SUNDAY 18 MARCH 2018

I came to church late this morning as there were a number of things that had to be done first.  As Father Alexey was serving, I could not see the congregation behind me while I was sitting next to the stand where confessions are heard.  At Communion time I went into the altar and, when I turned around, I was surprised to see the huge number of people present, including new families that have moved to British Columbia from cold Alberta. Kirill, who has become somewhat of a handyman here, could hardly wait to be asked to do something.  Many tasks that have been put aside were completed by him. Later, he and Dima reorganized the reception room which now looks like what it is supposed to be rather than a storage place for other people’s things, then they turned the broadcast room into a comfortable conference room, and later they tackled the library, bringing much of it to order.