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	[[Category:Lay-persons]] [[Category:Saskatchewan]] [[Category:ROGCCNA]] [[Category:OCA]]		[[Category:Lay-persons]] [[Category:Saskatchewan]] [[Category:ROGCCNA]] [[Category:OCA]]

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	[[File:CemeteryCross,Graves,Canora 2.jpg]] '''Cemetery Cross, and graves, at the Canora Cemetery'''		[[File:CemeteryCross,Graves,Canora 2.jpg]] '''Cemetery Cross, and graves, at the Canora Cemetery, Canora, Saskatchewan'''

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	[[File:CemeteryCross,Graves,Canora 2.jpg]] '''Cemetery Cross, and graves, at the Canora ~~cemetery~~'''		[[File:CemeteryCross,Graves,Canora 2.jpg]] '''Cemetery Cross, and graves, at the Canora Cemetery'''

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	[[File:Orest D Berezniuk grave-marker Canora 2.png]] '''Grave-marker Orest Dennis Berezniuk, Canora'''		[[File:Orest D Berezniuk grave-marker Canora 2.png]] '''Grave-marker Orest Dennis Berezniuk, Canora'''


			[[File:CemeteryCross,Graves,Canora 2.jpg]] '''Cemetery Cross, and graves, at the Canora cemetery'''

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	[https://www.archdiocese.ca/community/holy-assumption-dormition-church-cemetery-rhein-sk Archdiocese of Canada (OCA) listing for Holy Assumption (Dormition) Church, Stenen, Saskatchewan]		[https://www.archdiocese.ca/community/holy-assumption-dormition-church-cemetery-rhein-sk Archdiocese of Canada (OCA) listing for Holy Assumption (Dormition) Church, Stenen, Saskatchewan]

	]https://orthodoxwiki.org/Archdiocese_of_Canada Orthodoxwiki article about the Archdiocese of Canada (OCA)]		[https://orthodoxwiki.org/Archdiocese_of_Canada Orthodoxwiki article about the Archdiocese of Canada (OCA)]

	[https://orthodox-world.org/en/i/24809/canada/saskatchewan/stenen/church/saint-demetrius-orthodox-church Saint Demetrius Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Stenen, Saskatchewan]		[https://orthodox-world.org/en/i/24809/canada/saskatchewan/stenen/church/saint-demetrius-orthodox-church Saint Demetrius Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Stenen, Saskatchewan]

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	==References==		==References==

	‘Remembering Emil’ in “[~~http~~://~~archbishop-of-ottawa~~.~~org~~/messenger/Com2005-4.16-4.pdf Canadian Orthodox Messenger]” (Autumn, 2005), pp. 16-17.		‘Remembering Emil’ in “[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/messenger/Com2005-4.16-4.pdf Canadian Orthodox Messenger]” (Autumn, 2005), pp. 16-17. ]

	~~[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177321962/emil-boris-berezniuk Findagrave reference for Emil Berezniuk~~]


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	Novakshonoff, Varlaam, “[https://www.amazon.com/Gods-Fools-Lives-Holy-Christ/dp/1545256209 God’s Fools : The Lives of the Holy ‘Fools for Christ]’” (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017). ISBN 10 : 1545256209 ; ISBN 13 : 978-1545256206.		Novakshonoff, Varlaam, “[https://www.amazon.com/Gods-Fools-Lives-Holy-Christ/dp/1545256209 God’s Fools : The Lives of the Holy ‘Fools for Christ]’” (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017). ISBN 10 : 1545256209 ; ISBN 13 : 978-1545256206.

	[https://www.~~findagrave~~.~~com~~/~~memorial~~/~~177321965~~/~~orest~~-~~dennis~~-~~berezniuk Findagrave reference for Dennis Berezniuk~~]		[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Saskatoon_SK_Holy_Resurrection_Orthodox_Sobor_1975 Holy Resurrection Orthodox Sobor in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan]

			[https://www.archdiocese.ca/community/holy-assumption-dormition-church-cemetery-rhein-sk Archdiocese of Canada (OCA) listing for Holy Assumption (Dormition) Church, Stenen, Saskatchewan]

			]https://orthodoxwiki.org/Archdiocese_of_Canada Orthodoxwiki article about the Archdiocese of Canada (OCA)]

			[https://orthodox-world.org/en/i/24809/canada/saskatchewan/stenen/church/saint-demetrius-orthodox-church Saint Demetrius Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Stenen, Saskatchewan]

			[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Saskatoon_SK_Saint_Vincent_of_Lerins_Antiochian_Orthodox_Church_1987 Saint Vincent of Lerins Antiochian Orthodox Church, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan]

			[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Archbishop_Sylvester_(Haruns) Archbishop Sylvester (Haruns)]

			[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Metropolitan_Ireney_(Bekish) Metropolitan Ireney (Bekish)]

			[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Metropolitan_Theodosius_(Lazor) Metropolitan Theodosius (Lazor)]

			[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Metropolitan_Herman_(Swaiko) Metropolitan Herman (Swaiko)]

	[https://~~www~~.~~findagrave.com/cemetery/2186566~~/~~canora-cemetery Findagrave Canora Cemetery reference~~]		[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Metropolitan_Tikhon_(Mollard) Metropoltan Tikhon (Mollard)]

	[http://orthodoxcanada.ca/Archpriest_Orest_and_Matushka_Oksana_Olekshy Archpriest Orest and Matushka Oksana Olekshy]		[http://orthodoxcanada.ca/Archpriest_Orest_and_Matushka_Oksana_Olekshy Archpriest Orest and Matushka Oksana Olekshy]

	[~~http~~://~~orthodoxcanada~~.ca/~~Saskatoon_SK_Holy_Resurrection_Orthodox_Sobor_1975 Holy Resurrection Orthodox Sobor in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan~~]		[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2186566/canora-cemetery Findagrave Canora Cemetery reference]

			[https://thestarphoenix.remembering.ca/obituary/oksana-olekshy-1066525744 Repose of Matushka Oksana Olekshy]

	[https://www.~~archdiocese~~.ca/~~community~~/~~holy-assumption-dormition-church-cemetery~~-~~stenen~~-~~skHoly Dormition Orthodox Temple in Stenen, Saskatchewan~~]		[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177321962/emil-boris-berezniuk Findagrave reference for Emil Berezniuk]

	[https://~~orthodoxwiki~~.~~org~~/~~Archdiocese_of_Canada Orthodoxwiki article about the Archdiocese of Canada~~]		[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177321965/orest-dennis-berezniuk Findagrave reference for Dennis Berezniuk]

	“[https://stmcollege.ca/documents/newsletters/1995-fall.pdf Windows to the East]” Lecture Series St Thomas Moore College (1990s) in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan] (newsletter of Fall, 1995, p. 26).		“[https://stmcollege.ca/documents/newsletters/1995-fall.pdf Windows to the East]” Lecture Series St Thomas Moore College (1990s) in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan] (newsletter of Fall, 1995, p. 26).

	[~~http~~://~~archbishop~~-of-~~ottawa~~.~~org~~/messenger/Com1998-4.9-4.pdf 'Abbot of the Monastery of the Caves in Kyiv visits Archdiocese of Canada in June-July' in "Canadian Orthodox Messenger" (Autumn, 1998), p. 7.]		[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/messenger/Com2004-4.15-4.pdf “Canadian Orthodox Messenger” 1989-2013]

			[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/messenger/Com1998-4.9-4.pdf 'Abbot of the Monastery of the Caves in Kyiv visits Archdiocese of Canada in June-July' in "Canadian Orthodox Messenger" (Autumn, 1998), p. 7.]

	[https://~~archbishop-of-ottawa~~.~~org~~/messenger/Com1999-4.10-4.pdf ‘St Vlad’s Institute, Saskatoon, enjoys strong Attendance’ in “Canadian Orthodox Messenger” (Autumn, 1999), p. 13.]		[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/messenger/Com1999-4.10-4.pdf ‘St Vlad’s Institute, Saskatoon, enjoys strong Attendance’ in “Canadian Orthodox Messenger” (Autumn, 1999), p. 13.]

	[https://~~archbishop-of-ottawa~~.~~org~~/messenger/Com2004-4.15-4.pdf ‘2004 Archdiocesan Assembly in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan’ in “Canadian Orthodox Messenger” (Autumn, 2004), pp. 1-7.]		[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/messenger/Com2004-4.15-4.pdf ‘2004 Archdiocesan Assembly in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan’ in “Canadian Orthodox Messenger” (Autumn, 2004), pp. 1-7.]

	[https://~~archbishop-of-ottawa~~.~~org~~/messenger/Com2005-4.16-4.pdf ‘Les Fols-en-Christ’ in “Canadian Orthodox Messenger” (Autumn, 2005), pp. 17-18.]		[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/messenger/Com2005-4.16-4.pdf ‘Les Fols-en-Christ’ in “Canadian Orthodox Messenger” (Autumn, 2005), pp. 17-18.]

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	One of the least comprehensible [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Asceticism asceticisms] – for us people of carnal mind – is that of madness for love of Christ.		One of the least comprehensible [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Asceticism asceticisms] – for us people of carnal mind – is that of madness for love of Christ.

	It would be presumptuous for us to try to explain what it is. No doubt that each life of a [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Fool-for-Christ ~~fool~~-in-Christ] will touch each soul,		It would be presumptuous for us to try to explain what it is. No doubt that each life of a [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Fool-for-Christ Fool-for-Christ] will touch each soul,
	according to its spiritual disposition, and the magnitude of this moral combat will be able to move in each spirit a feeling		according to its spiritual disposition, and the magnitude of this moral combat will be able to move in each spirit a feeling
	of reverence which will also depend on the existential condition of the individual. We can only note in passing the strong		of reverence which will also depend on the existential condition of the individual. We can only note in passing the strong

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	ability to remember people’s names, bus routes, almost anything to do with numbers, including phone numbers, and he began		ability to remember people’s names, bus routes, almost anything to do with numbers, including phone numbers, and he began
	to call many of us for a one-minute chat, asking the same question always, ‘anything going on in Church this week ?’		to call many of us for a one-minute chat, asking the same question always, ‘anything going on in Church this week ?’
	We also found he had decent [~~ttps~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_language Ukrainian] and enjoyed speaking it, although in any language his speech was quite garbled.		We also found he had decent [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_language Ukrainian] and enjoyed speaking it, although in any language his speech was quite garbled.

	He became more regular in his attendance, receiving [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Eucharist Holy Communion], and on [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Holy_Week Holy Wednesday] he would stand in the line		He became more regular in his attendance, receiving [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Eucharist Holy Communion], and on [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Holy_Week Holy Wednesday] he would stand in the line

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	‘The fulness of time’ arose over a world of corruption, a humanity that indulged in sensuality. Yet even then there were a number		‘The fulness of time’ arose over a world of corruption, a humanity that indulged in sensuality. Yet even then there were a number
	of beings who struggled in virtue in a sincere search for the truth. They felt the weight of evil and eagerly sought righteousness.		of beings who struggled in virtue in a sincere search for the truth. They felt the weight of evil and eagerly sought righteousness.
	Such beings were ready to hear the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Jesus_Christ call of Christ], to repent, to attain faith in Him and to enter into His Holy Church. For the love		Such beings were ready to hear the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Jesus_Christ call of Christ], to [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Repentance repent], to attain faith in Him and to enter into [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Introduction_to_Orthodox_Christianity His Holy Church]. For the love
	of those who yearned for true virtue and for justice, for the love of those who strove to hold fast to [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Holy_Tradition holy Tradition], our Saviour		of those who yearned for true virtue and for justice, for the love of those who strove to hold fast to [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Holy_Tradition holy Tradition], our [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Jesus_Christ Saviour]
	came into the world and gave birth to His Church after captivity and sterility. Uniting God and man in Him, He also unites heaven		came into the world and gave birth to His Church after captivity and sterility. Uniting God and man in Him, He also unites heaven
	and earth in the Holy Church. In this Church it is possible to find a new life of struggle against corruption and the sensuality		and earth in the Holy Church. In this Church it is possible to find a new life of struggle against corruption and the sensuality
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	the man for eternal life.		the man for eternal life.

	Life in the Holy Orthodox Church is life in Christ. The supreme fulfilment of God's love for man – his Incarnation and his death		Life in the Holy Orthodox Church is life in Christ. The supreme fulfilment of God's love for man – his [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Incarnation Incarnation] and his death
	out of love for us and his Resurrection from the dead – made this new life possible. When, through the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Resurrection Resurrection of Christ],		out of love for us and his Resurrection from the dead – made this new life possible. When, through the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Resurrection Resurrection of Christ],
	man is freed from the slavery of fear of death, the spirit of the faithful is inflamed with zeal for the piety of true religious life.		man is freed from the slavery of fear of death, the spirit of the faithful is inflamed with zeal for the piety of true religious life.
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	Being called to fight for the faith and the acquisition of the Holy Spirit, to crucify the flesh with its passions and lustful		Being called to fight for the faith and the acquisition of the Holy Spirit, to crucify the flesh with its passions and lustful
	desires, to rise above sensuality and the desires of nature, the faithful enter into a life of evangelical combat, isolation		desires, to rise above sensuality and the desires of nature, the faithful enter into a life of evangelical combat, isolation
	from the world, deprivation, fasting, prayers and vigils. Orthodoxy is the Holy Church, the new Israel. Thus, each Orthodox		from the world, deprivation, [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Fasting fasting], [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Prayer prayers], and [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/vigil vigils]. Orthodoxy is the Holy Church, the new Israel. Thus, each Orthodox
	Christian is called to this life of combat, to this effort of purity of heart and to this spiritual growth so that, according		Christian is called to this life of combat, to this effort of purity of heart and to this spiritual growth so that, according
	to his strength, he progressively grows in Spirit until he lives as a complement ‘in God and for God’.		to his strength, he progressively grows in Spirit until he lives as a complement ‘in God and for God’.
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	Orthodoxy, the Holy Church, is the Body of Christ and the person who is truly joined to Him becomes one with the other members.		Orthodoxy, the Holy Church, is the Body of Christ and the person who is truly joined to Him becomes one with the other members.
	Yet each person, each member, is somehow different, not totally individual, but different. Not all have the same strength and		Yet each person, each member, is somehow different, not totally individual, but different. Not all have the same strength and
	some vessels are stronger than others. Moreover, Scripture clearly says that not all are called to the same tasks in the Church.		some vessels are stronger than others. Moreover, [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Holy_Scripture Scripture] clearly says that not all are called to the same tasks in the Church.
	In the earliest days of the history of the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/New_Testament New Testament] Church, the Holy Spirit revealed many ways to fight. According to his		In the earliest days of the history of the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/New_Testament New Testament] Church, the Holy Spirit revealed many ways to fight. According to his
	strength and his vocation, with the blessing of his [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Geronta staretz], each one could work for his own salvation with fear and trembling.		strength and his vocation, with the blessing of his [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Geronta staretz], each one could work for his own salvation with fear and trembling.

	One of the least comprehensible asceticisms – for us people of carnal mind – is that of madness for love of Christ.		One of the least comprehensible [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Asceticism asceticisms] – for us people of carnal mind – is that of madness for love of Christ.

	It would be presumptuous for us to try to explain what it is. No doubt that each life of fool-in-Christ will touch each soul,		It would be presumptuous for us to try to explain what it is. No doubt that each life of a [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Fool-for-Christ fool-in-Christ] will touch each soul,
	according to its spiritual disposition, and the magnitude of this moral combat will be able to move in each spirit a feeling		according to its spiritual disposition, and the magnitude of this moral combat will be able to move in each spirit a feeling
	of reverence which will also depend on the existential condition of the individual. We can only note in passing the strong		of reverence which will also depend on the existential condition of the individual. We can only note in passing the strong
	similarity between the phenomena recounted in the lives of Old Testament prophets (and more particularly that of the holy		similarity between the phenomena recounted in the lives of [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Old_Testament Old Testament] [https://oxfordre.com/religion/display/10.1093/acrefore/9780199340378.001.0001/acrefore-9780199340378-e-109 prophets] (and more particularly that of the holy
	prophet [https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2000/07/21/102064-prophet-ezekiel Ezekiel]) and those of fools-in-Christ.		prophet [https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2000/07/21/102064-prophet-ezekiel Ezekiel]) and those of fools-in-Christ.

	The lives of these fools in Christ, like the lives of all the saints, are precious gifts in the spiritual treasure of the Holy		The lives of these fools in Christ, like the lives of all the saints, are precious gifts in the spiritual treasure of the Holy
	Church. These gifts are bestowed in order to lead the faithful to Heaven and to quench their thirst for examples of true		Church. These gifts are bestowed in order to lead the faithful to Heaven and to quench their thirst for examples of true
	righteousness in spiritual warfare. This is why ‘All of you who are thirsty, come to the waters ! [. . .] ‘come, buy without		righteousness in [https://www.pravmir.com/family-life-and-spiritual-warfare/ spiritual warfare]. This is why ‘All of you who are thirsty, come to the waters ! [. . .] ‘come, buy without
	money, and without giving anything in exchange’ [...] (Isaiah 55:1-2).		money, and without giving anything in exchange’ [...] (Isaiah 55:1-2).

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	'''Remembering Emil'''		'''Remembering Emil'''

	by Katya Szalasznyj, Holy Resurrection Sobor Saskatoon		by Katya Szalasznyj, [https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Saskatoon_SK_Holy_Resurrection_Orthodox_Sobor_1975 Holy Resurrection Sobor Saskatoon]

	‘Who is that rumpled-up little man ?’ My mother asked me, when her eyes lit on Emil in our backyard. A roundish		‘Who is that rumpled-up little man ?’ My mother asked me, when her eyes lit on Emil in our backyard. A roundish
	little guy, grey, wispy hair standing on end, clothes creased and stained, fingers yellow with tobacco, nose crooked		little guy, grey, wispy hair standing on end, clothes creased and stained, fingers yellow with tobacco, nose crooked
	as if severely punched, was smiling more to himself than at anyone as he sat down at the table. He had come to a		as if severely punched, was smiling more to himself than at anyone as he sat down at the table. He had come to a
	gathering to welcome [https://www.nyack.edu/site/music-faculty/ Sue and Dana Talley], fine Orthodox musicians from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City NYC]. Emil. A member of our parish. My mother		gathering to welcome [https://www.nyack.edu/site/music-faculty/ Sue and Dana Talley], fine [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Introduction_to_Orthodox_Christianity Orthodox] musicians from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City NYC]. Emil. A member of our parish. My mother
	sat with him, and made sure he got beans, his favorite. Emil seemed to have a good time that evening. We were all		sat with him, and made sure he got beans, his favorite. Emil seemed to have a good time that evening. We were all
	having fun. There were lots of beans. We realized after that he must have been rolling cigarettes in the bathroom		having fun. There were lots of beans. We realized after that he must have been rolling cigarettes in the bathroom
	and smoking there, but no fire broke out, so all was well.		and smoking there, but no fire broke out, so all was well.

	Emil. The first time he came to our parish, [https://www.archdiocese.ca/community/holy-resurrection-orthodox-sobor-saskatoon-sk Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church], Saskatoon, was in the mid-1970s,		Emil. The first time he came to our parish, [https://www.archdiocese.ca/community/holy-resurrection-orthodox-sobor-saskatoon-sk Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskatoon Saskatoon], was in the mid-1970s,
	twenty-five years ago or so. He stood out in a crowd. He couldn’t help it. You could not describe him as nice.		twenty-five years ago or so. He stood out in a crowd. He couldn’t help it. You could not describe him as nice.
	He talked to himself aloud and grimaced terribly. He was running in and out for smokes so much, he seemed to be		He talked to himself aloud and grimaced terribly. He was running in and out for smokes so much, he seemed to be
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	ability to remember people’s names, bus routes, almost anything to do with numbers, including phone numbers, and he began		ability to remember people’s names, bus routes, almost anything to do with numbers, including phone numbers, and he began
	to call many of us for a one-minute chat, asking the same question always, ‘anything going on in Church this week ?’		to call many of us for a one-minute chat, asking the same question always, ‘anything going on in Church this week ?’
	We also found he had decent Ukrainian and enjoyed speaking it, although in any language his speech was quite garbled.		We also found he had decent [ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_language Ukrainian] and enjoyed speaking it, although in any language his speech was quite garbled.

	He became more regular in his attendance, receiving [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Eucharist Holy Communion], and on [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Holy_Week Holy Wednesday] he would stand in the line		He became more regular in his attendance, receiving [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Eucharist Holy Communion], and on [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Holy_Week Holy Wednesday] he would stand in the line
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	boots for winter. Sometimes if you popped into the Orthodox church across town, you’d find the priest cooking Emil a meal		boots for winter. Sometimes if you popped into the Orthodox church across town, you’d find the priest cooking Emil a meal
	downstairs in the kitchen. I remember he walked into our scholarly lecture, '[https://stmcollege.ca/documents/newsletters/1995-fall.pdf Windows to the East]', at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Saskatchewan University]. There		downstairs in the kitchen. I remember he walked into our scholarly lecture, '[https://stmcollege.ca/documents/newsletters/1995-fall.pdf Windows to the East]', at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Saskatchewan University]. There
	was a Syrian monk, Fr. Maurice, studying in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskatoon Saskatoon] at that time ; he was there. We introduced him to Emil, and he hugged him		was a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria Syrian] [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Monk monk], Fr. Maurice, studying in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskatoon Saskatoon] at that time ; he was there. We introduced him to Emil, and he hugged him
	strongly, kissed him on both cheeks and in his broken English repeated, ‘Good man, Emil. Emil, good man’. The night Dana and Sue		strongly, kissed him on both cheeks and in his broken English repeated, ‘Good man, Emil. Emil, good man’. The night Dana and Sue
	Talley performed, Dana dedicated a song ‘to Emil, standing at the back of the church’ – ‘[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_Me_Home,_Country_Roads Country Road, Take Me Home]’, an Orthodox		Talley performed, Dana dedicated a song ‘to Emil, standing at the back of the church’ – ‘[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_Me_Home,_Country_Roads Country Road, Take Me Home]’, an [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Orthodox_Church Orthodox]
	version, and he beamed. We discovered he was from a farm near [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stenen,_Saskatchewan Stenen], not far from where [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Orthodox_Church_in_America OCA] has a parish, and that he was		version, and he beamed. We discovered he was from a farm near [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stenen,_Saskatchewan Stenen], not far from where [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Orthodox_Church_in_America OCA] has a parish, and that he was
	keenly interested in politics, dropping into [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_of_the_Legislative_Assembly MLA offices] for coffee quite regularly.		keenly interested in politics, dropping into [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_of_the_Legislative_Assembly MLA offices] for coffee quite regularly.
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	we’d wonder where he was.		we’d wonder where he was.

	Last year his health began to be noticeably poor. He was diabetic and hard of breathing, but still making his rounds.		Last year his health began to be noticeably poor. He was [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes diabetic] and hard of breathing, but still making his rounds.
	On July 23rd of this year, he passed away suddenly. We all paused to think about his life. His funeral was not in Saskatoon,		On July 23rd of this year, he passed away suddenly. We all paused to think about his life. His funeral was not in Saskatoon,
	but we had a ‘[https://orthodoxwiki.org/Memorial_Services panykhyda]’, a ‘[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolach kolach]’ was baked for him by the President of the parish, and we had a potluck memorial feast for him.		but we had a ‘[https://orthodoxwiki.org/Memorial_Services panykhyda]’, a ‘[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolach kolach]’ was baked for him by the President of the parish, and we had a potluck memorial feast for him.