Source: Diocese of the Midwest (OCA)
May 24, 2022
The Archbishop, then known as Paul Gassios, first became known to my wife and me as one of the student singers in the traveling Octet from St. Vladimir’s in the early Nineties of the last century. He was one year ahead of my son, Alexander, but both sang in the Octet that year. For my fledgling mission that visit proved special. The singing was uplifting. The seminarians impressed their hosts. And, Seminarian Gassios visited with us at our house allowing us to get to know him a little better. From that time on I don’t think we ever lost contact with one and another.
Soon after his ordination to the priesthood he was assigned to St. Thomas Church in Kokomo, Indiana. At that point in time there was a Columbus Deanery over which I was Dean. I visited the parish, discussed matters over the phone with him, and did what I could to help him and that fledgling parish that had recently come into the ranks of the Orthodox Church from an evangelical past.
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