Saint Aidan Orthodox Church

Divine Liturgy
2021-11-07 10:30 - 12:15 (America/Edmonton) | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
The holy martyr Hieron was born in the city of Tiana in great Cappadocia. Raised by a pious mother, he was a kindly and good Christian…for the rest of his story, go to: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2021/11/07/103198-33-holy-martyrs-of-melitene
Church School begins at the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy.

Great Vespers-Tone 3
2021-11-06 17:30 - 18:30
All are welcome to join us in worship

St. Aidan Church Breakfast
2021-11-03 07:30 - 09:30
A free breakfast is served the first 2 Wednesdays of every month.
This Wednesday’s breakfast consists of a breakfast sandwich with coffee, juice, yogurt and two pieces of fruit.

St. Aidan Church Breakfast
2021-11-01 07:30 - 09:30, 2021-10-25 07:30 - 09:30, 2021-10-18 07:30 - 09:30, 2021-10-11 07:30 - 09:30, 2021-10-04 07:30 - 09:30, 2021-09-27 07:30 - 09:30, 2021-09-20 07:30 - 09:30, 2021-09-13 07:30
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.

Divine Liturgy
2021-10-31 10:30 - 12:15
The Life of Saint John Kochurov, Hieromartyr, Missionary in America. He wad the first Clergy Martyr of the Russian Revolution…read about his life at: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2021/10/31/103122-priestmartyr-john-kochurov

Great Vespers-Tone 2
2021-10-30 17:30 - 18:30
All are welcome to join us in worship.

Divine Liturgy
2021-10-24 10:30 - 12:15
Today we commemorate the Martyr Arethas and with him 4299 Martyrs. They suffered for the Lord Jesus Christ in the sixth century. Arethas was prefect of the Christian city of Negran in Arabia. The Arabian (or Omirite) king, Dunaan, who was Jewish, decided to eliminate Christianity from the land. He issued an edict that all followers of Christ were to be put to death…read more at: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2021/10/24/103043-martyr-arethas-and-4299-martyrs-with-him

Great Vespers-Tone 1
2021-10-23 17:30 - 18:30
All are welcome to come and worship with us.

Divine Liturgy
2021-10-17 10:30 - 12:00
Today the Church remembers the 350 holy Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council under the holy Patriarch Tarasius (February 25).
The Synod of 787, the second to meet at Nicea, refuted the Iconoclast heresy during the reign of Empress Irene and her son Constantine VI.
The Council decreed that the veneration of icons was not idolatry (Exodus 20:4-5), because the honor shown to them is not directed to the wood or paint, but passes to the prototype (the person depicted). This article is completed at: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2021/10/17/70-commemoration-of-the-holy-fathers-of-the-seventh-ecumenical-coun

Great Vespers-Cancelled
2021-10-16 17:30 - 18:30
Great Vespers are cancelled this evening.

St. Aidan Church Breakfast
2021-10-13 07:30 - 09:30, 2021-10-06 07:30 - 09:30
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.

Divine Liturgy
2021-10-10 10:30 - 12:15
Today we commemorate Saints Eulampius and Eulampia who were brother and sister. They lived at the beginning of the fourth century in the city of Nicomedia. Eulampius became upset after reading the decree of the emperor Maximian (284-305) sentencing all Christians to execution. Eulampius was horrified that the emperor was taking up arms against his own subjects rather than fighting the enemies of his country…the read more at: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2021/10/10/102919-martyrs-eulampius-and-eulampia-at-nicomedia-and-200-martyrs-with

Great Vespers Tone-7
2021-10-09 17:30 - 18:30

Divine Liturgy
2021-10-03 10:30 - 12:00
Today we commemorate Saint Dionysius. He lived originally in the city of Athens. He was raised there and received a classical Greek education. He then went to Egypt, where he studied astronomy at the city of Heliopolis. It was in Heliopolis, along with his friend Apollophonos where he witnessed the solar eclipse that occurred at the moment of the death of the Lord Jesus Christ by Crucifixion. “Either the Creator of all the world now suffers, or this visible world is coming to an end,”…read the rest of his story at: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2021/10/03/102843-hieromartyr-dionysius-the-areopagite-bishop-of-athens

Great Vespers-Tone 6
2021-10-02 17:30 - 18:30
All are welcome.

Divine Liturgy
2021-09-26 10:30 - 12:00
Today we commemorate the Holy, Glorious All-laudable Apostle and Evangelist, Virgin, and Beloved Friend of Christ, John the Theologian. He was the son of Zebedee and Salome, a daughter of Saint Joseph the Betrothed. He was called by our Lord Jesus Christ to be one of His Apostles at the same time as his elder brother James. This took place at Lake Gennesareth (i.e. the Sea of Galilee). Leaving behind their father, both brothers followed the Lord…read more at: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2021/09/26/102731-repose-of-the-holy-apostle-and-evangelist-john-the-theologian

Great Vespers-Tone 5
2021-09-25 17:30 - 18:30
Great Vespers is served in the church. All are welcome.

Divine Liturgy
2021-09-19 10:30 - 12:00
Today we celebrate the Afterfeast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.
The Holy Martyrs Trophimus, Sabbatius and Dorymedon suffered for Christ during the reign of the Roman emperor Probus (276-282). A pagan festival was being celebrated in the city of Antioch. Sacrificial offerings were brought, the wine was poured, and vile acts were performed. The Christians Trophimus and Sabbatius arrived in the city just as the festival was taking place, and were saddened by this loud and indecent spectacle. They prayed that the Lord would guide the errant on the way of salvation. As they said this, the idolaters noticed their presence. Seeing that the strangers did not worship the idols, they arrested them and took them to the governor…read more at:https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2021/09/19/102664-martyrs-trophimus-sabbatius-and-dorymedon-of-synnada

Great Vespers-Tone 4
2021-09-18 17:30 - 18:30

Festal Divine Liturgy of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
2021-09-14 10:30 - 12:00
Today is a strict fast day.
The Elevation of the Venerable and Life-Creating Cross of the Lord: The pagan Roman emperors tried to completely eradicate from human memory the holy places where our Lord Jesus Christ suffered and was resurrected for mankind. The Emperor Hadrian (117-138) gave orders to cover over the ground of Golgotha and the Sepulchre of the Lord, and to build a temple of the pagan goddess Venus and a statue of Jupiter…the rest of the article is at:https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2021/09/14/102610-the-universal-exaltation-of-the-precious-and-life-giving-cross

Great Vespers
2021-09-13 17:30 - 18:30
Great Vespers is served with Lytia at the beginning of the Feast of the Elevation of the Holy Cross.

Divine Liturgy
2021-09-12 10:30 - 12:00
This is the Leavetaking of the Nativity of the Theotokos.
We also commemorate the Hieromartyr Autonomus.
The Hieromartyr Autonomus was a bishop in Italy. During the time of the persecution against Christians under the emperor Diocletian (284-305), Saint Autonomus left his own country and resettled in Bithynia, in the locality of Soreus with a man named Cornelius. Saint Autonomus did his apostolic duty with zeal and converted to Christ so many pagans, that a large Church was formed, for which he consecrated a temple in the name of the Archangel Michael. For this church, the saint at first ordained Cornelius as deacon, and then presbyter. Preaching about Christ, Saint Autonomus visited also Lykaonia and Isauria…the rest of the article is at:https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2021/09/12/102585-hieromartyr-autonomus-bishop-in-italy
