We extend a prayerful and sincere welcome to all visitors. St. Herman of Alaska Orthodox Church is a growing and vibrant community in the jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR). Our parishioners come from a wide variety of ethnic backgrounds. All of our services are in English.
Our parish was founded in May 2004, and we have been at our current location at the historic Clifton Chapel since 2005.
Whether you are an Orthodox Christian looking for a parish home, someone interested in Orthodoxy or just visiting the area, we hope that you enjoy your time worshiping with our community.
You are cordially invited to join us for refreshments in our Fellowship Hall after Divine Liturgy.
On Sunday, October 14th, the feast of the Protection of the Theotokos was joyfully celebrated in St. Herman of Alaska Orthodox Church in Stafford, VA. With the blessing of His Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion, before Liturgy, His Eminence Metropolitan Jonah elevated several men to the rank of reader and subdeacon: John (Indy) Raccanello was tonsured as a Reader, and Nicholas (Mark) Sanford was ordained as a Subdeacon.
The following are changes/additions to our normal calendar:
Wednesday, October 17th - Adult education class will be held as normal (had been previously cancelled).
Saturday, October 27th - No Catechumens’ Class
Saturday, October 27th - 6:00 p.m. Readers Vespers No confessions will be heard due to Metropolitan Jonah’s travel.
Following the departure of our rector, Fr. Alexander Webster, we are pleased to welcome Metropolitan Jonah as our new rector. We are looking forward to benefiting from his spiritual leadership and direction.Eis polla eti despota!
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9:30 Reading of the Hours
10:00 Divine Liturgy followed by Fellowship Hour
7:00 Adult Religious Education
6:00 Readers Vespers - No Confessions