Dear in Christ brothers and sisters,
Congratulations with the feast of the resurrection of the Lord as well as with the penultimate Sunday of Great Lent!
In today’s Gospel reading, we read words of our Saviour that should cheer us up and to a certain extent bring joy to our hearts… more
Dear Parishioners,
The printouts of this weekend’s services are ready. Although in church we serve the All-Night Vigil (Vespers, Matins and 1st Hour) on Saturday evening, I have prepared only the Vespers for Saturday (the All-Night Vigil is very long). For Sunday I have prepared Typica… more
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Parishioners of the Russian Orthodox Parish in Ottawa,
The parish council, with the blessing of Archbishop Gabriel, keeping in mind the new guidelines released this week by the provincial government and the safety of our parishioners, especially the elderly and… more
Our parish, along with all the other parishes of the Montreal and Canadian Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, have been instructed by Archbishop Gabriel to distribute Communion to the laity in the regular traditional manner. The notice that was posted earlier this week on… more
Today the Ontario Government has mandated that gatherings, including religious ones, of over 50 people be prohibited. As such no more than 50 people will be allowed into church for each service.
Please be considerate and make an effort to come to the church services on the other days of… more
Thank you for your Generous Support!
Thanks to your generous donations, the Protection of the Holy Virgin Russian Orthodox Church in Ottawa has reached its goal of collecting $100,000 for the restoration of its domes.
God willing, later this year a new golden dome and cross will… more
