Eagle River, Alaska

Antiochian Archdiocese

Saint John Orthodox Cathedral

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Catechesis of the Good Shepherd

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

Parish Happenings

  • Livestream St.John's Services

  • Lenten Calendar

  • Lenten Fasting Guidelines

  • Coffee Hour Info and Schedule

    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!
    Coffe Hour Groups - Spring 2024Coffe Hour Host Schedule - Spring 2024
  • Thursday Night Talks - 6:30pm Saint James House

    Fr. Marc, with Eric and Hannah, will host this time of discussion and casual conversation around the living room fireplace, about topics all Christians are challenged with in our modern world. We will approach these topics from the Orthodox perspective, but this doesn’t mean we will always come to perfect conclusions on every topic. Rather we will listen and learn from others and try to have an open mind about some things. The format will be to read a short something together followed by a discussion. Weekly articles can be found at the following link.
    Articles for Thursday Night Talks

Community Highlight

Parish Council Training
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Fr. Ian Pac-Urar from the Orthodox Christian Leadership Initiative visited St. John's this week to begin a series of 'Boot Camp' training sessions for our Parish Council. Fr. Ian is a priest at Presentation Romanian Orthodox Church in Akron Ohio. The first two sessions were conducted in person and six zoom sessions will follow over the next two months.

Sunday's Homily Excerpt -March 10, 2024 - Dn. Joseph Ray

Is there someone in your life that needs your love? Probably there is. They may be hard to love. Often people in need are hard to love. They are not their most lovable selves. They may not even love themselves. But Jesus loves them. We are to love them too. Let us ask God to help us love those in our lives that are Jesus in distressing disguise.”-

"One Accord"

Excerpts from Christian writers Past and Present

If you want Christ to bless you and what you have, when you meet a poor individual, who is hungry and asks you for food, give him. Also, when you know a poor man, or a widow, or an orphan are hungry, do not wait for them to ask you for food, but give them. Give with pleasure, and be not afraid that you will become indigent. Have faith that Christ invisibly blesses your few possessions, and you shall never starve, nor will you be in want till the end of your life.” -- Saint Arsenio's of Paros,.