Archimandrite Marc (Pierre) fell asleep in the Lord on Sunday 1 February at the age of 93. He was ordained Deacon in 1987 and Hieromonk in 1991. He served as rector of St Benoît. After his retirement from teaching he served in St Seraphim’s chapel in Rawdon.

Funeral details:

Thursday, February 5 at 6pm: Funeral Service.
Friday, February 6 at 10.30am: Divine Liturgy followed by the Panikhida and then the burial (around 1pm).
Saint Seraphim of Sarov Parish, Church of the Virgin of Diveyevo, 3253 4th Avenue, Rawdon, Quebec

On Sunday January 18, the eve of Theophany (OC), the parish of St Vladimir in Halifax, NS went to a small inlet of the Atlantic ocean and asked the Lord to bless the waters. There were a number of brave parishioners who braved the frigid waters of the Atlantic to swim after the cross.

Fr Panayiotis and some of the parishioners from St George's Greek Orthodox Church joined Fr Stelian and Fr Alexander for the blessing of the ocean.

On the Feast of the Nativity at St Benoît de Nursie Church, Montréal, the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy was presided by His Eminence Vladyka Irénée, concelebrating with Archpriest Gregory Nimijean, Priest Elias Fonseca, Igumen Serafim, Priest Gleb Melnyk, Priest Alexandru Gheras, Priest Mykola Andriienko, Priest Oleksandr Samotuga, Deacon Denis and Deacon Leonid. In addition to celebrating Christmas it was also Vladyka's birthday.

Concelebrating with Vladyka Irénée were Archpriest Alexander Janowski, Archpriest Stelian Liabotis, Archpriest Ivaylo Vutov, Priest Nikolai Melnik, Priest Petr Boitchouk, Priest Alexandru Gheras, Igumen Serafim, Hieromonk Spyridon (Gusakov), Protodeacon Jesse Isaac, Deacon Denis Letunovski, Deacon Gregory Wiebe, and Archdeacon Amvrosi.