Today we had the final spevka (choir practice) with Fr. Roman (Krassovsky). Fr. Roman was the choir director of the Monastery Choir since 1981. We did a couple pieces then feasted on pizza and ice cream. We toasted Fr. Roman’s health and sang Mnogaya Leta for him.
Fr. Roman, as you may know, is going to be the next (temporary for now) head of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem. “I’m going to have my own car and a driver,” he said, “I can’t drive those streets by myself!” Those who had been to the Holy Land nodded sagely.
After dinner, Nicky Kotar randomly came up to us in the computer room, with a pillow in hand. “I got pillows in the mail, PILLOWS! Put that in your blog, John.” And so I have.
We will definitely miss our choir conductor.
Fr. Roman, as you may know, is going to be the next (temporary for now) head of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem. “I’m going to have my own car and a driver,” he said, “I can’t drive those streets by myself!” Those who had been to the Holy Land nodded sagely.
After dinner, Nicky Kotar randomly came up to us in the computer room, with a pillow in hand. “I got pillows in the mail, PILLOWS! Put that in your blog, John.” And so I have.
We will definitely miss our choir conductor.