The icon of Christ now above the entrance door to the Holy Apostles Mission in Chilliwack, British Columbia, has a story behind it.

This image is a copy of an icon originally painted by Heiko Schlieper, of blessed memory, a well-known Canadian iconographer and scholar, who fell asleep in the Lord in 2008. Father Matthew, worked together with Heiko on several research projects in the early 2000’s, and Matushka Krista and Father Matthew were greatly blessed by his friendship.

With the permission of His All Holiness, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the Monastery of All Saints of North America has organised an ecumenical conference on ecology in his honour.

The Conference is titled A Sacramental Approach to Ecology. It is sponsored by the monastery, and co-hosted by Trinity Western University in Langley, BC. Moderator will be Steven Bynum, executive producer of National Public Radio’s Worldview. Speakers from a spectrum of the Christian churches will present.

Photos from the Divine Liturgy for the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos at Sts Peter and Paul Sobor, Montréal.

Father Anatoly Melnyk presided over the Liturgy, concelebrating with Father Ioann Vutov.

Registration is open for fall 2017 courses at the Orthodox School of Theology at Trinity College, within the University of Toronto.

Photos from the Divine Liturgy for the Feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ at Sts Peter and Paul Sobor, Montréal.

Father Gleb Melnyk presided over the Liturgy, concelebrating with Father Ioann and Deacon Dimitry.

After the service, fruits and honey brought by the parishioners were blessed.