My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations.
On July 19th our Rector Fr. Andrew traveled with the guardian of the Holy Myrrh Streaming icon of St. Nicholas to the new monastery and residence of our Archbishop Andronik for the consecration of the Church. Over 400 people attended as well as Archbishop Sophrony of St. Petersburg, Russia. The…
Read more about Photo Gallery of the Consecration of the New Martyrs Church in Middleburg, N.Y.Sermon for the Sunday of the Myrrh Bearing Women. On Spiritual Deadness The White Angel by the tomb. 8th century fresco, Serbia. The Gospels have told us today[1] about the exploits of the holy women who followed the God-Man during His earthly wanderings. They witnessed His sufferings and were present…
Read more about Spiritual DeadnessMiraculous and Holy Myrrh-Streaming Icon of St. Nicholas Comes to Alberta, Canada During the week of the Feast of the Nativity of the Mother of God, the ROCA parish of St. Vladimir in Edmonton, Alberta, was blessed to receive a visit from the Miraculous Myrrh-Streaming Icon of St. Nicholas, brought…
Read more about Miraculous Myrrh-Streaming Icon of St. Nicholas Comes to Alberta, CanadaOne of the greatest pleasures of parish life… An expression of our bond as a parish family is when we can help each other with some project or task that is needed. Here are a few photos from when we replaced the roof on an parishioner’s garage. One of our…
Read more about Parish life ~ Helping each otherChrist is Risen! In Truth He is Risen! Photos from our 2012 Holy Week Services and celebration of Our Lord’s Resurrection.
Read more about Holy Week and Pascha 2012How beautiful; How deep; How rich in content, in scripture are the services assigned to Holy Week. Each of us needs to devote a significant portion of this week to immerse themselves in the meaning of the Cross. Sad indeed are we who overlook this final intense preparation to celebrate…
Read more about “As Holy Week Approaches” a guide to Orthodox Holy Week.St. Nicholas has always been a beloved and honoured saint to our parish; one who over the years has demonstrated his love for us through answered prayers for spiritual consolation, timely help in adversities, and true healings of bodily and spiritual illnesses. We are very grateful that he has attended…
Read more about Parish Trip to Venerate the Myrrh-streaming Icon of St. Nicholas, February 2012Russian version follows below Nativity Epistle Dear Fellow Archpastors, most honorable pastors, God-loving monastics and laypeople! Since ancient times, the lives of communities have been interwoven with various historical periods, rises and falls that have their beginnings, their everyday life and continuation. Some gather to form nations, confess various faiths,…
Read more about Nativity Epistle of Metropolitan Agathangel First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church AbroadThe late Very Reverend Boris Molchanov (Rocor) composed this study of the development of the civil and Church calendars and of the Paschalion at the end of which study he demonstrates profoundly the indissoluble bond between the Julian Calendar and the Church Calendar. His tone unfortunately is a little biting…
Read more about How to Understand Our Church CalendarChildren of the St. Vladimir Parish in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, enjoyed a very special evening recently. Homemade, cut-out butter cookies were prepared and brought in for the children to decorate. Ten children from ages 2 1/2 to 10 had a great time together. (Most of the other half of the parish’s children are still too…
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