Great Vespers - Tone 1
2023-10-07 17:30 - 18:15 (America/Edmonton) | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Divine Liturgy - Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council
2023-10-08 10:30 - 12:15 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
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…click to continue reading: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/10/08/70-commemoration-of-the-holy-fathers-of-the-seventh-ecumenical-coun

St. Aidan Church Breakfast
2023-10-09 07:30 - 09:30, 2023-10-16 07:30 - 09:30, 2023-10-23 07:30 - 09:30, 2023-10-30 07:30 - 09:30 | 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.

Fast Day
2023-10-11, 2023-10-13, 2023-10-18, 2023-10-20, 2023-10-25, 2023-10-27, 2023-11-01, 2023-11-03 and 2 more dates

St. Aidan Church Breakfast
2023-10-11 07:30 - 09:30, 2023-11-01 07:30 - 09:30, 2023-11-08 07:30 - 09:30 | 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.

Great Vespers-Tone 2
2023-10-14 17:30 - 18:15 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Divine Liturgy - Venerable Euthymius the New of Thessalonica, and Monk of Mount Athos
2023-10-15 10:30 - 12:15 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Saint Euthymius the New of Thessalonica and Mt Athos, in the world was named Nicetas, and he was a native of the city of Ancyra in Galatia. His parents, Epiphanius and Anna, led virtuous Christian lives, and from childhood their son was meek, pious and obedient. At age seven he was left fatherless and he soon became the sole support of his mother in all matters. Having entered military service, Nicetas married, on the insistence of his mother. After the birth of a daughter, he secretly left home in order to enter a monastery. For fifteen years the venerable Euthymius lived the ascetic life on Mount Olympus, where he learned monastic deeds from the Elders…click to read more: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/10/15/102972-venerable-euthymius-the-new-of-thessalonica-and-monk-of-mount-at

Great Vespers - Tone 3
2023-10-21 17:30 - 18:15 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Divine Liturgy - Saint Abercius the Wonderworker, Bishop of Hieropolis, Equal of the Apostles
2023-10-22 10:30 - 12:15 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Saint Abercius, Bishop and Wonderworker of Hieropolis lived in the second century in Phrygia. The city of Hieropolis was inhabited by many pagans and very few Christians. The saint prayed to the Lord for the salvation of their souls and that they might be numbered among God’s chosen flock. An angel appeared and bade Saint Abercius to destroy the idols in the pagan temple. He fulfilled the command of God with zeal. Hearing that the idol-worshippers wanted to kill him, the saint went to the place where the people had gathered and openly denounced the failings of the pagans. The pagans tried to seize the saint…read more, click: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/10/22/103022-saint-abercius-the-wonderworker-bishop-of-hieropolis-equal-of-th

Divine Liturgy - Holy, Glorious Demetrios the Myrrh-gusher of Thessaloniki
2023-10-26 09:00 - 10:15 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
The Great Martyr Demetrios the Myrrh-gusher of Thessaloniki was the son of a Roman proconsul in Thessaloniki. Three centuries had elapsed and Roman paganism, spiritually shattered and defeated by the multitude of martyrs and confessors of the Saviour, intensified its persecutions. The parents of Saint Demetrios were secret Christians, and he was baptized and raised in the Christian Faith in a secret church in his father’s home… to continue reading, click https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/10/26/103059-holy-glorious-demetrios-the-myrrh-gusher-of-thessaloniki

Great Vespers - Tone 4
2023-10-28 17:30 - 18:15 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Divine Liturgy - Monastic Martyr Anastasia of Rome
2023-10-29 10:30 - 12:15 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
The Monastic Martyr Anastasia the Roman lost her parents when she was three years old, and was taken to be raised by the Igoumeness of a women’s monastery, whose name was Sophia, a nun who had attained a high degree of spiritual perfection. She raised Anastasia in fervent faith, in the fear of God, and obedience. After seventeen years, Anastasia became known as a great ascetic, and she was very beautiful…to continue reading, click: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/10/29/103099-monastic-martyr-anastasia-of-rome

Great Vespers - Tone 5
2023-11-04 16:00 - 18:30 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
NEW! EARLIER Family Vespers 1st Saturday of every month.
The plan is to have an early Vespers that the whole family can attend and that we could bring visitors to and introduce them to St. Aidans by holding an early 3/4hr. Great Vespers service followed by pizza and board games, puzzles,…and fellowship downstairs. This would start at 4:00pm for Vespers and probably go till around 6:30 or until everyone wanted to go home. If you have any questions, give me or Laurenn Pasivirta a call. This is meant for everybody and their guests (if they wish to invite someone). Pizza will be provided by the Church, but a donation bowl will be available for those wishing to help contribute to the pizza costs if they wish. Get out your favorite board game or puzzle and put it in your day planner! See you then ………..
love in Christ……fr. andrew

Divine Liturgy - Martyrs Galaction and his wife, Epistemis, at Emesa
2023-11-05 10:30 - 12:00 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
There was a rich and distinguished couple named Kletophon and Leukippe, who lived in the Syrian city of Emesa, and for a long time they were childless. They gave much gold to the pagan priests, but still they remained childless…to continue reading, click: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/11/05/103176-martyrs-galaction-and-his-wife-epistemis-at-emesa

Great Vespers - Tone 6
2023-11-11 18:00 - 18:45 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
We are switching to 6:00 pm from. 5:30 pm start for regular Saturday Great Vespers services starting this Saturday. EXCEPT for the first Saturdays of the month which are family vespers game night and will continue to begin at 4 pm.
