Fr James died July 23, 2009 ~10pm local time in Spokane, Washington surrounded by loving family and friends.
May the Lord say to him, "well done, my good and faithful servant!"
Here he is with our departed thirumeni, Thomas Mar Makrios!
The St. Gregorios Mission in Spokane, WA will be celebrating the Holy Qurbana, in Achen's memory on Monday, July 27 at 6 PM, Tuesday will be the wake, and on Wednesday, will be the funeral. H.G. Zacharias Mar Nicholovos, Metropolitan for the Mission and Asst. Metropolitan of the Northeast American Diocese will be officiating the services.
May Fr James be remembered in the bosom of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob where all the righteous dwell. He will be sorely missed in our mission efforts. Eternal Memory!
Joe Varghese sends along a message from Deacon Gabriel Pike (brother of Fr James Pike):
"My brother spoke many times on the subject of servanthood and how Christ manifested His love for the Church by serving it. You would honor him by doing something special for the Church or some other person who needs to be served sometime this next week."
Joe's blog http://one-christ.blogspot.com/2009/07/remember-our-faithful-departed-one-fr.html
This is the second death in Spokane this month. The father-in-law of Fr Michael Hatcher passed to eternal memory on July 16. "Apachan" was an integral part of the mission parish there and will also be missed. Eternal memory!
Let us add our prayers for the comfort of Christ in this time of grief and bereavement in our mission society and the parish of St Gregorios, Spokane.
Submitted by
Fr John Brian
Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Mission Parish
Madison, Wisconsin ~ 608.242.4244
http://maruroopa.blogspot.com/
o HEALING LIFE o DEEPENING FAITH o ENRICHING PRACTICE o REFRESHING SPIRIT
Today, at Holy Transfiguration Mission Chapel in Madison, we had incense prayers for our departed brother-in-Christ and priest, Fr James Pike. He died on July 23rd surrounded by loved ones. In today's sermon, a portion is given to memorial of Fr James. The audio will be posted at www.frjohbrian.blogspot.com soon.
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