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As wildfires continue to spread across North Alberta, His Eminence, Archbishop Irénée of Ottawa and the Orthodox Church in America’s Archdiocese of Canada called upon the faithful to pray and reach out to those affected by the unprecedented tragedy.

By the second week of May, wildfires had already forced the evacuation of 90,000 residents of Fort McMurray, AB and several neighboring communities.  It is estimated that at least ten percent of the city’s structures, including residences, had been destroyed.

Paschal Matins and Divine Liturgy as celebrated in the rural parish of the Holy Prophet Elias, Pakan (Smoky Lake County), Alberta.

Celebrant: Igumen Gerasim (Power), rector, assisted by Deacon Kolin Berglund

Greeting of His Eminence Archbishop Irénée to the clergy and faithful of the Archdiocese of Canada for Pascha 2016.

St. Herman of Alaska parish in Langley began the year of 40th Anniversary celebrations by dedicating the parish library to founding family Dr. Edward and the late Vivian Hartley.