Source: Orthodox Church in America
August 18, 2023
His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon presided at the annual Saint Herman Pilgrimage in Alaska on August 7-10, 2023.
The pilgrimage commenced on Monday, August 7, with the arrival of His Beatitude at Anchorage International Airport in the early morning hours. Traveling with His Beatitude was Deacon Vitaly Permiakov, Assistant Professor of Liturgical Theology at Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary. Greeting them were His Grace Bishop Alexei of Sitka and Alaska and his delegation, welcoming them by singing It is Truly Meet and presenting them with Alaskan flowers.
The same day His Beatitude, His Grace, Archpriest Daniel Charles, diocesan chancellor, and other clergy traveled to Kodiak, AK, where they were greeted by the Kodiak Deanery’s clergy and faithful at the Kodiak Airport. Upon his arrival, His Beatitude visited the All Saints of Alaska chapel at Saint Herman’s Seminary, where he observed the recent renovations.
That evening, His Beatitude served the Akathist to Venerable Herman of Alaska at the Holy Resurrection Cathedral in Kodiak, AK. The service took place before the relics of Saint Herman. The evening concluded with His Beatitude and His Grace exchanging greetings and His Beatitude anointing the faithful.
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