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Вічная Пам’ять – Memory Eternal: VERY REV. FR. +IHOR OKHRIMTCHOUK 1970-2021

Від: Канцелярії Консисторії УПЦвКанаді
From the Office of the Consistory of the UOCC

Оцим ділимося сумною вісткою що упокоївся раптово довго-літний парох Оттавської громади о. +Ігор Охримчук.

The UOCC is saddened to announce the sudden repose of Fr. +Ihor Okhrimtchouk, long-time pastor of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in Ottawa, on Wednesday June 23, 2021 at the Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus, at the age of 51.

(Continuing from the announcement on the Cathedral’s Facebook page:)

Fr. +Ihor was the beloved husband of Jennifer, and the devoted and loving father of Taras and MaryAna. Dear son of the late Yaroslav and Larysa. Cherished son in law of Tom and Lillian Yakielashek and brother in law of Gordon (Kathryn) Atamanchuk. Uncle of Jane, William and Greta.

Friends may pay respects at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral, 1000 Byron Avenue, Ottawa, ON K2A 0J3 on Monday, June 28, 2021 from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Pursuant to maximum attendance regulations, please call Kelly Funeral Home – Carling Chapel (613-828-2313) to pre-register your visit. Entry for visitation will be strictly limited to registered guests. Guests are required to wear face masks and are asked to respect and practice social distancing.

A very limited (in person) Divine Liturgy and Funeral Rite for a priest will be served on Tues June 29th, beginning at 10:00 a.m. A livestream of this service will be available at http://www.livememorialservices.com/Home/ServiceDetail/14486

Please see the attached biography (in two formats, as re-formatted from the Cathedral’s web-site) of our departed brother in Christ, Fr. +Ihor.

Висловлюємо щире співчуття Добр. Дженифир (Jennifer,) та синові Тарасові, і дочці Маріянні. Та почерзі, дальші родині та ширші громаді в Оттаві та й дальше поза Оттавою.

We express our sincere sympathies to Dobr. Jennifer, to son Taras, and to daughter MaryAna. As well, to Fr. Ihor’s extended family and to the parish and wider communities in Ottawa and well beyond.

May our sobrat (clergy-brother) in Christ be numbered among the saints and may his Memory be Eternal! Вічная Пам’ять!

Прот. Тарас Удод, Голова Президії Консисторії, УПЦвКанаді
(Fr.) Taras Udod, Chancellor, UOCC