Russian Orthodox Church – Moscow Patriarchate
Orthodox V Charitable Association
of the Patriarchal Parishes in Alberta, Canada

O R T H O D O X   V

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ALL SERVICES start @ 9:30 AM, followed by DIVINE LITURGY @ 10:00 AM,
unless otherwise indicated.

If you would like to receive Holy Communion at any of the services,
please come at 9:30 AM for Confession.

Orthodox V Schedule 2024 – January-December

Orthodox V Schedule 2025 – January-December

JANUARY

05    Sun   Chipman                 Tone 3 – 28th Sun after Pentecost
06    Mon  Shishkovtzy       Christmas Eve Matins (@ 2:00 PM)
07    Tue  Shishkovtzy       NATIVITY OF OUR LORD (@ 10:00 AM)
12     Sun    Skaro                      Tone 4 – 29th Sun after Pentecost
14     Tue                                     St. Basil the Great, Circumcision of the Lord  (**No Service)
19     Sun    Chipman                  HOLY EPIPHANY, GREAT BLESSING OF WATER
20    Mon                                    St. John, the Baptist (**No Service)
28    Sun    Serediaki                Tone 6 – 31st Sun after Pentecost

 

FEBRUARY

02  Sun   Chipman             Tone 7 – 32nd Sun after Pentecost
*                        ***** Orthodox V AGM (Pot Luck)
09  Sun    Skaro                 Tone 8 – Sunday of the Publican & the Pharisee
15   Sat     Mundare           MEETING OF THE LORD
16   Sun    Mundare           Tone 1 – Sunday of the Prodigal Son
23  Sun    Chipman           Tone 2 – Sunday of the Last Judgment; Meatfare Sunday

 

MARCH

02        Sun  Chipman              Tone 3 – Forgiveness Sunday; Cheesefare Sunday
03; 04; 05; 06  Mon-Thu
Chipman                 Great Lent Begins – Grand Compline  (@ 7:00 PM)
                                       ~~~~~ “DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME” begins ~~~~~
09       Sun   Skaro                      Tone 4 – 1st Sun of Lent – Orthodoxy Sunday, Confession
16        Sun  Farusi                     Tone 5 – 2nd Sun of Lent – St. Gregory Palamus,  Confession
23       Sun   Old Wostok           Tone 6 – 3rd Sun of Lent – Adoration of the Cross,  Confession
30       Sun   Shishkovtzy          Tone 7 – 4th Sun of Lent – St. John the Ladder, Confession

 

APRIL

06    Sun    Chipman          Tone 8 – 5th Sun of Lent, St. Mary of Egypt,  Confession
07    Mon                              ANNUNCIATION OF THE VIRGIN MARY    (**No Service)
12    Sat     Mundare           Lazarus Saturday;    Confession
13    Sun    Serediaki           PALM SUNDAY;     Confession
17    Thu    Shishkovtzy      GREAT THURSDAY; Reading of Twelve Gospels (@ 7:00 PM)
18    Fri      Chipman           GREAT FRIDAY; HOLY SHROUD (@ 7:00 PM)
20   Sun     Chipman           RESURRECTION OF CHRIST (@ 8:00 AM)
27   Sun                           Tone 1 – 2nd Sun after Easter; Antipascha
                    Shishkovtzy               (@ 10:00 AM)             (Graveyard Service)
                    Chipman                     (@ 3:00 PM)               (Graveyard Service)

 

MAY

04     Sun                        Tone 2 – 3rd Sun after Easter; Stt. Myrrth-bearing Women
*                   Serediaki                    (@ 10:00 AM)             (Graveyard Service)
*                   Mundare                     (@ 3:00 PM)               (Graveyard Service)
11     Sun                         Tone 3 – 4th Sun after Easter; Sunday of the Paralytic
*                  Skaro                           (@ 10:00 AM)            (Graveyard Service)
*                  Peno                            (@ 3:00 PM)               (Graveyard Service)
18    Sun                         Tone 4 – 5th Sun after Easter; Sunday of the Samaritan Woman
*                 
Boyle                         (@ 10:00 AM)            (Graveyard Service)
*                 
Redwater                  (@ 3:00 PM)              (Graveyard Service)
25    Sun                         Tone 5 – 6th Sun after Easter; Sunday of the Blind Man
*                  Farusi                          (@ 10:00 AM)            (Graveyard Service)
*                  Old Wostok                (@ 3:00 PM)              (Graveyard Service)
29    Thu    Skaro                             HOLY ASCENSION

 

JUNE

01     Sun    Spirit River                  Tone 6 – 7th Sun after Easter
08    Sun    Old Wostok                        HOLY TRINITY
15     Sun     Skaro                            Tone 8 – 1st Sun after Pentecost; All the Saints
16     Mon                 Apostolic Fast Begins
22     Sun    Peno                              Tone 1 – 2nd Sun after Pentecost
29     Sun    Shishkovtzy                Tone 2 – 3rd Sun after Pentecost

 

JULY

06     Sun   Skaro              Tone 3 – 4th Sun after Pentecost
07     Sun   Chipman            St. John the Baptist
12     Sat                         Stt. Peter and Paul                                     (**No Service)
13     Sun   North Star            Tone 4 – 5th Sun after Pentecost
2o     Sun   Centennial Site   Tone 5 – 6th Sun after Pentecost
*                                                         ***128th Anniversary of Orthodoxy (Potluck)
28    Sun  Mundare               Tone 6 – 7th Sun after Pentecost;

 

AUGUST

03     Sun      Chipman          Tone 7 – 8th Sun after Pentecost
10     Sun      Skaro                Tone 8 – 9th Sun after Pentecost
14     Thu                    Dormition Fast Begins
17     Sun      Peno                  Tone 1 – 10th Sun after Pentecost
19     Tue      Mundare          TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD
24     Sun      Skaro                Tone 2 – 9th Sun after Pentecost
28     Thu                                DORMITION OF THE THEOTOKOS
31     Sun      Shishkovtzy     Tone 3 – 9th Sun after Pentecost

 

SEPTEMBER

07     Sun    Chipman              Tone 4 – 13th Sun after Pentecost
11      Thu                 Beheading of St. John the Baptist                        (**No Service)
14      Sun     Farusi                  Tone 5 – 14th Sun after Pentecost
21      Sun     Serediaki            NATIVITY OF THE VIRGIN MARY
27      Sat      Old Wostok        ELEVATION OF THE HOLY CROSS
29     Sun     Old Wostok         Tone 7 – 16th Sun after Pentecost

 

OCTOBER

05   Sun    Skaro                    Tone 8 – 17th Sun after Pentecost
12   Sun    Mundare               Tone 1 – 18th Sun after Pentecost; Thanksgiving
14   Tue       The Protection of our Most Holy Lady Theotokos            (**No Service)
19   Sun    Chipman               Tone 2 – 19th Sun after Pentecost
26   Sun   Shishkovtzy          Tone 3 – 20th Sun after Pentecost

 

NOVEMBER

~~~~~ “DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME” ends  ~~~~~
02    Sun     Mundare          St. James Feast Day   Tone 4 – 21st Sun after Pentecost
09    Sun    Serediaki           St. Demetrius Feast Day
16     Sun    Skaro                 Tone 6 – 23rd Sun after Pentecost
23    Sun     Skaro                St. Michael the Archangel; Tone 7 – 24th Sun after Pentecost
28    Fri                     Christmas Fast Begins
30    Sun     Chipman            Tone 8 – 25th Sun after Pentecost
*                                                         *** 65th Year-Anniversary Bus Accident

 

DECEMBER

04      Thu             THE ENTRY OF THE THEOTOKOS INTO THE TEMPLE     (**No Service)
07      Sun  Chipman            Tone 1 – 26th Sun after Pentecost
                                                                                                 ***** Scheduling Meeting  (Pot Luck)
14       Sun     St. Barbara’s Cathedral       Tone 2 – 27th Sun after Pentecost
17       Wed    St. Barbara’s Cathedral       St. Barbara’s Feast Day
19       Fri       Skaro                    St. Nicholas Day
21      Sun      Mundare              Tone 3 – 28th Sun after Pentecost
28      Sun     Shishkovtzy         Tone 4 – 29th Sun after Pentecost
31      Wed    Chipman              New Year (@11:30PM)

 

SPECIAL SERVICES

HOLY FRIDAY (HOLY SHROUD SERVICE)

7:00 PM Chipman

HOLY SATURDAY (BLESSING OF PASCHAS)

1:00 PM   Lamont Aux. Hospital

2:00 PM   Old Wostok

3:30 PM   Farusi

4:30 PM   Serediaki

5:30 PM   Mundare

7:00 PM   Shishkovtzy

8:00 PM   Skaro

 

ORTHODOX V CONTACTS

Mailing Address: Orthodox V Charitable Association
P.O. Box 483
Lamont, AB
T0B 2R0

Rector: Rev. Alexios Surayev
Phone: 780-991-4981
Email:  aleksurus@gmail.com
Website: www.orthodox-canada.com

To request special services on any day of the year, including
Sundays, please check with the Priest ahead of time for availability.

 

D r i v i n g   D i r e c t i o n s   t o   O r t h o d o x   V   P a r i s h e s

Boyle
Holy Resurrection Church
From the intersection of Hwy 831 & 663 at the South edge of Boyle, 1 mile East &
2 1/2 miles North.

Chipman
St. John the Baptist Church
(41 St. & 49 Ave.) Hwy 15 to Chipman, East side of Chipman.

Farusi
St. John the Baptist Church
From the intersection of Hwy 29 & Sec. Hwy 855, (4-way stop), go 1 mile East & then
turn right (South) on RR 163. Church on the left.

Mundare
St. James Church
(540022A RR 170) 2 miles North of Mundare. On Hwy 855 (North), turn left, go 1 mile
West, turn right & go 1/4 mile North. Church on the left.

North Star
St. Peter & Paul Church
From Peace River, go West on Hwy 2 to the intersection with Hwy 39 & turn right
(North). Go to the North Star corner & turn right (East) & go straight for approx. 6 km.
Church on the left.

Peno
St. Arch Angel Michael Church
14 miles (20 km) East from Bruderheim Hwy 45 to RR 190 & 2 1/2 miles North. Church
on the right.

Redwater
St. Peter & Paul Church
From the intersection Hwy 38 – Hwy 28, go 1 mile West to RR 222 & then 1 mile North.

Serediaki
St. Demetrius Church
(163077 Twp Rd 550) 8 miles North of Mundare on Hwy 855. Turn right (East) onto Twp
Rd 550 & go 1 mile. Church on the right.

Shishkovtzy
St. Mary’s Dormition Church
(RR 182 & Twp Rd 540) From the intersection Hwy 15 – RR 182, go South
3.5 miles (5.6 km). Church on the right; West side of the road.

Skaro
Holy Ascension Church
(570032A RR 200) 10 miles (16 km) East from Bruderheim; Hwy 45 to Skaro Road (RR
200) & 1/2 mile North or from the intersection Hwy 45 – Sec Hwy 831, go West to Skaro
Road (RR 200) & 1/2 mile North. Church on the left.

Spirit River
Holy Trinity Church
From Grande Prairie, go North to Rycroft on Hwy 2. Turn left (West) & go
16 km on Hwy 49 thru Spirit River. At the intersection of Hwy 49 & Sec Hwy 727, turn
right (North), go 14 km (you have to pass 2 creeks) to road #794 & then turn right (East).
Go 2 km. Church on the right.

Grande Prairie
Holy Trinity Church
For Divine Service Venue…..Contact: Stephanie Fehler @ 1-780-832-2787

Old Wostok
Holy Trinity Church
(563017 RR 182) Off Hwy 45, turn South to RR 182. Go South 4.2 km or off
Hwy 29 to RR 182, go North 8.2 km. Church on East side of road.