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His Grace, the Right Reverend Seraphim Bishop of Ottawa and Canada arrived in Vancouver on Friday, September 5, 2003. He was greeted at the airport by the Dean, Reverend Lawrence Farley, Father Michael Fourik and Father Andrey Somow. His Grace stayed in Vancouver for 20 days visiting all parishes of the OCA in Continue reading Parish Feast day – September 21, 2003 20021116 Akathist to the Mother of God / Google Photos 20020921-22 Patronal Feast 2002 / Google Photos September 19, 1999 Dear Father Andrey and faithful parishioners! With great joy, I greet all of you on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of Holy Resurrection Church. A parish anniversary is, indeed, a time to celebrate and to give thanks. fellowship, together with our necessary recommitment to living the Gospel, makes up a great Continue reading Archbishop + THEJODOSIUS – Greetings on the 75th Anniversary Dear brothers and sisters in Christ! It is a great pleasure and joy to greet you on the occasion of the celebration of our 75th Anniversary. Congratulations and best wishes to all of you, and to all our friends and well-wishers! Today we commemorate with glory the first Orthodox Divine Liturgy, celebrated in our city, Continue reading Fr. Andrey Somow – 75th Jubilee Rector’s Message By SubDeacons Daniel de Broder As I look back at the past eight years, at this church, there art so many memories. I am twenty years old, and currently assist in the Altar at Holy Resurrection as a reader and acolyte. My parents guided me throughout my life, taught me everything I know. I Continue reading Daniel de Broder – My Life at Holy Resurrection Church By Sub-Deacon Dennis Stepanyak Your Beatitude, the most Reverend Bishops, Reverend Fathers, all parishioners of the Holy Resurrection Church. From the bottom of my heart I would like to congratulate all of you with the 75 Anniversary of our church. This church became a home to me two and a half years ago when Continue reading Dennis Stepanyak – YOUTH IS OUR STRENGTH By Sandra Leclerc Your Beatitude, Your Eminence, Your Grace, Reverend Fathers, and dearly beloved parishioners and guests! I have a honor to be chosen by Fr. Andrey to speak at our great “diamond” celebration. For those of you who do not know me, I am Sandra Leclerc, otherwise known as “The Sunday School Teacher”. Continue reading Sandra Leclerc – FUTURE GENERATION By Irene A. Rozvaliaeff A tribute should be paid to the Priest and the founders. In all cases the Priest is the prime mover in the endeavor of establishing a church, promoting the Orthodox Faith and providing help to those of newcomers into a strange land, who may have been without language skills, but Continue reading Irene A. Rozvaliaeff – Jubilee Greeting By Anatole Efimovich Portnoff Your Beatitude, Dear Vladyko Theodosius, our merciful father! Highly respected Archpastors and Pastors: Esteemed ladies and gentlemen! Towards the beginning of the twentieth century, 86 years ago, a six year old boy named Tolya – serving as an acolyte to His Eminence Methodius, Archbishop of Chelyabinsk and Orienburg, Metropolitan of Continue reading Anatole Portnoff – ANNIVERSARY GREETING The first Orthodox Divine Liturgy in Vancouver, B.C. was celebrated at the local YMCA by Archimandrite Antonin (Pokrovsky) on September 14, 1924. A group of the Orthodox believers from Vancouver and surrounding areas of the Mainland pulled together to establish an Orthodox Community, and thus, to lay the foundation for the future Holy Resurrection Church Continue reading Fr. Andrey Somow – 75th УЕАR BEGINS Metropolitan Theodosius attends Expo-86 in Vancouver and heads the Orthodox service – Divine Liturgy – at the Kodak Pacific Bowl on July 13. His Beatitude Theodosius celebrates liturgy at Expo-86 His Beatitude Theodosius visits the church and awards gramota Continue reading EXPO-86 IN VANCOUVER
The Pontifical Liturgy on July 31, 1983 Concelebrating: Metropolitan Filaret of Minsk and Byelorussia, Metropolitan Dorotheos of Prague and Chekhoslovakia , Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia, Metropolitan Theodosius, bishop Daniel of Marcha (Serbia), Archpriest John Meyendorff, hegumen Cyril, archdeacon Michael Roshak (OCA), Archpriest Lev Makhno, archdeacon Vladimir Nazarkin (Russia), archdeacon Pribislav Continue reading The III Assembly Of The World Council Of Churches, July-August 1983
The Pontifical Liturgy on September 29, 1974 The 50-th anniversary of our parish was celebrated solemnly on September 29, 1974. The Pontifical Liturgy was led by His Beatitude Ireney, Metropolitan of All America and Canada, and concelebrated by His Grace Joasaph, bishop of Edmonton, mitred archpriests Peter Kurzemnek and Paul Zheromsky, archpriest Continue reading The 50th Anniversary of Holy Resurrection Church in Vancouver |
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