The Archdiocesan Council Spring Session was held on April 6th – 8th in the assembly hall of Saint Peter and Saint Paul Cathedral in Montreal. His Eminence Irénée, Most Reverend Archbishop of Ottawa and Canada chaired the session. The Archdiocesan Council included the Chancellor, Treasurer, secretary and one clergy and one lay from each Deanery in Canada.

On Sunday, April 3rd, 2016, His Eminence Archbishop Irénée celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the new mission in Kitchener-Waterloo dedicated to "St Mary and the Brancoveanu Martyrs".

Concelebrating with His Eminence were Fr Didel Furtuna, pastor of the Mission, and the very Rev Alexandry Ichim. Over 70 faithful of all ages assembled to celebrate together. A festal meal was served after the Liturgy.

We ask your prayers for this new mission of our Archdiocese.

The Orthodox Clergy Fellowship of Toronto celebrated pan-Orthodox Sunday of Orthodoxy Vespers at Christ the Saviour Cathedral, presided by His Eminence Archbishop Irénée.

Le service liturgique de la sainte Onction a été célébré à la cathédrale Saints-Pierre-et-Paul de Montréal le 15 mars.

Ont célébré l'archevêque Irénée et sept prêtres de la région de Montréal : l'archiprêtre Anatoly Melnyk,le recteur, le Père Vasily Tsaritsyn, prêtre attaché, le Père Aleksandr Janovski, le Père Justin Mitchell (paroisse Saint-Benoît), le Père Nicolay, le Père Ivan et le Père Dragos (paroisse Saint-Benoît).