Vancouver, BC, Canada, November 4, 2024
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The Orthodox Church in America’s Holy Resurrection Cathedral in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, celebrated its 100th anniversary last month.
The occasion was celebrated on October 19-20 with the All-Night Vigil, Divine Liturgy, and a festive banquet.
Both the All-Night Vigil and Divine Liturgy were presided over by His Eminence Archbishop Irénée of Ottawa and Canada.
Watch the All-Night Vigil:
Watch the Divine Liturgy:
The original Holy Resurrection Church in Vancouver, BC, was started on November 25, 1928 and consecrated on August 3, 1929, by His Eminence Metropolitan Platon. That church had to be demolished in order to build a new bridge, and the Russian Orthodox Society of Vancouver started work on a new church.
The blessing of the cornerstone in 1928. Photo: holyres.org
Their Graces Bishops Nikon of Toronto and John of San Francisco laid the cornerstone in December 1953. The church building and hall were finished by spring 1954, with Fr. Peter Kurzemnek performing an initial blessing ceremony that May. The main consecration took place in July 1954, led by His Eminence Metropolitan Leonty along with Bp. Nikon, Fr. Kurzemnek, Fr. Paul Jeromsky from Seattle, and several other clergy from western Canada and the United States.
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