Saint Aidan Orthodox Church

St. Aidan Church Breakfast
2022-05-04 07:30 - 09:00 (America/Edmonton) | 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.

Fast Day
2022-05-04

St. Aidan Church Breakfast
2022-05-02 07:30 - 09:00, 2022-04-25 07:30 - 09:30, 2022-04-18 07:30 - 09:30, 2022-04-11 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.

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

Great Vespers -Tone 1
2022-04-30 17:30 - 18:30 | 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!

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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
2022-04-17 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

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

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

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

Akathist Hymn/Study
2022-04-15 17:30 - 18:30, 2022-04-08 17:30 - 18:30 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
2022-04-13 17:30 - 19:30 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
We also commemorate Saint Martin the Confessor, Pope of Rome. He was a native of the Tuscany region of Italy. He received a fine education and entered into the clergy of the Roman Church. After the death of Pope Theodore I (642-649), Martin was chosen to succeed him…click link to continue reading: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/04/14/101075-saint-martin-the-confessor-pope-of-rome

Divine Liturgy - Mary of Egypt
2022-04-10 10:30 - 12:15 | 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…click link to continue reading https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/04/10/18-5th-sunday-of-great-lent-st-mary-of-egypt

Great Vespers-Tone 1
2022-04-09 17:30 - 18:30 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
2022-04-06 17:30 - 19:30 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Special Lenten “Lord I call” verses for the fifth week of Great Lent.
