Our bishops ask your loving support of the Diocese of Alaska, whose clergy on average subsist on less than $7,000 a year. The Diocese of Alaska is the birthplace of the Orthodox Christianity in North America and the mother diocese of the Orthodox Church in America. The entire Orthodox Church in America owes much to the Church in Alaska for its faith and witness since Saint Herman and the first missionaries arrived in 1794. In gratitude to the Alaskan faithful, and in fraternal love toward our fellow brothers and sisters in need, please contribute to the collection at the end of the Liturgy on Sunday, Dec. 11, or donate directly: https://odosa.org/current-fund-raisers