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 before 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!
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Memory Eternal He was a wonderful loving servant of God prayers for him and all.🙏
May his memory be eternal.
May the peace that passes understanding be with you all. While I will miss Our Beloved, I am assured of God’s promise that to be absent from the body is to be present with The Lord. May his Memory be Eternal!
My deepest sympathies and condolences to all the Brothers and those who help at this melting pot and Area of Spiritual Athletes of the Falling Asleep of your mentor and Spiritual Father of Holy Cross Monastery for so many years. May he rest where the voices of the Saints sing Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal have Mercy on Us!
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