A large number of guests attended ceremony, including representatives of the clergy of Serbian Orthodox Church in Canada, as well as representatives of the other churches - Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian and American. Also, the senior representatives of the Government of Alberta, as well as many members of Serbian community were present.

At the opening ceremony, representatives of churches, Government of Alberta, and representative of the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Ottawa, Ms. Snezana Miladinovic, First Counsellor, held a speech, in which they praised Serbian community in Calgary, as well as the building of Serbian Church.

The celebration was accompanied by the program of the folklore groups "Morava", "Tara" and "Sava", a performance of the children's choir "Avala", as well as visiting group from Vancouver "Old Sounds".