News & Events

The Holy Apostles Mission Station in Chilliwack, BC, was very pleased and humbled recently to welcome the main structure of its iconostasis, which was installed May 27, 2016. Built from solid beech wood by Saskatoon Orthodox craftsman and carver Tony Machnee, the iconostasis will later be adorned with iconography. The Royal Doors and Deacons' Doors of the iconostasis will be completed at a later time.

The Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church in America has issued a statement on the Holy and Great Council to be convened on the Island of Crete June 20 – 26, 2016.

Priest Walter Smith, Rector of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin Church in Waterbury, Connecticut, unexpectedly fell asleep in the Lord on Saturday, May 14, 2016.

As wildfires continue to spread across North Alberta, His Eminence, Archbishop Irénée of Ottawa and the Orthodox Church in America’s Archdiocese of Canada called upon the faithful to pray and reach out to those affected by the unprecedented tragedy.

By the second week of May, wildfires had already forced the evacuation of 90,000 residents of Fort McMurray, AB and several neighboring communities.  It is estimated that at least ten percent of the city’s structures, including residences, had been destroyed.