St.Vladimir Orthodox Church
3163 Purcell's Cove Road, Halifax, NS
Welcome to the Orthodox parish of St. Vladimir Prince of Kiev
Archimandrite David (Edwards) reposed in the Lord early in the morning June 14th. May his memory be eternal. Link to Obituary
The first thing you will want to know is something about our parish. Let’s start with our patron saint — St.Vladimir: It was through his efforts that the whole of that part of the world and its people known as The Rus, became Christian and Orthodox. Let me tell you that St. Vladimir Orthodox Church has more English language speaking parishioners than any other.
St. Vladimir Parish was started by Father Vladimir Tobin as an English Mission and you would feel right at home. St. Vladimir, our Patron Saint, the Prince of Kiev was instrumental in the conversion of that part of the world, Rus, to Orthodoxy, more than a thousand years ago? 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 back as to St. Peter and St. Paul, and the other Disciples and Apostles, who, led by the Holy Spirit, traveled The Holy Land 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 we don’t hurry away.
How did we learn about the Church? By being part of the community. So, we await — to welcome you.
In Christ,
Father David
Rector
Weekly News
June 17, 2025
Funeral Services for Archimandrite David (Edwards)
(please note the three different locations, maps links are included)
Friday, June 20
10:00 a.m. - Divine Liturgy at St. Vladimir Orthodox Church
Father David will be present for his final Divine Liturgy at St. Vladimir.
Potluck to follow
5:00 p.m. - Funeral Service at St. George Greek Orthodox Church
1146 Purcell's Cove Road, Halifax, NS
Reception to follow at St. George's.
Following the funeral service, Father David will be returned to St. Vladimir Church.
Saturday, June 21
11:00 a.m. - Burial at the Hermitage of the Annunciation
172 Goose Chase Road, New Germany, NS B0R 1E0
Approximately 1 hour 20 minutes from Halifax
Directions available at: https://www.goosechasemonastery.ca (click "Find Us" at bottom of page).
Fr. David's Obituary can be found here.
Here are a few final details pertaining to the funeral services of Fr. David (Edwards)
We need help digging out the grave for Fr. David at the Hermitage of the Annunciation. Please contact Julian if you are able to help out with this tomorrow ( 604-355-2340 ). This is a critical task.
We will be streaming the following services over teams for those who cannot attend in person:
- Friday 10 am ADT Divine Liturgy
- Friday 5 pm ADT Funeral
- Saturday 11 am ADT Burial
Please join with this link.
After Liturgy and the potluck on Friday, we will need help setting up the hall at St. George's on Friday. Please contact Kateryna if you are able to help.
Instead of flowers, the parish welcomes donations via etransfer at halifaxorthodox@gmail.com to purchase a permanent wooden cross for Fr. David's grave as well as an icon of St. David of Whales for the parish in memory of Fr. David. Please add "grave cross" to the memo for clarity.
May his memory be eternal
-Dcn. Michael
Saturday June 21
6pm Vigil
Sunday June 22
10 am Divine Liturgy
Followed by Pankhida for the 9th day
1pm Catechumens
There will be a catechumen lesson this Sunday. All are welcome to attend: inquirers, newly illumined, as well as long term Orthodox. You can join remotely via this teams link.
Service Times
Saturday: 6:00pm Vespers
Sunday: 9:30am Hours, 10:00am Divine Liturgy, followed by coffee hour
See special service times, feasts, and parish events in our online Calendar.
Our parish uses the Old Style Julian calendar.
Capital Campaign
St.Vladimir‘s has begun the journey towards owning a permanent temple. Join Us!
You can Interac E-Transfer your donations now to halifaxorthodox (at) gmail (dot) com.
Mission of St Seraphim of Sarov in Cape Breton
Saint Seraphim of Sarov Mission Facebook group
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.
For further information, contact: stseraphimofsarovmission (at) gmail (dot) com