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  • Divine Liturgy

    St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

    Saint Maximus the Confessor was born in Constantinople around 580 and raised in a pious Christian family. He received an excellent education, studying philosophy, grammar, and rhetoric. He was well-read in the authors of antiquity and he also mastered philosophy and theology. When Saint Maximus entered into government service, he became first secretary (asekretis) 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.

  • Divine Liturgy

    St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

    On the Sunday closest to January 25, the Church commemorates the Synaxis of the Holy New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia, remembering all those Orthodox Christians who suffered for Christ at the hands of the godless Soviets during the years of persecution. These include the royal Passion Bearers Tsar Nicholas II and his family, 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.

  • CANCELLED-Divine Liturgy

    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)...to Read more...

  • 1st Presentation on Orthodox Church History

    St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

    The first presentation on the history of the Orthodox Church is followed by a Q&A session.

  • Divine Liturgy of the Meeting of our Lord Jesus Christ in the Temple

    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 Read more...

  • Divine Liturgy – Afterfeast of the Meeting of the Lord

    St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

    On this first day of the Afterfeast of the Meeting of the Lord, the Church commemorates the righteous Simeon and Anna the prophetess. The following words are ascribed to Christ in Ode 9 of the Canon: “I am not held by the Elder; it is I Who hold him, for he asks Me for forgiveness.”

  • St. Aidan Breakfast

    St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

    A free breakfast is served the first two Wednesdays of every month.

  • Divine Liturgy

    St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

    Today we commemorate the Hieromartyr Blaise (Blasius), Bishop of Sebaste, was known for his righteous and devout life. Unanimously chosen by the people, he was consecrated Bishop of Sebaste. This occurred during the reign of the Roman emperors Diocletian (284-305) and Licinius (307-324), fierce persecutors of Christians. Saint Blaise encouraged his flock, visited the imprisoned, Read more...