St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada (Ecumenical Patriarchate)
2019 Autumn Spiritual Retreat

On Saturday, November 30th, our parish sponsored its annual Autumn Spiritual Retreat.  Due to the fact that our new parish hall is not yet completed the retreat was held again at Evangelismos Greek Orthodox Church here in Oshawa.  Our main speaker was Hieromonk Michael of St. Gregory Palamas Greek Orthodox Monastery in Ohio, who spoke to the teens and adults about the life and teaching of Mother Gavrilia of Leros, "The Ascetic of Love," as well as about Orthodoxy and the Environment.  The younger participants were led by Jane Pfeil of Toronto in a session during which, through reading and art they explored the Old Testament prophecies about Jesus Christ.  The women of the Evangelismos Philoptochos prepared wonderful snacks, and after Vespers everyone enjoyed the delicious dinner which they prepared.  We were blessed to have Fr. Michael concelebrate Liturgy and preach on Sunday morning, and it was a special treat for him to serve the Holy Liturgy on Monday morning, December 2nd as well, for the feast of St. Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia.  Everyone who participated in the retreat program as well as the liturgical services was very edified, and benefitted greatly.  A special note of thanks is due to the St. Volodymyr Cathedral Foundation of Toronto who made this retreat possible with a very generous donation.

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Pascha 2019
05/11/2019
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