Diocese: Diocese of Alaska
Deanery: Russian Mission / Yukon Deanery
Office: 907-584-2117
Parish Contacts
Pilot Station, AK
Schedule of Services
7 PM Vigil.
Saturday Evening
9:00 AM Divine Liturgy.
Sunday Morning
7:00 PM Vigil.
Eves of Great Feasts
9:00 AM Divine Liturgy.
Mornings of Great Feasts
Holy Week: services are held at 10 AM and 6 PM. On Holy Friday, Royal Hours are at 10 AM, Vespers at 2 PM and Matins with Praises at 6 PM. Call for schedule.
Parish Background
The village of Russian Mission was established around 1836 with the arrival of the first Russian Missionaries to this area. When Fr Yakov Netsvetov (canonized a Saint in 1994) settled here, he felt this was the area where people in the Kuskokwin area would travel to. He built the first church in Russian Mission in 1849. Prior to that, services were held in a tent which was used in various places. Some of the liturgical items from that time are still being used today.
A new church was built in 1997. It is believed that this is the fifth church in Russian Mission. It is also believed that at some point a Cathedral was in Russian Mission.
At this time there are a little more than 300 people living in the village of Russian Mission, most of whom are Orthodox Christians. The native name for Russian Mission is “Iqurmiut”, which means “people of the point”.