St. Volodymyr's Parish

On the Third Sunday of Great and Holy Lent, the Orthodox Church commemorates the Precious and Life-Giving Cross of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Services include a special veneration of the Cross, which prepares the faithful for the commemoration of the Crucifixion during Holy Week.

St John Cassian the Roman

St. Volodymyr’s church will have Open Day on Tuesday, 20 March 2011 from 10 am to 2.30 pm as part of ACT Seniors Week .

FEAST OF TARAS SHEVCHENKO

Parish weekly bulletin 11.03.2012

THE PARISH HELD AN AGM ON 19 FEBRUARY 2012. THE NEW PARISH COUNCIL IS:

During Lent in our parish every week will be celebrating Parastas for all deceased from your family

After a long holiday Ukrainian Language Classes are back.

For the second year the parish community of St. Volodymyr, Canberra-Queanbeyan, held a joint Farewell to the Carols event.

In Canberra, General Meeting will be held on Sunday, 19th February 2012 AD at 13:00 at the parish hall.

The feastday of the Presentation of Our Lord falls on Wednesday 15 February. We have a tradition of attending Liturgy and getting a candle blessed which we take home for lighting during the year

Candles play a major role in our Liturgical Rite. We use candles at Easter, candles at Christmas, candles at Theophany, candles at baptism, candles at weddings, candles on the Altar table, candles before icons, candles during processions, candles everywhere. So why do we use candles and what is their significance? Candles, lamps, light and flames represent the visible presence of God as the Light of the World. To understand the meaning of candles in our worship, we must look to the Bible where God is so often described in terms of fire and light.