St.Vladimir Orthodox Church
3163 Purcell's Cove Road, Halifax, NS
Welcome to the Orthodox parish of St. Vladimir Prince of Kiev
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
February 28th, 2025
Saturday March 1
6 pm Vigil
Sunday March 2
10 am Divine Liturgy
Followed immediately by the
Vespers of Forgiveness
Cheesefare and Forgiveness
Reminder: The three priests then deacon ask each other for forgiveness, the subdeacons follow, then the altar men and boys, then each member of the congregation - by then you will see how it works. Each person will forgive each person. Everyone joins in this.
In front of each person, we touch the floor, and each person says at the same time, sincerely, 'Please forgive me - I forgive you - May God forgive us both', and then move on to the next person.
Then well-earned coffee downstairs.
The Archdiocesan Council meeting will be held at St. Vladimir's. The date of the Council has been changed to April 28-30. If you are able to help billet any of the council members for these dates, please contact Fr. Stelian.
Please remember David's quest to build a new church
Please remember the shut-ins and if possible, visit them. Theresa, Ludmilla and Zainab (the Chechan lady), For information about Ludmilla, ask Father Alexander (I believe she only speaks Russian), For information about Theresa, please ask Heather and for information about Zainab, please ask Stephen. If there are others, please let Deacon Michael know.
There is a general Baptism of Catechumens on Lazarus Saturday (April 12) at 10 am, If you would like to be baptized, please speak with Father David or one of the priests.
You can download the schedule for lent here. You can download the translation here.
We have a google calendar, which is kept up to date with the upcoming service schedule. You can find it here and add it to your google calendar with the link at the bottom.
Tax receipts for donations have been sent out by email. If you have not received one yet, please check your Spam folder. If you still cannot find it, please reach out to Jarod ( treasurer (at) halifaxorthodox.org )
If you have something you would like added to the Bulletin, please forward it to Deacon Michael. He will add it. as space allows
Remember that the fasting during Great Lent as at other fasting periods is your choice. The Church makes suggestions and perhaps point to how Fasting should be. This does not mean that many of us manage it. We try our best. Children are not able to fast until they are old enough to choose their fast, even then parents will be careful about nutrition. The older and infirm will choose their way of fasting. Be careful and be vigilant, your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, will seek us.
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.
Mission of St Seraphim of Sarov in Cape Breton
Saint Seraphim of Sarov Mission Facebook group
The Divine Liturgy will be held on Saturday, March 8th at 17 Marconi St, Glace Bay. Fr. Panayiotis 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