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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Baptism and Chrismations on Lazarus Saturdy
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On Lazarus Saturday we celebrated the baptism of Natalie Doss and the Chrismations of 5 new adult members of our Cathedral: Zach and Nellie, Doss, Joshua and Nicole Unser, and Bradley Forbes. May God grant them many years!.

Sunday's Homily Excerpt -

If we carry these palms home and put them in our Icon corner or over our door, it means we are choosing to be loyal to God in our home, to strive to always do what is right, to live from this Palm Sunday all the way to the next Palm Sunday as citizen of the age to come. These palms mean we will not be greedy, we will not be selfish, we will not be liars, we will not waste our life, we will not pursue any kind of evil. It means we want to follow our King and to live as He lived and as He taught. And He says He will be there to help us. These palms mean the end goal of life we train ourselves to look for is joyful resurrection and a reunion with all those we love.”- Fr. Marc Dunaway, Palm Sunday, April 13, 2025.-

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"One Accord"

Excerpts from Christian writers Past and Present

...as in Lazarus we have recognized the image of each man, in this one city [Jerusalem] we acknowledge the mystical centre of the world and indeed of the whole of creation. For such is the biblical meaning of Jerusalem, the focal point of the whole history of salvation and redemption, the holy city of God's advent. Therefore, the Kingdom inaugurated in Jerusalem is a universal Kingdom, embracing in its perspective all men and the totality of creation. - Fr. Alexander Schmemann, Reflections on Holy Week

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