With great sadness but also with joyful faith in the Resurrection of our Lord, the brethren of Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, WV announced the repose of their beloved father in Christ, Schema-Archimandrite Panteleimon (Voepel). He fell asleep in the Lord in the early morning, of Bright Thursday, April 24. He was 81 years old.

Fr. Panteleimon died peacefully at home, in the cell 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 cell to the current chapel, where the first panihida was served according to the special Bright Week rubrics. At the conclusion of the panihida, the body was transferred to the nave of the new church, where it will remain until the funeral.

Schedule of Services for the Departed:

Bright Friday, April 25
5:00 PM – Paschal Hour, Vespers, Matins & Paschal Hour

Bright Saturday, April 26
8:00 AM – Paschal Hours & Divine Liturgy
10:00 AM – Bright Week Funeral for a Monk
11:30 AM ‒ Burial in in the monastic cemetery
Memorial repast to follow in the new refectory.

All services to be held in the new church of Holy Cross Monastery.

Memory Eternal to the newly departed Schema-Archimandrite Panteleimon!