Russian Orthodox Priest Blessing of the Fleet, Kodiak Alaska
Traditional blessing of the fleet by the Russian Orthodox priest who sprinkles each passing vessel with Holy Water.
Video by George Sranko
World Explorations Speaker, cruise ship lecturer
Blessing of the Icons, Kodiak Island, Alaska
I attended a two hour service watching the priests and parishioners chant. It was the blessing of the icon service. I loved it because there was a riot of people coming and going during the rites, but there was an unison also of meditation and song. You can see the priests issuing communion and at the end when the congregation leaves the church, and they form a procession around town with their favorite saints and icons.
Best of Alaska ~ Ninilchik Village and Historic Russian Orthodox Church
Village of Ninilchik and Historic Russian Orthodox Church.
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Kodiak Alaska Tour (National Wildlife Refuge, Baranov Museum, Russian Church, Alutiiq Museum) (4K)
We visited Kodiak Alaska during our 14 Day Alaska Cruise in June 2017. There was a free shuttle provided by Holland America to the downtown area where we first visited the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center. This was an educational & interesting museum about wildlife, including salmons and bears found on Kodiak island.
We then headed to the inside of City of Kodiak Pier One which was a visitor's center of for cruise guests. We then made the short walk to visit Baranov Museum (aka Erskine House), which was a Russian house from the 1800s when Alaska was part of that country.
Afterwards we walked about two blocks to checkout the Holy Resurrection Russian Orthodox Church with its interesting architecture. Then we toured the Alutiiq Museum across the street, where our son had fun tracing Petroglyphs on paper.
It was then time to take the shuttle back to the cruise ship after the DIY Kodiak excursion. At the end of the video you will see our ship, the Holland America Amsterdam, sail away with scenic views of the Kodiak island surroundings. We even saw a Kodiak coast guard helicopter, and a airport/base.
blessing of the Fleet with Seaweed
Opening day for Yachting on San Francisco Bay and The Blessing of The Fleet.
a tradition out of the blessing of the fishing fleet for the safety of those who go to sea.