Pascha photos by Ralph Wilson - April 12, 2026

On Pascha Sunday, Ralph Wilson of https://ralphwilson.portfolio visited our parish. He is working on a project depicting the diversity of communities surrounding Rt. 54 as it transitions from Amish farmland to the coal region.

Here are few pictures Ralph took...

Thank you, Ralph!

Black and white photo of Fr. Aleksey standing before the Royal Doors with his back facing the congregation.

Black and white photo of Fr. Aleksey standing just inside the Royal Doors, facing the congregation and blessing them with his censer. He's facing left and fills the right half of the frame. Several vigil candles appear in the lower right corner of the photo, with the iconostas and part of a banner filling the upper left corner. Part of the iconostas is also visible along the right edge of the frame.

Black and white photo similar to the previous photo but taken from the back of the church with the backs of the congregation in the lower half of the photo.

Black and white photo showing a young girl standing in the left half of the frame. Her back is facing the camera, and she has her arms crossed behind her back. She's looking at a group of people who are reading from sheets of paper. They're visible across the upper half of the frame. The center table, appears in the lower right corner, and it has a lit candle on the corner nearest the center of the photo. There's also a stand with candles along the left side of the frame, visible on the girl's left.

Black and white photo of a woman and a man talking while seated. She's on the left side of the frame and is gesturing with her left hand. He's holding a cup in his hands, which are resting on his lap. They're both wearing glasses.

Black and white photo with a view from the left side of the choir loft, showing the iconostas and the downstairs front-third of the church. Fr. Aleksey is standing in front of the open Royal Doors with his back facing the congregation. Some parishoners are visible, and there's a long table, perpendicurlar to the iconostasis, in fron of the pews on the right-hand side of the photo. The table is covered with Pascha baskets and bags to be blessed.

Black and white photo of a woman and a young girl — the same girl from the fourth photo — seated in a pew. The view is from behind them, and they appear in the lower right corner of the frame. There's a small table with an open pamphlet-sized book and a small stack of napkins in front of them and to their left. The top half of the photo shows two of the steps the lead towards the altar, and about a third of the way from the rights, the bottoms of a candlestand and and icon table can be seen, with a potted plant of the floor in front of and between them.

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