Category: Worship

• March 20 – Second Sunday of Lent – St. Gregory Palamas: Divine Liturgy at 10AM
• March 27 – Third Sunday of Lent – Veneration of the Cross: Divine Liturgy at 10AM
  • CANCELLED: Lenten Vespers in our chapel at 6PM
    • Please come in as great a number as possible, since we will be the hosts.
• April 3 – Fourth Sunday of Lent – St. John Climacus: Divine Liturgy at 10AM
• April 7 – (Thursday) Annunciation: Divine Liturgy at 10AM
  • The Annunciation is one of the great feast-days in the year.
• April 10 – Fifth Sunday of Lent – St. Mary of Egypt: Divine Liturgy at 10AM
• April 16 – Lazarus Saturday: Divine Liturgy at 10AM
  • Consecration of the palm branches at 5PM
• April 17 – Entrance of Our Lord Jesus Christ into Jerusalem – Palm Sunday: Divine Liturgy at 10AM
• April 21 – Great and Holy Thursday: Divine Liturgy at 10AM, preparation of Holy Communion for the sick.
  • Vespers and Reading of the 12 Gospels at 7PM
• April 22 – Great and Holy Friday – Royal Hours at 9AM
  • The Deposition from the Cross and Lamentation at the Tomb at 6 pm
• April 23 – Great and Holy Saturday: Divine Liturgy at 10AM

• April 24 – Resurrection of of our Lord Jesus Christ – Pascha: Divine Liturgy at 10AM
  • (If Fr. Vasilije comes back before Pascha, we will have on Saturday-to-Sunday night the Easter Matins at midnight followed by the Divine Liturgy too)
• April 25 – Resurrection Monday: Divine Liturgy at 10AM
• April 26 – Resurrection Tuesday: Divine Liturgy at 10AM
• May 1 – Second Sunday of Pascha – Sunday of St. Thomas: Divine Liturgy at 10AM
• May 6 – Holy Greatmartyr George: Divine Liturgy at 10AM
  • Cutting of the Slava Kolač before and after the Divine Liturgy
• May 8 – Holy Apostle and Evangelist Mark: Divine Liturgy at 10AM

Please Note: if anyone requires the blessing of water, please contact Fr. Ljubo Rajic directly at 416-828-4447 to arrange.

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Under the current restrictions to control the spread of COVID-19, our worship services will continue to be held regularly with a mandatory maintenance of a physical distance of 6ft and wearing face masks (more details here: https://www.york.ca/wps/portal/yorkhome/health/yr/covid-19/publichealthsafetymeasures/), per the following schedule:

• January 2 – 28th Sunday after Pentecost – Holy Fathers (Fathers’ Day) – St. Ignatius of Antioch: Divine Liturgy at 10 am
• January 6 – Christmas Eve Day: Divine Liturgy at 10 am
  • Christmas Eve: Vespers at 6 pm
• January 7 – Nativity of Jesus Christ – Christmas: Divine Liturgy at 10 am
• January 8 – Second day of Christmas – Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos: Divine Liturgy at 10 am
• January 9 – Third day of Christmas – Holy Protomartyr and Archdeacon Stephen: Divine Liturgy at 10 am
• January 14 – Circumcision of our Lord – St. Basil the Great (New Year): Divine Liturgy at 10 am
• January 16 – 30th Sunday after Pentecost: Divine Liturgy at 10 am
• January 18 – Feast of the Holy Cross: Divine Liturgy and Blessing of the water at 10 am
• January 19 – Theophany (Epiphany) – The Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ: Divine Liturgy and Blessing of the water at 10 am
• January 20 – Synaxis of St. John the Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist: Divine Liturgy at 10 am
• January 23 – 31st Sunday after Pentecost: Divine Liturgy at 10 am
• January 27 – St. Sava, First Serbian Archbishop and Enlightener: Divine Liturgy at 10 am
• January 30 – 32nd Sunday after Pentecost: Divine Liturgy at 10 am

– Governing Board of St. Archangel Gabriel Parish in Richmond Hill

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Under eased restrictions to control the spread of COVID-19, our worship services will continue to be held regularly with a mandatory maintenance of a physical distance of 6ft and wearing face masks (more details here: https://www.york.ca/wps/portal/yorkhome/health/yr/covid-19/publichealthsafetymeasures/), per the following schedule:

• October 17 – 17th Sunday after Pentecost: Divine Liturgy at 10 am
• October 24 – 18th Sunday after Pentecost – Holy Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council: Divine Liturgy at 10 am
• October 27 – Venerable mother Paraskeva – St. Petka: Divine Liturgy at 9 am
• October 31 – 19th Sunday after Pentecost – Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke, St. Peter of Cetinje: Divine Liturgy at 10 am
• November 6 – Memorial Saturday: Divine Liturgy at 9 am
• November 7 – 20th Sunday after Pentecost: Divine Liturgy at 10 am
• November 8 – Holy and Glorious Great-martyr Demetrius the Myrrh-gusher of Thessalonica: Divine Liturgy at 9 am
• November 14 – 21st Sunday after Pentecost – Holy Wonderworkers and Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian: Divine Liturgy at 10 am
• November 21 – 22nd Sunday after Pentecost – Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and the other Bodiless Powers: Divine Liturgy at 10 am
• November 28 – 23rd Sunday after Pentecost (Beginning of Nativity Fast): Divine Liturgy at 10 am
• December 4 – The Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple: Divine Liturgy at 9 am
• December 5 – 24th Sunday after Pentecost: Divine Liturgy at 10 am
• December 12 – 25th Sunday after Pentecost: Divine Liturgy at 10 am
• December 19 – 26th Sunday after Pentecost – St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, archbishop of Myra (Children’s day): Divine Liturgy at 10 am
• December 26 – 27th Sunday after Pentecost – Holy Forefathers (Mothers’ day): Divine Liturgy at 10 am

– Governing Board of St. Archangel Gabriel Parish in Richmond Hill

Dear Parishioners,

On Sunday, September 12, 2021, following the Divine Liturgy we will pray for all the students of our Parish for the start of the new Academic Year. We invite all parents and students to join us on this occasion!

Of course, we will continue maintaining all prescribed measures: indoor and outdoor religious services, rites and ceremonies are allowed with capacity limited to permit, while maintaining physical distancing of 6ft and wearing face masks (more details here: https://www.york.ca/wps/portal/yorkhome/health/yr/covid-19/publichealthsafetymeasures/).

Additionally, our Sunday School lessons for the youngest (junior and middle school aged) group will resume again, taking place every Sunday following the Divine Liturgy, with the necessary precautions as explained already above

The lessons will be in Serbian and per need in English too: all children are welcome and no one will be left out for simply not knowing Serbian well enough.

You will be updated later on the expected schedule of Spiritual Conversations for Teenagers and Adults.

– Governing Board of St. Archangel Gabriel Parish in Richmond Hill

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

As of June 11, reduced restrictions to control the spread of COVID-19 have been in effect.

Worship services will continue to be held regularly with a limit of 15% of the chapel’s capacity, mandatory maintenance of a distance of 2m and wearing face masks (more details here: https://www.york.ca/wps/portal/yorkhome/health/yr/covid-19/publichealthsafetymeasures/), per the following schedule:

• June 19 – Memorial Saturday: Divine Liturgy at 9 am
• June 20 – Descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles – Pentecost – Trinity Sunday: Divine Liturgy at 10 am
• June 21 – Pentecost Monday: Divine Liturgy at 9 am
• June 27 – 1st Sunday after Pentecost – All Saints: Divine Liturgy at 10 am
• June 28 – Holy Martyr Prince Lazarus and All Serbian Martyrs – Vidovdan (Beginning of the Apostles’ Fast): Divine Liturgy at 9 am
• July 4 – 2nd Sunday after Pentecost: Divine Liturgy at 10 am
• July 7 – Birth of St. John the Forerunner – Ivandan: Divine Liturgy at 9 am
• July 11 – 3rd Sunday after Pentecost: Divine Liturgy at 10 am
• July 12 – Holy Apostles Peter and Paul – Petrovdan: Divine Liturgy at 9 am
• July 18 – 4th Sunday after Pentecost: Divine Liturgy at 10 am
• July 25 – 5th Sunday after Pentecost – Vespers of the Synaxis of St. Archangel Gabriel: Divine Liturgy at 10 am, cutting of the Slava Kolač and choosing of the kum for next year
• July 26 – Synaxis of St. Archangel Gabriel – Parish Slava: Divine Liturgy at 9 am
• August 1 – 6th Sunday after Pentecost: Divine Liturgy at 10 am
• August 2 – Holy Prophet Elijah – Ilindan: Divine Liturgy at 9 am
• August 6 – Holy Martyrs of Prebilovci and Lower Hercegovina: Divine Liturgy at 9 am
• August 8 – 7th Sunday after Pentecost – Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council: Divine Liturgy at 10 am
• August 15 – 8th Sunday after Pentecost: Divine Liturgy at 10 am
• August 19 – Transfiguration of the Lord: Divine Liturgy at 9 am
• August 22 – 9th Sunday after Pentecost: Divine Liturgy at 10 am
• August 28 – Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos – Velika Gospojina: Divine Liturgy at 9 am
• August 29 – 10th Sunday after Pentecost: Divine Liturgy at 10 am

We remind you that all parishioners who want to attend one of the services or cut their Slava Kolač must contact Aleksandar Cvijetinović in advance by email at sashacvijetinovic@gmail.com or text message at 416-993-0647 to be added to the schedule so that the prescribed maximum number of people in the chapel can be maintained. We kindly request that in case of a change in plans that you please contact Aleksandar in time so that others would be allowed to attend the worship service.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

– Governing Board of St. Archangel Gabriel Parish in Richmond Hill