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According to the updates posted by his daughter on Facebook, Fr. Tom is in a hospice home and is in his last hours. Please keep him and his family in your prayers.

A baby in our parish is in the hospital for 2nd degree burns. I just got an email asking for prayers for him. He is only a few months old. His name in Henry. I am sure his parent would appreciate any prayers going up on his behalf.

I am going through a really tough time right now and could really use prayer to get me through it. Please keep me in your prayers.

Our deacon said today in church that our new priest (who will be here next weekend looking for a house for his family) knew Elder Sophrony, as his home parish is the monastery of St. John the Baptist in Essex (which is outside of London). I've read a little about Elder Sophrony's writings, so I...

The priest of the OCA parish in Bozeman emailed us that they are going to be putting up the cross for the new monastery that is going to be established nearby on Friday. Evidently, it is going to be an offshoot of the Monastery of St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco. A member of the parish...

It was announced today that we have a new priest. He visited last week, and I wasn't able to go. Fr. Philip is from England and Matushka is from Russia. Fr. is 48 and has four children, ages 9 to 17. He has degrees in music and education. He taught for 19 years in England, most of it in...

We got a very good update from Curt's wife Melanie last night. Curt is recovering very well, except for some lapses in his short-term memory. The doctors don't think he has suffered any permanent damage, and he is supposed to get out of the hospital today and they are supposed to fly home...

Please keep the subdeacon of my parish in your prayers. His name is Curt (and his wife is Melanie). Melanie took him to the hospital yesterday with what they thought was a migraine. It turned out to be an aneurysm and they had to medflight him to the Mayo Clinic last night. They did surgery...

I just listened to Fr. Tom Hopko's podcast for the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Here is the link:\ Understanding Evil 9 11 Remembered - Speaking the Truth in Love - Ancient Faith Radio

The OCA announced that +Archbishop DMITRI passed away at 2 a.m. this morning. May his memory be eternal. There was a Holy Unction service for him a few days ago at St. Seraphim Cathedral a few days ago presided over by +Metropolitan JONAH (who evidently stayed there rather than continue on...

I think we should keep the Eastern states in our prayers with Hurricane Irene bearing down on them. It sounds like it is going to cause a lot of damage. Everyone that lives in the states that will probably be impacted, keep yourself safe. Having been through a hurricane, I know what they...

A member of our parish gave birth quite a bit early, and her baby, Katherine Ann, weighs just under 3 pounds. She will be in NICU until the end of June, which was her due date. Please keep her in your prayers (as well as her parents, Stephanie and Clay). Father John was there when she was...

We celebrated our patronal feast day today (St. Nikolai Velimorich), and +Bishop BENJAMIN gave us his blessing to have a Vesperal Divine Liturgy. Before, we've always had liturgy in the morning and I've always had to work. It was such a beautiful service and Father's sermon was on the life of...

I just found out about 2 hours ago that a member of my former parish in Helena, MT died this morning of leukemia. Her name was Connie Hutch (baptismal name is Maria). Memory eternal, Connie. I am going to miss you a lot. Also, please keep her husband Jerry (baptismal name is Michael) in...

I just ordered a book from Amazon about him called "Pavel Florensky: The Tragic and Extraordinary Life of Russia's Unknown DaVinci". Has anyone here read this book? I am looking forward to getting it and reading it. I know that he was executed in 1938 (I believe that was the year) after being...

Check out this heartwarming story about Troy Palamalu and the Steeler's that became friends with a girl named Heather Miller that died of cancer in January (she would have turned 12 on Friday). Also, watch the video (and have a tissue handy if you do): Steelers players had close bond with...

Could all of you keep my co-worker Nicole and her unborn daughter in your prayers? She is due to give birth in June and has been going into labor every couple of days for the last couple of weeks (also she has gestational diabetes and her blood pressure is quite high). The doctors are trying...

Please keep our retired priest, Fr. John Anderson is in your prayers. He will turn 86 years old next month and is having triple bypass surgery as I am typing this. Please keep him and his family in your prayers.

I don't know how many of you are aware of this choir, but they are awesome. They have a new CD out called "Lamentations: Orthodox Chants of Holy Week". I saw it on their website, Archangel Voices - Orthodox Hymns, Chants, and Carols in English and listened to the preview. I am either going to...

In today's mail, I got a postcard from one of the local megachurches that shows a picture of a desert with "The Desert Life" printed on it. I immediately thought of the monastics, and especially the Desert Fathers:pray:. According to the printing on the back says it is about a 4-week sermon...