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Blessing of the New Bells
Seminary Trustee Meeting
Feast of All Saints of Alaska
Saint Herman Seminary - Kodiak, Alaska
Septemeber 22-25, 2006

In Pictures

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Nativity of the
Holy Virgin Russian Orthodox Church
Afognak, Alaska
May 2005
Beam being carried past the rectory

Bells now hang from the beams

Bells being rung by trustee Minadora Jacobs & student Anastasia Nicolai

Trustees discuss current & future plans

On behalf of the Commission of Orthodox Missions & Evangelism,
Greek Orthodox Diocese of San Francisco, Cliff Argue presents His Grace with a $1000.00 check to further the mission of
St. Herman Seminary.

His Grace celebrates the vigil for the Feast of All Saints of Alaska

His Grace with first year seminarians
(from left to right)
Rdr. Andrei Tepper from Anchorage, Methodius Nicori from Kwethluk, Elia Epchook from Kwethluk, Subdcn. Sergius Lekanof from St. George Island, and Ishmael Andrew from Kwigillingok

His Grace served Divine Liturgy in the All Saints of Alaska Church at the Seminary

"Look down from heaven..."

Blessing on the Church's Patronal Feastday!
A beam from the Afognak church is carried along the beach to be transported by boat to Kodiak in May of 2005 following the proper demolition of the church. The church was built in the early 1900's under the direction of the Holy Martyr Saint Vasily. While the church structure survived, the village was permanently abandoned and relocated across the bay after the devestating tsunami of 1964. As the years went by, the ocean began to encroach and erode the shoreline thereby undermining the foundation of the church and leading to it's collapse. Today it is the village of Port Lions and the church there bears the same name, Nativity of the Holy Theotokos.

His Grace at the blessing of the newly constructed bell tower. The bells were purchased through a generous bequest by local Kodiak resident Marie Chandler and blessed in her memory.


His Grace The Right Reverend NIKOLAI, Rector
Archpriest Chad Hatfield, Dean
Procession around the Church

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His Grace The Right Reverend NIKOLAI, Bishop of Sitka, Anchorage & Alaska
©2005 Russian Orthodox Diocese of Alaska

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