The faithful of Holy Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Orthodox Church gathered on August 28th to celebrate 120 years of services at the rural parish, north east of Yorkton. The rain held off and a beautiful liturgy was held with his Eminence, Archbishop Irenee. After the liturgy and grave blessing the faithful gathered for the traditional sumptuous potluck. The few elderly remaining parishioners pray that they may continue the tradition of services at this little country parish.

Read an article about the history of the church from the Canora Courier:

Archbishop Irénée and the Canadian delegation at the 20th All American Council, which started on Monday 19 July in Baltimore, Maryland. Pictured with Vladyka Irénée are Fr Vincent Lehr (St Herman, Edmonton), Fr Phillip Eriksson (St Peter the Aleut, Calgary), Fr Matthew Francis (Holy Apostles, Chilliwack), and Fr Rod Luciuk (St Mark, Yorkton).

The parish of St Maria of Paris in Hamilton, Ontario has been growing fast since its birth in the Spring of 2020 and the baptism of little Zenaida Miru Raveendranathan this past Sunday (June 5) marks yet another milestone in the establishment of this community.