Akathist Hymn/Study
2022-04-15 17:30 - 18:30 (America/Edmonton) | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Divine Liturgy-Lazarus Saturday
2022-04-16 09:00 - 10:30 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
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,… click link to continue reading: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/04/16/19-the-raising-of-lazarus-lazarus-saturday

Great Vespers with Lytia
2022-04-16 17:30 - 18:30

Divine Liturgy - Palm Sunday
2022-04-17 10:30 - 12:15 | 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…click the link to continue: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/04/17/20-entry-of-our-lord-into-jerusalem-palm-sunday

Bridegroom Matins
2022-04-17 17:30 - 19:00 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
These three days, which the Church calls Great and Holy have within the liturgical development of the Holy Week a very definite purpose. They place all its celebrations in the perspective of End Times;…to continue reading click the link: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/04/18/21-great-and-holy-monday

St. Aidan Church Breakfast
2022-04-18 07:30 - 09:30, 2022-04-25 07:30 - 09:30, 2022-05-02 07:30 - 09:00 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
A free breakfast is served every Monday of every month.
Monday breakfast consists of a breakfast sandwich with coffee, juice, yogurt and two pieces of fruit.

Bridegroom Matins
2022-04-18 17:30 - 19:00 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
…At the Presanctified Liturgy: Matthew 24: 36-26, 2. The End again and the parables of the End: the ten wise virgins who had enough oil in their lamps and the ten foolish ones who were not admitted to the bridal banquet;…https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/04/19/22-great-and-holy-tuesday

Bridegroom Matins
2022-04-19 17:30 - 19:00 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
On Great and Holy Wednesday, the hymns of the Bridegroom Service remind us of the sinful woman who poured precious ointment on Christ’s head at Simon the leper’s house (Mt. 26:7)… continue reading at:https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/04/20/23-great-and-holy-wednesday

Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
2022-04-20 17:30 - 19:00 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Vesperal Divine Liturgy of St. Basil
2022-04-21 10:30 - 12:30 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Two events shape the liturgy of Great and Holy Thursday: the Last Supper of Christ with His disciples, and the betrayal of Judas…much more to read at: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/04/21/24-great-and-holy-thursday

Matins with the Gospel Readings
2022-04-21 17:30 - 19:30 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
We stand before the Cross of Christ and read the 12 Gospels telling of the Passion of Christ.

Royal Hours of Great and Holy Friday
2022-04-22 10:30 - 12:00 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
On Great and Holy Friday, Christ died on the Cross. He gave up His spirit with the words: “It is finished” (John 19:30). These words are better understood when rendered: “It is consummated.” …to continue reading, click: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/04/22/25-great-and-holy-friday

Vespers with Shroud Veneration
2022-04-22 16:00 - 17:30 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
The Vespers, celebrated in the Church on Holy Friday afternoon, brings to mind all of the final events of the life of Christ as mentioned above: the trial, the sentence, the scourging and mocking, the crucifixion, the death, the taking down of His body from the Cross, and the burial. As the hymnography indicates, these events remain ever-present in the Church; they constitute the today of its life. …so much more to read at: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/04/22/25-great-and-holy-friday

Matins with Praises and Shroud Procession
2022-04-22 18:30 - 20:30 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
We stand before the Tomb of Christ and read the Praises followed by a procession with the Shroud of Christ.

Vesperal Divine Liturgy of St. Basil on Great and Holy Saturday
2022-04-23 09:00 - 12:00 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Great and Holy Saturday is the day on which Christ reposed in the tomb. The Church calls this day the Blessed Sabbath.
“The great Moses mystically foreshadowed this day when he said:
God blessed the seventh day.
This is the blessed Sabbath
This is the day of rest,
on which the only-begotten Son of God rested from all His works….”
to continue reading, click: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/04/23/26-great-and-holy-saturday
The icon depicts the Descent into Hades.

Nocturns, Matins
2022-04-23 22:30 - 23:59 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
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). …much more to read at: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/04/24/27-holy-pascha-the-resurrection-of-our-lord

Paschal Divine Liturgy
2022-04-24 00:00 - 01:30 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Agape (Paschal)Vespers
2022-04-24 13:00 - 17:00 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
followed by a Paschal Feast!

Great Vespers -Tone 1
2022-04-30 17:30 - 18:30 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Divine Liturgy - St. Thomas Sunday
2022-05-01 10:30 - 12:15 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Some icons depicting this event are inscribed “The Doubting Thomas.” This is incorrect. In Greek, the inscription reads, “The Touching of Thomas.” The Slavonic inscription is, “The Belief of Thomas.” When Saint Thomas touched the Life-giving side of the Lord, he no longer had any doubts…continue reading at:https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/05/01/34-antipascha-saint-thomas-sunday

Fast Day
2022-05-04, 2022-05-06, 2022-05-11

St. Aidan Church Breakfast
2022-05-04 07:30 - 09:00 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
A free breakfast is served the first two Wednesdays of every month.
Wednesday breakfast consists of burritos with coffee, juice, yogurt and two pieces of fruit.

CANCELLED-Great Vespers - Tone 2
2022-05-07 17:30 - 18:15

Divine Liturgy - Sunday of the Myrrh-bearing Women
2022-05-08 10:30 - 12:15
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 was 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.

St. Aidan Church Breakfast
2022-05-09 07:30 - 09:00
Please note the change of venue during our renovation.
A free breakfast is served every Monday of every month.
Monday breakfast consists of a breakfast sandwich with coffee, juice, yogurt and two pieces of fruit.

St. Aidan Church Breakfast
2022-05-11 07:30 - 09:00
Please note change of venue during our renovation.
A free breakfast is served the first two Wednesdays of every month.
Wednesday breakfast consists of burritos with coffee, juice, yogurt and two pieces of fruit.
