News & Events

Palm Sunday Celebrated in Montréal

Sunday, April 1, 2018

Photos from the Feast of the Entrance of the Lord into Jerusalem — Palm Sunday — at Sts Peter and Paul Sobor in Montréal.

St Aidan of Lindisfarne Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, BC

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Completing renovations undertaken over the past year, St Aidan of Lindisfarne Church in Cranbrook, BC has now replaced its cupola.

The rector of the parish, Fr Andrew Applegate, writes:

If you haven’t been by the church over the last couple weeks and you are in Cranbrook, plan to come by and see our beautiful new cupola! In my opinion there is not a more beautiful and perfectly crafted cupola in all of Canada!

St Nicholas Church & Cemetery, Narol, MB

Monday, March 26, 2018

This past week, some of the children from St Nicholas Church in Narol, Manitoba spent an afternoon learning about why we use bread in the Orthodox Church, what it is used for, and its importance for us as Christians.

They also learned about the relationship between making prosphora and praying and that our thanksgiving and prayers to God, can be expressed through and with the simplest tasks, even baking bread.

A wonderful time baking and praying.

St Benoît de Nursie Church, Montréal, QC

Sunday, March 25, 2018

His Eminence Archbishop Irénée celebrated Divine Liturgy on the Feast of the Annunciation at St Benoît de Nursie Parish, Montréal. Concelebrating with His Eminence were Fr Dragos Giulea, Fr Dimitri Choueiry, Archimandrite Marc (Pierre), Archdeacon Amvrosi Mlodzik, and Deacon Nicolas Svetlovsky.

Holy Trinity Russian Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Winnipeg, MB

Sunday, March 25, 2018

This month the Winnipeg Orthodox Clergy Association celebrated two services in our parish communities.

For the Sunday of the Cross, the Mission Station of Christ the Saviour in Winkler hosted the first non-Winnipeg based WOCA service, with many clergy and faithful from Orthodox Churches in Winnipeg making the two-hour road trip down south. It was a blessed service that was followed by a meal in the home of one of the mission's members.

Friday, March 23, 2018

For many years the archdiocese has been holding fundraising projects in support of the Orthodox education, monasteries and new missions.

The following collections were decided at the Archdiocesan Council Spring meeting in Vancouver for all parishes:

Collections for Missions be held on Palm Sunday, 1 April 2018
Prison Ministry – Sunday 24 June 2018 (St John the Forerunner)
Collection for Seminarians - Sunday 14 October, 2018
Collection for Monasteries - Sunday before Nativity, 23 December 2018

All Saints of Alaska and Arseny of Konevits Church, Victoria, BC

Sunday, March 18, 2018

On Sunday March 18, 2018, His Eminence Archbishop Irénée celebrated Divine Liturgy for the Fourth Sunday of Lent at All Saints of Alaska Church in Victoria.

Concelebrating with Vladyka were the Reverend Fathers Kyle Parrot and Evgueny. Also serving were Protodeacon Jesse Isaac and Deacon Nicolas Svetlovsky.