{"id":5987,"date":"2026-01-24T19:23:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T03:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.holyres.org\/en\/?p=5987"},"modified":"2026-01-25T17:43:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T01:43:45","slug":"to-the-venerable-monk-seraphim-on-the-occasion-of-his-80th-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.holyres.org\/en\/?p=5987","title":{"rendered":"To the Venerable Monk Seraphim on the Occasion of His 80th Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Dear and beloved Father Seraphim,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With grateful hearts, the clergy and faithful of Holy Resurrection Sobor warmly congratulate you on your 80th birthday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We especially cherish the fact that your spiritual journey in Orthodoxy began in our parish, where, as a theology student, you first came to the Orthodox Church and embraced the Orthodox faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From this beginning, the Lord guided you to a remarkable ministry, through which tens Orthodox parishes were established across Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout the years, you have continually supported our parish with wisdom, pastoral care, and prayer, helping us resolve many important challenges and grow stronger in faith and unity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, in your monastic life, you continue to serve the Church through prayer, humility, and faithful devotion to Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your daily work compiling the History of Orthodoxy in Canada on your website https:\/\/orthodoxcanada.ca<\/a> is invaluable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We prayerfully wish you good health, inner peace, spiritual joy, and abundant God\u2019s grace for many blessed years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With love and gratitude,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clergy, Parish Council and Parishioners of Holy Resurrection Russian Orthodox Sobor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations from the Choir of the Holy Resurrection Sobor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
God Grant You many years! – from Fr. Michael, Matushka Elena, Olga Kichenko & Choir<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Vladyka Seraphim wrote a music for the Holy Resurrection Thanksgiving Hymn. Click to listen how it will sound. This hymn is a thank you to the Lord for the creation and support of our parish.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Holy Resurrection Hymn<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

O Lord, our Light, and our Strength,
For more than a hundred years,
\nYou have been leading us, and feeding us
\nIn this Holy Temple – a wondrous mercy!
Here we fulfill Your Covenant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Refrain
<\/strong>Glory be to You, O All-Merciful Lord!
Bless our beloved parish family!
Under the Protection of the Holy Theotokos,
May the Resurrection Church live on!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Faith we came to this Land
From the storm and darkness of ages.
We met Your Holy Resurrection here –
And here Love blossomed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Light of the Holy Orthodox faith
Came through Alaska to America \u2014
The Lord\u2019s blessing
Through the Russian missionaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Glory and blessed memory!<\/br>To the wandering missionaries –<\/br>Messengers from Holy Russia,<\/br>\nFor their help to those in North America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here Saint Tikhon of Moscow<\/br>Visited everywhere,<\/br>And he founded local dioceses.
In Russia, he was chosen<\/br>to lead the Church as Patriarch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Love, Father Antonin Pokrovsky,
Founder of this parish,
Helped the Russian immigrants
And he reunited with the Lord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through the labors of Father Seraphim
The flock of parishes grew.
Many times he helped the lost
Return to the path of Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The service of Father Andrey Somov,<\/br>And of Matushka Henrietta<\/br>Adorned the Holy Temple with Holy icons<\/br>And with timeless stained glass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The parish was refreshed anew<\/br>With Father Michael Fourik
and Matushka Elena.<\/br>We were strengthened financially,
And we now stand firm in the Faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vladyka Seraphim comforted us in sorrow,
and now Vladyka Irenee leads us.
O Lord, you are our refuge –
Your Spirit lives within our hearts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Refrain
<\/strong>Glory be to You, O All-Merciful Lord!
Bless our beloved parish family!
Under the Protection of the Holy Theotokos,
May the Resurrection Church live on!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We thank You also, O God,
For this land, our home and light –
this Canada, that received the Faithful \u2014
Keep us in love for another hundred years!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Light of Christ is forever with us,<\/br>Our Parish Council is a covenant of love.<\/br>Amen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dear and beloved Father Seraphim,<\/p>\n

With grateful hearts, the clergy and faithful of Holy Resurrection Sobor warmly congratulate you on your 80th birthday.<\/p>\n

We especially cherish the fact that your spiritual journey in Orthodoxy began in our parish, where, as a theology student, you first came to the Orthodox Church and <\/p>\n

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