Saint Aidan Orthodox Church

Great Vespers -Tone 3
2022-01-01 17:30 - 18:30 (America/Edmonton) | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Great Vespers is being served followed by the Greater Blessing of Water.

Ortho 101 Zoom Study
2021-12-28 19:00 - 20:30, 2021-12-21 08:00 - 17:00, 2021-12-14 19:00 - 20:30, 2021-12-07 19:00 - 20:30, 2021-11-30 19:00 - 20:30 | British Columbia
You are free to join in any Tuesday that works for you. Each Tuesday will be a stand-alone class. Feel free to invite anyone you think might be interested. Join in with them or just check out a class or two yourself.

St. Aidan Church Breakfast
2021-12-27 07:30 - 09:30, 2021-12-20 07:30 - 09:30, 2021-12-13 07:30 - 09:30, 2021-12-06 07:30 - 09:30, 2021-11-29 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 of the Holy Righteous Ones
2021-12-26 10:30 - 12:15 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
The Holy Prophet-King David, Saint Joseph the Betrothed, and Saint James the Brother of the Lord are commemorated on the Sunday after the Nativity. If there is no Sunday between December 25 and January 1, their commemoration is moved to December 26.
The rest of the explanation is found at: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2021/12/26/86-sunday-after-the-nativity-commemoration-of-the-holy-righteous-da

Great Vespers-Tone 2
2021-12-25 17:30 - 18:30 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
All are welcome to join us in worship.

Festal Divine Liturgy of the Nativity of our Lord God and Saviour, Jesus Christ
2021-12-25 09:00 - 10:45 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world, was born of the Most Holy Virgin Mary in the city of Bethlehem during the reign of the emperor Augustus (Octavian). Caesar Augustus decreed that a universal census be made throughout his Empire, which then also included Palestinian Israel. The Jews were accustomed to be counted in the city from where their family came. The Most Holy Virgin and the Righteous Joseph, since they were descended from the house and lineage of King David, had to go to Bethlehem to be counted and taxed…
The rest of the article is found at: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2021/12/25/103638-the-nativity-of-our-lord-god-and-savior-jesus-christ

No Fasting or Kneeling till January 4
2021-12-25 - 2022-01-04 | British Columbia

Feastal Great Vespers with Lytia
2021-12-24 17:30 - 18:30 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
The Great Vespers of the Feast of the Nativity of Christ will include Lytia.

Royal Hours of the Nativity of Christ
2021-12-24 10:00 - 11:30 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
The Royal hours we hear the prophecies of the coming of Christ, in the Old Testament. These are followed by the readings from the New Testament showing the fulfillment of those prophecies. You are welcome to join us in worship.

Divine Liturgy of the Sunday before the Nativity
2021-12-19 10:30 - 12:15 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Adam and Eve (the first-created), the righteous Abel, son of Adam, the righteous Seth, son of Adam, the righteous Enos,son of Seth, the righteous Kenan, son of Enos, the righteous Mehaliel (Maleleim), son of Kenan, the righteous Jared, son of Mehaliel, the righteous Enoch, son of Jared, the righteous Methuselah, son of Enoch, the righteous Lamech, son of Methuselah, the righteous Noah, son of Lamech, the righteous Shem, son of Noah, the righteous Japheth, son of Noah, the righteous Arphachshad, son of Shem, the righteous Canaan, son of Arphachshad (in some versions of the OT, Canaan is called the son of Ham), the righteous Shelah, son of Canaan (some versions of the OT call Shelah the son of Arphachshad), the righteous Eber (from whom the Hebrews take their name), son of Shelah, the righteous Peleg, son of Eber, the righteous Ragab (Reu), son of Peleg, the righteous Serug, son of Ragab, the righteous Nahor, son of Serug, the righteous Terah, son of Serug.
And the list continues at: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2021/12/19/81-sunday-before-the-nativity

Great Vespers-Tone 1
2021-12-18 17:30 - 18:30 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Divine Liturgy of the Holy Forefathers.
2021-12-12 10:30 - 12:15 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
The Sunday that falls between December 11-17 is known as the Sunday of the Holy Forefathers. These are the ancestors of Christ according to the flesh, who lived before the Law and under the Law, especially the Patriarch Abraham, to whom God said, “In thy seed shall all of the nations of the earth be blessed” (Gen. 12:3, 22:18).
This was taken from: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2021/12/12

Great Vespers-Tone 8
2021-12-11 17:30 - 18:30 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Canadian Diocese OCA Virtual Assembly
2021-12-11 11:00 - 13:30 | British Columbia
We, as an Archdiocese, have not been able to gather together for an Assembly because of covid restrictions. To keep us connected to one another, across Canada, a virtual Assembly has been scheduled. Join us for the 2.5 hour webinar.

St. Aidan Church Breakfast
2021-12-08 07:30 - 09:30, 2021-12-01 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.

Public Skating
2021-12-05 14:00 - 15:30 | British Columbia
We are going to complete our St. Nicholas celebration with a family skate at the Kinsmen Arena!

St. Nicholas Party
2021-12-05 12:00 - 13:30 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
The children will be celebrating St. Nicholas day with a party. Lunch is being provided.
Saint Nicholas, the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia is famed as a great saint pleasing unto God. He was born in the city of Patara in the region of Lycia (on the south coast of the Asia Minor peninsula), and was the only son of pious parents Theophanes and Nonna, who had vowed to dedicate him to God. To read the rest of the very interesting life of St. Nicholas, click on the following link:https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2021/12/06/103484-saint-nicholas-the-wonderworker-archbishop-of-myra-in-lycia

Divine Liturgy of Saint Savva the Sanctified
2021-12-05 10:30 - 12:15 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Saint Savva the Sanctified was born in the fifth century at Cappadocia of pious Christian parents, John and Sophia. His father was a military commander. Journeying to Alexandria on military matters, John and Sophia left their five-year-old son Savva in the care of an uncle. When the boy reached eight years of age, he entered the monastery of Saint Flavian located nearby. The gifted child quickly learned to read and became an expert on the Holy Scriptures. In vain did his parents urge Saint Savva to return to the world and enter into marriage…The remainder of his story can be read at https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2021/12/05/103477-venerable-savva-the-sanctified

Great Vespers-Tone 7
2021-12-04 17:30 - 18:30 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Divine Liturgy
2021-11-28 10:30 - 12:15 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
The Monk Martyr and Confessor Stephen the New was born in 715 at Constantinople into a pious Christian family. His parents, having two daughters, prayed the Lord for a son. The mother of the new-born Stephen took him to the Blachernae church of the Most Holy Theotokos and dedicated him to God. Click on the following link to read the rest of his story: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2021/11/28/103412-monastic-martyr-and-confessor-stephen-the-new

Great Vespers-Tone 6
2021-11-27 17:30 - 18:30 | St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
