Schema-Archimandrite Panteleimon (Voepel) Reposes in the Lord
With great sadness but also with joyful faith in the Resurrection of our Lord, we announce the repose of our beloved father in Christ, Schema-Archimandrite Panteleimon (Voepel). He fell asleep in the Lord early this morning, April 24th, just after 3 a.m. He died peacefully at home, in the kellia where he has welcomed monks, clergy, and pilgrims for many years, surrounded by his devoted spiritual children. As he was nearing the end, his cell attendant read the Canon for the Departure of the Soul, and at the conclusion of the final prayer, Fr. Panteleimon quietly gave his soul back into God's hands.
The monastery clergy immediately prepared his body for burial. Once it was placed in a coffin, the monastic brotherhood processed from his kellia to our current chapel, where the first Pannykhida was served according to the special Bright Week rubrics. At the conclusion of the Pannykhida, the body was transferred to the nave of the new church, where it will remain until the funeral. The funeral will take place on Bright Saturday, April 26th. A more detailed schedule of events will be forthcoming shortly.
Please pray for the repose of the ever-memorable servant of God, Schema-Archimandrite Panteleimon. May his memory be eternal!
Christ Is Risen!
Father Penteleimon was a dear friend and brother to me, and I will miss him greatly. That the Lord took him home during Bright Week is truly providential, and I now have another heavenly intercessor before the Throne of God. May his memory be eternal.
XB !!!
May God grant him His Heavenly Kingdom and may his memory be eternal!
At the same time we pray that our Resurrected Lord Jesus Christ sends His comfort to the monastic brotherhood. Our sincere prayers and condolences to all of you from Mexico City, Mexico.
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Monastery
Christ is risen! May our risen Lord, whom Fr. Panteleimon strove to serve for so many years, receive him to Himself with a Fatherly embrace and the words “Well done, good and faithful servant. Enter into the Kingdom prepared for you!” Memoty eternal!
Memory eternal!
He will be commemorated here at St. John the Baptist church in Blairsville, PA. I believe he was brought into the church by Hieromonk Kallistos (Pazalos) who was also my spiritual father
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