Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Father Makary


Father Makery was the parish priest at Holy Assumption until 1991. He remembers accompanying the relics of St. Herman, the first American saint in the Russian Orthodox Church, when they were moved from Kodiak Island to Kenai. Father Makary says that some relics have traveled by land and others by sea, but the relics of St. Herman were the first to be transported by air; he flew in a helicopter.

1 comment:

Chiara said...

I really like this photo because it shows that you are travelers who engage with the local people. Sometimes it is easier to just be your own, self-contained unit and move through an area without speaking to anyone who lives there. But, I think you will agree, it is so much more enjoyable when you have made a new friend!