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« On the 18th Sunday after Pentecost, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at St. Barbara Cathedral in Edmonton, Alberta »

Date26-10-2021
On October 24, 2021, on the 18th Sunday after Pentecost, the day of commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the VII Ecumenical Council (787), His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at St. Barbara Cathedral in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
In the hall of the church, His Grace was greeted with flowers and bread and salt by the churchwarden of the Cathedral, Roman Lopushinsky, and his wife Diana.
At the Liturgy, His Grace was assisted by Rector of the Cathedral, Dean of the Patriarchal Parishes in the Provinces of Albert and Saskechewan, archpriest Igor Kisil, Rector of the Parish District "Orthodox IX", Secretary of the Patriarchal Parishes, archpriest Yevgeny Protsenko, clerics of the Cathedral deacon Andrey Boldyrev and deacon Stephen Nagy.
At the small entrance, in consideration of the diligent pastoral work, clerics of the Patriarchal parishes in Canada were awarded the liturgical hierarchical awards of the Russian Orthodox Church: archpriest Igor Kisil - the right to wear the mitra, and archpriest Yevgeny Protsenko - the right to wear a cross with decorations.
After the divine service, the Archpastor addressed the clergy and parishioners of the Cathedral with words of a sermon and spiritual edification.  The Rector of the Cathedral, archpriest Igor Kisil, on behalf of the clergy and parishioners, warmly greeted Vladyka, thanking him for the opportunity to share the joy of communion with their Bishop and for the high church awards that were presented to the clergy of the Patriarchal parishes.
The main treasure of the Cathedral is a particle of relics (left foot) of the Holy Great Martyr Barbara, taken from Kiev and transferred to the Cathedral by Archbishop Panteleimon (Rudyk) of Edmonton and Canada, which, according to the Athonite tradition, is kept on the Holy Table in the altar.
The Right Reverend Archpastor presented the Cathedral with an embroidered vestment for the preservation of the Great Martyr's Holy Relics.
After the service, Vladyka Matthew communicated with clergy and parishioners of the Cathedral.