The Alaska Orthodox Church recently recognized KYUK and a host of individuals and organizations with certificates of merit for contributions to the glorification of St. Olga in the summer of 2025.
The glorification ceremony, which is the formal process of sainthood in the Orthodox faith, was held in Kwethuk and Anchorage June 19-22, 2025.
It was a long-awaited honor for Olinka “Arrsamquq” Michael, or Matushka Olga, a local midwife and healer who died in 1979 and whose icons can be found throughout the Orthodox world. St. Olga is the first female Orthodox saint in North America and the first-ever Yup’ik saint…