03/12/2025
It is with great sorrow that we announce the death of our parish priest, Fr. Michael Silver.
Fr. Michael was a faithful and Spirit-filled warrior for Christ, and a dear mentor and friend to us and many others. After 31 tireless years of leading the faithful in worship at our Letchworth parish, he has been summoned to dwell with his Lord and ours, awaiting the General Resurrection with the blessed hope of everlasting life.
Though we cannot guarantee any future plans for our church, we will announce any such plans in due time.
We will endeavour to publish details of his obsequies when possible. Meanwhile, please pray for the repose of his soul, and for good comfort and strength to his widow and friends. Pray also for our parish, that it may continue serving Christ in gladness and humility, despite the problems of dispersion and attendance.
O God of spirits and of all flesh, Who hast trampled down death and overthrown the Devil, and given life to Thy world, do Thou, the same Lord, grant rest unto the soul of Thy departed servant Fr. Michael in a place of brightness, a place of refreshment, a place of repose, where all sickness, sighing, and sorrow have fled away. Pardon every transgression which he hath committed, whether by word or deed or thought. For Thou art a gracious God and lovest mankind; because there is no man who liveth yet sinneth not, for Thou only art without sin, Thy righteousness is to all eternity, and Thy word is truth.
For Thou are the Resurrection, the Life, and the Repose of Thy servants who have fallen asleep, O Christ our God, and unto Thee we ascribe glory, together with Thy Father, who is from everlasting, and Thine all-holy, good, and life-creating Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen.