St. Michael's Cathedral Archives

Dance groups unite on Saturday to raise money for St. Michael’s repairs

by KCAW Staff | May 17, 2022 | The Morning Interview

New Archangel Dancers Tori Hay, Celeste Tydinco, and Heleena VanVeen, along with Sitka Studio of Dance director Melinda McAdams, share details of this weekend's dance fundraiser for St. Michael's Cathedral (6 p.m. Saturday, May 21, Sheet'ka Kwaan Naa Kahidi, $20/10 at Old Harbor Books or at the door). Read More

‘Paint job’ draws Sitka contractor into $1 million cathedral restoration

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Dec 12, 2019 | Local News, Syndicated

A 171-year old landmark in Sitka is getting a new coat of paint, and some tender loving care from a contractor who never guessed it would consume three years of his professional life. Read More

In Sitka, Christmas comes but twice a year!

by KCAW News | Jan 7, 2019 | Syndicated, The CorvidEYE

The Feast of the Nativity (or "Russian Christmas," as it is commonly called) is celebrated throughout the Orthodox Church in America on January 7. But it's not as if Eastern and Western Christianity couldn't agree on the date to celebrate the Nativity. Much of Orthodox Christianity observes the Julian calendar, which is 13 days behind the Gregorian calendar. Read More

A flurry of private donations for Sitka’s historic cathedral

by Emily Kwong, KCAW | Jan 10, 2018 | Local News, Syndicated

While the Sitka Assembly ultimately decided not to donate $5000 to renovation work at St. Michael’s Orthodox Cathedral, a local citizen put forward the cash -- and many more have followed. Read More