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In the Orthodox Church the liturgical day begins in the evening with the setting of the sun. This practice follows the Biblical account of creation: “And there was evening and there was morning, one day” (Gen 1.5). Read more…
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Today we celebrate the Afterfeast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. The Holy Martyrs Trophimus, Sabbatius and Dorymedon suffered for Christ during the reign of the Roman emperor Probus (276-282). A pagan festival was being celebrated in the city of Antioch. Sacrificial offerings were brought, the wine was poured, and vile acts were performed.
St. Aidan Orthodox ChurchA free breakfast is served every Monday of every month. Monday breakfast consists of a breakfast sandwich with coffee, juice, yogurt and two pieces of fruit.
St. Aidan Orthodox ChurchGreat Vespers is served in the church. All are welcome.
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St. Aidan Orthodox Church Covid protocols as of Aug. 28.2021 The BC Provincial Health Order (PHO) presently in place has mandated indoor mask use, restricted indoor gatherings to 50 people, and indicated they are bringing in a Covid vaccination passport requirement to enter certain facilities and businesses throughout the province. They have however exempted religious
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12th Sunday after Pent. Sept. 12, 2021 Matt.19: 16-26 Last week we heard a gospel lesson about the great danger of not practicing forgiveness, today we deal with another great danger, that of avarice/greed/love of money. In today’s gospel reading we are presented with a model citizen. Young, rich, and when it comes to living
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11th Sun. after Pent. Sept 5, 2021; Matt.18: 23-35 In today’s gospel reading we hear about the wicked servant who was forgiven the huge amount of 10,000 talents by his king, about $30 billion in today’s dollars. The first thought that comes to mind is how can you possibly run up that kind of debt!
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Short Life of “St. Aidan of Lindisfarne” Compiled by Fr. Andrew Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, the Apostle of Northumbria (died 651), was the founder and first bishop of the Lindisfarne island monastery in England. He is credited with restoring Christianity to Northumbria and has even been promoted as the “patron saint of England.” Aidan is the Anglicised form of the original Old Irish Aodhán,
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