Sunday, December 8, 2024
St. Nicholas Sunday / 29th Sunday
8:30 am Confessions | Dormition, Edmonton
9:30 am Divine Liturgy | Dormition, Edmonton
11:00 am Sunday Parish Brunch |Dormition, Edmonton
An opportunity for confession from 8:00 am to 9:45 am at Dormition Parish, followed by Divine Liturgy, during which we will commemorate St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. Everyone is welcome to join us for breakfast at the Parish Hall. St. Nicholas the Wonderworker himself will visit! Call 780-489-8868 or email [email protected] to register your attendance by November 30, 2024.
Tuesday, December 24, 2024:
Eve of the Feast of the Nativity of Christ
Strict day of fasting and abstinence from meat, dairy and eggs, and foods that contain these ingredients. According to liturgical time, each day begins and ends at sundown. As the first star appears in the evening sky on Christmas Eve, the feast of the Nativity of Christ begins – with the family together for the Holy Supper. The Lenten character of this meal (abstinence from meat and dairy products) reminds us that Jesus was born not into wealth, in a royal palace, but into poverty, in a humble cave, amidst the poor of the world.
5:30 pm Festal Divine Liturgy | St. George, Manly
9:30 pm Compline and Lytia | Dormition, Edmonton
10:30 pm Festal Divine Liturgy (Eng-Ukr) | Dormition, Edmonton
Wednesday, December 25, 2024:
Feast of the Nativity of Christ (Christmas Day)
All the world comes to venerate the Christ Child – the humble shepherds of the earth and the wise and powerful of the nations.
9:30 am Festal Divine Liturgy (Ukr-Eng) | Dormition, Edmonton
12:30 pm Festal Divine Liturgy (English) | Holy Eucharist, Cherhill
Thursday, December 26, 2024:
Synaxis of the Mother of God
This is one of the most ancient Marian feasts. The Greek word synaxis means “assembly.” The faithful assemble the day after Christmas to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary – the Mother of God.
9:30 am Divine Liturgy | Dormition, Edmonton
Friday, December 27, 2024
First Martyr and Archdeacon Stephen
Saint Stephen was the first baptized Christian of the early Church to be martyred for the sake of Christ, in the year 34 or 35 AD.
9:30 am Divine Liturgy | Dormition, Edmonton
Saturday, December 30, 2024:
Saturday After the Nativity
9:00 am Divine Liturgy | Dormition, Edmonton
5:30 pm Great Vespers | Dormition, Edmonton
Sunday, December 29, 2024:
Sunday After the Nativity of Christ
King David, Saint Joseph, Saint James. On this first Sunday after the Nativity of Christ, we also commemorate Holy and Righteous. Joseph, the betrothed spouse of Mary and foster father of Jesus. We also commemorate King David, the ancestor of Christ, as well as St. James, the brother of the Lord.
8:00 am Confessions
9:00 am Divine Liturgy (English) | Dormition, Edmonton
11:00 am Confessions
11:30 am Divine Liturgy (Ukrainian) | Dormition, Edmonton
2025
Wednesday, January 1, 2025:
Circumcision of Our Lord / Saint Basil the Great / New Year’s Day
According to Jewish custom, every male child received its name on the eighth day, at the circumcision. Just as any other Jew, Jesus was also circumcised on the eighth day. In Hebrew, the name Jesus is “Yehoshua,” which means “The Lord saves.” On this day, we also commemorate St. Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea, who fell asleep in the Lord on January 1st, 379. In addition to his work as a theologian, Basil was known for his care for the poor, the sick and the needy. Basil established guidelines for monastic life which focused on community life, liturgical prayer, and manual labour.
9:00 am Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great (English) | Dormition, Edmonton
11:30 am Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great (Ukrainian) | Dormition, Edmonton
Sunday, January 5, 2025:
Sunday Before Theophany / Vigil of Theophany
8:00 am Confessions
9:00 am Divine Liturgy (English) | Dormition, Edmonton
11:00 am Confessions
11:30 am Divine Liturgy (Ukrainian) | Dormition, Edmonton
4:00 pm Divine Liturgy and Great Water Blessing (St. Nicholas, Carvel)
Monday, January 6, 2024:
Theophany of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Theophany means “the appearance of God.” After Easter and Pentecost Theophany is the third greatest feast of the Eastern Churches, greater than the Feast of the Nativity of Christ. It commemorates the baptism of Jesus in the river Jordan by John, and the public manifestation of the incarnate Word to the world.
9:30 am Divine Liturgy & Water Blessing | Dormition Edmonton
7:00 pm Divine Liturgy | Dormition, Edmonton
Sunday, January 12, 2025:
Sunday After Theophany of Our Lord
8:00 am Confessions
9:00 am Divine Liturgy (English) | Dormition, Edmonton
11:00 am Confessions
11:30 am Divine Liturgy (Ukrainian) | Dormition, Edmonton
Saturday, February 1, 2025:
Fore-feast of the Encounter of Our Lord in the Temple
5:30 pm Great Vespers & Lytia (Dormition, Edmonton)
Sunday, February 2, 2025:
Encounter of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Temple
This feast, which takes place forty days after the Nativity of Our Lord, is also called the Presentation of Christ in the Temple. Blessing of Candles at the end of each Liturgy.
8:00 am Confessions
9:00 am Divine Liturgy (English) | Dormition, Edmonton
11:00 am Confessions
11:30 am Divine Liturgy (Ukrainian) | Dormition, Edmonton
4:00 pm Divine Liturgy | St. Nicholas, Carvel