UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH IN AMERICA
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METROPOLITAN YURI SPAETH, D.D.

Metropolitan-emeritus of Florida
Fell asleep in the Lord September 7, 2005
+ May his memory be eternal +


"Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free.
I'm following the path God laid for me.
I took His hand when I heard His call;
I turned my back and left it all.
I could not stay another day
to laugh, to love, to work or pray.
Tasks left undone must stay that way.
I found that peace at the close of day.
If my parting has left a void,
then fill it with remembered joy.
Perhaps my time has seemed all too brief.
Don't lengthen it now with undue grief.
Lift up your hearts and share with me...
God wanted me now, He set me free!"
-- Author Unknown
Submitted by Presbytera Sharon Kirkland



+ Ordained to the Diaconate 1953 +

+ Ordained to the Priesthood 1955 +
+ Ordained a Bishop 1986 +
+ Elevated to Metropolitan 1998 +


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