Many extra services and visitors to the monastery near our home. I made two batches of buckeyes to share. Tomorrow is Bishop Luke's namesday. It also
marks 25 years since Brother Jose died. He is buried at the same cemetery where my father is...There was a "pannikhida" or memorial service at his grave with many people, the visiting Metropolitan Nikoloz of Georgia, who spoke kindly and lovingly. Brother Jose was the one who cared for the Iveron icon. At the end, we venerated the copy of the Iveron icon of the Theotokos, which was actively streaming fragrant myrrh down the analoy.
Ferdinand is quite a handsome bull, and he's almost 8 months old.
Our sheep are almost as old as he and getting quite a thick wooly coat. This is one of the ewes we bottle fed, so she's quite friendly. The male and female Jacob's sheep have horns.
We got a set of colored pencils, acrylic paints and brushes from an older lady at church!
So lovely to see your boys, and how they're growing up! : )
ReplyDeletewow that pencil collection is massive! how nice of you to make something for the monastery they will be grateful.
ReplyDeleteI am not familiar with Buckeyes, except as the horse chestnut trees native to California.
ReplyDeleteSomewhere else I saw mention of Brother Jose last week; what a blessing to have this service to attend.