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Service Information for Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar
July 21, 2023 / By UNY Communications / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Editor's Note: The following email was sent to United Methodists of Upper New York on behalf of Bishop Héctor A. Burgos Núñez on July 21, 2023. Since distribution of this email, we have learned the service will begin at 11 a.m. and will be livestreamed.
The following was sent on behalf of Bishop Devadhar's family on August 7, 2023:
My family and I offer our deepest thanks to you for your warm expressions of sympathy after the unexpected passing of Suda. The outpouring of love and appreciation of his ministry among you brought us comfort. We hope knowing how much each of you meant to him brings you peace as well. The people of Upper New York always held a special place in Suda’s heart. He appreciated all that he learned and experienced in ministry with you as a pastor and as a district superintendent and the support he received that led to his election to the episcopacy as well as the ways you nurtured us in our new life in the United States. You touched our lives in so many wonderful ways. As we journey through grief together, let us continue to hold one another in our prayers.
With much appreciation and love always,
In Christ’s love,
Prema Devadhar and The Hemmelgarn Family
“Well done, good and faithful servant…”
Matthew 25-21a
Dear siblings in Christ,
Please continue to surround the Devadhar family in your prayers. Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar died on July 18.
A Celebration of Life will be held on the morning of Thursday, July 27 at Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church, located at 1345 Grace Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45208.
Condolences can be sent to Bishop Devadhar's wife, Prema, at 7128 Thorndale Lane, Cincinnati, OH 45244.
Together in the journey,
Bishop Héctor A. Burgos Núñez
The United Methodist Church
Serving United Methodists of Upper New York