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
These classes will aim to open the door to knowing God as He is revealed through Jesus Christ and known in the Scriptures and the Orthodox way. They are for seekers, inquirers and catechumens, “nones” and Churchgoers, non-Orthodox and Orthodox, young and old, and any who want to understand the Christian faith better.
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!
Alex Hanna and Taylor Wilson, new members of St. John's, were married in the Church on October 4. A beautiful reception followed and many family and friends joined in the celebration.May God grant them many years of happiness!
Sunday's Homily Excerpt -
There is a Christian culture about money and material possessions that calls us to give freely and liberally of our money and our possessions to those have less or are in need and to promote the goodness of God in the world. We do not strive to accumulate wealth; rather we strive to be generous. We are not stingy when people ask for help or time; rather we try to say “yes” as much as we can. We are not living for long and luxurious retirement years; rather we are living for an indescribably greater glory in God’s Kingdom to come. We don’t need a mansion in this life; rather we just need a simple home, to have our needs met, plus some leftover to share with others. We have a mansion in heaven. We are not obsessed with coming out on top or things always being fair in life; rather we are called imitate Christ who gave His life for us.” - Fr. Marc Dunaway, October 4, 2026-
God is love, and He can only be known and contemplated by love and in love; that is why the commandments of Christ, which lead to the knowledge and contemplation of God are commandments of love. - Saint Sophrony of Essex, pg 23 Truth and Life