The Church is filled with faithful to sing the Akathist to St. Herman on Thursday night. All across the Diocese of Alaska the Akathist to St. Herman is sung every Thursday.
Friday morning the pilgrims leave Kodiak for Spruce Island
Clergy and pilgrims venerate the many shrines to St. Herman in the woods of Spruce Island
Preparations are made for the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy
The faithful fill the deck and stand on the hill by the Church
Communion of the faithful
His Grace Bishop NIKOLAI blesses St. Herman's Spring
A Panikhida is sung for Archimandrite Gerasim and Archpriest Peter Kreta
The faithful enjoy delicious food prepared for them by ladies from Kodiak and Ouzinkie
