Nativity Fast

Great Vespers – Tone 7

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Reminder...Great vespers begin at 6pm.

Divine Liturgy – Prophet Obadiah (Abdia)

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

The holy Prophet Obadiah is the fourth of the Twelve Minor Prophets, and he lived during the ninth century B.C. He was from the village of Betharam, near Sichem, and he served as steward of the impious Israelite King Ahab. In those days the whole of Israel had turned away from the true God and Read more...

St. Aidan Church Breakfast

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.

Festal Divine Liturgy of the Entry of the Most Holy Mother of God into the Temple

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

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...more Read more...

The Nativity of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ- Divine Liturgy

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 Read more...

Akathist to the Great Martyr Catherine of Alexandria

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

The Holy Great Martyr Katherine was the daughter of Konstos, the governor of Alexandria, Egypt during the reign of Emperor Maximian (305-313). Living in the capital, the center of Hellenistic knowledge, and possessed of a rare beauty and intellect, Katherine received an excellent education, studying the works of the greatest philosophers and teachers of antiquity. Read more...

Divine Liturgy – Venerable Alypius the Stylite of Adrianopolis

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Saint Alypius the Stylite was born in the city of Adrianopolis in Paphlagonia. His mother, a Christian, was widowed early, and she sent her son to be educated by Bishop Theodore. She distributed her substance to the poor, then began to live an ascetic life near the church as a deaconess... continue at https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/11/26/103397-venerable-alypius-the-stylite-of-adrianopolis

St. Aidan Church Breakfast

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.

The Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called – Divine Liturgy

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

The Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called was the first of the Apostles to follow Christ, and he later brought his own brother, the holy Apostle Peter, to Christ (John 1:35-42). The future apostle was from Bethsaida, and from his youth he turned with all his soul to God. He did not enter into marriage, and Read more...