So, today we had a rare, and much needed, dive back into our Faith. Last night I got a call from one of the godparents of my children. She wanted to let us know that a priest we both know had been elevated to a Bishop, and then elected as the Metropolitan of North America and Canada.
Now let me clarify, to say we know Fr Jonah is a understatement; he baptised my two youngest children, he presided over the funeral of my mother, and he has served as the closest thing we have to a priest we have had for a while. Metropolitan Jonah, as he is now to be called, can best be described as a joyous elf. He always has a big smile and rarely has a harsh word to say for anyone. Though as a monk and a pastor, he is very serious.
To make a long story short today we went to his monestary to see him before he leaves for New York. He served Liturgy, and we all had lunch together afterwards. He had alot of kind and uplifitng words to say to us.
Oh, I think I should clarify something for those who read this and don't know; a Metropolitan in American Orthodoxy is the closest thing we have to a Patriarch or(in western terms) a Pope. We dont have a Patriarch title in America simply because it would require a vote of the worlds Bishops to form a new See of the Church, and an Ecumenical Council hasn't happened in a long time. Until that time, Metropolitan Jonah is our man.
