Eagle River, Alaska

Antiochian Archdiocese

Saint John Orthodox Cathedral

Our Parish

Aerial Tour

Service Schedule

Saint John's School

About Orthodoxy

Eagle River Institute

St James House

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

  • 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 - Fall 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.
    THESE TALKS WILL RESUME OCTOBER 10.
    Articles for Thursday Night Talks

Community Highlight

Saint Sergius Chapel
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Students from Saint John's School and other members of Saint John's parish hiked to Saint Sergius Chapel to celebrate Saint Sergius Day (9/25) and Saint John's Day (9/26). After a short prayer service inside, the students returned to the Cathedral for hot cocoa and rice krispie treats.Holy Father Sergius, pray unto God for us!

Sunday's Homily Excerpt -

If the vast majority of your time, energy, and thought is spent on yourself and your stuff, then you are a good son of the earth. But if you are thinking about how to serve God in this world, how to help others, especially the needy, the suffering, the poor, and how to show love and mercy without worrying about getting anything now in return, then you are becoming a son or daughter of the Most High…. We might not be able to fix another person’s problem, but that doesn’t mean we can just ignore it.”- Fr. Marc Dunaway, September 29, 2024.-

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"One Accord"

Excerpts from Christian writers Past and Present

TO MARY WILLIS SHELBURNE: On how to rehearse for death and how to diminish fear. 17 June 1963 ----- Pain is terrible, but surely you need not have fear as well? Can you not see death as the friend and deliverer? It means stripping off that body which is tormenting you: like taking off a hair- shirt or getting out of a dungeon. What is there to be afraid of? You have long attempted (and none of us does more) a Christian life. Your sins are confessed and absolved. Has this world been so kind to you that you should leave it with regret? There are better things ahead than any we leave behind. Remember, though we struggle against things because we are afraid of them, it is often the other way round—we get afraid because we struggle. Are you struggling, resisting? Don’t you think Our Lord says to you ‘Peace, child, peace. Relax. Let go. Underneath are the everlasting arms. Let go, I will catch you. Do you trust me so little?’ Of course, this may not be the end. Then make it a good rehearsal. Yours (and like you a tired traveller near the journey’s end) Jack (C.S. Lewis).

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