Sermon on the 5th Sunday after Pentecost. Renunciation of the devil through unification with Christ in the Church In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit! Dear brothers and sisters! This Sunday the Church tells us about Christ’s healing of the demoniacs. The inhabitants of the city were affraid to […]

On the Passing of James Shamchuk, Treasurer of the Patriarchal Parishes in Canada On Tuesday, June 12, 2018, James “Jim” Shamchuk, the Treasurer of the Patriarchal Parishes and a member the Church Board of St. Barbara’s Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Edmonton, AB, passed away peacefully at the age of 79. James will be sadly missed […]

V. Alexandrov. Journey to Canada: A Priest’s Diary Arrival to Canada Following the instructions of your Grace, I set out from Seattle in the morning of May 24 (in the old style) on a mission to the Northwest Territories of Canada. Due to the poor conditions of the railways in that part of the country, […]