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As you all have probably seen in the news lately, the protestors and/or rioters in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood have barricaded several city blocks worth of areas calling themselves an "autonomous zone".
All politics aside, there are two Orthodox churches that are very close to that zone. One of which is circled in red on the map below (courtesy of Abbot Tryphon's Facebook post today). That would be St Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral (ROCOR) which is the very same place where St John of Shanghai and San Francisco reposed in the late 1960s. About a block north at the corner of 13th Ave and Howell (between the circle and Denny Way) is the Assumption Greek Orthodox Church.
I haven't heard much about the two in particular other than St Nicholas Cathedral cancelling an outdoor Liturgy they had planned today out of safety concerns for the parishioners.
For those who don't know, Seattle has a particular anti-Christian mindset. For those who don't know Seattle, not only is Capitol Hill the main street for nightlife, but also the city's main gay district. About where the southern border of the so-called "zone" is, is the main street where a lot of nightlife takes place (I picked up A LOT of people there during my time moonlighting as a Lyft driver). Add in the US's recent resurgence of Russophobia caused by the 2016 election and, well, I'm hoping the churches aren't harmed.
Without going too much into politics and conflicting reports, rumors, etc; please pray for the two parishes. St Nicholas and Assumption. As well as Fr Alex, the rector of St Nicholas, whom I believe still lives on the grounds of the parish in the rectory with his family. A few blocks to the east from the zone is also a Jewish synagogue. Please pray for them as well.
Lord have mercy!
All politics aside, there are two Orthodox churches that are very close to that zone. One of which is circled in red on the map below (courtesy of Abbot Tryphon's Facebook post today). That would be St Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral (ROCOR) which is the very same place where St John of Shanghai and San Francisco reposed in the late 1960s. About a block north at the corner of 13th Ave and Howell (between the circle and Denny Way) is the Assumption Greek Orthodox Church.
I haven't heard much about the two in particular other than St Nicholas Cathedral cancelling an outdoor Liturgy they had planned today out of safety concerns for the parishioners.
For those who don't know, Seattle has a particular anti-Christian mindset. For those who don't know Seattle, not only is Capitol Hill the main street for nightlife, but also the city's main gay district. About where the southern border of the so-called "zone" is, is the main street where a lot of nightlife takes place (I picked up A LOT of people there during my time moonlighting as a Lyft driver). Add in the US's recent resurgence of Russophobia caused by the 2016 election and, well, I'm hoping the churches aren't harmed.
Without going too much into politics and conflicting reports, rumors, etc; please pray for the two parishes. St Nicholas and Assumption. As well as Fr Alex, the rector of St Nicholas, whom I believe still lives on the grounds of the parish in the rectory with his family. A few blocks to the east from the zone is also a Jewish synagogue. Please pray for them as well.
Lord have mercy!
