Saint Aidan Orthodox Church

Forgiveness Sunday Vespers
2022-03-06 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Edmonton) | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
In the Orthodox Church, the last Sunday before Great Lent – the day on which, at Vespers, Lent is liturgically announced and inaugurated – is called Forgiveness Sunday…continue reading the article by Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann click: https://www.oca.org/reflections/fr-alexander-schmemann/forgiveness-sunday

Divine Liturgy- Cheesefare Sunday
2022-03-06 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 continue reading, click: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/03/06/7-sunday-of-cheesefare-expulsion-of-adam-from-paradise .

Great Vespers-Tone 4
2022-03-05 17:30 - 18:15 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

St. Aidan Church Breakfast
2022-03-02 07:30 - 09:00, 2022-02-09 07:30 - 09:00, 2022-02-02 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.

St. Aidan Church Breakfast
2022-02-28 07:30 - 09:00, 2022-02-21 07:30 - 09:00, 2022-02-14 07:30 - 09:00, 2022-02-07 07:30 - 09:00, 2022-01-31 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.

Meat Fast
2022-02-28 00:00 - 2022-03-06 23:59 | BC
Meatfare Sunday is the last day we eat meat until Holy Pascha on April 24, 2022.

Divine Liturgy- Sunday of the Last Judgement
2022-02-27 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)…click the following link to continue reading: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/02/27/5-sunday-of-meatfare-of-the-last-judgment

Great Vespers-Tone 3 CANCELLED
2022-02-26 17:30 - 18:15 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Memorial Divine Liturgy CANCELLED
2022-02-26 10:30 - 11:45 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
On the day before Meatfare Sunday, on which we remember the Last Judgment, the Orthodox Church prays for those of its members who may have died unexpectedly because of wars, plagues, starvation, or any other sort of death while they were in a foreign country, or while they were traveling by sea, by land, or by air. The Church also prays for the poor, or for those who may not have received a proper burial, or who had no one to request Memorial Services to be offered for them…to continue reading, click: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/02/26/4-memorial-saturday-of-meatfare

Fasting Day
2022-02-25, 2022-02-23, 2022-02-11, 2022-02-09 | BC

Divine Liturgy -The Sunday of the Prodigal Son
2022-02-20 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)…to continue reading click the following link: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/02/20/3-sunday-of-the-prodigal-son

Great Vespers-Tone 2
2022-02-19 17:30 - 18:15 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Fast Free Week
2022-02-14 00:00 - 2022-02-18 00:00 | BC

Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee.-Divine Liturgy
2022-02-13 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… Click to continue reading: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/02/13/2-sunday-of-the-publican-and-the-pharisee-embeginning-of-the-lente

Great Vespers-Tone 1
2022-02-12 17:30 - 18:15 | BC

Divine Liturgy of Zaccheus Sunday
2022-02-06 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 the following link: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/02/06/1-sunday-of-zacchaeus

Great Vespers-Tone-8
2022-02-05 17:30 - 18:15 | BC

Festal Divine Liturgy of the Meeting of our Lord in the Temple
2022-02-02 10:30 - 12:00 | 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…click the following link to read the rest of the article:
https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/02/02/100407-the-meeting-of-our-lord-and-savior-jesus-christ-in-the-temple

Annual General Meeting
2022-01-30 13:00 - 14:30 | BC
Please check with Fr. Andrew if you would like to be a voting member. A member sheet must be filled out.

Divine Liturgy of
2022-01-30 10:30 - 12:15 | 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).
Click the following link to continue reading:
https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/01/30/100350-synaxis-of-the-ecumenical-teachers-and-hierarchs-basil-the-great

Great Vespers-Tone-7
2022-01-29 17:30 - 18:30 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
All are welcome to join us in worship.
