St.Vladimir Orthodox Church
3163 Purcell's Cove Road, Halifax, NS
Words of Welcome
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.
In Christ,
Father David
Rector
Weekly News
October 17, 2024
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
Saturday October 19 6 pm Vigil
Sunday October 20 10 am Divine Liturgy
Tone 8
Annual General Meeting of the Parish of
St. Vladimir Prince of Kiev
Halifax Nova Scotia
stream as usual here
The Archbishop has granted permission for me to be away from the parish for most of the month of November. I shall be visiting friends in BC and my Niece and her family in Cochrane, Alberta.
Just around the corner:
- October 20 - Parish Annual General Meeting It is really important that you make sure your Membership is up to date. Attached is a link to the Membership forms for 2024/2025, there are also copies at the back of the church. This must be filed before the meeting. Give it to Dan or other member of the Parish Council.
- October 31 - Youth group at the church
Way - Way ahead
- November 2 - St. Demetrius Saturday
- November 28 - Nativity Fast begins
- December 4 - Entry of Theotokos into the Temple
- December 19 - St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
- December 25 - St. Herman of Alaska (Western Christmas - possibly Liturgy with Western Christmas Carols - the ones that talk about Jesus' Birth!)
Thank you to all those who mixed, baked and distributed Thanksgiving baked goods. They were wonderful and have added about $1,000 to the coffers of the Parish. If we plan, perhaps we could do a similar thing at Christmas. They say that the Russian and Ukrainian churches in Winnipeg were built on Perogies. Who knows, our parish could be built on cakes and the like.
I want to thank the two ladies who prepare such beautiful displays of flowers for our feast days. They really are startlingly beautiful.
I also want to thank the members of the committee who have been looking at churches for sale. You have done a good job showing us the church buildings that become available. Thank you.
Many thanks to everyone who helped out with the bake sale fundraiser! We sold out Sunday morning after Liturgy and had none left to bring to the other Orthodox churches in Halifax to sell. We raised $1368 for our church! Special thanks to Stephen (who did all the advertising and some baking) Matushka Lena (for baking), Heather and Julian (helping with boxing up the treats). We couldn't have done it without you! And extra thanks to all who purchased pie bars!
-Matushka Maria
Here is something worth looking at. The OCA has produced A five-session Study and Activity Guide for young people. You can access these files here. Please look it up.
Website: dce.oca.org Email: christianeducation@oca.org
Here is what you will find on the website:
Resources
Unit: Saints in Action (temporarily removed for revision)
Unit: All of Creation Rejoices
Introduction
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Youth Supplement
Unit: Let Your Light So Shine
Introduction
Unit One
Unit Two
Unit Three
Unit Four
The Earth is the Lord's: Caring for God's Creation
A five-session Study and Activity Guide for young people
Orthodox Christian Education Commission [OCEC] Web: orthodoxchristianed.com
There is no plan to move from this church building, or buy a church or renovate a church or build a church. Remember - you will be part of the decision. You will know and will be part of the vote. Nothing will be done in secret - I promise.
May God bless all of us,
Love in Christ,
-- Father David
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.
PayPal:
Mission of St Seraphim of Sarov in Cape Breton
Saint Seraphim of Sarov Mission Facebook group
The Divine Liturgy will be held on Sunday, September 29th at 597 Alder Point Road, Alder Point at 10:30am. Father Alexander will be coming up to serve Liturgy. 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