Nativity Epistle of His Holiness Patriarch Kyrill of Moscow and All Russia to the Archpastors, Pastors, Deacons, Monastics and All the Faithful Children of the Russian Orthodox Church Beloved in the Lord archpastors, all-honorable presbyters and deacons, God-loving monks and nuns, dear brothers and sisters, From the depths of my heart I congratulate you all […]
On December 17, the Holy Orthodox Church honors the memory of the Holy Great Martyr Barbara. Saint Barbara is a unique saint, the only saint whom the Church learned to depict on icons holding the Holy Chalice, which, according to the canons of the Church, cannot be touched by any of the laity – only […]
Beloved in the Lord Fathers, brothers and sisters! I cordially greet you on this significant anniversary celebration – the patronal feast of St. Barbara Cathedral in Edmonton and the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Patriarchal Parishes of the Moscow Patriarchate in Canada! Being the same age as the statehood of Canada, Russian Orthodoxy […]
On Tuesday, December 1st, Metropolitan Job (Tyvonyuk), former Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA & Canada from 1975-1976 reposed in the Lord after complications from the Coronavirus. His Eminence was 82 years old. *** Metropolitan Job was born on November 6, 1938 in Pochaev, Ukraine. On January 3, 1975, he was consecrated as […]
On November 29, the feast of the holy Apostle and Evangelist Matthew, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, the Temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal parishes in Canada and in the USA, celebrates His Name Day. The clergy and the faithful parishioners of the Patriarchal Parishes in Canada sincerely congratulate Bishop Matthew on the occasion of […]
In connection with the death of the Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church, His Holiness Patriarch Irenei, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, expressed his condolences to the hierarchs of the Serbian Patriarchate – His Grace Bishop Dositey of Britain and Scandinavia and His […]
On November 20, 2020, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Holy Right-Believing Prince Alexander Nevsky in the monastery of the same name near Peredelkino in the Moscow Region. Today the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church celebrates his 74th birthday. During the Liturgy, […]
Your Grace, dear Vladyka and loving Archpastor and Father! On the joyful and exciting day of your hierarchical Pentecost, please accept our congratulations on a significant date for you – the fifth anniversary of your episcopal consecration! Five years ago, our Lord Jesus Christ called you to the high apostolic ministry that you now […]
There’s new spirit in a long-standing Bonnyville church. Saints Peter and Paul Parish on 51 Avenue has gone through renovations over the course of the summer with a fresh exterior look. The church was built in 1944 about six miles east of Bonnyville, said secretary-treasurer Stefania Zuk, and was moved to town in 1950. But […]
Father Jacob Korchinsky was the first of many permanent priests in Canada. In 2020 we mark the 120 years anniversary of his assignment to serve in and around Edmonton. From this issue of our bulletin and on we begin publishing the outline of the life and the activity of father Jacob. The life of […]
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