Our Church—Missions

“All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

—Matthew 28:18b-20

Project Mexico

Project Mexico involves Orthodox young people in the alleviation of suffering by building homes for Mexico's poor. Thousands of teens and young adults form all jurisdictions across the United States and Europe have participated. St. Innocent Orphanage and Mission Church in Tijuana, Mexico serves as the base for homebuilding trips and outreach into neighboring communities. Saints Constantine and Helen parish has participated in the building of 8 homes over the years. Katherine Applegate, born and raised in our parish, and her husband Michael have worked two years in full-time service of Project Mexico, and recently committed themselves for another two years, at which time they plan to attend seminary. May God bless!

Alaska

The Summer of ’03, His Grace Bp. Nikolai of Alaska invited our parish to Kodiak, Alaska to help with much needed rebuilding and repair of St. Herman Seminary (See Photos ). Through the prayers of St. Herman 24 persons responded to this call, and for two weeks in August under beautiful blue Alaskan skies we applied vinyl siding to the seminary buildings, cleaned, stained and sealed the “All Saints of Alaska” log chapel, re-furbished the seminary kitchen, repaired the boiler systems, and other miscellaneous projects. The highlight of the trip was our participation in the annual St. Herman Pilgrimage to Spruce Island. It was an experience many will never forget.

The summer of ’04 we returned to Kodiak. This time Bp. Nikolai asked that we spend two weeks on Spruce Island working on the Saints Sergius and Herman chapel. Two weeks living, praying and working at the very place where St. Herman lived, prayed and worked—how could we refuse such a gift! We stripped and replaced the siding, rebuilt and shingled the entire roof structure, applied a fresh coat of paint to the interior, and created a processional path around the chapel. Again blessed with stunningly blue skies the entire time, all felt deeply the blessed opportunity to work in such a holy place.