Divine Liturgy

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Today is a strict fast day. The Beheading of the Forerunner and Baptist John. Following the Baptism of the Lord, Saint John the Baptist was locked up in prison by Herod Antipas, the Tetrarch (ruler of one fourth of the Holy Land) and governor of Galilee. (After the death of king Herod the Great, the Read more...

St. Aidan Church Breakfast

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

A 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.

Great Vespers

Great Vespers is served with Lytia. This is the beginning of our Patron's Feast Day!

Festal Divine Liturgy of St. Aidan, our Patron Saint

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Our Patron, Saint Aidan. He was a steadfast defender of Celtic practices against the imposition of Roman usage, was born in Ireland (then called Scotland) in the seventh century. As a monk of the monastery founded by Saint Columba (June 9) on the island of Iona, he was known for his strict asceticism...the rest of Read more...

St. Aidan Church Breakfast

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

A free breakfast is served the first two Wednesdays of every month. Wednesday breakfast consists of burritos with coffee, juice, yogurt and two pieces of fruit.

Great Vespers-Tone 2

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Great Vespers is served in the church. All are welcome.

Divine Liturgy

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

The Holy Prophet Zachariah and the Righteous Elizabeth were the parents of the holy Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord, John. They were descended from the lineage of Aaron: Saint Zachariah, son of Barach, was a priest in the Jerusalem Temple, and Saint Elizabeth was the sister of Saint Anna, the mother of the Read more...

St. Aidan Church Breakfast

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

  A 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.

Great Vespers

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Great Vespers is served with Lytia as the beginning of the Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos

St. Aidan Church Breakfast

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

A free breakfast is served the first two Wednesdays of every month. Wednesday breakfast consists of burritos with coffee, juice, yogurt and two pieces of fruit.

Festal Divine Liturgy of the Nativity of the Theotokos

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

The Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary: The Most Holy Virgin Mary was born at a time when people had reached such a degree of moral decay that it seemed altogether impossible to restore them. People often said that God must come into the world to restore faith and not Read more...