Memorial Divine Liturgy
Today we remember those in our lives who have fallen asleep. We bring our lists and the names are commemorated during the Liturgy. 1st Saturday of Great Lent: The Miracle Read more…
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Pancake Sunday
This Sunday is Cheesefare Sunday. It is the day we say farewell to dairy products and begin the Lenten Fast in earnest. To this end households would use up their Read more…
East Kootenay Ukraine Support Committee
A group of concerned citizens have gathered to establish a community-based committee to help bring the immediate family members and other refugees from Ukraine to be reunited with their Cranbrook Read more…
Psalm 136
In the Orthodox Church, this Psalm is sung during Lent to remind us to keep fresh the knowledge of what we have fallen from, how alien we are to the Read more…
His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon Makes Urgent Financial Appeal for Ukrainian Refugee Relief
Dear beloved children in the Lord, It is with profound pain and sorrow that we see the situation unfolding in Ukraine. The invasion of Russian troops has already caused death Read more…
The Dawn of Springtime
Why do Christians call their feast Easter? Isn’t that a pagan word? Did European Christians appropriate an existing pagan feast and add it to their religion? When did Christians start Read more…
Repose of Saint Raphael
Today we commemorate the repose of one of the North American saints, St. Raphael, Bishop of Brooklyn. Saint Raphael used to describe himself: “I am an Arab by birth, a Read more…
Second Sunday before Great Lent
Tomorrow, Feb. 27th, is the Sunday of the Last Judgement. This is our Fr. Andrew’s homily on the Last Judgement from the archives: “Today is the Sunday of the Last Read more…
The Prayer for Peace
Click on the link below to listen to a Gregorian Prayer for Peace. https://saintaidanorthodoxchurch.blogspot.com/2022/02/trio-mandili-galoba-prayer.html
War in Ukraine
Orthodox Church in America His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon issues statement on war in Ukraine Dearly beloved children in the Lord, In light of the distressing developments in Ukraine affecting millions Read more…