Christ is risen, and you, O death, are annihilated!
Christ is risen, and the evil ones are cast down!
Christ is risen, and the angels rejoice!
Christ is risen, and life is liberated!
Christ is risen, and the tomb is emptied of its dead;
for Christ, having risen from the dead,
is become the first-fruits of those who have fallen asleep

It was a great blessing to find church so full on this Sunday in commemorating the life of St. Mary of Egypt. A total of 28 people were in attendance and it was pleasant to see so many new faces. It's always nice to see the evidence of a living church, and on this morning, Ziva was received as a catechumen by Fr. Paul. May the Lord grant her and the Mission of St. Olga of Alaska many, many years.

As many of us who were able, on this day, gathered to worship our Lord and to venerate the life giving cross on this beautiful morning.

19 Faithful gathered together to celebrate St. Olga's first ever Presanctified Liturgy. We had a wonderful service and enjoyed a nice meal afterward.

Progress is being made here at St. Olga's, and it seems that developing a routine around having regular services has been the greatest contributor to what we are able to manage. For that which we cannot, may the intercession of the Saints aid our labor in the Church. As for now, evangelism will be an open door.

"The Doors! The Doors! In wisdom let us attend!"

January 18, 2026,

Words hardly begin to convey the immense excitement we had for this day in Cadyville. The inauguration of St. Olga of Alaska Orthodox Church in Upstate New York was celebrated with the first ever (to our knowledge) Divine Liturgy served on a Sunday with the Great Blessing of the Water. As of now, we will no longer be meeting one Saturday a month, but instead, every Sunday. Glory to God for all things! Please come and visit us, we look forward to seeeing you.

Glory to God for all things, and especially for this day in the North Country. For the Plattsburgh Mission, dedicated to St. Olga of Alaska in Northern New York, Saturday, January 3rd, 2026, marked the beginning of the next chapter in bringing a physical place of worship to an area otherwise without one. On this day, Fr. Paul Fedoroff and his family showed up in a U-Haul at our new building in Cadyville, NY, with keys in hand. Eleven faithful from the area met Fr. Paul at the new building to unload the truck full of donated church supplies from St. Nicholas’ in Cohoes and Christ the Savior Church in Ballston Lake. Much of the day was spent cleaning and assembling the iconostasis that was graciously donated to us. The building was previously used as a funeral home and now provides an open space for worship, two full rooms for fellowship, a large parking lot, and a four-bedroom apartment downstairs.

For a little over three years, the Mission in Plattsburgh has been renting a space in a Methodist church and celebrating the Divine Liturgy once a month. It would appear that the will of God and the intercession of Mother Olga have led our Diocese to make the decision to purchase a building for the great benefit of the people in our area. We are very blessed to be able to extend our gratitude to His Eminence, Archbishop Michael, and everyone in our Diocese who has tirelessly labored and petitioned on our behalf. We are excited to labor for the opportunity that has been gifted to us, for the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

For anyone wishing to visit us, the property is just under a ten minute drive outside of the city of Plattsburgh. The address is 3 Park Row, Cadyville NY, 12918.

A lovely day was had by the 23 faithful who attended the Divine Liturgy and on this day, 3 members of the Church were installed as the beginnings of a Parish council for St. Olga's Mission. Congratulations to them and welcome back our students and those visiting. May God keep us all on the correct path.

As many of us who attended, enjoyed a beautiful service with Archbishop Michael, our Dean Fr. Alexey Karlgut, Fr. Paul and Fr. Sergei. We are certainly blessed to have such a talented and dedicated clery who is so commited to the success of our Mission in Plattsburgh. Welcome to everyone who visited us and thank you to everyone in our Diocese who is laboring so hard on our behalf. We are excited to move forward into the next phase of this Mission. Glory to Jesus Christ!

On this day the Church received Nicholas (Colin) into herself through the Holy Sacraments of Confession, Baptism, Chrismation and Holy Communion. 41 people gathered at Lake George to witness this special occasion and were welcomed by good weather and great fellowship. In attendance were Nicholas' immediate family and many parishoners from both St. Nicholas' in Cohoes & St. Olga's Mission in Plattsburgh. Thank you Fr. Terry and Fr. Paul for helping to make this day fruitful for the benefit of both Parishes. Glory to Jesus Christ! and may He grant Nicholas many years to come.

It was a nice day to celebrate the Divine Liturgy in Platssburgh, some new faces too. We welcome all to our humble mission and we look forward to witnessing the growth in our area. Glory be to God.

We are always so blessed to be able to celebrate the Divine Liturgy in Plattsburgh and as many of us who attended were grateful for the large turnout. The abundance of clergy in this service was a beautiful representation of unity for the period leading up to the Dormition of the Ever-virgin Mary. We are not only unified with the Church in present times but also with the ancient Church and the Apostles as they gathered in love for our Mother in Christ.

It was a nice day in Plattsburgh to celebrate the Divine Liturgy. Congratulations to one of our parishoners for closing on a new home & inviting us all over afterwards for the house blessing and a house warming BBQ.

Glory be to God for this day together in Plattsburgh. It was no coincidence that our monthly gathering to celebrate the Divine Liturgy fell on the days of the Glorification of our Matron Saint, Olga Michael of Kwethluk. Thank you Archbishop Michael for representing our humble Mission in Kwethluk and Anchorage for the Glorification of North America's first canonized female Saint. May we continue to grow in faith together here as one in Christ.

As many of us who could, met on this morning to celebrate the Divine Liturgy in Plattsburgh. WE were happy to see a few new faces & as we were missing a few, we gained a few for Summer Break. Glory to Jesus Christ!

19 faithful gathered on this day to worship our Lord in Plattsburgh. The weather is always good at church.

On this day our faithful gathered in Plattsburgh to worship our Lord entombed; in anticipation of His holy and glorious victory over death.

On this day we gathered from all over the North Country to celebrate the Divine Liturgy in commemoration of our Lord's miraculous raising of St. Lazarus of Bethany from the dead. We were very happy to welcome our diocesan Treasurer Jan and her husband Mitch to our humble mission and plan our future together in the North Country. We blessed palm leaves and pussy willows to distribute to our faithful in anticipation of our Lord's entry into Jerusalem. Hosanna!

As many of us who attended had a wonderful morning with  Fr. Paul, Fr. Gregory and Fr. Sergei serving the Divine Liturgy in Plattsburgh. This day was special because it was little Gregory's 1st birthday. May God grant him many years.

           On this day we celebrated the Divine Liturgy for Theophany and held the service for the Great Blessing of Water with our new priest Fr. Paul Fedoroff  and our newly aquainted neighbor and brother in Christ Fr. Sergei. This was Fr. Terenti's last day as presiding priest over the mission and as we are saddened with his well deserved departure from his pastoral presence, we are equally steeped in gratitude to have Fr. Paul help our mission continue to flourish in the North Country. We wish you many years Fr. Terry. Thank You for all that you have provided for us and we pray our Lord blesses you for your role in this Mission.

We were very blessed to celebrate the Divine Liturgy for the Nativity of our Lord this morning with Archbishop Michael and our brothers and sisters in Christ. May the Lord continue to bless our Mission in Plattsburgh through the prayers of our Holy Fathers, St. Olga of Alaska and the most holy Mother of God. Christ is Born!

Our monthly gathering of the Plattsburgh faithful met this day in Elizabethtown in anticipation of our Lord's Nativity.

A gathering of 25 faithful, including Fr. Terry, came together for a beautiful Divine Liturgy in Plattsburgh this month to celebrate the feast of the Entrance of the Mother of God into the Temple.

Nineteen faithful gathered with Fr. Terry on Oct. 26, for a beautiful Divine Liturgy. We began with general confession and then welcomed John O’Keefe into the Orthodox faith with his Chrismation. What a full and wonderful morning it was!

A Beautiful day to celebrate the Divine Liturgy in Plattsburgh.

Today was the first Independent Reader's service that took place in Lewis, New York.

Today, July 13th a small group of us gathered to begin to have regular reader services in conjunction with a monthly Divine Liturgy. The Foutch's were gracious to open their home to us to have the service and a delicious meal afterwards. May God bless us to continue his mission here in the North Country!

On Lazarus Saturday, Archbishop Michael came to serve the Divine Liturgy for our community.  19 people from the Plattsburgh environs came.  We blessed Palm crosses and had a great fellowship afterwards.

Twenty people gathered at our monthly Divine Liturgy at the Plattsburgh United Methodist Church Saturday December 16th to enjoy the Divine Liturgy and to receive David into the Orthodox Church.  We are very happy that we have a strong loving community that is welcoming for all to worship Christ and His Church. 

On November 25, the Plattsburgh Mission gathered to celebrate the Divine Liturgy at the Plattsburgh United Methodist Church.

On Saturday, September 23, the conception of Saint John the Baptist peace day, 20 people from Plattsburgh and the environs came together to celebrate the Divine Liturgy.  We enjoyed the fellowship afterwards and discussed placing posters around town, our website statistics and the naming of the mission.

On Saturday, August 19, 2023, Archbishop Michael came to serve the first ever Hierarchal Divine Liturgy for Plattsburgh ... 30 people attended--some from Saint Nicholas in Cohoes.  There was a question and answer period with the bishop while we ate an enjoyable meal with great fellowship.

On April 30, 2022 we celebrated the first Divine Liturgy in Plattsburgh at the former Air Force base chapel.  10 people came together and following the service we went to a diner and discussed future plans for establishing a mission.