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	==Early life of Jeanette Patrick==		==Early life of Jeanette Patrick==

	Jeanette Ann Patrick was born on 16 July, 1942, in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Old_Post_No._43 Elm Springs], Saskatchewan. Her father was Nicholas Patrick (1913) and her mother was Dora Laurick (1921), both born in [http://roadsidethoughts.com/sk/flintoft-profile.htm Flintoft], Saskatchewan, and they were 15 brothers and sisters in all. Jeanette grew up in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assiniboia,_Saskatchewan Assiniboia], where she went to school. Then, she began to work in a restaurant.		Jeanette Ann Patrick was born on 16 July, 1942, in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Old_Post_No._43 Elm Springs], Saskatchewan. Her father was Nicholas Patrick (1913) and her mother was Dora Laurick (1921), both born in [http://roadsidethoughts.com/sk/flintoft-profile.htm Flintoft], Saskatchewan, and they were 15 brothers and sisters in all.

			Jeanette grew up in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assiniboia,_Saskatchewan Assiniboia], where she went to school. Then, she began to work in a restaurant.

	This is where she met Paul when he was working in her town.		This is where she met Paul when he was working in her town.

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	[https://orthodoxwiki.org/Romanian_Orthodox_Episcopate_of_America_(OCA) Orthodoxwiki article about the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of The Orthodox Church in America]		[https://orthodoxwiki.org/Romanian_Orthodox_Episcopate_of_America_(OCA) Orthodoxwiki article about the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of The Orthodox Church in America]

	[https://orthodoxwiki.org/~~Church_of_RomaniaOrthodoxwiki~~ article about the Church of Romania]		[https://orthodoxwiki.org/Church_of_Romania Orthodoxwiki article about the Church of Romania]

	[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Saint_Peter_(Cungagnac)_the_Aleut_of_Alaska Saint Peter the Aleut of Alaska]		[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Saint_Peter_(Cungagnac)_the_Aleut_of_Alaska Saint Peter the Aleut of Alaska]
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	[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79260311/julia-isaac Findagrave reference for Matushka Julia Isaac]		[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79260311/julia-isaac Findagrave reference for Matushka Julia Isaac]

	[https://mhfh.com/funeral-services/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIi__L8p6q7AIVKBitBh2jaAfIEAAYASAAEgJFxPD_BwE ~~McInis~~ & Holloway Funeral Homes & Cremation Services Calgary Alberta]		[https://mhfh.com/funeral-services/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIi__L8p6q7AIVKBitBh2jaAfIEAAYASAAEgJFxPD_BwE McInnis & Holloway Funeral Homes & Cremation Services Calgary Alberta]

	[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2130381/mountain-view-memorial-gardens Mountain View Funeral Home and Cemetery in Calgary, Alberta]		[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2130381/mountain-view-memorial-gardens Mountain View Funeral Home and Cemetery in Calgary, Alberta]

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	==Early life of Paul Mentenko==		==Early life of Paul Mentenko==

	Paul Mentenko was born on 9 July, 1933, in [http://roadsidethoughts.com/mb/blue-wing-profile.htm Blue Wing], (near [http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/lennard.shtml Lennard]) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manitoba Manitoba], [https://www.britannica.com/place/Canada Canada]. His father was John K Mentenko (1879-1978) and his mother was Dora Hulunga (1890-1996), both of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukovina Bucovina], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Romania Romania]. They were 7 brothers and a sister, and Paul was the youngest. When Paul was born, his father was 64 years old, and his mother was 43 years old.		Paul Mentenko was born on 9 July, 1933, in [http://roadsidethoughts.com/mb/blue-wing-profile.htm Blue Wing], (near [http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/lennard.shtml Lennard]) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manitoba Manitoba], [https://www.britannica.com/place/Canada Canada]. Later, this region (near Blue Wing Lake) became the [http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/municipalities/ridingmountainwest.shtml Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West].

			His father was John K Mentenko (1879-1978) and his mother was Dora Hulunga (1890-1996), both of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukovina Bucovina], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Romania Romania]. They were 7 brothers and a sister, and Paul was the youngest. When Paul was born, his father was 64 years old, and his mother was 43 years old.

	Paul grew up in Blue Wing, and he went to school there as well. As he said, “I went in the front and out the back”. This was not because he did not go at all, but rather because his father often kept him home to help on the farm. As he also said, he walked 4 km (2 ½ mi) uphill to school.		Paul grew up in Blue Wing, and he went to school there as well. As he said, “I went in the front and out the back”. This was not because he did not go at all, but rather because his father often kept him home to help on the farm. As he also said, he walked 4 km (2 ½ mi) uphill to school.

	One day, when he was 15 years old, along with a friend, he decided to go away with the circus after he had finished his chores. They both continued to work with the circus until the company went back to the [https://www.britannica.com/place/United-States USA]. Since they wanted to remain in Canada, they then began to work in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnipeg Winnipeg], Manitoba, instead. From there, Paul travelled to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Ontario Southern Ontario], where he worked on a tobacco farm for some time, after which he returned to Winnipeg. He then went to work for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldorado_Mining_and_Refining Eldorado Mining] in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Territories Northwest Territories] in 1956.
			[[File:BluewingschoolMB 2.jpg]] '''Blue Wing school'''


			One day, when he was 15 years old, along with a friend, he decided to go away with the circus after he had finished his chores. They both continued to work with the circus until the company went back to the [https://www.britannica.com/place/United-States USA].

			Since they wanted to remain in Canada, they then began to work in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnipeg Winnipeg], Manitoba, instead. From there, Paul travelled to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Ontario Southern Ontario], where he worked on a tobacco farm for some time, after which he returned to Winnipeg. He then went to work for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldorado_Mining_and_Refining Eldorado Mining] in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Territories Northwest Territories] in 1956.

	Later, he returned to his father’s farm, and then he moved to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regina,_Saskatchewan Regina], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskatchewan Saskatchewan], where he worked for a structural steel firm. There was a branch of this firm in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assiniboia,_Saskatchewan Assiniboia] (south of Regina), where he worked for a time.		Later, he returned to his father’s farm, and then he moved to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regina,_Saskatchewan Regina], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskatchewan Saskatchewan], where he worked for a structural steel firm. There was a branch of this firm in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assiniboia,_Saskatchewan Assiniboia] (south of Regina), where he worked for a time.

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	'''Additional information :'''		'''Additional information :'''

	[https://~~mhfh~~.~~com~~/~~funeral~~-~~services~~/~~?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIi__L8p6q7AIVKBitBh2jaAfIEAAYASAAEgJFxPD_BwE McInis & Holloway Funeral Homes & Cremation Services~~ Calgary Alberta]		[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Calgary_AB_Holy_Martyr_Peter_the_Aleut_Orthodox_Church_1990 Holy Martyr Peter the Aleut Orthodox Church in Calgary, Alberta]

			[https://www.archdiocese.ca/community/holy-martyr-peter-aleut-church-calgary-ab Archdiocese of Canada listing for Holy Martyr Peter the Aleut Orthodox Church]

			[https://www.archdiocese.ca Archdiocese of Canada web-site]

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

			[https://www.oca.org/parishes/oca-ca-calspm Orthodox Church in America (OCA) listing for Holy Martyr Peter the Aleut Church]

			[https://www.oca.org Orthodox Church in America web-site]

			[https://orthodoxwiki.org/Orthodox_Church_in_America Orthodoxwiki article about The Orthodox Church in America]

			[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Regina_SK_Saint_George_Romanian_Orthodox_Cathedral_1914 Saint George’s Romanian Orthodox Church in Regina, Saskatchewan]

			[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Calgary_AB_Nativity_of_the_Ever-Virgin_Mary_(Saint_Mary)_Romanian_Orthodox_Church_1969 Nativity of Saint Mary’s Romanian Orthodox Church in Calgary, Alberta]

			[https://www.oca.org/parishes/deanery/OCA-RO-CWD Romanian Episcopate (OCA) : Canada West Deanery web-site]

	[https://~~www~~.~~findagrave.com/cemetery/2130381~~/~~mountain-view-memorial-gardens Mountain View Funeral Home and Cemetery~~ in ~~Calgary, Alberta~~]		[https://orthodoxwiki.org/Romanian_Orthodox_Episcopate_of_America_(OCA) Orthodoxwiki article about the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of The Orthodox Church in America]

	[~~[Calgary AB Holy Martyr Peter~~ the ~~Aleut Orthodox~~ Church ~~1990 \|Holy Martyr Peter the Aleut Orthodox Church in Calgary, Alberta]~~]		[https://orthodoxwiki.org/Church_of_RomaniaOrthodoxwiki article about the Church of Romania]

	[https://~~www.archdiocese~~.ca/~~community/holy-martyr-peter-aleut-church-calgary-ab Archdiocese of Canada listing for Holy Martyr~~ Peter the Aleut ~~Church~~]		[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Saint_Peter_(Cungagnac)_the_Aleut_of_Alaska Saint Peter the Aleut of Alaska]

	[~~[Calgary AB Nativity of the Ever-Virgin Mary~~ (~~Saint Mary~~) ~~Romanian Orthodox Church 1969 \|Nativity of Saint Mary’s Romanian Orthodox Church in Calgary, Alberta]~~]		[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Metropolitan_Theodosius_(Lazor) Metropolitan Theodosius (Lazor)]

	[~~[Regina SK Saint George Romanian Orthodox Cathedral 1914 \|Saint George’s Romanian Orthodox Church in Regina, Saskatchewan~~]]		[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Metropolitan_Herman_(Swaiko) Metropolitan Herman (Swaiko)]

	[https://~~orthodoxwiki~~.~~org~~/~~Romanian_Orthodox_Episcopate_of_America_~~(~~OCA~~) ~~Orthodoxwiki article about the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of The Orthodox Church in America~~]		[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Metropolitan_Jonah_(Paffhausen Metropolitan Jonah (Pauffhausen)]

	[https://~~orthodoxwiki~~.~~org~~/~~Archdiocese_of_Canada Orthodoxwiki article about the Archdiocese of Canada~~]		[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Metropolitan_Tikhon_(Mollard) Metropolitan Tikhon (Mollard)]

	[~~https~~://~~orthodoxwiki~~.~~org~~/~~Orthodox_Church_in_America Orthodoxwiki article about The Orthodox Church in America~~]		[http://orthodoxcanada.ca/Archbishop_Valerian_(Trifa) Archbishop Valerian (Trifa)]

	[[Archbishop ~~Valerian~~ (~~Trifa~~)]]		[http://orthodoxcanada.ca/Archbishop_Nathaniel_(Popp) Archbishop Nathaniel (Popp)]

	[[Archbishop ~~Nathaniel~~ (~~Popp~~)]]		[http://orthodoxcanada.ca/Archbishop_Ir%C3%A9n%C3%A9e_(Rochon) Archbishop Irénée (Rochon)]

			[https://parkinglevelfour.ca/Reunion/wc01/wc01_259.html Archpriest Petru Avram]

	~~[[Archbishop Irénée (Rochon)]]~~		Priest Peter and Matushka Julia Isaac

	[[Archimandrite Philip (Speranza)]]		[https://www.archdiocese.ca/clergy/eriksson-mitred-archpriest-phillip Archimandrite Philip (Speranza)]

	[https://www.archdiocese.ca/clergy/reinheimer-archpriest-lawrence Archpriest Larry Reinheimer]		[https://www.archdiocese.ca/clergy/reinheimer-archpriest-lawrence Archpriest Larry Reinheimer]

	[https://www.archdiocese.ca/clergy/eriksson-mitred-archpriest-phillip Mitred Archpriest Phillip Eriksson]		[https://www.archdiocese.ca/clergy/eriksson-mitred-archpriest-phillip Mitred Archpriest Phillip Eriksson]

	[https://www.archdiocese.ca/clergy~~?field_clergy_type_value_i18n=Priest&title=Rene Father~~ Richard René]		[https://www.archdiocese.ca/clergy/rene-archpriest-richard Archpriest Richard René]

	[https://www.archdiocese.ca/clergy/scratch-priest-sebastian ~~Father~~ Sebastian Scratch]		[https://www.archdiocese.ca/clergy/scratch-priest-sebastian Priest Sebastian Scratch]

	~~Father Petru Avram~~		[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/254379657/jeanette_ann_mentenko Findagrave reference for Jeannette Mentenko]

	[https://~~thecanadianencyclopedia~~.ca/en/~~article~~/~~romanians Canadian Encyclopaedia article about Romanian Canadians~~]		[https://mhfh.com/tribute/details/49282/Paul-Mentenko/obituary.html McInnis and Holloway Obituary : Paul Mentenko]

	[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79260311/julia-isaac Findagrave reference for Matushka Julia Isaac]		[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79260311/julia-isaac Findagrave reference for Matushka Julia Isaac]

			[https://mhfh.com/funeral-services/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIi__L8p6q7AIVKBitBh2jaAfIEAAYASAAEgJFxPD_BwE McInis & Holloway Funeral Homes & Cremation Services Calgary Alberta]

			[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2130381/mountain-view-memorial-gardens Mountain View Funeral Home and Cemetery in Calgary, Alberta]

			[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Old_Post_No._43 Elm Springs, Saskatchewan, birthplace of Jeanette Mentenko]

			[http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/bluewingschool.shtml Blue Wing, Manitoba, birthplace of Paul Mentenko]

			[https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/romanians Canadian Encyclopaedia article about Romanian Canadians]

			[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanian_diaspora Romanian diaspora]

			[https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/calgary Canadian Encyclopedia article about Calgary, Alberta]

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	==References==		==References==

	[~~http~~://~~archbishop~~-of-~~ottawa~~.org/messenger/Com2009-4.20-4.pdf ~~‘The~~ Faithful ~~Ones’~~ in “Canadian Orthodox Messenger” (Autumn, 2009)], pp. 5, 6.		Bugea, Eleanor, “[https://books.google.ca/books?id=x8NWAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA104&lpg=PA104&dq=Fr+Gratian+Radu+Dysart+SK&source=bl&ots=lNbxqGX_l4&sig=ACfU3U2pCnQx64voYfbphUCdrEyLtTuYoQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiqptLB5s7tAhXmguAKHZgQDrcQ6AEwAnoECAcQAg#v=onepage&q=Fr%20Gratian%20Radu%20Dysart%20SK&f=false Romanians in Canada]” (Michigan : Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America, 2009). ISBN : 978-1-929200-14-6.

			Tarasar, Constance J, ed., “[https://archive.org/details/orthodoxamerica10000unse/page/n3/mode/2up Orthodox America 1794-1976 : Development of The Orthodox Church in America]” (Syosset, NY : The Orthodox Church in America Department of History and Archives, 1975). ASIN : B000ZLZAUE.

			‘[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/messenger/Com2009-4.20-4.pdf The Faithful Ones]’ in “Canadian Orthodox Messenger” (Autumn, 2009), pp. 5, 6.


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	[https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/romanians Canadian Encyclopaedia article about Romanian Canadians]		[https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/romanians Canadian Encyclopaedia article about Romanian Canadians]

			[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79260311/julia-isaac Findagrave reference for Matushka Julia Isaac]

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	— An article by [https://www.archdiocese.ca/clergy/rene-priest-richard Priest Richard René] (of [[Cranbrook BC Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne Orthodox Church 2006 \|Saint Aidan’s Mission]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranbrook,_British_Columbia Cranbrook], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia British Columbia]) in the		— An article by [https://www.archdiocese.ca/clergy/rene-priest-richard Priest Richard René] (of [[Cranbrook BC Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne Orthodox Church 2006 \|Saint Aidan’s Mission]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranbrook,_British_Columbia Cranbrook], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia British Columbia]) in the
	Autumn, 2009, '[http://www.archbishop-of-ottawa.org/oanadian-orthodox-messenger Canadian Orthodox Messenger]'.		Autumn, 2009, ‘[http://www.archbishop-of-ottawa.org/oanadian-orthodox-messenger Canadian Orthodox Messenger]’.

	==Bereavement, 2011==		==Bereavement, 2011==

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	Eighteen years ago, Jeanette had a kidney transplant. Ever since, she has struggled with the antirejection		Eighteen years ago, Jeanette had a kidney transplant. Ever since, she has struggled with the antirejection
	medications, often being so debilitated that she is confined to her bed. Heart attacks, bouts of pneumonia,		medications, often being so debilitated that she is confined to her bed. Heart attacks, bouts of pneumonia,
	countless operations – these are some of the sufferings Jeanette has endured, with Paul steadfast by her –		countless operations – these are some of the sufferings Jeanette has endured, with Paul steadfast by her side.
	side.

	In other words, their life together has been no easier nor more ideal than anyone else’s ; and more often than		In other words, their life together has been no easier nor more ideal than anyone else’s ; and more often than

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	Eighteen years ago, Jeanette had a kidney transplant. Ever since, she has struggled with the antirejection		Eighteen years ago, Jeanette had a kidney transplant. Ever since, she has struggled with the antirejection
	medications, often being so debilitated that she is confined to her bed. Heart attacks, bouts of pneumonia,		medications, often being so debilitated that she is confined to her bed. Heart attacks, bouts of pneumonia,
	countless operations — these are some of the sufferings Jeanette has endured, with Paul steadfast by her —		countless operations – these are some of the sufferings Jeanette has endured, with Paul steadfast by her –
	side.		side.

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	Eighteen years ago, Jeanette had a kidney transplant. Ever since, she has struggled with the antirejection		Eighteen years ago, Jeanette had a kidney transplant. Ever since, she has struggled with the antirejection
	medications, often being so debilitated that she is confined to her bed. Heart attacks, bouts of pneumonia,		medications, often being so debilitated that she is confined to her bed. Heart attacks, bouts of pneumonia,
	countless operations — these are some of the sufferings Jeanette has endured, with Paul steadfast by her		countless operations — these are some of the sufferings Jeanette has endured, with Paul steadfast by her —
	side.		side.

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	aware that they have cultivated the habit of praying daily for everyone they know. I recall, for instance,		aware that they have cultivated the habit of praying daily for everyone they know. I recall, for instance,
	visiting them and seeing a photograph of myself and my family hanging with several others in the corner where		visiting them and seeing a photograph of myself and my family hanging with several others in the corner where
	they go to pray — reminders of those whom they commit to God’s care every day.		they go to pray – reminders of those whom they commit to God’s care every day.

	And what of the gramota, the certificate that the Archbishop presented in honour of Paul and Jeanette’s		And what of the gramota, the certificate that the Archbishop presented in honour of Paul and Jeanette’s

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	As Paul wrote in a historical note, he and Jeanette left the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Romanian_Orthodox_Episcopate_of_America_(OCA) Romanian Episcopate] in 1992 precisely in order to find a community that used English. It only took them a couple of weeks to do so. The parish family at the Church of Holy Martyr Peter the Aleut would become the heart of their own lives thereafter.		As Paul wrote in a historical note, he and Jeanette left the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Romanian_Orthodox_Episcopate_of_America_(OCA) Romanian Episcopate] in 1992 precisely in order to find a community that used English. It only took them a couple of weeks to do so. The parish family at the Church of Holy Martyr Peter the Aleut would become the heart of their own lives thereafter.

	When they first encountered the community, the people were meeting in a rented church-school room of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_in_Canada Roman Catholic] parish. When they arrived, they also met Father Peter and Matushka Julia Isaac and their family, [https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Archimandrite_Philip_(Speranza) Father Philip Speranza], Richard and Nettie Andrews, Glenn and Shirley Sawitzky, Walter and Liza Dimitrowsky from [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/montreal Montréal], [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/quebec Québec], and a few others. After a few weeks passed, 3 more families came to join, and then others followed.		When they first encountered the community, the people were meeting in a rented church-school room of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_in_Canada Roman Catholic] parish. When they arrived, they also met Father Peter and [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79260311/julia-isaac Matushka Julia] Isaac and their family, [https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Archimandrite_Philip_(Speranza) Father Philip Speranza], Richard and Nettie Andrews, Glenn and Shirley Sawitzky, Walter and Liza Dimitrowsky from [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/montreal Montréal], [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/quebec Québec], and a few others. After a few weeks passed, 3 more families came to join, and then others followed.

	By this time, a man had told Father Peter about an empty building. Father Peter had then contacted the owner, who said that the property could be used until it would be sold. However, the building was in very poor condition, and a considerable amount of work needed to be done to make it useable. The parishioners worked hard to clean the building, and to make a [https://www.orthodoxwiki.org/Altar Holy Table], [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Analogion icon-stands], and a temporary [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Iconostasis iconostas]. Both Father Peter and Father Philip began to serve the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Divine_Liturgy Divine Liturgy] for the small and growing parish family. Besides the Divine Liturgy, [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Vespers Vespers] was also served, and sometimes there would be [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Baptism baptisms] and [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Marriage marriages]. By this time, Paul had already been serving as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starosta president] of the parish council.		By this time, a man had told Father Peter about an empty building. Father Peter had then contacted the owner, who said that the property could be used until it would be sold. However, the building was in very poor condition, and a considerable amount of work needed to be done to make it useable. The parishioners worked hard to clean the building, and to make a [https://www.orthodoxwiki.org/Altar Holy Table], [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Analogion icon-stands], and a temporary [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Iconostasis iconostas]. Both Father Peter and Father Philip began to serve the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Divine_Liturgy Divine Liturgy] for the small and growing parish family. Besides the Divine Liturgy, [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Vespers Vespers] was also served, and sometimes there would be [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Baptism baptisms] and [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Marriage marriages]. By this time, Paul had already been serving as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starosta president] of the parish council.