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December 26
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In the past days many of you were visited by the wonderworking Kursk-Root icon of the Mother of God. Many of you prayed before it in the church, during the moleben and akathist. If for some reason you were not informed about the icon being in our city, or it was not brought to your home, please, leave your coordinates with our warden, Olga Kiriloff, and we will make sure to contact you next time the icon will be here.
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December 18
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Beautiful calendars for the year 2005 are being sold in our church bookstore. Cards for various occasions are also available. Buying books, calendars, icons, and other items in our bookstore, you contribute your support to our church.
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December 18
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Our choir is planning to have a few rehearsals. If you wish to sing in our choir, please, contact Alexander Ignatow. The exact time of the rehearsals will be announced in the nearest future.
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November 30
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December schedule has been posted.
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November 21
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On Sunday, December 12th, after the Liturgy, in the parish hall, a general meeting of the parish will take place. The main topic of discussion is the parish membership. We hope that all of our current members, and all who wish to join our parish, will be able to participate.
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November 21
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On Sunday, December 19th, on the day of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, the Liturgy will begin at 9:00 AM. That will give everyone an opportunity to attend the jubilee banquet of St. Nicholas parish in Montreal.
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November 21
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We would like to remind all the parents that the Christmas "Yolka" rehearsals are held on Sundays, after the parish church school. We hope that many of our children will participate in the coming celebration.
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November 13
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On Sunday, December 5th, after the Liturgy, in the parish hall, a seminar with the theme "Life of the parish" will take place. The fundamentals of the spiritual and material life of the parish, as well as its administrative structure, will be presented during the seminar. A healthy understanding of the parish life is necessary for the healthy development of a parish, therefore, we hope that everyone will be able to set aside the time in order to participate in this seminar. At the end, everyone will have an opportunity to ask questions, relevant to the presentation.
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November 8
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Added announcement about Parish Pelmeni.
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November 6
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We humbly request all of our parishioners and visitors to our church to fill out the census forms, which are available at the candle box. The census is conducted to enable us to pray for all of our parishioners and visitors and to contact them when necessary. We guarantee the full confidentiality of the information you provide.
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November 6
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Fr. Viatcheslav will be out of town until Friday, November 12th. If necessary, you may contact him at the following number: (613) 862-9045.
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October 30
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According to the ancient custom, oil lamps were placed before the icons in our church. We ask all of our parishioners to donate the pure olive oil for the commemoration of their relatives. Now everyone can light the lamps with his contribution.
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October 30
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November schedule has been posted.
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October 26
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On Friday, November 5th, at 7:00 PM, the youth of the parish, 14 and older, are invited to the house of the rector for a movie viewing and discussion.
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October 16
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On Sunday, at 12:30 PM after the Liturgy, our parish church school will begin. Children seven years old and under will study with matushka Elizabeth in the choir loft, eight years old and up, with father Viatcheslav in the northern wing of the church.
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October 16
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We invite everyone for lunch after the Liturgy. Due to the beginning of church school, we ask the parents to feed the students immediately after the prayer before meal.
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October 16
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The balalaika ensemble will begin meeting next Sunday, October 24th.
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October 7
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On Sunday, October 17th, at 12:30 PM after the Liturgy, our parish church school will begin. Please register.
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September 30
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Please mark your calendars to attend the concert of the Valaam Ensemble on November 26th at St. Patrick's Basilica in Downtown Ottawa. Visit new site of Saint Vladimir's Russian Canadian Cultural Foundation for details.
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September 30
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October schedule has been posted.
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September 28
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Added photo album of our parish feast day.
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September 26
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On the weekend of October 9th and 10th, Metropolitan Laurus will preside over the patronal feast celebrations at the Protection church. For those days the services at our parish are cancelled.
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September 22
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Addition to the schedule: on Friday, September 24th, at 10:00 am there will be moleben and akathist to Blessed Xenia.
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September 19
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Our sisterhood is in need of Your help. Please, speak to our head sister - Tatiana Timtsenko - and let her know what You can do to help.
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September 19
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On Sunday, the 3rd of October, after the Liturgy, in the parish hall, during lunch, there will be a lecture on repentance. We are expecting You and look forward to Your questions.
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September 11
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All who wish to support the victims of Beslan by donations of medicine, clothing, toys, or money may bring their contributions to the church and leave them in the care of Fr. Viatcheslav. Please, bring your donation to the church before or after the regular services, or contact Fr. Viatcheslav at (613) 599-9367 or (613) 862-9045 to make arrangements to bring it by at another time.
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September 11
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On Sunday, after the service, Fr. Viatcheslav will meet will all who wish to assist in teaching the children the Law of God.
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September 5
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Next Sunday, at the end of the Liturgy, there will be a prayer service for children beginning school.
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August 29
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On the 18th and the 19th of September our parish will be celebrating its patronal feast. Bishop Gabriel will join our festivities. We hope that all of the parishioners will be able to come and will invite their friends.
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August 29
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We earnestly ask all of our young and healthy parishioners to park their vehicles in the lower parking lot. Please, leave the spaces at the top for the disabled and the elderly.
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August 29
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September schedule has been posted.
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July 18
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By the decree of the Holy Synod of our church, today, we will have a plate collection for the assistance of the family of the departed father Andrei Trufanov from Bari, Italy.
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July 4
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Our parish has one more reader. Last Sunday, Vladyka Gabriel tonsured Alexander Oreshkin a reader. For some time, Alexander has well directed our choir on Saturdays and week days. We congratulate him and his family!
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July 4
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With the blessing of His Grace Bishop Gabriel, registration for the only Russian Orthodox camp in Canada, Ruskoka (http://www.ruskoka.com), has begun. The camp is for adolescents from 12-16 years old, and is scheduled for August 1-14. The registration fee is $450 for two weeks.
Prior registration for the camp is required. This can be done by telephone at (416) 483-2441 or via e-mail at
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June 27
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July-August schedule has been posted.
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June 20
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Due to arrival of His Grace, Bishop Gabriel starting time has changed for services and meeting with young adults on June 26th and 27th.
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June 13
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Added photo album.
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June 6
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Now you can read past words from the rector by selecting them from a list on the home page.
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June 6
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Annual general meeting of the parish has been rescheduled to June 27th.
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May 31
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On June 20th, after Liturgy, under the chairmanship of His Grace, Bishop Gabriel, the annual general meeting of the parish will take place.
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May 31
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On June 6th, after Liturgy, there will be a BBQ. All are welcome!
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May 31
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On June 13th, after Liturgy, there will be a meeting of the sisterhood of the parish.
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May 31
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June schedule has been posted.
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May 9
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On behalf of the entire parish we thank our youth and many of their parents, who worked hard for the beautification of our grounds last Monday and Saturday. Altogether, more than twenty people responded to our call for help. A big "Thank you!" to all of them.
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April 30
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May schedule has been posted.
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April 25
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On Saturday, May 15th, at 5:00 PM, Fr. Viatcheslav will have the first regular meeting with the young adults of the parish at the parish hall. From then on, talks will be held every other Saturday.
Also on Saturday, May 22nd, at 5:00 PM, Fr. Viatcheslav will have the first regular meeting with the adult members of the parish. From then on, these talks will too be held every other Saturday.
Please, share your questions and suggestions on the time and topics of discussion with Fr. Viatcheslav.
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April 18
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On Tuesday, April 20th, at 6:30 PM, there will be a thanksgiving prayer service at Protection of the Holy Virgin Memorial Church at 99 Stonehurst Ave. Father George and his parishioners have invited us to pray with them.
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April 18
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On behalf of the whole parish we thank the Svetlovski family and the Adrianov family for the wonderful Paschal receptions at their warm homes. May the Lord save and bless you for your generous hospitality!
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April 18
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At the request of some of our parishioners, we would like to remind everyone that the parking spaces closest to the entrance of the church are reserved for the disabled and the elderly. Therefore, we solemnly ask that the young and the healthy park their vehicles behind the church.
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April 18
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The first Russian dinner, auctioned off at the Blini, will take place on April 25. We ask all the parishioners who are able to help with the event to speak to Vladimir Skok or Elena Ignatow.
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April 15
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Ball announcement posted
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April 11
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Fr. Viatcheslav would like to sincerely thank all parishioners that helped Fr. Mark's family move, prepared house for its new tennants, and helped arrange moving for Fr. Viatcheslav and his family.
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March 28
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April schedule has been posted.
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March 21
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Matins with Great Canon of St. Andrew will be served on March 24th at 6:00 pm at Protection of the Holy Virgin Memorial Church at 99 Stonehurst Ave.
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March 20
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Fr. Stelios Liabotis from London Ontario will serve at our church this weekend, March 20th and 21st. Next weekend, March 27th and 28th, Fr. Joakim Provatakis from Jordanville monastery will be serving at our church.
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March 12
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Services on March 13th and 14th have been cancelled. Instead they will take place at Protection of the Holy Virgin Memorial Church at 99 Stonehurst Ave.
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March 5
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Starting Sunday, March 7th, we begin collection of funds for beautification of the Holy Shroud. Anyone wishing to donate should contact Olga Kirillov.
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March 5
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Fr. Joakim Provatakis from Jordanville monastery will be serving at our church on March 6th and 7th.
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February 29
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March schedule has been posted.
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February 18
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We invite everyone to the Parish Bliny Feast of Protection of the Holy Virgin Memorial Church parish at 99 Stonehurst Ave., on Sunday, February 22nd, at 1 pm at the Pushkin Centre.
Ticket price - $15 (at the door).
Please come and support our sister parish!
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February 8
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Posted Appeal for Fr. Joakim.
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January 31
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February schedule has been posted.
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January 22
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Services on January 24th and 25th have been cancelled. Instead they will take place at Protection of the Holy Virgin Memorial Church at 99 Stonehurst Ave. Everyone is invited to lunch after the Liturgy.
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January 22
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On February 15th we will have our traditional Bliny.
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January 22
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On February 6th Ruskoka Masked Ball will take place.
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January 18
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Parish Council and all parishioners would like to express their sincere gratitude to the youth choir for singing Kaliadki and collecting donations for the beautification of our church!
Also we would like to sincerely thank Ms. A. G. Ivask, all her helpers, young actors and performers for organizing a wonderful children's Christmas concert - Yolka!
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January 18
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The Russian Winter Ball in Montreal is being postponed until a more appropriate date can be found.
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January 13
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Father Viatcheslav Davidenko, St. Xenia's new Parish Priest, will be visiting us this weekend to conduct the Theophany cycle of services and to bless our homes with Holy Water.
Fr. Viatcheslav will be arriving at noon on Friday, January 16th and will be departing on Thursday, January 22. He will perform the services as scheduled, though the Royal Hours on Friday, January 16th are cancelled.
House blessings will start immediately after the service on Monday, January 19th and continue both in the daytime and evenings of January 20th and 21st. If you wish to have Fr. Viatcheslav bless your home, please call Matushka Lyuba Milonow at (613) 592-3887 to have your name put on the list and to select your preferred time.
Father, his Matushka (Elizabeth) and their two children (Seth and Antonina) expect to move to Ottawa by the middle of February.
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January 13
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The organizers of the Russian Winter Ball in Montreal, to be held on Friday evening, January 30th, 2004, wish to remind all of those in Ottawa to get their tickets for this special event. The proceeds are for the restoration of St. Nicholas Cathedral.
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January 9
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Sunday, January 11th will be the last Liturgy with Fr. Mark as rector of our parish. The Sisterhood cordially invites everyone for lunch after the Liturgy, so that we could thank Fr. Mark and Matushka and wish them well as Fr. Mark starts his new mission in New Jersey.
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January 4
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Posted Kaliadki announcement.
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January 3
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Christmas Concert (Yolka) announcement has been posted.
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January 3
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We would like to thank all of our kind sponsors and patrons for supporting our May 2003 Ball. We hope to be able to continue our tradition in May 2004 with your support and patronage.
This year's Russian Ottawa Spring Ball will take place on May 14th at 7:00 pm at Château Cartier. To order tickets call Mrs. Alla Adrianova-Ivask at 613-823-1085. Additional information will be posted later.
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