Arrangements

I completed arrangements at the funeral home today and went out to the cemetery to pick out Sherry's gravesite.  The east wind was brutal and I was inadequately dressed to keep the cold from pentrating.  The wind did serve as a distraction from the somber task of choosing where my beloved will be buried. 


There will be a vigil at St. John the Baptist Antiochian Orthodox Church, 4718 Horsehaven Avenue, in Post Falls beginning at 7:00pm on Tuesday, December 29th, the fifth day of Christmas. Sherry's body will be lying within the nave of the Church temple.  After the Panikida (memorial) is sung Sherry's body will remain for the viewing.  Psalms will be read throughout the nightlong vigil. 

The funeral service will begin at 9:30am on Wednesday, December 30th, and will be followed by a burial service at the Church cemetery.  After participants have had the opportunity to throw a handful of dirt on the lowered casket there will be a Memorial Luncheon to which all who have attended the funeral are invited. 

If you are inclined, instead of flowers whose blooms are beautiful, but short lived, please support the Children's Library in either Post Falls (821 N. Spokane Street, Post Falls, ID  83854-8698), or Coeur d'Alene (702 E. Front Avenue, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814).  There the wonders of learning will bloom in children's minds to delight them for a lifetime.  Donations made in Sherry's name will support this work, and are congruent with Sherry's profession and passion.