Saint Aidan Orthodox Church

"Money and Salvation" Book Study
2022-12-06 20:00 - 21:15 (America/Edmonton) | British Columbia
All who are able are invited to the Applegate residence. A zoom link is sent out for those who wish to join in that way. Contact Fr. Andrew if you would like to join.

St. Aidan Church Breakfast
2022-12-05 07:30 - 09:30, 2022-11-28 07:30 - 09:30, 2022-11-21 07:30 - 09:30, 2022-11-14 07:30 - 09:30, 2022-11-07 07:30 - 09:30, 2022-10-31 07:30 - 09:30, 2022-10-24 07:30 - 09:30
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.

Christmas Tree Farm - Come and choose a tree!
2022-12-04 13:00 - 17:00
DECEMBER 4TH, SUNDAY, 1-5 PM.
Come with your family or friends and pick out your tree and enjoy a hot fire, a cup of hot cider/chocolate, S’Mores and more.
Premium, environmentally sustainable, natural stand Douglas Fir Trees are the hardiest and longest-lasting Christmas trees. This heritage industry used to boost over a million trees sold from the East Kootenays alone. It used to be the secondary income for many ranchers in the area. Now that number has shrunk to less than 10,000 trees due to competition from artificial trees and big box store plantation trees.
Prices:
Tiny Tim Trees (2-3’) with wooden stand: $25
5-6 feet: $40
7-8 feet: $50
9-10 feet: $75 (limited availability, best to pre-order)
All sales will be by cash or e-transfer.
Proceeds from every tree sold to St. Aidan parishioners and friends will be donated to our Elevator and Accessible Bathroom Build fund.

Divine Liturgy
2022-12-04 10:30 - 12:15
The New Martyr of Russia Alexander Hotovitzky was born on February 11, 1872 in the city of Kremenetz, into the pious family of Archpriest Alexander, who was Rector of the Volhynia Theological Seminary and would later be long remembered in the hearts of the Orthodox inhabitants of Volhynia as a good shepherd. Young Alexander received a good Christian upbringing from his parents, who instilled in him love for the Orthodox Church and for the people of God… Click the following link to read more about him: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/12/04/103471-glorification-of-the-priestmartyr-alexander-hotovitzky
You will also find there information on the lives of Greatmartyr Barbara, Martyr Juliana, and the Venerable John of Damasca.

Great Vespers-Tone 8
2022-12-03 17:30 - 18:30

Divine Liturgy
2022-11-27 10:30 - 12:15
The Holy Great Martyr James the Persian (the Sawn-Asunder) was born in the fourth century into a pious Christian family, both wealthy and illustrious. His wife was also a Christian, and the couple raised their children in piety, inspiring in them a love for prayer and the Holy Scriptures. James occupied a high position at the court of the Persian emperor Izdegerd (399-420) and his successor Barakhranes (420-438). But on one of the military campaigns James, seduced by the emperor’s beneficence, was afraid to acknowledge himself a Christian, and so he offered sacrifice to idols with the emperor…continue reading about St. James at: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/11/27/103402-greatmartyr-james-the-persian

Great Vespers-Tone 7
2022-11-26 17:30 - 18:30

The Feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple
2022-11-21
According to Holy Tradition, the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple took place in the following manner. The parents of the Virgin Mary, Saints Joachim and Anna, praying for an end to their childlessness, vowed that if a child were born to them, they would dedicate it to the service of God…completed at:https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/11/21/103357-the-entry-of-the-most-holy-mother-of-god-into-the-temple

Divine Liturgy
2022-11-20 10:30 - 12:15
The Feast of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple has only one day of prefeast. The hymns for today praise Saint Anna for bringing her daughter, the living temple of God, to the Temple in Jerusalem…continue reading at:https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/11/20/103339-forefeast-of-the-entry-into-the-temple-of-the-most-holy-theotoko

Great Vespers-Tone 6
2022-11-19 17:30 - 18:30

Nativity Fast
2022-11-15 00:00 - 2022-12-24 23:59

Divine Liturgy
2022-11-13 10:30 - 12:15
Saint John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, one of the Three Hierarchs [January 30], was born at Antioch in about the year 347 into the family of a military commander. His father, Secundus, died soon after the birth of his son. His mother, Anthusa, widowed at twenty years of age, did not seek to remarry but rather devoted all her efforts to the raising of her son in Christian piety. The youth studied under the finest philosophers and rhetoricians. But, scorning the vain disciplines of pagan knowledge, the future hierarch turned himself to the profound study of Holy Scripture and prayerful contemplation. Saint Meletius, Bishop of Antioch (February 12), loved John like a son, guided him in the Faith, and in the year 367 baptized him…continue reading at: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/11/13/103292-saint-john-chrysostom-archbishop-of-constantinople

Great Vespers-Tone 5
2022-11-12 17:30 - 18:30

St. Aidan Church Breakfast
2022-11-09 07:30 - 09:30, 2022-11-02 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
2022-11-06 10:30 - 12:15
Saint Paul the Confessor, Archbishop of Constantinople, was chosen to the patriarchal throne after the death of Patriarch Alexander (+ 340), when the Arian heresy had again flared up. Many of the Arians were present at the Council which selected the new Archbishop of Constantinople. They revolted in opposition to the choice of Saint Paul, but the Orthodox at the Council were in the majority… read the rest of the account at: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/11/06/103185-saint-paul-the-confessor-archbishop-of-constantinople

Great Vespers-Tone 4
2022-11-05 17:30 - 18:30

Divine Liturgy
2022-10-30 10:30 - 12:00
The Hieromartyr Zenobius, Bishop of Aegea, and his sister Zenobia suffered a martyr’s death in the year 285 in Cilicia. From childhood they were raised in the holy Christian Faith by their parents, and they led pious and chaste lives. In their mature years, shunning the love of money, they distributed away their inherited wealth giving it to the poor. For his beneficence and holy life the Lord rewarded Zenobius with the gift of healing various maladies. He was also chosen bishop of a Christian community in Cilicia.

Great Vespers Tone 3
2022-10-29 17:30 - 18:30

Fast Day
2022-10-28, 2022-10-21
Friday we fast as we remember that the Lord Jesus Christ was hung on the cross for our sake.

Fast Day
2022-10-26
Wednesday we fast as we remember the betrayal of the Lord by Judas. We pray that we would not do the same.

Divine Liturgy
2022-10-23 10:30 - 12:00
Holy Apostle James, the Brother of God (Adelphotheos) was the son of Righteous Joseph the Betrothed of the Most Holy Theotokos (December 26). From his early years James was a Nazarene, a man especially dedicated to God. The Nazarenes vowed to preserve their virginity, to abstain from wine, to refrain from eating meat, and not to cut their hair. The vow of the Nazarenes symbolized a life of holiness and purity, commanded formerly by the Lord for all Israel. When the Saviour began to teach the nation about the Kingdom of God, Saint James believed in Christ and became His apostle. He was chosen as the first Bishop of Jerusalem…more to read at: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/10/23/103039-apostle-james-the-brother-of-the-lord

Great Vespers-Tone 2
2022-10-22 17:30 - 18:15
