You are Cordially Invited to a Feast of Faith: Sept 14 & 15, 2018 Praznyk-Feast of the Monastic Skete of the Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Creating Cross
Published on: September 4, 2018

Friday Evening, September 14th at the Descent Holy Spirit Church in Derwent, AB:

5:30 pm – Great Vespers, Litiya & Myrovannya with Bishop David
– Refreshments & Fellowship with Vladyka
– Festal Matins Vigil with Solemn Exaltation of the Precious and Life-creating Cross
-First Hour
-Refreshments & Fellowship

 

Saturday Morning, September 15th at the Descent Holy Spirit Church in Derwent,:

9:00 am – Sacramental Mystery of Repentance (Confession) available

10:00 am – Festal Divine Liturgy with Solemn Exaltation of the Precious and Life-creating Cross
– 
Water Blessing & Myrovannya
– Festal-Fasting Meal, Fellowship and Icon Store of the Nuns of Holy Resurrection Monastery

 Saturday Evening, September 15th at Monastic Skete (or, if rain, at the Derwent Church):

5:30 pm – Solemn Moleben (Prayer Service) in Honour of the Precious and Life-creating Cross
– Festal-Fasting Meal, Fellowship and the Lighting of the Festal Signal-Vohun of the Feast

 For further info or special need, call Hieromonk Teodosy – 780 741 3885

 

*Dear brother priests, deacons, dobrodiki and clergy families and all monastic fathers, sisters and brothers and all the good faithful of our Edmonton Eparchy*

 

A very special invitation goes out to you to attend the praznyk as we shall be celebrating on Friday eve and Saturday morn and eve!
(N.B., Father, if you wish to concelebrate for the Vigil, Divine Liturgy or Moleben please bring Red Vestments)

 

* The Icon Store *

The St. Joseph nuns of holy resurrection monastery in Saskatoon will be bringing many icons and religious goods from Ukraine to the Church in Derwent and to the monastic Skete, the proceeds of which support their many and varied good works for the poor in Canada and Ukraine.

Plan to buy something for yourself or others, have it blessed, and thus support their wonderful works!