Saint John’s community sits at the base of the Chugach mountains in Eagle River, Alaska. It is a parish in the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America.We invite you to join us in our journey to know God and to serve our neighbors within the tradition of Orthodox Christianity.Sunday Divine Liturgy - 10:00am Saturday Vespers - 7:15pm
Opening the Door to Orthodox Christianity - Thursday evenings, 6pm - 7:30pm
These classes will open the door to knowing God as He is revealed through Jesus Christ and known in the Scriptures and the Orthodox way. They are for everyone - inquirers, seekers, catechumens, “nones,” Churchgoers, Orthodox, non-Orthodox – to all who want to understand the Christian faith better. Bring a laptop, tablet, or mobile phone to access assigned readings online.
Coffee Hour after Sunday Liturgy is an important time of fellowship. Please check the schedule in the link below to see when your group is assigned to bring snacks and also when you are to host. Thank you!
A young bull moose made several appearances the last few days. School children playing on the lawn run for the Cathedral porch. This day, October 7, was a beautiful fall day with temperatures in the upper 50's.
Sunday's Homily Excerpt -
On the parable of the sower - The sower sows his seed everywhere. Hemakes no distinction between the types of soul...Jesus comes to us even in our worst moments. Just before Jesus was crucified, Peter denied Christ. Peter cursed and swore, “I do not know the man.” Just hours later, the Angel, while proclaiming the resurrection at the empty tomb said to the women, Go tell His disciples, including Peter.” Dn. Joseph Ray, October 12, 2025-
The Son of God never ceases to sow in our souls. Not only by His teaching, but by all creation and by the events of our daily lives He plants good seed in our souls. - Blessed Theophylact