Eagle River, Alaska

Antiochian Archdiocese

Saint John Orthodox Cathedral

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Eagle River Institute

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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

Community Highlight

Nicole Roccas Speaks at ERI
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Dr. Philip Mamalakis and Nicole Roccas were the presenters at the 2025 Eagle River Institute. Sessions were very well attended as both topics spoke to matters close to home. Dr Philip spoke on communication in marriage and parenting. Nicole addressed the issue of trauma and suffering and what the Orthodox Church brings to process of healing.

Sunday's Homily Excerpt -

The Grand Duchess Elizabeth is not remembered as a saint because she was killed by the communist as a political martyr. Rather it was the way she lived her life and had faith in God even to the end, when she was beaten by soldiers and killed by being thrown into a mine shaft on July 18, 1918.” Fr. Marc Dunaway, July 20, 2025-

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"One Accord"

Excerpts from Christian writers Past and Present

I have come to this decision [to convert to the Orthodoxy] only due to my deep faith. I feel that I should stand before God with a pure and faithful heart. How easy it would for everything to remain as it is now, and how fake and hypocritical at the same time! How can I lie to everyone, pretend being a Protestant, and showing it by my appearance, while my soul has already embraced the Orthodox faith? After I've spent six years in this country and already 'found' religion, I've been thinking, thinking long and hard, about everything. --- Always be guided by your heart rather than by your head, and your life will be transformed. Happiness does not consist in living in a palace or enjoying a large fortune; these can be lost. True happiness is something that neither men nor events can take from you. You will find it in Faith, in Hope and in Charity. Try to make those around you happy, and you will be happy yourself. - Saint Elizabeth the Grand Duchess and Martyr, † 1918

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