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- LIVE STREAM – DIVINE LITURGY – MARCH 29 @ 8:50 AM
Reverend Fathers! Brothers & Sisters in Christ!
As we are still under the imposed measures of self isolation and quarantine during our attempt to stop the spread of our invisible enemy of COVID-19, we once again strive, to the best of our ability, to maintain the connection of the faithful of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada to the Liturgy of the Church.
With the blessing of His Grace Bishop Ilarion, the second of our live-stream Liturgies for the Western Eparchy will be offered from St. Anthony of Kyiv Ukrainian Orthodox Church, beginning at 8:50am on Sunday, March 29, 2020. All the clergy and faithful of our Eparchy are invited to watch via YouTube and Facebook by visiting the links provided below.
Please share this message to as many of the faithful and your family and friends as possible. Please help those who need assistance using technology. Please join our celebrating clergy Sunday morning – gather your families and let us join in common prayer for our health, for the healing of the sick, and for the end to this current challenge to humanity! For the glory of God and for the good of His Church!
YouTube: https://youtu.be/Qb3I5h2CzYA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stanthonysedmonton/ - EPISTLE (English, Ukrainian) from HIS GRACE BISHOP ILARION, MARCH 25, 2020 regarding COVID-19
- UPDATE: MARCH 23, 2020 from HIS EMINENCE METROPOLITAN YURIJ
- LIVE STREAM – DIVINE LITURGY – SUNDAY, MARCH 22
Reverend Fathers! Brothers & Sisters in Christ!
In response to the imposed measures of quarantine and self-isolation during our collective battle with the COVID-19 pandemic, and as an offering to the faithful of our Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada to, nevertheless, keep our connection to worship and liturgy unbroken during this trying and challenging time, His Eminence Metropolitan Yurij has blessed the live-streaming of Divine Liturgies from various churches across our country.
With the blessing of His Grace Bishop Ilarion, the first such live-stream for the Western Eparchy will be offered from the Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, beginning at 8:50 AM. All the clergy and faithful of our eparchy are invited to watch, via Facebook, by visiting the cathedral’s page: https://facebook.com/UOCSJB/
Please circulate this message to as many of our faithful and your families and friends as possible! Help those that need assistance accessing the Facebook page! Please join our celebrating clergy tomorrow morning – gather your families and let us join in common prayer for our health, for the healing of the sick, and for the end to this current challenge to humanity! For the glory of God and for the good of His Church! - PRAYER DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC – blessed by His Eminence Metropolitan Yurij
- URGENT MESSAGE FROM HIS EMINENCE METROPOLITAN YURIJ REGARDING COVID-19, MARCH 16, 2020
- STATEMENT FROM HIS EMINENCE METROPOLITAN YURIJ REGARDING COVID-19
- FIRST WEEK OF GREAT LENT 2020
The Edmonton Ukrainian Orthodox Deanery began the first week of Great Lent: Sunday, March 1 – Forgiveness Vespers @ Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral of St. John; Monday, March 2 – Great Compline and Reading of Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete @ Ukrainian Orthodox Sobor of St. Andrew; Tuesday, March 3 — Great Compline and Reading of Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete @ Ukrainian Orthodox Church of St. Elia; Wednesday, March 4 – – Great Compline and Reading of Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete @ Ukrainian Orthodox Church of St. Michael; Thursday, March 5, – Great Compline and Reading of Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete @ Ukrainian Orthodox Church of St. Anthony; Friday, March. March 6 – The Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts @ Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral of St. John. SEE PHOTOS IN THE PHOTOS SECTION.
- District Service Schedules – March, April, May
- Edmonton Ukrainian Orthodox Deanery Lenten Schedule 2020
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