St.Vladimir Orthodox Church

Services

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic public church services are limited as follows.

The church is serving Liturgy with the Archbishop’s blessing. Liturgy will happen on Sundays at 10am. Besides the priest, one other person or a close family group can attend. Communion will be given by a priest wearing a mask and using a different metal spoon for each person. The spoons will be sterilized after each Liturgy as will door knobs etc. Only icons under sterilizable glass can be displayed. When you want to come to Liturgy, please let the Secretary know at secretary (at) halifaxorthodox (dot) org. Leslee will make a list (“first come, first served”) and let you know when to attend.

Languages of Service: English, Slavonic, occasional French and Greek

Calendar: Old Style

Patronal Feast: July 28 (July 15 old calendar)

Holy Communion

Holy Communion is open to Orthodox Christians who are properly prepared to receive by Fasting, Prayer and Confession and are present in the church by the time of the opening blessing (“Blessed is the Kingdom...”).

Confessions

Confessions by appointment with Fr David.

Everyone should make every effort to come to confession regularly, and especially before the great festivals of the Church.

Confession is an integral part of the Christian life/worship experience. In the Orthodox tradition, it should practices regularly in conjunction with attendance at Vespers and Liturgy and reception of the sacrament. The best way to approach confession is to prepare oneself carefully before coming to the church, and be concise and clear during confession so that everything may proceed easily and smoothly. Time is somewhat limited, and there may be a fairly large number of people wanting/needing confession. Please be considerate of others in this regard.

Submitting Names

There is the custom of submitting names to be remembered during the Prothesis (or Proskimidia) at the beginning of the Divine Liturgy. This practice is normally reserved for the commemoration of living or departed Orthodox believers, or family members or very close friends. Think carefully of who may need special prayer at that particular time, and submit only those names. They must be submitted during the Prothesis while the priest is still in the process of preparing the diskos.

Panikhidas

Panikhidas (prayers for the departed) and other prayers of blessings are performed on Saturdays (before or after Vespers) or at other prearranged times. Requests for such services must be made at least twenty-four hours in advance. Normally a Panikhida is served for one or two very specific departed persons. The general rule is that the Panikhida is reserved only for departed Orthodox Christians, although in the case of family members or very close friends, this rule is often overlooked.

Civic Calendar with Service Schedule

Year 2019
May
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
				01	02	03 Hours, Liturgy (by appointment) 10:00am
04	05	06	07	08	09	10 Hours, Liturgy (by appointment) 10:00am
11	12	13	14	15	16	17 Hours, Liturgy (by appointment) 10:00am
18	19	20	21	22	23	24 Hours, Liturgy (by appointment) 10:00am
25	26	27	28 Ascension of our Lord Hours, Liturgy (by appointment) 10:00am	29	30	31 Hours, Liturgy (by appointment) 10:00am
June
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
01	02	03	04	05	06	07 Pentecost Hours, Liturgy, Kneeling Vespers (by appointment) 10:00am
08 Spirit Day	09	10	11	12	13	14 Hours, Liturgy (by appointment) 10:00am
15 Apostles’ Fast Begins	16	17	18	19	20	21 Hours, Liturgy (by appointment) 10:00am
22	23	24	25	26	27	28 Hours, Liturgy (by appointment) 10:00am
29	30

Sundays and major feasts are in red. Fast days are shaded.