In Memoriam: Fr. Dn. Polycarp Sherwood

Fr. Dn. Polycarp Robert Sherwood of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad in Ontario unexpectedly fell asleep earlier this afternoon. Fr. Polycarp was a long-time supporter, both financially and in terms of time and talent, of Christ the Savior Monastery in Hamilton, Ontario, and is survived by his wife and family. Fr. Polycarp's funeral Mass will reportedly be at St. Mark's Church in Denver, Colorado, after which he is to be buried on the grounds of St. Laurence's Center, a Western Orthodox retreat center in Talahasee Creek, Colorado. May his memory be eternal!

Ordination at Christminster

Brother Joseph (del Giorno), a monk at the Benedictine Monastery of Christ the Savior in Hamilton, Ontario, was ordained to the deaconate by the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad's Bishop Jerome (Shaw) of Manhattan this past Saturday. The ordination services were celebrated according to the Roman Rite as it is observed at the Monastery and were well attended by Orthodox and non-Orthodox alike.

Bishop Jerome stayed at the Monastery for the weekend to celebrate a pontifical Sunday Mass and formally install Dom James (Deschene) as abbot, although he has served as abbot of Christ the Savior for several years now. More on both Saturday and Sunday's services can be found here.

Pictured is Bishop Jerome (vested according to the practice of the Roman Rite) as he gives the pontifical blessing at the end of this past weekend's ordination Mass.

Ordination at Christminster in May

Bishop Jerome (Shaw) of Manhattan of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad will be visiting Christ the Savior Monastery in Hamilton, Ontario, this coming May for an ordination in the Monastery's church. The ordination Mass will be the first pontifical (hierarchical) Mass served in the Roman Rite since 1967. More here.