"therefore, brethren, in all our affliction and
distress we were comforted concerning you by your faith.
1Thes 3:7September 9, 1997
The Michael Palchey Memorial Fund for Transcarpathia established on November 5, 2003 The family of Michael Palchey would like to make this statement:
Let peace, mercy and love be eternally in our hearts. That love of Christ has bonded us into one family for the Kingdom of God.
Michael PalcheyDear brother and sisters in Jesus Christ. The entire family of the Michael Palchey's who has left us but is with Christ and with our mother, we sincerely thank all of you who expressed sympathy to to our dear and loving father and grandfather. We thank everyone for the cards and flowers. Let God reward everyone with eternal life. We all have hope that we will meet where there will be no tears and grief. Let God bless you all.
Num 6:24-27
24 "The LORD bless you and keep you;
25 the LORD make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you;
26 the LORD lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace." '
27 "So they shall put My name on the children of Israel, and I will bless them."
With respect and Christian love,
The family of Michael Palchey
Michael Palchey was in his 80's and had very dim eyesight. He spoke 6 languages, but one of them was not English. He had been weak in health for some years since his wife died when they lived in Florida. Bill Hillebrenner and his wife helped them relocate in Raleigh, North Carolina several years back. More of the family has moved here in recent years, from Russia this time. Michael Palchey always enjoyed meeting sabbath keepers.
Michael Palchey, for many years the leader of the Ukrainian Sabbatarians in Transcarpathia, died Sunday morning August 3 at 1:00 am. in Raleigh, North Carolina. Mr. Palchey would have been 87 years old on November 10th. He emigrated to the United States in 1990 as a religious refugee with several of his daughters and their families.
For those of you who would like to send well-wishes to his family, the address is:
Anya Palchey
6020 Dixon Drive
Raleigh, North Carolina 27609