St.Vladimir Orthodox Church
3163 Purcell's Cove Road, Halifax, NS
Welcome to the Orthodox parish of St. Vladimir Prince of Kiev
Archimandrite David (Edwards) reposed in the Lord early in the morning June 14th. May his memory be eternal. Link to Obituary
The first thing you will want to know is something about our parish. Let’s start with our patron saint — St.Vladimir: It was through his efforts that the whole of that part of the world and its people known as The Rus, became Christian and Orthodox. Let me tell you that St. Vladimir Orthodox Church has more English language speaking parishioners than any other.
St. Vladimir Parish was started by Father Vladimir Tobin as an English Mission and you would feel right at home. St. Vladimir, our Patron Saint, the Prince of Kiev was instrumental in the conversion of that part of the world, Rus, to Orthodoxy, more than a thousand years ago? The Orthodox Church has been teaching about Jesus Christ for more than 2,000 years, and that it has not altered those incredible teachings? Frequently we get asked, “Do you believe in the Bible?” Our answer has to be, “Of course we do, Orthodox Christians wrote the New Testament!” Orthodox Christians wrote the Gospels, the Epistles, the Acts of the Apostles, and the great Revelation. The Orthodox Church (Orthodox meaning right believing) is the ancient and the modern Christian Church, which stretched and still stretches as far back as to St. Peter and St. Paul, and the other Disciples and Apostles, who, led by the Holy Spirit, traveled The Holy Land and far beyond.
The Orthodox Church may be more than 2000 years old, but we live now, by holding on to Traditional Christian teachings. We live in and are part of the 21st Century. Glory to God!
It would be an adventure to visit St Vladimir Prince of Kiev church, and you would be welcome. We don’t criticize, we don’t judge, and there are lots of children.
Saturday evening at 6pm we serve Vespers, which takes about an hour. Sunday 10am we serve Liturgy, which takes about two hours on a regular Sunday. The coffee time that follows lasts as long as people stay and chat, and eat, and drink tea and coffee. Our people love being in each others’ company so we don’t hurry away.
How did we learn about the Church? By being part of the community. So, we await — to welcome you.
In Christ,
Father David
Rector
Weekly News
June 27th, 2025
Saturday June 28th
6pm Vespers followed by Panakhida
Sunday June 29th
Tone 2
10am Divine Liturgy
Church camp July 18 to 20- please sign up if you are hoping to go. The cost is quite affordable. Questions to Heather, Matushka Lena, Katy and Subdeacon Jimmy, or Oksana. See link for registration information: https://halifaxorthodox.us22.list-manage.com/track/click?u=678763faf545c29fb12656ef4&id=99202d4400&e=28da4a3d48
Liturgy in Cape Breton June at 29 - Fr. Alexander will be going to the mission in Cape Breton on Sunday. If anyone is able to help drive or sing, or both, please contact Fr. Alexander.
The next parish workday is July 5 - please speak to Mark about how you can help as there are a lot of tasks that need attending to
Fr. David's estate - calling for helpers
- There are a lot of things that need to be done with respect to Father David's things
- His apartment needs to be cleaned out and the items given away or discarded
- The funeral cost itself was around 9,000, and we also need to pay for his grave and casket - donations are welcome. Please indicate that they are for Fr. David.
- Julian and Colin have built a wooden cross for his grave
Services for July
- Sts Peter and Paul
- Vespers Friday July 11 at 6pm
- Liturgy Saturday July 12 at 10am
- Wednesday July 23 6pm - Panakhida for the 40th day of Fr. David's repose
- St. Vladimir
- We will celebrate our patronal feast day on Sunday July 27 2025, followed by a picnic lunch as has been the tradition.
- We will also serve Liturgy on the feast day itself, Monday July 28 at 10am
Service Times
Saturday: 6:00pm Vespers
Sunday: 9:30am Hours, 10:00am Divine Liturgy, followed by coffee hour
See special service times, feasts, and parish events in our online Calendar.
Our parish uses the Old Style Julian calendar.
Capital Campaign
St.Vladimir‘s has begun the journey towards owning a permanent temple. Join Us!
You can Interac E-Transfer your donations now to halifaxorthodox (at) gmail (dot) com.
Mission of St Seraphim of Sarov in Cape Breton
Saint Seraphim of Sarov Mission Facebook group
Fr. Stelian will serve the Divine Liturgy on Sunday, June 1 at 10:30 am at 17 Marconi St, Glace Bay.
We should all share the date and invite friends and family to come along. Our doors are open to anyone who is interested in experiencing the Divine Liturgy.
For further information, contact: stseraphimofsarovmission (at) gmail (dot) com