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On 7th of January, the clergy and people of Sts Peter and Paul Sobor in Montréal celebrated the Nativity of Christ. His Eminence, Archbishop Irénée, led the Vigil service on the Eve of the Feast and the Liturgy for the Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos on the day after Nativity.

Date/Time: Friday 26 January - Saturday 27 January
Guest Speaker: Nicole M. Roccas 
Topic: Time and Trauma
Author and certified trauma-informed coach. Through writing, speaking, and work with clients, she seeks to help others locate meaning from within the toughest issues of life and faith, like despondency, grief, and trauma

To the Clergy, Monastics, and Faithful of the Orthodox Church in America, 
My Beloved Children in the Lord, 

Christ is born! Glorify him!

‘But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, “Rise, take the Child and his Mother, and go to the land of Israel…”’ (Mt. 2:19-20) 

On Sunday, October 16, the Sts Peter and Paul Sobor (Montréal, QC) welcomed «The Sign» (Kursk Root / Kurskaya-Korennaya) Icon of the Mother of God.

The visit was blessed by Archpriest George Lagodich, serving at St Nicholas Cathedral (ROCOR, Montréal). The Icon stayed there from October 15th till October 16th.

The Clergy of Sts Peter and Paul Sobor and the faithful served an Akathist in front of the Icon and venerated it.

On her way the Icon was accompanied by Igumen Nikolai Perekrestov (St Nicholas Cathedral).