The church held a memorial service commemorating the 40th day for the departure of our beloved father H.H. Pope Shenouda III on Sunday, April 29th following the Divine Liturgy. The memorial started by the Liturgical 40th Day prayer followed by a video and a slide show portraying memories of our congregation with His Holiness. Fr. Daniel shared some memories and the impact of Pope Shenouda on His life and on the lives of many through his example and writings. We were blessed to have Rev. Dr. Wafik Wahba who shared some memories about his His Holiness and times of interaction between them where the Pope’s fatherly love was felt. Fr. Pishoy displayed his last pictures with His Holiness which he took on January 28th in Cleveland prior to the Pope last journey to Egypt. His Holiness prayed for all his children at SMSV during this time and gave us his blessings. May our Lord rest the soul of our beloved father in the paradise of joy and grant us his perpetual prayers.