R. I. P. OLGA SZPYLCZYN

Rest in peace dear Olga. May the angels speed you to paradise.

+Olga Szpylczyn
Born, Stuttgart, Germany May 15, 1947
Died, Johnson City, NY March 23, 2011

It was our Lord Jesus himself who said, “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.” Let us pray, then, for our sister Olga, that she may rest from her labors, and enter into the light of God’s eternal sabbath rest.

Receive, O Lord, your servant, for she returns to you.

Into your hands, O Lord, we commend our sister Olga.

Wash her in the holy font of everlasting life, and clothe her in her heavenly wedding garment.

Into your hands, O Lord, we commend our sister Olga.

May she hear your words of invitation, “Come, you blessed of my Father.”

Into your hands, O Lord, we commend our sister Olga.

May she gaze upon you, Lord, face to face, and taste the blessedness of perfect rest.

Into your hands, O Lord, we commend our sister Olga.

May angels surround her, and saints welcome her in peace.

Into your hands, O Lord, we commend our sister Olga.

Almighty God, our Father in heaven, before whom live all who die in the Lord: Receive sister Olga into the courts of your heavenly dwelling place. Let her heart and soul now ring out in joy to you, O Lord, the living God, and the God of those who live. This we ask through Christ our Lord. Amen. (Book of Common Prayer)


Please pray for our friend Fran, for her husband Mark, Olga's brother, and for Erica, Olga's niece, that God may give them comfort, consolation, and the peace that passes understanding to keep their minds and hearts in Christ Jesus.

Please leave your prayers and thoughts at Fran's blog There Will Be Bread.