Eagle River, Alaska

Antiochian Archdiocese

Saint John Orthodox Cathedral

Our Parish

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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

  • Great Lent 2025

    Calendar - Lent and Holy WeekFasting 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 - Fall 2024

  • Opening the Door to Orthodox Christianity - Thursdays at the Saint James House from 7-8:30pm - resumes Jan 9, 2025

    This will be a series of classes on the basics of Orthodox Christian beliefs and practices. These classes will be positive, not polemical; practical, not theoretical. Most of all they will aim to open the door to knowing the real God as He revealed through Jesus Christ and known in the scriptures and the Orthodox way. These classes are for inquirers and seekers, “nones” or Churchgoers, non-Orthodox or Orthodox who want to understand their faith better. Meeting with friends around a fireplace and talking about God is one of the best ways I can think of to spend a winter evening. So, I look forward to our time together. – Fr. Marc
    Documents FolderSchedule and TopicsReadings for Class 11 - On Lent

Community Highlight

Bill and Mary Alice Cook 50th Anniversary
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Bill and Mary Alice Cook celebrated their 50th Anniversary on March 2. We thank God for their many years among us and the faithfulness to each other they have exemplified. They are pictured here with their grandson Isaac. May God grant them many more years together.

Sunday's Homily Excerpt -

The Epistle tells us to pay attention, and during Lent we strive to do this. But let us not forget from the Gospel today that the context in which we do this is one that includes Forgiveness, Friends, and a Future in the Kingdom of God. We are forgiven. We have friends. And We have an everlasting home with God that awaits on the horizon. These are beautiful words. May God continue to lead and guide us in the Lenten weeks ahead.”- Fr. Marc Dunaway, March 16, 2025.-

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"One Accord"

Excerpts from Christian writers Past and Present

When we see the icons of the Saints, we know we are home. We are reminded that where we are now is temporary, a rented dwelling, a transitional property and residence. Our permanent neighborhood is waiting for our moving in. The down payment is our faith. Christ paid the price in full. 'He Who has prepared us for this very thing is God, Who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee' 2 Cor. 5.5. - Bishop Anthony, Diocese of Los Angeles and the West

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