[Magdalen] RIP Fr. Kyrill

[Ginga Wilder]

How very sad, Jay.  Especially at this time of the year.  May Father Kyrill
rest in eternal peace with all the saints in light.  May his wife, his
family, and all who love him be comforted as you grieve.

Ginga

On Mon, Dec 20, 2021 at 3:34 PM Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> My priest died yesterday, presumably of a heart attack. He was not that
> old, probably in his late 50s, and he did have some health problems, but
> holy cow. I had a call from his wife this morning to tell me and we talked
> at some length as we have been friends for several years. She was
> understandably blindsided as she had been away and came home to find
> paramedics and sheriff deputies in her house. Fr. Kyrill's mother was home
> at the time and had called them.
>
> Obviously prayers for Matushka Dena would be appreciated, and for the rest
> of Father's family. Also for our very tiny congregation as we are an
> outlier branch of the greater Orthodox Church, currently under the
> oversight of the French Orthodox Church (yes, there is such a thing, and it
> is under the See of Constantinople). We were *just* getting our act
> together after a long hiatus, much of it caused by Covid and the rest
> caused by the rebuilding of a structure to serve as a chapel. It would be
> nice if we could get a priest, but they don't just fall out of the sky.
> Meanwhile, there is one who has offered to come once a month, which is
> better than nothing, He is a different flavor of Orthodox, but nobody much
> cares.
>