Eagle River, Alaska

Antiochian Archdiocese

Saint John Orthodox Cathedral

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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

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Robid Eudocia Armstrong - MEMORY ETERNAL!
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The choir sing hymns as family and friends left the gravesite of the newly-departed Robin Armstrong. Pictured in front of the grave are Robin's daughter, Katie and husband Chris Jones, with their son Elijah. Behind them is Philip McKnight, Robin's brother. On the far right front, is Robin's husband, Gale. Robin was a gifted Iconographer who painted all the Icons in St. John's Iconostasis. She and Gale were founding members of St. John's. They moved to Kodiak and Spruce Island in 2012. Robin fell asleep in the Lord on August 19 and her funeral was on Wednesday August 26.

Sunday's Homily Excerpt -

Funeral of Robin Armstrong - Through her Icons Robin instructed, inspired, and encouraged countless people, and I don’t doubt that through her Icons she will continue to do so for generations. It is right to grieve the loss of people who have been important to us. But as Christians, believers in Jesus Christ, we practice keeping our faith at all times and we teach ourselves to look beyond the present sadness of this life with a hope and a steadfast confidence that all that lies ahead in the age to come is far better than anything we leave behind.” - Fr. Marc Dunaway, August 26, 2026-

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"One Accord"

Excerpts from Christian writers Past and Present

Responsible free inquiry in the Church does not mean relativism, nor does it dissolve the boundaries of faith. It means something far more demanding: to stay faithful without becoming intellectually lazy, to remain obedient without giving in to fear, and to stay rooted while still daring to grow. Inquiry becomes irresponsible only when it forgets communion, i.e., when it speaks without listening, criticizes without love, or isolates itself from the worshipping life of the Church. But it is equally irresponsible to forbid inquiry entirely. - Bishop Maxim, Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Western America, in Public Orthodoxy

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