Meeting of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ is described in the third Gospel (Luke 2:22-40). Forty days after His birth the Divine Child was brought to the Temple at Jerusalem to be presented to the Lord. According to the Law of Moses (Lev. 12:2-8), a woman who gave birth to a male child was forbidden to enter the Temple for forty days. At the end of the time of her purification, the mother went to the Temple with the child, to offer a young lamb, two turtledoves, or pigeons to the Lord as a sacrifice. The Most Holy Virgin had no need of purification, since she had given birth to the Source of purity and sanctity. Out of humility, however, she fulfilled the requirements of the Law.

Divine Liturgy - Afterfeast of the Meeting of the Lord
2024-02-04 10:30 - 12:15 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
On this first day of the Afterfeast of the Meeting of the Lord, the Church commemorates the righteous Simeon and Anna the prophetess. The following words are ascribed to Christ in Ode 9 of the Canon: “I am not held by the Elder; it is I Who hold him, for he asks Me for forgiveness.”

Divine Liturgy
2024-02-11 10:30 - 12:15 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Today we commemorate the Hieromartyr Blaise (Blasius), Bishop of Sebaste, was known for his righteous and devout life. Unanimously chosen by the people, he was consecrated Bishop of Sebaste. This occurred during the reign of the Roman emperors Diocletian (284-305) and Licinius (307-324), fierce persecutors of Christians. Saint Blaise encouraged his flock, visited the imprisoned, and gave support to the martyrs… to continue reading, click: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/02/11/100501-hieromartyr-blaise-bishop-of-sebaste

Divine Liturgy Sunday of Zacchaus
2024-02-18 10:30 - 12:15 | 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 Great Lent comes five Sundays before its beginning. On this Sunday the Gospel reading is about Zacchaeus the tax-collector. It tells how Christ brought salvation to the sinful man, and how his life was changed simply because he “sought to see who Jesus was” (Luke 19:3). The desire and effort to see Jesus begins the entire movement through Lent towards Pascha. It is the first movement of salvation… to continue reading, click: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/02/18/1-sunday-of-zacchaeus

Divine Liturgy Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee
2024-02-25 10:30 - 12:15 | 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 Lent) begins… to read more, click : https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/02/25/2-sunday-of-the-publican-and-the-pharisee-embeginning-of-the-lente

Divine Liturgy-Sunday of the Prodigal Son
2024-03-03 10:30 - 12:15 | 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 did the prodigal son, to see ourselves as being “in a far country” far from the Father’s house, and to make the journey of return to God. We are given every assurance by the Master that our heavenly Father will receive us with joy and gladness. We must only “arise and go,” confessing our self-inflicted and sinful separation from that “home” where we truly belong (Luke 15:11-24)… from oca.org

Divine Liturgy-Sunday of Meatfare of the Last Judgment
2024-03-10 10:30 - 12:15 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
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 read more, click https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/03/10/5-sunday-of-meatfare-of-the-last-judgment

Meat Fast Week
2024-03-11 00:00 - 2024-03-16 23:59 | British Columbia
This week we refrain from eating meat.

Divine Liturgy-Sunday of Cheesefare: Expulsion of Adam from Paradise
2024-03-17 10:30 - 12:15 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
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 read more, click https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/03/17/7-sunday-of-cheesefare-expulsion-of-adam-from-paradise

Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
2024-03-22 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-03-27 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-04-03 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-04-10 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-05-01 18:00 - 20:00 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Divine Liturgy-1st Sunday of Great Lent: Sunday of Orthodoxy
2024-03-24 10:30 - 12:15 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
The first Sunday of Great Lent is called the Sunday of Orthodoxy because 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… to read more, click https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/03/24/10-1st-sunday-of-great-lent-sunday-of-orthodoxy

Divine Liturgy-The Annunciation of our Most Holy Lady, the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary
2024-03-25 10:30 - 11:30 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
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…to read more, click https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/03/25/100884-the-annunciation-of-our-most-holy-lady-the-theotokos-and-ever-vi

Memorial Liturgy
2024-03-30 10:30 - 23:30 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Divine Liturgy-2nd Sunday of Great Lent: St Gregory Palamas
2024-03-31 10:30 - 12:15 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
This Sunday 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.” to read more, click https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/03/31/12-2nd-sunday-of-great-lent-st-gregory-palamas

Divine Liturgy - Veneration of the Cross
2024-04-07 10:30 - 12:00 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
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… to read more, click https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/04/07/14-3rd-sunday-of-great-lent-veneration-of-the-cross

Divine Liturgy - St John Climacus (of the Ladder)
2024-04-14 10:30 - 12:00 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
The Fourth Sunday of Lent is dedicated to Saint John Climacus, 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)…to read more, click https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/04/14/16-4th-sunday-of-great-lent-st-john-climacus-of-the-ladder

Divine Liturgy - St Mary of Egypt
2024-04-21 10:30 - 12:00 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Saint Zosimas (April 4) was a monk at a certain Palestinian monastery on the outskirts of Caesarea. Having dwelt at the monastery since his childhood, he lived there in asceticism until he reached the age of fifty-three. Then he was disturbed by the thought that he had attained perfection, and needed no one to instruct him. “Is there a monk anywhere who can show me some form of asceticism that I have not attained? Is there anyone who has surpassed me in spiritual sobriety and deeds?”…to read more, click https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/04/21/18-5th-sunday-of-great-lent-st-mary-of-egypt

CANCELLED Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
2024-04-26 18:00 - 20:00 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

St. Lazarus Liturgy
2024-04-27 09:00 - 10:30 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Festal Divine Liturgy - Entry of Our Lord into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday)
2024-04-28 10:30 - 12:00 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
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)…to read more, click https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/04/28/20-entry-of-our-lord-into-jerusalem-palm-sunday
