Saint Aidan Orthodox Church

Fast Day
2022-10-28, 2022-10-21, 2022-10-14, 2022-10-07, 2022-09-30, 2022-09-23 | British Columbia
Friday we fast as we remember that the Lord Jesus Christ was hung on the cross for our sake.

Fast Day
2022-10-26, 2022-10-19, 2022-10-12, 2022-10-05, 2022-09-28, 2022-09-21
Wednesday we fast as we remember the betrayal of the Lord by Judas. We pray that we would not do the same.

St. Aidan Church Breakfast
2022-10-24 07:30 - 09:30, 2022-10-17 07:30 - 09:30, 2022-10-10 07:30 - 09:30, 2022-10-03 07:30 - 09:30 (America/Edmonton)
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
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

Divine Liturgy
2022-10-16 10:30 - 12:00
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…to read more click: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/10/09/70-commemoration-of-the-holy-fathers-of-the-seventh-ecumenical-coun

Great Vespers (may be Readers)-Tone 1
2022-10-15 17:30 - 18:15

St. Aidan Church Breakfast
2022-10-12 07:30 - 09:30, 2022-10-05 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 (may be a Typika)
2022-10-09 10:30 - 12:00
Saint Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and Apostle to America was born as Vasily Ivanovich Belavin on January 19, 1865 into the family of Ioann Belavin, a rural priest of the Toropetz district of the Pskov diocese. His childhood and adolescence were spent in the village in direct contact with peasants and their labour. From his early years he displayed a particular religious disposition, love for the Church as well as rare meekness and humility…continue reading at: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/10/09/102906-glorification-of-saint-tikhon-apostle-to-america

Readers Vespers-Tone 8
2022-10-08 05:30 - 18:00

Typika
2022-10-02 10:30 - 12:15
Saint Cyprian was a pagan and a native of Antioch. From his early childhood his misguided parents dedicated him to the service of the pagan gods. From the age seven until he was thirty, Cyprian studied at the leading centers of paganism: on Mount Olympus; in the cities of Argos and Tauropolis; in the Egyptian city of Memphis; and at Babylon. Once he attained eminent wisdom in pagan philosophy and the sorcerer’s craft, he was initiated into the pagan priesthood on Mount Olympus. Having discovered great power by summoning unclean spirits, he beheld the Prince of Darkness himself, speaking with him and receiving from him a host of demons to serve him…to complete reading about St. Cyprian, click the following link https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/10/02/102835-hieromartyr-cyprian-virgin-martyr-justina-and-martyr-theoctistus

Readers Vespers-Tone 7
2022-10-01 17:30 - 18:00

St. Aidan Church Breakfast
2022-09-26 07:30 - 09:30, 2022-09-19 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

Divine Liturgy
2022-09-25 10:30 - 12:15

CANCELLED Readers Vespers-Tone 6
2022-09-24 05:30 - 18:30
Readers Vespers will be served this evening.
