Reposed in Lord Alena Martynova

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Alena Martynova reposed in Lord. Alena is an exceptional artist, painter and iconographer. Among her work is the icon of St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco at All Saints Russian Orthodox Church in Calgary. She also did many icons and a parish cross at Holy Virgin Protection Convent, Bluffton, AB. And just few week ago he finished an icon of St. Barbara for her parish St. John Chrysostom in Calgary.

Give rest, o Lord, in the dwelling of the righteous, to your servant Alena.

Funeral service will be held at St. John Chrysostom Russian Orthodox Church on Tuesday Dec 18 at 2pm

14608 Macleod Trail SE

Calgary, AB, Canada, T2X 1Z7

Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ-Pascha

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The Bright Resurrection of Christ. [Acts 1:1–8; John 1:1–17]

Pascha, the Lord’s Pascha! The Lord has led us from death to life by means of His resurrection. And this resurrection “the angels hymn in the heavens,” having seen the brightness of the deified human nature in the glory foreordained for it, in the countenance of the Lord and Redeemer. All Who truly believe in Him and cleave to Him with all their soul are changed into His image by the power of His resurrection. Glory, O Lord, to Thy most glorious resurrection! The angels hymn, rejoicing with us and foreseeing the filling of their assembly. Vouchsafe us also with pure heart, O Lord, to glorify Thee resurrected; seeing in Thy resurrection the severing of our consuming decay, the sowing of a most bright new life, and the dawn of future eternal glory, into which Thou hast gone before us by Thy Resurrection for our sake. The tongues not only of men but also of angels are have insufficient strength to express Thine unspeakable mercy toward us, O most gloriously resurrected Lord!

Source: St. Theophan the Recluse, Thoughts for Each Day of the Year

Upcoming Services for Easter Holidays

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  • Saturday April 7 – Annunciation-Lazarus Saturday, Divine Liturgy 10am
  • Saturday April 7 – Annunciation-Lazarus Saturday, Evening prayer 6pm
  • Sunday April 8 – Palm Sunday, Divine Liturgy 10am
  • Sunday April 8 – Evening Prayer 6pm
  • Thursday April 12 – Great and Holy Thursday, Divine Liturgy 10am
  • Thursday April 12 – Great and Holy Thursday, Great Vigil 6pm
  • Friday April 13 – Great and Holy Friday, Vigil 6pm
  • Saturday April 14 – Great and Holy Saturday, Holy Liturgy 10am
  • Saturday April 14 – Midnight Vigil
  • Sunday April 15 – Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ – Pascha, Holy Liturgy 10am

Christmas Parish Herald – Online Edition

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In this Christmas edition of  our Parish Herald you’ll find many interesting articles including Christmas epistle of his eminence Bishop Georgije, latest development in the building of of new church, about Monastery Studenica, importance of prayer in life of every Orthodox Christian, mother’s love through story of Nikola Tesla’s mother and much more.

Upcoming Services for the Month of January 2012

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  • Sunday, January 1, Holy Liturgy at 10 AM (Father’s day)
  • Friday January 6, Holy Liturgy at 10 AM (Day Before Christmas)
  • Friday January 6, Vespers with the blessing of the badnjak at 6 PM (Christmas Eve).
  • Saturday January 7.,Holy Liturgy at 10 AM (Nativity of Jesus Christ-Christmas).
  • Sunday January 8. Holy Liturgy at 10 AM (Synaxis Of The Most Holy Theotokos).
  • Monday, January 9. Holy Liturgy at 10 AM. (St. Stephen, Archdeacon).
  • Saturday, January 14. Holy Liturgy at 10 AM. (Circumcision of Our Lord, St. Basil The Great, New Year).
  • Sunday, January 15. Holy Liturgy at 10 AM.
  • Wednesday, January 18. Holy Liturgy with Blessing of Water at 10 AM (Feast of the Holy Cross).
  • Thursday, January 19. Holy Liturgy with the Great Blessing of Water at 10 AM (Theophany-Epiphany-Baptism of Our Lord Jesus Christ).
  • Friday, January 20. Holy Liturgy at 10 AM (Synaxsis of St. John, Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist).
  • Sunday, January 22. Holy Liturgy at 10 AM.
  • Friday, January 27. Liturgy at 10 AM (St. Sava).
  • Sunday, January 29. Holy Liturgy at 10 AM (St. Sava celebration)

In our Holy Church Holy Liturgy is served every Sunday and on great feast days (those days are written in red letters in the calendar) beginning at 10 AM.

There is an evening service in our Church every Saturday, during the all fasting periods,starting at 6PM. This is a good opportunity for those preparing for a Holy Communion to have a confession.

The Holy Royal Martyrs in the Light of History and God’s Providence

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…Tsar Nicholas II and his family were the carriers of the ideals of Holy Russia, of the ideals of Orthodoxy. In contrast to many people of that era – Christians in name only – they treated Orthodoxy with all seriousness. They were God’s elect and, therefore, people not of this world; they were alien to the society of those times. As true Christians, they were persecuted in this world; their sorrowful path was crowned by martyrdom. Now, together with all the other Russian saints, they stand before Christ in prayer for Russia.

Read the full article on pravoslavie.ru or holy-transfiguration.org

Archbishop John the Wonderworker

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Life and miracles of St. John (Maximovich) Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco — one of the greatest saints of the 20-th century.

Childhood

ARCHBISHOP JOHN was born on June 4, 1896, in the village of Adamovka in the province of Kharkov in southern Russia. He was a member of the Little Russian noble family of Maximovitch, to which St. John of Tobolsk also had belonged. He received at baptism the name of Michael, his heavenly protector being the Archangel Michael. He was a sickly child and ate little…..

Read the full story on pravoslavie.ru

Rebirth of the Ancient Holy Sites of Kosovo and Metohija

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The Holy Trinity Monastery. Patronal Feast, Twelve Years After the Pogrom.

The monastery of the Holy Trinity in Musuciste is one of the ancient holy places of Kosova and Metohija, and no Christian can rightly remain indifferent to its tragic fate.

This monastery was founded in the fourteenth century. The monastery’s synodic (prayer list of patrons) began in 1465, and earlier, a priceless collection of hand-written books from the fifteenth to eighteenth century were preserved in its library. During Turkish rule, the monastery was desecrated many times, but monastic life never died there. Not far from the monastery, in the forest, isolated cells can still be found—a witness to the prayerful labors of the monastery’s inhabitants……

Read full article with picture gallery on pravoslavie.ru

Calgary Serbian Fest – Program Schedule

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  • Friday May 20 – Dance party for Youth starting at 7pm
  • Saturday May 21 – Official opening of the festival at 12:30pm
    followed by cultural and artistic programs (folk dance groups) and sport activities
    Live music and entertainment  starting at 7pm

  • Sunday May 22 – Divine Liturgy at the St. Simeon Serbian Orthodox Church at 10am
    followed by cultural and artistic programs and sport activities starting at 1pm
    Official closing and prizes ceremony at 6pm
    Live music and entertainment starting at 7pm

Calgary Serbian Fest May 20-22

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SOUTH COMMUNITY CENTER
3130 16 ST. SW.
MAY 20, 21,22 in Calgary, AB
All cultural enthusiasts are invited to the Calgary SERBIAN FEST.
This event showcases the rich history of the Balkan culture,
which includes delicious Serbian food, traditional Serbian
and other cultures folk dances and enjoying both modern
and traditional Serbian music.
For folk dances sign-up contact
TANJA CEKLIC tceklic@shaw.ca 990-3817
For the sport activities sign-up contact
SASHA MILIKIC smilikic@grafcanada.com 613-9385
BRANE CEKLIC bceklic1@shaw.ca 536-4815
For the sponsorship contact
BRIAN BLAGOJEVIC brianbla@shaw.ca 617-4045
Serbia is also a sports- rich country, and SERBIAN FEST wants to
promote cross-cultural gamesmanship by offering up variety of
sports group activities. Specifically, there are soccer, basketball,
tennis, table  tennis , chess, volleyball tournaments with mandatory
sign-up beforehand. If like to have fun in a new and exciting way,
while learning about what makes Canada so cultural unique,
this is the festival for you. The ultimate goal of the SERBIAN FEST
is to promote Serbian culture, heritage, sport and tradition ,with the aim
of enriching the multicultural tradition in Canada.
ADMISSION FREE