Sobor of the Holy Resurrection

The first service of the Orthodox Divine Liturgy was conducted by the then Archimandrite Antonin (Pokrovsky) in the local YMCA premises, on September 14, 1924.  After this service, a meeting of a group of devoted Orthodox believers was held therein to discuss the possibility of establishing an Orthodox parish in Vancouver.  They elected a committee of three members:  Nicholas Romar, a Romanian, and two Russians—Alexander Shipunov and Vladimir Pitalyov.  The spares were Frank Styler and Vladimir ...