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  Changes in the Pilgrimage program to Holy Land

  19 February 2016

  PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND

  A pilgrimage to the Holy Land has always been, is and will be the greatest dream for every
  Orthodox Christian. To be able to venerate sites blessed by the presence of the Saviour, Our Lord
  Jesus Christ Himself, His Most Pure Mother, and the Holy Spirit Which descended on Sinai on
  Pentecost, is an honour and a gift from God. The forth pilgrimage to the Holy Land for parishioners of the Canadian Diocese
  will take place from

  MAY 26-JUNE 11, 2016

  The Canadian Pilgrimage will be led by our own Archbishop Gabriel of Montreal and Canada.
  At this time our pilgrimage will includes the holy places of the Holy Land. The group will fly non-stop Toronto
  to Tel-Aviv on Air Canada (We will return to Toronto from Tel Aviv). Connecting flights from New York, Ottawa,
  Montreal, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary and other cities are being arranged. The group’s itinerary for the
  Holy Land is being planned by the nuns of the Gethsemane Convent, who have been organizing such visits for
  North American pilgrims for many years. Participants will stay at the Mount of Olives Hotel, which is near the
  Convents of the Mount of Olives and Gethsemane.
  THE COST OF THE TRIP IS US $3,600 AND INCLUDES:
  – Airfare from Toronto to Tel Aviv and from Tel Aviv to Toronto
  – Ground transportation throughout the Holy Land
  – All scheduled visits to holy sites and services, accommodation and
  meals

  Parishioners interested in joining the pilgrimage are asked to contact
  Peter Antonoff (410–2855 Bloor St. W., Toronto Ontario, M8X 3A1)
  Mobile – 416-407-1102 E-mail: pantonoff@rogers.com
  Please mail your deposit cheques for US $500 payable to the Montreal and
  Canadian Diocese to Peter Antonoff’s address (410–2855 Bloor St. W., Toronto
  Ontario, M8X 3A1)

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  Relic of St. John of Wonderworker of Shanghai and San Francisco will be brought to Toronto.

  18 February 2016

  FOR THE FIRST TIME IN CANADA!

  With the blessing of His Eminence Kyrill, Archbishop of San Francisco & Western America and His Eminence Gabriel, Archbishop of Montreal & Canada

  A special reliquary with a large piece of relic of
  ST. JOHN, Wonderworker of Shanghai & San Francisco
  will be brought from California to Toronto for the veneration of the faithful

  February 27-28, 2016

  HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH
  23 Henry Street, Toronto

  SATURDAY, February 27:
  Greeting of the holy relics at 7:00 pm. Vigil with magnification to St. John and annointing with oil from his shrine in San Francisco.

  SUNDAY, February 28:
  Divine Liturgy at 10:00 am and Service of Intercession (Molieben) to St. John and annointing. Following the Liturgy and meal the Dean of Holy Virgin Cathedral in San Francisco, Archpriest Peter Perekrestov, will conduct a talk-discussion with parishioners and the faithful.

  At 6:30 pm a Molieben with AKATHIST to St. John will be chanted before his holy relics.
  Link

• Interview with Archbishop of Montreal and Canada, Gabriel re: meeting of Holy Patriarch Kirill and Pope of Rome.

  8 February 2016

  To Be published soon.