Maria Karas, the wife of our first parish Rector, Archpriest Paul Karas, fell asleep in the Lord on the feast of Mid-Pentecost, May 26, 2021. The funeral will be at St. Vladimir’s at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 3, 2021 with burial to follow at Forest Hill Cemetery in the Russian Orthodox section, alongside her beloved Fr. Paul. We ask your prayers for the newly reposed, and comfort for the grieving. May the memory of our good, kind, loving Matushka be eternal!