August 10, 2015
Our dear brother Schemamonk John peacefully departed this life at 11:50pm on Sunday, August 9, the feast of the Holy Great-martyr and Healer Panteleimon, the patron of our monastery. The Canon for the Departure of the Soul was being read when he reposed. The whole community gathered immediately at his bedside, and the first pannykhida was then served by Archimandrite Seraphim, Archdeacon Sergius and the monastic clergy.
With the Psalter being read continuously, his body was cleaned and dressed in his monastic clothing and the Great Schema, and was then placed in a beautiful red oak coffin that had been specially made by a friend of the monastery. The monks carried his coffin from the infirmary into the monastic church, where the Psalter readings continued throughout the night until the funeral, which took place at 11:30am on Tuesday, August 10. On this day the Holy Orthodox Church commemorates the icon of the Mother of God of Tenderness, before a large copy of which Schemamonk John had spent the last two weeks praying in the monastery’s infirmary and before which he reposed in the Lord.
Please pray for the soul of our departed brother, Schemamonk John.
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UPDATE 2/27: Glory to God, the monastery finally had its power restored last night after an outage of nearly two weeks following the severe ice storm of Feb 15th. However, phones and internet service are still down and the divine services are therefore unable to be live-streamed.
We are working to fulfill orders placed via our online store as quickly as we are able, however our stock has been heavily depleted since production was severely debilitated during the weeks we had only generator power. We appreciate everyone's patience as we are doing our best to run our business during these circumstances.
We are still working to repair all the damage done by the ice storm. This has been greatly aided by the overwhelming outpouring of support from people across the country and even across the world, for which we are extraordinarily grateful. May God richly reward all the hundreds of people who have stepped forward to help us in our time of need!
Above all, we are grateful for everyone's prayers. Please continue to pray for us, and be assured of our unworthy prayers for you!