Свято-Владимирская
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3163 Purcell's Cove Road, Halifax, NS
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You may have heard that the Orthodox Church is strange, that it is foreign; you may think it caters to people who speak languages you don’t and won’t understand. You may even fear the Orthodox Church, after all it is Eastern. You’ve probably heard that it’s for Russians or Greeks or Ukrainians or Arabs. Would you believe it if I told you that St. Vladimir Orthodox Church has more English language speaking parishioners than any other language; it was started as an English Mission? And that you would feel right at home in St. Vladimir Orthodox Church? Did you know that St. Vladimir, our Patron Saint, the Prince of Kiev was instrumental in the conversion of that part of the world to Orthodoxy, more than a thousand years ago? Did you know that the Orthodox Church has been teaching about Jesus Christ for more than 2,000 years, and that it has not altered those incredible teachings? Frequently we get asked, «Do you believe in the Bible?» Our answer has to be, «Of course we do, Orthodox Christians wrote the New Testament!» Orthodox Christians wrote the Gospels, the Epistles, the Acts of the Apostles and the great Revelation. The Orthodox Church (Orthodox meaning right believing) is the ancient and the modern Christian Church, which stretched and still stretches as far as St. Peter and St. Paul, and the other Disciples and Apostles, led by the Holy Spirit, travelled, and far beyond.
The Orthodox Church may be more than 2000 years old, but we live now, by holding on to Traditional Christian teachings. We live in and are part of the 21st Century. Glory to God!
It would be an adventure to visit St Vladimir Prince of Kiev church, and you would be welcome. We don’t criticize, we don’t judge and there are lots of children.
Saturday evening at 6pm we serve Vespers, which takes about an hour. Sunday 10am we serve Liturgy, which takes about two hours on a regular Sunday. The coffee time that follows lasts as long as people stay and chat, and eat, and drink tea and coffee. Our people love being in each others’ company so they don’t hurry away.
How do we learn about the Church? By being part of the community, so we wait to welcome you.
Благослови вас Господь!
о. Давид,
ректор
Новости
June 14, 2025
Saturday June 14
6pm Panikhida
Sunday June 15
Sunday of All Saints
10am Divine Liturgy
Tone 8
Monday June 16
Beginning of the Apostles' Fast
(Ends July 12, St. Peter and St. Paul)
It is with profound sorrow that I inform you of the passing of Fr. David (Archimandrite David Edwards).
Father David reposed sometime yesterday evening or early this morning.
Funeral and other details will follow as soon as we know more. We will serve a Panikhida for him tonight at 6pm instead of Vigil.
He was a humble, wonderful man, who could make anyone feel at home and loved. He prayed for each and every one of us.
May his Memory be Eternal.
-Dcn. Michael
The Last Message from Fr. David:
Please remember that the Annual Parish Photograph will be taken right after the liturgy on the day we will be celebrating our Patronal Festival of St. Vladimir, that's July 27. It is really important that everyone be present for the photograph - we must see how our parish is growing.
Our Parish Camping Trip is coming up fast! Join us July 18th-20th at Dollar Lake Provincial Park (5265 Old Guysborough Road, Wyses Corner, NS) for a weekend of swimming, prayer, campfires, and just being together! Families will be responsible to bring their own tents/camping supplies and food. Please complete and submit your registration and payment by July 12th: https://forms.office.com/r/xFjZ4xGRHE. For details, speak to the Camp Committee: Fr. Stelian, Matushka Lena, Katy and Subdeacon Jimmy, Heather or Oksana.
The Baby Shower went very well. Thank you to Heather and others for arranging it. I'm sure there will be another one if we get the babies to shower.
During this week, on June 18, I shall stop being just 84, and become 85. I've never been keen on birthdays, (that celebration really belong to my mother, who nurtured and then gave birth to me) I much prefer March 1 when I celebrate St. David the Patron Saint of Wales, but what I want to do is give thanks to God that He sees fit that I should be strong enough to remain the Rector of this beautiful parish - that's you, each of you and that is a privilege that I thought could never be mine. On my actual birthday, I shall come to the church and with difficulty, prostrate myself before the altar and thank God for all His blessings. No! I'm not publishing the time.
There are sick people to be remembered: Ludmilla is still in Hospital and there is Theresa. We must be sure to pray hard for each of these and also for each other, always. Do you know of anyone who needs our prayers? Please let us know. Deacon Michael and his family will be on holiday for two weeks and we pray that they will be able to (a change is as good as a rest) have a change. The chances of a rest? - pretty slim I would say (actually, we're getting some good rest -Dcn. Michael). Let us also pray for all of our young people. You know that youth frequently kicks against parental authority and sometimes reject the Church for a while. Pray about this, that our young people will not give in to that sort of temptation.
The next set of business cards will be two sided; one side with the red Orthodox Cross and the other side with the details of the church and the four clergy contact details. Does anyone know of a printer who would be up to that task and not cost an arm and a leg?
May God bless all of us
Love in Christ
Father David
Расписание служб
Суббота: 18:00 Вечерня
Воскресенье: 9:30 Часы; 10:00 Божественная Литургия
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Fr. Stelian will serve the Divine Liturgy on Sunday, June 1 at 10:30 am at 17 Marconi St, Glace Bay.
We should all share the date and invite friends and family to come along. Our doors are open to anyone who is interested in experiencing the Divine Liturgy.
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